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bolaber
Posts: 1 |
 
Mon Jun 07, 2004 11:10 pm |
sorry about the newbie question.. but the answer doesnt seem to be in the glossary.
i want to buy a cell phone and it seems to be a tad cheaper on ebay, however some of them say "unlocked" beside it..
what does it mean when a phone is unlocked?
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abhishta
Posts: 995
Phone Model:
Moto Mpx220, Nokia 6800(backup)
Service Provider:
T-mobile |
Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:33 am |
It means that the phone is a contract fone and was "locked" to a provider, i.e. b4 being unlocked, the fone could only be used with that service provider only.
A locked fone cannot accept sims frm any other providers except the one to which it is locked to.
So wen the fone is unlocked, it means that it can be used with any sim card.
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hammi_poop
Posts: 60
Phone Model:
nokia 3230
Service Provider:
o2 |
Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:31 am |
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there not just contract fones,they can b fones bought on pay as you go for a specific network?!?!?it could also be a fone that has been brought sim free(just the handset)in which case it will work with any network
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Bjoern
Posts: 3615
Phone Model:
Nokia E61
Service Provider:
o2 Germany |
Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:41 am |
Something I wrote a month ago:
| Bjoern wrote: | A phone can be locked to a SIM card or to a network.
All "Pay as you go" (or PrePaid) "contracts" come with a phone which is locked to the SIM (and maybe some are "only" network locked)
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Some phones which come with a normal contract ain't locked (in Germany only PrePaid phones are locked).
But in some countries the provider makes a network lock, so the phone can only be used with his network. This is to prevent the buying of a cheap phone with a new contract, but using it with you old one.
Unlocking means, you deactivate/remove this lock. It's generally illegal to do so.
Only by let your provider unlock your phone is legal.
As example: in Germany you can unlock your prepaid phone after 2 years for free. If you want to let them unlock your phone before this, you've got to pay 100 Euro.
In general: after the expiring of your contract it's for free.
I know, there is a third kind of lock, but I've got no idea at the moment which one. |
http://forums.mobiledia.com/viewtopic.php?t=12355
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med_boy
Posts: 14
Phone Model:
Nokia 3660
Service Provider:
Trump |
Thu Jun 17, 2004 11:17 am |
Hey Abhishta.......
i flashed my c100 with the firmware c100xeda2
the flash was done by a DOS flaher SKYWORKS
i was excited as it was my 1st flash..
i dwld this firmware as c100-club.ru had a javauploader for this firmware
but now i am in BIG TROUBLE
the phone detects network intermittantly only...other time it shoes NO SERVICE 
this flashing has turned out to be a bad experience
i am in mumbai and use Trump so no question of phone being LOCKED?right? sim providers in india cant lock phones, or that's what i think
what should i do????? any suggestions pls it's urgent! what's the use of a mobile that cant make calls...can anybody pls give any suggestions
I DID NOT MAKE A BACKUP OF MY ORIGINAL FIRMWARE COZ I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO NOW I CANT EVEN GO BACK TO THAT FIRMWARE >>>(thought to ask Don but he seems to be unavailable)
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med_boy
Posts: 14
Phone Model:
Nokia 3660
Service Provider:
Trump |
Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:22 pm |
still having the same intermittant network detection.......
but i think it is unrelated to my flashing.......
when ever it shows no service and i check my battery by the code
*#0bat# my batt temp is something incredibly high like 75-90 degree celcius
this happens generally after playing Java games ( i downloaded a 22 game pack flash from c100-club.ru i.e. i have in all 22 java games rt.now on my phone)
i had the battery problem even before flashing but it never caused a disturbance in network detection...only thing that happened was cell would turn off after warning..but the batt temp never rose so high(though i do not feel as if it is that high by touching!)
is this a problem in the battery or phone or the java games are sucking so much power to cause the batt to go haywire...pls advice
abhishta...what would a c100 battery cost me in mumbai? ..approx
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Bjoern
Posts: 3615
Phone Model:
Nokia E61
Service Provider:
o2 Germany |
Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:49 pm |
That's why you never should flash your phone on your own...
And no offence, but... HAHAHA!
And you are in the wrong forum!
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Praneet
Posts: 232
Phone Model:
3650 (N3530 Backup)
Service Provider:
Orange |
Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:25 pm |
| Quote: | And no offence, but... HAHAHA
hmmm now dats rude  
@med_boy dont try stuff ur self.i think u shud u go to a samsung showroom and get it fixed.i dont kno how much it costs for upgrading but u shud go.thers one at worli/prabhadevi
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