topic unlock a samsung galaxy s3 in Android

unlock a samsung galaxy s3

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:07:39 GMT

help i need to unlock a samsumg galaxy s3 locked to vodafone...so i can use it on o2

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

perksie — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:08:37 GMT

Only Vodafone can do that.

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

MI5 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:10:10 GMT

and only if it's on a current monthly contract according to their website.

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

perksie — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:12:26 GMT

@MI5 wrote:
and only if it's on a current monthly contract according to their website.
Do you mean they won't unlock Pay and Go phones at all?

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:12:55 GMT

ok cheers

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

MI5 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:36:01 GMT

@perksie wrote:
@MI5 wrote:
and only if it's on a current monthly contract according to their website.
Do you mean they won't unlock Pay and Go phones at all?

From their website

"Please fill in the form below to request the unlock code for your phone. We can only supply unlock codes for existing Vodafone pay monthly customers and the phone/IMEI associated with your account."

http://campaigns.vodafone.co.uk/UnlockCodeRequestForm/

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

perksie — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:30:05 GMT

I guess O2 aren't quite as bad then?

£15 is a lot better than no we won't do it at all.

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

MI5 — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:52:09 GMT

It always pays to check other networks policies and yes, £15 is nothing compared to been stuck with a phone you can't use. You can always use "other" methods to unlock the majority of phones but some can be quite tricky.

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:23:19 GMT

This has taken over my life at the moment. I am trying to unlock a S11 so that my daughter can use it on another network. I have been given the 8 digit release code but it simply will not work. I have been on the the chat support continiously and quite honestly they have been poor. Each time they give you different information, but none of it works. Firstly they claimed I may have been given the wrong code, then they had me sending a text to unlock it, then they claimed they would unlock it via their technical department. Now I have been told I have to take it to a 02 shop. An added complication is my latest mobile has a micro sim card, so it won't fit in the old phone. But I was told once I put any no 02 sim in and entered the code it would work. But is doesn't!! Now I will have to see what the shop comes up with? On another view of this, I understood the EU has changed regulations on contracts and that you can not be refused by any network provider once you request the code after 6 months into the contract. If anyone has any ideas on my problem I would love to hear them.

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

rawrz — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:25:49 GMT

dont use onlone chat
i would call 202 and speak with cuatomer services

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

MI5 — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:47:41 GMT

The unlock code comes from Samsung at the request of O2. It is based on the IMEI number of the handset. Maybe, someone along the way has mis read the IMEI and the wrong code has been generated. I would try submitting the form again. It's free for contract phones, so you've nothing to loose.

Re: unlock a samsung galaxy s3

jonsie — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:52:37 GMT

You need to put a different network sim in the phone which should then ask you for the unlock code. Have you tried doing it that way with the code supplied?