Unlocking your mobile - try it first.
May 26th 2007, 9:14 am
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Unlocking your mobile - try it first.
Hello all...
A little tip regarding mobile phones for you.
I have a mobile that was on an O2 contract that finished last month. I have phoned O2 and swapped it onto pay-as-you-go.
I was going to go into town this afternoon, and pay my local friendly market-trader mobile stand £10 to unlock it so I can buy an Ozzy pay-as-you-go sim once we are over there.
I thought I would phone O2 first, just to see what they charge to do a remote unlock from their end.
The chap told me that it is £15 - but he said to try another sim in it first, as he said O2 haven't been locking their phones in the first place for some time now.
So, I borrowed my buddies Vodafone sim, and voila - no problem.
So - my advice today is to try someone else's sim from another mobile operator in your phone, before you shell out to have it un-necessarily unlocked.
A little tip regarding mobile phones for you.
I have a mobile that was on an O2 contract that finished last month. I have phoned O2 and swapped it onto pay-as-you-go.
I was going to go into town this afternoon, and pay my local friendly market-trader mobile stand £10 to unlock it so I can buy an Ozzy pay-as-you-go sim once we are over there.
I thought I would phone O2 first, just to see what they charge to do a remote unlock from their end.
The chap told me that it is £15 - but he said to try another sim in it first, as he said O2 haven't been locking their phones in the first place for some time now.
So, I borrowed my buddies Vodafone sim, and voila - no problem.
So - my advice today is to try someone else's sim from another mobile operator in your phone, before you shell out to have it un-necessarily unlocked.
May 26th 2007, 9:45 am
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Re: Unlocking your mobile - try it first.
That's good to know but the real test will be when you put that Aussie sim card in. Still, it sounds 99% likely that will work.
Have you researched which phone provider will fit your needs?
Have you researched which phone provider will fit your needs?
May 26th 2007, 9:48 am
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We barely use our mobiles here - mainly just to give each other a quick call if we get lost in the supermarket.
May 26th 2007, 10:23 am
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Oh OK. I think I will probably get a A$2 Vodafone card from Woolworths when I land and see how that goes before committing my soul.
May 26th 2007, 10:26 am
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Re: Unlocking your mobile - try it first.
Hello all...
A little tip regarding mobile phones for you.
I have a mobile that was on an O2 contract that finished last month. I have phoned O2 and swapped it onto pay-as-you-go.
I was going to go into town this afternoon, and pay my local friendly market-trader mobile stand £10 to unlock it so I can buy an Ozzy pay-as-you-go sim once we are over there.
I thought I would phone O2 first, just to see what they charge to do a remote unlock from their end.
The chap told me that it is £15 - but he said to try another sim in it first, as he said O2 haven't been locking their phones in the first place for some time now.
So, I borrowed my buddies Vodafone sim, and voila - no problem.
So - my advice today is to try someone else's sim from another mobile operator in your phone, before you shell out to have it un-necessarily unlocked.
A little tip regarding mobile phones for you.
I have a mobile that was on an O2 contract that finished last month. I have phoned O2 and swapped it onto pay-as-you-go.
I was going to go into town this afternoon, and pay my local friendly market-trader mobile stand £10 to unlock it so I can buy an Ozzy pay-as-you-go sim once we are over there.
I thought I would phone O2 first, just to see what they charge to do a remote unlock from their end.
The chap told me that it is £15 - but he said to try another sim in it first, as he said O2 haven't been locking their phones in the first place for some time now.
So, I borrowed my buddies Vodafone sim, and voila - no problem.
So - my advice today is to try someone else's sim from another mobile operator in your phone, before you shell out to have it un-necessarily unlocked.
Jen
May 26th 2007, 10:29 am
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Re: Unlocking your mobile - try it first.
When we got our last contrct phone at Carphone Warehouse one of the things we required was that it would need to be unlocked. The guy there told us Vodafone and O2 contract phones are always unlocked. Our O2 ones definitely were (checked in the first couple of days so I could return them to him if they weren't). This was about 3 years ago.
Shouldn't be any problem with Aussie Sim cards as long as you don't try to put a 2G card in a 3G phone or vice versa (and even they you'll probaby be OK).
Shouldn't be any problem with Aussie Sim cards as long as you don't try to put a 2G card in a 3G phone or vice versa (and even they you'll probaby be OK).
May 26th 2007, 10:31 am
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MMS's require a data plan using either GPRS or 3G. Maybe the network plan you have doesn't have a data component? Can he send and receive SMSs?
