I just bought a Nokia Lumia 520 on ebay in its description it said it was unlocked hence why I bought it but got the phone and its locked on Vodafone can anyone advise me on how to get this unlocked please

It should not really be expired to be honest. A lot of people don't know about this.

Just rang Voda today got my N95 8gb unlocked within seconds for FREE!

Now I just need to flash it to get rid of the voda software etc

well done[COLOR="MediumTurquoise"][/COLOR]

Not expired, still ongoing and helping people with old locked vodafones stuck in the back of cupboards..

this expired need to unlcok my voda

They have been doing this for years!!!
Also, o2 don't sim lock their phones.. so that's a good bonus from them also!

Called VodaFone on 191 and the unlock code was with me within seconds :w00t: Nice post.

Indeed, O2 are still on quidco and you can get 15p (lol) for ordering some free sims
http://www.quidco.com/o2-free-sim/

Not sure really..... I think you would have to borrow a mates.

You can get free ones from orange I think. And maybe o2 ones for free.

Is there an easy way to know if your phone is locked or not? I don't have any sim cards apart from my VodaFone contract one

Would be ace if they all adopted this.

thank you ive just phoned vodaphone i didnt have credit in phone and they gave me the code to unlock phone
thanx again great deal

Nice one - thanks!

Nice one

Awesome. I had swapped my unlocked K800i for a locked Vodaphone as my friend needed a new phone, but his mate gave him this locked vodaphone.

Just in time for Reading festival, for when my N95's battery will run out I can swap to this K800i and carry on taking pics/phonecalls :thumbsup:

Awesome.

Can you get someone with a contact to call in and unlock a pay as you go for you?

heat and rep added, got my v600i (de-branded) unlocked no problem today :thumbsup:

Vodofone the biggest bully in the industry, isn't it about time for them to do some decent thing?! Must be some regulation, they would never volunteer to be altruistic.

There is still a phone in my draw that was unlocked but blocked by the bloody Vodofone while I was fully paying them. I had to take it up to the Telecommunication Ombudsman. Glad someone is doing something on them, no chance of me to be their customer ever again. :whistling:

Cheers for the rep, I know a load of new people have registered on hotukdeals since the thread was made, and this should not be expired, so have requested a mod unexpire it.

Thanks again.

[SIZE="3"]My SE k800i is now network free, with no hassle from Vodafone CS either - it was as easy as pie! Rep for OP :thumbsup:[/SIZE]

Phone was "free" by the way..

This is somewhat off topic so I appologise in advance...

Just had an upgrade arranged today with voda. Got the SonyEricsson W960 for £25 a month on a 18 month contract. 200mins + 250 texts... That's not good is it?!? I'm sure they call when they know I've been for a pint!?! :whistling:

i just took out a new contract comes tomoz do ya think they will unlock mine when i call. it was an upgrade so what ya think.

One!

i was told that i couldnt do it by email.

How do you do this by email then?

They don't go by phone number. On both occasions they never asked me for the number. Give them a call again. The imei is not linked to your number anyway. If you don't want to call them email via the contact us page on the site.

Just got my Sony Ericsson unlocked, took 2 phone calls - the 1st operator wanted to charge me as my contract isn't near completion. The 2nd operator took the IMEI & mailed me the NUC without hassle...

Just called and they said that my old phone number is no longer on their system and that the IMEI number wont be any help- :disappointed:
Thanks for posting tho-top tip! ...

Took mine to Vodafone shop in Bradford Kirkgate centre, and the shop assistant did it for me free of charge. No questions asked - took 2 minutes

great find

Heat and rep added! Xcellent post !

Thats what I posted yep, but many have tried to call and got away with it looking at the thread.

Maybe try calling from a landline, or another contract (Friends) mobile??

I was told that PAYT handsets must be over 12 months old. If they are younger you will be charged £19.99 for the unlock code.

Could I use an old contract wit this to get a Vodafone W950i/W960i unlocked?

