topic Re: Unblock my public mobile phone in Get Support

Unblock my public mobile phone

Public — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:22:18 GMT

My plan expired 2 years ago and I want to use the phone on another provider that I have an account with since I lost my phone with them. Thay ask me to call public mobile to unlock the phone so I can use it now with my current provider...but there are no customer service representative in public mobile. How do I proceed then to unblocking the public mobile phone?

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

DK — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:34:37 GMT

What kind of phone is it? Sometimes it is cheaper just to use eBay. For example Telus charges $35 which is the cheapest of the big three and there subsidiaries but for a Samsung phone it will usually set you back about $15-$20 for the unlock on eBay.

Where as if it is an iPhone it is cheaper to unlock the the provider/carrier.

Let us know what model it is and can point you in the right direction.

Cheers

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

makkahn28 — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:45:44 GMT

If Your Phone is one of the Legacy CDMA Phones, Impossible. PM's Older CDMA phones used PCS G Band, and no other carrier used it. And more importantly, CDMA is mainly phased out, not many carriers around the planet use CDMA now

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

Public — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:47:42 GMT

The public mobile phone is the flip phone Unimax. I just want to use it so I won't buy any phone. Why? do they charge to unblock the phone? Thanks for the reply.

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

makkahn28 — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:54:18 GMT

Unfortunately, That phone Won't work, CDMA, and PCS G Band, no carrier uses that, PM did, but Network is Shutdown now, since Aug of Last year

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

DK — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:39:53 GMT

Most carriers charge to unlock the device. If the phone is paid off it should be a free service.

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

DK — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:42:52 GMT

Moot point regardless as your phone won't be compatible with any carrier.

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

makkahn28 — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 18:23:57 GMT

That's what I was trying to say. When @Public mentioned of being w. PM 2 years ago, and

Trying to use handset, already figured out @Public was referring to an legacy phone.

Re: Unblock my public mobile phone

chukdefatey — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 06:37:30 GMT

@Public, All Providers Block most of there Phones and Telus is the Cheapest out of everyone else and all other Providers Charge $50+ and now having said that the Phone you had even if it was unblocked it was only compatible on the old Public Mobile Network and they were the only ones with that Network.