How to unlock phone myself? (O2)

Andy!!

I have a Sony Xperia Play on the o2 network and I am sick to death of their awful customer service and rates, so I want to unlock my phone and move networks. How can I do this myself? If someone in a chinese shop can do it for €15, surely they are using a method I could use myself?

Would it be a software change only, or is surgery required?

Thanks in Advance.

Kristopherus

Go to www.fastgsm.com. Search for your phone. If its there, there should be an option to unlock it via usb cable. That way usually costs $10.00.

Corruptedmorals

Google it and see if its available for that phone, it is just a code you put in. I have done this several times on old dumbphones for people who were waiting on their own to be fixed and it does work fine but those phones were worth next to nothing so no risk involved. In saying that I doubt the phone companies are doing something dramatically different to the free method. I have no idea if smartphones allow it or if the codes are available for them.

ED E

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

Google it and see if its available for that phone, it is just a code you put in. I have done this several times on old dumbphones for people who were waiting on their own to be fixed and it does work fine but those phones were worth next to nothing so no risk involved. In saying that I doubt the phone companies are doing something dramatically different to the free method. I have no idea if smartphones allow it or if the codes are available for them.

When they buy the branded phone they get the code, or can retrieve it later. I believe sites like the above work off cracking the algorithm for that phone and using its IMEI to gen a code.

rai555

Andy!! wrote: »

I have a Sony Xperia Play on the o2 network and I am sick to death of their awful customer service and rates, so I want to unlock my phone and move networks. How can I do this myself? If someone in a chinese shop can do it for €15, surely they are using a method I could use myself?

Would it be a software change only, or is surgery required?

Thanks in Advance.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034371

Andy!!

Thanks for all the replies guys.

rai555 wrote: »

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034371

Thanks Is this the only way to do it? Is this how it will be done if I bring it into a chinese shop? I hear hacking the bootloader invalidates all warranties.

Andy!!

Apparently my bootloader cannot be unlocked What do I do now?

Aodan83

You can get your phones unlock code from O2 if you have bought over €150 worth of credit. Just fill out this form and they'll email it to you. It can take about a week but it should work.

Andy!!

Hey thanks that's great! Will try it now.

emmett123

codes are the best way to unlock your phone yourself. get the codes either from your service provider or from other online providers like Superunlockcodes.com

Andy!!

Apparently I never registered my phone so even though I've spent god knows how much on credit over the years for my number, they won't give me the code.

God I f**king hate o2. Can't wait for them to go bankrupt for treating their customers like **** and overpricing at every turn like companies like GAME and Peats have recently.

Kristopherus

emmett123 wrote: »

codes are the best way to unlock your phone yourself. get the codes either from your service provider or from other online providers like Superunlockcodes.com

Expensive !!!!!! Fastgsm is only $19.99 to unlock, down from $49.99.