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Posted by spitty on Oct-27-2006 03:40:

quote:
Originally posted by preppie chick
i think she lost them wearing a cowboy hat.

oh dear

i don't know if the phone is stolen. some guy gave it to a friend who gave it to my friend when he was in britain to use for when he moved to Oz. how guy #1 got it..well, i don't know. i'm just guessing, cuz it makes the most sense

Posted by nusty on Oct-27-2006 03:46:

quote:
Originally posted by spitty
oh dear

i don't know if the phone is stolen. some guy gave it to a friend who gave it to my friend when he was in britain to use for when he moved to Oz. how guy #1 got it..well, i don't know. i'm just guessing, cuz it makes the most sense

ok well that's not so bad then.

Posted by loca on Oct-27-2006 04:19:

When i was in England i accidentally locked my phone by forgetting my 4 digit entry code (which is what i'm thinking happened to you). Now Nokia is a bitch when it comes to that lol You need a PUK code to get it working again and the only way you can do that is by going to the place where you bought the phone lol Completely lame Needless to say if you're out of the country you're pretty much screwed. Bah!

Posted by monishb on Oct-27-2006 06:23:

quote:
Originally posted by spitty
the phone isn't mine. and i can't really ask the owner for the number (hence the dubious circumstances)

think a shop can unlock it?

Give me the ESN number on the phone ill find out and tell you what the last 4 digits of the phone number is.

The ESN DEC is located if you remove the battery.

Which provider is it from?? if its a foreign provider i cannot help. Yes there is a way to unlock the phone, only the telephone provider can do it if its a CDMA phone, so if its from canada the canadian phone company has to unlock it which they wont if its flagged.. I know i have unlocked my telus handset.

P.S- if anyone asks, you got it from james bond

Posted by spitty on Oct-27-2006 07:38:

i know absolutely NOTHING about the phone other then the make/model and that it says

"phone restricted" when i turn it on

also that the phone is from the UK. was used in the UK, so must used a UK provider

trying the shops tmrw

Posted by Jem_hadar on Oct-27-2006 16:46:

quote:
Originally posted by spitty

trying the shops

"the shops" eh... u even SOUND british now! LOL

oh that Tony, rubbing off on you spiffy

Posted by TJB on Oct-27-2006 17:01:

quote:
Originally posted by spitty
i don't know if this makes a difference, but the phone is originally from Britain and will be used in Australia

They only way you are going to be able to use this phone in Canada is if it is a tri-band phone. As well you will have to get it unlocked so that you can use it on one of Canada's cellular systems.

Your best bet (if you really want to go through the trouble) is find someone who will unlock the phone for you and ask them if it can be used here.

Posted by monishb on Oct-27-2006 17:21:

quote:
Originally posted by spitty
i know absolutely NOTHING about the phone other then the make/model and that it says

"phone restricted" when i turn it on

also that the phone is from the UK. was used in the UK, so must used a UK provider

trying the shops tmrw

No can do, has to be done by the provider in U.K its bound to their programming on the phone.

Even if you did unlock the phone, you wouldnt be able to use it with a CDMA provider here from other networks.

Posted by rabbitjoker on Oct-27-2006 17:30:

A stolen phone will flag you if you try to activate it and they will investigate you for possession of stolen property.

Posted by lexxwolfen on Oct-27-2006 18:29:

www.wotanserver.com

Posted by English Rachel on Oct-27-2006 18:32:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
LOL Tell tony to get his own phone

*i joke, i joke*

This story keeps getting better!

A guy called Tony stole my phone from TiL when Carl Cox was playing...

Posted by dEsidEL on Oct-27-2006 22:20:

quote:
Originally posted by MLB
No can do, has to be done by the provider in U.K its bound to their programming on the phone.

Even if you did unlock the phone, you wouldnt be able to use it with a CDMA provider here from other networks.

are there even CDMA providers in the UK?? i had no idea..

if there are i don't think they operate on the same frequency do they..?

Posted by monishb on Oct-28-2006 09:27:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

are there even CDMA providers in the UK?? i had no idea..

if there are i don't think they operate on the same frequency do they..?

yup sure are.

Yes they operate same or diffrent frequencies...

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