hey guys.
i recently bought a new 6600 on the orange uk network. problem is it was locked to them.
i rang to ask them to provide the unlock code but they informed me that i would have to pay up my full year + a �20 fee to unlock the phone.
i told them i wanted to keep the contract & just wanted to unlock the phone. they won't do that.
i then downloaded a DCT4 caculator & entered my "#pw+" code. i got the "sim restriction disabled" message.
now my phone accepts the orange sim but still won't accept the o2 one ("sim card rejected"😉
does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?
Duh, o to local dodgy phone shop or comuter fare and get it unlocked for a tenner.
They'll moan at me for mentioning this on the forums, but it is NOT illegal to do.
In fact they are looking into wether or not it is illegal under European law for them to lock them in the first place.
Originally posted by GRIM REAPER
now my phone accepts the orange sim but still won't accept the o2 one ("sim card rejected"😉does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?
You have to enter unlock codes 1 and 2 to unlock an Orange UK 6600.
Mine works perfectly on O2 PAYG 😃 😃
I can confirm this as I've done it three times now (dead pixel fun)
what exactly do you mean by codes 1 & 2? are you unlocking yourself & if so may i ask which software you are using?
Originally posted by GRIM REAPER
what exactly do you mean by codes 1 & 2? are you unlocking yourself & if so may i ask which software you are using?
I use Nokia DCT4 unlock code calculator.
It generates 7 codes.
Codes 1 and 2 is all you need to unlock for Orange UK.
technik wrote:I use Nokia DCT4 unlock code calculator.It generates 7 codes.
Codes 1 and 2 is all you need to unlock for Orange UK.
so what are the other 5 for mate?
i having the same problem moving from orange to 02 PAYG
draz1k wrote:so what are the other 5 for mate?
i having the same problem moving from orange to 02 PAYG
there are normally 7 codes generated by a dct4 calculator. normally you only need code 1 or code 7 to unlock the fone. orange have decided to make it a little harder so you need 2 codes instead of one. for orange uk those are normally codes 1 & 2. i didn't know this at first & have now locked myself out of my fone. apparently i now need to get someone with a cable to unlock it fully. so be careful!
GRIM REAPER wrote:there are normally 7 codes generated by a dct4 calculator. normally you only need code 1 or code 7 to unlock the fone. orange have decided to make it a little harder so you need 2 codes instead of one. for orange uk those are normally codes 1 & 2. i didn't know this at first & have now locked myself out of my fone. apparently i now need to get someone with a cable to unlock it fully. so be careful!
ah ok mate, i should be getting mine tomorrow, ill put the 1st two codes in and ill let ya no how i got on 😊
I'll tell ya now it'll work.
Haste - perhaps visiting a quality unlocking site would have helped!!
whats that say down there?
i am having the same problem with orange, been to loads of dodgy shops and no one can unlock it. luckly i bought mine on pay as you go, and orange will unlock it for 20 quid, but i have to wait 10 days.
have you put too many codes in? if you haven't i could sort it out for you.
I got my Orange Locked Nokia 6600 Unlocked using unlocks.co.uk website, only cost me a fiver and I paid with Paypal. They sent me the codes by email. Whilst I was waiting for my number to get ported over I wanted to use my 6600 with my O2 sim so I got it unlocked immediately.
After investigating further I know you can get software that will generate the codes for yourself but at the time it was the quickest thing for me to do.
TraumaTiger
garyparson wrote:have you put too many codes in? if you haven't i could sort it out for you.
no i haven't yet, but i am pretty hesitant to try it again unless i know for sure it will work
TraumaTiger wrote:I got my Orange Locked Nokia 6600 Unlocked using unlocks.co.uk website, only cost me a fiver and I paid with Paypal. They sent me the codes by email. Whilst I was waiting for my number to get ported over I wanted to use my 6600 with my O2 sim so I got it unlocked immediately.After investigating further I know you can get software that will generate the codes for yourself but at the time it was the quickest thing for me to do.
TraumaTiger
i just did that, paid for it, and when i entered the code it said "not allowed"
here is the bad news, the dodgy shops screwed up the phone, and it will not accept the good code. the good news is orange will return the phone within 14 days. so i am taking it back tomarrow!
then i will go and buy it again, and use unlocks.co.uk
please close this thread, self-unlocking with calculators is not legal, nowhere...
Not really,
All the network operators offer this service once your contract is up and nobody is saying they are still in contract........................... 🙄
equinox wrote:please close this thread, self-unlocking with calculators is not legal, nowhere...
i think you will find that there is actually a case in the european court to see if it is actually legal for the networks to lock the phones.
i've done it three times as i've said (as i had to take them back cos of dead pixels) and every time scared me!! every one worked though so if you want help just say. i've got a 100% success rate so far. if the first two you try don't work then wait, seen as you only have so many goes at it.
as has been said, you need two codes to unlock them.
garyparson wrote:i've done it three times as i've said (as i had to take them back cos of dead pixels) and every time scared me!! every one worked though so if you want help just say. i've got a 100% success rate so far. if the first two you try don't work then wait, seen as you only have so many goes at it.as has been said, you need two codes to unlock them.
did you have to show them the dead pixles? or did you just say there was dead pixles? i have to return mine necause i entered the code in wrong to many times. i am going to get a new one soon after i take it back, but i do not want to open a account right after i close one. so if i say there is dead pixles, will they just change it without looking?
I showed them. You could always say it reboots now and again and you want a replacement one. something like that would do as long as it's in the 30 day period for taking it back to replace. If it's out of the 30 day period it has to go to a nokia service center.
equinox wrote:please close this thread, self-unlocking with calculators is not legal, nowhere...
It is not illegal in the UK (OR SHOW ME WHERE IT SAYS IT IS ILLEGAL). It does however void your warranty. However I am not aware of anyone returning their phone for repair and being told it couldn't be done because they had unlocked it.
Perhaps you are getting confused with killing someone - now thats illegal ( but I don't know why).