so you have a sprint phone and don't
know how to unlock it from the Sprint
network join the club
today I'm showing you how to unlock your
phone and I'll explain why carriers lock
your phone in the first place plus I'll
go over the benefits of having and
unlocked them if you haven't yet don't
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unlocking your phone from another
carrier I have a video for every carrier
here in this corner over here now why
would you unlock your phone in the first
place well having an unlocked phone
makes it easier to travel abroad because
you'll be able to use a foreign SIM card
if your phone is unlocked it's also
easier to sell and lastly with an
unlocked phone you can switch carriers
keep in mind though that not all phones
work with every carrier newer phones
tend to have the technology to do so but
if your phone is older than 2007 teenis
Sprint and Verizon phones are generally
compatible and as a rule of thumb
t-mobile and AT&T phones are also
generally compatible now you might be
wondering why on earth cell phone
carriers lock phones to their network in
the first place well it's an easy way to
keep you as their customer and it makes
you stick to them let's say for instance
you have a phone that's network locked
you might want to stay with that carrier
just because it's easier than figuring
out how to unlock it but do not let that
mindset tutor you because today I'm
going to show you how to unlock your
sprint phone in a few simple steps if
you need a little bit more help I'll
have these steps laid out in the
description where you'll also be able to
find a link to a written guide as well
if you need a little bit more help now
before you can unlock your phone you
have to meet a few unlock requirements
just got to do a little bit of homework
first your phone must be active on the
Sprint network for at least 50 days
second your account must be in good
standing meaning no unpaid bills or
anything like that third your phone
cannot be lost or stolen and fourth and
lastly your phone needs to be fully paid
now if you are on the Sprint flex Elise
you have to go through the end of lease
purchase option this means you'll pay a
large lump sum to own your phone after
your lease is over you need to do this
because you can only unlock a phone if
you own it outright once you have met
all of those requirements sprint will
automatically unlock your phone if you
feel like you've met these requirements
and your phone still isn't unlocked you
can a call sprint customer service at
this number below when or if you call to
unlock your phone the request may take
up to two business days just keep that
in mind if you're planning that now
these steps are for Sprint postpaid
customers only if you are a sprint
forward customer you need to call
customer care at this number now if
you're in the military you can unlock
your phone even if you don't own it you
just need to show proof of deployment or
proof that you're either in the military
or on the same account as someone else
who is in the military each line on a
military account can unlock up to two
devices each year that may be a tablet
and a phone or smart watching a phone
which ever combo you like you get two
devices to choose from to unlock if you
need help unlocking your phone military
personnel can go to sprint comm slash
sww support or call customer support at
this number below now I come out with
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