Help Unlocking a Galaxy S2

[Motorhomer]

I want to unlock my Galaxy S2 so that I can use local sim cards when I visit non-EU countries such as Croatia.

Everything I read tells me that I can only unlock my phone if it's rooted. Is this the case?

My provider, T-Mobile UK, tells me that it can unlock my phone for a fee, but perhaps it doesn't understand that it may need rooting?

I have recently upgraded my firmware to ICS 4.0.3, which has gone smoothly and everything is fine.

I am aware of what's needed to root by the way and have saved the necessary applications just in case (Odin etc.) but am loathe to use them unless absolutely essential. I am perfectly happy with my phone in its current un-rooted mode.

Thanks.

 

[ironass]

Unlocking and rooting are two separate entities and not reliant on each other.

My advice, pay the fee and let T-Mobile unlock it.

 

[Motorhomer]

Thank you for that. I know that they are separate operations and I successfully unlocked the T-Mobile dongle that I bought in Croatia.

I did a quick search and there are a lot of people out there who don't know what they're talking about! I must have been unlucky in my searches as I opened three and they all said that I must root this particular phone.

After your response I've dug a bit more and found that they are wrong! I shall ask T-Mobile for an unlock code.