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Posted by Toxic
Problem:
In Israel phones are locked (due to the ministry of telecommunication's order) for bluetooth use. even if they were not purchased in israel the SIM locks this option. could you kindly let me know if you are able to fix this problem and make by BlueTooth work.

Jon.
icq# 28586277


Posted by mscarrot
Hi John,

Guess if this is possible and you would use it in Israël (and get caught)you would be into big trouble right??? What is the meaning otherwise of disabeling such a function???
Or do you want to use your israelic sim outside Israël

and no offence m8, was just wondering


Posted by gadgetboytom
Big Trouble - DO NOT ATTEMPT

it operates on a military bandwith- your facing prison if you attempt to use it.

[ This Message was edited by: gadgetboytom on 2002-12-18 13:35 ]

Posted by adamizer
Maybe its to prevent any terrorists to use it in any action and u, if u got any selfpreservation, just leave it alone. Do u read. Leave it!

Posted by shithappens
not worth the risk if u r thinking of using it in home country where it's prohibited....any normal military band/radio device would be able to pick up if within range.....read that somewhere in a tech magazine....

Posted by Tal
Toxic,
I have been using bluetooth for a year now with the Ipaq and no one
arrested me or noticed it.
If you know how to enable the BT in the t68i do not worry .
please send me info if you find the solution.



Posted by tranquil
Please listen to them mate! Leave it alone, DONT gamble with it.

Posted by shklar1
Hi Toxic
Please listen to these guys, they know what they are saying... BlueTooth is Illigel here for a particular reson - It is dangerous! I'm sure u can imagine what terrorists can do with it... And once the distance increases it will be even more dangerous... Belive me, I am frustrated just as much as u are, but we just have to get along without BT... It's not that bad...
àçé îä àëôú ìê úùúùîù áæä ëîä ùàúä øåöä...

Posted by Tal
Hi guys,
I just wanted 2 let you know that Israel is a democratic country and no one would be arrested here for using bluetooth. The IDF has agreed to let go of the bandwidth and they just want to get paid for it.
The stores here have devices with BT such as Ipaq and many people use it without any problems.
If only I knew how to enable the BT.




Posted by gatevital
If you have a phone and sim not from israil and roam into israil does it work ?

Posted by Cytech
Quote:

On 2002-12-21 18:31, gatevital wrote:
If you have a phone and sim not from israil and roam into israil does it work ?



This post was posted from a T65




yes it will work... it's as soon as you put in a simcard from israel that bluetooth is locked...

Posted by 2tangy
When you roam into Israel with a foreign T68i and foreign simcard with bluetooth turned on their army radars will home in on you and you'll be blown up before you even reach for the off button... hope that doesn't scare anyone from taking a holiday there

Posted by gatevital
You should not be using a mobile on a plane any way :-D:-D:-D

Posted by Owen
Hehehe... I think their anti-terrorists policy will...
Quote:

On 2002-12-21 19:50, 2tangy wrote:
... hope that doesn't scare anyone from taking a holiday there



Posted by Toxic
Well, i think u all got a little mizundastud.
There are 2 seperate problems:
(1) i want to unlock my own t68.
(2) the phone is not the locked part, the sim locks it.

and the most important part:
No one will arrest you,
it's just illegal (like speeding) if you use it, and do it quietly and no one notices, it's not a problem. the army isn't going to arrest anyone. i just need to open the F**king BT without hurting my SIM card. that's it.

and Tal - way2go!


Posted by nippit
Now I will try to understand you before trying to answer....

Toxic:
Well, i think u all got a little mizundastud.
There are 2 seperate problems:
(1) i want to unlock my own t68.
(2) the phone is not the locked part, the sim locks it.

(1) you want to unlock your T68 which (2) is, the phone, not the locked part. hmmmmm.

IF IT IS NOT LOCKED WHY DO YOU WANT TO UNLOCK IT THEN??????

I think you have one problem. You want BT to be working in your T68.

I cannot see any way of disabling a function of the phone from sim. BT is developed lot later than the any sim card standard we have. Has any one heard of BT lock?

But if this is the problem you may get round it copying your sim to clone one. There are sets to do this Main purpose of these are to put more than one sim data into the clone but it may solve your problem out. I presume.

The problem should be on the T68 and the version of the software. There must be a special version for Israel handsets. Be a friend with the technician at the SE service station. They can download any version from a central location. And then he can flash your phone with another version and you have your BT.

If you get any trouble with military or police I am not responsible.

Posted by Toxic
Well nippit,

It's like this:

when i put a SIM which is not israeli in the phone, the BT works. when i put an israeli one, it doesn't. the BT option might be n-abled in the phones, but x-abled in the sim. meaning that there can be a slight problem with making a new software (we have a phone brought from outside israel, which the BT is locked when an israeli sim is inserted). and all i need to know is how can i disable it without modifying the sim.

Jon

Posted by nippit
Sorry again;
You are sure that the problem is the sim. You want to sort the problem without touching the sim. this sounds like egg and chicken.

Try copying the SIM then it may work but i have not tested this. All i Know is when copied the sim card menu does not get tranfered as it is replaced by the copy SIM. So logicak thinking this lock whatever should not get transfered too.

Hope it helps.

Posted by Epedemic
its a feature of the software in the t68i.... only way to get around it is to get a software from SE which does not have this feature... which you can't as its not availible as se would not be allowed to sell bt phones in israel without this feature....

Posted by sking1547
Lo ya azor klum# i had the same ordeal two years ago. samking23@tmomail.net :-(

Posted by philipt18
Bluetooth is now legal and you can have your SE phones upgraded so they will work with Bluetooth.

Bagtel, a little shop at 113 Even Givriol St. in Tel Aviv can do the upgrade. I was referred to them directly from SonyEricsson. Their phone number is 03-524-7027.

Posted by Vlammetje
Did you check the date on this thread?

Posted by dubidubon
Hi John!

I've never heard that blue tooth is blocked in Israel. I am Israeli use bluetooth to download stuff from friends' phones and never had a problem. I have an Israeli bought phone and am with Pelephone an Israeli network - anyhow every body uses bluetooth that I'm aware of so problem is not with any Ministry order.

Good luck with your phone.

Daniel Eliyahu
In Israel phones are locked (due to the ministry of telecommunication's order) for bluetooth use. even if they were not purchased in israel the SIM locks this option. could you kindly let me know if you are able to fix this problem and make by BlueTooth work.

Jon.
icq# 28586277
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Posted by masseur
welcome to Esato

you need to read the rest of the thread because bluetooth is no longer blocked in Israel.

the block was removed on 1st October 2003


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