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W900i info please! |
diablojin
Joined: Mar 22, 2006
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From: Cambridge
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HI guys, im from the uk and should be getting my w900i, unfortunatly its a vodafone one, so its gonna branded to hell and locked to them. Is there anyway of unlocking it so I can put my orange sim in... or is this a hopeless matter! I have found a site on the net http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/Unlocking/debrand.htm#w900i
who say they do it and unlock it but they are a bit rubbish at replying. I do really like this mob but i worried it may have to go straight back on ebay if i cant use my orange sim in it! 
can any1 help?
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Topscooby
Joined: Dec 11, 2004
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From: The 'Sunny' South Coast, UK
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If you take it into a voda shop they will check your imei number and can then give you the unlock code for your phone which they get from their pos terminal. However, they my charge you £20 for this service. On the bright side, you simply punch the code in and away you go.
I did this with my voda W900i, and am now using my Orange sim card in it without problem.
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diablojin
Joined: Mar 22, 2006
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From: Cambridge
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i have bought this off ebay but supposedly all recipts are with it! will they still allow me to unlock it there!? |
Topscooby
Joined: Dec 11, 2004
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No problem, they are just checking the imei number to make sure its not a stolen phone. |
diablojin
Joined: Mar 22, 2006
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From: Cambridge
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thats brilliant! cheers dude! your a legend! thanks for the help! have u got yours debranded by any chance? |
UnholySinner
Joined: Apr 03, 2005
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From: Wales
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i unlocked my old V800 remotely over the internet. Cant remember what site, but it cost me about £5 instead of Vodafone charges. If you look around, there might be a few sites that do this for the W900.. you just type the IMEI, pay up and they give you the unlock codes either by email, or straight away on the site if i remember rightly. I also once phoned Vodafone customer services to do this to a phone, and they gave me the code over the phone and said the charges would come off my bill, but never did Good Luck! |
-=[Findol]=-
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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when u unbranded yours did you loose all the anoying vodafone crap menus and get the sony 1s?
or do they only make it multi sim compatible |
-=[Findol]=-
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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i dnt like how vodafone put all there rubbish on phones! |
procterdc
Joined: Jun 03, 2005
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u do know that vodafone branded phones do NOT allow you to play mp3's unless you have purchased them from vodafone live. Its a piss take seeing as its a walkman phone.
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scotsboyuk
Joined: Jun 02, 2003
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@procterdc
I could play my own mp3s on my Vodafone branded W900. I still got it unbranded though. 
"I may be drunk my dear woman, but in the morning I will be sober, and you will still be ugly." WSC |
ayejatt
Joined: Dec 15, 2005
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On 2006-03-29 19:00:41, -=[Findol]=- wrote:
when u unbranded yours did you loose all the anoying vodafone crap menus and get the sony 1s?
or do they only make it multi sim compatible
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u just get it working with other sims (3 as well)
all other functions remains |
scotsboyuk
Joined: Jun 02, 2003
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Unbranding doesn't unlock the handset, it just removes the exisiting firmware. Unlocking a handset will allow it to accept SIM cards from different networks.
"I may be drunk my dear woman, but in the morning I will be sober, and you will still be ugly." WSC |
Krubach
Joined: Dec 05, 2002
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On 2006-03-30 02:14:23, scotsboyuk wrote:
Unbranding doesn't unlock the handset, it just removes the exisiting firmware. Unlocking a handset will allow it to accept SIM cards from different networks.
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Just like unlocking, won't allow you to use other profiles (at least with Voda) and all features that the phone is capable of (might be limited).
Unbranding will make it as powerful as it can be.
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scotsboyuk
Joined: Jun 02, 2003
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@Krubach
Unbranding a Vodafone W900 doesn't add functionality in all areas. One does gain certain things, but one also loses the ability to turn the 3G component of the W900 off.
Having said that I am still glad that I unbranded my W900.
"I may be drunk my dear woman, but in the morning I will be sober, and you will still be ugly." WSC |
diablojin
Joined: Mar 22, 2006
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From: Cambridge
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Hi guys, I got my w900i and i love it, I got it unlocked from voda shite and have now got my orange sim in, main problem i have though is that i cannot use any wap!? I used it once when i first recieved the settings and now I cant use it at all:( can any 1 help. It just says an error message! |
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Posted: 2006-03-29 17:24
