Re: how to SIM unlock a T-Mobile G3?
Hi Josef,
Thanks, that's exactly the method I used. I managed to find that method
somewhere else right before going to bed last night, so I was able to sleep well
Second annoying thing, I bought an unlock code from
one source, and that eventually arrived 5 hours later, with no instructions. But a couple of hours after ordering it I gave up hope, and bought a code from
somewhere else. The email with that code took about 20 hours (!) to arrive, despite their page saying it would take a maximum of 2 hours. Bah! At least it contained a range of instructions on different methods to unlock in addition to the basic one of putting in an alien SIM:
Method #1 Go to the dial screen and press “2945#*model number#”
for example if its a p999 you enter “2945#*999#” or if its a p990 you enter “2945#*990#” etc…
[so that's 851 for my T-Mobile phone.]
Method #2 to the dial screen and press 2945#*71001# as if making a call, enter code when prompted
Method #3 Go to the dial screen and press *#865625# as if making a call, enter code when prompted
I do find it strange that the phone didn't react to an alien SIM, but oh well, it's great that there's another way around it. All unlocked fine now.