subject: How To Unlock Your Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro [print this page] The Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro I547 was released in October 2012. It's available through AT&T for $449 without a contract or $99.99 with a two-year agreement. The cellphone has a firm, rock solid feeling to it, and is made out of very resistant materials and designed to meet millitary specifications. It can tolerate blowing rain and sand, high humidity, and thermal shock. Despite its rugged appearance, the phone is 12.7 millimeters which makes it only very slightly thicker then the common handset. The sides are smooth and sealed in a rubberized substance that offers grip, while the battery bag has a textured diamond-shaped design. The Rugby Pro comes installed with the Google Play Online store along with associated apps for music, video, books, magazines, and more. A couple of these consist of AT&T-branded apps and services like a Code Scanner, FamilyMap, Navigator, Live TV, myAT&T, and the Yellow Pages.
A few of the other impressive features of this phone consist of a Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait cpu, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset, Adreno 305 GPU, 8 GB of integrated storage space (as well as an external microSD card slot that can be expanded up to 32 Gb), 1 GB RAM, 4.0 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, 5 Megapixel autofocus LED flash camera, 1.3 MP secondary camera, 1080p@30fps video, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, HSDPA/HSUPA/LTE speeds, Bluetooth v4.0, Gps, and works on the Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating-system. The phone can function on 2G networks (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900), 3G networks (HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100), and 4G networks (LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100).
In the event that you bought this cellphone and have decided to switch service provider, or perhaps you're traveling and wish to use the phone with another simcard, you'll have to unlock it. If you do not unlock it, a warning message will appear on the cell phone the moment you insert a new simcard.
Listed below are the instructions you will need to unlock your Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro I547:
1. Insert a non accepted simcard and turn on the cell phone
2. When the cell phone finishes booting up, you will be asked for a "Sim network unlock pin" or Network lock control key. Enter in your unlock code and push "Unlock". If you do not have an unlock code, have a look at the footer of this article for instructions on where you can get one.
3. You should see the Network Unlock Successful message. Your smartphone is now unlocked.
The moment the cellphone unlock code has been entered and accepted, the phone is unlocked. You'll be able to put in any simcard from just about any service provider and your cellphone should immediately pick-up the network. In some cases you may need to change a few settings on your phone (email as well as other internet affiliated services) by way of pointing them to your new provider.
