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Best place to get a phone unlocked?

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  • 21-04-2017 8:00pm
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    Mahony0509
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    Looking for a place thats cheap yet trustable. As close to the city as possible. Heard that Paul Street guy is not great.


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    .red.
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    Put the name of the phone and "unlock code" into eBay. Loads there for about €10-15.
    Usually takes about 20mins for an email back with the code. Might be longer tho as its a weekend.
    Worth a look anyway. I've done it a few times and it always worked.


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    Mahony0509
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    .red. wrote: »
    Put the name of the phone and "unlock code" into eBay. Loads there for about €10-15.
    Usually takes about 20mins for an email back with the code. Might be longer tho as its a weekend.
    Worth a look anyway. I've done it a few times and it always worked.

    I'm a little sceptical about buying off eBay, I'd rather sort it in person.


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    the beer revolu
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    If you got the phone through a mobile provider, they will give you the unblocking code.


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    Mahony0509
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    If you got the phone through a mobile provider, they will give you the unblocking code.

    Can't get it off vodafone because i havent topped up by a certain amount in the past 12 months.


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    .red.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭.red.


    Mahony0509 wrote: »
    I'm a little sceptical about buying off eBay, I'd rather sort it in person.

    I was too but gave it a go a few years ago. A shop wanted €30 and I had to leave it there for 2-4 hours. Same job on eBay was €10, done from home and I got the code in about 15mins.
    All a shop will do is run the imei number thru a program to get an unlock code, pop in a sim, enter the code and hand it back.
    I got emailed the code, popped in the sim and entered it and the phone was unlocked.
    The shops are charging a small fortune for a 30 second job.


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