If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
saquib said:
If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
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I don't want to hijack your post but ditto on the T-Mobile phones, any information on if their phones are locked or unlocked.
If you buy from carrier retail shop they are normally locked, but if you buy from a third party they come unlocked most of the time. Just ask who ever your buying from.
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masumali said:
If you buy from carrier retail shop they are normally locked, but if you buy from a third party they come unlocked most of the time. Just ask who ever your buying from.
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I can't speak for Vodafone or T-Mobile but Three sells the DHD unbranded and unlocked.
Back to the original question, anyone with a vodafone dhd in the uk who can confirm the lock status? thanks!
MarkieSA said:
I don't want to hijack your post but ditto on the T-Mobile phones, any information on if their phones are locked or unlocked.
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Got my DHD from T-Mobile as a contract upgrade, it was sim-locked but not branded in any way. I sucessfully unlocked the phone as you can see here.
mine is yes!
lemat1 said:
mine is yes!
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Was it from Vodafone directly or some other retailer? Thanks!
from the vodafone shop in norwich, tried with tmo, and orange sims - its also unbranded!
Got mine direct from Vodafone online it is unbranded which is good but is also simlocked
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saquib said:
If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
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My friend got his from Vodafone unlocked. The guy at Vodafone said that due to the short supply they were just getting them unlocked from the manufacturer and sending them straight out to customers. This was about 2-3 weeks ago so the situation could have changed.
I received my replacement from Vodafone last Friday, its completely unbounded and unlocked
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Best way unlocked Desire HD in vodafone -take from mobiles.co.uk
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-htc-desire-hd.html
This is new contract but You can upgrade too-100% unlocked
jacahaca said:
Best way unlocked Desire HD in vodafone -take from mobiles.co.uk
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-htc-desire-hd.html
This is new contract but You can upgrade too-100% unlocked
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My t-mobile DHD came via them and that is completely unlocked
saquib said:
If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
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I got my DHD directly from Vodafone - it is unbranded and unlocked - per my own experience with Vodafone - over the last 2 years or so I got the following phones from Vodafone:
- Touch pro2 - branded but Unlocked
- Windows 7 Trophy - unbranded and unlocked
- Desire HD (DHD) - unbranded and unlocked
so far all phones have been received direct from Vodafone and all have been unlocked - so I think I can make this healthy assumption that HTC phones are pretty much unlocked from Vodafone.
Hope this helps.
Can confirm mobiles.co.uk was unlocked
Got mine from Vodafone online 1 month ago, unbranded and unlocked
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ghostofcain said:
My t-mobile DHD came via them and that is completely unlocked
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I'm with T-Mobile UK as well and thinking of getting one of these,is it unbranded as well?
mupet0000 said:
Got my DHD from T-Mobile as a contract upgrade, it was sim-locked but not branded in any way. I sucessfully unlocked the phone as you can see.....
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jonny68 said:
I'm with T-Mobile UK as well and thinking of getting one of these,is it unbranded as well?
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Luving this site which I've just stumbled on and answered my question straight away, so here's some info that I've been told from two different T-Mobile UK staff.
Phone is SIM locked but the firmware hasn't been touched (this site has confirmed this too)
The phone will have some kind of T-Mobile logo branding but that's it. I can't wait for my new DHD to turn up now, no stock with T-Mobile and may not be for 3 weeks or more ...... nevermind hay I'll just have to wait.
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can anyone provide me a link as to where i can buy the magic unlocked? i want to own this phone asap!
Any sellers?? pls help!
http://phones.shop.ebay.co.uk/items...honesQQ_sacatZ3312QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em301
£375 and up (plus shipping). That's 568 USD or 417 Euros.
vodafone UK phones are not locked.
thanks guys i'll check it out
Howto Unlock
How do i remove my simlock from my htc magic. Is there special hardware equipment needed.
I understand that the simlock mechanism is separate from the firmware mechanism.
Can somebody give met technical details?
They are already unlocked.
Vodafone edition of the HTC Magic works with all carriers, so no need to unlock
does that apply to germany as well?
celester340 said:
can anyone provide me a link as to where i can buy the magic unlocked? i want to own this phone asap!
