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cozwin
cozwin Posts: 16 Forumite
Ok really landed myself in it today, contract bill came in £100 i may have sent 1000 texts lol, very bad tbh.
So decided im going pay as you go to be safe, ive already got some O2,Orange, Virgin sims, but ive decided im going with orange.

Only problem is my contract was with 3 so all the phones i have are locked to 3, and tbh i dont want to be using them as paper weights.

Ive got a nokia 6330, nokia 6380, and also a sony ericson k800i.
So has anyone got a guide to unlock any of these phones? to be used on orange.
If not can anyone post some links to cheap good phone i could use, needs to have camera and be colour etc.

Thanks.

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  • cozwin
    cozwin Posts: 16 Forumite
    /bump

    can anyone help?
  • cozwin
    cozwin Posts: 16 Forumite
    btw i dont do 1000 texts every month, just wanting to go orange pay as you go to avoid big contract bills again.
  • flexo786
    flexo786 Posts: 71 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    i think your best bet is to go to a phone shop and see if he will give you discont for unlocking all three at once
    Dont forget to thank me if it helps
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    or check out some of the phone unlockers who use these forums, RoadHog unlocks by post (I've used his service for a couple of my 3-locked phones), JAYMARSH2005, and some of the other guys . Try the unlocking threads that are stickies at the top of the thread list.
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • cozwin
    cozwin Posts: 16 Forumite
    supposidly the nokias cant be unlocked from threads ive seen is this true? and i have no idea for the Sony ericcson
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I don't believe that any phone is not capable of being unlocked, it's just that the method and cost will vary between makes and models.
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • cozwin
    cozwin Posts: 16 Forumite
    /bump :):D
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