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Can A Phone With An Unpaid Bill Be Unlocked?

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  • 11-11-2016 12:47pm
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    malcy
    Registered Users Posts: 349 ✭✭


    A friend of mine asked me if i could get him an unlock code online for his Samsung Galaxy S5. Told him he could do it through Vodafone but he hasn't paid his bill for it. Would using a service like unlock.ie or the code sellers on Ebay work in unlocking the phone? Or have Vodafone put on a block making this impossible?

    Anyone know of the best places to unlock phones? Thanks.


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    i used Unlock.ie on 3 occasions this year.

    price reasonable, response within 24 hrs & and code worked 1st time each time. didn't have any issues so cannot comment on customer service.

    i dont think vodafone will issue code without payment. but once your using a different network you should be okay to use the handset. thats not to say VF wont pursue the debt.


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    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    i used Unlock.ie on 3 occasions this year.

    price reasonable, response within 24 hrs & and code worked 1st time each time. didn't have any issues so cannot comment on customer service.

    i dont think vodafone will issue code without payment. but once your using a different network you should be okay to use the handset. thats not to say VF wont pursue the debt.


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    malcy
    Registered Users Posts: 349 ✭✭malcy


    Thanks for that. Didn't want to get the code from unlock.ie or elsewhere then find out that VF had a block on it.


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    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    malcy wrote: »
    A friend of mine asked me if i could get him an unlock code online for his Samsung Galaxy S5. Told him he could do it through Vodafone but he hasn't paid his bill for it. Would using a service like unlock.ie or the code sellers on Ebay work in unlocking the phone? Or have Vodafone put on a block making this impossible?

    Anyone know of the best places to unlock phones? Thanks.

    If its a bill phone and your friend is not paying his bill then a network can blacklist the phone. It wont work on any network even if its unlocked.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Get a phone heavily discounted due to contract
    Not pay bill
    Unlock and abscond

    = Theft.

    It can and will be blacklisted if the debt is left for long enough. Tell him to fix his finances.


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