I can’t speak for everyone else, but it seems that the world of smart phone technology appears to be shifting to all touch screen devices. Way back when, BlackBerry launched their first touch screen device – the BlackBerry Storm, followed by the BlackBerry Torch, to a dual touch screen and full QWERTY keypad from the Bold 9900 and now finally, a full touch screen device on the BlackBerry Curve 9380! For BlackBerry users who have been switching back and forth between various android devices and back to the BlackBerry – or back and forth from the iPhone to the BlackBerry, this phone is a great medium.

One of our partners has graciously allowed us to video tape the unlocking process to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380. The unlocking procedure is the same as all of the BlackBerries that come with OS 7.0 and most likely for future operating systems that BlackBerry releases. If you don’t believe us, then go ahead and watch our video on How to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380.

Things you’ll need to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380:

• A SIM card from a differnt network than the one that the phone is from.
• A BlackBerry Curve 9380 that is locked.
• The ability to follow the easiest possible instructions to unlock a phone

How to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380 with unlock code

1. Insert your SIM card from a different network than the one your phone is from.
2. Answer yes when asked to enter in the unlock code
3. Enter in the BlackBerry Curve 9380 unlock code which can be purchased from our unlocking store
4. Press enter and watch your GSM SIM card connect to its network!

We’re slightly late on this one, but nevertheless, we’re extremely excited to introduce to you the easiest method to unlock BlackBerry Bold 9790. As usual, we created a simple step by step tutorial which you can watch by clicking above on our YouTube video. This phone features some great new things such as a slimmer model than the Bold 9700,9780 and significantly more narrow than the new Bold Touch 9900. The phone itself is great, but unfortunately, we’ve had to part with it after unlocking it!

Take a look at our video and you’ll see exactly how easy it is to unlock your BlackBerry Bold 9790. The only things you’ll need of course are an unaccepted SIM card – which is a SIM card from another network than that of the phone and obviously the phone. Below is a simplified written version of how to unlock a BlackBerry Bold 9790.

How to Unlock BlackBerry Bold 9790 with Unlock Code

1) Insert an unaccepted SIM card (any SIM card from another GSM network)
2) You’ll be asked if you want to enter the unlock code
3) Select Yes
4) Enter in the 8 or 16 digit unlock code provided by Cellfservices. Unlock codes for BlackBerry Bold 9790s will vary as some carriers use an 8 digit code while others use a 16 digit code
5) Press enter and watch your newly unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9790 connect to the GSM network that your SIM card is from!

You can purchase your BlackBerry Bold 9790 unlock code from our unlocking store if you are one of the privileged people to have gotten this phone! Cheers and happy unlocking!

Cellfservices is proud to announce that we are now unlocking all Alcatel cell phones as well as unlocking all Alcatel USB Modems. You can purchase your unlock code for Alcatel from our unlocking store.  We currently have 231 Alcatel models in our store that can be unlocked. If you do not see the model for your phone, please contact our Store’s customer service team and we will add your Alcatel unlock code to our store.

The process is still the same. In order to unlock Alcatel cell phones, we will need the following pieces of information which can all be found on our product pages:

1) The IMEI from your phone – This can be obtained by looking on the sticker behind the battery or by dialing *#06# on your Keypad.
2) The model of your phone
3) The Network carrier that it is locked to (originally from)
4) The 10 character provider ID which can be found by looking on the sticker behind the battery.

Within no time, our unlock code processing team will be able to send your unlock code.

To get your Alcatel Unlock Code visit our store and purchase your unique Alcatel unlock code.

A belated Thanksgiving to you all from the Cellfservices team. After enjoying a nice meal with the people you love and care about, today is all about bargains, deals and a way to get the most bang for your buck.

With that said, we introduce to you our Cellfservices BLACKberry FRIDAY SALE! We have become well appreciated for our speedy BlackBerry unlocking and thought that this would be something that all BlackBerry users can benefit from.  We’ve gone on and on about the benefits of cell phone unlocking, and if you haven’t had a chance to read it, then I’d recommend you to take a read through the Top 5 Myths of Cell phone unlocking.

For those that are familiar with what our services will and will not allow you to do, please enjoy this sale. No more coupon codes, but this deal is available to anyone and everyone who jumps onto our site. For some extremely cheap and discounted BlackBerry unlock codes, join us in our unlocking store.

Eligibility Dates: November 25, 2011 – November 27, 2011

Although the idea of unlocking a cell phone has been around for over a decade, the facts are often misunderstood. As a result, there are myths that are created as to what this whole cell phone unlocking process does. We get at least a handful of questions everyday addressing the same issues so we thought it would be best to answer it here for those who are searching for answers. I’ll be addressing the top 5 questions that we receive as a cell phone unlocking company and hopefully clarify the most common questions for the everyday end user.