Friend of mine tried to call to get his K800i unlocked via Vodafone (The £58 Dial a phone deal) said they wanted £19.99, they asked how long he had the handset for, he said a few months, looks like I'm going to have to do the SETools unlock for him.

So being dim.

`i got the ters cheap sony `E that was on here at christmas and still haven't used it.

I am on Orange.

SO - do I need to find a pal on Vodaphone to do this. `I have got a vodaphone sim card that one of the children gave me months ago but have never reg'd it.

Sorry for asking the obvious

u have been lucky, i was asked about my account details and duration of account[/QUOTE]

worked for me.
I got a Nokia N95 8Gb locked on Vodafone through ebay.
Thanks to the above post I just went for it and phoned up vodafone customer services. The guy just asked for the IMEI and then gave me the unlock code. Simple as.
I think it is luck of the draw when you phone them so if it doesn’t work first time - give it another go. They can only say no, or ask for £20 and then you hang up ! :stuck_out_tongue:

Heat and rep added not only to original post but also the quoted post for giving me the balls to make the phone call. :smiley:

thanks for info.

Thanks for this, I've managed to do it via email. Heat & Rep added :smile:

On every occasion, I was NOT asked if I was a contract customer, or PAYG, or how old the phone was, or how I heard about this, or name, number, address, colour of underwear....

It really is that simple.[/QUOTE]

u have been lucky, i was asked about my account details and duration of account

yeah scratch that it does invalidate the warranty as soon as you change the product code

may be wrong but don't think this invalidates your warranty anymore

and it's called NSS

Great find.

Had my N95 8Gb a little over 3 weeks and rang them up, and a guy (Neil) confirmed my details to me and then just handed over the NUC code. I didn't even have to quote my IMEI number.

After 10 years with Orange, and 10 phones I've paid £20 to unlock each time, this is a refreshing change.

Thanks Voda.

Does anyone know where I can now get it de-branded ?
Did it for my last Orange N95, but when I did the latest firmware update, it re-Oranged it:(

I bought a N95 from eBay, it must be a contract phone, right?
Contacted Voda, was asked for PAYT sim registration info...
I don't have a Voda PAYT.. and if I do it will cost £20..

What should I do then?

Thanks

heat and rep added, got my k850i unlocked no problem yesterday :thumbsup:

Just had my unlock code sent via email, worked perfectly! Been on Contract with them since July last year

Kerr ching!!!:thumbsup:

Well my experience over the last fews days with Vodafone is that they DONT

I got the N95 8gb offer via here and I called them and they said they would do it if I paid £19.99 I even referred them to their own forum. She told me that that was wrong and it should be changed.

heat and rep added :smiley:

Great find

ah damn, i was thinking of buying a pay as you go phone tomorrow and asking them to unlock it for free lol

yes, as long as its on contract (or try calling from a contract sim card for pay and go phone)
otherwise payg phones are charged 19.99

sorry if its been posted, but can i buy a new phone tomorrow locked to vodafone and ring up and ask them to unlock it for me?

thanks

Wow. Good find. Shame its nightime now otherwise i'd be straight on the phone. Hope i can get my V800 (now own an N95) unlocked so i can use it as a spare.

Vodafone k610i issued Dec 07 is locked although I guess you are interested in more recently issued phones.

Bizarrely I can't access this as our business account is password protected by the administrator. Have any other business contract customers managed to get around this (without going via the administrator of course) e.g. by selecting to speak to a personal contract advisor or do they push you straight on to the corporate account advisors.

I recently upgraded my Panasonic GD87 Vodafone Contract Phone which my wife uses.My own 02 phone started acting up so I rang Voda for the unlocking code for the GD87.They sent it to me in duplicate within days by post.It worked a treat,step by step instructions provided.After spotting this thread I rang to get NUC for the new phone a Samsung G600.After giving the IMEI no.and model etc. and holding on the girl came back and said it wasn't locked! She couldn't say wether voda are now supplying all their contract phones unlocked,but mine was.New contract started 1st April 08.So could be like 02 Voda will be supplying all contract handsets unlocked.
Could any other New contractees check their handsets by trying Sims from other Networks and report results on this thread.N.B. All networks please including Orange andothers.

