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Unlocking motorola V171 on tescos

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carray
carray Posts: 794 Forumite
I have spent a while looking search results and have gleened lots of info but not on this specific make on the tesco's tariff.
It seems reading through that motorolas need a cable to be unlocked, but can some nice kind person verify what i need to do with a motorola V171 on tescos pay as you go which i want to use my O2 card in.

Thank you very much xx :o
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  • debjay
    debjay Posts: 2,091 Forumite
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    I phoned Tesco about this and they will give unlock code if you top up by £30 on the Tesco sim card
  • bagand96
    bagand96 Posts: 6,530 Forumite
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    Tesco Mobile is through O2, so you should be able just to throw your O2 sim card in and it will work no worries.
  • carray
    carray Posts: 794 Forumite
    debjay wrote:
    I phoned Tesco about this and they will give unlock code if you top up by £30 on the Tesco sim card

    I will phone and ask, thanks
  • carray
    carray Posts: 794 Forumite
    Thanks bagand96, i have tried and it asked for a sim pin, which is ok and then a subsidy code?? which i don't know what one is?

    Do you?
    Thanks
  • drahcir_2
    drahcir_2 Posts: 4,127 Forumite
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    subsidy code is the unlocking code
    sim pin is you own pin number on your sim card
    i think it may need unlocking as tesc use a different mcc & mnc to tesco
  • bagand96 wrote:
    Tesco Mobile is through O2, so you should be able just to throw your O2 sim card in and it will work no worries.


    are you sure? i thought tesco had a different network code than o2. maybe i should give the money back to the people who's phones i have unlocked from the tesco network.

    br
    james
  • bagand96
    bagand96 Posts: 6,530 Forumite
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    james-73 wrote:
    are you sure? i thought tesco had a different network code than o2. maybe i should give the money back to the people who's phones i have unlocked from the tesco network.

    br
    james

    Ahh, it seems it may have changed. Tesco is through O2, and up until recently they did not have their own network code, so Tesco/O2 sims were interchangeable, perhaps they have their own network code now...

    Sorry for any misinformation.
  • debjay
    debjay Posts: 2,091 Forumite
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    V171 deffo locked to Tesco as I have tried 2 O2 sims and they dont work in
  • carray
    carray Posts: 794 Forumite
    Do O2 sims work in any other service provider phones ie vodafone,t mobile.

    I still have not opened the box so may be i can exchange it for a phone my sim will work in. If not i will have to pay to unlock it i spose - does any one have an idea how much this will be?

    Thanks for all your help
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