so, long story short: i bought a Pixel 6a to replace my broken 5a. i bought said phone from Amazon, “refurbished and UNLOCKED,” needless to say: it was not unlocked; in fact, it was locked by VERIZON.
i call Verizon, hoping for a miracle, wondering if they’ll unlock it: they won’t.
i start #googling and find a few “unlock” sites; all of which seem very shady, so i look at reviews, forum posts, etc. and finally come acorss one that, according to #SOME people “had good luck with”; the site is “The Unlocking Company.”
i give this “company” my imei number, make/model/carrier, and $27: they say they’ll have an “unlock code” and “instructions” to me within the next 72 hours.
so the burning question for this community is:
WILL THEY UNLOCK THE PHONE?
i am strongly inclined to think they will either 1) never get back to me or 2) say they can’t unlock the phone and give me a partial refund
bets? and has anyone ever tried this before, any luck?
Just don’t do anything funny on the phone that will give the seller a valid reason to refuse your return. Honestly I’d just return it, the seller didn’t specify that it was locked. I don’t know how carriers do their locks but if that “unlocking company” fucks up the firmware or something else you wouldn’t be able to return your phone anymore.