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I bought one from bell Canada, and I can't put in a SIM card from any other service provider. Does anyone know how to unlock this phone?

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You might want to post the 2nd problem as a different question.. – Power-Inside Jan 12 at 8:09
I was able to access the phones internal memory by selecting usb mass storage from usb settings but I still cannot connect the device to samsung kies as MTP usb device fails to install. – Leroy Kayanda Jan 12 at 9:03

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To unlock your phone, use GalaxSim Unlock.

You need root for this app. If you don't have root, the app will give you instructions on how to root your phone.

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I have installed GalaxSim Unlock but the instructions to root from XDA developers are quite complex and I would not want to risk bricking my phone by using rooting instructions for another model phone. Anyone with instructions for samsung galaxy s GT_I900M from bell Canada running android version 2.2 FROYO. – Leroy Kayanda Jan 12 at 13:56
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@LeroyKayanda Why don't you try rooting with SuperOneClick from shortfuse.org instead? It's easier. I can't seem to access the site right now though. Try it later? – geffchang Jan 12 at 20:17
Ive tried super one click but it has this problem of freezing and not responding when it reaches a point of waiting for device.. Ive now downloaded odin. A link to how I can root my galaxy s with odin would be appreciated. – Leroy Kayanda Jan 13 at 5:04
@Leroy Kayanda There's a lot of Guides if you search on Google. Here is an example using Odin: android.gs/… – geffchang Jan 13 at 5:33
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Rooting the Galaxy S is pretty easy: android.stackexchange.com/questions/20292/… – Flow♦ Jan 13 at 11:46
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You can unlock your Samsung Galaxy S using unlock code .You can get unlock codes from the network provider or online vendors like Unlocking4U.com . But, Most Network providers will provide the unlock code only if the contract period is over . From Online vendors you can get the Unlock code at any time for a small price.

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Installed the adb drivers for samsung galaxy s. Enabled the phone to be rooted using superoneclick and finally unlocked using Galaxysim Unlock. Thanks for the tips.

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