Mobile phone unlocking in shop

Ruud

Hi

if i take my mobile to a shop to be unlocked would they do it there and then or would i have to leave my phone with them?

And also should i take the sim card out of the phone before i give it to them.

Thanks

Bowling_4_Gold

What model of phone is it? Most phones can be done on the spot. Not really any reason why you need to take the SIM card out, but it would be handy to take a different network's SIM card in to test it once the process is done.

Also, consider contacting the network the phone is locked to, because often they can unlock it remotely.

Ruud

its a virgin microsnapper.
Could i take a sim with me that hasnt been activated?

Bowling_4_Gold

Any good unlocking shop should have the box for that phone.

You would need a SIM which could receive a phone signal. unactivated ones can't. You could just ask in the store to see it working with a different network. They often have SIM cards to test with. If worst comes to worst, 99p Stores and Poundland both sell SIM cards from a variety of networks.

Ruud

well i took in it and it costs £10 but he told me it needs to be sent away to be unlocked and cant do it at the shop, but told me i would get it back the next day.

is it safe to do that?
shall i take my sim card out if its being sent away

Quentin

Yes, take it out and any memory card it has in it.

Bowling_4_Gold

Hmm... I'd be wary. The box and cable needed to do the unlock is pretty standard so I would be concerned if they don't have that. Last time I knew someone who let their phone be 'taken away', after 3-4 weeks of excuses, the stall finally admitted to loosing it and still tried to charge my friend!

Have you got any other mobile stalls/shops in your town? Could you try them?

Ruud

Bowling_4_Gold wrote: »

Hmm... I'd be wary. The box and cable needed to do the unlock is pretty standard so I would be concerned if they don't have that. Last time I knew someone who let their phone be 'taken away', after 3-4 weeks of excuses, the stall finally admitted to loosing it and still tried to charge my friend!

Have you got any other mobile stalls/shops in your town? Could you try them?

ill have to look around then

Ruud

in the end i agreed to have it sent away and i got it back saturday and its fine. no problems

nnj10

I sent away my Nokia 5230 after removing battery, SIM, Memory Card etc. These new nokia phones cannot be unlocked by the Shop (as I am told), but they sent it out to Nokia (?) who can only unlock (other than Network ofcourse) the phone.
I have to wait for 3-4 days before I get it back.