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Direct Unlocks has a rating of 3.9 stars from 3,306 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Direct Unlocks most frequently mention great service, sim card, and time frame. Direct Unlocks ranks 1st among Unlocked Phones sites.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 75.3%
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Top Positive Review

“Very easy timely and effective.”

Greg W.
9/14/24

Direct Unlock provided excellent service! They unlocked my phone quickly and efficiently, delivering results in less time than expected. The process was smooth and hassle-free, with great customer support throughout. I highly recommend them for anyone needing a fast and reliable phone unlocking service. Absolutely worth it!

Top Critical Review

“Absolutely pathetic.”

Nate A.
9/17/24

Took over 20 DAYS to unlock! And spent the 100 to get it unlocked immediately. And bc of the longest waiting time. I now have unlocked my phone for no reason. So direct unlock wasted my time and my money. Sent multiple emails stating that the almost month wait was too much, and wanted a refund but was declined! 0/10. Had to put one star just to even write this review but that's the only reason I put one star. Highly disappointed and definitely not satisfied.

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1 review
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April 22nd, 2020
Verified purchase

Great reliable service and reasonable prices i would definatly use these again and recommend them to people

Reason I chose this business:

The reviews were good so i gave them a try

Reason I chose this product:

To have my phone unlocked

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January 28th, 2017

Service is not possible to unlock my iPhone 5S.
Can not a £ 49.99 refund.
Requires more money (£ 109.99)
Dishonesty. Unfair. Robbed me!

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December 4th, 2015
Verified purchase

Although we paid it took so long, it is a disadvantage to your good job and rizonable price.
I believe it can be improve.

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July 18th, 2023
Verified purchase

Can't believe the ease and quality of this service. Totally satisfied and would definitely recommend!

Reason I chose this business:

Positive reviews and unbeatable price.

Reason I chose this product:

Needed to unlock my device for an alternate SIM.

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September 10th, 2015

Still awaiting for reply. They keep saying 'order is still being processed' and no update. Been 2 months and been waiting for well over the time they said it will take. Cannot contact them via phone and also emailing them and still no reply.

What is going on... took my money and no service provided what is going on.

I have been posting on your site for order status and never get a response. Totally lack of interest shown from your part.

THE UPDATE BELOW FROM THE SITE IS NOT ANSWERING MY ABOVE STATEMENT. I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ASK FOR UPDATES AND GOT 'ORDER IS BEING PROCESSED'. ITS BEEN WELL OVER 2 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. THEY SEEM TO JUST WANT TO TAKE PRE-ORDER MONEY AND STATE THAT THEY WILL NOT REFUND IT IF THE ORDER CANNOT BE PROCESSED. THEY DON'T MIND GIVING BACK THE REFUND EXCEPT THE PRE-ORDER. FOR THEM ITS TOTAL PROFIT.

Reading on this site and seeing the similar posts this is a regular occurrence and not only myself that is having the same issue.

Still no response after posting on the site and emailing.

DO NOT USE THIS SITE AS THE SERVICE THEY PROMISE IS NOT BEING DELIVERED.

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September 26th, 2015
Verified purchase

I had my iPhone 5c locked to the sprint service, and officialiphoneunlock service unlocked for me. Now I can use it with any company.

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September 17th, 2015

Looked around online for a trusted site to unlock my iPhone 6 and decided to take the plunge and in 5 days my phone was unlocked

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1 review
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July 28th, 2018

I have been cheated and I kept getting so much money and the phone was still blocked - I should do a good job with this site!

* Direct Unlocks attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

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February 6th, 2017

This company promotes a service and totally fails to supply or communicate - if you have money to waste quicker and less frustrating just to burn it

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October 11th, 2015

They charge for a pre order service and then charge you again when you want the code released. This is in the small print apparently. Jokers

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May 15th, 2016
Verified purchase

Super bad service I submitted my iPhone 6 since December 2015 and barely this week(May 2016) after sending them email after email they finally decided to unlock the iPhone 6

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January 10th, 2016
Verified purchase

Filled in the form and sent request off, couple of days later received email phone is unlocked, put sim in phone and all working. Great service

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1 review
2 helpful votes
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January 6th, 2016
Verified purchase

Ya it is a good unlocking sites in the Internet. But consumed lot of my time. They may have their reasons. But very good unlocking site

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January 3rd, 2016
Verified purchase

Speedy, especially over Christmas. Everything was clear and I was kept informed through email. Thanks

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January 7th, 2020

It's been over a month and I haven't received any codes or a proper response from them. They charge you twice and then you get nothing.

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October 26th, 2015
Verified purchase

It took one month to unlock but they kept me up to date by emailing me, over all it is a really good site and i do recommend to anyone

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4 reviews
13 helpful votes
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June 15th, 2019

Dishonest company. Advertise one price of $19.99 and then demand a second payment of $37. They use a free AT&T unlock service and charge for it.