Myth #5. Unlocking a cell phone will lock it to another carrier

One of the top questions we get is, “So if I unlock my phone, will it be locked to the new SIM card  that I want to use it with?” Keep in mind, you are unlocking a phone, not a SIM card. There is no such thing as “unlocking a SIM card“. SIM cards are basically tiny pieces of plastic with a chip that stores your ‘wireless identity’ (ie. phone number) and allows you to communicate with your carrier’s wireless towers.  Your phone will decide whether or not it can read the SIM card.

Most cell phones that are purchased come with a SIM restriction which means that it is “locked” to whichever network carrier it is that you bought the phone from. When you purchase a phone from AT&T, the phone itself is provisioned only to allow AT&T SIM cards to be read on the phone. If you want to use your AT&T phone on the T-mobile network, the phone will not be able to read the information from the SIM card due to the SIM restriction. When unlocking your phone, you are removing that SIM restrictions, which will allow you to use your T-mobile SIM card on your AT&T phone. The big lesson in this all is that you will also be able to use other GSM SIM cards in your phone as well. For example, you are using an unlocked AT&T phone on the T-mobile network. You decide to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for vacation. The real beauty in unlocking your phone is that you will now be able to use another GSM SIM card (ie. Vodafone, Orange, O2) in the UK and eliminate your roaming fees. All you need to do is purchase a SIM card from the UK and pop it into your AT&T unlocked cell phone. You’ll now have a local UK number and pay the local UK wireless rates. So what do you do when you get back to the United States? Take out your UK SIM card and put your T-mobile SIM card back into your phone.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not limited to the USA and the UK. These were just used as examples.

Take away answer: Your wireless information (phone number) is located on the SIM card, not on the phone itself. Unlocking it will give you the freedom to use any GSM SIM card whenever and wherever you want.

Myth #4. Cell phone unlocking is illegal and only sketchy people do it

There is extensive documentation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the USA as well as from various national telecommunications organizations that states that unlocking a cell phone is not illegal. Keep in mind, you are removing the SIM lock so you can save yourself some money when travelling internationally or by using your favorite phone on your favorite wireless carrier. You are not stealing free wireless communications, free text messaging, free data or anything of that sort. That would be illegal!

There are thousands of stores that can unlock your cell phone with – a lot of stores which are a part of our unlock codes wholesale distribution program. The stores that are Cellfservices authorized are completely legitimate and will ensure that your phone is unlocked properly. What you want to beware of are stores that ask to keep your phone overnight. There is no reason that this would need to be done for a SIM unlock procedure. If we can provide unlock codes from our online store where you can unlock your phone from the comfort of your own home, why would they need to keep your phone overnight to do it? If you’re doing it from a store, make sure they do not keep your phone overnight. If you’d rather keep the phone at home, you can get your unlock code from our Cellfservices unlocking store and unlock it yourself.

Take away answer: It’s completely legal in Canada and the United States. We have yet to hear of a single country where it is documented as being illegal.

Myth #3. It’s better to buy an unlocked phone than to unlock it myself

The real question is: What’s the difference? The truth is that there is no difference at all! Correction: the difference is that you’ll end up paying a markup fee of $100-$300 by purchasing an already unlocked phone. There are thousands of retailers who sell unlocked cell phones either from their storefront or from their online stores. The way that they are able to do this is by purchasing locked cell phones, and then unlocking it themselves and putting it up in their store. They’ll end up paying anywhere between $15-$50 to unlock it and then mark up the value ten-fold.

The cheapest way to get an unlocked cell phone: If you’re happy with your wireless carrier’s services, you can take advantage of the discounts they provide to customers on hardware by signing into a 1-3 year contract with them. If you have no intentions to leave the country or switch out of using their services, then this is the perfect way for you to get an unlocked cell phone for cheapo! Carriers will offer the latest and hottest smart phones for anywhere between $0-$200 on a 1-3 year term. The unlock code will cost you anywhere between $15-$50. At an average cost, you’ll have your favorite unlocked smart phone for $132.50. A retailer would sell you that same unlocked cell phone for probably in the range of $400-$700.

Take away answer: Buy your cell phone from your carrier at a discounted price and unlock it yourself. You’ll save hundreds of dollars guaranteed!

