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unlocking on orange??? |
Nips
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
Posts: 27
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has anybody unlocked the P800? i just rang Orange who do it for a crazy fee, £20 plus the remainder of the contract which would work out at about almost £600 on the £55 a month tariff |
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TAZMAN50746
Joined: Jul 20, 2002
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Try
Mobile Repair Centre
177a, North End Rd
London
W14 9NL
Tel: 020 7610 3103
Had mine unlocked on Saturday fo £30. Great Service.
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Nips
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
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cheers i will give them a try! |
ewokard
Joined: Mar 14, 2003
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hey all, im new to esato. im planning on getting the P800 on orange, but the darn thing is locked and has all that orange software on it. When i have the phone unlocked, i know that will enable me using other sim cards, but will Orange software still be there? if so how can i get rid of it? do i need to have the phone flashed or upgraded at SE service shop?
thank you in advance for future replies! |
simion_levi
Joined: Feb 20, 2003
Posts: 291
From: London, UK
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There is no orange software on the phone.
To deorange it, all you need do is the following:
Delete the startup and shutdown.mp4's in c:/sysdata (delete the ones in c:/system/data too if you want, but they don't actually do anything)
Remove the orange logo with nailvarnish remover/replace the flip cover with a new one without the logo
Unlock it - as above, MRC or Orange themselves
Take the orange sim out and put a different providers in - this removes the 'Welcome to Orange' message on startup, as it's actually on the SIM card. |
ewokard
Joined: Mar 14, 2003
Posts: 115
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hey kewl! thank a lot for the speedy repsonse simeon_levi! much appreciated! yeah the orange logo on the phone is really annoying! where and how much did you purchase your phone for? what is the best deal out there, store or online for the phone on contract?! |
simion_levi
Joined: Feb 20, 2003
Posts: 291
From: London, UK
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I just bought it on the friday it was released from an Orange shop to get it as early as possible - you can now get better deals online, so i suggest you browse the internet retailers. |
ewokard
Joined: Mar 14, 2003
Posts: 115
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just been surfing on OneStop, and they look like they do some good deals. do you think they are reliable? ive heard some bad stories though. also, i know the orange logo is on the flip. is it also on the cover when you remove the flip?
if so...damn! thats gonna make things harder! |
beljim
Joined: Feb 26, 2003
Posts: 53
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There is no logo on the flip & i heard bad stories about onestop but these were mainly issues about their not knowing when they would have P800's in stock. (none of the other dealers knew either)
I ordered my P800 from onestop and it arrived within the week. |
ewokard
Joined: Mar 14, 2003
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@ beljim
ok so you successfully ordered from OneStop. which network, orange was it? i was planning on getting it with O2 or Voda, but they wouldnt allow me to change the tarrif after 4 months or at any time. they said i had to stick to the same tarrif for the 12 months. so theres no orange logo on the flip for orange? tell me about your deal please... |
Gee_UK
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 72
From: Huddersfield
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On 2003-03-14 17:31, simion_levi wrote:
Remove the orange logo with nailvarnish remover/replace the flip cover with a new one without the logo
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Does this actually work? Does it leave any sort of stain behind? And is anyone know where I could get a flip cover without the orange logo on? |
carlhunt
Joined: Mar 02, 2003
Posts: 31
From: UK
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On 2003-03-14 18:07, ewokard wrote:
just been surfing on OneStop,
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Have a search through here and allaboutsymbian, there are on-going
threads about this.
Two particular places that you may be interested in are
cyren-communications
avrmobiles
avr have the P800 for £24.99 with a tie-in for 120 days
on a 42.50 tarriff.
btw, anybody found a cheaper place in London to unlock the
P800 than the Mobile Repair Centre?
[ This Message was edited by: carlhunt on 2003-03-15 01:29 ] |
alias
Joined: Feb 21, 2003
Posts: 120
From: London
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Why are people so bothered about the Orange logo on the P800? Didn't you buy the phone for the features? Get over it, Orange will always be putting their logo on their phones so get used to it or buy your phone off line.
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Posted: 2003-03-11 20:27
