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Help !!! Samsung unlocking

wendytiggermad
wendytiggermad Posts: 275 Forumite
in Mobiles
I took my Samsung SGH S401i to be unlocked by cable, however the PC was saying task complete, but when insering a different sim card, the phone said Sim card invalid? any help appreciated, thank you in advance
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  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Go back to whoever did the unlocking and get them to check what they have done. If they've made a mistake surely they will put things right wont they?
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    When you inserted the original sim into your phone did you fiddle with the settings so that if you put in a new sim card the phone would lock itself and not work? Just a thought as I know that samsung phones have such settings.
  • before_hollywood
    before_hollywood Posts: 20,686 Forumite
    what horace is talking about is a sim lock and a sim pin, that would be the case if no other sim even for the original network (and based on the fact its an i-mode handset the original network would be o2) would not work.
    best to try with another o2 sim and a different network sim that you know works and then you know what you are dealing with
    things arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then ;)
    MercilessKiller wrote: »
    BH is my best mate too, its ok :)

    I trust BH even if he's from Manchester.. ;)

    all your base are belong to us :eek:
  • wendytiggermad
    wendytiggermad Posts: 275 Forumite
    No i did not mess with any settings (not technical enough) lol but i will try a different O2 card
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  • wendytiggermad
    wendytiggermad Posts: 275 Forumite
    KeithP wrote: »
    Go back to whoever did the unlocking and get them to check what they have done. If they've made a mistake surely they will put things right wont they?
    He unlocked it 3 times he showed me ???
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  • phone_angel
    phone_angel Posts: 26 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    I have an SGH s401i and have managed to unlock it for free from a source in France.
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