I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
current locked/unlocked state is?
"LilaDuncan" <LilaDuncan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
> like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
> current locked/unlocked state is?
>
> Kind regards,
> Lila Duncan
>
Put the o2 sim in it and switch it on? Mind you, if it's an ex Orange phone
it is almost certainly locked to Orange at the moment.
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Cheers, Steve.
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On Apr 12, 11:43 am, "Steve Dulieu" <steve.dul...@greenyonder.co.uk>
wrote:
> "LilaDuncan" <LilaDun...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1176374323.689371.141310@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...>I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
> > like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
> > current locked/unlocked state is?
>
> > Kind regards,
> > Lila Duncan
>
> Put the o2 sim in it and switch it on? Mind you, if it's an ex Orange phone
> it is almost certainly locked to Orange at the moment.
I don't have an O2 SIM yet. I wanted to know if it would be useable on
the phone before I bought one.
Kind regards,
Lila Duncan
"LilaDuncan" <LilaDuncan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
> like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
> current locked/unlocked state is?
Go into the service menu >*<<*<* and have a look at the lock status. If any
of the padlocks are closed then the phone is locked.
Please note that the > & < symbols above relate to joystick movement and you
should ignore anything appearing on the screen whilst entering the above.
In article <1176375472.882713.5590@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.c om>, LilaDuncan@gmail.com says...
> On Apr 12, 11:43 am, "Steve Dulieu" <steve.dul...@greenyonder.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > "LilaDuncan" <LilaDun...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:1176374323.689371.141310@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...>I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
> > > like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
> > > current locked/unlocked state is?
> >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Lila Duncan
> >
> > Put the o2 sim in it and switch it on? Mind you, if it's an ex Orange phone
> > it is almost certainly locked to Orange at the moment.
>
> I don't have an O2 SIM yet. I wanted to know if it would be useable on
> the phone before I bought one.
> Kind regards,
> Lila Duncan
>
>
Don't buy one, get them free from here http://freesim.o2.co.uk/messages.php
"LilaDuncan" <LilaDuncan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 12, 11:43 am, "Steve Dulieu" <steve.dul...@greenyonder.co.uk>
> wrote:
>> "LilaDuncan" <LilaDun...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1176374323.689371.141310@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...>I just
>> inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
>> > like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
>> > current locked/unlocked state is?
>>
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Lila Duncan
>>
>> Put the o2 sim in it and switch it on? Mind you, if it's an ex Orange
>> phone
>> it is almost certainly locked to Orange at the moment.
>
> I don't have an O2 SIM yet. I wanted to know if it would be useable on
> the phone before I bought one.
In which case stick any sim other than an Orange one in it (borrow one if
you have to) and see what happens. Or follow Richards suggestion below (I
must admit, I'd forgotten about the SE service menu).
--
Cheers, Steve.
Change jealous to sad to reply.
Thanks for the advice everyone. I tried a friends O2 PAYG SIM in the
phone and it reported "No SIM". So, it seems that the phone is locked.
Instead of changing to an O2 SIM can I change the phone from an Orange
contract to an Orange PAYG SIM?
"Steve Dulieu" <steve.dulieu@greenyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "LilaDuncan" <LilaDuncan@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1176374323.689371.141310@d57g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
>>I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
>> like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
>> current locked/unlocked state is?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Lila Duncan
>>
> Put the o2 sim in it and switch it on? Mind you, if it's an ex Orange
> phone it is almost certainly locked to Orange at the moment.
my k750i from orange isnt - got it online from e2save.
the locked orange ones i've seen have an orange sticker on them - whereas
mine doesnt.
"LilaDuncan" <LilaDuncan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the advice everyone. I tried a friends O2 PAYG SIM in the
> phone and it reported "No SIM". So, it seems that the phone is locked.
> Instead of changing to an O2 SIM can I change the phone from an Orange
> contract to an Orange PAYG SIM?
Yes.
However, the K750i is a doddle to unlock and shouldn't cost you more than
£10 to get done in any independent phone shop.
LilaDuncan@gmail.com declared for all the world to hear...
> I just inherited my daughters Orange K750i contract expired phone. I'd
> like to use an O2 PAYG SIM in it.How can I determine what the phone's
> current locked/unlocked state is?
If Orange supplied it then it's locked.
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Regards
Jon
LilaDuncan@gmail.com declared for all the world to hear...
> Thanks for the advice everyone. I tried a friends O2 PAYG SIM in the
> phone and it reported "No SIM". So, it seems that the phone is locked.
The message "No SIM" would indicate a fault with either that SIM or the
phone itself.
A locked K750i with an incorrect SIM in will say "Insert correct SIM"
and that is exactly to the letter.
> Instead of changing to an O2 SIM can I change the phone from an Orange
> contract to an Orange PAYG SIM?
No, but if you go to an Orange Shop SIM cards are free.
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Regards
Jon
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> In article <MPG.20889b7b5bd8a36d98a8c2@text.usenet.plus.net >,
> spam@jonparker.plus.com says...
> > If Orange supplied it then it's locked.
>
> Orange supplied mine and it isn't locked.
Where did you purchase it from? Some dealers use Generic stock which is
sometime unlocked.
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Regards
Jon
"Jon" <spam@jonparker.plus.com> wrote in message
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> me@privacy.net declared for all the world to hear...
>> In article <MPG.20889b7b5bd8a36d98a8c2@text.usenet.plus.net >,
>> spam@jonparker.plus.com says...
>> > If Orange supplied it then it's locked.
>>
>> Orange supplied mine and it isn't locked.
>
> Where did you purchase it from? Some dealers use Generic stock which is
> sometime unlocked.
indeed - usually the ones i see in high street shops have the orange logo on
them - unlike mine from e2save.
In article <MPG.2089d5a534167e3198a8d1@text.usenet.plus.net >, spam@jonparker.plus.com says...
> Where did you purchase it from? Some dealers use Generic stock which is
> sometime unlocked.
Er... can't remember without going to find the paperwork. It came in
an "Orange" box, with the "Orange" instruction book, etc though - I
know I was surprised to find out it wasn't locked, because all the
indicators were that it would be. It doesn't have the Orange sticker
on it though.
Is my K750i locked? 
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