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FairyFairy 16-10-2008 16:38
Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
I thought the £15 charge for unlocking mobiles was a bit steep.

I fancied being unlocked rather than locked onto a provider .... never mind that I just put some more credit on my phone - so obviously going to use them a while longer!!!

kpanchev 16-10-2008 16:42
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
And what was the point of your post again????

FairyFairy 16-10-2008 16:57
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
:):):):):)

I see where you are coming from!

I would honestly prefer to be free (unlocked) and thought £15 was on the high side !!:D

on in an hour! 16-10-2008 17:28
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FairyFairy (Post 34655234)
:):):):):)

I see where you are coming from!

I would honestly prefer to be free (unlocked) and thought £15 was on the high side !!:D
if the phone is on contract,your provider has to give you the unlock code after 12 months ;) Vodafone mailed me mine after i phoned to request it.

djmagnifique 16-10-2008 17:29
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
£15 is a fair price, some providers have charged upwards of £30-£40 in the past.

You could take your phone to a local mobile repair shop and they might be able to do it for you for cheaper (I paid £10 to get mine unlocked so I could switch to virgin)

Nikesh 16-10-2008 17:37
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
I got mine unlocked for £10 as well just from a small mobile phone shop.

FairyFairy 16-10-2008 17:39
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by on in an hour! (Post 34655250)
if the phone is on contract,your provider has to give you the unlock code after 12 months ;) Vodafone mailed me mine after i phoned to request it.

Its not on contract - I'm on PAYG and had this phone for 4 years and another phone for another fairish stretch with Virgin!

on in an hour! 16-10-2008 17:54
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FairyFairy (Post 34655264)

Its not on contract - I'm on PAYG and had this phone for 4 years and another phone for another fairish stretch with Virgin!
oh right,but as said above £10 is about the norm,maybe dearer for new phones but as yours is 4yrs old it should be cheap. ;)

BenMcr 16-10-2008 18:31
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
The phone Virgin sent me wasn't locked in the first place ;)

on in an hour! 16-10-2008 18:34
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 34655287)
The phone Virgin sent me wasn't locked in the first place ;)
mine bloody was...a cheapo samsung e250!! it nearly cost me as much to get it unlocked as it did to buy the f****n thing :(

Paul 16-10-2008 18:36
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
I just bought my last PAYG phone off ebay, already unlocked.

BenMcr 16-10-2008 19:11
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by on in an hour! (Post 34655290)
mine bloody was...a cheapo samsung e250!! it nearly cost me as much to get it unlocked as it did to buy the f****n thing :(
See there is ya problem lol.

I got a N73 and it had no Virgin branding on it whatsoever, and was a lot cheaper than a SIM free version :D

FairyFairy 16-10-2008 20:41
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 34655287)
The phone Virgin sent me wasn't locked in the first place ;)

Hells Bells :o:

I better check!!!!

I've got an old sim from another company --- I presume I just stick it in :dunce:

---------- Post added at 20:21 ---------- Previous post was at 20:20 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 34655291)
I just bought my last PAYG phone off ebay, already unlocked.
I have been trawling through the pages looking


---------- Post added at 20:41 ---------- Previous post was at 20:21 ----------

Locked :mad:

djmagnifique 16-10-2008 22:50
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FairyFairy (Post 34655394)

I've got an old sim from another company --- I presume I just stick it in :dunce:
If its a sim that you have had for a while it might be deactivated and not actually show you if the phone is unlocked or not, better off trying a friends sim card to see if the phone is unlocked.

What type of phone is it your wanting to unlock?

AntiSilence 16-10-2008 23:17
Re: Unlocking Mobiles Charge
 
I paid £6 at the local market to have a Samsung E250 unlocked from Virgin.


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