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Ravenhead
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I have installed a new sim in my Samsung S8 and it wont accept the unlock code

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Ryan_N
Forum Team (Retired)
Forum Team (Retired)

Hi Ravenhead, 

 

Thank you for your post and welcome to the forums 🙂 

 

Is it possible you could expand on what's going on here please? When you advise of an unlock code - what is this for? Is it to unlock the handset or the SIM. Also just to confirm, is this a replacement SIM or a brand new SIM? 

 

Cheers, 

Ryan. 

Hi

this is a new sim and phone is asking for a Sim network PUK

 

Ryan_N
Forum Team (Retired)
Forum Team (Retired)

Thank you for confirming - can I ask if your handset is unlocked to all networks and where is the handset from? 

 

Cheers, 

Ryan.

Yes its unlocked and bought from a friend

Ryan_N
Forum Team (Retired)
Forum Team (Retired)

It doesn't sound to be - if I am being honest with you. It would only ask for this if the handset is locked 😞 

 

I will send you over a private message just to make sure the SIM is active, but I don't see why it wouldn't be. 

 

Cheers, 

Ryan. 

enlli
Very Insightful Person
Very Insightful Person

The message you put up usually means that an unlock code has been put into the phone wrongly on too many occasions.

I doubt the phone is fully unlocked

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