are all telus phones locked?
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Unlocking process: “If customers have a locked TELUS or Koodo device, they can call us to have it unlocked at no charge; if they are visiting one of our stores, a TELUS team member will provide them with instructions on how to have their devices unlocked.”
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SIM Card Lock-1 is a form of security on your phone. Either you have inserted a SIM that is not supported on your phone (because the phone is locked to a specific network), or you have mistyped the password too many times.
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The replacement phone I received from Asurion is locked. ... Apple will not unlock a phone. It is done through the carrier. They can tell you if the device is unlocked.
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Telecoms often order locked phones from manufacturers that are programmed to work only with their service. Then they charge a fee — typically $50 — to unlock the phone if a customer wants to switch providers.
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An unlocked iPhone can be used on any network, while a locked handset is tied to just one. The iPhones you pay full price for (typically from the Apple Store) are unlocked by default. But an iPhone bought from a network, usually as part of an ongoing network plan, will be locked.
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All devices sold by EE are 'locked' to EE. This means they won't work with another network's SIM card. You can unlock your device after a certain amount of time, depending on your price plan and device.
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The difference is that a locked phone has a software code on it that prevents you from using it on another network. An unlocked phone either doesn't have the software lock on it or someone was able to get a code that unlocks the software.
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A GSM carrier doesn't care what phone a SIM card is in. ... Because of this, there is no need for CDMA networks to lock phones, so in that sense, every CDMA phone is unlocked, but it doesn't matter because the blocking is done on the carrier end.
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Can I bring my cell phone? No, cell phones are not permitted.
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A quad-band unlocked GSM phone will be compatible with most GSM networks worldwide, including India. However, US cell phone carriers usually lock GSM phones to prevent customers from using other companies' SIM cards. ... Thus, ideally, you will have purchased a factory unlocked phone without a contract commitment.
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If you purchased your device prior to December 1, 2017, it may be locked. To request an unlock, log in to MyAccount to Request a Mobile Device Unlock Code. It's personalized for your device and simple to submit. ... If you are a Business customer, please complete this Bell MTS Mobile Device Unlock Request form.
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When a handset is locked it means it will only work with the provider from whom you bought it. If your phone is locked it won't automatically become unlocked when your contract expires with your provider. You'll have to specifically ask your carrier to unlock it.
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So, be careful buying phones outright from JB HiFi, they are probably locked to Telstra. If it was bought as a prepaid, then yes. It's locked. Like every other prepaid handset in the country, regardless of carrier.
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To shift, total wireless provides you with unlocking code to use and unlock your phone from their services. However, not all phones are unlocked. This brand also provides several locked phones that are only limited to their services.
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All phones sold directly from Google are unlocked, and many phones from other manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola are sold directly and SIM unlocked, too. For the rest of the phones out there, there's really only one fool-proof way to check: try it.
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Thanks! You can insert your T-Mobile Sim Card and it will work fine. No, since the packaging change they are locked (white packaging was locked to tmo or mvno, blue packaging is locked to family mobile only). Family mobile sim cards still work with T-Mobile locked phones for now.
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Verizon states on its Device Unlocking Policy page, "We do not lock our 4G LTE devices, and no code is needed to program them for use with another carrier. We do not lock our 3G devices, other than our non-iPhone 3G World Devices." ... Verizon's 3G Prepaid Phone-in-the-Box phones can be unlocked after 12 months of service.