Thanks for this thread.:thumbsup:

I called voda and the guy first said since I am on contract with them and that the phone is less than 12 months old, it will not be free and there will be a charge of £25. I was disappointed, called again after 5minutes, and this time another person did it for free. When asked why I was advised incorrectly, he said some staff are not aware that this is now free. Hmmm.

Anyways thanks for the person who found it.

I phoned today not holding out much hope as the SE 310i I wanted unlocked was bought from Tesco's as a PAYT phone about 6 months ago.
The chap just took my IMEI number and old SIM card phone number and put the IMEI number on their system and gave me the NUC code straight away !
Bish Bash Bosh one unlocked phone :thumbsup:

Thanks for the post saved me a Tenner on the market.

what a quick response from vodafone, called them up yesterday and they said they had to contact nokia for nuc as my imei not found in their database. i have got the code by email just now. really quick are they.

do you have to be the regestered owner of the phone? i have just bought a phone from a friend and tried to do it but they said i had to get my friend to do it but thats not practical because shes abroad. thanks.

How can you tell how old a PAYG phone is? I have a k800i & would dearly love to have it unlocked! Thanx in advance!:thumbsup:

hope this catches on with other networks too

Thanks, heat & rep added.

Unlocked my n95 on contract yesterday and unlocked a brand new k800i on payg today just by putting my contract sim in it.I thought it might flag up on their system that I unlocked another phone yesterday but the cs didn't say anything.

Thanks to the OP my Sony Ericsson K320i is now network unlocked and a lot more useful than it was yesterday. Heat and rep added.

great stuff, thnx!!!

successfully unlocked, now i can throw in any sim. :smiley:

Just got my Sony Erricsson K800i unlocked for free!

NUC CODE: 2506774373671698
1. Remove the Vodafone SIM from the handset. Replace the battery and switch on. 2. Move the jog dial left then press the * key twice and then move the jog dial left 3. Network appears on screen 4. Then select YES. 5. NCK will appear - key in NUC and Yes, phone should then be unlocked

Switch on the phone without a sim card.
#pw+452756514065267+1#
Only try it once and make sure you type it correctly.

I have a Nokia 8600 Luna phone and having some problems unlocking it. Vodafone have given me the code 452756514065267 and that is it. And it dont seem to be working? How do I enter this code? Any help? Thanx

they told me my nuc was not on their database so they will request it from nokia and get back to me

Can you unlock a Virgin phone for FREE?? lol :smiley:

ahh its okay now yeah it should of been a + not a 0. thanks.

can any one help just rang voda now and gave me instruction to unlock my N95, they said type #pw then hold 0 then type in the number she told mr them +1#, it doesnt seem to be doing anything when i hold 0 down??

[COLOR=olive]Phoned yesterday and because the Blackberry I was given from my son-in-law was formerly on a Business contract they won't let me do it and it has to be him that makes the call for the unlock code. What a carry on, at the end of the day what difference does it make? Never really liked Vodafone anyway having dealt with them in the past.[/COLOR]

been to vodafone shop to unlok my nokia e61i, they charge me £20 and advise it can take up to 4 weeks because they gona order the unlok code form Nokia :disappointed:

Got one phone unlocked (SE V630i) and another unlock on the way (Nokia N73). Voted hot, many thanks!

thx heat added

Excellent post, voted hot!! I can get my n95 unlocked now.

Thank You Chiptivo, it was my motorola (not old brand new!!!!! less than 12 months old) and hubbys N95 you unlocked originally, his brother got a free upgrade from vodaphone but didnt want it so gave it to him you saved us alot of cash xx

It is, see the link to the official Voda forum.

Phoned Vodafone whilst at work and after some Q&A they emailed me the NUC.

