I am hoping to get a wizard as soon as they come out and it looks like O2 and Vodaphone will be first. Do both these carriers lock their phones? I currently have an Orange and a t-mobile account so would prefer to use my existing sims and just use the new account as a means to "spead the payment costs" (I got my jam for free 9 months ago for the price of a £22 p/m contract )
If they do lock their phones does anyway know if the existing unlock methods will work.
On a different note, I much prefer the look of the qtek 9100 to the k-jam - are there any hardware differences apart from the look?
Paul
I'm %90 sure they do... plus as a rule Vodafone butcher the firmware of most phones.
Get either a Imate or Qtek you should find it unlocked as its not a 'branded' phone.
I would suggest that buymobilephones.net is the best place as you can get one of the above with a contract... I am...
Terran
I got my MDA PRO from e-bay now I would like to use it, but it is locked T-Mobile. Following the suggestions here I call T-Mobile in Germany and I found out that I have to call T-Mobile Austria well I did that also But it is over a month now and they still are sending the unlock code. I spoke to 4-5 people in their help desk for unlocking and there is no reference no file. Each time I ask them to give me the case number to follow up no way that I can get it. I have spend doubble the money on phone calls for what they require to unlock it and still the unlocking code has never arrived.
The funniest think is their advice look at the internet and take wild guess where I had to look?
Any ideas how to do it?
George
guys jus wanted to check if smeone has been able to find unlocking software for the o2 exec. there seems to be one on ebay but i m not too sure if it works. also there seems to be a post abt a ROM unlocker....i need one which removes the network (o2) restriction. plz help!!!
my exec was dispatched sans simlock
if you had done a proper search and looky, you would have found this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=216971#216971
As for an unlocker from ebay, be welcome to try it, but it may be a fake...
The Exec from O2 is already simm unlocked so you can use any service providers simm in it straight from the box.
As has been stated numerous times, the ones from the online store are tending to be unlocked, but the ones from retail are tending to be locked. Pot luck really
Hello to all,
I just wanted to mention that i unlocked my M600 orange in NL.
I did this at erlan.nl
the costs are EURO 30 but it worked out fine. You don't have to pay via paypal like the one in uk.
that was for me enough reason to go ahead and unlock it with this person erlan.(because i don't own a creditcard)
how it works you deposit the 30 EURO to his bank account details on his site.
download the program also on his site.
he will then send you via email an unlock something wich the program wil ask for and youre phone will be unlocked.
hope you all can do something with this info.
Rebelish
Money wasted since Machinagod made unlocking possible for free :roll:
Search for LokiWiz03a and you'll find his excellent toolkit to do it yourself.
I've just succesfully unlocked my orange M600 and tested it with a Telfort sim... Works!
I wish i had know this a little bit sooner
unlocked mine for the 30 euro's yesterday
well think this topic can close.
for prophet unlocking go to :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=50768
Hello guys,
Im kinda new here,searched for about 20 minutes for a unlocking solution for my phone (i9000 galaxy s ), the phone was a gift and bought from an Orange operator ..and therefore is locked on this operator.
When i insert any other sim card (other than orange) i get this " Sim network unlock PIN , and two clikable items Unlock and dismiss .
any help would be sincerely apreciated,
Thx in advance
optick86 said:
Hello guys,
Im kinda new here,searched for about 20 minutes for a unlocking solution for my phone (i9000 galaxy s ), the phone was a gift and bought from an Orange operator ..and therefore is locked on this operator.
When i insert any other sim card (other than orange) i get this " Sim network unlock PIN , and two clikable items Unlock and dismiss .
any help would be sincerely apreciated,
Thx in advance
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I think it gets unlocked if you install the Unofficial/Official firmware updates such as the latest one I9000XWJM2.
it would be great,but are you sure ?im kinda newbie at this ...im afraid not to break it.
It wont unlock it I thing, just change the settings
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optick86 said:
it would be great,but are you sure ?im kinda newbie at this ...im afraid not to break it.
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I am not 100% sure, however, I am sure that you won't breat your mobile if you follow the correct steps, it's worth a try.
ok..i'll wait for new replies if no viable solution appears i will go to a gsm service.
I cannot test it, but flashing Generic Firmwares may unlock your phone. You could first root the device, do a backup with ROM Manager/ClockworkMod then flash the JM2 Firmware and see if it's unlocked.
If not, restore the backup with ROM Manager and unroot your device.
I don't think is a big deal and better then going to a "gsm service"
Good Luck.
I think that your first action should be to contact your service provider, Orange, and ask if they will provide an unlocking code. Most providers will provide an unlock code for about £15 or £20, although some insist that you have had the phone for a specified time.
I'm pretty sure flashing a generic firmware will not unlock the phone. I would definitely try orange first, though when my dad got a phone unlocked in the past they made him wait 3 months first and charged him £15.
you can obtain an unlock code there http://cellunlocker.net/
its 25$ i am sure orange will cash much more for this...
tried all solutions..soft related...i called orange too and they didn't gave me the code in the end i went to a service and unlocked it there (50$) kinda pricey for a unlock code but i had no remaining solutions,thanks for your replies guys
Cheers
It's too late for you, but someone in another forum reported that his simlock went away after flashing JP3 on his phone.
Orange do SIM-unlock handsets, but they require that you're at least 3 months into your contract with a new handset before they will do so.
They charge £20 for the privilege, which is applied to your bill. If you have a pre-paid handset, you need to have this amount as credit on your bill before they'll order the code.
It can take some time - a couple of weeks - for them to send the code to you. I think this varies by handset.
In my experience with HTC handsets, so this is obviously may differ for Samsung, flashing a new ROM will NOT SIM-unlock your device.
I had a new HTC Desire from Orange and was going abroad immediately on a business trip. They refused to SIM-unlock it for me, so I found someone on eBay offering unlock codes, and for the princely sum of US$9, had an unlocked phone that I was able to use with a local SIM card within 5 hours.
(Side note: Orange lied and screwed me over the contractual terms, so I cancelled the contract on them and returned the handset, switched to Vodafone, and now have the SGS!)