Any sellers?? pls help!
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celester340 - if you are in the USA you can get an unlocked Magic from ImportGSM.com - thats where I got my Rogers Magic and using it on AT&T with full 3G. If you are not in the US, the Vodafone units are the way to go..many on-line places to get those.
Regards - John
And if you are with T-Mobile US, your only choice is the Google Ion as of now. By month end, T-Mobile will release its version of the HTC Magic (myTouch 3G).
i got my phone from ebay UK YAY!!!!
magic from operator 3 in sweden also not locked
Get a locked one and get it unlocked.
The simplest way
oh thats great!
one of my friends picked up a htc vodafone magic for me from the UK.Im gonna be gettin it tomo.Im sorry for being daft but when u say sim unlocked,does it mean it will work on any network in the world? Or just diff networks in the country u bought it in? Im askin cause im in india and i hope it works here
Thanks guys!
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ferraripassion said:
vodafone UK phones are not locked.
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How do i remove my simlock from my htc magic
I need technical details
Everyone is saying that the UK Magic (Voda) phones are unlocked but I have one and mine will not accept any other sims apart from Voda
XebozZ said:
no they are not, mine asks for code when i put in telfort sim card
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ferraripassion said:
Get a locked one and get it unlocked.
The simplest way
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for free?
your kidding right
i'm selling my HTC Magic at ebay with all acessories i have.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...89812&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_1154
If you'd like to have it please let me know.
warranty in HTC portugal is for 2 years so HTC provides internacionaly 2 years warraty.
Reason of selling, i got tired of the phone and want something better. Nexus one problably
Beside the phone beeing rooted in portugal the warranty works without issue, you just have to put the original SPL at least and everything will be OK.
Has original plus 3 extra battery
1 USB cable
1 hearjack
1 external charger
16GB Class 6 MicroSD memory
its a 32A
its almost as new the phone, just small scratches on the backplate, you cant see but is normal of the use.
Never was overclocked.
if you like to have it let me know
I got my HD2 yesterday from wodafone on a £35 a month contract and noticed that it had no branding on it whatsoever, so curiousity ended up in me trying different network sims in it and sure enough, it's unlocked too! Did anyone else get a brand and sim free HD2 from Vodafone?
Kieran1981 said:
I got my HD2 yesterday from wodafone on a £35 a month contract and noticed that it had no branding on it whatsoever, so curiousity ended up in me trying different network sims in it and sure enough, it's unlocked too! Did anyone else get a brand and sim free HD2 from Vodafone?
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I did. I love the fact that Vodafone haven't branded this baby! I love the phone also. It's amazing!
|I got an omnia 1 from vodafone when they came out and it was also unbranded and unlocked
I'm considering buying a 2nd hand unit Vodafone HD2 from Ebay, I was wondering if anyone knew if Vodafone simlock the HD2? I've seen some sellers claiming Vodafone don't lock their devices, others don't mention it. A couple of searches have drawn a blank, can anyone give me a conclusive answer?
Thanks,
Sherbet66
Oh trust me, they lock the devices. I had trouble with them regarding this.
At least in my country they do!
thanks for the reply however I should have mentioned that i will be buying a UK handset ~ an unwanted upgrade, do Vodafone in the UK lock these?
Thanks,
Sherbet66
Hi,
I can speak for UK and the devices I had direct from Vodafone were not locked.
They are:
SE M600i
Diamond
HD2
My friends had:
Touch Pro
Touch Pro2
None of the above were locked and they were offically from Vodafone UK.
I think you can see other threads pointing to the similar coonclusion here.
Sherbet66 said:
thanks for the reply however I should have mentioned that i will be buying a UK handset ~ an unwanted upgrade, do Vodafone in the UK lock these?
Thanks,
Sherbet66
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I received a Vodafone contract HD2 last week and was surprised that it worked with an old Orange SIM I had lying around, so I reckon it's not SIM locked.
It comes with the 1.43 ROM, so you would probably want to reflash it anyway.
