Issue with unlocking locked phone

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So I unlocked my o2 Nexus using SamsungIMEIUnlock.com

I got the code within ten minutes, and the code worked perfectly.

So I rooted my phone, and wiped it and on boot it asked for the unlock code again, I entered the code again and the phone unlocked fine.

I was a little confused as to why this had happened, so wiped the phone again to see what would happen and low and behold, it asks for the code again!

Any ideas why this is, and anyone who has used this service, can you please try to see if you have the same issue?

Many thanks!

sorry I don't have an answer to your question but I am curious as to WHAT this unlock code should do. Unless you got a CDMA version of the GN its an international device that isn't carrier locked.

Originally Posted by Goat_For_Sale

sorry I don't have an answer to your question but I am curious as to WHAT this unlock code should do. Unless you got a CDMA version of the GN its an international device that isn't carrier locked.

not all of the uk versions of the nexus are unlocked
the o2 version i have for example was sim locked to o2

Fwiw my GN asks for the simm unlock code every boot, although mine's not a network lock, it's the code I was using to unlock my last (dumb) phone; presumably the 'phone lock' on it was actually a simm lock.

I'm also having the same issue. The code I've used was bought from eBay.

I have requested a unlock from O2 to see if thats solves the problem.

Originally Posted by jhericurls

I'm also having the same issue. The code I've used was bought from eBay.

I have requested a unlock from O2 to see if thats solves the problem.

keep us updated please fella

if it's GSM why don't you guys just use fastboot to unlock. it's super easy. drivers were the only issue i had at first.

Originally Posted by mrvirginia

if it's GSM why don't you guys just use fastboot to unlock. it's super easy. drivers were the only issue i had at first.

I think OP meant SIM locked. Not phone locked.

Originally Posted by winwiz

So I unlocked my o2 Nexus using SamsungIMEIUnlock.com

I got the code within ten minutes, and the code worked perfectly.

So I rooted my phone, and wiped it and on boot it asked for the unlock code again, I entered the code again and the phone unlocked fine.

I was a little confused as to why this had happened, so wiped the phone again to see what would happen and low and behold, it asks for the code again!

Any ideas why this is, and anyone who has used this service, can you please try to see if you have the same issue?

Many thanks!

Unlocking via IMEI deals with the Radio of your phone. When you unlock the phone... the Radio is rewritten.

When you root your phone the Radio is also affected (rewritten). So there is nothing wrong - it is very normal to be asked again for the code.

I'm assuming if you wipe your data on the phone it would wipe out the previous unlock code you entered? I'm not an expert when it comes to entering this sort of data as I got an unlocked Galaxy Nexus.