Any help with a Motorola V551??

savvy

redux wrote:

The other thing is that the USA uses different frequency bands to here, 850 and 1900 vs our 900 and 1800

On a brief scan of the manual, I didn't see anything about this but I'll take another look. Many phones now are triband, and some quad - just need to find out ...... if triband it will have 1800 for here, and you can use it on Orange or T-mobile or Virgin.


edit - I'm told that it's quadband, but Motorola won't have subsidy codes - either contact the original network or dealers here ...

Thanks redux, that's kinda what I thought may happen, just wish I could've spoke to his stooopid father when he first mentioned about giving it to him as a pressie!! :rolleyes:

Thanks to all for your help , I think we'll be handing it back next time he decides to visit, and go get something else in this country.

drahcir_2

savvy wrote:

Thanks redux, that's kinda what I thought may happen, just wish I could've spoke to his stooopid father when he first mentioned about giving it to him as a pressie!! :rolleyes:

Thanks to all for your help , I think we'll be handing it back next time he decides to visit, and go get something else in this country.

whereabouts are you in uk?
as your sig says join ncfc maybe your in notts? if so im in notts and can unlock it for you

james-73

a motorola v551 is quad band so it will work fine in the UK, you just need it unlocking.

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james

savvy

drahcir wrote:

whereabouts are you in uk?
as your sig says join ncfc maybe your in notts? if so im in notts and can unlock it for you

Aaarrgg oooops, sorry the NCFC came about as a bit of a joke in the Arms board I live down south

savvy

james-73 wrote:

a motorola v551 is quad band so it will work fine in the UK, you just need it unlocking.

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james

Thanks can you recomend any chain shops?

redux

The main chains don't usually do this. It will be more likely in smaller individual dealers. I don't know about recently, but you used to find one or two in places like freeads papers, and other people mention market stalls etc.

Or it might be possible that the original network would give you the codes free or cheap - can you find out which one it was?

savvy

redux wrote:

The main chains don't usually do this. It will be more likely in smaller individual dealers. I don't know about recently, but you used to find one or two in places like freeads papers, and other people mention market stalls etc.

Or it might be possible that the original network would give you the codes free or cheap - can you find out which one it was?

Hmm okay, hate those dodgy looking places! The network looks like it was Cingular, which is American

redux

Some networks will unlock the phone at the end of the contract, but I don't know what American networks policy would be on this.

Maybe your ex could contact them; who knows, he might pay! You will need the serial number of the phone, which you get by pressing *#06#

savvy

redux wrote:

Maybe your ex could contact them; who knows, he might pay!

Well I bit the bullet and went into my local "dodgy looking" place and have to say I take it all back, the bloke was very nice and very knowledgeable!!!

According to him they can do it as the software is similar to the Motorola 454 (or was 545 or 455) so they can use that, providing it's the older software in the phone. £15 to do it, no charge if they can't, so going back tomorrow with it.

But I will be taking some of the info from here............oh and Godders cos he can be a techie wizz at times and will understand what they're saying :rolleyes:

redux

savvy wrote:

oh, I thought as he sent it in the first place, he couldn't be all bad :rotfl:

well eventually the phone will be useful here and in USA

... which is nice