N70 unlocking? Any bargains?

qbert

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Jun 20, 2007, 1:50:52 PM6/20/07

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Hi

Just rang Orange about getting a Nokia N70 unlocked. They wanted £20 and
said it will take 7-10 days. Looking for something quicker and hopefully
cheaper. Can anyone advise?

Thanks.
Qbert

Ps. I will try the telecoms groups too but my experience is that the people
in this group are usually on the money. Cheers.

Cub

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Jun 20, 2007, 2:58:39 PM6/20/07

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"qbert" <qbe...@dynamatronics.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Just rang Orange about getting a Nokia N70 unlocked. They wanted Ł20 and

> said it will take 7-10 days. Looking for something quicker and hopefully
> cheaper. Can anyone advise?
>
> Thanks.
> Qbert
>
> Ps. I will try the telecoms groups too but my experience is that the
> people in this group are usually on the money. Cheers.
>

Any corner/independant phone shop will be able to unlock your phone for
aprox Ł10 there and then

cub

qbert

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Jun 20, 2007, 5:48:12 PM6/20/07

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> "qbert" <qbe...@dynamatronics.com> wrote in message
> news:0Odei.757$RD3...@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>> Hi
>>
>> Just rang Orange about getting a Nokia N70 unlocked. They wanted Ł20 and
>> said it will take 7-10 days. Looking for something quicker and hopefully
>> cheaper. Can anyone advise?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Qbert

"Cub" <c...@home.com> wrote in message
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> Any corner/independant phone shop will be able to unlock your phone for
> aprox Ł10 there and then cub

Unfortunately I don't have one of those near me. Also judging from what I've
read online it seems the N70 and the other phones in the N range are not
that simple to unlock. Anyone confirm or deny?

Jon

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Jun 20, 2007, 6:24:33 PM6/20/07

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qbe...@dynamatronics.com declared for all the world to hear...

> Unfortunately I don't have one of those near me. Also judging from what I've
> read online it seems the N70 and the other phones in the N range are not
> that simple to unlock. Anyone confirm or deny?

Confirm.
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Regards
Jon

Mikey

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Jun 20, 2007, 7:41:51 PM6/20/07

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Take a look for bb5_unlocker. Heres a thread to get you started,

http://nokiafree.org/forums/t82446/s.html

You use the cable that came with the phone.

Worked for me

paulbearer

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Jun 20, 2007, 8:04:26 PM6/20/07

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"Cub" <c...@home.com> wrote in message
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> Any corner/independant phone shop will be able to unlock your phone for

> aprox £10 there and then

I wish this were true of all phone handsets. My old Samsung was a tenner at
my local market done on the spot in 2 minutes. But with my Sony Ericsson
K800i one place wanted £45, another wanted £50 with the cherry on top being
I had to lose the phone for a week minimum as they posted the phone to
London to get it unlocked!

If anyone knows a cheaper option in the West Midlands please chip in! :-)

Richard Colton

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Jun 21, 2007, 2:37:31 AM6/21/07

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"qbert" <qbe...@dynamatronics.com> wrote in message

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>> "qbert" <qbe...@dynamatronics.com> wrote in message
>> news:0Odei.757$RD3...@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Hi
>>>

>>> Just rang Orange about getting a Nokia N70 unlocked. They wanted £20 and

>>> said it will take 7-10 days. Looking for something quicker and hopefully
>>> cheaper. Can anyone advise?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Qbert
>
>
> "Cub" <c...@home.com> wrote in message
> news:T9mdnSRmsrhA5eTb...@pipex.net...
> > Any corner/independant phone shop will be able to unlock your phone for

>> aprox £10 there and then cub

>
> Unfortunately I don't have one of those near me. Also judging from what
> I've read online it seems the N70 and the other phones in the N range are
> not that simple to unlock. Anyone confirm or deny?

At least it's now possible since Dejan released his unlocking solution for
certain BB5 handsets.

Some people have reported success using a DKU2 cable, but we've found
numerous communication issues using that approach.

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xCx

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Jun 21, 2007, 7:45:08 PM6/21/07

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If it's voda or orange it's only £20 from the network!

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xCx
*Disclaimer* My opinions are mine and I do not represent
anyone or any company.

paulbearer

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Jun 21, 2007, 8:32:12 PM6/21/07

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"xCx" <x...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> If it's voda or orange it's only Ł20 from the network!

It's locked to Orange but I want to use a Virgin simcard, would it still be
worth my while calling them? I've never found Orange customer service to be
the best, to be honest.

DubDriver

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Jun 21, 2007, 10:01:23 PM6/21/07

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"paulbearer" <so...@rest.com> wrote in message
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

pjlu...@yahoo.co.uk

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Jun 22, 2007, 7:20:41 PM6/22/07

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>At least it's now possible since Dejan released his unlocking solution for
>certain BB5 handsets.
>
>Some people have reported success using a DKU2 cable, but we've found
>numerous communication issues using that approach.

There's discussion of Dejan's method at various forums on the net.
e.g.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=452120

I've just ordered a DKU-5 (Usb/Serial cable) for £4 from someone on
ebay. To try unlocking my N70s

Rod L

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Jun 23, 2007, 8:01:20 AM6/23/07

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<pjlu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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Same here. Read the forum notes then purchased the cable for around £4 inc
p&p off ebay and unlocked both our N70s. Both were with 3UK and have since
been debranded again using free software available on the web. Many thanks
to Dejan and others.