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larryoke · 25-03-09, 02:00 PM

Hi all, hope someone can help or advise me, I ordered the above phone from orange and they actually sent me 2 by mistake, 1 of course I have registered but the other one I'm stuck, is it possible to have this phone unlocked without it being registered to a service provider? any help would be greatly appreciatted as I don't fancy sending it back to them.
Cheers in advance

blakey_8 · 25-03-09, 05:16 PM

It might already be unlocked, put a sim card in and see what happens. If you want to sell, drop me a PM and tell me how much you are after.

kingofsplooge · 24-04-09, 03:40 AM

Orange predominantly lock all their handsets, plus have their own software installed.

As blakey said though, test with another sim, it doesn't hurt.

I've heard a few people saying their 5800's are unlocked from both Orange and Vodafone, so always worth a try.
The only thing to beware of, is that if Orange realise they've sent you two, they WILL bar the secondary one.
Remember, all networks record your SIM card number, along with the IMEI you use, which means they'll see the secondary phone they shipped to you, and then blacklist it.

Although you can flog it on ebay and get money for it, if they pick up on it being sent mistakenly then the buyer will be ****ed, to say the least, especially when you offer no refund.

But your choice at the end of the day!

Danielle · 24-04-09, 10:58 AM

They will clock the problem then more then likely network bar it which will render it useless

Ziggy1979 · 02-05-09, 09:50 PM

Is there no way of changing the IMEI number or flashing it with something to get around the network bar?

Analoguesat · 02-05-09, 10:00 PM

IMEI number changing is illegal and no discussions are permitted on this forum. If ANY further mention is made of it this thread will be closed/deleted

kingofsplooge · 14-05-09, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Analoguesat

IMEI number changing is illegal and no discussions are permitted on this forum. If ANY further mention is made of it this thread will be closed/deleted

As above, and backing up Danielle, if you have a handset which the network have sent out and they want back, they'll blacklist the handset, which is used by all networks in the UK and Europe, not to mention its shared with all manufacturers. The other thing that you have to remember, is they know where they ship handsets to (as I've been dealing with 3 fraud issues this week alone) and will charge you for essentially losing their property - Regardless of an accidental shipping.

25-03-09, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
larryoke Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 135 Thanks: 30 Thanked 49 Times in 42 Posts	Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Hi all, hope someone can help or advise me, I ordered the above phone from orange and they actually sent me 2 by mistake, 1 of course I have registered but the other one I'm stuck, is it possible to have this phone unlocked without it being registered to a service provider? any help would be greatly appreciatted as I don't fancy sending it back to them. Cheers in advance

25-03-09, 05:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
blakey_8 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 6,947 Thanks: 245 Thanked 1,312 Times in 1,205 Posts	Re: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic It might already be unlocked, put a sim card in and see what happens. If you want to sell, drop me a PM and tell me how much you are after.

24-04-09, 03:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
kingofsplooge Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 87 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Orange predominantly lock all their handsets, plus have their own software installed. As blakey said though, test with another sim, it doesn't hurt. I've heard a few people saying their 5800's are unlocked from both Orange and Vodafone, so always worth a try. The only thing to beware of, is that if Orange realise they've sent you two, they WILL bar the secondary one. Remember, all networks record your SIM card number, along with the IMEI you use, which means they'll see the secondary phone they shipped to you, and then blacklist it. Although you can flog it on ebay and get money for it, if they pick up on it being sent mistakenly then the buyer will be ****ed, to say the least, especially when you offer no refund. But your choice at the end of the day!

24-04-09, 10:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Danielle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,016 Thanks: 137 Thanked 466 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic They will clock the problem then more then likely network bar it which will render it useless __________________ Please don't PM me Create a post so others can learn

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Ziggy1979 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Is there no way of changing the IMEI number or flashing it with something to get around the network bar?

02-05-09, 10:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic IMEI number changing is illegal and no discussions are permitted on this forum. If ANY further mention is made of it this thread will be closed/deleted __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!