Unlocking Samsung J1 and similar?

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danepak

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#205941 3-Dec-2016 16:14

Considering buying the mum in law a Samsung J1. I'm sure this would cover her needs. Main needs would be to use phone for conversations and take photos of the grand kids.
I've seen a few ones at around $150, but it says they're locked to Skinny.
My question is: Although it's locked to Skinny, can I still unlock it, if she for example wants to use it with another carrier?

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#1681778 3-Dec-2016 16:18

Yep. It costs $30. Details are here.

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#1681780 3-Dec-2016 16:23

Awesome.
Just saw that PB Tech sells this for $94 with 2degrees (who also charge $30 to unlock).
That might just be the Xmas gift sorted.

Or can anyone recommend a better phone in this price range?

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#1681901 3-Dec-2016 21:19

Skinny may be a good choice, though, as she may well get by with the $9/mth charge as my wife and I do. Happy it uses Spark network, too.

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#1681907 3-Dec-2016 21:38

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#1682283 5-Dec-2016 10:15

Buy a Spark J1 Ace and stick a Skinny sim in it. I've done it half a dozen times and never had to pay the unlocking fee, they've just worked.

I'm pretty sure I've done it with a Vodafone J1 Ace too, but I wasn't paying enough attention. I had to call and give me details over the phone for two separate phones. Before I had the chance to give all the details of the second phone it was already working with the Skinny sim inserted. But as I said, I wasn't paying enough attention to know what really happened. I was on auto-pilot with the CSR !

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#1682387 5-Dec-2016 11:32

OK, thanks for all the info :-)