Cheap Mobile - What type???

[Ian]

quote:Originally posted by legless

try and get an old/new nokia that has been on vodafone it will be already unlocked to all networks if you get stuck give me a mail
Ron

Keith - I really have a "mental block" when it comes to this subject - honest. Therefore I am trying to follow to the letter the advice from Ron - and I suppose my "updated" questions are:

1) If I can buy a brand new unlocked Nokia phone on ebay for £15-£20 - does it matter what network it was originally set up on if it is now sold as "unlocked"?

2) Then if the answer is "no it doesn't have to have been on Vodaphone" do I then take it to a shop in Fethiye and they will put a card in it - charge me about a tenner - and then it will work in Turkey?

3) Then finally (honest) if my Property Management people make a small local call every couple of months as they have agreed to do when checking the apartment - then I will not get cut off and local calls will not cost me about £5 each as they did when I was over in February?

Ps Like to get my monies worth out of one question!!!!

[stoop]

1) If it's unlocked it will take any sim card.

2) Yes

3) Yes

Stoop

[webbstar]

I must admit I wondered why it had to be a vodaphone sim card.
I think if Ian wants to take a mobile to Turkey and use it all he
needs is a phone that is unlocked which will allow him to use
the Turkish sim card.Whether the existing sim card is vodaphone
02.Orange. or watever is neither here or there.If he just wants
to use it in Turkey he does'nt need any other card just the Turkish
one.The point I was trying to make is that there has been a lot of
talk about changing the way you can only use a mobile phone in the
way Ian wants.I read that you can only use a Turkish sim card in
a mobile phone purchased in Turkey and it has to be registered.
Does anyone know if this is true? If it is Ian is wasting his time
buying an unlocked phone to use in Turkey until he is sure he will
be able to use it.Ian as regards to getting you motorola unlocked If
you take it to any of the mobile phone stalls in any market in the
UK you will get it unlocked for about a tenner there and then.They
will also flog you a vodaphone sim card to put in it if you want.
If you just want a vodaphone sim card for silly money. Go to ebay
type mobile phone sim cards in search. You will get a vodaphone
one on there for 99p.Only gives you a few mins but it will allow you
register it if you want.

[Ian]

Keith / Webbstar - thanks for your help. I don't know why I want a vodaphone sim card - so from what you two have said - I don't need one!!

As regards the "motorola" T191 - I went on some leading websites that say "we unlock" all phones - but when I put in T191 - the 2 sites I tried said: "sorry we cannot unlock this one - put your name down on a list and we will notify you when we can" - so I took it for granted that is couldn't be done.

Now I will try taking it to a local shop and asking them to do it.

Thanks - Ian

[heatherhanum]

Hi its Heather here please guys dont  get serious your sense of humour is brilliant. I still havnt done any housework he he he
Heather

[Ian]

Good job I am not looking for a vodaphone sim card in your house then - up to your eyes in muck!

[webbstar]

Ian you are better off going to a local market.There is normally at least one stall that only deals with mobile phones and unlocking
them.I dont know any shops as you say that will unlock a mobile
phone and if they do they will charge a lot.The web sites are too
much hassle anyway as you have to send your phone to them.Markets
are your best bet.I still think you should find out for sure if
you can still take a mobile to Turkey and insert one of their sim
cards and it will work.Preferably before you go  

[Ian]

Webbstar - I am not far from a famous market in Bury, Lancashire so I will have a wonder over in the next week or two. If I do get them to "unlock" my cheap (not very often used Motorola T191) - will I still be able to put the original sim card back in and use it anyway until I take it to Turkey or is it then "goosed"? (as we say up North!!!)

[stoop]

Ian,

Yes you will. If it is unlocked it will take any network sim card.

Stoop

[Ian]

Cheers - I think I've got it now.

I really do need to keep up with these things - can't keep blaming my age and all I want to do is save about £30 every time I go to my apartment!!!