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sims an phones |
-GaZ-
Joined: Jan 04, 2003
Posts: 316
From: sw england
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my dads fone was bought from the vodafone shop, and im able to place my orange sim into his fone and use it normally.
but im aware that u cant place other network sims into orange fones.
tho i asked a guy at Phones4u today n he sed dat every fone is locked onto its network, and u cant put other sims in it.
is he wrong?? or is this a recent(ish) thing?
gaz.
You better slap that monkeys ass, and slap it good |
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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some phones are locked to specific network providers, others are not... |
Aled
Joined: Nov 25, 2002
Posts: 320
From: Wales
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Yep thats right, as nearly all phones are now dual band they are capable of using any uk network and most are unlocked. Like sim free phones.
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Diggs09
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: 434
From: Australia
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In Aust, no phones are locked to networks. I would hate to imagine the problems this could cause.
Eg. My battery runs out and I use my SIM in another friends phone to make a call or check voicemail, if I wasnt on the same network I mightnt be able to use it, what a pain in the a$$ |
GingerDiscoBalls
Joined: Jan 17, 2003
Posts: 22
From: london UK
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I have actually gotthe true story behind this:
SE was selling so many t68i units in the UK , the Networks all agreed that the phones could be shipped and sold unlocked to save time and match demand. Thats why most are sold unlocked now...not sure about other SE phones but know this is definately true for the T68i |
-GaZ-
Joined: Jan 04, 2003
Posts: 316
From: sw england
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my t68mi is locked to orange.. well annoying, havent seen one orange fone that accepts other simcards.
You better slap that monkeys ass, and slap it good |
Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Liberty City
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Orange will unlock your phone for £20.00 after your 12 month contract expires,if you want it unlocked before the 12 months is up you would have to pay your line rental charges upfront,depending on how many months left in your contract.
If nobody wants it.. put it on eBay. |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@-GAZ-, well there seems to be alot of confusion on this subject, strange bullshit from that guy in the shop & that "true story" about all t68`s being unlocked so this is the situation NO CRAP;
In UK All Orange phones are locked to Orange,
All (i`m fairly sure) TMobile are locked to TMobile
Voda (contract purchased) phones are NOT network locked,
o2 (contract purchased) phones are NOT network locked unless it`s a o2 special product like the XDA.
Pay as you go units from all the networks tend to be locked but some are not.
THESE RULES APPLY TO ALL RETAILERS IN THE UK
So just to recap a general rule is that all gsm 1800(Orange / TMobile) networks lock their phones, where the GSM 900 networks (Voda/O2) when selling a contract phone DON`T lock them. this situation has stood for years in the UK.
Nothing is guaranteed so always try your sim, as a test i highly recomend you go to that Phones4U shop, ask for a CONTRACT o2/Voda demo & try your Orange sim in it, i`m saying it will work on all but the XDA`s & the pre pay units. Any questions feel free to pm me. |
GingerDiscoBalls
Joined: Jan 17, 2003
Posts: 22
From: london UK
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well you can call it "bullshit" if you want sweetie, but ive got it from more than one reliable source that the t68i...from the end of december or slightly earlier was being sold unlocked!! for all networks...an i am on T-mobile and got a t68 which had vodafone gprs settings on it....reason.......they did not hav tmobile ones left...all are the same....
This applies to carphone warehouse...i presume its the same anywhere else....SE are delivering unlocked t68is
And pachy...try to accept the information as genuine instead of slagging it off and replacing it with you "i think"s and presumtions, what i said was true. ill stand by it
[ This Message was edited by: GingerDiscoBalls on 2003-02-06 01:39 ] |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@ginger..., I only (unlike some people) say "i think" when i don`t deffinately know for sure that ONLY applies to the T Mobile phones that i`m not sure off.
Your bullshit earlier would imply that the Orange phones have no Orange logo on them either, which is crap mate,
FACT all Orange T68/i phones have SPECIFIC Orange software on them so DON`T F**KIN TALK F**KIN Bollocks to me you idiot.
CPW themselves may have had to use some non locked phones from stock (all t68m phones were upgraded to i spec & sold cheap over xmas) but if they sold non locked phones on Orange it would have been in breach of their agreement with Orange.
Also it might pay you to read the header post again, the guy said he was told all phones are locked to the networks which is rubbish, & he wanted to know why his dads voda t68i was unlocked. your post doesn`t pay any attention to the fact that ALL voda t68i`s are ALWAYS unlocked does it you silly tart !
[ This Message was edited by: pachy on 2003-02-06 02:11 ] |
Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Liberty City
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Hey ginge,get ur facts right first,my mrs had a t68i (orange) only last wk and i did a test to compare with mine and i came across the service menu,funny enough it was locked,oh and dont argue with pachy cus pachy is always right :-D
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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And so is Boyi ! just don`t even think about messin with us GINGER-DISUSED-BALLS.  
[ This Message was edited by: pachy on 2003-02-06 02:18 ] |
GingerDiscoBalls
Joined: Jan 17, 2003
Posts: 22
From: london UK
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i said it applied to carphone warehouse...get your facts straight...if you get it from there its unlocked.....
ive had 3 from there...all unlocked just as the guy from t-mobile told me they would be.....they are unlocked.
im not really going to argue with you, its not that important...but it helps if you read things and then comment instead if just jumping in. |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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On 2003-02-06 05:00, GingerDiscoBalls wrote:
im not really going to argue with you, its not that important...but it helps if you read things and then comment instead if just jumping in.
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@Ginger disused balls, Psychologists refer to this kind of statement as subconscious self assessment. |
GingerDiscoBalls
Joined: Jan 17, 2003
Posts: 22
From: london UK
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not too bothered what psychologists say to be honest...most of it is twaddle : )
but im not arguing because the following is usually true:
Never argue with an idiot. They'll just drag you down and beat you with experience... |
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