Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type service?

I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them illegal, 
but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be billed to the co, not 
myself which is something I wish to avoid.

Cheers

Mike P

Mike P wrote:
> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type service?
> 
> I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them illegal, 
> but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be billed to the co, not 
> myself which is something I wish to avoid.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike P 
> 
> 
I'd recommend just going to a phone shop which offers unlocking. For £5 
my local place will unlock and put the latest unbranded firmware on a 
phone.

Remote unlocking may work but you'll still be stuck with the Vodafone 
customised interface and unable to update to the latest Nokia firmware.

Only thing to keep in mind is, if you go the unlock & debrand route you 
will probably need to put some settings back into the phone after it's 
been debranded, though customer services can usually send these to.

drbob wrote:
> Mike P wrote:
>> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type
>> service? I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of 
>> them
>> illegal, but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be
>> billed to the co, not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Mike P
>>
>>
> I'd recommend just going to a phone shop which offers unlocking. For
> £5 my local place will unlock and put the latest unbranded firmware
> on a phone.

I've found a few online places that can do it for £20 or thereabouts. 
Suppose I should have looked before posting here!

> Remote unlocking may work but you'll still be stuck with the Vodafone
> customised interface and unable to update to the latest Nokia
> firmware.

Is this true? I managed to flash my old N95 (locked to 3) with the latest 
generic Nokia firmware with no probs at all.

> Only thing to keep in mind is, if you go the unlock & debrand route
> you will probably need to put some settings back into the phone after
> it's been debranded, though customer services can usually send these
> to.

Thanks, I can manage all that ok.. :-)

Mike P

Mike P wrote:
> drbob wrote:
>> Mike P wrote:
>>> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type
>>> service? I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of 
>>> them
>>> illegal, but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be
>>> billed to the co, not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Mike P
>>>
>>>
>> I'd recommend just going to a phone shop which offers unlocking. For
>> £5 my local place will unlock and put the latest unbranded firmware
>> on a phone.
> 
> I've found a few online places that can do it for £20 or thereabouts. 
> Suppose I should have looked before posting here!
> 
>> Remote unlocking may work but you'll still be stuck with the Vodafone
>> customised interface and unable to update to the latest Nokia
>> firmware.
> 
> Is this true? I managed to flash my old N95 (locked to 3) with the latest 
> generic Nokia firmware with no probs at all.
> 
>> Only thing to keep in mind is, if you go the unlock & debrand route
>> you will probably need to put some settings back into the phone after
>> it's been debranded, though customer services can usually send these
>> to.
> 
> Thanks, I can manage all that ok.. :-)
> 
> Mike P
> 
> 
My N95 was originally o2 but I used various software to convince it that 
it was a generic phone and now have the latest generic software. I seem 
to recall that I had to re-download nokia maps.
Does this mean the phone is now unlocked and will accept any sim or is 
this different from de-branding the software?

TIA

Mike P wrote:
> 
>> Remote unlocking may work but you'll still be stuck with the Vodafone
>> customised interface and unable to update to the latest Nokia
>> firmware.
> 
> Is this true? I managed to flash my old N95 (locked to 3) with the latest 
> generic Nokia firmware with no probs at all.

Sorry for the confusion. I was assuming that you weren't going to mess 
around changing the phones product code yourself to allow installation 
of a generic firmware. Of course you can re-flash with a generic 
firmware yourself, but many users are far happier letting a phone shop 
perform such an update (if it goes wrong, they have to put it right).

drbob wrote:
> Mike P wrote:
>>
>>> Remote unlocking may work but you'll still be stuck with the
>>> Vodafone customised interface and unable to update to the latest
>>> Nokia firmware.
>>
>> Is this true? I managed to flash my old N95 (locked to 3) with the
>> latest generic Nokia firmware with no probs at all.
>
> Sorry for the confusion. I was assuming that you weren't going to mess
> around changing the phones product code yourself to allow installation
> of a generic firmware. Of course you can re-flash with a generic
> firmware yourself, but many users are far happier letting a phone shop
> perform such an update (if it goes wrong, they have to put it right).

Fair point Drbob. Yes, I'll flash it myself, I don't have a problem doing 
that.

Thanks for the info:-)

Mike P

Invisible Man wrote:
>>
> My N95 was originally o2 but I used various software to convince it that 
> it was a generic phone and now have the latest generic software. I seem 
> to recall that I had to re-download nokia maps.
> Does this mean the phone is now unlocked and will accept any sim or is 
> this different from de-branding the software?
> 
No. De-branding (installing the generic firmware) and unlocking are two 
separate operations. However phone shops which offer unlocking will 
often also de-brand a phone when asked to unlock it.

