Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone?
Posts: n/a Just wondering..will a PAYG Orange SIM work in an Orange contract T610 (HSD tariff)...? I'm asking this because I *believe* that SIM-locked phones from other networks will not let you put other SIMs in from the same network (i.e. PAYG to contract or vice versa - even from the same provider... Thanks.  Responses to "Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone?"
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Posts: n/a Re: Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone? "Richard Colton" <webmaster@NOSPAMPLEASEuselessinfo.org.uk> wrote in messagenews:AEyub.4418$iq1.37822616@news-text.cableinet.net.... <Snip> > I've not seen a phone locked to a specific SIM for some time, but they > certainly used to exist. > HTH > -- > >>> Unlock Your Phones Potential <<< > >>> http://www.thephonelocker.co.uk <<< > >>> http://www.uselessinfo.org.uk <<< > it's a tactic usually employed by the Nazis at Orange (a joke before I get flamed, arrested or abducted by a load of men in corporate reddish/yellow T-shirts and locked up in a small room with no charge!). They also muck about with the software. Won't touch 'em myself - but I'm sure they have a very valid reason to do this, in fact I can feel someone following this up and giving us one very soon..................
Posts: n/a Re: Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone? "Lenmeister" <the_lenmeister@_NOSPAM_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bpffup$pml$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > "Richard Colton" <webmaster@NOSPAMPLEASEuselessinfo.org.uk> wrote in message > news:AEyub.4418$iq1.37822616@news-text.cableinet.net.... > <Snip> > > I've not seen a phone locked to a specific SIM for some time, but they > > certainly used to exist. > > HTH > > -- > > >>> Unlock Your Phones Potential <<< > > >>> http://www.thephonelocker.co.uk <<< > > >>> http://www.uselessinfo.org.uk <<< > > > it's a tactic usually employed by the Nazis at Orange (a joke before I get > flamed, arrested or abducted by a load of men in corporate reddish/yellow > T-shirts and locked up in a small room with no charge!). > They also muck about with the software. Subsitute the word "Vodafone" for "Orange" and the above statment is correct. Orange have never GID1 locked their handsets, Vodafone do on PAYG and have you seen a Vodafone T610? -- Cheers, Steve. If The Good Lord had meant for us to be fiscally prudent, He would not have given us the platinum credit card... Change colour to PC Plod's lights to reply.
Posts: n/a Re: Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone? "Steve Dulieu" <steve.dulieu@greenyonder.co.uk> wrote in messagenews:G2Iub.4675$Db6.40618091@news-text.cableinet.net... <Snip> > > it's a tactic usually employed by the Nazis at Orange (a joke before I get > > flamed, arrested or abducted by a load of men in corporate reddish/yellow > > T-shirts and locked up in a small room with no charge!). > > They also muck about with the software. > > > Subsitute the word "Vodafone" for "Orange" and the above statment is > correct. Orange have never GID1 locked their handsets, Vodafone do on PAYG > and have you seen a Vodafone T610? > -- > Cheers, Steve. > If The Good Lord had meant for us to be fiscally prudent, He would not have > given us the platinum credit card... > Change colour to PC Plod's lights to reply. > > Never had a Pay as You go phone, but always had Voda contract. Didn't realise Voda locked their PAYG handsets. But know that Orange lock their Contract handsets. Guess we're both right..... Why do they do it, other than to lock to one supplier - is there any technical or Unique Selling Point reason? BTW, you seem to be able to buy Contract T610s on Voda from Carphonewarehouse - I assume you're referring to PAYG
Posts: n/a Re: Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone? "Lenmeister" <the_lenmeister@_NOSPAM_hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:bpfm31$aa$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk... > "Steve Dulieu" <steve.dulieu@greenyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > news:G2Iub.4675$Db6.40618091@news-text.cableinet.net... > <Snip> > > > it's a tactic usually employed by the Nazis at Orange (a joke before I > get > > > flamed, arrested or abducted by a load of men in corporate > reddish/yellow > > > T-shirts and locked up in a small room with no charge!). > > > They also muck about with the software. > > > > > > Subsitute the word "Vodafone" for "Orange" and the above statment is > > correct. Orange have never GID1 locked their handsets, Vodafone do on PAYG > > and have you seen a Vodafone T610? > > -- > > Cheers, Steve. > > If The Good Lord had meant for us to be fiscally prudent, He would not > have > > given us the platinum credit card... > > Change colour to PC Plod's lights to reply. > > > > > Never had a Pay as You go phone, but always had Voda contract. Didn't > realise Voda locked their PAYG handsets. > But know that Orange lock their Contract handsets. > Guess we're both right..... > Why do they do it, other than to lock to one supplier - is there any > technical or Unique Selling Point reason? > > BTW, you seem to be able to buy Contract T610s on Voda from > Carphonewarehouse - I assume you're referring to PAYG > Nope, the Vodafone Live! handsets are locked and branded to hell and back whether on contract or PAYG. -- >>> Unlock Your Phones Potential <<< >>> http://www.thephonelocker.co.uk <<< >>> http://www.uselessinfo.org.uk <<<
Posts: n/a Re: Orange PAYG SIM in contract phone? Richard Colton - typed:> Nope, the Vodafone Live! handsets are locked and branded to hell and > back whether on contract or PAYG. As I can testify  I'll not be such a cheapskate next time. However, myPAYG SIM works fine in it - I'm sure someone reported it wouldn't in this NG - just needed to change the WAP gateway. Whatever, I'll get round to sending it to you for unlocking/branding but might as well get a free f/w upgrade 1st.
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