Good stuff.

Thank You:)

I phoned today but was told it was £19.95 and , when I asked, that it was not free.

Mind you the chappie I spoke to had a wonderful Irish accent and I had to ask him to repeat a question he was asking me four times before I worked out it was something like "are you planning to change the SIM" .

Maybe I annoyed him with my cloth ears :smiley:

is this a limited offer, just bought a vodafone sony erriccsson w200i and i dont have a sim card and it wont let me call without credit. boo hoo.

is it for 1 year and over phones

Hot Deal!!!

Just called and they emailed the code with insructions in around 10 Minutes now i have an unlocked Nokia N95

Thanks:thumbsup:

**** service from vodafone. Phoned them 3 times in last couple of days and they said will send it via email, Still waiting for it

Hot Deal!!!

Just called and unlocked my phone

Thanks

...yeah but what about three???

Heat added rep when I have some

Friend of mine spent ages trying to get a Vodafone unlocked using every website & unlocker he could find!

He gave up and gave his mum the fone at the weekend.

:oops:

Sent him this this morning, he was well impressed!

:whistling:

Great find OP. Heat added! :thumbsup:

I just spoke to a lady at vodafone and went through all details i.e., imei code and phone model no and in the endshe told me to ring back in 2 to 3 weeks to get the code.
God what a pain in the neck - it must all depend who you actually are speaking to.

FINALLY! Unlocked for free my Nokia N95 8GB!!!! Not even been out for a year! Not even on COntract!

3 month old N95 8gb unlocked....... happy as larry ...cheers....heat added

I phoned vodaphone this morning they asked for my IMEI number then I received an email with instructions. Phone unlock, saved me alot of time money and I have just sold my phone for 55 pounds.

had my n95 8gb for one day and they gave me the nuc within seconds. the first person i spoke to said it would cost £20, but when i advised her that it was free she too some advice and changed her mind. contract is free anytimje and PAYG is free after 12 months

Voted Mucho Scorchio! :thumbsup:

Called up Vodafone who seemed a little busy. Gave the IMEI for my one month old E90 and the lady gave me the code and what to type in. I'm now running my E90 with an O2 contract SIM and have my Voda SIM in my Crackberry.

Heat and rep added.

Just now called vodafone, my imei number aint on their databse, so they're contacting nokia and will receive the unlock code on email. my model is N80 bought on ebay and using with corporate sim.

Heat and rep added. Cheers.

If you are on contract, I thought unlocking has always been free? I've been with Vodafone for a couple of years and everytime I upgrade to a new phone, they let me get the unlock code free. They charge £20 for unlock codes if the phone is newly released by Vodafone (less than 1 year old) while if the phone have been released by Vodafone for over a year, then its free.

So are they sending unlock codes now for newly released mobile on Vodafone or what?

Just rang them, i think they have different call centres, i Spoke to one ,gave the imei and was given the code which didn't work.
I then rang them and was told i couldn't have the code as my PAYT sony K800i didn't come out until june 2007 even though i have owned it since 25th of january 2007 from Play.com for £149.99.
I then get told it was first used february this year and that i should take the original receipt (as proof) to a vodafone shop to get it unlocked for free,which i don't have.
So after 8 years with vodafone i am gonna leave them,never seen such a shambles, anyone else have any probs.?

i called them(191) this morning, the girl she said she will send me email with unlock code
i just finish unlocking this afternoon, there is no problems.

STEPS:
1.With the Vodafone sim card inside the handset.
2. Key #pw+NUC(put your unlock code here)+1#
(The p w and + symbols are found by keying the * key twice for the + symbol, three times for ‘p’ and four times for ‘w’).
3. The handset should then display “Sim restriction off”

got my n95 unlocked now... great

awesome thanks

Sweet dude thank you So much for letting us now. Just got my Sony Ericsson V6320i unlocked!!!

Super Hot!!!!!!!!!

JUST got two UNLOCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have just called VODAFONE 191 for unlock code and with no further questions they have provided me with my unlock code.

