Xperia 1 SIM/Network locked. Any way to unlock it? - Sony Xperia 1 Questions & Answers

Hello everyone,
I bought a second-hand Xperia 1, but the seller didn't tell me it's SIM locked. I have struggled to find a fix for the past month (a couple of shops here said they couldn't unlock it), does anyone know of any software or anything to unlock it? I found threads on this site, but the links are dead.
The phone is Sony Xperia 1 (J8110) Single SIM, I think it's from the UK and not blacklisted.
Thank you.
Edit: I don't know the carrier to which the phone is locked. Also, I'm in the EU, but not the UK, so I can't go to carrier.

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I have an Xperia X10 which was purchased with an Orange contract but would like to give it to my younger brother since I've now got a new phone. The problem is my X10 is locked onto Orange and my brother is on Tesco. Is there a way to unlock the phone? I assume I can take the phone to Orange and they will unlock it for me but I'm sure they will charge for this. Is there a way to unlock it for free?
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rash799 said:
Hi guys,
I have an Xperia X10 which was purchased with an Orange contract but would like to give it to my younger brother since I've now got a new phone. The problem is my X10 is locked onto Orange and my brother is on Tesco. Is there a way to unlock the phone? I assume I can take the phone to Orange and they will unlock it for me but I'm sure they will charge for this. Is there a way to unlock it for free?
Any help would be very much appreciated
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this thread might help you... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1978693&highlight=sim+unlock
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rash799 said:
Hi guys,
I have an Xperia X10 which was purchased with an Orange contract but would like to give it to my younger brother since I've now got a new phone. The problem is my X10 is locked onto Orange and my brother is on Tesco. Is there a way to unlock the phone? I assume I can take the phone to Orange and they will unlock it for me but I'm sure they will charge for this. Is there a way to unlock it for free?
Any help would be very much appreciated
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You can make a unlock code request to orange by calling their customer care executive.But i don't know how much they are charge to unlock your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 phone.But they will ask you to wait for some days or even some months to provide unlock code.Also they won't
give the code at free of cost.So better you can get the code from online provider like Theunlockarena.com .
molly41 said:
You can make a unlock code request to orange by calling their customer care executive.But i don't know how much they are charge to unlock your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 phone.But they will ask you to wait for some days or even some months to provide unlock code.Also they won't
give the code at free of cost.So better you can get the code from online provider like Theunlockarena.com .
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This type of post is frustrating. If you want to promote a site, just be upfront about it.
Our name on here is mobileunlocked and if we ever link to ourselves, it's to be useful for people who are actually still looking for help. Not threads were the person clearly doesn't need advice any more.
Stop trying to destroy a good thing on XDA.
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=131194989378&alt=web
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795679
sfex3best said:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=131194989378&alt=web
Unlocked both my z1 and z2 from this ebayer. It will take a few days but it'll definitely work. Read the description first.
At £15 yes it's a lot but cheapest I could find and with eBay you could always refund if something goes wrong.
As for Sony repair service I need to send mine in too maybe you could take a look at my thread and help me out too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795679
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Thanks for the link , found that myself earlier so might give that a go if o2, Sony or HTCCODE ( I've bought a code from them for £18 already last Tuesday ) don't come through
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