Buying a SE k610i and unlocking it

Fighting Irish

I was thinking of buying a SE K610i from 3 for €99 and unlocking it and using it with my meteor sim, would i have much trouble unlocking it and getting mms working with the meteor sim?

Thanks

plonk

Yes you would have to pay three 130euro to unlock it and I think this is the only way

Stepherunie

From three Yes i would say judging on other threads on this board

Buy it from o2, same price with them. No problem normally getting unlock codes from them once you spend the right amount and it includes the free credit.

Urban Weigl

Have you considered simply switching to 3 or O2, from Meteor, since Meteor don't seem to have the handsets you want?

Sam Vimes

Urban Weigl wrote:

Have you considered simply switching to 3 or O2, from Meteor, since Meteor don't seem to have the handsets you want?

i wouldn't. i like prefer to have money in my pocket instead of o2's

@OP, why no get a k750 on meteor for €149?

a bit more but a very slightly superior phone mostly because of the radio. the joystick can be a drawback though

Fighting Irish

Urban Weigl wrote:

Have you considered simply switching to 3 or O2, from Meteor, since Meteor don't seem to have the handsets you want?

you're funny


free messages > anything o2 or 3 have to offer

Fighting Irish

plonk wrote:

Yes you would have to pay three 130euro to unlock it and I think this is the only way

I taught phones could be unlocked via dat cable and software?

Fighting Irish

Commander Vimes wrote:

i wouldn't. i like prefer to have money in my pocket instead of o2's

@OP, why no get a k750 on meteor for €149?

a bit more but a very slightly superior phone mostly because of the radio. the joystick can be a drawback though

radio doesn't interest me, and i hate the joystick


^ Thats the reason i'm trying to go the 3 route

plonk

Not with 3 phones they have their own firmware and are designed to only work the 3 network

Fighting Irish

plonk wrote:

Not with 3 phones they have their own firmware and are designed to only work the 3 network

:mad:

Do they sell unlocked phones?

Sam Vimes

plonk wrote:

Not with 3 phones they have their own firmware and are designed to only work the 3 network

i have a 3uk phone at home that has worked fine with sims from all 4 networks. my friend uses a k610 on meteor

chrislad

http://www.davinciteam.com/

They do unlocking. I had a Three W850i which I got unlocked through there (cost about 50 yoyos) and flashed (about a tenner).

Obskure

Can confirm that it is possible to unlock a K610i on three. I unlocked my wifes phone using DVT Client. Credit costs 50 euro, but it works. Sent the O2 settings from Sony's website after. Perfect.
That was until I tried de-branding it 6 weeks later! The firmware was cid49 and should have been cid51 for the latest firmware from WotanServer. Basically, the phone bricked on me. Couldn't do anything with it! My wife was lucky enough to blag a replacement phone on O2 no questions!