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Unlocking mobile phones.


1910314Aug 22, 2008 5:20pm
My kid accidentally put his cell through the wash. So now I bought him a Fido phone which I was told would work on his Roger's sim. The phone was cheap, and it'll give him time to save for a better one. But it looks like I need to find a way to unlock it as the message I get is Insert correct sim card. I called Roger's technical but they wont help as it is not their phone, but they did tell me it will work if I can enter a unlock code. So here I am - anyone know how to do it, and do it for free? There are several on-line sites that offer you a code for cash.

The phone is a Sony-Ericsson Z550a

OrunXPAug 22, 2008 7:46pm
You could've just dried the original phone & put it through some WD-40.
Roger's is a pretty sinister monopoly.
Each phone model has a different unlock code and method, I might post specifics to your model when I'm less drunk, because last night was a shitshow =)

1910314Aug 23, 2008 7:23am
Tried drying it out. Didn't work.

Anyhow just up and paid for a unlock code from a website. But still waiting on it. Says it can take up to 36 hours to receive. Just hoping it works, and I didn't get ripped off.

Will post results if/when I have them.


olegnepAug 23, 2008 9:40am
20 bucks says its a scam

1910314Aug 23, 2008 2:51pm
Could be a scam. But I couldn't wait so took that phone back and got a cheap Pay As You Go phone on the same network so I could install the sim.

Now I have three unused Roger's sim cards. I wonder if there is a market for those?

Edit: Just got an e-mail from the unlock company saying they can't unlock the phone and I'll be getting a full refund. Good thing I returned it.


Unlocking mobile phones.


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