Myth #2. I have to be a technical genius to unlock my phone

For anyone who’s visited our YouTube channel of cell phone unlocking videos, you know how easy it is to unlock a cell phone. We create these YouTube videos to show you exactly how easy it is to unlock a cell phone. The majority of cell phones have the simple instructions of inserting a SIM Card that is not accepted by the phone (ie. an AT&T SIM card in a T-mobile phone). As soon as the phone powers up, it’ll ask you to enter in your unlock code. You press the magic unlock button and your phone is now unlocked.

The only technical part of this is actually getting your unlock code, but that’s what we’re here for. The process itself is very straight forward for all cell phones even if they do not follow the method listed above. Instructions are always provided with your unlock code.

Take away answer: It doesn’t take an IT specialist or a software engineer to unlock a cell phone. Literally anyone can do it. We have video tutorials as well as simple written instructions that are always provided with your unlock code.

Myth #1. Unlocking a phone means I can use it with every single carrier

If you’ve read through the first 4 myths, the number 1 myth about cell phone unlocking may confuse you. Unlocking a phone means that you will be able to use any GSM SIM card in your phone, but it does not mean that it can be used with any carrier around the world. There are two important factors to take into consideration.

1. Wireless Technology (GSM vs. CDMA)
2. Wireless compatibility (GSM Bands/Frequencies, 3G Bands/Frequencies)

Wireless Technology (GSM vs. CDMA)

Every carrier uses a type of wireless technology to communicate with their wireless towers. The two most popular types of technology are GSM and CDMA. Keep in mind that wireless technology isn’t limited to the two. There are other types of technology that we will not get into in this article such as WCDMA, AWS, iDen and HSPA.

As a simple reference, GSM refers to using SIM cards as a primary means of communications, while CDMA does not use SIM cards at all – rather, they are activated on a network by the ESN number. Two primary examples of these are AT&T and T-mobile using GSM technology and Verizon and Sprint using CDMA technology. Do not be fooled by the Verizon SIM card that may come with your Verizon world phone. This is an international roaming SIM card that Verizon gives to their customers to be used on their network. You will still be paying roaming fees. Just because your Verizon or Sprint world phone has a SIM card slot, it does not mean that it uses GSM technology as their primary means of communication.

When unlocking a cell phone, it will allow you to use it on any compatible network carrier. This means that you cannot unlock a GSM phone and use it on a CDMA network since CDMA networks do not use SIM cards at all. GSM phones do not have an ESN number; hence, making it impossible to use a GSM phone on a CDMA network. CDMA phones cannot be used on GSM networks either with the exception of CDMA World phones such as the popular BlackBerry and HTC world phones on various CDMA networks which have a SIM card slot available on it and support the appropriate GSM frequencies which we’ll now explain.

Wireless Compatibility (GSM Bands/Frequencies, 3G Bands/Frequencies)

The second component to understanding which networks an unlocked cell phone will work on is probably the most important. On top of the technology types (GSM, CDMA) that carriers operate on, there are GSM Bands/Frequencies and 3G Bands/Frequencies. In order for your unlocked cell phone to work on another network carrier, they must be compatible. The wireless carriers operate on specific frequencies and every cell phone has designated frequencies that it is compatible with. It sounds a lot more confusing than it actually is.  Here are a few examples to help you better understand this.

If the phone’s frequencies match with the carrier’s GSM frequencies, you will be able to get a GSM signal. The same applies for 3G. If there is no match at all, the SIM card cannot be read by the phone regardless if it is unlocked.

If you decide that you want to unlock your cell phone, please make sure that the wireless carrier you want to use your unlocked phone with is compatible!

Conclusion to Cell phone unlocking

The benefits are truly endless in this and it is virtually for anyone who travels abroad, or anyone who wants to use their cell phone on another GSM carrier. This guide should give you a good idea on the frequently asked questions we get and clear the air for you all!

Finally the Droid 3 is here! For anyone who has happened to get their hands on any of the Droid series phones, you know that it’s a solid phone in every single possible way. I had the opportunity to play around with the Droid 3 XT860 for a while from Bell Mobility and definitely had a ball playing around with its features. We were able to get down to testing the unlocks on the Droid 3 XT860, and we’re proud to announce that we are unlocking all Motorola Droid 3 XT860s now without any known problems at all. We were able to unlock Motorola Droid 3 XT860 from Bell Mobility and as you can see in the video above, we were able to successfully get a signal from our Rogers Wireless SIM card.

The actual unlocking process in removing the SIM lock from the Motorola Droid 3 XT860 is very straightforward, however, the process of generating the codes is a little more difficult than usual. The process typically take 1 hour – 3 business days to process the unlock code. Once you get your Motorola XT860 unlock code from our unlocking store, you can go ahead and follow these simple instructions or watch our video tutorial if it’s easier for you.

