I am trying to unlock my Pearl 8100. T-Mobile gave me instructions, which match the instructions that I have found on about a dozen different websites.
(Basically, they are these:
Ensure a SIM Card is inserted
Go to �Manage Connections�
Click on �Turn All Connections Off�
Go to �Options�
Click on �Advanced Options�
Click on �SIM Card�
Type �MEPPD� (letters will not appear on-screen but a menu will pop up.)
Type �MEPP2′ (*Note- for Telus, use MEPP4. You will be prompted to enter MEP code)
Enter the unlock code (CONFIRM you get �Code Accepted� message)
Reboot device
Go to �Manage Connections�
Click on �Restore Connections�
Device is now unlocked)
When I enter MEPP2, no dialogue box appears for me to enter the unlock code! I have tried every variation... ALT key, no ALT key, etc.
I have tried this in three different countries now (including the US), and I can't get it to work... I have watched youtube tutorials to no avail, and T-Mobile has (unsurprisingly) been no help.
Does anyone have ANY idea what the problem could be? I am desperate!
In the link below are instructions by Pete6 that I am absolutely certain will work. Why? Because I have followed these instructions and they did work for me on my 8100.