10-13-2013 8:05 AM
10-13-2013 8:05 AM
I have an AT&T Galaxy SII Skyrocket, with about 3 months left on the contract. According to the AT&T site, I've been eligible for an upgrade for about a month and I want to upgrade to a Note 3. My SII takes a full size SIM card and from what I've seen the Note 3 takes a mini SIM card, so I'll have to get a new SIM card when I upgrade. The problem is that I want to unlock my old SII when I get the Note 3, so that I can use it with a European SIM card when I travel and according to the AT&T site I can't unlock the SII until the end of the year when the contract runs out.
So, if I go out and get a Note 3 today, swap my SIM card for a mini SIM card, and in three months contact AT&T to unlock the SII, will I be able to unlock the old phone when it can't connect to the AT&T network?
10-13-2013 10:14 AM
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10-13-2013 11:50 AM
10-13-2013 11:50 AM
jeffp25 wrote:I have an AT&T Galaxy SII Skyrocket, with about 3 months left on the contract. According to the AT&T site, I've been eligible for an upgrade for about a month and I want to upgrade to a Note 3. My SII takes a full size SIM card and from what I've seen the Note 3 takes a mini SIM card, so I'll have to get a new SIM card when I upgrade. The problem is that I want to unlock my old SII when I get the Note 3, so that I can use it with a European SIM card when I travel and according to the AT&T site I can't unlock the SII until the end of the year when the contract runs out.
So, if I go out and get a Note 3 today, swap my SIM card for a mini SIM card, and in three months contact AT&T to unlock the SII, will I be able to unlock the old phone when it can't connect to the AT&T network?
Slight correction, your Galaxy S II uses a mini-SIM card and the Note 3 uses a micro-SIM card. Phones haven't used full-sized SIM cards in so many years that most people don't know what they are.
On to your question. You have to have a non-AT&T SIM card to perform a SIM unlock on the SII. You can use the European SIM card if you have it already or you can find someone that you know that uses T-Mobile or one of its MVNOs and ask to use his/her SIM card to unlock your phone. It would take two minutes or less, then you can give the SIM card back to that person.
10-13-2013 2:30 PM
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10-13-2013 3:11 PM
10-13-2013 3:11 PM
jeffp25 wrote:
I have a UK SIM card (microSIM) in my old iPhone 3GS, so I have that covered. My wife has a SIM card in her Verizon Galaxy S4 - I wonder if that can be used to trigger the unlock sequence?
The iPhone 3GS used a mini-SIM, so that should work if the S II used the same size SIM card. The VZW SIM card might work, but I think that it is a micro-SIM card so you would need an adapter to put it into your S II.
10-13-2013 7:33 PM
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10-13-2013 8:52 PM
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Yes, I use them all the time. I get mine from Amazon, but if you don't want to wait T-Mobile stores sell them, as well. The T-Mobile price is high compared to what you can get them for online, but it is not a prohibitive cost. One thing to remember, don't store an empty adapter inside of your phone as an empty adapter can damage the SIM card slot.