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mobile phone problem

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  • 09-01-2021 11:50am
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    georgedeep
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    purchased a s9 plus in the UK. Manchester, and it works with UK sims ok but i try to put in a ROI sim and its says enter network unlock code, your phone is not allowed to use this sim card, tried eir and three and vodafone and all the same


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    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 9,138 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    It's locked to a UK network. What network shows on the splash screen when turning it on?


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    Ish66
    Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭Ish66


    Region locked, Get it unlocked and back to factory settings. Your local chinese phone shop usually offer this service :)


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    jdon72
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭jdon72


    You can probably get an unlock code on ebay


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    Ish66
    Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭Ish66


    jdon72 wrote: »
    You can probably get an unlock code on ebay
    Pay a tenner to the phone shop, have a coffee, drop back in an hour, job done.
    Why complicate things ?


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    Ish66
    Registered Users Posts: 462 ✭✭Ish66


    sugarman wrote: »
    ...or just pay €2 on eBay from the comfort of your own couch and have a code sent to you within minutes.
    That never works, Back on to seller etc, I go with the tenner myself, You might even meet someone for a chat too, Too much done online and you get away from the keyboard too !


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    Ah-Watch
    Registered Users Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭Ah-Watch


    There are plenty of sellers on eBay who unlock Samsung’s in a matter of minutes for less than €10. I’ve unlocked at least 7 Samsung’s from a seller on eBay and the code is always there in under an hour.


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    Vic_08
    Registered Users Posts: 3,052 ✭✭✭Vic_08


    Ish66 wrote: »
    That never works, Back on to seller etc, I go with the tenner myself, You might even meet someone for a chat too, Too much done online and you get away from the keyboard too !

    That is absolute crap.

    As long as the seller has plenty of positive feedback for selling unlock codes AND you make sure you are buying the correct product for the phone/network you have it is by far the best way to get a phone unlocked.

    Far better a legitimate code unlock than a dodgy backdoor hack done in person and possibly some spy software loaded on as a bonus.


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