When you buy a Blackberry Storm from any phone carrier company like AT&T, T-Mobile, Orange, Telus, Verizon etc mostly it will be locked to the particular network offering its services. It means that if you have brought your Blackberry phone from Verizon you won’t be able to use it with any other carriers such as orange etc.

A locked BlackBerry phone also bounds you to stick to your existing network carrier even if you are not satisfied with the services provided by it. However, unlocking your device will enable you to choose the best and profitable deals provided by the best operators. By knowing how to unlocking blackberry will also let you save money on your roaming charges as you will be able to buy local SIM card and use it your phone.

You can unlock Blackberry Storm with a unique unlocking code. To avail your unlocking code you have to provide the IMEI number of your phone that you can easily get by calling*#06#. Following the given instructions, you will be able to easily unlock your BlackBerry Storm.

To unlock your phone you need to go to settings, click on manage connections then select ‘Turn all connections off’ and then press the button to end call. After accomplishing these you need to go to the settings menu, then click options, then mobile network, on the switch technology to Global. Now tab the button of back arrow and select Advanced options and then SIM card. Now hit settings button and select show keyboard. Now you need to type in mep2 or mepp2 and then another screen will pop up asking for the MEP code. Type the code and press the enter button and then a message will appear saying code accepted.

After the unlock code is accepted you need to turnoff your phone and insert the SIM card of your choice and turn the phone on. Then go to settings, then options, mobile network and then switch technology. Then tab the back arrow to exit and save settings.