Topic: Why does it take 28 days to get my phone unlocked from a network?

penthief !e6iiu.pZHU started this discussion 11 years ago #44,291

It takes 28 days to get a phone unlocked from a network.
28 days seems like along time. Why does it take so long, and is there any way to avoid it?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #585,151

i dont know what you mean

penthief !e6iiu.pZHU (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 33 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #585,152

@previous (B)
You wouldn't.

Anonymous B replied with this 11 years ago, 21 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #585,153

@previous (penthief !e6iiu.pZHU)
:-(

penthief !e6iiu.pZHU (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #585,154

@previous (B)
I mean to reuse my existing phone on another mobile carrier requires the previous carrier to unlock the phone so that it can be used with another sim.
Doesn't it?

Anonymous B replied with this 11 years ago, 45 seconds later, 6 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #585,155

@previous (penthief !e6iiu.pZHU)
i always buy my phones independently which means they're simlock free (and it usually winds up being cheaper if you math it up), so dunno lol

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #585,156

@previous (B)
How many phones do you have?

Anonymous B replied with this 11 years ago, 39 seconds later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #585,157

@previous (C)
2, one is like 5 years old

The Owl !KThEOwLwbU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 10 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #585,161

You can do it yourself in like 5 minutes just get a jig from eBay

Green !BEERiVqJJw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #585,178

Buy unlocked.

penthief !e6iiu.pZHU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #585,250

Update: It only took 2 hours, and the unlock code they told me to enter was:

12345678

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #585,259

@previous (penthief !e6iiu.pZHU)
I use that same password for online banking

Anonymous C replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #585,261

@previous (G)
What's your username?

Anonymous G replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #585,263

@previous (C)
becky

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