"Mike P"  wrote in message 
news:6eoj6vF847qcU1@mid.individual.net...
> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type 
> service?
>
> I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them 
> illegal, but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be billed 
> to the co, not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike P
>
Vodafone unlock contract customers for free - not sure about business 
contract customers

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=608

IanM wrote:
> "Mike P"  wrote in message
> news:6eoj6vF847qcU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type
>> service?
>>
>> I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them
>> illegal, but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be
>> billed to the co, not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Mike P
>>
> Vodafone unlock contract customers for free - not sure about business
> contract customers
>
> http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=608

It's just so I can put a foreign SIM in it when I go on holiday. I've got 
roaming enabled but it's so bloody expensive I'm way better off with a local 
SIM.

I shall call Voda and ask them.

thanks

Mike P

IanM wrote:
> "Mike P"  wrote in message
> news:6eoj6vF847qcU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type
>> service?
>>
>> I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them
>> illegal, but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be
>> billed to the co, not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Mike P
>>
> Vodafone unlock contract customers for free - not sure about business
> contract customers
>
> http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=608

Cool bananas. I owe you a beer :-) Now unlocked for free ..

Mike P

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:47:14 +0100, Invisible Man
<Invisible@invalid.invalid> wrote:


>My N95 was originally o2 but I used various software to convince it that 
>it was a generic phone and now have the latest generic software. I seem 
>to recall that I had to re-download nokia maps.
>Does this mean the phone is now unlocked and will accept any sim or is 
>this different from de-branding the software?
>
Debranding id not the same as unlocking but, afaik, O2 don't lock
their contract phones do they?

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In article <YgFhk.304588$I42.173502@fe04.news.easynews.com>, 
drbob@spamblock.gmx.co.uk says...
> I'd recommend just going to a phone shop which offers unlocking. For £5 
> my local place will unlock and put the latest unbranded firmware on a 
> phone.

Not an N95 they wont.
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"Mike P"  wrote in message 
news:6eoj6vF847qcU1@mid.individual.net...
> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type 
> service?
>
> I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them illegal, 
> but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be billed to the co, 
> not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike P
Voda will give you the code for free,just call them and ask for it.

"Mike P"  wrote in message
news:6eoj6vF847qcU1@mid.individual.net...
> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type
> service?
>
> I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of them illegal,
> but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be billed to the co,
> not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
> Cheers
> Mike P
>
>
You could try a i-SmartSim 2008 SIM Card

They don't unlock the phone but stop the lock from working
Try ebay, 7quid tops

Steve Terry

Mike P;199141 Wrote: 
> drbob wrote:-
> Mike P wrote:-
> Can the N95 on Voda be unlocked remotely via an unlocking shop type
> service? I don't want to go through Voda for various reasons, none of
> 
> them
> illegal, but it's a company phone and the unlocking fee will be
> billed to the co, not myself which is something I wish to avoid.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike P
> 
> -
> I'd recommend just going to a phone shop which offers unlocking. For
> £5 my local place will unlock and put the latest unbranded firmware
> on a phone.-
> 
> I've found a few online places that can do it for £20 or thereabouts. 
> Suppose I should have looked before posting here!
> -
> Remote unlocking may work but you'll still be stuck with the Vodafone
> customised interface and unable to update to the latest Nokia
> firmware.-
> 
> Is this true? I managed to flash my old N95 (locked to 3) with the
> latest 
> generic Nokia firmware with no probs at all.
> -
> Only thing to keep in mind is, if you go the unlock & debrand route
> you will probably need to put some settings back into the phone after
> it's been debranded, though customer services can usually send these
> to.-
> 
> Thanks, I can manage all that ok.. :-)
> 
> Mike P


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Brian A  wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:47:14 +0100, Invisible Man
> <Invisible@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
> >My N95 was originally o2 but I used various software to convince it that
> >it was a generic phone and now have the latest generic software. I seem
> >to recall that I had to re-download nokia maps.
> >Does this mean the phone is now unlocked and will accept any sim or is
> >this different from de-branding the software?
> >
> Debranding id not the same as unlocking but, afaik, O2 don't lock
> their contract phones do they?
> 
Yes, not actually checked another sim in my N95 yet, but, non of my
previous O2 contract phones have been locked. All you really need to
'de-o2' them is turn off the annoying screensaver and change the browser
home page. 
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