How to Unlock a Rogers Lumia 920? Help?

[Dainsley97]

Hello! This is my first time ever posting on a forum so forgive me if I'm do something wrong here. Anyways I recently got a Rogers locked Nokia Lumia 920 and it's a great phone, but I need it unlocked and I have tried 5 different third party unlocking sites and all of them said they couldn't find the imei in their database so I'm stuck, I really want to use this phone ASAP but unlocking this thing is turning to be a giant pain, I've unlocked phones before and it never was this hard but that was on the android platform. Any help or ideas?

 

[aemehran]

I have the same issue with my fianc?'s phone. The Lumia 920 went for repair and came back with a different IMEI. Now no one on the internet or even Rogers has the unlock code on their database. Could someone please guide us on how to unlock the phone? Thanks.

 

[theotherskipper]

Hello! This is my first time ever posting on a forum so forgive me if I'm do something wrong here. Anyways I recently got a Rogers locked Nokia Lumia 920 and it's a great phone, but I need it unlocked and I have tried 5 different third party unlocking sites and all of them said they couldn't find the imei in their database so I'm stuck, I really want to use this phone ASAP but unlocking this thing is turning to be a giant pain, I've unlocked phones before and it never was this hard but that was on the android platform. Any help or ideas?

I have the exact same issue. Sent my phone to Nokia for repair and came back with a different IMEI. Tried a bunch of sites, but didn't work. Called Rogers next but they wanted proof of purchase which I can't find. The rep said to use the phone with a Rogers SIM for a minimum of 90 days(can be a prepaid connection) and then call them back to get it unlocked for a $50 fee.

When I asked for help in the 920 forums, someone suggested that I use the phone with a working Rogers chip for a couple of weeks and then try the unlock sites again (or call Rogers). I still haven't gotten around to doing this as I've been preoccupied with other things, but there's a chance this could work. Definitely is frustrating - I wish we lived in a world where every phone sold is factory unlocked instead of all this rubbish. Good luck.

 

[Dainsley97]

I'm gonna try the prepaid connection method and periodically try unlocking the phone via third party sites, if you have any luck unlocking it with a third party site while on the prepaid plan, maybe post a message here? I will whenever I get it unlocked, best of luck!

 

[theotherskipper]

I'm gonna try the prepaid connection method and periodically try unlocking the phone via third party sites, if you have any luck unlocking it with a third party site while on the prepaid plan, maybe post a message here? I will whenever I get it unlocked, best of luck!

yep, do let us know and I will do the same as well. good luck.

 

[aemehran]

I contacted the company that had fixed my phone, I think it was called "flextronic" and they added my phone info to Roger's database. Anything else was unsuccessful. Hope this help.

 

[aemehran]

The only thing that worked for me was to contact the company that had fixed my phone and get them to add my IMEI to Roger's database. I think the company was called "Flextronics". But this only worked, because I knew who had done the work on my phone.

 

[theotherskipper]

The only thing that worked for me was to contact the company that had fixed my phone and get them to add my IMEI to Roger's database. I think the company was called "Flextronics". But this only worked, because I knew who had done the work on my phone.

that's an interesting idea although I don't think it would work for me as I no longer have the receipt from flextronics. Did it work though? As in, did you manage to get it unlocked after Flextronics added yer IMEI to the Rogers database? thanks.