Ways to Unlock Smart Phones by IMEI

Learn how to Unlock Smartphones by IMEI (in 3 quick steps)

By Kendra Ruise

Every time you purchase a mobile phone through a cell phone provider, it's locked to that company's service. If the company provides you with a free or reduced price mobile phone, you usually have to agree to a 1- or 2-year agreement as well. You can avoid this contract and freely change between providers, along with travel overseas and roam on other networks, simply by unlocking your cell phone using the IMEI number. By simply following the three simple steps below your cell phone will be unlocked in permanently.

Step 1

Find the 15-digit IMEI number. This is usually written on the mobile phone beneath the battery. You can also generally find it on your cell phone's setting page or by keying in a unique code to get your cellphone to display the number on your screen. In many cases, the code is *#06#

Step 2

When you've located the IMEI code of your cell phone, get hold of your existing service provider and find out if they are willing to supply you with an unlock code. Dependent on your circumstances, they may well grant your request. Having said that, many network carriers are going to have thier own requirements that need to be fulfilled before they will give you with an unlock code, and many can refuse. Typically, if you've finished your contract, your mobile phone provider will most likely supply you guidelines on how to IMEI unlock your mobile phone, but usually they'll insist you are the original owner of the phone (the contract on thier system is in your name). In the event you are not, for example, you bought the phone 2nd hand, you must locate an alternative unlocking technique to a IMEI unlock your cell phone.

Step 3


When you're not the orginal owner of the mobile phone, you'll need to get an unlock service from a 3rd party provider. Luckily there are loads of on line suppliers selling services merely by providing them with your cellphone's IMEI number, it's make and model and the network it is locked to. The price of the service and the time it will take to IMEI unlock your cell phone depends upon the above mentioned factors, and may vary quite considerably for more obscure mobiles or networks. Working with a 3rd party unlocking company is frequently the fastest and most hassle-free method to factory unlock your cell phone, as it will be performed remotely without your cellphone ever needing to leave your pocession. When your smartphone's been sucessfully unlocked it can then be used with any carrier and in any country you wish.

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