1.  <h2>The best way to Unlock Cellular Phones by IMEI (3 easy-to-follow steps)</h2>
2.  <p><i>By Gail Rumph</i></p>
3.  <p>Anytime you buy a phone through a cell phone provider, it's always locked to that company's service. If the company provide you with a free or reduced price cell phone, you usually have to agree to a one- or two-year contract as well. You can avoid this contract and freely move between networks, as well as travel outside of the country and use domestic networks, simply by unlocking your phone using the IMEI code. Following the three simple step below will enable your mobile phone to be unlocked permanently.</p>
4.  <p>Step 1</p>
5.  <p>Get the 15-digit IMEI number. This is typically written on the smartphone beneath the battery. You can also generally find it on your cell phone's setting page or by keying in a special code to get your cellphone to display the number on your screen. In many instances, the code is *#06#</p>
6.  <p>Step 2</p>
7.  <p>When you've located the IMEI code of your cellphone, speak to your existing service provider and ask them if they will give you an unlock code. Depending on your circumstances, they may possibly grant your request. Although, different network carriers will likely have thier own requirements that need to be met before they are willing to provide you with an unlock code, and many may very well refuse. Generally, if you have completed your contract, your cell phone provider will likely provide you instructions on how to permanently unlock your cellphone, but in general they will insist you're the original owner of the mobile phone (the contract on thier system is in your name). In the event that you are not, for example, you purchased the cell phone 2nd hand, you need to find an alternative unlocking technique to https://unlock.zone .</p>
8.  <p>Step 3</p>
9.  <p>If you are not the orginal owner of the cellphone, you will need to purchase an unlock code from a third party service provider. Thankfully there are plenty of online vendors selling services merely by giving them your cell phone's IMEI number, it's model and make and the network its locked to. The price of the service and the time it takes to unlock your smartphone will depend upon the above factors, and can vary quite considerably for more obscure phones or networks. Utilising a third party unlocking company is usually the fastest and the most straightforward technique to factory unlock your smartphone, as it can be executed remotely without your cellphone ever having to leave your pocession. After your smartphone's been sucessfully unlocked it can then be used with any carrier and in any country you chose.</p>
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