Unlock Instructions

BlackBerry Unlock Instructions

Notice: If the phone shows '0' tries remaining, your phone has already been hardlocked and cannot be unlocked by code. Even if you correctly enter the code your phone will still say "Code Error, Please Wait...".

If your phone shows '10' tries remaining every time you enter the code and you get a code error it means your phone is already unlocked.

Unlock instructions:

1. Insert SIM card

2. Go to "Settings" -> "Options" (or Go to "Options" ->" Device" for 9800, 9780 and other OS 6.0)

3. Select "Advanced options" or "Advanced system settings" -> "SIM Card"

4. Type "mepd" (or "meppd" for 8100, 8110, 8120) using your Blackberry keyboard

5. Type "mep" (or "mepd" for 8100, 8110, 8120) then [ALT BUTTON] and the lock level ( 2 or 4)

NOTE: You will not see any text appear on the screen while typing on step 3 and 4.

6. You should be presented with a prompt "Enter Network MEP Code"

7. Enter the Unlock Code and press in the enter/track ball/track pad to confirm

8. Device is now unlocked.

NOTE: Make sure you follow these or the instructions correctly.

If you enter the unlock code incorrectly ten times, the device will permanently lock to the carrier to which it is branded.

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry Bold (9000), 8800, 8820, Curve (8300, 8310, 8320), Javelin (8900), Gemini (8520, 9300), & Onyx (9700):

Note: NO SIM is needed to unlock the phone. After phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert SIM as desired and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

1) Power on
2) Go to Settings
3) Go to Options
4) Go to Advanced Options
5) Go to Sim Card
6) HOLD ALT and press: mep2 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)
7) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for Bell Canada 9700 (Bold 2 Onyx):

Note: You must have a SIM card in your phone to complete these steps, I have found that this procedure works best with an Telus Sim card in the phone (can be active or inactive ). Make sure the phone is not displaying the low battery warning!

1) Power on

2) Go to Settings

3) Go to Options

4) Go to Advanced Options

5) Go to Sim Card

6) HOLD ALT and press: mep2 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

7) It will ask you for the mep2 code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm.

8) After getting message 'Code Accepted', HOLD ALT and press the following: mep4 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

9 It will ask you for the mep4 code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm. You phone is now unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for Telus Canada 9700 (Bold 2 Onyx):

Note: You must have a SIM card in your phone to complete these steps, I have found that this procedure works best with an Telus Sim card in the phone (can be active or inactive ). Make sure the phone is not displaying the low battery warning!

1) Power on

2) Go to Settings

3) Go to Options

4) Go to Advanced Options

5) Go to Sim Card

6) HOLD ALT and press: mep4 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

7) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8110, 8120, 8220):

Note: Remove any SIM that is currently in the phone. After phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert SIM as desired and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

1) Power on

2) Go to Settings

3) Go to Options

4) Go to Advanced Options

5) Go to Sim Card

6) HOLD ALT (Left side Below @) and press: mepp2 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

7) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry 8830:

Notice: If the phone shows '0' tries remaining, your phone has already been hardlocked and cannot be unlocked by code. Even if you correctly enter the code your phone will still say "Code Error, Please Wait...".

SIM is REQUIRED to unlock the phone. SIM card can be inactive, it does not need to be activated. After your phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert the SIM card you want to use and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

AT&T and T-Mobile WILL NOT work: This is a dual-band phone, it WILL NOT work in North America but will work fine in Europe, Asia, South America, and anywhere else where they use the other set of frequencies.

1) Power on
2) Go to Settings
3) Go to Options
4) Go to Advanced Options
5) Go to Sim Card
6) HOLD ALT and press: mep2 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)
7) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

If your phone shows '10' tries remaining every time you enter the code and you get a code error it means your phone is already unlocked.

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry 8700/8700c/8700g:

Note: SIM is REQUIRED to unlock the phone. SIM card can be inactive, doesn't need to active. After phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert SIM as desired and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

1) Power on

2) Go to Settings

3) Go to Options

4) Go to Advanced Options

5) Go to Sim Card

6) HOLD ALT and press: mepe (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

6) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press jog dial to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry 7105t:

Note: SIM is REQUIRED to unlock the phone. SIM card can be inactive, doesn't need to active. After phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert SIM as desired and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

1) Power phone on and turn off the radio (Turn Wireless Off option)

2) Go to Tools

3) Go to Settings

4) Go to Options and select Advanced Options

5) Go to SIM Card

6) Type "MEPPD" (please note that you will not see what you type on the screen)

7) HOLD ALT and press mepp2

8) Enter the Unlock Code

9) Press enter (press on Trackball)

10) Reboot device. Device is now unlocked

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry 7100/7130/7130c:

Note: Remove any SIM that is currently in the phone. After phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert SIM as desired and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

1) Power on

2) Go to Settings

3) Go to Options

4) Go to Advanced Options

5) Go to Sim Card

6) HOLD ALT (Left side Below @) and press: mepp2 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

7) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press trackball to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for Blackberry 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx (Except for 7100):

Note: After phone is unlocked, remove the battery, insert SIM as desired and re-insert the battery. Phone MUST be restarted to use the new SIM card.

1) Power on

2) Go to Options.

