unlocking a razr v3 .. have googled ..

jasonwatkins

.. just really looking for the quickest (and most reputable of course ) way of doing it for my mum.

my main issue is that i think the V3 is fairly old so it might have to be sent away to have a testpoint done, but just wondering if anyone knows a quicker way?

i'm willing to pay for the privilege as well. it's my mum's phone and it's currently locked to vodafone - would they supply a remote unlock code for a fee ?

i don't mind taking it to a market stall as long as they can do it on the spot.

i know there's a free method ( i think ) doing the rounds somewhere but my mum won't let me have her phone for that long ...

any info most welcome - cheers

CLLC

Hi Jasonwatkins ,

Did you know , if the phone is PAYG and is 12 months or older , Vodafone will unlock it for free. I got this info from Vodafone's online help centre here : How can I get a network unlock code for my phone? {Make sure you click on the PAYG tab}

Except for the BlackBerry Storm, we will supply a Network Unlock Code (NUC) for you if you've bought a phone from us on either pay monthly or pay as you go. A NUC allows you to use non-Vodafone SIM cards with your Vodafone phone.

If the phone is on pay as you go and over 12 months old the code will also be free of charge.
For pay as you go phones less than 12 months old a charge of £19.99 including VAT applies. The £19.99 will need to be credited to your phone before you apply for the code. Once the NUC has been issued the charge will be debited.

To get a NUC code you need to contact your customer services team.

Contact Customer Service

We will need the following information for us to process your code request -

your active Vodafone mobile number (if you don't have one you can order a free pay as you go SIM card online and can get your NUC as soon as this is registered)
your phone's serial number/ IMEI (enter *#06# into the phone to get this, or you can look on the manufacturer's sticker which is underneath the battery, it is a 15-20 digit code starting 35)
the make and model of phone or device
an alternative contact number for you
an email address for you.

If the IMEI number is kept on our systems we can give you the NUC straight away. If we don't hold the details there is a timescale of 72 hours to retrieve the code from the mobile phone manufacturer. The main exception to this is Samsung, who have a timescale of up to 16 days.

So if you drop Vodafone an email {Click "email" on the contact link above} or a call , Hopefully they can get you sorted

CLLC

jasonwatkins

it's definitely pay as you go and it's way more than 12 months old ..

i'll definitely give them a call - thanks for the info.

ben, i'll keep that link in mind as well. cheers

*edit*

i know my mum never registered her sim card with vodafone, so hope they won't mind that ..

jasonwatkins

CLLC wrote: »

So if you drop Vodafone an email {Click "email" on the contact link above} or a call , Hopefully they can get you sorted

CLLC

I went one better than that and rang them - and I have the unlocking subsidy code right here and it didn't cost me a penny.

Thanks again for that !

CLLC

Great to see you managed to get it unlocked !!

And free

CLLC