Looking for a new phone and thats the one i want. Anywhere other than ebay for a nice price?

Anyone due to upgrade that doesnt want it?

cheers

chop

 

Have you looked on Amazon? they sometimes sell stuff cheaper in the market place section(stuff thats got dented box's etc)

 

play.com is very cheap. problem is they arent open to all networks, and some new phones can cost up to 30 quid to open to all networks.

"ive found this web site that can do it for a tenner"

try it. phones are my forte, and i know these web sites dont work as people come in my shop complaining about them lol.

and NO, that bloke down the market charging a fiver can NOT open the new models of sony's and nokias etc for a fiver. it costs 3-4 times that TRADE pride even when buying the codes in bulk, even then some phones have to be sripped down to 'test point' them to unlock them.

car phone warehouse are cheap, and most phones are GSM, sim free.

prices are good aswell.

you could also get one of their 'clearance' phones, basically 14 day returns from people who've got them on contract and brought them back unused etc

 

I was about to put my orange network W880i on ebay in the next couple of days 4months old if your interested. Black metal front with orange back

 

I ordered the k850i and as a band 1 customer I should get one the second Orange gets one.

Why the 880?

RW

 

yes im keen but only if you delete the naked franco pics you're bound to have on it

only so long as i can unlock it ok tho as im an o2 man


foreverwhite can you help here?


RW
I just fancy a wee phone

 

for all new sony's, including k800i, k810i, w850i, w950i, w880i etc there are 4 types of firmware, each firmware requires differing amounts of server codes to unlock. there server codes are expensive (ie. circa 4-5 pounds each, with some phones needing 6 codes and thats me buying them 1000 at a time )

the firmware's are CID49, CID50, CID51, CID52.

the 49, 50 and 51 firmware's are quite easy to unlock and only require 3, maximum 4 codes. CID52's need reflashing THEN 6 codes applying, adding to the already expensive unloking cost...

unfortunately 95% of w880i's are CID52's...

40.00 including labour to unlock

i strongly recommend a Sony W580i...same features as w880i, lovely little slide up phone, very tempted myself, circa 140 notes sim free.



can get them in black/gun metal grey etc

 

Whens the K850i here and how much can u get em for ?

 

i quite fancy the W580i aswell

 

Just got myself a K800i brand new from fleabay for much cheapness.......Fits in the new Pimp-Derv-Wagon

 

Chop me old fruit....

you can get e unlocked on that shop on market st...... dont think its expensive

 

or george street,hes always managed to do any ive wanted so far

 

cheers for that info mate. not keen on that phone tho as i detest slidy phones!



iain/rauri
i know of these unlocking guys but am wary now after what mr white said above. dont wanna buy wrong network phone and spend loads unlocking the fucker.

 

 

Have a play with a 880 before you get one.

I have one, and it's a real love it or hate it phone.

The phone itself is tiny which is great, especially as every Nokia that people rave about seems to be the size of a brick and weight about the same, but the buttons are also small on the 880 which can make texting a little slower than usual.

 

i hate the 'sharp' little metal buttons...i hate the phone altogether.

im gonna get a k850i next i think, im still on a k800i...love it!

 

no need for smiley mate

i know iain and he was directing me to a phone unlock shop in town!

Anyways i went to the other 1 just now and the guy says he can do it for £25. I said i'd heard it was a pain to do and he says it can take longer but its fine. He wants 2-3 days to do it like.

Rich
I know what you mean about new nokias! they are fuckin massive and i hate that! I want the w880 cos its a wee phone. I know buttonsetc are wee but i'm sure i'll live with it.


So now i want a silver one and it has to be unlocked or a decent price to consider. grrr.

 

Ive got k610i a few months back, great phone and built like a tank wish i could have said the same for my nokia 6288(i think) slide phone, it felt like one drop and it would fall to bits

 

Come on someone flog me an unlocked or o2 silver w880 please