Unlocking a 3 Skypephone S2

lechat

I have phoned 3 and even though I am traveling to a country where they have no roaming service they won't unlock my phone for free (for £15 they can).

Is there any way to unlock this for free online? If three can can generate a code from my IMEI then surely someone else can?

Can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Mancunian

anyone have any info?


nb, its only £39.99 on three.co.uk PLUS £11 quidco!

lechat

In the end I paid the £15 to get it unlocked, as I was going abroad and thought it best to have a spare phone that I could use my other sim in. 3 generated an unlock code whilst I was on the phone to them. I put an o2 sim into it and although it connects to the o2 network and i can make and receive calls and texts etc, i cannot connect to the internet:- i cannot find the options to change the connectivity settings to that of o2. Does anyone know how to do this? And also skype will not connect, i guess this is because it calls through the 3 network first. If anyone knows how I could use skype over o2 I would be very grateful. Perhaps I can download another program?

I agree with Mancunian, I am very pleased with the phone, although battery life could be a bit better though i am comparing it to a basic nokia. Worth it for the skype calls alone. I paid £39.99 -£11 quidco off the 3 website, plus you can get a £10 accessories voucher using a code from the online help feature (i used it to buy a 2Gb micro sd card), got £10 credit for porting my number from a spare free sim i had lying around, and another £10 with the extra perks for 3months because http://threestore.three.co.uk/priceplans.aspx?phonecode=3SKYS23DSL says that it includes a £10 top up already (i had to speak to customer services about this).

Sid_Harper

The S2 is really designed for 3 only - what you want to do is not only unlock (which lets you use other SIMs) but also de-brand. That, I think, is going to be difficult to do.

Mancunian

lechat wrote: »

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I paid £39.99 -£11 quidco off the 3 website,

plus you can get a £10 accessories voucher using a code from the online help feature (i used it to buy a 2Gb micro sd card),

got £10 credit for porting my number from a spare free sim i had lying around,

and another £10 with the extra perks for 3months because
http://threestore.three.co.uk/priceplans.aspx?phonecode=3SKYS23DSL says that it includes a £10 top up already (i had to speak to customer services about this).

thanks lechat

can you help with the £10 accessory voucher? from online help.

didnt know about the free £10 url either,,,, top man! :beer:

lechat

Hi

Near the top right of this page there is "got a question, chat with our exerts" http://threestore.three.co.uk/PAYG/dealsummary.aspx?offercode=DSL0PP030&id=1404

Open that out and a 3 representative will chat to u, just say you want to buy a PAYG phone, and ask if there any further discounts available for students, buying more than one phone, any query really! The representative will usually say no but they have an accessories code which they will give you for £10. (they give £20 for contract phones) This code must be used in the promotion box when you buy the phone online. Then you get a paper voucher with your phone which you subsequently use a code from this to purchase from the online accessories shop. If youv already bought the phone then maybe you could chat to them online any way and see if they can help you out.

All the best

Mancunian

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This window requires Javascript support. Please enable scripting. [julian] hi,,,do you have any further discounts for students please?
[amrita] Hello Julian,
[amrita] Welcome to 3. I will certainly assist you with your query.
[julian] i want a payg phone
[julian] thanks
[amrita] We do not have any student discounts available, however we do have online promotional offers
[amrita] may i know which deal are you looking to order ?
[julian] great
[julian] the s2
[amrita] are you looking to order the 3 Skypephone S2 on payg ?
[julian] y
[julian] low on money
[julian] anything will help
[amrita] this handset will cost you £39.99 on payg
[amrita] if you order a PAYG Handset today, I can give you a promotional code for a free accessories voucher worth £10. (Exclusive online offer*)……….. So would you like to have the code?
[julian] yes please
[amrita] sure i will pass on the code and will also assist you to process the order
[amrita] Please click on this link 1st http://threestore.three.co.uk/payg/dealsummary.aspx?offercode=DSL0PP030
[amrita] Then click on BUY NOW
[julian] great
amrita] The code is PP1108xxxxx (Please enter the code manually and do not copy paste)
You must enter the code on the promotional box in the Shopping Basket page and press 'update'. It is essential that you press 'Update'

And you might want to write the code down, as the conversation disappears when we are finished talking ……kindly make a note of it somewhere.


RESULT!

lechat

job well done! tho i wouldnt click on the link as it may invalidate quidco, just use the promotional code in the relevant box you would get to normally by going through quidco and buying off the three website.

Mancunian

offer of this phone at £39.99 apparently ends today - Monday 31st August

Lovely little phone

Mancunian

this is the offer

Mancunian wrote: »

nb, its only £39.99 on three.co.uk PLUS £11 quidco!

plus all the other discounts the lovely 'Lechat' advises of :beer: