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01-13-2018, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Anyone unlock their cell phones for free since the new legislation?
Just upgraded my workphone with Telus and I want to unlock my old 5c to use when travelling in the U.S. A Roam mobility sim card is $10 and their unlimited talk/text/data plan is only $5/day.
Can the unlock be done over the phone, or do I have to go into a Telus store?
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01-13-2018, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lloydminster
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Over the phone. You need to give them the ESN I believe so they unlock the correct phone.
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01-13-2018, 07:45 PM
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Will they still do it if it's not on a current plan?
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01-13-2018, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trochu
Will they still do it if it's not on a current plan?
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I hope so.
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01-13-2018, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trochu
Will they still do it if it's not on a current plan?
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Yes they have to by law. I think the only way they won't is if they believe you are doing it in an attempt to defraud them.
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01-13-2018, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Almaty
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Just unlocked my Koodo phone. Called a week ago to get a code, unlocked yesterday to use local sim card (I am abroad). No issues at all.
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01-13-2018, 10:35 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Yup. I did it on the computer using the chat feature with my service provider. No issues.
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01-13-2018, 10:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Spidey
Just upgraded my workphone with Telus and I want to unlock my old 5c to use when travelling in the U.S. A Roam mobility sim card is $10 and their unlimited talk/text/data plan is only $5/day.
Can the unlock be done over the phone, or do I have to go into a Telus store?
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Log in to your Apple account and insert different sim card and the phone will be unlocked by Apple. I got my wife's phone unlocked this way.
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01-14-2018, 12:09 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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You can unlock it yourself , if you are with Telus, just dial *611 and enter option 2 and provide your phone IMEI # that can be found in your phone under About tab as follow : settings > General>About . After providing your IMEI number the system will provide you a code that you need to write down and then turn off the phone and put the sim you like to use in and keep tapping on the insert valid sim message it will ask you to enter the unlock code, click inside the box so you can get the keyboard and then enter the code you collected from the system after that it should display a message saying your phone is unlocked . That's all hope you can benefit from that
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01-14-2018, 09:33 AM
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Does this only work on phones from Canadian providers? I have my old i6i used with Verizon down here in the USA I would give to my parents to use when they visit if it could be done.
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01-14-2018, 12:21 PM
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I did mine with Telus.
My wife did hers with Koodo.
My Brother and sister in law did theirs with Bell.
It was painless and quick for all of us.
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01-16-2018, 09:34 AM
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Let's say I were to get an old phone from a friend locked to a specific provider.... would they (the friend) have to call in and give some sort of their private info or can I simply just call and get it unlocked, "no questions" asked?
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01-16-2018, 10:19 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Helgs28
Let's say I were to get an old phone from a friend locked to a specific provider.... would they (the friend) have to call in and give some sort of their private info or can I simply just call and get it unlocked, "no questions" asked?
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Let's say the phone is stolen, & you want to know if the person that had it stolen reported it stolen? Ya there might be some questions asked lol.
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01-16-2018, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Bell is not allways unlocking them as required by law.
They think if you are not a current customer they don't have to do it for free.
Scroll through the comments after the story to see what a great company Bell is. They have to be Canada's worst company to deal with hands down
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell...king-1.4446825
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