Unlocking my Samsung Galaxy S111

trickydicky14

Unlocking my Samsung Galaxy S111
I purchased this phone from new a long time ago and it is locked to the '3' network.
I am currently still with '3' and don't have an issue with my current contract but would still like to unlock my phone because I can!!
Well it took over 3 weeks to get an unlock code from '3' despite being told 3to5 days.
I was also told I would only have one chance to input this code correctly so don't get it wrong.
Being an older person with little knowledge of smart phones this has made me a little uneasy.

I have obtained a simple pay as you go sim from Giff gaff as I was told I would need to put a new sim in phone and then I would be presented with a screen which would allow me to input my unlock code, simple as that (is it that simple?)

Question one: the new sim is out of the envelope and has not been registered as such and does not have any credit on it does that matter as I only wish to unlock the phone.

Question two: If this works can I then just remove the new sim and replace it with my old '3' sim and carry on as usual in the knowledge that my phone is now unlocked?

Question three: Have I over looked anything I should know.

Simple questions for most of you but please humour me.
Thanks.

wongataa

trickydicky14 wrote: »

I have obtained a simple pay as you go sim from Giff gaff as I was told I would need to put a new sim in phone and then I would be presented with a screen which would allow me to input my unlock code, simple as that (is it that simple?)

Yes

trickydicky14 wrote: »

Question two: If this works can I then just remove the new sim and replace it with my old '3' sim and carry on as usual in the knowledge that my phone is now unlocked?

Yes. You can now use any SIM you wish to in the phone including the ones you already have.