Unlocking a Virgin V3i - Page 2

Druchii · 25-04-2006, 17:08

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Originally Posted by Shaun

Thansk for the help guys but as some of you guessed it was unlocked already. Talk about surprised. A V31 for 139.99 ready unlocked!!!! :shock: Saved me a trip into town.

Go to Tesco, ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£119, ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 to unlcok it (if it's not already done) and Voila

Shaun · 25-04-2006, 23:36

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Originally Posted by Druchii

Go to Tesco, ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£119, ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 to unlcok it (if it's not already done) and Voila

Thats the V3, mines the V3i

The clue was in the thread title!

Druchii · 26-04-2006, 00:03

Ooooh, so it was :p

Lara Lover · 27-04-2006, 18:57

What's CPW?

Chris W · 27-04-2006, 19:00

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Originally Posted by Lara Lover

What's CPW?

Carphone Warehouse

mrchau · 02-05-2006, 11:15

Hey to all,

I just received the V3i from LxDirect and yes, it is locked! called Virgin, need to indeed spend the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 on credit and they will then send me a letter, up to 7 working days. Went down to a shop in town, they need to send my phone away, total cost ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£15, apparently guaranteed to work... some people offer to unlock the phone on ebay uk for less than that, what's ur expert advices on that?

such a pain those locked phone, any advice? Someone mentioned unlocking at Tesco for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10, was that for the v3 or v3i and only with phone bought at Tesco itself?

Thanks for your help!

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Sorry, forgot to add that as I went to ask at another shop (i think phones4u) the salesman mentioned that unlocking it not via the network (virgin) basically renders my manufacturer warranty void...

Any thoughts?

thanks again

King Of Fools · 02-05-2006, 11:22

I would recommend unlocking it the official way via Virgin - remember you can still use the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 credit to make phone calls, etc. so in effect the unlocking is "free"!

Shaun · 02-05-2006, 17:36

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Originally Posted by mrchau

Hey to all,

I just received the V3i from LxDirect

I was going to get it from them at ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£139.99 but couldn't relaly wait 3 weeks for delivery.

If I was you I'd wait for Virgin to send you the letter with the unlock code in, you got ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£25 free airtime with it so at least you've not needed to fork out too much to get the code from the right people.

mrchau · 02-05-2006, 17:52

Since i was hoping to resell or use the ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20 voucher, i have decided to give a shot at a unlocking from ebay... just purchased it for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£3, will let you know how it goes (if anyone interested) with the username of the seller if you need a similar service.

Hoping to do this tomorrow. System is supposed to be dowload a program, insert password, connect to computer with usb cable and follow instructions. Seller got v high ratings and is a mega super supra seller hehe.

Shaun · 16-12-2006, 17:49

Well my trusty V3i stopped working today.

It's not done bad seeing as it spent 15 min at the bottom of the swimming pool on holiday and dried out.

The other half dropped it down stairs and it's never recovered.

I've looked and I can get a replacement from phone4u for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£99.99

I'd like to upgrade it really if I can for the same money but I'm thinking I'll not get one with all the features it has for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£99.99. Any recommendations guys?

Edit - the most important things for me are: mp3 player - large screen for reading the web - bluetooth

Edit #2 - the D600 looks good for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£120 - any thoughts?

Druchii · 16-12-2006, 17:53

Sounds like something a K750i could replace to be honest

Shaun · 16-12-2006, 17:58

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Originally Posted by Druchii

Sounds like something a K750i could replace to be honest

The last SE had (K700i) the jog button go funny (a common issue I believe) but Orange refused to fix it so I tend to steer clear of them now. Is the K750i any better?

Druchii · 16-12-2006, 18:03

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Originally Posted by Shaun

The last SE had (K700i) the jog button go funny (a common issue I believe) but Orange refused to fix it so I tend to steer clear of them now. Is the K750i any better?

Jog button?

Everything still works fine with my K750i (It's about 6months old now, still young i know) it's had a lot of drops onto tiled floors etc and still keeps battling on

I'd recommend one

As would a few other members here who have them.
The official CF phone: K750i?

Shaun · 16-12-2006, 18:23

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Originally Posted by Druchii

Jog button?

Joystick type thing

Druchii · 16-12-2006, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Shaun

Joystick type thing

Mine held up just fine, as did the one on my friends K750i and another friends W800i (Same hardware).