How to delete "3" settings on my mobile ?

Question

Hi,

Does anyone know how to delete 3 Network settings on a 3 mobile phone? I bought the phone on eBay and the phone is locked to 3 Network. I want to switch to other phone company but it wont work cos the setting is fixed/locked.

Thanks for any responses

Vicki

Answer 1

First you should not have bought a locked device.  It will have to be unlocked before you can use it on any other network.  All SIM unlock codes are tied to the particular device IMEI and are carrier specific. The request for that code would need to be made from the carrier that the phone was originally manufactured for. Each carrier has their own guidelines as far as what requirements have to be met before that code will be given out.  Other than that you would have to take it to a repair shop that unlocks phones and then there still is no guarantee that anything data related will work.  Most new phones you cannot delete the network settings.  You have to go in and set up a new profile for the new service provider and they still may not work.  The only thing that can be said for an unlocked device with any certainty is that they will make and receive calls and usually we can get the text messaging working without too much trouble but everything else is a c**p shoot