how easy is it to unlock the W810i

bigfoot125

answers appreciated

tobyjug

Had to take mine to a small trader to unlock. Cost me £10.Need to have software and a lead.

will-in-estoril

Cost me £10 by post; this included having the dreadful network operator software removed, and replaced by the latest original SE software. £10 well spent!!

shere1

If it is a CID 49 phone then you can unlock at home using the cable that came with the phone. It takes less than 10 minutes to do (including the debranding) and it is FREE.

The following idiot proof guide covers just about everything including how to check what CID your W810i is. Links to d/l all the software and files to do the unlock and debrand are also included.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/128979/sony-ericsson-w810i-inc-512mb-memor/showpost.php?p=1398484&postcount=213

liamo_3

I'm really sorry to bump such an old thread, but I was reading the guide posted and got confused by the following:

"Press the following keys: * >>| * |<< |<< * |<< * and you will get a service menu come up"

Which buttons are these? One's obviously star, the others right and left on the cursor, but the vertical lines confuse me.

Thanks for the help.

Big_Figure

Just ignore the vertical lines - they're only there to separate the symbols.

Skullster

Hi was looking to unlock and re flash my sons trusty w810i when I found this thread. Trouble is most of the files are no longer available. Do you have alternative download locations?

shays_mum

The code above did not work for me, but this one did for my orange branded w810i:
"You can find your phone details in the Service Menu which is activated by they key sequence > * < < * < * where > is right button on D pad or joystick and < is left and * is the key left to 0 and Below 7 on the keypad"
then follow hukd post, mine is a cid 49, if i can find that out anyone can HTH

Opps rapidshare files no longer available, any help peeps?!

dack_2

This post is fairly old but in case it helps anyone the following forum post has all the unlocking procedure clearly written as a guide and I downloaded the files from there today (CID-49 at least).

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/updated-complete-se-w810-guide-debr/135732?page=1

Regards.