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Motorola V550 & SE k700i Question

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  • 21-12-2004 9:33pm
    #1
    gibson
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭


    My brother bought a Motorola V550 with Vodafone on ready to go but his current phone is Meteor and wants to stick with them. Hes been told if he tops up a certain amount he cant get it unlocked but is there another way that anyone knows?

    I bought a Sony Ericsson k700i sim free and bought a Meteor sim card. They said in the shop the phone was locked to O2. Am I just able to put the 085 sim card and use the phone for certain things like text,calls,etc. but not for things like MMS and WAP until I get the Meteor WAP settings? If so, Meteor only do the k500i so if I had the settings from that sent to the k700i would it work,are the settings the same?

    thanks


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    [Deleted User]
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    Regarding the Motorola V550 I'm in the same boat as your brother. Other than topping up by €127 and requesting an unlock code from Vodafone there's nothing you can do at this time.
    If the SE K700i is locked to O2 then it won't accept a Meteor SIM at all. You won't even be able to get past the PIN code screen.


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    gibson
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭gibson


    Karsini wrote:
    If the SE K700i is locked to O2 then it won't accept a Meteor SIM at all. You won't even be able to get past the PIN code screen.
    So how do you get it so that you can use the Meteor sim? I mean whats the point of buying SIM free phones then?


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    [Deleted User]
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    You'll have to get it unlocked somehow. O2's perception of SIM free is more like "without subsidy" - they still sell it with the SIM lock!

    Personally I think they should be obliged to unlock it for you because they have no subsidy to protect. Try calling them and see if you can get it - you have every right to get the phone unlocked if you paid full whack for it.


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    carrotcake
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    how did meteor know it was locked? just try a friend's sim card from vodafone or meteor and you'll see if it really is. but buying a sim-free phone should mean that it's unlocked


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    gibson
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭gibson


    carrotcake wrote:
    how did meteor know it was locked? just try a friend's sim card from vodafone or meteor and you'll see if it really is. but buying a sim-free phone should mean that it's unlocked
    I tried a meteor sim(that I only bought yesterday) in the k700i and it said please insert correct sim. I rang o2 and they said theyd send me the unblocking code,after i sent them the receipt.I emailed and faxed it so its just a matter of hoping it wont take too long


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