Nokia N95 on Three - can it be unlocked ?

KevinM

Apologies if this has been covered before.

I have a Nokia N95 locked to Three and was wondering if I can get this unlocked for use with any SIM.

I don't mind if I have to pay a reasonable amount, but if I can get it unlocked, will I be able to use an Orange SIM in it ? It's just that Three told me not to use any other SIM in it as it could damage the phone ?!?

Is there something different about Three SIMs or is this just to stop me leaving and going with another provider ?

Many thanks,
Kevin.

james-73

you can use any sim after unlocking, inc orange.

br

KevinM

james-73 wrote: »

you can use any sim after unlocking, inc orange.

br

Thanks for that. So Three were just using scare tactics ?

Naughty

I don't suppose you can offer any advice as to where I can get a (presumably non-free) unlock code from can you ? I have checked on Ebay and there are a few dealers there offering Three N95 unlock codes for about £30.

Many thanks,
Kevin.

gaming_guy

afaik the n95's need to be taken apart for a testpoint unlock.

a local shop with a nokia bb5 unlock box should be able to unlock this for you

mountainchrisriver

alnsv1000s... you are not allowed to advertise(?) for business on MSE... please edit your post... or get permission from MSE by emailing abuse...

alnsv1000s

mountainchrisriver wrote: »

alnsv1000s... you are not allowed to tout for business on MSE... please edit your post... or get permission from MSE by emailing abuse...

Sorry MountainChrisRiver - I clicked thanks on your post by mistake. :whistle:

I wasn't touting for business, as with the time it takes to open up and professionally unlock the N95, cost of return postage by special delivery it is hardly a profiteering exercise, but if I can save a MSE member a few quid by offering to help and am not allowed to do so then so be it.

Kevin - See if you can get it unlocked locally for less than £17.50. If not pm me....

If you wish to unlock for free you can try this:

Use this only for education purposes, and this shows how 1024 RSA key,AES,etc on N95 can be avoid using ONLY 32 CPLD logic cells!

You will need:

Xilinx CPLD xc2c32a-6-qfg32
push button
some copper wire,etc

You have to have a program CPLD with file "n95unlocker.jed"
Details about xc2c32a can be found on www.xilinx.com on document "ds310.pdf"
On same site can be found FREE tools for programing, also look for FREE simple
JTAG interface for Xilinx devices.

Solder:

pins 11,21,26 to GND
pins 4,12,20,27 to VCC +1.8v (more than 2v will destroy chip!!!)
(Don't forget to solder small smd 100nF on GND and VCC!)
pin 6 = clk (test point)
pin 7 = ad0 (test point)
pin 8 = push button (and second end of push button to GND)
pin 14 = jtag TDI
pin 15 = jtag TMS
pin 16 = jtag TCK
pin 25 = jtag TDO

Jtag wires are used only once to program xc2c32a and can be removed after
programing.

Unlocking procedure:
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First, be sure that version of N95 is: V 06wk41v23.4 17-04-07 RM-159 (c) Nokia

Next, you can make backup of field 308,1

Dissasemble N95 and solder 4 wires: ad0,clk,vcc,gnd

Use some isolating tape on edge of N95 board and assemble N95.

Power phone WITHOUT SIM card inside!!!

Once phone enter OFFLINE mode, enter: #pw+aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa+b

(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa= can be any 15 digits number,b = appropriate provider
unlock key Nr from 1 to 7 !!!)

now press push button and fast enter on phone #

If everything is ok, PHONE WILL BE UNLOCKED! and you can remove 4 wires.

Full info can be found here: http://gsmhosting.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=425484