I am havin N95 8GB which is 4 months old...so this definitely is a great find...thanks rep

fair point, but what you are talking about is an exception to the rule rather than the norm for Vodafone anyway, maybe O2 work differently. I know this as Vodafone for almost 7 years and work as a successful (well, always employed!!) freelance Telecoms Consultant (for 4 years)
O2 may not have locked your phone, but if you have a contract you will still need to pay it if you decide to move to say, Vodafone (so you will be paying for two contracts for a certain amount of time)
how much did you pay for phone?

I wrote to them this morning and this is the reply i got:

Good morning Mr. Simpson,

Thank you for contacting Vodafone Customer Services about the Network Unlock Code (NUC) for your phone. I’d like to help you with this.

Please note t if your phone is over 12 months old there will be no charge for supplying the NUC.

However, if your phone is under 12 months old, you’ll be charged £19.99 for the NUC.

To get your NUC, please provide us with the following details:

- Make and model of your phone

Once you reply to this email, I’ll be pleased to provide you with your NUC.

In order to help you further with your query, can I please confirm some security checks by asking the following information:

- Your PIN code / password*

If you don’t know your PIN code / password please provide the following details:

- The first line of your address and your postcode
- Your date of birth
- Your method of payment

Once I’ve received this, I’ll be more than happy to help.

I’ll look forward to your reply.

I only got my N95 8gig 1 month ao so i will be charged if I do it by online contact.

remember guys that u will still loose guarantee if u go for it

Hmm wonder if it will work with the treo 750v. Trying to hack it seemed to be a paid (code + wire connect to pc etc). Will a simple code unlock it.
Voted super hot.

Great! I am about to leave vodafone after 9 years on contract to go to 02. Gave my mum and dad a v3 on vodafone which i couldn't unlock(got codesoff internet for all mine and families phones) making them the only vodafone in family. Its over 12 months old so will try this!

Hope its a better service than when they block the damn things! I have lost 2 contract phones and reported them and of course vodafone put a block on the sim. Trouble is i used the sim in other vodafone and unlocked phones and vodafone have a habit of blocking all phones the sims have been in. Took months of emails and phone calls to get them to unblock them

A quick question, I have a 5 months old Orange PAYG SE K550i phone. I would like to unlock it so that I can use other operator's card. Is there any way like this one for my phone, other than going to the high streetshops to unlock?

its not hot as you could do this via other websites for free for years

just rang them again and they done it straight away many thanks!!!!!!

Chiptivo, I know I'm being pedantic, but could you just correct a little something in your opening post, please?

It's IMEI, not IMIE.


Thanks. :smiley:

thanks

not payg or less than 12 months have just sent vodafone a email with all my details like it states on there site so fingers crossed

I was talking about payt - in the initial post it was said that they would unlock all payt phones less than a year old, due to a new law.

people don't realise payt are heavily subsidised like contract, the difference being on contract they have you tied in for 12/18 month. If they weren't allowed to lock phones, then the networks would remove most the subsidy


How long ago did you buy the n95? Was it bought on payt or contract?


yes but it will depend on the member of staff, 2 or 3 should be ok.


they can only supply codes for vodafone locked phones.

just spoke to vodafone customer services they first told me they could not unlock a n95 then they told me that no other network was doing this and he had never heard of this, so i requested to speak to his manager who also told me this was not possible even after quoting this web site and the vodafone web site i have still drawn a blank

excellent

is there a limit to how many u can unlock?

wooo! nice! just called up customer services. person I spoke to said there was a still a charge, I quoted lines from forum link mentioned previously, they went away and checked, and said i was right. It is free unlock for contract. woohoo! Thanks.

Erm, I don't understand why people are saying every contract phone is now going to cost £200-£1000...

They are only unlocking the phone, you have still signed up for your contract, you are still going to be paying the network providers the exact same amount of money, they aren't going to be losing out at all financially.

