Unlock Nokia 5310

[waqasahmed]

Basically, I have a Nokia 5310 here and it wont accept an orange sim, but will accept O2 sims If I put an orange sim in, it asks for a "restriction code" Is there any way I can unlock these with some firmware and a data cable? Or would it be cheaper to pay someone down town to unlock the mobile?

[waqasahmed]

BTW I dont like those sites where you unlock by entering your IMEI-a lot of the time they dont work. Most people say to use this method(according to google ), but Im not too trusting of that method

[hyfeno]

You can unlock your Nokia 5310 completely free if you have T-mobile, or possibly 3 network. I just wrote a new guide on it today, check it out:

hyfeno.com/unlock-nokia-5310/ -Unlock Nokia 5310 from T-Mobile

[ollie321]

nokia 5310 are bb5 software and mostly all sl3
in other words cannot be done by these cheap imei code genorators, wich can lock it completely if entere incorect to many times,
it will cost about 10 depending on the shop, but if it is sl3 you might have to get it sent away, unless you live near brum or shefield??!!!

[waqasahmed]

ollie, thats exactly why I dont like those IMEI code generators The person I was going to unlock it for ran out of patience and went to town and paid £10 which I suppose isnt too bad, especially now reading your post! Also, out of interest for a kit to unlock BB5 stuff, how much should I expect to be set back?

EDIT: whats the difference between this kit http://www.mobile2mobile.net/unlock_packs/Nokia.htm and this kit http://www.modifications.co.uk/nokia_unlocking.html at £199.99!?

[ant16151189]

my sister had that phone and had to pay £15 to get it sent of to get unlocked.

but im sure its cheaper to unlock them now in the local market.

[ollie321]

Originally Posted by waqasahmed

ollie, thats exactly why I dont like those IMEI code generators The person I was going to unlock it for ran out of patience and went to town and paid £10 which I suppose isnt too bad, especially now reading your post! Also, out of interest for a kit to unlock BB5 stuff, how much should I expect to be set back?

EDIT: whats the difference between this kit Nokia BB5 Unlocking Kit to Unlock Nokia* 3110 3250 5200 5300 6085 Nokia BB5 6110 6136 6270 6300 6630 6680 6681 7370 E50 E60 E62 E65 E70 N70 N71 N72 N73 N80 N90 N91 N93 N93i N95 Unlock Software Unlock Cable and this kit Nokia Mobile Phone unlock and flash tools. Unlock, debrand and change languages, upgrade and downgrade nokia software. Reset security codes and user codes. Unlock Nokia BB5 Models at £199.99!?

if you just want something cheap then theres a box called bb5 box, it is a testpoint box wich means opening up the phone and using pogo's to unlock and coz there older you can get them pritty cheap 50-70 squids, but it dont do all the newer phones,
i like uni box, updated all the time does sammys aswell (expenive via credits but still) but does n95 5800, e71 in no time bout 2.5 mins if that, and you should pay around 200ish mark, make sure that:
BB5SL2 RAPIDO, BB5SL2 and BB5NOTP
are installed otherwise youl have to pay for credits to update!!
plus your bag of leads ofcourse lol,

cheers ollie

[waqasahmed]

Dont like codes. Prefer software instead to do it all for me. Any way, its been sold now on eBay. Oh and this thread does date from seven months ago!