[Q] Droid 3 hardlocked?

[quetonix]

Hi, im in the uk and i just received my brand new droid 3 global phone today and its great! Apart from the fact it is locked to verizon usa ..
But to my aid i was given 2 unlock codes and i tried them both but they didnt work, so i tried them a couple of times and now my phone says that i have to contact the service provider (which is verizon). So i contacted verizon and they said that i had to be in the us and had to have been a customer for 6months for them to unlock it, so they wern't much help.
So i went to my network here on the uk, and they pointed me here.
I want to use my giffgaff sim (uk network) on my phone so was wondering that is there any way I can unlock this phone? Assuming it is hardlocked, is it possible for me to send it to a phone shop or is it too new for them to unlock it as of yet? Is there any alternative to unlocking it using the two codes i have got?

 

[thingonaspring]

Hiya,

Have a look at this thread for 3rd party options to unlock your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172521

I'm in the UK too, but had my phone unlocked in the US prior to shipping - at least I can confirm that an unlocked droid 3 will work in the UK (on vodafone in my case).

You mentioned you have 2 unlock codes - from where?

 

[quetonix]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply,
I got them codes from the man who sold me the phone. I thaught that they may be dodgy code so purchased an unlock code from ebay, and told the seller that if it was them two codes that i had, then to give me a refund coz they didn't work. He gave me a refund coz he got the same codes.

I'll check your link out.
Thanks,

 

[quetonix]

Hiya,

Have a look at this thread for 3rd party options to unlock your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172521

I'm in the UK too, but had my phone unlocked in the US prior to shipping - at least I can confirm that an unlocked droid 3 will work in the UK (on vodafone in my case).

You mentioned you have 2 unlock codes - from where?

Hi again thingonaspring,
Ive checked you link and they talk about unlock codes,
I don't think I have anymore tries left with using an unlock code.

Do you think i can unlock the phone with a cable by sending it to a shop in the uk?
Thanks,

 

[DoubleYouPee]

You mean your droid is now frozen?

 

[quetonix]

What do you mean by frozen? It might be, can it not be unlocked?

 

[DoubleYouPee]

What do you mean by frozen? It might be, can it not be unlocked?

Well, someone entered the wrong code 3x on a samsung star and it was "sim freeze" or "phone freeze" I think it's called.. or frozen. It says to contact your provider

 

[quetonix]

Well, someone entered the wrong code 3x on a samsung star and it was "sim freeze" or "phone freeze" I think it's called.. or frozen. It says to contact your provider

Yeah, i think i might have frozen my phone by entering the wrong code. What do you think i should do? Send it to a phone shop to be unlocked? Is it even possible to unlock with cables and an unlocking kit?

 

[quetonix]

Can anyone help?

 

[quetonix]

Doesn't matter, found the answer. Sending it to a phone shop.
Thanks guys

 

[thingonaspring]

What was the answer? For those who end up with the same problem.

 

[Linkky]

hello, may i ask you where you got the Droid 3 from? Is the 3G fully working as well when it came unlocked?