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Has anyone unlocked a dumb phone (keypad phone) ? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Dear Technology

I have a 10 year old dumb phone (keypad phone).

Has anyone unlocked their dumb phone ?

If so, could you tell me how you did it please ?

Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL

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[–] ROMMMELLL@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks S.

I understand.

In my case, I got the phone new in one country, where I used the 1st SIM card I put into it. I wasn't aware of any requirement to use any particular SIM card, or to use it for any particular time.

Some time later I was in another country. I wanted to put my 2nd SIM card in, but the phone wouldn't accept it.

I took it to a phone shop and had it unlocked.

I have been using this 2nd SIM card for years. This SIM card is in no way connected to the phone seller or phone maker, and it is from a different country.

BUT now I find that this 2nd SIM card is the ONLY SIM card the phone will accept.

How do you interpret this data ?

How would this lock be activated on an unlocked phone ?

Yours sincerely ROMMMELLL