Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Unlocking GSM Phones
Unlocking your phone is just the reversal of the process of locking. It all concerns with a code, which is put into the phone through certain software. In the same way, software is needed to reverse the logic. This process is available for almost every type of mobile phones today. You have several options for unlocking a phone but the best and simplest way is to use such a service provider expertise, which can do the job for you. Just fill up a form, pay a charge for the service and upon registering with the provider, the unlocking code will be yours.
Let us have a look at the locked and free mobiles first before proceeding on the issue of how to unlock the mobile and what best way to adopt for such unlocking.
Once you have accepted a locked GSM phone from a service provider under a certain contract, it becomes illegal to unlock that phone and use it with another service provider’s sim card. This is evident fro m the terms that you have entered into while accepting the contract. Many users, both, in U.S. and around the world, are not aware of this fact. Though such a service apparently seems to be a discounted offer, with a free mobile phone and free minutes with certain number of free SMS, there can be hidden charges in form of the price you pay for roaming. Therefore, the disadvantage of such carrier endorsed mobile is that when you go out of the prescribed territory, you will be forced to use your SIM card as a roaming; you will need to use the same services and pay according to the rates of that service provider.
In order to attract such sales, such service providers take recourse to using advertising media, both print and electronic, to make their offers most attractive in terms of discounts offered. As a result a customer is easily lured into having their product expecting the best, while actually receiving the worst. So beware of the attractive audio, video, and print advertisement when some offers of discount services relating to mobile phones come up and think twice before buying one. It is advisable that you discuss the commercial matter at length with the service provider and most importantly, read the fine prints of the terms before you sign such a contract. This contingency would not have been there in case of a Factory Unlocked Phone where you could have changed your SIM card for a local prepaid SIM card where incoming calls would be free. Experience makes a man smarter. So also the prospective customer of a mobile phone service becomes smarter when he finds or gets the knowledge about the drawbacks of the carrier locked mobile phones. Studies at various levels reveal that it is better to have an unlocked phone. But once again there is a pitfall for the prospective customer here. One should clearly distinguish between a carrier unlocked and Factory Unlocked Phone. The main drawbacks of a carrier unlocked mobile phone are:
Therefore, it is always prudent to have the Factory Unlocked Phone in place of any carrier unlocked phone. However, certain phones like Samsung SGH-S105 and few others come only as Carrier unlocked model, leaving you no choice to go for the alternative.
A factory unlocked mobile allows you the option to change services and network at will. However, you have to be cautious while making a choice between the presumptive factory unlocked phone and a true one. The real one will have:
Some people may prefer to unlock their phone in-house. Mobile phone services give you a unique serial number in your phone for identification by the service provider. A mobile phone uses a removable account card known as the SIM card (Subscriber Information Module Card) having a unique serial number on it. This enables the provider to identify the customer. The peculiarity is that, whatever handset you use the phone number changes automatically with the SIM card change since the provider only sees the SIM and not your phone set. The opposite is also true, that any phone can work with any SIM and it is not necessary to change the phone if you wish to change the SIM. Some providers lock their phones with programming to work only with the SIM issued by their service providers. If you can reverse that program, for the phone to work with any SIM, it will be called unlocking of the phone.
Most of the service providers, offering a free phone along-with their services, lock the phone which you select. This means it can only work with a specific network. At times even the monthly pay mobiles are locked. However, the mobile can be unlocked with a code that allows you to use another SIM card from a different network. You have the following options:
1. You can obtain the services of the phone network but usually they charge quite high. This will not be available till your term ends with the service provider.
2. You can use an online unlock service which is convenient and cheaper.
3. You can purchase a special unlocking clip or software.
Once unlocked, you can use any network or service provider’s utilities on your phone. There are numerous companies that provide a cheaper and easier process to unlock your mobile providing an unlock code. However, there is a cliché here too. The unlock code you obtain from a company may be compatible to only one or two networks and others still remain inaccessible. And at other times they do not work at all and the provider companies take the plea that your mobile is not compatible to their code. And when you try an unlocking in house without trying for a provider there is always the risk of faulty operations and system crash. You may consider buying an unlocking clip or software but that may only be suitable when there are several phones to unlock since they are quire expensive.
A warning again before you attempt to unlock such a locked mobile phone which is still operating under the terms of the service provider. Remember that you have signed a contract. As said earlier, it is illegal to unlock the phone which is still under a contract.
We are a quality provider of unlocking codes for all sorts and specifications of mobile phones and have been in the fray for quite some time now working to the best satisfaction of all concerned. We provide codes that will be compatible to almost all networks over the globe and with mobiles of any make or specifications. And the best part of it is that the charges are moderate and most user-friendly.
For unlocking a phone you have to find out the 15-digit IMEI number on your mobile. You then type a code that is compatible with the specific network system. This code varies with the network that you are using. The IMEI number is available at the back of the body your phone. The unlocking service provider provides you with a number that you punch in your mobile, to unlock.
There might be one inconvenience for you when your phone is not compatible to a remote unlocking service. In that case there will be no way out but to send your phone to us to perform the unlocking operation for you. However there is still a way out of this soup.
Ordinarily when you unlock your phone in-house, the provider may come to know about this. It may be possible for them to inquire through the cell service control signal. Moreover since most of the transactions are pre-committed with a contract of one or two years with service providers, unlocking the phone yourself will not be much help since you will be continuing to use that provider’s service in your phone and you cannot change service provider without following a cumbersome process. Your only gain in such a contractual service is free minutes you get and locking or unlocking by yourself does not make much difference.
Experience shows that even when a customer unlocks the phone, it can be relocked by the service provider. Sometimes even the worse thing happens. You buy one digital mobile phone locked by the service provider, and have it unlocked, so that you can use it with a SIM provided by another service provider. If you happen to be a novice and you happen to take your mobile phone with you for your new service provider to place the SIM in your phone, he may in turn lock your phone. It is better to go for a product or services provided by the experts on the field. Doing-it-yourself requires the experience in such unlocking matters.
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