The only thing it does, is allow customers more flexibility to move around and take advantage of sim free packages more easily. And thats a good thing for competition, and for customers.

sorry for being a bit thick, but what is the big deal about unlocking phones - what is the point? Is it just so you can sell old phones on more easily as they are not locked to a specific network?

Particularly don't understand why someone would unlock a phone 1 month into a contract - you still have to pay the contract, and why sign it anyway if you don't want it?

Do people take out multiple contracts / use multiple sims and want the freedom to swap the sims into all their phones?

I posted this deal over 2 months ago, it was voted cold

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/148121/free-unlock-code-from-vodafone/?p=1607703#post1607703

People who brought a deal on vodafone but are going to use the sim in the Iphone (apparently a recent deal??, but can't find it anywhere).

They can now flog the voda N95's or whatever on ebay for a lot more than if locked to vodafone.
And as said before, loads of old many year old contract phones sitting cupboards that the kids can now use with o2.

51 now!

Now it's 30!

If this is the case; then I guess the networks are now going to be reluctant to offer phones for free with contracts...:?:

I have 2 vodafone contracts ... Only phone is locked though ... I bought a recent Orange PAYG 6500 ... Anyone do you think i could ask them the code for Orange one ... i doubt if i say them its on orange....

Fantastic find! Thanks. H&R added.

Thanks for that info Chiptivo. Will give it a try.

How to know if the phone is not blocked?

great news i try today.

I have a (personal) N73 locked to Voda, but want to use an Orange SIM in it. I also have a works phones on Voda. Do you think I can use that to unlocked the N73?

thanx just fille din online contact form with all my phone details will hopefully send me my unlock code tomm. reps added.

I've only just twigged how to give heat.....And I have turned up the heat!!!

As for J A R, what was he doing??? We're gonna have to turn up the heat in 'Chelski's Barn'

Anyone know how to copy text messages over

Folks!!!
This is completely Kosher!!! I have just rang Vodafone to kick off since they gracefully took £20 quid off me last night as per my previous post. The chappie at the call centre apologised & refunded the fee. He also confirmed that if you have a contract, then unlocking the phone is free, otherwise it will be £20 for PAYG upto a year. Also all future vodafone contract handsets will be unlocked, not PAYG.
Thanks Chiptivo for saving me a score.

Well just got a Samsung F490V (the V is for Vodafone, or so Samsung told me), and I can confirm that this phone at least isn't locked - I'm running it on an O2 PAYG card as we speak.

HOWEVER - a word of warning. Unlocking, or getting an unlocked phone doesn't mean that everything will definitely work. For starters, on my phone I still have the very annoying Vodafone embellishments that I cannot remove - startup screen (not a big deal), Vodafone Live internet (pain as it won't let me change the home page for my internet connection, so I end up having to manually type in web addresses), links to games etc. go through Vodafone's webpage and therefore don't work either, and I cannot yet do media messaging (big issue).

I've spoken to o2 about this, who say it's because the system on the phone itself is rigged to Vodafone. I've spoken to Samsung who just weren't helpful, insisting that the phone was locked to Vodaphone, so couldn't understand why I was able to use my o2 sim in the first place!?!

So, rambling here I know, but my solution it would seem is that I need to debrand the phone by reflashing it. Unfortunately, there's not much info on the web right now as to how to do it with this particular model. I'll wait and see, unless someone can help out that is.

Just wanted folks to be aware that unlocking doesn't mean debranding! I have a sneaky feeling that this is a mobile network's way of putting people off switching whilst avoiding the potential ramifications of locking your phone to a network.:whistling:

only vodafone? is it a new law? if so then should it not be all networks?

as posted earlier Vodafone posted this info at the beginning of the year.

br

I have rang them to ask for the code for a SE K800i which I just received 2 days ago, was asked when I activated the sim card, as they said this would cost £19.99 I explained that I read this policy had changed so was put on hold for a few minutes while the lady spoke with her supervisor and checked this out the policy had changed but was contrdictory in places.
I said I wanted the code to transfer my current telephone no.'s from current phone, to the new phone to get it up and running with service, then was asked for my IMIE and email address and sent a email with the unlock code and how unlock my phone.
So Chiptivo major respect and heat added.
In my case it helped to tell a white lie that it would make setting up my new phone really easy.

