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unlocking n80

4 replies · 9,093 views · Started 20 December 2006

lordagaemmemnon 20 Dec 2006, 17:57

hi, my girlfriend just gave me an n80 as a xmas present, however, she forgot that I was using another gsm provider. The n80 is locked in another network provider.

Can anyone gve me instructions as to how I can unlock my n80?

Will a firmware upgrade to n80ie unlock the phone?

Thanks for your help

dez_borders 20 Dec 2006, 19:22

lordagaemmemnon wrote:hi, my girlfriend just gave me an n80 as a xmas present, however, she forgot that I was using another gsm provider. The n80 is locked in another network provider.

Can anyone gve me instructions as to how I can unlock my n80?

Will a firmware upgrade to n80ie unlock the phone?

Thanks for your help

It is impossible to unlock any BB5 or N-Series Nokia handset without the help of the Network who locked the phone in the first place.

Firmware upgrades, formatting the phone, etc., dont unlock the handset and nobody has produced a program to do it either - and the BB5 phones have been around for almost 2 years now, so I don't think an unlock program will ever be written.

You need the seller of the phone to buy the unlock code from their Network for you.

lordagaemmemnon 21 Dec 2006, 00:41

Ic, thank u for the aadvice. One last question. How would u know f ur N80 is n80ie or not?

dez_borders wrote:It is impossible to unlock any BB5 or N-Series Nokia handset without the help of the Network who locked the phone in the first place.

Firmware upgrades, formatting the phone, etc., dont unlock the handset and nobody has produced a program to do it either - and the BB5 phones have been around for almost 2 years now, so I don't think an unlock program will ever be written.

You need the seller of the phone to buy the unlock code from their Network for you.