BlackBerry Thunder 9500 Unlocking Instructions

How To Unlock BlackBerry Thunder 9500 Instructions

Before you start, make sure your BlackBerry phone battery is fully charged and you have inserted an original SIM Card.
1. Press the BlackBerry button key.
2. Select Manage Connections. Turn All Connections Off (Will show Restore Connections).
3. Press back button and go to Options> Advance Options> SIM Card.
4. Press the BlackBerry button and select Show Keyboard. Turn the phone sideways so you get the full QWERTY keypad.
5. Type MEPD (not case sensitive) Please Note: When typing in MEPD the letters will not appear on the screen. This step opens up the personalization screen on the device. Make sure you have Active (means your phone is locked) beside the network. If it says Disabled beside the Network, it means your phone is unlocked. If it says Blocked, that means you or someone else already made too many attempts to unlock the phone and the phone is now hard locked, that can not be unlock by a code.
6. Type MEP (not case sensitive), then press ALT key and type number 2 Note: When typing in MEP2 the letters/number will not appear on the screen, this step open up the "Enter Network MEP" box. If you do not see "Enter Network MEP" box, you didn't type in MEP2 properly.
7. Enter Unlock Code.
8. Press the Enter Key. (Make sure you press the Enter Key within 5 second or you have to enter the unlock code again).
9. You will see a Code Accepted message, you will also see the Network is Disabled. Your phone is now unlocked. Restore the connections by following step 1 & 2.
Restart the phone with Unauthorized SIM Card inserted. Unauthorized SIM Card is a SIM Card that is NOT belongs to the provider of the phone. Make a phone call. If you are not able to make a phone call then you need to check Network Connection is set on GSM/UMTS:
1. Press the BlackBerry button key.
2. Select Manage Connections--> Mobile Network Options.
3. Under Network Technology--> Global
4. Change it to GSM/UMTS.
5. Once GSM/UMTS is selected, you can now make a phone call.

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FOR GSM BLACKBERRY MOBILES:
Please make sure to type the code correctly, do not retry if the code fails.
IF CODE FAILS OR THERE IS A CODE ERROR, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:

Here are some screen shots of BlackBerry unlocking process.

1- Press button	2- Select Options
3- Select Advanced Options	4- SIM Card
5- Press button	6- Press Show Keyboard menu
7- Type MEPD	8- Type MEP2
9- Enter Code	10- Network--> Disabled means phone is unlocked.