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so are newer O2 Exec locked?

can anyone confirm this? as in do you have personal experience?
not those who say i have friends who say that their phone is locked or someone told me its locked.
as in do you have a personal experience of your O2 Exec being locked?
also, it would be great if you could list the date and location where your exec was purchased so that the users here can get an idea.

using it with a variety of carriers in the US so it must be unlocked.

I got mine from the o2 online shop and it was despached on the 17/10/05. I can confirm that it is unlocked.

I purchased a Exec three weeks ago and it was unlocked.

I'm living in Ireland and the gimps at O2 Ireland haven't even heard about the Exec so can any of you - in particular lbendlin since you're not in the UK either tell me how you managed to get an Exec?
Any informationat at all would be greatly appreciated.

i got my xda exec from o2 online on the 1st december and its unlocked

stenson_jack said:
I'm living in Ireland and the gimps at O2 Ireland haven't even heard about the Exec so can any of you - in particular lbendlin since you're not in the UK either tell me how you managed to get an Exec?
Any informationat at all would be greatly appreciated.
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O2 Ireland get's it's stock from O2 UK.
Ergo the Exec will be unlocked - assuming the gimps can get it for you. Time to call the CEO Danuta Gray and tell her to pull finger methinks
8)

My friend from the UK bought my EXEC for me last NOV 10 and it is unlocked! I love this baby!

I got one today and it's unlocked. I got one three weeks ago and that was unlocked.
I hope rumours of them moving to locked SIM are untrue.
V

seems like there are no users who have a SIM-locked Exec at the moment. hopefully its not locked too coz mine has been bought by a friend on November 26th and is currently in shipment. the shopkeeper told him it was sim locked but he couldnt confirm it as he didnt have any sim card to try it out.

Vodafone simlock

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

Noob with O2 locked Streak!

Hi Guys
I pick up my new streak tomorrow from someone local on eBay, It's currently locked to O2, just wondering, is there any other way apart from rebel sim ii to unlock it? I noticed they can do it over the air for £35 but not sure if anyone has tried this? I know that O2 can unlock it, but considering the streak's only been out since august-ish, i'm guessing nobody should have had luck with them in the first year?
I've also noticed that the 2.2 update won't work with rebel ii ?
Cheers! Dave

i believe this question has been asked multiple times on the forums and some O2 customers have been able to get free unlocks from the carrier, no idea how though since im not an O2 customer. otherwise, ebay can be your friend too but it will cost you more.

[Q] samsung galaxy s5 region lock

hey guys ..been waiting for so long to have my galaxy s5 .. was very happy and i received it today! unfortunately my brother hasn't used a UK based sim to break the region block and now its asking for a 'sim network unblock pin' .. searched everywhere for a solution and even searched a reliable place to buy. nothing so far? any of you good people got a solution yet? please share .. or a recommend a scam free site to buy the region code .. many thanks

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hey guys ..been waiting for so long to have my galaxy s5 .. was very happy and i received it today! unfortunately my brother hasn't used a UK based sim to break the region block and now its asking for a 'sim network unblock pin' .. searched everywhere for a solution and even searched a reliable place to buy. nothing so far? any of you good people got a solution yet? please share .. or a recommend a scam free site to buy the region code .. many thanks
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Try this thread, if you are lucky

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[Q] Getting around SIM lock in Galaxy Note 3 purchased in Philippines

Hi everyone,
My brother brought back his Galaxy Note 3 from the Philippines (Smart network), and I was hoping to use it on the T-Mobile network. I asked this question in the T-Mobile-specific forums, but I didn't get any responses: Can anyone suggest a reputable merchant from which I could purchase an unlock code?
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I am considering rooting my phone to get around having to find somewhere to buy an unlock code, but I'm concerned about bricking my phone because of my overall nubishness.

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