Unlock my Samsung Galaxy S3
April 29, 2015 5:21 AM Subscribe
A friend of mine has given me their old Samsung Galaxy S3. Yay! It is locked and the carrier won't unlock it without forcing a fee to be paid. Boo!
If at all possible, I would like to avoid having to pay a ridiculous amount of money for someone to tap a few numbers into my new-to-me phone. I have tried this method, and could get into the menu, but failed after the step where you select SHA whatever off, then go back and select the fourth option--it's not there.
Can anyone help? I have an aversion to paying a ridiculous ($30-40, depending on whether I get Rogers to do it or go to a random cellphone store) fee just to unlock the damn thing.
If at all possible, I would like to avoid having to pay a ridiculous amount of money for someone to tap a few numbers into my new-to-me phone. I have tried this method, and could get into the menu, but failed after the step where you select SHA whatever off, then go back and select the fourth option--it's not there.
Can anyone help? I have an aversion to paying a ridiculous ($30-40, depending on whether I get Rogers to do it or go to a random cellphone store) fee just to unlock the damn thing.
I had a good experience unlocking a Samsung phone a few years ago with this website: http://www.unlocksamsungonline.com/. I think it cost €16, which was less than half of what my phone company wanted to do it, and it took a lot less time than the phone company said it would.
posted by daisyk at 6:33 AM on April 29, 2015
posted by daisyk at 6:33 AM on April 29, 2015
Response by poster: Thanks folks. I am looking to do this without spending money I can barely afford for someone to go tap-tap-tap for 30 seconds.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:41 AM on April 29, 2015
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 6:41 AM on April 29, 2015
Hope this helps. I have not tried it myself, but the xda forums are usually very helpful. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176719
posted by davidvanb at 7:42 AM on April 29, 2015
posted by davidvanb at 7:42 AM on April 29, 2015
I second Davidvanb. Go to the xda forum, read, read, read. Create an account and ask how to proceed. They will support you all the way. Good luck. I'm using a Galaxy 3 now and it's a good phone.
posted by Jim_Jam at 10:38 AM on April 29, 2015
posted by Jim_Jam at 10:38 AM on April 29, 2015
Response by poster: Davidvanb's link is the link I used in my question.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 5:55 PM on April 29, 2015
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 5:55 PM on April 29, 2015
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