Oz sim card in a Uk phone
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Oz sim card in a Uk phone
I left it too late to get my Uk phone unlocked which is with virgin as it takes 5days for them to post it to you.
I've now got the instructions and codes to unlock my phone (Nokia E63).
The instructions tell me to change the sim and power up the phone where I will get a phone restricted message and then carry on from there.
Unfortunately when I do this with an Oz sim card I get sim card not valid and I can't do anything with the phone.
Has anyone any clue how to get around this apart from buy an Oz unlocked phone.
One suggestion from virgin is to get a Uk sim card and unlock the phone with that, does anyone have an old Uk sim card in the Rockingham area that I can borrow.
I've now got the instructions and codes to unlock my phone (Nokia E63).
The instructions tell me to change the sim and power up the phone where I will get a phone restricted message and then carry on from there.
Unfortunately when I do this with an Oz sim card I get sim card not valid and I can't do anything with the phone.
Has anyone any clue how to get around this apart from buy an Oz unlocked phone.
One suggestion from virgin is to get a Uk sim card and unlock the phone with that, does anyone have an old Uk sim card in the Rockingham area that I can borrow.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
I left it too late to get my Uk phone unlocked which is with virgin as it takes 5days for them to post it to you.
I've now got the instructions and codes to unlock my phone (Nokia E63).
The instructions tell me to change the sim and power up the phone where I will get a phone restricted message and then carry on from there.
Unfortunately when I do this with an Oz sim card I get sim card not valid and I can't do anything with the phone.
Has anyone any clue how to get around this apart from buy an Oz unlocked phone.
One suggestion from virgin is to get a Uk sim card and unlock the phone with that, does anyone have an old Uk sim card in the Rockingham area that I can borrow.
I've now got the instructions and codes to unlock my phone (Nokia E63).
The instructions tell me to change the sim and power up the phone where I will get a phone restricted message and then carry on from there.
Unfortunately when I do this with an Oz sim card I get sim card not valid and I can't do anything with the phone.
Has anyone any clue how to get around this apart from buy an Oz unlocked phone.
One suggestion from virgin is to get a Uk sim card and unlock the phone with that, does anyone have an old Uk sim card in the Rockingham area that I can borrow.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
I've tried it with one that was on everyday mobile and a new one which hasn't been activated. Both do exactly the same.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
Yes that code looks similar. Trouble is the instructions to unlock assumes that I have an alternative sim card and doesn't tell me how to do it with the virgin sim.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
when i have unlocked them before i have always done it without the sim card in.
note code is different for every phone.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
I've replied to your pm.
Nearly there.
Nearly there.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
Seems I've blocked the phone after calling virgin.
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
I used Go Sim a UK company providing Oz sim pre pay
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Re: Oz sim card in a Uk phone
just mobile cost 30c per min
https://www.amaysim.com.au/our-plans/one-pure-sim.html