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How do I tell if my phone is locked or unlocked?

Posted: 05-22-2006, 03:43 PM
Frank H
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Hi all,

I have a Siemens S-55 tri-band phone that takes sim cards. It was used
briefly by me in Canada where I live. Planning a trip to Germany next
year, and will need a phone there. I heard I can just get a sim card
overseas, pay for the credid, and be on my merry way.
Then I heard of locked or unlocked phones. How can I tell here and now
if my phone is locked or not? I have no other sim card to try it with.
Took a look through the newsgroups, and found if I push *#06#, I get
the IMEI number. But that number does not mean anything to me.
Any ideas or helpful hints are very much welcomed.

Cheers, Frank
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Re: How do I tell if my phone is locked or unlocked?
Posted: 05-22-2006, 07:36 PM
"Frank H" <gacksakura-unsubscribe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have a Siemens S-55 tri-band phone that takes sim cards. It was used
> briefly by me in Canada where I live. Planning a trip to Germany next
> year, and will need a phone there. I heard I can just get a sim card
> overseas, pay for the credid, and be on my merry way.
> Then I heard of locked or unlocked phones. How can I tell here and now
> if my phone is locked or not? I have no other sim card to try it with.
> Took a look through the newsgroups, and found if I push *#06#, I get
> the IMEI number. But that number does not mean anything to me.
> Any ideas or helpful hints are very much welcomed.
>
> Cheers, Frank


No way of telling untill you put a diffrent network sim in the phone.
Buy a german card from http://experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=39
If dont work then its locked you may have to pay to get unlock then might
not even be locked.

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Re: How do I tell if my phone is locked or unlocked?
Posted: 05-22-2006, 09:57 PM
On Mon, 22 May 2006 20:36:29 +0100, "www.goldno.com"
<webmaster@(REMOVETHESPAM)payasyougo.me.uk> wrote:

Thanks for the reply. That might be the way for me to go.
Get a card and try it. I will take care of that in the next few days.
Cheers, Frank
>
>
>No way of telling untill you put a diffrent network sim in the phone.
>Buy a german card from http://experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=39
>If dont work then its locked you may have to pay to get unlock then might
>not even be locked.

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Re: How do I tell if my phone is locked or unlocked?
Posted: 05-22-2006, 10:05 PM

Yep, you can just get a prepaid sim and pop it in your unlocked phone.

You have to put another provider's sim in it to verify that though
Check with a friend, co-worker, etc.

Frank H Wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a Siemens S-55 tri-band phone that takes sim cards. It was used
> briefly by me in Canada where I live. Planning a trip to Germany next
> year, and will need a phone there. I heard I can just get a sim card
> overseas, pay for the credid, and be on my merry way.
> Then I heard of locked or unlocked phones. How can I tell here and now
> if my phone is locked or not? I have no other sim card to try it with.
> Took a look through the newsgroups, and found if I push *#06#, I get
> the IMEI number. But that number does not mean anything to me.
> Any ideas or helpful hints are very much welcomed.
>
> Cheers, Fran

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Re: How do I tell if my phone is locked or unlocked?
Posted: 05-23-2006, 05:38 AM
On Mon, 22 May 2006 22:05:49 +0000, mrcamp
<mrcamp.288lyx@cellbanter.com> wrote:

>
>Yep, you can just get a prepaid sim and pop it in your unlocked phone.
>
>You have to put another provider's sim in it to verify that though.
>Check with a friend, co-worker, etc.

That is a great idea. I'll as around if somebody else is using a
sim'ed phone with a different provider and give it a try.

Thanks, Frank
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