From: xCx on
Nick B. wrote:
> Orange have asked for a �20 admin charge to unlock a K800i that is out
> of it's contract period. Is this standard practice now?
>
> Is the K800i readily unlockable/reflashable elsewhere?
>
> Thanks,

Don't go to a company that locks their phones!
From: Ivor Jones on
In news:671e3nF2n58iaU2(a)mid.individual.net,
xCx <xcx(a)bigfoot.com> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
: Nick B. wrote:
: > Orange have asked for a �20 admin charge to unlock a K800i that is
: > out of it's contract period. Is this standard practice now?
: >
: > Is the K800i readily unlockable/reflashable elsewhere?
: >
: > Thanks,
:
: Don't go to a company that locks their phones!

Easier said than done.

Ivor

From: SteveH on
Ivor Jones <ivor(a)thisaddressis.invalid> wrote:

> In news:671e3nF2n58iaU2(a)mid.individual.net,
> xCx <xcx(a)bigfoot.com> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
> : Nick B. wrote:
> : > Orange have asked for a �20 admin charge to unlock a K800i that is
> : > out of it's contract period. Is this standard practice now?
> : >
> : > Is the K800i readily unlockable/reflashable elsewhere?
> : >
> : > Thanks,
> :
> : Don't go to a company that locks their phones!
>
> Easier said than done.

20 quid sounds pretty reasonable for a SE unlock, to be honest.

I bought mine unlocked for 80 quid, though.

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"SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1ifpndw.rmvcy7140ni7vN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk...
> Ivor Jones <ivor(a)thisaddressis.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In news:671e3nF2n58iaU2(a)mid.individual.net,
>> xCx <xcx(a)bigfoot.com> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
>> : Nick B. wrote:
>> : > Orange have asked for a �20 admin charge to unlock a K800i that is
>> : > out of it's contract period. Is this standard practice now?
>> : >
>> : > Is the K800i readily unlockable/reflashable elsewhere?
>> : >
>> : > Thanks,
>> :
>> : Don't go to a company that locks their phones!
>>
>> Easier said than done.
>
> 20 quid sounds pretty reasonable for a SE unlock, to be honest.
>
> I bought mine unlocked for 80 quid, though.
>
I get my phones from CPW and they always have come Unlocked & Unbranded!


From: Jon on
In article <QYOdnaUYgI5Fy5bVnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, nickb333
@replytoisnot.invalid says...
> Orange have asked for a £20 admin charge to unlock a K800i that is out
> of it's contract period. Is this standard practice now?

Yes, and always has been.
--
Regards
Jon