boiler wrote:
> http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pa...kia/1112-blue/
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> not an expert on this so . . .
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> i see its on virgin - does that mean its virgin branded as well ?
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> are carphone phones by mail order branded as i thought
> pay-as-you-go in the shops weren't ?
>
> if you buy in the shops so you need full name / address ? - its for a
> relative
> so not much point giving them anyway really
>
> and for the cost , if it breaks just throw it
>
> tx
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I looked at one of these in Carphone warehouse a while ago and they were
only available on Virgin and definitely locked.
"majogh" <none@any.con> wrote in message
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> boiler wrote:
>> http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pa...kia/1112-blue/
>>
>> not an expert on this so . . .
>> i see its on virgin - does that mean its virgin branded as well ?
>> are carphone phones by mail order branded as i thought
>> pay-as-you-go in the shops weren't ?
>> if you buy in the shops so you need full name / address ? - its for a
>> relative
>> so not much point giving them anyway really
>> and for the cost , if it breaks just throw it
>> tx
>>
> I looked at one of these in Carphone warehouse a while ago and they were
> only available on Virgin and definitely locked.
>
For a 30quid top up you can use on calls, Virgin will give you
the unlock code for any of their PAYT phones
"Martin²" <never@give.one> wrote in message
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>I have previously bought Nokia 1100's from CPW and they were unlocked.
That's nice for you.
> In any case they are easy to unlock for free.
Yes, the 1100 is dead easy to unlock, however the handset in question here
is a newer variant and different ASIC version which will cause problems for
the free calculators.