{"id":456,"date":"2016-05-19T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockscope.com\/help\/?post_type=post&#038;p=456"},"modified":"2017-12-08T19:03:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T16:03:22","slug":"region-lock-sim-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/region-lock-sim-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Region Lock SIM card only"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How can you find out if your device has a Region Lock installed and active?<\/h2>\n<p>For the majority of cases, the phone&#8217;s box will have a sticker that says:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>European SIM card only&#8221; or &#8220;European Model&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;American SIM card only&#8221; or &#8220;American Model&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Middle-Easter SIM card only&#8221; or &#8220;Middle-Eastern Model&#8221;<\/strong> and so on where only the region variates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/American-SIM-ard-only.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/American-SIM-ard-only.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/American-SIM-ard-only-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/American-SIM-ard-only-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/American-SIM-ard-only-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9431 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/stick_warning.png\" alt=\"Region Lock SIM card\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/stick_warning.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/stick_warning-150x114.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The <b>Region Lock<\/b> is not similar to the <b>Network Lock<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Though some devices can have their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techadvisor.co.uk\/how-to\/mobile-phone\/how-remove-samsung-region-locking-3590401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Region Lock <\/span><\/b><\/a>removed by code, we do not encourage you to choose the unlocking code method before placing or receiving the 5-minute call with the <strong>specified region SIM card<\/strong> inserted into the phone.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Region Lock<\/strong> problem cannot be solved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/how-to-check-if-your-iphone-is-network-locked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>unlocking service providers<\/strong><\/a>, but generally, implies a simple action that has to be taken by you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A 5-minute call needs to be placed or received while, having inserted a SIM\u00a0card from the region the phone is locked (America, Middle-East etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are the manufacturers doing this? 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