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Technology @lemmy.world ROMMMELLL @discuss.tchncs.de 1 yr. ago

Has anyone unlocked a dumb phone (keypad phone) ?

Dear Technology

I have a 10 year old dumb phone (keypad phone).

Has anyone unlocked their dumb phone ?

If so, could you tell me how you did it please ?

Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL

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if you mean removing a carrier lock, yes I did that. Totally hassle free, it was locked to vodafone germany. I registered the device online, and minutes later any SIM I popped in woked fine
- Dear H
  
  Thanks for your reply. That is very interesting.
  
  How did your phone become locked to vodafone germany ?
  
  Could you talk me through the complete process, each step, that resulted in success please ?
  
  Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL
  
  Unfortunately, no. It's been years since I did this. The phone has been carrier locked by factoria, though.
  
  Thanks H.
  
  I appreciate that it has been a long time.
  
  If I understand correctly, your phone was locked to Vodafone Germany from the very start. Then, some time later you registered your phone on a website, and this action alone freed your phone.
  
  One question : whose website did you register your phone on ?
  
  eg. Phone maker ? Phone seller ? Provider of the SIM card ? other ?
  
  Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL
  
  It was the service providers' website, vodafone. They had the option to remove the carrier lock for free because the phone was older than 4 years or so.
  
  Thanks H.
  
  So, it was vodafone's website that you put your data into, to immediately free your more than 4 year old phone.
  
  Am I correct in understanding that vodafone was both the phone seller and the SIM card provider ?
  
  What data did you put into the website please ?
  
  Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL

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