Unlock codes
Any suggestions on how to get a phone unlocked. We are in Australia and we bought the phone in the UK.
Nat X :) |
Re: Unlock codes
1. what kinda phone, would bloody help !!!!
2. goto a phone shop. 3. google it 4. search the forum. 5 be a tad more specific :) |
Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au
(Post 5854933)
1. what kinda phone, would bloody help !!!!
2. goto a phone shop. 3. google it 4. search the forum. 5 be a tad more specific :) Nat |
Re: Unlock codes
Isn't it the network provider that "locks" the phone, so what matters is the network rather than the specific phone model? My son had a pre-paid virgin mobile and when I went into a virgin shop I was told it would cost $75 to unlock - I bought him a new one for $99. You can get an unlock code for Vodafone phones online - I think it's $25 cheaper to do that rather than taking it to a shop. If you've had the phone less than 6 months they charge more.
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Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by Rosscarbery
(Post 5855189)
Isn't it the network provider that "locks" the phone, so what matters is the network rather than the specific phone model? My son had a pre-paid virgin mobile and when I went into a virgin shop I was told it would cost $75 to unlock - I bought him a new one for $99. You can get an unlock code for Vodafone phones online - I think it's $25 cheaper to do that rather than taking it to a shop. If you've had the phone less than 6 months they charge more.
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Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by gormac
(Post 5855389)
Hi we are still in UK wife gave me money for my birthday to buy mobile surely if you buy phone in UK just get them to unlock it here does it matter what type of phone it is ? then just change the sim card is that right sorry but i,m not that techy minded TA
in the uk it will work if you just buy a pay as you go sim in aus ,but buying a sim in aus is not like buying one here if i can remember rightly we hade to provide passports and give address ect, |
Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by grahampaula
(Post 5855418)
If your phone is tri band and unlocked to net works
in the uk it will work if you just buy a pay as you go sim in aus ,but buying a sim in aus is not like buying one here if i can remember rightly we hade to provide passports and give address ect, |
Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by gormac
(Post 5855446)
do you think I should just wait till I get to OZ and buy one there ? it,s just I heard it was better to buy mobile here in UK TA in Advance
get your phone unlocked here, most markets will have a stall that does it. Or, ask your provider for the PUK code to enable you to use any sim on it. Sim card in Oz is too easy as well on a PAYG deal, in fact, search EBay for autralian vodaphone cards and a guy there does them for you (even helps with your phone unlock as well). So, if you have a UK phone all you do is a)unlock it b) get a PAYG sim card for Oz either online on EBay or at the airport when you arrive then c) use it!! |
Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by gormac
(Post 5855446)
do you think I should just wait till I get to OZ and buy one there ? it,s just I heard it was better to buy mobile here in UK TA in Advance
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Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by paddyo
(Post 5855470)
sorry guys but this is piss easy!!
get your phone unlocked here, most markets will have a stall that does it. Or, ask your provider for the PUK code to enable you to use any sim on it. Sim card in Oz is too easy as well on a PAYG deal, in fact, search EBay for autralian vodaphone cards and a guy there does them for you (even helps with your phone unlock as well). So, if you have a UK phone all you do is a)unlock it b) get a PAYG sim card for Oz either online on EBay or at the airport when you arrive then c) use it!! |
Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by paddyo
(Post 5855470)
sorry guys but this is piss easy!!
get your phone unlocked here, most markets will have a stall that does it. Or, ask your provider for the PUK code to enable you to use any sim on it. Sim card in Oz is too easy as well on a PAYG deal, in fact, search EBay for autralian vodaphone cards and a guy there does them for you (even helps with your phone unlock as well). So, if you have a UK phone all you do is a)unlock it b) get a PAYG sim card for Oz either online on EBay or at the airport when you arrive then c) use it!! |
Re: Unlock codes
If your phone is pay as you go then you may need to have it in use for 12 months before the network will unlock it as this is how they subsidize giving you the phone at the price they gave it to you at.
If you havent, just do what gormac has suggested and get a shop in chinatown to assist in any major city in Oz. P.S Phones arent pricey in oz |
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If I purchased a Vodafone phone in the UK, could I put a Vodafone SIM in it from Australia without the need to unlock the phone?
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Re: Unlock codes
Originally Posted by Glw88
(Post 5856157)
If I purchased a Vodafone phone in the UK, could I put a Vodafone SIM in it from Australia without the need to unlock the phone?
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