Thanks all,
Sherbet66
cheap unlock code via ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorola-...973?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19e56bf525 :good:
Excellent, seems it keeps getting cheaper
Are locked phone cheaper? Can you suggest me one?
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alematt said:
Are locked phone cheaper? Can you suggest me one?
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Tesco are the cheapest here in the UK at £99 but unfortunately out of stock at the moment.
shootomanUK said:
Tesco are the cheapest here in the UK at £99 but unfortunately out of stock at the moment.
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Wow! But i live in Italy i don't know if a can buy it from here
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I thought this phone is already unlocked? Most news or review articles say it is.
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TC93 said:
I thought this phone is already unlocked? Most news or review articles say it is.
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If you buy directly from O2, Vodafone or Tesco you will get a sim-locked one. In the UK, phones4u, amazon, clove technology, buy mobiles and unlocked-mobiles are all selling the device unlocked.
t-bon3 said:
If you buy directly from O2, Vodafone or Tesco you will get a sim-locked one. In the UK, phones4u, amazon, clove technology, buy mobiles and unlocked-mobiles are all selling the device unlocked.
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I live in Belgium. Is it possible for me to buy a locked Moto G from O2, Vodafone or Tesco and send this to Belgium?
hereafter I look on Ebay/other sites for an unlock code and with this way I have a (cheap) working Moto G phone.
Phones4u UK comes unlocked. £135. + extra white case and 50gb Google Drive free for 2 years.
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great
Thanks for sharing .
This works great, my TESCO locked Moto-G is now fully unlocked , the service works fine and i got my code in five mins by email. just great
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Unlocked tesco mobile using this guy. Excellent service.
basicblue2k said:
Unlocked tesco mobile using this guy. Excellent service.
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Just a quick question, does the Tesco phone have any branding or is the software any different from a phones 4 u version ?
Thank you
heronaddict said:
Just a quick question, does the Tesco phone have any branding or is the software any different from a phones 4 u version ?
Thank you
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No Tesco stuff on mine at all.........I used the ebay guy for £2.04 and was done inside 20 mins.....brilliant service and im chuffed to bits with the pone
I did it too, excellent price,excellent service, what are you waiting for?
There's no tesco branding or apps anywhere except in 'about phone' it says the software version is a tesco build.
heronaddict said:
Just a quick question, does the Tesco phone have any branding or is the software any different from a phones 4 u version ?
Thank you
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It doesn't have any branding, but it does have it's own software version. Easy to change it to the same as the full retail handsets though.
Brilliant service, unlocked my Tesco Moto g within10 mins?
Hi guys, i'm from italy, and i was thinking about buying moto g from tesco, as soon as it becomes available, because of its price (155 euro in UK, 229 euro in Italy -.-"). I've a friend in London who can take it.
I discovered that it's sim-locked, and that is possible to unlock. I didn't know this, but if you say yes, well...ok, perfect.
My question is: if i unlock it, what about the guarantee? Somebody told me i would lose it...is it right?
Thanks.
Rusty! said:
It doesn't have any branding, but it does have it's own software version. Easy to change it to the same as the full retail handsets though.
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I bought this phone for my wife and it's working great on virgin mobile after unlocking it. Can you tell me though if there is any advantage in changing it to the software that the sim free phones have? Will it still recieve the KitKat update in January if I don't change it?
ahardie said:
I bought this phone for my wife and it's working great on virgin mobile after unlocking it. Can you tell me though if there is any advantage in changing it to the software that the sim free phones have? Will it still recieve the KitKat update in January if I don't change it?
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Can't see it being an issue, tesco don't change anything. Think it's just a system identifier.
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Truth is we don't know yet.
It might be that it doesn't get the KitKat update at the same time as the 'unbranded' one. It also might not. Only way to know is wait.
I've changed the the 'retail' ROM on the one I bought to be safe though.
Hi there
Anyone who bought a 6T direct from EE, can you confirm if they had bootloader locked for 6 months?
Thanks
I bought it from EE UK and wasn't locked at all even unlocked day I got the phone
Simonthow said:
I bought it from EE UK and wasn't locked at all even unlocked day I got the phone
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thanks :good: