How to Network Unlock your Blackberry Android Phone Guide
Requirements to Network Unlock your Blackberry Android Smartphone:
- Foreign sim card (sim card from another carrier)
- Your Blackberry phone 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)
Warning: Blackberry devices usually 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 Code for Blackberry 10 Devices:
- Insert a non accepted simcard and power phone on
- Go to Settings > Security and Privacy > Sim Card
- Press “Unlock Network”
- Enter the 8 or 16 digit code Blackberry Unlock Codfe
- Phones is now Unlocked!
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
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
If all the information is correct, follow the instructions below to factory reset your device:
Warning: The following procedure will delete all data and applications on the BlackBerry device. If possible, back up the data prior to performing the procedure. For information on how to back up data from the BlackBerry 10 smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, see KB33526.
Before proceeding, download and install (or update to) the latest version of BlackBerry Link : http://ca.blackberry.com/software/desktop/blackberry-link.html?CPID=bb:desktop:mar2014:vanity:bb10:bblink
To reload the BlackBerry 10 OS or BlackBerry PlayBook OS, complete the following steps:
- Power off the BlackBerry 10 smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
- Ensure the computer is connected to the Internet.
- Open BlackBerry Link.
- Connect the device to the computer via the USB cable.
- Under the Devices heading, click the device name when it is displayed.
- Click Preferences at the top-right.
- Under the General heading, click Reload Device Software.
- Click the Reload button.
- Try the code again afterwards.
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.
“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.
Posted Jul 1, 2021, 12:24 AM UTC · edited