Basic information about GSM.
Learn what is IMEI or SimLock. Now it will be simple...
net operator of each
network lock phones in promotion sales with SimLock.
SimLock is a lock that doesn't allows you to use any
others net operator. For example you buy cell phone
in voda phone (it's Uk network) so your phone
cannot be used for example in France in SFR or in
Plus GSM in Sri lanka. All cards from voda phone
will work so you may switch card form voda phone to
prepaid or bill account card. but if you put a
strange card in phone from other network you will
see 'Sim Card not accepted' or something similar to
this (depends on language in phone). Unlocking of
this is very simple but please first be sure that
it's not illegal in your country. If you have this
information you can use for example cable on our
Universal box to unlock almost all phones (look to
our products menu).
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this is a code that lock only phone and it's
almost runes by person who use phone. After you put PIN in phone
phone will need also Security code to logon to net and operate
with this cell phone - without entering it you cannot use
phone.
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this is a
special number that identification you phone in whole world.
Please note that this number is unique and you will not find
phones with the same original number. If you want to check what
is the IMEI number of your phone you may remove battery and read
number form there - it has 15 digits. Other way is to use keypad
*#06# from keypad and you will see IMEI of your phone. Format of
IMEI is just like show below:
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XXXXXX-XX-XXXXXX-X (TAC+FAC+SNR+SP)
where:
-
TAC
- Type Approval Code, it's a number of country of production
phone (for example 49 it's a Germany)
-
FAC
- Final Assembly Code, this is as code of producer (for
example 10 it's a Nokia)
-
SNR
- Serial number, - this is a correct serial number of your
phone
-
SP
- Spare - it's a separator (always 0)
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