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

  • ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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

    • Bloody Harry@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Unfortunately, no. It’s been years since I did this. The phone has been carrier locked by factoria, though.

      • ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        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

        • Bloody Harry@feddit.deEnglish
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          1 year ago

          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.

          • ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
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            1 year ago

            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