Mobile phone unlocking shop - Waterford

Kotek Besar · 25-01-2010 11:48am #1

Hi folks,

Anyone know the name (phone number if poss!) of the mobile phone unlocking shop in Waterford city centre, upstairs above one of the shops, roughly opposite the Book Centre iirc?

Thanks!

Paddy@CIRL · 25-01-2010 3:48pm

The GSM Centre ?

Kotek Besar · 25-01-2010 3:51pm

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

The GSM Centre ?

Ah, is that what it's called? Thanks! Googling for phone number now..

Aquos76 · 25-01-2010 4:27pm

Let us know if you find one, I tried but had no luck

Kotek Besar · 25-01-2010 4:33pm

Sadly, Google appears not to be my friend in finding the number for The GSM Centre.

They're not listed in the Golden Pages either. Why so elusive?

seanybiker · 25-01-2010 5:06pm

what kind of phone is it?

Kotek Besar · 25-01-2010 5:42pm

seanybiker wrote: »

what kind of phone is it?

Nokia 2720.

Clano · 25-01-2010 5:57pm

there was one above the hewden print shop, on stephens street opposite the shoe centre,not sure of the name think it could be the nokia centre??? dont know the number, but you could call in

Kotek Besar · 25-01-2010 6:59pm

Clano wrote: »

there was one above the hewden print shop, on stephens street opposite the shoe centre,not sure of the name think it could be the nokia centre??? dont know the number, but you could call in

Thanks. I think that's an official Nokia Repair Centre. They won't unlock phones there (they're not supposed to, anyway)..

I'm going to have to take a walk round town I think. Just a pain I can't phone them up. The phone is a birthday present for my mother-in-law for this Wednesday. I didn't want to have to give it to her saying, here you are but you can't use it 'til I get it unlocked..

ex_infantry man · 25-01-2010 8:12pm

Kotek Besar wrote: »

Thanks. I think that's an official Nokia Repair Centre. They won't unlock phones there (they're not supposed to, anyway)..

I'm going to have to take a walk round town I think. Just a pain I can't phone them up. The phone is a birthday present for my mother-in-law for this Wednesday. I didn't want to have to give it to her saying, here you are but you can't use it 'til I get it unlocked..

he,ll probably do it for a few quid!! he updated my n95 8bg and took all the network crap i.e. logos off it for me for 15 quid few months ago

seanybiker · 25-01-2010 8:14pm

ex_infantry man wrote: »

he,ll probably do it for a few quid!! he updated my n95 8bg and took all the network crap i.e. logos off it for me for 15 quid few months ago

jaysus thats handy money. Me man is supposed to be sound. He was giving out to me for having my old n95 8gig in me bike jacket all the time with no case.

abouttobebanned · 25-01-2010 8:27pm

I know him a good few years. Knows all there is to know about phones, but he's a narky fecker haha

ex_infantry man · 25-01-2010 8:33pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

I know him a good few years. Knows all there is to know about phones, but he's a narky fecker haha

haha that he is but behind all the narkyness he an alright chap could,nt fault him

ex_infantry man · 25-01-2010 8:34pm

seanybiker wrote: »

jaysus thats handy money. Me man is supposed to be sound. He was giving out to me for having my old n95 8gig in me bike jacket all the time with no case.

yeah he was giving out to me about the fact i never turn off me phone

Kotek Besar · 25-01-2010 8:52pm

I wonder.. would one of you who's friendly with him mind asking him if he'll unlock this Nokia 2720 for me??

Obviously I don't mind slipping him a few quid for his trouble..

Ah-Watch · 25-01-2010 8:58pm

I found the GSM place very dear when I went in about two weeks before Christmas. I asked him what price the 2720 was unlocked and was told €40! Couldn't get over it, its hardly worth €40. So I got a friend from Dublin to unlock it-€25 and posts back the same day...

abouttobebanned · 25-01-2010 9:57pm

Look for NCP Waterford on Facebook. Mark from Nokia Store set that up and he'll answer any questions over there.

He also said that since September, Networks are supposed to give out unlock codes.

seanybiker · 26-01-2010 12:15am

if any of ye pop down to him will ya ask him does he have a case for the n97, would ask meself but Ill only laugh if he gives out to me again. He is sound though, just funny .

Dilbert75 · 16-02-2010 9:26pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Look for NCP Waterford on Facebook. Mark from Nokia Store set that up and he'll answer any questions over there.

He also said that since September, Networks are supposed to give out unlock codes.

Sure about that username ATBB? Facebook is asking me if I mean new waterford, nrs waterford, nick waterford...

Sully · 16-02-2010 10:16pm

Dilbert75 wrote: »

Sure about that username ATBB? Facebook is asking me if I mean new waterford, nrs waterford, nick waterford...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NCP-Waterford/155468170352?ref=ts

Paddy@CIRL · 16-02-2010 10:17pm

Dilbert75 wrote: »

Sure about that username ATBB? Facebook is asking me if I mean new waterford, nrs waterford, nick waterford...

Google is always your answer ...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NCP-Waterford/155468170352?v=app_2373072738#!/pages/NCP-Waterford/155468170352?v=wall

dayshah · 17-02-2010 7:14am

You can do it for free with Vodafone if its a prepay and you already bought a certain amount of credit. You just log into their site and look for NACE.

ex_infantry man · 17-02-2010 6:54pm

dayshah wrote: »

You can do it for free with Vodafone if its a prepay and you already bought a certain amount of credit. You just log into their site and look for NACE.

its actually NAC(Network Access Code)

seanybiker · 17-02-2010 11:46pm

dayshah wrote: »

You can do it for free with Vodafone if its a prepay and you already bought a certain amount of credit. You just log into their site and look for NACE.

forgot about that. Got a code for me old phone from there and it didnt work. Thought it a bit weird.

Dilbert75 · 19-02-2010 8:30pm

Unfortunately the Vodafone phone I've just got given (second hand) is locked and I'm a Three customer, so I'd not have the credit history to get it unlocked.

pp_me · 20-02-2010 12:36am

Dont forget Funk It also provide this service

alrightcuz · 25-02-2010 8:21pm

i used this site to unblock my two nokia's worked perfect and its free
http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/nokia_unlock.php

seanybiker · 25-02-2010 9:17pm

alrightcuz wrote: »

i used this site to unblock my two nokia's worked perfect and its free
http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/nokia_unlock.php

thats DCT-3 and DCT-4 phones. all the new nokia's are BB5.

alrightcuz · 26-02-2010 9:09pm

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Mobile phone unlocking shop - Waterford

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