How long is a realistic time to receive an unlocking code?

vicwatson

I figured it to be about 5 days. I actually thought you can buy these off the internet but apparently my provider (that initially said 5 days) has to ask the phone manufacturer for it and it's gonna take up to 10 days?

WTF?

Kristopherus

How long is a piece of string:D. I'v had unlock requests ranging from 2 hours to two weeks. Meteor were the 2 hours , but the phone would'nt accept the code:mad: O2 were the longest. Three take about 3 days max.

kleefarr

I ordered one from unlock.ie and it took 4 days to be delivered. That was because they had to find one.

vicwatson

Kristopherus wrote: »

How long is a piece of string:D. I'v had unlock requests ranging from 2 hours to two weeks. Meteor were the 2 hours , but the phone would'nt accept the code:mad: O2 were the longest. Three take about 3 days max.

3 DO NOT take 3 days max, I am already waiting 9 working days :mad::mad:

Nyum Nyum

I waited 3 and a half weeks for a code from HTC via O2 :mad:

vicwatson

What is the procedure, I thought one can just get these off the internet, why does a mobile phone company have to go to a manufacturer to get this? :mad:

krudler

ranges from 48hrs to 21 days depending, nokia, apple and sony are usually the quickest, htc and blackberry the longest

vicM

krudler wrote: »

ranges from 48hrs to 21 days depending, nokia, apple and sony are usually the quickest, htc and blackberry the longest

on three with a Sony, was told 21 working days..doesn't add up..thought this are delivered around the time the phones are delivered to the network

davetherave

Been waiting 16 working days for a nokia code from Vodafone.

vicwatson

10 days from "3" :mad:

vicM

vicwatson wrote: »

10 days from "3" :mad:

Received text from three..unlock code ready, but alas the wrong unlock code as the phone Haag been swapped out earlier..another up to 21 days..:-(

Testament1

12 days and counting waiting on an unlock code from Meteor as they have to get it from the manufacurer it would seem.

Raladic

vicwatson wrote: »

What is the procedure, I thought one can just get these off the internet, why does a mobile phone company have to go to a manufacturer to get this? :mad:

Generally what network carriers do is, they put a query into the manufacturers unlock database which creates the unlock code for your phone. Depending on the model of the phone this can take longer.

For some easy phones like earlier nokia models there were websites that could just calculate the unlock code from the IMEI and country.

long_b

After having to request an unlock code three times from eMobile I'm still waiting - nearly three months later !

MrFrisp

Those are shocking waiting times...

There should be no need to be waiting that long....

I've always used fastgsm.....Never waiting more than 30 minutes...

Granted,,it's not free,but well worth the few minutes wait.. Never a problem.




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whiterebel

vicwatson wrote: »

10 days from "3" :mad:

Which type of phone?

vicwatson

whiterebel wrote: »

Which type of phone?

Samsung Galaxy S, why you ask?

whiterebel

vicwatson wrote: »

Samsung Galaxy S, why you ask?

Just wondering, if it was an iPhone it can take up to 10 days, but I got it in less than a week with Three.