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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Leicester
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Mobile Help Please
I don't have a mobile phone. I want one but they are too expensive to buy. At work our salesmen are changing from Orange to O2 and being given upgraded handsets at the same time. The company has asked if anyone wants one (one only) of the old handsets (Nokia 3310) they can. Orange will have effectively "switched them off". My question is, if I have one of these handsets will I be able to re-activate it somehow on a pay as you go scheme? What do I need to do? What do I need to buy? Can it even be done? (That's 4 questions, sorry).
As you can tell, mobile phone technology is not one of my strengths, so if anyone knows, perhaps they could map out the details, in simple terms hopefully. Thanks. |
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Brighton
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Orange phones
I think orange are capable of disablingthe phone so no one can use them, but only if the original sim card is in the phone and it's turned on. (I could be wrong).
Your best bet is to find someone with an active orange sim card and test the phone still works. It should do, but you will be restricted to the orange network. If not you might be able to get a shop to unlock it. If they can unlock it, they should be able to remove the network restriction as well. I think someone has just posted a link on where to get a sim card for under 20 quid on this forum. Get a couple if you can and use the spare one to keep a permanently charged battery! Even if they don't work get a couple and give your mates spare batteries/chargers. Who knows they might even have an old phone to swap for them! Ricky |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Bromley, Kent, UK
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The phone won't be "switched off" but the SIM card will be definately blocked. Put an active orange PAYG sim or any other orange sim, and it'll work fine.
As Iwantcablenow said, the phone will be locked to the orange network |
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Join Date: May 2001
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If you go to many markets eg reading, there are stalls offering phone unlocking for a tenner.
Unsure how legal this is,but hey, its cheap
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