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daire · 05-07-2003 3:14pm #1

i've got two 02 phones (both Nokia 3410's) and an 02 sim that works in both.

I want to unlock one of the phones so a top-up digiphone sim works in one of them.

is there anyway to do this using the 02 sim to access the phone settings? restore factory settings? something like that?

or do i need the cable and the noktools? is that the only way yeah?

okonski · 05-07-2003 6:49pm

Now I'm confused - any phone with an network lock to O2 will accept an 02 prepay (SpeakEasy) without any modification required.

dod · 05-07-2003 7:13pm

Possibly a naive question, but in general how do you remove a network lock on a phone? e.g. a Vodafone mobile currently, where there is no Vodafone coverage, won't access an 02 signal, and will leave you with a 'No Network' message. Can't work the logic out myself, but I'm not familiar with the procedure to remove this lock.

daire · 06-07-2003 2:50am

no reason to be confused. 02 won't except digiphone prepay.

mooman_00 · 07-07-2003 1:20pm

esat digiphone became o2 not so very long ago......the only thing i can think of is that you have an old digiphone sim card, that for some reason isn't accepted by your o2 phone. In this case go to an o2 shop and tell them you need a replacement sim card and get yourself an o2 sim card with your old digiphone number(this will only work if you are the registered owener of the sim card.

otherwise its either not an o2 simcard your putting in to the phone or else its an english/other foreign o2 simcard that might not be accepted by your phone.

Webmonkey · 07-07-2003 11:03pm

It doesn't matter the digi sims work also. You want to unlock it then. Well just ring up o2 customer care and they will give the codes no problemo. Did for me and they will by law have to give them to you after July 25th

./Webmonkey

The Brigadier · 07-07-2003 11:17pm

The reasonn the sim card is not working is because it is a phase 1 sim.... Newer handsets will only accept phase 2 or later sims..

You can get the sim replaced with a recent one for free in any O2 Dealer..

okonski · 08-07-2003 9:57am

Originally posted by Webmonkey
Well just ring up o2 customer care and they will give the codes no problemo. Did for me and they will by law have to give them to you after July 25th

Really? And which law is this then? You seem to have a minimal grasp of what FMNP has to do networks locking their handsets. Instead of giving spurious and misleading advice - you're not a dealer by any chance? - read the publications on the COMREG site.

Webmonkey · 08-07-2003 10:02am

Originally posted by okonski
Really? And which law is this then? You seem to have a minimal grasp of what FMNP has to do networks locking their handsets. Instead of giving spurious and misleading advice - you're not a dealer by any chance? - read the publications on the COMREG site.

hmm ok if you want sure why not post something worthwhile instead of complaining about everything i say?

Emmo · 08-07-2003 10:25am

He did post something worthwhile.

Under FMNP the only thing the is allowed to travel freely amongst networks and operators is YOUR NUMBER.

Handsets will be sometimes given as part of good will but not always.

Cross network credit checks will not be carried out but if you do run up a bad debt this normally gets put on your permanent credit record held by financial instituitions so the networks run their credit checks against this.

Emmo

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