What's The Cost Of Unlocking An Android Phone At A Shop Or Market ?

[grahammlong]

Dear good AB'ers , What's the approximate cost of unlocking a newish android phone at a shop or market ? Physically - NOT on-line with codes etc ; a person unlocking the mobile , thank you good AB'ers GL.

[Baldric]

Scroll to the
"How to unlock your phone" section, there is a table of costs there

[Baldric]

Oops, forgot the link

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/unlock-mobile-phone/

[Buenchico]

This shop, based in Market Weighton, quotes between £25 and £65, with the time required varying between a few hours and a few weeks:
https://www.mendmyiphone.co.uk/phone-unlocking/

Market stalls might be cheaper but, as Baldric's link shows, it's generally cheaper (and quicker) to get the phone service provider to do it for you.

[sunny-dave]

That's mainly for iPhone, Chris - Android is usually much cheaper

[pixie374]

£6 at our town shop.

[237SJ]

£20 to £30 at the local market

[Buenchico]

^^^ Good point, Dave. (I should learn to read things more carefully. I put it down to lack of alcohol!)

The market stalls I've seen advertising prices seem to suggest around £10 to £15 to unlock most phones but, given that many phone service providers now unlock phones for free, it's still hard to see why anyone would need to use a High Street service unless the phone is still within a contractual period where the service provider won't unlock it (or will charge a hefty fee to do so).