Maybe THATS why O2 are dumping the iPhones ?

thanks great

not really, box breakers tend not to want to call vodafone for some strange reason :-D

i bet you were getting a little bit worried m8, you can cancel your appointment at the job centre tomorrow now.

br

You just need to get the phone debranded and that will sort your probs out!!

Just been on phone to voda to unlock mine and missus phones both contract
and within 5 mins both phones unlocked and they were debranded at very start of contract so i'm happy
Although will be even more happier next month after leaving voda :whistling:

Voted Hot

You can pay £19.99 for the unlock code if your payg is less than 12 month old

But you still cant buy a PAYG phone on vodaphone to use on another network because its a 12 month wait... :disappointed:

if you do want to call customer services dont forget to run the number though http://www.saynoto0870.com/ first to save on the call

thanks Voted Hot

dur, teach me not to read the thread properly, I assumed the phone was locked to orange :oops:



Thats not how it works at all.

Just rang again, and i sent a request for my phone. Will ring back tommorrow and hoepfully get my unlock code...

Well, not many people are aware, I was suprised that the N95 I unlocked yesterday only one month into a contract was unlocked for free. And many other people will benifit.

maybe people hwo have brought a IPHONE and have transfered the sim to it can now unlock and sell for more cash on ebay then before???

there are many ebayers making £25 a go, by doing this scam, getting the IMIE's and calling up voda for the codes.. Shame on them..

If it helps just one person out, then it is a bonus.

thats what i was thinking too, not really a deal as its been standard policy now for a few months, and its 'normal price' :?

Having said that the original post was a bit different to what it is now!

That's not true, Colin. I managed to get Vodafone to unlock my old PAYG K510i even though I was no longer a Vodafone customer. As stated earlier, I had previously been a contract customer with an N73 handset, which Vodafone unlocked for me 6 months into my contract (I then debranded the thing and flogged it). The CS bloke used the details of my old account to put the order through to unlock the K510i. I then got an email from a company contracted by Vodafone to unlock certain phones, giving me the details on how to unlock my phone. The K510i happily works with a Virgin sim now, with £5 free credit. The PAYG sim that came with the K510i was long dead when I asked for the unlock code, as Vodafone had cancelled it due to lack of use, as well as swiping the £29 credit on the sim. (I'd given the handset to my Dad and he didn't use it, so after 6 months of inactivity, they cancelled the number and the credit). So, as you can see, I was definitely not a Vodafone customer at the time of them giving me the means to unlock the PAYG K510i.

Just spoken to them to confirm, all contract phones of any age they will unlock. Even newly taken out contracts free of charge and old phones not used for years.
PAYG over 12 months old will be unlocked for free.
PAYG phones under 12 months are charged at £19.99

You have to be a customer to get the unlock codes, but you do not have to be the owner of the phone, so find a friend who has a voda contract or payg vodafone.

They will unlock as many as you want in any single phone call.

All my friends are getting the old ones out the cupboards for the kids to use on o2??/ Why is o2 so popular with kids???

oh sorry, lol :stuck_out_tongue:

It was reffering to the fact if PAYT phones aren't locked the price will go up, not contract.

