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Sending my p990i off to seunlock.co.uk for unbranding today |
lovegadgets
Joined: Oct 16, 2006
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Well, i've finally had enough of my Orange Branding and having to wait to be able to update via SEUS. I'm sending my P990 to seunlock.co.uk to have it bebranded, i'll let you all know how it goes and if it was worth it! |
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seunlock-uk
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We look forward to seeing what you think.
Watch Out for our Upcoming Retail Store!! |
DAN55
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my 600 too |
amanno1
Joined: Sep 05, 2006
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Right,i`ve got a p990i.Now,why would i send the phone to you to get unlocked,when the network can unlock it for me for cheaper than you`re asking?
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teamster1975
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
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From: Woking, UK
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He's having the phone unbranded, not unlocked.
Unbranding involves installing a generic firmware without operator rubbish which slows the phone down and generally annoys you!
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amanno1
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Yeah,i know what he`s doing but they also unlock the p990i for £20 but networks can unlock them from £15
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Marc_SE
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Sometimes networks may not give you an unlock code straightaway for your handset, incase asking you to wait xx months before they provide it. I think 3 are quite strict in this respect.
Personally, I wouldn't mind paying a few £'s more if I were in this situation. Also, £15 is T-Mobile's unlock charge, other networks charge more than this, so that's another reason. |
amanno1
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But i`m sure they don`t charge more than £20!!
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DAN55
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are you sure they really debrand it? orange wouldnt for me - which net? |
lovegadgets
Joined: Oct 16, 2006
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The networks generally won't unlock your phone until you've seen out your minimum period if you're on contract. Personally i'd rather pay someone like seunlock than the greedy networks if i did decide to unlock my phone! Any way this is an exercise in getting the phone back to the way SE intended. Just to get rid of the Orange home screen and have a working RSS reader will be enough, bring on my fresh phone! |
amanno1
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Why would orange debrand an orange phone?
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amanno1
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When i used to get a t mobile branded phone i would ring up cc and ask for the unlock the next day.Never been refused yet and it always come within 7 days
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lovegadgets
Joined: Oct 16, 2006
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You're right the networks wouldn't debrand, only unlock.
seunlock do do a combined unlock/debrand which i think is pretty good value. I'm staying with Orange so no need to worry about an unlock.
One good thing about getting someone else other than the network to unlock your phone is that you don't need to sit on hold for an hour just to request it! |
DAN55
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phone debranded and waiting to ship back to me  |
DAN55
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poo, it missed the post  |
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Posted: 2007-01-23 12:48