3) Scroll to SIM CARD then press jog dial in once to select it

4) HOLD ALT (Half moon key on the lower left side) and press: mepe (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

5) It will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and then press jog dial once to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for Blackberry Vodafone Storm (9500):

1) Turn off the phone

2) Need a SIM card inserted into the phone (Example: Verizon, At&t, T-mobile)

3) Turn on the phone

4) Go to Settings (Button that has dots next to green call button), Click on Manage Connections, Select 'Turn All Connections Off'

5) Press End Call (Red button)

6) Go to Settings, then Options, then Advanced Options, then SIM Card 7) Hit the Settings Button (Button that has dots next to green call button) and select 'Show Keyboard'

8) Type in mepd (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

9) Type in mep2 or mepp2 and another screen will pop-up prompting for the MEP code (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

10) Enter the code, Remember you ONLY have 10 chances to get it right

11) Press enter and your phone is unlocked!

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry Storm or Storm 2 (9530, 9550):

1) Turn off the phone

2) Need a SIM card inserted into the phone (Example: Verizon, At&t, T-mobile)

For Unlocking Storm 2: Try the unlock process with a SIM card besides Verizon

3) Turn on the phone

4) Go to Settings (Button that has dots next to green call button), Click on Manage Connections, Select 'Turn All Connections Off'

5) Press End Call (Red button)

6) Inside Settings menu, Click Options, then Mobile Network, on the switch technology to 'Global' if that has not been done.

Exception: If phone prompts 'Would you like your Blackberry to automatically select CDMA or GSM based on network availability', select No.

7) Now click the Back Arrow Button (Next to the Red End Call button) and select Advanced Options and then SIM Card

8) Hit the Settings Button (Button that has dots next to green call button) and select 'Show Keyboard'

9) Type in mep2 or mepp2 and another screen will pop-up prompting for the MEP code (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

Exception: If nothing is prompting up and you are making sure you are selecting each button by press the screen in, do a wipe handheld to reset the phone to manufacturer default: http://forums.crackberry.com/showthread.php?t=110075

10) Enter the code, Remember you ONLY have 10 chances to get it right

Exception: If phone says Code Error and the attempts stay the same, start off with 10 attempts and still says 10 attempts after enter code, then continue with instructions, this is a glitch on the phone

11) Press the Enter key (Button that looks like a backwards L arrow)

12) A message will appear saying Code Accepted

13) Turn device off by removing battery, insert SIM of your choice if have not done so already. Turning device is necessary even if you have SIM of choice inserted.

14) Turn the phone back on

15) Go to Settings, then Options, then Mobile Network, on the third row switch Network Technology to GSM/UMTS.

16) Press the Back Arrow Button to exit and save settings.

17) Return to the main screen by pressing End Call and you should see your phone getting signal

18) As a reminder, if you ever remove the SIM card from your phone, you will need to set the Network Technology as GSM/UMTS again

Issues:

1) If you have issues with the phone not recognizing the network, make sure the radio is on by making sure it is not low on power.

2) If you follow the above instructions and code is accepted with the Network Technology set to GSM/UMTS and still not working, it may be the SIM needs to be replaced with a newer SIM Card.

Removing "Activation Required" on the screen or changing the Phone Number:

1) On the main screen of the phone, press Call (Green Button)

2) Type on the screen: ##000000

3) Press the Call Button

4) For the Mobile Directory Number, put in your phone number in there

5) After you have done that, press the Menu Button to Save the options and the phone will automatically restart

6) After restarting, it will be updated

Phone Unlock Instructions for BlackBerry Tour (9630):

1) Turn off the phone

2) Need a SIM card inserted into the phone (Example: Verizon, At&t, T-mobile)

3) Turn on the phone

4) Go to Settings

5) Go to Options

6) Go to Advanced Options

7) Go to Sim Card

8) HOLD ALT and press: mep2 (Please note that you will NOT see what you type on the screen)

9) Enter the code, Remember you ONLY have 10 chances to get it right

10) Enter it and then press trackball to confirm and your phone is unlocked!

11) A message will appear saying Code Accepted

12) Turn device off by removing battery, insert SIM of your choice if have not done so already. Turning device is necessary even if you have SIM of choice inserted.

13) Turn the phone back on

14) Go to Settings, then Manage Connections, then Mobile Network Options and set the Network Technology to GSM/UMTS.

15) Set Network Mode to 3G & 2G.

16) Press the Back Arrow Button once to exit and save settings.

17) Inside the Manage Connections, set Mobile Network to on.

18) Return to the main screen by pressing End Call and you should see your phone getting signal

19) As a reminder, if you ever remove the SIM card from your phone, you will need to set the Network Technology as GSM/UMTS again

Issues:

1) If you have issues with the phone not recognizing the network, make sure the radio is on by making sure it is not low on power.

2) If you follow the above instructions and code is accepted with the Network Technology set to GSM/UMTS and still not working, it may be the SIM needs to be replaced with a newer SIM Card.

VERIZON TOURS ONLY: Removing "Activation Required" on the screen or changing the Phone Number:

1) On the main screen of the phone, press Call (Green Button)

2) Type on the screen: ##000000

3) Press the Call Button

4) For the Mobile Directory Number, put in your phone number in there

5) After you have done that, press the Menu Button to Save the options and the phone will automatically restart

6) After restarting, it will be updated

SPRINT TOURS: If you need to remove the Activation Required, you will need to get the MSL code to remove it. Contact me on costs.

How to Enter MSL Code on Sprint BlackBerry Tour (9630):

1) From the mainscreen of the BlackBerry, press the green call button to enter the phone

2) Type in ##MSLCODE then the green talk button (ie: ##123456 Green talk button)

3) In the CDMA service edit screen, delete the number in the first row (000000xxxx) and replace it with your current phone number

4) Press the menu key and choose save

5) The device will re-boot

6)When the device re-boots, Activation Required will be gone and the active carrier name will now appear.