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Unlocking a phone with my current SIM

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  • 20-08-2017 9:47pm
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    MargeS
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭


    I currently have an S5 on the vodafone network.

    I have an old S3 that I no longer use.

    I want to unlock it so that I can use it on a trip where I can buy a local sim card.

    Can I put my current S5 sim into the S3 and unlock it using instructions found on the internet? Will it screw up my SIM card?


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    Q&A
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    Your sim will be fine. All the code does is allow sims from other networks to work in the phone. It's been a while since I unlocked a phone but I'm not sure you actually need a sim for anything other than checking it's worked. Obviously to check just make sure the sim is from a different provider than what the phone was originally on.


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    MargeS
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭MargeS


    I've tried it with my SIM and it didn't work. Nothing happened.
    But I found that the Vodafone site will actually give you up to 3 NAC codes if you enter your EMEI number into an online form.

    The instructions for Without SIM didn't work: Without SIM: #7465625*638*NCK# (NCK is the 8 digit unlock code)

    So I have to try and get my hands on a non Vodafone SIM and see if the NAC code will work that way.


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