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HTC Wildfire Argos

Apreciar
Apreciar Posts: 627 Forumite
Argos have the wildfire listed from both Vodaphone at £129 and Three at £179. The Vodphone is not and has not been available for a while, neither is it availabla at Vodaphone at £140.

If it was purchased from Argos at the Three price would it be possible to unlock it to ooperate PAYG Vodaphone/Asda.

Or is there a better High Sreet offer.
Change is here to stay

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  • Apreciar wrote: »
    Argos have the wildfire listed from both Vodaphone at £129 and Three at £179. The Vodphone is not and has not been available for a while, neither is it availabla at Vodaphone at £140.

    If it was purchased from Argos at the Three price would it be possible to unlock it to ooperate PAYG Vodaphone/Asda.

    Or is there a better High Sreet offer.

    I've just got one on contract for £11 per month from e2save or they have the desire model too. If you want a contract these are also offering cashback through topcashback. They also sell pay as you go (they are underwritten by carphonewarehouse) might be worth a look on there!
  • Apreciar
    Apreciar Posts: 627 Forumite
    If it was purchased from Argos at the Three price would it be possible to unlock it to ooperate PAYG Vodaphone/Asda.
    Change is here to stay
  • Nostromo
    Nostromo Posts: 430 Forumite
    edited 26 October 2010 at 9:06PM
    I got mine from Voda for £126 with a code.It was originally £140.
    I think I would just wait till voda had stock again as unlocks are 15-20 quid.
    Play do them for £150 but no stock for a week or two.
    http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/16740506/HTC-Wildfire-Android-Vodafone-Pre-Pay-Pay-As-You-Go-Mobile-Phone/Product.html
    Also look on eBay as both Argos and Voda sell them brand new on there from their outlet shops.
  • ioscorpio
    ioscorpio Posts: 2,364 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 26 October 2010 at 9:13PM
  • very tempted, though I'm yet to find an Argos in London with stock.

    However it terms of unlocking, will the phone not have a lot of Branding on it? So if I stick in the SIM card of another network, I won't be able to use certain features?
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Branding is an add on that networks put into the firmware . It could be just wallpaper and a few network home pages on the internet browser or more involved .

    If you have unlocked phone then the branding and apps stay on the phone and most of them would be usable with a different sim . Some that are locked to the network wont work on a different network but they tend to be few .

    jje
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