MOBILE PHONE UNLOCK

Post by **russ** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:19 am

does anybody know where to get mobile phone unlocked my son brought me a nokia 6630 in the uk which is locked to the orange network i need to get unlocked can anybody help

thanks russell

Post by **Rob W** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:51 am

I've just had a quick look on a few sites and it seems the easiest and most reliable is to get the code from orange themselves.
I've been told that all the service providers will supply the info what to do.
I asked virgin and they sent me the code and the method to unlock. mind I had been with them years and the phone was over a year old.
other than that I'm sorry cant help you

Rob W

Post by **Big Boy** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:45 pm

We usually deposit our old phones with my daughter when we visit Hua Hin - all Orange. Last year she simply took them to the top floor of the new Tesco complex. Deposited them, and went back 15 minutes later - job done.

Post by **bozzman101** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:34 pm

panthip plazza

unlock from 300 bath up
bit far awawy though

Post by **Guess** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:20 pm

Orange phones in the UK used to run on a different frequency than Cellnet and Vodafone when I was there. I believe here they are all 1800 whereas Orange and T Mobile in the UK were 900. That was a long time ago though and many phones are dual standard now. Worth checking though. There is a shop in Nebkerhardt Road just past the lights near the closed down Asia Property Center shop that does phones.

Post by **PeteC** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:30 pm

Guess wrote:Orange phones in the UK used to run on a different frequency than Cellnet and Vodafone when I was there. I believe here they are all 1800 whereas Orange and T Mobile in the UK were 900. That was a long time ago though and many phones are dual standard now. Worth checking though. There is a shop in Nebkerhardt Road just past the lights near the closed down Asia Property Center shop that does phones.

They have tri-band now also Khun Guess. I think 800 is Asia, 900 Europe and 1800 or 1900 everywhere else. I've got a nokia 800-900 here that won't work in the USA but does work in all of Asia and Europe, at least western Eu, and a Motorola 800-900-1800 or 1900 that does work in the USA.

I also think only phone shops may understand recent currency exchange rates and witholding rules. I'm going to open up an account with Telewiz punee.

Pete

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:41 pm

AT and T also have some GSM networks in the US operating on 850Mhz, which is why you will see some mobiles sold as quad-band.

Post by **PeteC** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:01 pm

STEVE G wrote:AT and T also have some GSM networks in the US operating on 850Mhz, which is why you will see some mobiles sold as quad-band.

I'm getting more confused by the moment...LOL. My little Nokia here has GPS also and it flashes a message across your screen from time to time telling you where you are. Only problem is that I'm sitting on my porch at the house and what they are saying is no where near where I am??

I hope the Thai military does not depend on these? Pete.

Post by **STEVE G** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:23 pm

Hi Pete, I think what you are looking at on your phone there is not GPS, itâ€™s the cell information; what itâ€™s telling you is which antenna your phone is logged onto. If I remember the theory behind this, the maximum range for a GSM signal is 37 km, the limit being to do with pulse timing.
There are a couple of phones out now with GPS which will tell you where you actually are, down to about 10 meters accuracy.

Post by **PeteC** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:33 pm

STEVE G wrote:Hi Pete, I think what you are looking at on your phone there is not GPS, itâ€™s the cell information; what itâ€™s telling you is which antenna your phone is logged onto. If I remember the theory behind this, the maximum range for a GSM signal is 37 km, the limit being to do with pulse timing.
There are a couple of phones out now with GPS which will tell you where you actually are, down to about 10 meters accuracy.

I don't know?, it actually gives street names as you move around, in Thai or English, depending how your phone is set up. This Nokia has a setup where it asks if you want GPS "all the time" or "when needed". It's a Nokia 8910i and was pretty expensive when I bought it 3 years ago. Don't know now. I didn't have it on the trip to HH so can't really say I've ever tested it well. Next week off to Rayong and I'll see how it behaves. Pete

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:35 pm

Russ

As far as I know, BB is correct. A mate of mine got his 'Orange' phone unlocked in one of the top floor shops in Hua Hin Market Village - two weeks ago.

Cheers
T

Post by **PeteC** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:59 pm

To end this saga, Steve, I looked closer at the unit and the book. It's GPRS, not GPS I was referring to. Something to do with data transfer and WAPS. No idea what these things are.

Anyway and regardless, maybe it's AIS and Nokia somehow as put the SIM into a Motorola RAZ and no location data flashed. Put back into the Nokia and drove to the other side of Pattaya and it was telling me approximately what street I was on. No real clue how this is all working. Pete

Post by **Guess** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:40 pm

prcscct wrote:To end this saga, Steve, I looked closer at the unit and the book. It's GPRS, not GPS I was referring to. Something to do with data transfer and WAPS. No idea what these things are.

Anyway and regardless, maybe it's AIS and Nokia somehow as put the SIM into a Motorola RAZ and no location data flashed. Put back into the Nokia and drove to the other side of Pattaya and it was telling me approximately what street I was on. No real clue how this is all working. Pete

STEVE G is spot on. WAPS and GPRS are both cell phone technoloogy acronyms.

WAP is Wireless Application Protocol and relates to getting internet connections on your phone.

GPRS ( General Packet Radio Service) is a packet standard that is used for transfering data rather than voice on your mobile. It would be used on a WAP phone maybe for charging purposes or to connect to your corporate network whilst on the move or on the beach.

The name you get on your phone screen that changes when you move (it can be switched off BTW, CELL INFO OFF), is the name the network supplier has given to an aerial and the one displayed is the one that you are logged on to currently which will be the one that the cell phone sees as having the strongest signal. (Not all phones support this feature but every Nokia I have had has done but it needs to be switched on.)

Getting back to original OP. I have discovered that most phones can be modified with simple electronics to match the frequency of the intended network.

The vast majority are 1800 but not Orange UK which is 900. The US mainly uses 1900. I believe Orange phones in the UK have some additional electronic gadgetry to deter theft. This should be no problem for the Panthip Plaza boys. Of course though you have to bear in mind that you can buy a second hand phone locally for about 1500 Baht.

Post by **PeteC** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 6:59 pm

Thanks Guess, that clears it up more or less. This paticular phone cannot switch off the location gizmo as says "network controlled". I was just never aware there were so many aerials around. They must be different than the big towers we see. Pete

Post by **STEVE G** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:04 pm

Pete, those antennas are everywhere in urban areas, one of the most common type is a light grey rectangular box about three feet long and ten inches wide, sometimes they are in clusters of four to give all round coverage and sometimes they are directional.
Now they also have some smaller ones for coverage in places like airports and shopping malls.The type on a large tower are used more in the countryside.
The only reason I know anything about this is from travelling around staying in hotels with my job; these days half the people you talk to in a hotel bar are setting up phone networks for companies like Nokia and Siemans!