How to unlock Motorola Droid 3 XT860

1.) First you need to insert a SIM card that is not from the network carrier that the phone is originally from.
2.) Next, power on the phone and you will be asked to enter in the Network unlock code.
3.) When purchasing an unlock code from our store, you will receive this 8 or 16 digit code to enter in this step. Do not try to guess it as you may permanently lock your Motorola Droid 3 to the network carrier it’s originally from.
4.) After you’ve entered in the unlock code, press the “unlock” button.
5.) Almost instantly after, you’ll receive a message that says Network unlock successful!

At this point, your phone will redirect to the lock screen where, shortly after, you will see it connect to the network carrier that the SIM card is from. You can unlock it with an unactive SIM card, but if you have an active SIM card, you will see it connect immediately.

The Motorola Atrix 4G, also known as the MB860 has been an extreme success in what Motorola has become today. With the whole Android boom, everyone seems to love the fast speeds of the Atrix 4G. The two main North American carriers who are selling the Motorola Atrix are Bell Mobility in Canada and AT&T – the GSM super power in the United States. The unlocking procedure to unlock Motorola Atrix is very straight forward. Just like the majority of Motorola phones, the unlocking procedure is very much the same. You can watch our video above which describes how to unlock your Motorola Atrix 4G. If you prefer to go through the written steps, take a quick look below to see how easy it is to unlock your Atrix 4G or MB860.

How to unlock Motorola Atrix MB860

The things that you will need are a Motorola Atrix 4G or Motorola MB860, a SIM card that is not from the network carrier that your phone is from as well as a Motorola Atrix unlock code which can be purchased from our Cellfservices unlocking store. After you have all of these things, you can follow these simple step by step instructions.

1.) Insert the SIM card that is not from the carrier that your Atrix 4G MB860 is from.
2.) Power on your phone
3.) Without even touching anything, you will be asked to enter in the Network unlock code since your SIM is at this time unaccepted.
4.) Enter in the unlock code for Motorola Atrix
5.) After you’re done entering in the code, you just need to press the unlock button. It will say “Network unlock Successful” and go directly to the lock screen.

In about 15 seconds, you will see your unaccepted SIM card now accepted into your phone since your Motorola MB860 or Motorola Atrix 4G – whatever you prefer to call it will be up and running on any GSM network carrier around the world. That’s all there is to unlocking the Motorola Atrix 4G.

Believe it or not, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is still one of the most popular phones that people are unlocking these days. The unlocking instructions are very similar to other BlackBerry smart phones, however, when unlocking the Tour 9630, there is an extra step that is required in order to activate your GSM mode. We’ll get into that a bit later. As for the unlocking process, it’s a very straightforward one. The two things that you’ll need is a SIM card as well as a BlackBerry Tour unlock code which can be purchased from our unlocking store.

How to unlock BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Instructions)

1.) Insert a SIM card into the phone. We prefer to use one that is not accepted meaning one that is not from the carrier that the phone is from.
2.) Power on the phone
3.) Go to options
4.) Go to advanced options
5.) Go to the SIM card menu.
6.) Here, you’ll need to type in the letters MEPD. Try to type them in in capital letters so you can see the personalization menu. In this video, we were able to actually skip right to the next and most important step.
7.) After you have typed MEPD, you want to type MEP[alt]2. This will bring up the menu that says “Enter Network MEP Code (# Left)”. The number represents the number of attempts that you have remaining to unlock BlackBerry Tour 9630. If it says 0 Left, please do not purchase an unlock code because it will not work in your phone. If you see after typing MEPD, it says that the network is either Disabled or Inactive, then it means that your phone is already unlocked and you can follow the next few steps to get your GSM SIM card working in your phone.
8.) Enter in the unlock code and press enter after completing your entry.
9.) You will receive a message that says “Code Accepted”. Also, if you were able to get the personalization menu up, you’ll notice how the Network changes from Active to Inactive or Disabled.  This is a good sign. It means your phone is now network unlocked.
10.) If you have a GSM SIM card inside such as a Rogers, Fido, AT&T or T-mobile SIM, proceed and follow these last steps to activate GSM mode on the CDMA world phone the Tour 9630.
11.) Go to Manage Connections
12.) Go to Mobile Network Options
13.) Beside Network Technology, you must change this to GSM/UMTS.
14.) You should also change the Network mode to 2G.

