[Replicant] Phone locked to an operator

[Josh Branning]

On 12/12/17 08:40, Laurent F wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am new to the list, here is my first message.
>
> I am going to buy a second hand i9300 in order to install Replicant on
> it. The phone that I have found is locked to a specific mobile phone
> operator. Will it become unlocked after installing Replicant?
>
> Best regards,
> Laurent
>
>
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No, but if you have already bought the phone you could perhaps try to 
follow an unlock guide, these are found on forums etc. for some phones.

I recently followed a guide for the i9305 on xda developers and managed 
to network unlock, that is, without paying the [old] operator. 
Obviously, if you can get the phone unlocked to start with, that is 
always going to be preferable.

Also worth noting is that if it's the bootloader that's locked [too], a 
network unlock from an operator may not be able to help. A while back I 
had a [different] phone with a locked network and bootloader, and asked 
(and paid) an operator to unlock it, but in the end only the network 
part was unlocked and not the bootloader.

For reference, below is the link to the guide I followed to SIM unlock 
the i9305, unfortunately this will probably not work for the i9000, so 
if you've already bought the phone, you'll probably need to either pay 
or find a different guide somewhere (possibly xda). Note also that 
following some of the guides isn't without risk or warranty.

Josh

[1] 
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/sim-card-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-t2185866