By: Ryan Paulin
The best way to unlock HTC phones is through
the remote unlocking process. This process does not only give you the
option to do the unlocking yourself, it is also less costly than having
to pay someone else to connect a data cable and use their software to
unlock your phone. With the remote unlock process you would only need to
have the specific unlocking code for your HTC phone, as well as the
IMEI code. You would have to look for the IMEI code yourself and there
are three ways to do this:
* Look into the back panel of your phone where the battery is located
for a 15-digit code. Sometimes, there are letters before or after the
digits that says IMEI.
* By typing *#06# on your phone's dialer. Remember not to press the send or call button, just wait for a pop-up on your screen.
* Or go to the device information section of your phone. The IMEI number would normally be listed there as well.
Now that you got the IMEI code, it is time to look for the code that
would unlock your HTC phone. There are numerous websites that could give
you this information for varying amounts of service fees. Before
purchasing the code from any of these websites, you must remember to
check on the safety of your credit or debit card information to ensure
that you do not fall victim to identity theft or fraud. Although most
trustworthy websites offer safety and security for your payment
information, you may need to read the user comments and check on reviews
about the site just to be sure. Another factor that you must consider
is the site's refund policy. If they do not allow a full refund should
anything go wrong, chances are the site is a scam so you must steer
clear of it.
Once you have found a trustworthy site, unlocking your HTC phone
would then be easy. On one website, all it takes is three steps and you
would be good to go:
* Select the model of your HTC phone from the dropdown. You would then be automatically moved to step 2, which would be
* To choose either the yes or no radio button on whether you know
which network your phone is locked to. If you choose yes, a dropdown
would automatically come up where you can choose your country, and then
another dropdown for a list of service providers
* Once you have chosen the right options from the dropdown, step
three would contain information on whether there is a code that you can
purchase for unlocking. If there is, the price and delivery time would
be indicated.
The usual delivery time can take from somewhere around three up to
ten minutes, sometimes longer than that. Another indication of the
trustworthiness of the site is if the delivery time is also indicated on
the same page as the price even before you make the purchase. The site
must also have a full-time customer support that would be able to answer
your queries either through chat or a toll-free number for a call
center.
