What is up guys? Khristian here from Unlock River. In today's video, I'm going to show you how
to unlock an android phone out there in the market, so this is a very special video for all of you
android users that have requested this video. So I'm going to show you how to unlock your
phone. It is actually very, very simple. So after you unlock it, you will be able to use it with any
GSM sim card of your choice. It is that simple, and it works almost 95% to 100% of the time, so
it's very reliable, and it is exactly the same procedure for any Samsung or for any HTC or any
other android phone out there.
Now, I have a Windows phone here because this method will also work for Windows, but this
video is especially for the android users. So I'm just going to grab a phone here. It is the same
procedure as for any other, so it doesn't matter. So we're just going to grab this phone, and you're
going to start by typing star, hash, zero, six, hash. All right, so you will see the 15-digit IME
number pop up on your screen. This is probably the most important step of the whole unlocking
procedure.
Based on this number, we're going to request the unlock code to unlock this phone, okay. So this
is probably the most important part, and just to show you it is the same procedure with any other
phone, I'm just going to grab this Samsung Galaxy 6, type this command, and you will see that
the IME number will also pop up. Perfect. Now before I continue, I have to mention that
unfortunately, it is not free. We will have to pay a small amount, but trust me guys, it is worth
every penny to have your phone fully factory unlocked. With that said, let's proceed.
So we're going to go the website unlockriver.com, and on this web site, we will request the
unlock code to unlock this phone or any other phone you want to unlock. So we're going to start
by filling out the information here. As you can see here, there is a form, and we're going to start
by selecting the original carrier. So my phone is currently locked to AT&T in the United States. I
brought it here. Then you will select the brand of your phone. You can select Samsung, HTC,
Huawei or any other, and then select the exact model. In this case, I'm going to select my exact
product or exact model I'm trying to unlock. So I'm just going to select ZTE Concord because
that's the one I'm unlocking.
The following step is very, very important. Here you have to write down your 15-digit IME
number. Remember that's the number we got at the beginning of the video, so just make sure you
use 100% correct. Next, you have to write down your personal email where you want to receive
your unlock code. So they will send you your unique unlock code to this email, so also make
sure it is 100% correct. Now, if you scroll down, you will see the price to unlock your phone.
Please note that the prices will always change. They change all the time, depends on your phones
brand, carrier, country, and all that, so this price will not be the same as yours.
So on the following screen, you will see a summary of your order, so just make sure you read
everything here. There is important information you need to consider, but it is all safe, don't
worry, we just want to make sure everything is ready here, and as I promised, I was going to
show you exactly step-by-step how to unlock your phone. So I'm going to complete the whole
process with you guys. So I'm going to click where it says checkout with PayPal, and if you don't
have a PayPal account, don't worry, you can always click here, create a new account or use any
other method. I do have a PayPal account. I'm just going to log in really quick, then I'm just
going to click Pay Now once I'm logged in, and that's it. We should get a confirmation message,
saying that the payment was placed successfully, that the order was placed successfully.
As you can see here, it says thank you for your order, and basically, it tells you that your order
was completed successfully, and now you just have to wait. You have to wait until they send you
your unlock code. This may take five minutes and up to three or ten business days. It depends on
every brand. I'm going to show you my personal email account, so that you can see how the
email will look like. So this is the email I just got from Unlock River. As you can see, it says
your unlock code is ready. So once you open that email, you will see your unlock code there.
That's a unique code, and it will only work for one unique phone. It's calculated based on your
IME number.
Anyways, we're going to insert this unlock code into the phone, okay. So we're going to bring up
here the phone, and the first thing you have to do is completely power off your phone, okay.
We're going to hit where it says power off. Again, this is the procedure for any other android
phone like Huawei, Samsung, Alcatel or any other, doesn't matter, okay. So we're going to power
off the phone, and once the phone is fully off, we're going to replace the sim card. In this case,
my phone has a removable battery, so I'm just going to have to take that off, and we're going to
replace the sim card.
This is very important. For example, my phone is currently locked to AT&T. As you can see
here, this is my original sim card from AT&T. So I'm going to insert one different sim card that
is not from AT&T. It can be any other GSM carrier, okay. In this case, I want to use my phone
with T-Mobile, so you can insert a T-Mobile's sim card or any other as long as it's different from
the original carrier, doesn't matter. It must be a GSM sim card, okay. So once you have your new
sim card inside, we're going to power on the phone again, okay.
So, again, if you have like Samsung Galaxy or any other, you probably won't need to remove the
back cover of the phone, so you simply need to insert it on top. The same for HTC phones, okay.
So this is exactly the same procedure. Basically, you need to insert a new sim card different from
the original carrier. Once you power on the phone again, you will see like a message saying sim
network unlock code or enter unlock code or something similar. You're going to see right now.
So once you see that message, you're going to go ahead and insert the unlocked code you
received in your email.
So as you can see here, it says sim network unlock pin, so we're going to go ahead and insert the
unlock code, okay, that will only work one time. So, let's go ahead, 9-0-9-4-9-4-8-8-1-3-5-7-8-9-
7-6, perfect. We're going to hit okay, and we should get a confirmation message or a success
message. Sim network unlock successful. Perfect! That's it guys. My phone is now fully factory
unlocked. Now I can use it with Roger's, T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2 or any other GSM sim card
worldwide. It is as simple as that guys.
I hope you enjoyed the video. If you did, give it a thumbs up. Let me know if you have any
questions in the comment section down below, and thank you for watching. We upload videos
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