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Sim network unlock PIN

peterichard — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:36:08 GMT

Im sure im not the only one who got this problem,

I just registered on Public Mobile, switching from Bell Aliant.

when i booted my phone up im getting

SIM Network Unlock PIN, where can I find this code

thanks! 🙂

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

CaNuCk07 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:06:37 GMT

@peterichard Sounds like something a mod will need to assist you with. I've tagged one here @Shazia_K, but will help speed up your resolution if you send a private message to the moderators with your account info and the problem.

A quick search through the forum might also help, found the below, 1234 might work.

http://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/The-default-PIN-for-Public-Mobile-SIM-CARD-PIN-LOCK/m-p/80961

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

peterichard — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:07:44 GMT

Tried 1234 before posting this and it didnt work but thank you for the suggestion

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

ShawnC13 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:23:28 GMT

@peterichard, is your phone unlocked? If you are using the same phone your phone could be locked to Bell and you will need to either find a phone that is locked to Telus.Koodo/ PM or an unlocked phone.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

sheytoon — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:56:15 GMT

Your phone is definitely locked to Bell.
You will need to unlock it. Public Mobile won't be able to help.

You can contact Bell for the code, or try third party unlocking services (search Google or eBay).

Good luck!

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

zhadj030 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:01:13 GMT

Yes it sounds like a locked phone. Happened to me before when I first put the PM SIM card in a locked phone to Wind.

You need to buy the code from Bell or maybe ebay if you have an Android

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

ShawnC13 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:54:37 GMT

@peterichard, I used www.mobifree.net when I unlocked my phone from Rogers. I think I payed around ~$15.00 you could also try www.cellunlocker.net

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

peterichard — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:56:26 GMT

I bought one off ebay for my samsung S5. Im stil lwaiting for the code. Hopefully this will work.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

peterichard — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:56:51 GMT

Paid 10$. Its well worth the try

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

srlawren — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 18:33:39 GMT

@peterichard please keep us posted

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

computergeek541 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:53:36 GMT

A phone asking for a network unlock pin most definitely means that it is locked to another carrier. Hopefully, your ebay unlock code seller can provide you with the correct one. After you receive the code, restart your phone and enter the numeric code with your keypad.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

jbeales — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:58:04 GMT

hi, most devices that have a pin used four zeroes as default

@peterichard wrote:
Im sure im not the only one who got this problem,

I just registered on Public Mobile, switching from Bell Aliant.

when i booted my phone up im getting

SIM Network Unlock PIN, where can I find this code

thanks! 🙂

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

stonechucker — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:39:48 GMT

@jbeales, if this were the case, no phones would be locked to a carrier longer than 5 minutes.

Yes, this is true for Bluetooth devices such as GPS units, or headsets, or possibly even printers or scanners, but certainly not for carrier locked cellular phones.

The original poster will need to determine what carrier this phone is valid with, and have that carrier unlock it for them.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

Yawsug — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:01:00 GMT

@peterichard, Just wondering how this worked out for you. I have used an unlocking service to unlock m y Rogers phone when I came to PM and it was avery simple process where I received my unlock code in my email within a couple of hours.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

peterichard — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:04:13 GMT

Alright guys,

I got a Network Unlock Code from ebay. Paid 10$. Im now a proud Public Mobile customer.

thank you for all your replies.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

srlawren — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:06:12 GMT

@peterichard great news! Welcome to Public Mobile!

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

jbeales — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:45:25 GMT

hi , we are not talking about phones locked to certain carrier, we are talking about sims that have a pin to unlock it, a complete different case

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

ShawnC13 — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 23:08:11 GMT

@peterichard, glad things worked out for you and welcome to PM

@jbeales, this thread was about a locked phone.

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

hreiland — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 01:10:19 GMT

How long did it take?

Re: Sim network unlock PIN

peterichard — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 01:24:50 GMT

12 hours