Samsung S300 - how to unlock Please help

[droonsta]

Hey... i recieved a BRAND NEW IN BOX Samsungs S300 from Hong Kong
and the guy i bought it off claims that THEY ARE ALL UNLOCKED.. even the supplier said so..

However the one that I GOT says "WRONG CARD" when i insert my sim in...

which means it is LOCK to a network .. which is also WEIRD since there was no Network lock...

I was just wonderig if there was any quick way to UNLOCK my phone...
Because i Dont want the hassle of Sending it back to HK and wasting my postage money and then waiting for a replacement to come in..

If anyone can help me please reply..
greatly appreciate it

Allan

[larciel]

damm.

best way would be to find a program and use your cable..

if not, return it for a replacement

good luck

[Blazers4ever]

When I was in Hong Kong, I tested every phone I was interested in with my own SIM card. I would never take their word for it.

[INNOVA]

Oh crap! Did you buy it from this guy : b2global???? or x1387??

[droonsta]

yes i bought it from b2global?

why so??

hmmm he said he was willing to send me another one if i sent this one back




Any idea how to flash it? wifout farking up the phone? etc etc

Thanks for the replies ppl realli appreciate it

[INNOVA]

Because I got mine from him too!!! It should be here in a few hours! DAMNIT!


Well here ya go... you can try this... turn on the phone and do this code *2767*STACKRESET# and if the phone resets this just might work.... now put in #0111*00000000# and then hit send...

If it says "Personalzation canceled" you did it.

Good luck and get back to us.

[droonsta]

would it bugger up my fone though if i use that code?

cuz some codes can bugger up phones

[INNOVA]

I can't garuntee it wouldn't bugger up your phone... I don't see why it would. This worked for my samsung s105 just fine...

You don't have too much to loose.... Just send it back if it doesn't work.

[droonsta]

hey Inov.. when you receive your fone can u email me
droonsta@hotmail.com
and tell me if YOURS work wif your simcard?

[INNOVA]

Yea sure will.

I was browsing through his feedback and it doesn't look like it is a common occurance.

I fould another s300 there and he got positive feed back from the buyer so I assume it worked.


I use T-mobile and I'll let you know as soon as I get my phone.... Fedex tracking - Out for delivery!

[droonsta]

becuz im using OPTUS here in australia..
so i'm very cuious why it is LOCK

[INNOVA]

This situation is very strange in the first place.

The S300 shouldn't be locked to any network. Are you using a GSM service provider? If so, do they run on the 1800Mhz band over there?- it's triband and not quadband. These could be issues. I don't know squat about Australian Providers.



Edit- I just checked out their website and it is 900Mhz GSM..... it should work... I'm out of ideas.

[droonsta]

optus is only 900

BUT the S300 shud support the 900

[INNOVA]

I remember reading about a dual-band s300 that they sell in asia. I hope you didn't get that one.... but I don't think that's the problem, even if the phone didn't support the network, it should start up with the sim and search.... Well consider that code man... It isn't a matter of screwing up your phone, it is going to do 2 things, work, or fail.... if it fails it would be unlikly that it would take the phone down with it.

-Also you may avoid getting another phone and having it do the same thing if it is for some reason you network.... But wait until I get my phone and I'll tell ya if it works.

[droonsta]

yes please do get back to me
thanks a lot pal

hmmmm lemme see if i can find out about tri/dual

it says triband on the box mate

hmmmmmm

very very odd

duno why it would be locked...