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sony ericsson c905
tom1962
25-12-2008
hi, got a sony ericsson c905 locked to vodafone, i put a 02 sim in and it works the only thing is when i phone people it rings then knocks of the same when people ring me, is this phone locked, or do i need to get it unlocked.

thanks tom
TheBigM
25-12-2008
don't understand your post? "knocks of the same"??
Rotara
25-12-2008
I assume he means his credit gets eaten up with incoming calls as well as outgoing calls. Are you on pay as go? or contract (O2 sim)?
tom1962
25-12-2008
hi, iam on 02 payg. when i ring people or they ring me they answer it knocks of the call, i dont know if the phone is faulty or not.

tom
TheBigM
25-12-2008
nothing to do with sim lock since the phone is clearly registering with the network when started otherwise you wouldn't be able to make or receive calls.
Mrs Doodles
25-12-2008
Originally Posted by Rotara:
“I assume he means his credit gets eaten up with incoming calls as well as outgoing calls.”

Your not in ireland with a uk mobile are you? as it would do that if you were
tom1962
25-12-2008
hi, i live in Northern ireland, i tried a friends vodafone sim and worked ok it seems when i use the 02 sim its knocking itself off when iphone out or some one phone me!
Rotara
26-12-2008
This could be a security feature employed by Vodafone. Primarily to protect the handset if stolen, but also to prevent folks doing what you intend to do, i.e. use another network's sim in it. It's possible that they will charge to 'release' the handset, but worth paying the £10 to your local high street phone shop first, they will probably have some experience over network lockouts.
prking
26-12-2008
@rotara, Vodafone don't charge for unlocking codes

@tom1962, can you explain what you mean by "knocks of the same" or "it knocks of the call" or "its knocking itself of"? Do you mean that when you make a call or receive a call, the phone rings but then hangs up?
tom1962
26-12-2008
hi, thanks yes when i ring and someone else does it rings then hangs up, but if you keep ringing the number you will get through to talk.

tom
Mrs Doodles
26-12-2008
Originally Posted by tom1962:
“hi, i live in Northern ireland, i tried a friends vodafone sim and worked ok it seems when i use the 02 sim its knocking itself off when iphone out or some one phone me! ”

Maybe your 02 sim is a UK one and because your using it in ireland thats the problem i know when i went to ireland i had to pay to recieve calls aswell as make them and i am on 02 check how much you pay for a text message.
TheBigM
26-12-2008
It's not to do with unlocking then. It's sounds like you're having signal issues. I had a similar problem where a virgin sim in one unlocked O2 phone worked great but struggled to get signal in an unlocked orange phone.

(Both definitely unlocked - never locked in the first instance).

Unfortunately I don't know how to solve that problem.
tom1962
26-12-2008
hi, ihave had a couple of unlocked phones with an 02 sim and they have worked, this is the first this has happen,
Rotara
28-12-2008
It could be that the phone you think is unlocked is in fact locked.
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