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  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    Right - in the spirit of spending the day doing MSE basic bootcamp again,

    My really old mobile has just about had it - the battery will no longer take the charge.

    The Mad Memory Guy has given me an old O2 mobile - that asks for a PIN when I put my SIM card into it. Do I need to get a PIN number from Orange or do I need to get the phone "unlocked"?

    or do I need to get on ebay and buy a new battery for my old old phone?

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Right - in the spirit of spending the day doing MSE basic bootcamp again,

    My really old mobile has just about had it - the battery will no longer take the charge.

    The Mad Memory Guy has given me an old O2 mobile - that asks for a PIN when I put my SIM card into it. Do I need to get a PIN number from Orange or do I need to get the phone "unlocked"?

    or do I need to get on ebay and buy a new battery for my old old phone?

    MG

    I assume mad memory guy owned said phone in the first place? He should ring O2 and as them for the number that unlocks it. I "think" they will do this free of charge but he'd have to double check.
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • Memory_Girl
    Memory_Girl Posts: 4,957 Forumite
    OK that makes sense.

    In the meantime new battery from ebay cost me £2.28 with free p & p !!!!

    Shows how old my phone is I guess - LOL

    MG
    FINALLY AND OFFICIALLY DEBT FREE
    Small Emergency Fund £500 / £500
    Pay off all Debts £10,000 / £10,000
    Grown Up Emergency Fund £6000 / £6000 :j
    Pension Provision £6688/£2376
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    Thanks for the positive thoughts. Words cant express how sad it was :(
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • smcshane
    smcshane Posts: 199 Forumite
    Excellent logic from DS1 re ingredients, MG!

    Well done on your mobile deal - will avoid that nagging feeling of being near your limit.

    My sum total of achievement today has been a badly-needed haircut. It's been bad hair days for the past 10 days! But I need to find a new hairdresser - current one's getting too pricy even though the girl does a great job.

    I may resort to stopping people with great haircuts in the street again - "excuse me, I hope you don't mind a personal question, but your haircut is fab - who do you go to?" will be followed by, "how much do you pay?" :rotfl::rotfl:

    I always go to our expensive salon and get a trainee or just qualified to do it. Costs max £20 and because they are just starting on their own they are always very meticulous and it gets checked over.xx
    Faced up to debts April 2009: £43099:eek:
    31/12/2013 £3516.66 91.5% paid :beer:
    DMP Mutal Support Thread Member 303!
    POAMAYC 2013 Member 121 - £4262.98/£4000
    6% above target :j
  • Righto!!

    Got 600 mobile minutes
    Unlimited landline calls - not the premium ones
    3000 texts

    £15 per month - should keep me busy - LOL

    BTW how on earth could you text 3000 times per month???

    MG

    I agree - I am on PAYG and get 300 Texts but have never made 100. My DS on the otherhand somehow manages to use 4000:eek:
  • MatyMoo
    MatyMoo Posts: 3,176 Forumite
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    Morning All.

    Have to admit my drive back was much easier than the drive through, quicker and I felt much more confident. Apologise if I was a bit quiet, there was a 1000000000000 things I wanted to say, but kinda got caught up in the moment and listened a lot.
    Have to say though MG looks way younger than her photo, way to go MG.
    Have a great day everybody.

    So glad you got on OK driving in the dark :) Next time will be so much easier ;)
    spud30 wrote: »
    Thanks for the positive thoughts. Words cant express how sad it was :(

    Glad you and DD got through it Spud, awful awful thing to have to attend :(

    On a happier note, I loved MG's tale about breakfast. Made me smile after a very long day :T
    :j Proud Member of Mike's Mob :j
  • vandanfc
    vandanfc Posts: 2,042 Forumite
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    You could treat yourself to this at just £4.99:


    http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&productId=1500867719

    Have reserved last one at your store for you just in case - will pm you the reservation code - valid until end of tomorrow.

    Vanda
  • Thanks for your hospitality last night Memory Girl. Yummy homemade cake and tea! I really had a lovely evening and it was great to meet my local MSE girls - Clootiesmum, groatiequeen and fantasia and MG herself!! And lovely to put faces to the names. Hope we can do it again soon.

    Well I'm not long in from work so time to collapse on the couch with a cuppa and a catch up on today's threads.
  • Kittikins
    Kittikins Posts: 5,335 Forumite
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    MG - love your DSs, made me sit up and think that I left DD have brioche for brekkie but never cakes.......silly me!! She'll be in for a treat tomorrow ;)
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