May 26th 2007, 10:31 am
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My O2 contract is swapping to pay-as-you-go, ( still with O2 ), on Tuesday - yet they said I will need to call them afterwards so they can re-send the MMS settings back to the phone so I can send pictures via the pay-as-you-go sim.
May 27th 2007, 9:18 am
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He will need to phone Vodaphone - they will send an SMS message to the phone to put in the correct MMS settings for Vodaphone on that particular phone.
My O2 contract is swapping to pay-as-you-go, ( still with O2 ), on Tuesday - yet they said I will need to call them afterwards so they can re-send the MMS settings back to the phone so I can send pictures via the pay-as-you-go sim.
My O2 contract is swapping to pay-as-you-go, ( still with O2 ), on Tuesday - yet they said I will need to call them afterwards so they can re-send the MMS settings back to the phone so I can send pictures via the pay-as-you-go sim.
May 27th 2007, 9:22 am
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yeah , alot of phone will run with other sim cards but maybe not fully .
i had vodafone sims in virgin phones n they been fine & just latly o2 sim in vodafone phone with no probs but if you chance it in oz , its may not work
i had vodafone sims in virgin phones n they been fine & just latly o2 sim in vodafone phone with no probs but if you chance it in oz , its may not work
May 27th 2007, 9:24 am
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No worries.
Actually, the last 10 months I have been up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down etc etc etc. Up at the moment, ( we make our move over to Melbourne in 13 weeks and 6 days ).
Just waiting for the next down day. Although, to be fair, they are getting lass as we get closer.
No doubt that last week will be a biggy on the old mental wellbeing.
Hope you manage to get the phone sorted.
Actually, the last 10 months I have been up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down etc etc etc. Up at the moment, ( we make our move over to Melbourne in 13 weeks and 6 days ).
Just waiting for the next down day. Although, to be fair, they are getting lass as we get closer.
No doubt that last week will be a biggy on the old mental wellbeing.
Hope you manage to get the phone sorted.
May 27th 2007, 9:28 am
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No worries.
Actually, the last 10 months I have been up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down etc etc etc. Up at the moment, ( we make our move over to Melbourne in 13 weeks and 6 days ).
Just waiting for the next down day. Although, to be fair, they are getting lass as we get closer.
No doubt that last week will be a biggy on the old mental wellbeing.
Hope you manage to get the phone sorted.
Actually, the last 10 months I have been up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down etc etc etc. Up at the moment, ( we make our move over to Melbourne in 13 weeks and 6 days ).
Just waiting for the next down day. Although, to be fair, they are getting lass as we get closer.
No doubt that last week will be a biggy on the old mental wellbeing.
Hope you manage to get the phone sorted.
Thankyou muchly
Take care and who knows may pass you In Melb in a few months or may not...lol
Jen
May 27th 2007, 9:37 am
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No probs.
When do you arrive in Melbourne?
We leave the UK on 1st September - we're travelling across America, then Peru and onto New Zealand. We land in Melbourne on 22nd October after what we be an exhausting trip of almost 8 weeks.
CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Bring it on
May 27th 2007, 11:33 am
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Sounds like you'll be bored for 8 weeks lmao
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May 27th 2007, 1:57 pm
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Re: Unlocking your mobile - try it first.
Hello all...
A little tip regarding mobile phones for you.
I have a mobile that was on an O2 contract that finished last month. I have phoned O2 and swapped it onto pay-as-you-go.
I was going to go into town this afternoon, and pay my local friendly market-trader mobile stand £10 to unlock it so I can buy an Ozzy pay-as-you-go sim once we are over there.
I thought I would phone O2 first, just to see what they charge to do a remote unlock from their end.
The chap told me that it is £15 - but he said to try another sim in it first, as he said O2 haven't been locking their phones in the first place for some time now.
So, I borrowed my buddies Vodafone sim, and voila - no problem.
So - my advice today is to try someone else's sim from another mobile operator in your phone, before you shell out to have it un-necessarily unlocked.
A little tip regarding mobile phones for you.
I have a mobile that was on an O2 contract that finished last month. I have phoned O2 and swapped it onto pay-as-you-go.
I was going to go into town this afternoon, and pay my local friendly market-trader mobile stand £10 to unlock it so I can buy an Ozzy pay-as-you-go sim once we are over there.
I thought I would phone O2 first, just to see what they charge to do a remote unlock from their end.
The chap told me that it is £15 - but he said to try another sim in it first, as he said O2 haven't been locking their phones in the first place for some time now.
So, I borrowed my buddies Vodafone sim, and voila - no problem.
So - my advice today is to try someone else's sim from another mobile operator in your phone, before you shell out to have it un-necessarily unlocked.
Regards
J
