How to Unlock Your Nokia Phone
Typically when you purchase a cell phone, the
company that sold you the phone (ex: AT&T) 'locked' the phone before you bought
it, so you can only use it on their network. This means that you can't use your
phone on any other network, even if you change the SIM (which is an abbreviation
for Subscriber Identity Module) card. The SIM card is the little piece of
plastic that identifies your phone to the cellular network. Changing your SIM
card to have your phone work on another network is useful especially if you want
to travel to another country and want to buy a pre-paid SIM card so you can have
cell phone access without roaming charges. There are services that offer to
provide unlocking capabilities for a fee, but don't pay for them! You can do it
yourself for free, which is the perfect price.
Steps
1.Before trying anything else, contact your service provider and ask for an unlock code. Usually, if you've been a customer of theirs for some time, they will provide you with an unlock code for free. This is, by far, the best way to get your phone unlocked.
2.Download software to generate the unlocking code. Software is available on
some websites for free and some pay websites that also offer support if things
go wrong. See external links below.
3.Find the Serial number of the cell phone, also known as your IMEI number. This
can be done by either removing the back of your cell phone and looking
underneath the battery, or simply by typing in *#06# into your cell phone. It
should be something like: 439976888882321/079517854544.
4.Using the software you have downloaded, enter in your Manufacturer (which is
in this case Nokia), and sliding the card out. Put the battery back in and power
the phone on.
4.You will see a message "Insert SIM Card". Enter all of the characters you see
in your code, including the # symbols. To get a 'p' press * 3 times, to get a
'+' press the * key 2 times, to get a 'w' press the * key 4 times. Disregard any
spaces in the code.
5.In order to unlock your phone you generally need to enter only one code. Start
with the first one. If your phone is not unlocked by typing the first code (MCC+MNC),
use code "7" (Multilock).
6.Once you have finished entering a code that works you should see a message
that says "SIM is not restricted" or "Restriction off" message depending on your
model. If not, try entering another code. Message "Cannot undo restrictions"
means the phone is "hard-locked" and cannot be unlocked by code.
For More Tips And Tricks
Tips Unlocking only applies to GSM phones, phones using other
cellular technologies, cannot be unlocked without special software and hardware.
Switch off the phone. Hold the keys "3", "*" and "Call" and switch the phone on.
Keep the buttons held down till you see the word "Formatting..." on the screen.
Make sure that the battery is full charged before you attempt this. This should
reset the phone lock code.
If you want to avoid the hassle and sometimes "waste of time" in trying to
persuade your cell phone provider to give you an Unlock code or trying to use
free software that is out dated and only works on old cellphones,
You can purchase an unlock code from a trusted source www.FreeYourCellphone.com
They can unlock your cellphone to work with any other GSM network world wide for
a small fee and Guarantee there results with a 100% money back policy.
WarningsAttempting to unlock your phone is done at your own risk.
Although unlocking your phone is legal, some cell phone operators might choose
to void your warranty should you unlock your phone (then again, some cell phone
operators won't mind).
Most phones only allow you to try a certain number of unlock tries, Nokia phones
have a limit of 5 tries. After that, the phone becomes "hard-locked", meaning it
cannot be unlocked without using special equipment.
Most of the newer phones will not work with the codes generated by the free
unlock programs.