Ufone’s Subsidized Handset Got Unlocked
Ufone has been offering bundle offer of Huawei Handset, Ufone SIM and the free balance for Rs. 1,200.
Offer has been fairly popular amongst the masses, and service centers were out of stock due to high demand of the package.
These phones came with a glitch for customers, that they could not use any SIM other than Ufone on these handsets – meaning that these handsets were network locked by the manufacturer, that is Huawei.
However, in a recent development, a mobile phone technician from Faisalabad has unlocked the handset, and made this Huawei manufactured handset able to work with all networks.
We happened to speak with the person who is actually doing this unlock, requesting the anonymity he told ProPakistani that he has got this software that can unlock Ufone Mobile Phone in less than a minute. He said that software has spread its root to Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and other major cities of Pakistan.
When we asked him if he is fearing any legal action from Ufone, as this may harm the company, he said, everyone is doing it, “When you enter the main Kachehri Bazar in Faisalabad, you will see banners of such shops who are offering unlock, so why should i worry when there are plenty of others doing the same without any fear”, said the mobile technician.
When we asked him the price of unlock he said, we demand Rs. 500 initially, however, negotiations go around and deal closes near Rs. 300 or Rs. 200 at most – “200 say kam kabhi nahi kartay“, he emphasized.
Similar unlock activity has been reported in Lahore too. While speaking with ProPakistani, a mobile phone shop owner refrained from telling the process of unlocking, terming it a professional secret, however he claimed that there has been a process of successful unlocking the Ufone’s handset.
It may be recalled that Ufone was offering locked handsets, meaning that customers could not use this handset for any mobile operator other than Ufone. However, with unlocked handset, they can use Zong, Mobilink, Telenor or Warid too.
On other side, this unlock is going to cost Ufone fairly high, as Ufone was subsidizing these handsets. As per sources Huawei was selling this at Rs. 1500 to 1600 per handset, which Ufone was further offering for Rs. 1,200 to its customers.
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yr how is this done please tell !!!
Dear Friends,
Ufone Mobile set old models are unlock able , new version is not unlockable , same is the case with Zong Set.
if any one wanna further information , kindly contact me ,
Regards,
Bilal
who i unlock my huawei t156 set with out magic box
yupppyyy… One of my friend in Karachi is also asked from saddar mobile market to unlock….and shopkeeper was agreed to unlock ufone set.
Zong set is 3times expensive to ufone set but its more better than ufone set.
Is there anyway to unlock zong handset?
AaMIR BAHI!!
Kiun marwanay lagay ho bahi,,, set price is 1200 ..999 Ramzan package tha.. Aaj kal waisay hi customers 668 ki wajah say sir pharnay per aaye huway hein.:D.. Plz correct this ASAP.. Thankyou ,
Plus set was unlocked when it was launched for the first time about a year back,,,:D
corrected, thanks for that…
yeahh every handset can be unlocked i had zong handset thats unlocked and i can use any sim on it its just simple. a new software is writtenover the existing it does the trick .. almost any moderated technician can do it ….
lol thats funny
even I can unlock both in less than a min
oh cool yaar mujhay yeh btaein kay yeh ufone ka handset kahan say unlock ho ga.
i have this skype mobile set AMOI WP-S1.
can some one help me how to unlock this
sir i am javaid from mastuj chitral NWFP. now ufone is starting service here after a few days. i was very happy to hear about ufone huawie handsat which is very cheap. but when i went to frenchise office of ufone to buy hansat the price was very different , it was about 700+ 1000 =1700. so i mean to say that the higher authorities of the company take action against the staff who are getting more profit.
plz send me the unlock code ufone huawei ste modle :
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yaar code b to idhr likho na
yaar inform me zong hanset ka code kaise unlocked ho ga
if u want to refresh ur nokia hand set.
aur agrap ko code maloom nhe to.
*31hello k button aik sath daba kr start karyn.
set fresh ho jay ga,
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