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1 review
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November 9th, 2021

Hi Everyone, please do not become a victim like me, these people create different accounts and review themselves!

Tip for consumers:
They crest different accounts to review themselves so that victims like us can fall for the trap and think they’re trustable

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Nothing because I don’t trust anyone

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March 25th, 2021

It's not clear you also pay another £20. Still waiting total cost £43 for absolutely nothing. Too fed up to describe.

Tip for consumers:
Scam absolutely a scam. DON'T USE IT

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Direct unlocks.uk

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September 16th, 2023

They charge you 35 dollars to check the eligibility and then ask for more money. They dont refund for service checks.

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August 14th, 2023
Verified purchase

Thanks for great service delivered as promised, was a bit long waiting time but in the end the phone was unlocked

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December 11th, 2021
Verified purchase

I decided to try this service, thinking it looked legitimate and would be able to unlock my 3rd party purchased iPhone. From the get-go there were warning signs, in particular their $28 fee simply to check the "eligibility" of the unlock. They don't clearly tell you this until you part with your 1st half of your money and then ask for even more money once the "eligibility" is determined. After that it was another $38 that disappeared into their abyss. After these 2 online purchases, you get a fake status page showing something like 5 days remaining to unlock. The countdown goes on and inevitably expires. An email to their customer service simply gives you a generic, cut & paste reply stating that they're "chasing" your IMEI, which is code for doing nothing, but stonewalling. After that I did email their Customer Service a few more times and their replies were exactly, word-for-word the same as their prior responses. Essentially I felt like I was emailing with a robot vs a human being. After the 30 days wait is up, there's an inactive "self refund" link on the status page, which mysteriously disappears, instead of becoming activated. This just goes to show that this service is not legitimate and they simply delay, stonewall, & lie, hoping they get keep your hard earned money, while performing no actual useful service. I've requested multiple times for them to comply with their 30 day refund policy, but again I just get generic, boilerplate, cut & paste replies telling me to wait more, followed by ignored, un-responded-to emails. I highly recommend reading the other negative reviews on here, as I believe most of the glowing ones are actually fake. My experience matches the negative reviews almost perfectly. I've since gotten rid of that locked phone & now know to use a local unlocking service instead of one that is supposedly located in the UK (Seychelles is their true location, according to an investigation by another victim & blogger). Caveat emptor!

Tip for consumers:
Find another, legitimate business for your phone unlock, preferably a more local one.

Products used:
Their illusive phone "unlocking" service

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1 review
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February 15th, 2021
Verified purchase

I'm sure this company is legit based on the reviews, but it took almost three weeks before my "pre-unlock" was complete and am on day three of the actual unlock process. I don't doubt that my phone will be unlocked eventually, so I gave two stars instead of one. However, there are some things about this company that have left a bad taste in my mouth.

First, they say on your tracking page and their ToS that they will keep you updated/informed throughout the entire process. They say they have people available for support 24/7. After a couple days of the "pre-unlock," I reached out to see what was taking so long. They informed me that it was something to do with new phones not being able to be unlocked right away and it generally takes no less than a couple extra weeks. Why didn't they reach out to me to let me know? They seem to pride themselves on having good communication. But whatever...

I have a problem with this whole "pre-unlock" thing as well. They're pretty shady about it. Sure, it's in the fine print. I don't think most users know the difference between this and the actual unlock. But again, whatever, I missed that and that's my fault. Maybe they should call it "Verification Phase" so they aren't deliberately confusing customers. But what really irked me about it is that after the "pre-unlock" was complete, they sent me an email letting me know I had to pay more for the actual unlock (my fault) while simultaneously mentioning several times that I had only paid for a "pre-unlock" and that it's mentioned in several (slightly hidden) places on their website. Cool—why aren't you this forthright before the initial purchase? It comes across a lot like "now that we've successfully swindled you, we need more money for the unlock, and here are the reasons why you have no right to complain about the aforementioned swindling."

As I said, I'm on day three of the actual unlocking phase. Their site says several times that iPhones take about 24 hours to unlock, and I'm over 48 hours. I have reached out for an update and have yet to receive a response. The estimated time remaining goes down by one hour approximately every four hours. What gives? I don't know, they won't respond.

Tip for consumers:
Pay attention to what you’re paying for

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Unlock for iPhone SE 2020 (StraightTalk)

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1 review
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October 25th, 2015
Verified purchase

My iPhone 4 was unlocked to orange France and now I'm free to choose the network I want!
Fast and serious!

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1 review
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September 16th, 2015
Verified purchase

The phone was unlocked as requested but took a bit longer than expected but I was kept informed with weekly updates

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