That’s all there is to unlocking the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Please make sure that your phone is not hard locked or already unlocked prior to purchasing the code from our unlock store. If you need your unlock code for BlackBerry Tour, then you can go ahead and proceed to our unlocking store where we are now unlocking over 3000 different phones from various brands.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 really kicked off a huge impulse in the android market. This is one of the more popular phones in the European and Asian continents. The phone itself is very easy to unlock, however, it can be difficult to obtain the unlock code for Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. Thankfully, we are able to provide you with two options to unlock this phone. We have two options to unlock this phone. The first method is to unlock Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 by software. We will provide you with a login and password to unlock one Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. You must have a windows operating computer to use this software. There are a few great features to unlocking by software. The first is that your phone will be unlocked instantly after running our software. The second great thing is that even if your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is hard locked – meaning too many incorrect attempts were made to the phone unsuccessfully, the software still unlock it regardless.

Regardless, this post is about unlocking the Sony Ericsson X8 with an unlock code.  Our preferred method is to unlock by codesince it is the safest possible method to unlock your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. If your X8 is hard locked, the code will not work, so it is important to check that by following our X8 and X10 tutorial to see if your phone is hard locked. The issue with unlocking by code is that depending on the carrier that your X8 is locked to and the date that you purchase it. It could take as short as 5 days and as long as 3 weeks. Our Sony Ericsson submissions are sent bi-weekly. This means that every second Saturday from our submission, our codes are returned by the following Saturday. It is a frustrating process since we do like to deliver our unlock codes instantly and some of our services such as BlackBerry unlocking, we are able to provide an instant service, however, this is the only method to get a 100% foolproof working code. For some carriers, we do have services that will take significantly less time such as 0-72 hours. Again, that depends on the network carrier that your Xperia X8 is locked to.

Above, you’ll see a tutorial video on how to unlock the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 and a successful unlocking of it. Below you can read through the written instructions on how to unlock this great phone.

How to unlock Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

1.) First, you need to insert a SIM card that is from a different network carrier than the carrier your phone is locked to.
2.) Next, you will need to enter in your Sony Ericsson X8 unlock code which can be purchased from our unlocking store.
3.) After you enter in the code, press the “unlock” button.
4.) After it is successfully unlocked, you will receive a message that says Network unlock was successful.

This is the only way that you are able to unlock Sony Ericsson X8 with an unlock code.  Simple, safe and absolutely dummy proof!

The Nokia C3 has been an extremely popular smart phone because of its high functioning power, reliability and extremely low price. The big players who happened to get this phone include Rogers, ChatR, AT&T and many carriers around the world. The instructions that we provide you with today on how to unlock Nokia C3 are very interesting because it can differ from carrier to carrier. Rogers, ChatR and Fido have a different way of unlocking their Nokia C3 device than that of AT&T or a carrier from Europe. Our video above explains clearly on how to do this depending on the carrier that your phone is from.

Please note that Nokia phones only have 3 attempts before the phone becomes permanently locked to its original network carrier. Please make sure no one has attempted to unlock your Nokia C3 prior to purchasing the unlock code.

How to Unlock Rogers, ChatR or Fido Nokia C3

1.) First you would need to insert any SIM card in the phone.
2.) Next you would need to compose the following using the keypad: #pw+code+7# (Ex. #pw+111111111222222+7#). DO NOT try to use that code. You can purchase your code to unlock nokia C3 from our unlocking store.
3.)  When you press the last # button, you should receive a message that says “Network Restriction Off” and your phone may reboot.
NOTE: If you receive a message that says “Cannot undo restriction” or “Not Allowed”, it means that your phone is permanently locked to the Rogers, Fido, or ChatR network and the phone cannot be unlocked. In this case, there would be no use in purchasing the unlock code for Nokia C3. 

How to unlock any other Nokia C3 locked to another carrier

If you have a Nokia C3 locked to another carrier, the steps to unlock your Nokia C3 are slightly different.  Please review the instructions below:

1.) Insert any SIM card into the phone.
2.) Here, you will need to compose the code #pw+code+1# (ex. #pw+111111111111111+1#) – note the difference how these use a plus one and not a plus seven. You can get your Nokia C3 unlock code from our Cellfservices unlocking store. Take note that we cannot unlock the Nokia C3 from every single network carrier around the world, but the list is limited to what is available on our product page.
3.) When you press the pound/hash button at the end, if your code is successful, it will say “Network restriction off”

The same rules apply to the Not Allowed or Cannot undo Restriction. It works the same way that it means that it is completely hard locked.

I know it looks a lot harder than it really is, but take a look at our unlocking video and everything should make sense! If you have any comments or questions, please go ahead and join us on Facebook where we answer all of your unlocking related questions.