Requirements to Network Unlock your Old Blackberry Phone:

1. Foreign sim card (sim card from another carrier)
2. Your Old Blackberry device unlock code from the original carriers

You can request an network unlock code from the original carrier of the device by contacting them.

(If you don’t have an unlock code yet or were rejected by your carrier, you can get a Blackberry Unlock Code from cellunlocker.net. There is a 10% discount available too if you need to get a code from cellunlocker.net: RDDT10)

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Warning: Some Blackberry devices has only 10 attempts to input an unlock code. If you run out, you are hardlocked and cannot unlock your phone anymore.

Instructions to Input Blackberry Unlock Code:

1. Start the phone on with a foreign sim card
2. On the main menu, go to ‘Settings’
3. Go to ‘Advanced Options’, then select ‘Sim Card’
4. Type MEPD (you won’t see anything typed on your screen)
5. Then, type in MEP, hold ALT and press 2 (another screen will pop up asking for the code)
6. Input the 8 or 16 digit unlock code
7. Phone is now unlocked

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1. Go to Options > Device Settings > Advanced System Settings > Sim Card
2. Type in MEPD using the keyboard (nothing will appear on screen)
3. Then, type in MEP, hold ALT and press 2 (another screen will pop up asking for the code)
4. Enter the code once and press the enter key
5. Phone is now unlocked

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1. Start the phone on with a foreign sim card
2. Phone will display ‘Sim Unlock Code is Needed to Use the phone proceed?’
3. Click ‘Yes’ and input the 8 or 16 digit unlock code
4. Phone is now unlocked

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Turn your connections and airplane mode off before proceeding with the unlocking

(Please note if your phone is blacklisted, it will not work with other USA or North American carriers. Blacklist/blocked means that the carriers have blocked your device from being used inside North America possibly due to reported lost, stolen, or unpaid bills. However, it will usually still work with overseas carriers overseas since they don't share the same blacklists.)

If you want to check if your device is blacklisted or not, you can usually check it with websites such as:

https://stolenphonechecker.org/spc/consumer for USA

https://www.devicecheck.ca/check-status-device-canada/ for Canada

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Troubleshooting:

“My phone does not prompt for a network unlock code.”

In this situation, it could be one of the following reasons:

• Phone is already unlocked
• Sim card slot is defective
• IMEI is blacklisted by the original carrier
• The phone requires an alternative way to unlock

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My Phone displays “MEP 0”:

This means your phone is hardlocked and has no more attempts to Unlock your device. At this point there are no alternatives to unlock this device.

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“I unlocked the phone but I’m not able to use data or send/receive MMS.”

In this case you will need to adjust what’s called the APN settings. The APN settings vary depending on the service provider you are trying to use. Please contact your service provider and they can assist you with setting this up. There is no separate unlock for data/internet or MMS. If you can call or text, your phone’s network is fully unlocked.

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My Phone is asking for the “PUK” or “Security Pin” or “Password”:

If your phone is asking for one of the above, it is requesting a device or sim card passcode lock set on the phone by the user. If you do not know, it's best to contact the carriers and ask them about your sim pin number.