How to Identify Carrier on z10?

**TreeMoney** · 02-07-2013, 08:56 AM

A friend just sent me a z10 from Canada, but I have no idea which carrier the phone is locked to (no sim card or identification on the box).

With previous phones you could press Alt+Cap+H and get the carrier ID.

Is something similar possible with the z10? Or does anyone know how I can identify which carrier this phone is locked to?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

**TreeMoney** · 02-07-2013, 08:58 AM

Not sure if each carrier has their own version of the OS, but the OS on this phone is 10.0.9.2372

**M.Rizk** · 02-07-2013, 09:03 AM

Easier solution. Maybe call your friend and ask him where he got it from?

**TreeMoney** · 02-07-2013, 09:13 AM

Tried that already... It's from Costco and they sell phones for multiple carriers so he isn't sure.

That's why I'm trying to identify the carrier from the device itself.

**narci** · 02-07-2013, 09:17 AM

Ask him to check the receipt.

**TreeMoney** · 02-07-2013, 09:26 AM

The phone was purchased by a friend of a friend and I want to have it unlocked asap...

If I can't do it from the phone then I'll try to get in contact with the guy who bought it.

But if I could identify it from the phone itself that would be best.

**Dr. Bombay** · 02-07-2013, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by TreeMoney

The phone was purchased by a friend of a friend and I want to have it unlocked asap...

If I can't do it from the phone then I'll try to get in contact with the guy who bought it.

But if I could identify it from the phone itself that would be best.

The Rogers/Fido phones come with a small plastic bag for recycling inside. The bag has the Rogers/Fido logo on it - it should either help you identify or eliminate these two carriers.

**racecar5150** · 02-07-2013, 09:31 AM

Did you check the box? usually it shows it on the box, or sometimes there is a little booklet in the box with the carrier's instructions

**narci** · 02-07-2013, 12:16 PM

Also, how much did he pay for it (in CDN dollars)?

We can narrow down the provider that way.

If you really have to, call the number on the receipt and ask them to look it up with the receipt/invoice number.

**joeybee** · 02-07-2013, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by TreeMoney

A friend just sent me a z10 from Canada, but I have no idea which carrier the phone is locked to (no sim card or identification on the box).

With previous phones you could press Alt+Cap+H and get the carrier ID.

Is something similar possible with the z10? Or does anyone know how I can identify which carrier this phone is locked to?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

If it is bell it will have an additional barcode sticker over one of the regular barcodes.

**D Mac** · 02-07-2013, 02:37 PM

Easy. Reboot the phone. It will show the carrier logo on the boot screen.

...also check the pre-installed apps. Are they for Rogers? Bell? Telus? etc...

**narci** · 02-07-2013, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by D Mac

Easy. Reboot the phone. It will show the carrier logo on the boot screen.

...also check the pre-installed apps. Are they for Rogers? Bell? Telus? etc...

No it won't.

The boot logo is dependent on SIM.

If you have a z10 and put a rogers sim in it, it will boot up with the rogers logo. If you use the same z10 with a Fido sim, it will boot up with Fido logo. ETC for other carrier sims.

**D Mac** · 02-07-2013, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by narci

No it won't.

The boot logo is dependent on SIM.

If you have a z10 and put a rogers sim in it, it will boot up with the rogers logo. If you use the same z10 with a Fido sim, it will boot up with Fido logo. ETC for other carrier sims.

Are you saying that the boot screen image is saved on the SIM card? Or that the Z10 has the boot image for all carriers saved on it and uses whichever one based on the SIM that is currently in it?

Neither seems likely and of course this is different from all past blackberries and every other phone on the market.

**narci** · 02-07-2013, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by D Mac

Or that the Z10 has the boot image for all carriers saved on it and uses whichever one based on the SIM that is currently in it?

Yup.

Carrier Branding on Z10?

**D Mac** · 02-07-2013, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by narci

Yup.

Carrier Branding on Z10?

From your link:
"After unlocking my Wind BB, I use it on T-Mobile. When the phone boots up, it has the Wind splashscreen"

So that is the opposite of what you are saying.

Another quote from your link:
"either it gets it from the SIM and some inbuilt library or it downloads it once it can get on the network"

So if that is the case then since this phone has never had a SIM in it (or at least not an active one) then is should show the boot screen of the original carrier like I said.