Many GSM mobile phones are sold "locked"
to a specific network or networks. Once your phone has been
unlocked, you can then use it with any network, provided that
you have a valid SIM card.
The easiest way to unlock your phone is by obtaining an unlock
code that you can then enter into your mobile yourself. There
are a number of companies offering unlock codes for mobile
phones on the web, and they are quite a lot cheaper than going
to your dealer or network, provided that you have a compatible
phone.
Unlock codes
The way it works is like this: you need to find out the 15-digit
IMEI number on your mobile (type *#06# into your phone to
do this. NOTE - CODES ENTERED AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ACCEPT
NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO PHONES.) You then supply this
number to the unlocking company, and they will give you a
code that you can enter into your phone to unlock it. Some
companies will do this by email or over the phone, which is
more convenient than having to wait for the unlock code in
the post.
Data cables & software for mobile unlocking
If your phone is not compatible with a remote unlocking service,
it may be possible to calculate a code using a data cable
and some special software. This method works with most Sony
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Siemens and Samsung
GSM cell phones. You can buy a data cable and unlock software
online.
Unlock clips, cables & software
You can also buy unlock clips that generate unclock codes
for mobile phones via a connecting cable. The software in
the clip will automatically unlock your phone. The benefit
of using an unlocking clip is that you can use it to unlock
as many phones as you like!
Unlock mobile phones - compatible phones:
Unlock LG phones: (LG KG800 Chocolate, LG
Prada, LG Shine, LG U300, LG U400, LG Viewty KU990)
Unlock Motorola phones: (Motorola RAZR2 V9,
RAZR2 V8, W395, W380, W360, W218, RIZR Z8, KRZR K3, SLVR L9,
Q 9h, Q, W510, W215, W205, ROKR Z6, ROKR E6, SLVR L7e, RAZR
maxx V6, RAZR V3xx, RIZR Z3, KRZR K1, W375, W209, W208, Motofone
F3, W220, V195, V191, ROKR E2, RAZR V3i, ROKR E1, A910, A1200,
A728, A732, E895, V3x, E1070, E770, SLVR L7, PEBL U6, A1010,
E1060, E1120, V1050, C261, C257, C168, C139, C118, C117, C113a,
C113, C390, E680i, V560, V557, V361, V360, L6, L2, V235, V230,
V186, V176, E378i, V635, A668, V980, C980, V535, V547, E375,
RAZR V3, A780, V975, C975, V620, V555, A840, E680, E398, C650,
V226, V188, V171, C155, C116, C115, MPx, MPx220, MPx100, V872,
V1000, E1000, A1000, A768i, A630, C380, C385, V80, C289, C205,
V400p, V220, V180, V878, A925, A920, V750, MPx200, V690, V525,
V501, V500, V303, V300, V600, V150, E390, C550, C450, C250,
C230, C200, A835, A830, A760, V295, V291, V290, A388c, C350,
T725, T720i, T720, T190, E380, E365, E360, V70, C336, C333,
C332, C331, C300, V60i, V66i, Accompli 388, V60, Accompli
008, Timeport 280, Timeport 260, Timeport 250, Talkabout T192,
Talkabout T191, Accompli 009, V100, V66, V50, T180, A6188,
V8088, Talkabout T2288, V2288, Timeport P7389, Timeport L7089,
V3690, V3688, StarTAC 130, StarTAC 85, StarTAC, StarTAC 75+,
StarTAC 75, SlimLite, cd930, cd920, M3188, M3288, M3588, M3688,
M3788, M3888, d520)
Unlock Nokia phones: (Nokia 5300, 5310 XpressMusic,
5610, 5700, 7900 Prism, 7500 Prism, 8600 Luna, 6500 slide,
6500 classic, 3500 classic, 2630, 6267, 2760, 2660, 1650,
1208, 1200, 6120 classic, 6121 classic, 5700, 5070, E90, E65,
E61i, N77, 6110 Navigator, 3110 classic, 3109 classic, N76,
N93i, 6290, 6086, 6300, 2626, N95, N75, 5300, 5200, 6288,
6085, 8800 Sirocco, 7390, 7373, 6151, 6080, 1110i, E50, 5500
Sport, N93, N73, N72, 2610, 2310, 1112, 6136, 6133, 6131,
6070, 6125, 6103, 6233, 6234, 6282, 9300i, N92, N80, N71,