EDIT: this thread moved on so rapidly, I need to add that this is a reply to Rafa The Gafa: quote their forum posts. Post 4 here http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=608&view=findpost&p=3036 seems to suggest you can do it all online (without a phone call). Bit silly of him to reveal that you will need to recall some recent activity (which someone with a found phone now knows to generate before calling).

this isnt free....please expire this thread. ive just had a balling match with a voda rep and she is in the right and i work as a contact centre manager (not for voda) but the staff dont deserve this ****.

i only read the terms following the link for online access. if uve had it for 1 year plus...then yes otherwise 20 quid...

cheers, not heard anything about the law...would be very surprised if its true....if it is then it will the consumer who loses out at the Mobile Network Operators such as Vodafone, Orange, etc who subsidise the cost of the phone by locking the customer into a contract

maybe another stupid law then! All that will happen is that new phones will become £200-1000 instead or tariffs will increase alot (more likely the former imo)

Incidentally - it is International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)...a unique identifer for each handset/phone

I did this a while back with an old Vodafone PAYG handset. I had to use my old vodafone contract to get them to do it, though....even though this was months after I'd cancelled the contract, and they'd already unlocked the N73 they'd given me when I took out the contract! My unlock code came by email, as the phone I asked them to unlock this time around was a Sony Ericsson.

Anyone reckon this deal will be hotter than the iPhone?

I'm not so sure it's free for everybody, I got a nokia 6110 navigator last week as a free upgrade & rang them last night for the NUC code, 'cos I'm off to middle east for a couple of weeks & wanted to use the local sim. They said that it WILL cost me £19.99 which they will add to my my bill !!!

awesome, looks like an internal company thing rather than an eu thing. great "deal". although o2 have been leaving contract handsets unlocked for years

i will buy a vodaphone sim and give it a try anyway.

NO!!!! I can't do it. The guy says i need to have had my phone for a year... I gave him my phone version it was nokia n95 8gb. It hasn't been out for a year....

thats what he said

I must say I haven't heard of any change of policy on this - but then the voda intranet can be pretty slow in updating
Will be interesting to find out of others get payt under 12 months old unlocked free

i'm with orange so will cost me £19.99:w00t: Great deal anyway heat and rep added.

Wow great info, requested unlock code for my K800i. WIll let you know of results. Heated and repped!

The n95 I did is a month into its contract. Give them a ring... 191 Free call I understand if using a contract sim, not sure on PAYG.

it says on
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1483
that they will unlock it for free if it was a contract phone or if it is more than 12 months old or otherwise it will cost £19.99

great find. heat and rep added
i'll be doing this first thing in the morning!

sweet, just called them up the woman was like your phone isn't a year old, well the sharp 903 came out june 05, and has stopped being in production since like october 2006 so of course its more than two years old! so I shall be able to use my 50 or so sims all with free credit! woop im happy!

what new law is this ???????????:thinking:

and the rest....£500-1000 more like for the newest phones, older ones (6mths old+) will still be £200-500

I read on the other forum, that the o2 deal with iphone has another 2 years to run.... :roll:

Don't know how much o2 are paying, but they won't be getting monies worth on contract sign ups.. lol :stuck_out_tongue:

i have just brought a phone from ebay which is locked to vodaphone do you reckon they will give me the unlock code?

Hot hot hot!

because the phones are heavily subsidised by the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) like Vodafone :roll:

hot!! heat added
It's really annoying when you buy a phone and it's locked to particular network then you spend (some times more thank the original phone cost) more to unlock
should be followed by all networks

no, cause they are ****.....look nice (to some), very gimmicky but as a mobile phone and for surfing they are dated (about 3 years+ out of date!!)...i mean no 3G, no multi messaging, no bluetooth...what!

dammit...no phones on voda.

Think you need to be a vodafone customer but all that means is you have to get a PAYG or a friend on Vodafone...see http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1483

Offical Vodafone instructions: http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=371

thanks colin:thumbsup: and user1234

How to do it online: here

Hope this helps, not all of us like to ring customer services! :smiley:

Well in a lot of EU countries it's illegal to have a phone locked to one network, maybe they are implementing that rule over here

I have no credit can i still do this?

how to do unlock on the Internet???

Voda unlocked a phone I bought for free a few months ago.Thought it was because the CS rep fancied me. :smile:

Sounds Good i hope "3" adopt this policy

Seriously hot deal.

Great thanks for the heads up

will check it out

nice one thanks