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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: london
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mobile unlocking in Chennai
Is it going to be a hassle to get my mobile unlocked in Chennai?
Was going to do it in London before I left, but I'm guessing it'll be cheaper and probably not much harder to get done out there. I'll be buying a sim card out there anyway, so presumably I could get it unlocked at the same time as I'm doing this. Thanks |
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chennai, India
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I guess you might meet quite a few people to whom the idea of a locked phone is pretty strange!
But there's a phone shop on every street almost, and I'm sure someone will have, or point you to, the expertise.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: london
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Thank Nick,
Actually going from shop to shop explaining British mobile phone contracts while getting over jetlag is possibly more trouble than it's worth for the sake of saving £10 doing it before I go. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: U.K
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Google unlock********** phone there is a way of doing it yourself free. Keep your £10 for cups of chai, a years worth in India
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Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chennai, India
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Ten Quid? They used to do it for a fiver in East Ham Market. Where I saw one of my favourite notices. It went something like:
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: london
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It's got harder I think, I've done it myself before with other phones, but I've got a w810i now and my conclusion after a fair amount of web searching is that it's not simple with this one.
Apparently you need a service cable (different from the supplied usb cable) which is going to cost £5-10 anyway. So going to a dodgy guy with a laptop probably makes sense. |
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Maha Guru Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: England
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What network is the phone on ?
If it is on Virgin send them an email (after logging on to your account) and they will send you an unlock code (free) in a few days. If it is locked to another network then you could try a local shop or if you are technically minded https://davinciteam.com/products.html |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: london
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T-mobile unfortunately - who want £30 to unlock it + a month long wait... which seems rather poor compared to just paying a shop £10 to do it instantly.
I am technically minded, but I've failed to find any solution that isn't going to cost me close to the price of getting someone to do it for me. |
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Chennai
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In case your local shop can't get it done then I recommend Electrowave in Periyamet.The thing is, I forgot the address but I do know it's on a lane that branches off from Vepery High Road. Its a few lanes directly behind the Periyamet Mosque.
Google maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...&t=h&z=18&om=1 Somewhere in those lanes behind that mosque ![]() |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: london
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Thanks - too late unfortunately, I got it done in Brixton in the end.
By a guy from Delhi funnily enough. Bargained it down to £8 which isn't bad for here I suppose, will try not to think about how much cheaper it'd have been in India. |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Manhattan, Delhi, Hoboken
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unlocking a phone these days is very very easy, anyone can do it given the right information, Google is a very good resource for this Search phrase <Phone modelnumber> Unlock
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Maha Guru Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: England
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Yes Nokia handsets used to be very easy to unlock using simple unlock code calculators. Easiest phones to unlock I have found recently are Samsung handsets, you can download simple easy to use software to unlock most models. |
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