Decent phone unlocking website?

[CrippsCorner]

Well I tried and tried to find a way to unlock mum's new Samsung for free... but it seems that on her model, there just isn't a way, so it's time to pay up!

There seems to be a lot of price variation and some dodgy old looking websites that do the unlocking, so has anyone got one they can recommend that definitely works and is a decent price?

 

[H182]

Ebay for the unlock code. Check their feedback for a decent one.

 

[Andy_con]

what are we back in the 90's here, you cant really unlock phones by codes these days.

 

[H182]

Funny how I got one for my HTC one within 10 minutes then eh? Apple is an exception to this obviously.

 

[CrippsCorner]

what are we back in the 90's here, you cant really unlock phones by codes these days.

Wut? I can assure you this is still definitely a thing that happens!

 

[James28]

I unlocked my Moto G using ebay too.

 

[dajones]

depending how handy you are with rooting, I know HTC's can be done.
Example is what i have used before (still had it in favourites)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693491

There could be a Samsung tool out there.

 

[beatjunkie]

I unlocked my Moto G using ebay too.

Who was the seller on eBay? and what do you think of the phone, looking at getting my parents one on that tesco deal for £99.00

 

[James28]

Who was the seller on eBay? and what do you think of the phone, looking at getting my parents one on that tesco deal for £99.00

i cant remember now, was last christmas, only paid 1.50 or something.
loved it when i had it, for the price screen and battery was excellent, as was stock android. i struggled with only 8gb of storage for apps, but depends how much they use apps.

there are quite a few versions out now, inc 4g of the original, and a larger screen option.

best bet is to go on hukd, search moto g and have a read through of the comments, theyll have links to ebay unlockers too.
edit think this is the one you were talking about:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tes...99-tesco-direct-instore-starts-monday-2132223

 

[beatjunkie]

Yeah thats the one! it seems a deal I have been stuck in the iPhone world so have not looked at the 'competition' for a while but they seem pretty good!

 

[James28]

yea ive always had android and like the moto g a lot. nothing near it for the price really.

 

[CrippsCorner]

depending how handy you are with rooting, I know HTC's can be done.
Example is what i have used before (still had it in favourites)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693491

There could be a Samsung tool out there.

Unfortunately not for her model. I've done a lot of research! Already loaded custom firmware etc. so learnt quite a lot about rooting and stuff.

Cheapest I can find on eBay is £26.50 is that about right? Then again could get a brand new Lumia for £75 with 2 years warranty...

 

[H182]

Seems a lot but it may depend on the make and model, mine was only about £3 last year.

 

[ilovewilly]

Don't you have a man who sells phone cases and scarves from a stall on wheels in your local shopping centre or a similar shop you can pop in to?

 

[CrippsCorner]

That man looks like he's ready to murder, but yes I must have somewhere...

£25-30 seems the going rate for anything Samsung :fearful: