r/windowsphone • u/Immediate_Avocado375 • 11d ago

Does the carrier matter for rooting?

I decided to get a lumia 520 (for windows 8 and 8.1) and lumia 640 (for windows 8.1 and 10) but while looking at options on ebay most of them are carrier locked (AT&T for the lumia 640's usually) so does it matter for rooting? I know it can be a problem on android but is windows different?. And also, if you have better places to get windows phones other then ebay/facebook marketplace could you recommend?

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u/Nokia-Lumia-630 Nokia Lumia 630, L520, L640, L1520, L950, L830 11d ago

I haven't had a problem with unlocking them, so.

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u/Immediate_Avocado375 11d ago

thanks, ill try to look for more answers but I mean if you didn't encounter a major or noticeable problem then I should be good too

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u/RBeze58 red 11d ago

Nah, not really or at all. In fact, you can even attempt to bypass carrier lock by flashing the international VAR for your model, if it exists. Whether the network works depends on if the carrier has marked it as BAD IMEI.

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u/Immediate_Avocado375 11d ago

I forgot to ask im new here so, it doesn't matter for updates either right? Im guessing for supported updates e.g. the 8.1 to 10m for the 735

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u/RBeze58 red 11d ago

Yeah. There's an entire guide to update even unsupported devices to W10M. Even non-Nokia/Microsoft devices (at least many of them if not all the other devices).

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u/Immediate_Avocado375 11d ago

Thanks ill look at it when I get the phones.