"JonPhred" <junkman@gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Steve Terry has written:
> <snip>
>> Was i right and it is unlocked GSM stock?
>> Steve Terry
>
> Mine has just arrived. Slapped a VM SIM in it and started charging it.
>
> Boots as Virgin and receives calls! No point in further testing.
>
> It seems likely that it'll need time and date resetting whenever the
> battery is removed but I expect that the intended recipient will slap an
> ASDA SIM in it anyway once the credit is consumed so it'll be a one-time
> thing.
>
It's a good idea to make at least on call with the sim that it came with,
then the dealer gets their phone subsidy so they can offer such deals.
>
> I'll keep my SL42e (now SL45i) as a backup with the VM SIM in it - it just
> keeps going.
> JonPhred
>
Great phone the SL42/5 for recording conversations, as it doesn't bleep
letting the other person know you are recording them.

I gave mine away to a lady friend so she could make use of that feature

Steve Terry
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