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Sony Ericsson T610

bordercars
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can anyone help please i have been given a T610 which was on tesco and is locked , i only need phone for incoming calls but reception round here is poor the best seems to be O2 , T MOBILE AND BT MOBILE i have a sim for O2 £10 to activate. Do i unlock , at what cost , and use the O2 sim , buy a tesco sim £10, or could i try and blag a sim and unlock code from somewhere. i have to keep the phone as i have car cradle and aerial for that phone. thanks
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  • Umer
    Umer Posts: 419 Forumite
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    Tesco mobile use the O2 network, so if O2 are good in your area, I think the cheapest method would be just to buy a Tesco Mobile Sim card. You can buy these sim cards on ebay.co.uk (new) for just 2 or 3 pounds, and should also come with £1 credit :)
  • bordercars
    bordercars Posts: 1,354 Forumite
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    thanks now i know tesco are on O2 that is the way i shall go
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  • blinker
    blinker Posts: 96 Forumite
    & another advantage:

    02 accept those s-fone numbers 07744 974 363 to make free int calls! :D
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