Comments | purplecthulhu: AKICILJ: Unlocking phones ion the UK

purplecthulhu

AKICILJ: Unlocking phones ion the UK

Jul 20, 2009 22:59

As my iPhone is current hors de combat, I am sort of a mobile phone ( Read more... )

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a_d_medievalist July 20 2009, 22:08:13 UTC

Some places will do it for a charge. T-mobile in the states did mine for free, but they say you have to have a long-term contract in order to do it.

purplecthulhu July 21 2009, 06:34:26 UTC

I did have a long term contract, canceled it without being told I needed a contract to unlock, and now I don't have a contract they refuse to unlock.

I regard this as a failure of customer service and am considering a complaint to OFCOM regarding this.

sbisson July 20 2009, 22:20:01 UTC

The HTC Universal should be unlockable using free code from the XDA-Developers website.

EDIT

Ah yes, here are the instructions. You'll need a Windows PC to run the various applications.

purplecthulhu July 21 2009, 06:35:18 UTC

Thanks!

And fortunately my MacBook Pro dual boots...

djw July 20 2009, 23:11:55 UTC

I have a totally unlocked E51 you can borrow. Let me know, and I'll bring it into work tomorrow.

purplecthulhu July 21 2009, 06:35:42 UTC

That would be more than generous!

Would you object to me taking this to Canada for Worldcon?

djw July 21 2009, 08:16:06 UTC

I have no problem with that, but it would be nice to know it was insured...

If you still want to take my up on my offer, can you send me an email via the proper channels (or drop by my office) later today?

smofbabe July 21 2009, 03:47:20 UTC

That seems odd. Whenever I've had Nokias, I've generally just paid someone on eBay about $5 - $10 for unlock instructions and have always been successful.

purplecthulhu July 21 2009, 06:52:06 UTC

Various of the websites say that it's not possible to unlock an E61 with a number from the web...