7380, 7370, 7360, E70, E62, E61, E60, 3250, 6708, 6280, 6270,
6111, 6060, N91, N90, N70, 2652, 1600, 1110, 1101, 5140i,
8800, 6230i, 6021, 6030, 6680, 6681, 6101, 6822, 7710, 6020,
3230, 6670, 7280, 7270, 7260, 9300, 6630, 6260, 6170, 3128,
2650, 2600, 3220, N-Gage QD, 3120, 7610, 9500, 5140, 6610i,
3108, 7700, 7200, 6230, 6820, 6810, 3660, 7600, 3200, 2300,
1100, 6620, 6600, 3100, 7250i, 6108, 6220, 3300, N-Gage, 7250,
8910i, 6800, 6100, 5100, 2100, 6650, 3650, 3530, 3510i, 6610,
3610, 9210i, 7210, 6310i, 3510, 3410, 7650, 8910, 6510, 6500,
8855, 5210, 5510, 8310, 6310, 3350, 3330, 8250, 9210 communicator,
3310, 8890, 8210, 8850, 6250, 8810, 6210, 7110, 9110i, 9000,
3210, 6150, 6130, 6110, 5110, 8110 , 3110 , 2110)
Unlock Samsung phones: (Samsung G600, G800,
F700, P520, P260, L600, Z630, G600, S730i, S720i, L760, E950,
F210, F200, i620, ZV60, Z240, Z170, J600, i400, U700, U600,
U300, U100, i710, i520, F520, F510, P110, E840, E830, E740,
E590, E200, C520, C450, C260, C250, F700, i600, F500, F300,
P940, P930, E790, E490, E480, E390, X540, E250, X520, X530,
C300, M300, E690, E570, E420, X830, E890, E898, P310, Z720,
Z650i, Z620, Z370, P200, S501i, S401i, X510, X500, D840, C400,
C240, C180, C170, C160, C140, D830, D900i, D900, X820, C130,
E500, E380, D870, D780, E900, Z400, Z550, i320, i310, ZV50,
ZV40, Z560, P920, P900, P910, D520, D300, Z710, Z600, Z520,
Z350, Z230, Z330, Z310, Z150, X680, X630, X300, X210, X160,
E870, E780, i300x, D820, D810, D800, Z540, Z510, P300, E770,
E370, E360, ZV30, ZV10, Z320i, S400i, S500i, E860, Serene,
D600, P850, E730, D510, X700, X670, X660, X490, X650, X200,
X150, Z500, Z300, Z130, Z140, D550, P860, Z700, D730, i750,
D720, E760, E750, E720, i300, E880, E350, E640, E620, E530,
E340, X810, X800, C120, C230, C210, X640, X480, X620, X140,
S410i, S342i, B100, D500, P730, P710, D488, D428, E630, E850,
E810, E800, Z110, D710, C200, i530, i505, i500, i250, i700,
X910, X900, X610, X460, X120, E330, E310, E300, C110, Z107,
Z105, E610, E600, P510, E410, X450, X430, P705, D410, X600,
X100, E715, E700, C100, D700, P500, E105, E100, X410, X400,
S200, E400, D100, Watch Phone, V200, Z100, P100, P400, T700,
T500, S500, S300, T400, T200, V100, S100, Q300, A800, A500,
T100, Q200, N620, N500, N400, Q105, N300, A400, A300, R220,
R210, R200, A200, Q100, N105, N100, M100, A110, A100, SGH-2400,
SGH-2200, SGH-2100, SGH-810, SGH-800, SGH-600, SGH-500, SGH-250,
G600, G800)
Unlock Siemens phones: (Siemens AL21, A31,
AF51, ME75, AP75, AX72, SG75, SFG75, CC75, CF110, C72, S75,
SL75, C75, SP65, SXG75, M75, CX75, CF75, CL75, AX75, A75,
A70, SF65, CX Emoty, CX70, SX66, SK65, A65, A62, A51, SL65,
CFX65, S65, M65, C65, CXT65, CX65, CF62, A57, ST60, CL55,
Xelibri 8, Xelibri 7, Xelibri 6, Xelibri 5, U15, C62, A60,
SX1, ST55, MC60, C60, Xelibri 1, Xelibri 2, Xelibri 3, Xelibri
4, U10, A52, M55, A55, SL55, S55, CL50, C55, A50, M50, S45i,
SX45, SL45i, SL42, ME45, S45, C45, SL45, S40, S35i, M35i,
C35i, C35, A40, A36, A35, S25, M30, C28, C25, SL10, S10 active,
S10, S11, C10, C11)
Unlock Sony Ericsson phones: (Sony Ericsson
K770i, K850i, W960i, W910i, K530i, Z320i, Z250i, P1i, T650i,
S500i, T250i, Z750i, W580i, W660i, W880i, K810i, W610i, K550i,
K220i, K200i, J120i, J110i, K550im, W888, W200i, Z310i, W830i,
K320i, Z558i, Z610i, K618i, W850i, W710i, Z710i, Z550i, W700i,
Z525i, K800i, K790i, V630i, W300i, Z530i, P990i, K510i, K310i,
W950i, M600i, M608i, K610i, J100i, W810i, W900i, Z300i, J230i,
J220i, W550i, W600i, S600i, Z520i, J210i, K608i, W800i, K750i,
D750i, J300i, V600i, K600i, Z800i, K300i, J200i, T290i, V800i,
P910i, S710i, K508i, K500i, F500i, S700i, K700i, Z500i, T630i,
P900i, Z600i, Z200i, T230i, Z1010i, T610i, T310i, T105i, T100i,
T600i, T300i, T200i, P800i, Z700i, T68i)
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