View Full Version : A little bird tells me (Nokia related)...
That as of now, Nokia will cease to sp lock any of their handsets. :)
groundy
01-06-2003, 5:14 AM
I always assumed it was a particular Network's choice as to whether or not they SP locked the phone?
Orange & T-Mobile always lock their contract phones whereas the others generally do not. Are Nokia forcing the particular network in to supplying the phones fully unlocked from now on? If so great news.....except for the unlockers :laugh:.
Originally posted by groundy
. Are Nokia forcing the particular network in to supplying the phones fully unlocked from now on? If so great news.....except for the unlockers :laugh:.
It would appear that Jorma Ollila (Nokias ceo) is the driving force behind the World Mobile Phone Manufacturers Association, and has had many long discussions with the World Service Providers Association regarding the above. The service providers may have less influence than they thought here.
A pristine set of Nokia data leads may be for sale soon :laugh:
galthop
19-06-2003, 9:45 PM
Originally posted by groundy
I always assumed it was a particular Network's choice as to whether or not they SP locked the phone?
Orange & T-Mobile always lock their contract phones whereas the others generally do not. Are Nokia forcing the particular network in to supplying the phones fully unlocked from now on? If so great news.....except for the unlockers :laugh:.
I'm not sure about T mobile always being locked. I got an 8310 on t mobile this time last year and it came unlocked and just this week I got a 7210 on t mobile which also arrived unlocked. I'm assuming they are unlocked because I've tried a vodaphone sim in both and I could make calls.
NickXX
08-07-2003, 9:39 AM
Yeah, I think Orange are the worst when it comes to locked handsets.
I was told that O2 and Vodaphone cannot be locked out from each other, even tho they can lock out T-mobile and Orange - somethign about O2 and Vodaphone being on the GSM900 network, and Orange/T-mob being on the GSM1800 network. Orange and T-mob can lock down to their own networks.
I've bought 2 Nokias from O2 (pay monthly), and neither have been locked - I use a pay as you go Orange Sim in one of them.
As a rule, O2 & Vodafone tend not to lock their contract handsets. Orange are well known for doing it as are Virgin.Both of these providers used to supply the master code-to lift the sp lock-if you asked nicely and maybe paid £30.I don't know if they are so free at providing it now though.
I can only speak for Virgin, but this is what they have to say on getting a phone unlocked if you bought it from them, this comes from their online T's & C's:
At no additional charge, we will provide the code to 'unlock' your mobile phone, as long as you do not owe anything for that phone, you have spent at least £30 on airtime with us on that phone and you have complied with terms of this agreement. You will need to register that phone with us for security reasons
So in other words as long as you've spent £30 on airtime, they'll let you have the codes to unlock the handset. I can confirm that this is really straightforward as I was able to request this for a handset belonging to my parents. The relevant papwerwork arrived promptly.
Originally posted by AOD
I was able to request this for a handset belonging to my parents. The relevant papwerwork arrived promptly.
Not a Nokia 3310 by any chance ?
I think it was.
Any special significance to this then?
Originally posted by AOD
Any special significance to this then?
There is a connection point under the battery which will enable the phone to be connected to your pc via the serial port.You could have done it yourself in a few seconds - no big deal though :)
Gotcha, that would be the one that resembles the connection point on an 8210??
To be honest, by the time I'd got a cable together and tracked down the right software I figured I might as well get the unlock codes sent to me, especially as they were free.
Of course if a company was to make a ridiculous charge for this then I can understand why some people may take another approach.