How to unlock Pixel XL EE?

[riz157]

Anyone manage to unlock EE Pixel XL?
I urgently need mine unlocked anyone know of any reliable websites?

thanks

 

[nookcoloruser]

Anyone manage to unlock EE Pixel XL?

I urgently need mine unlocked anyone know of any reliable websites?



thanks

Sadly doesn't appear to be any way to circumvent EE.

They changed the way they unlock the Pixel and it now unlocks in a similar fashion to the iPhone (Apple remotely unlock it / de-flag the sim lock) and so EE have to request Google to do so.

It seems only EE are the doing it this way, so chances of finding a third party who can circumvent it is going to be remote sadly.

Have you requested the unlock from EE ?

If you do find a solution - please share as many of us are in the same boat.

 

[riz157]

I've submitted online form see if that works. I doubt it EE are bunch of so and so's.

 

[FSOP]

Yes EE will do it, but it'll cost you £8.99 and you likely won't get any notification it's been done, you'll just have to try another sim in it in about 10 days or so

 

[nookcoloruser]

@FSOP Are you speaking from experience ?
i.e. Have you had a pixel successfully unlocked by them ?

I ask because I submitted my unlock request directly with customer services 12 days ago (and checked end of last week they had done it) and I still have no unlock. Customer services also told me that there was actually no £8.99 fee anymore for devices bought PAYG - it was free.

I've just tried another sim and still get the 'sim not supported, contact EE to see if they can unlock your device' message in notifications.

I was told it was 10 working days (so two weeks in reality) and I haven't had any message or text to say it can't be done either, but does seem to be taking it time ....

 

[xocomaox]

What the hell is EE? Another carrier somewhere outside the US?

 

[FSOP]

EDIT: I've been informed the 6 month rule doesn't apply to PAYG, but they don't sell the Pixel on PAYG so it's irrelevant, basically there's no way to get the Pixel unlocked by EE until it's 6 months old it seems.

No but I'm in a position to be well aware of the process, I've double checked and it's slightly different for the Pixels.

Contract unlocks still cost £8.99, and PAYG are free, however EE still won't unlock it until it's 6 months old, so if someone on CS has told you otherwise, then you've been misinformed I'm afraid.

 

[riz157]

Yes it's in the UK.

 

[vkh2k1]

Ok, I know this may sound crazy but I got my pixel xl from EE. I unboxed it and skipped quickly through the setup and popped in an O2 sim. I didn't connect to the internet. The sim registered and worked. I thought great, I can use this for work and personal. I tried a call and it worked.
I then added my EE sim and set up the phone, restored my Google stuff and start using it. This morning I went to pop in my 02 sim and it's now locked to EE. I'm starting to think I imagined using the 02 sim! Has anyone else, or could anyone else try this out. If you get the phone from EE don't set it up, skip connecting to the internet, and see if it will accept another companies sim?

 

[bonhor]

Any news on this? Is it possible to do it on a unlocking phone shop?

 

[y2grae]

i filled out the online form, 5 days and i recieved a message the carrier unlock was unlocked.
this has sim unlocked my pixel xl and also the OEM toggle now works so i can unlock bootloader too