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philbags · Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 149 Location: 1962-69

Hi,
Anyone done the phone unlocking thing in Indonesia? Is it straight forward? I'm in Britain on holiday and Argos (as im 2.99 from argos) have pretty cheap jelly-bones but theyre locked into either Vodaphone or Orange. Is it easy to get them onto an Indonesian SIM? Also , Tri-band is right, right?
Ta, for your help.
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malu · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 1344 Location: Sunny Java

If they are Nokia or most models of Motorola any dodgy mobile phone shop in Indo can unlock them. Also possible to get phone unlocked at shady phone shops in the UK. Cost about a tenner last time I did it.

Atoms for Peace · Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 135 Location: NKRI

There are small stalls at markets and poky shops in back lanes in the UK that unlock phones.

I know it can be done - a friend of mine here has a Vodafone branded phone, and I've seen a second-hand Orange phone on sale.

philbags · Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 149 Location: 1962-69

Yeah; seems like you're correct. tho the phone im looking at is ericsson and theyre apparently the most difficult. If anyone knows FOR DEFINITE that a cybershot K800 can be done in Indonesia please post.
Ta,
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Fishy · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 138

Hi Phil, I'm pretty sure they can unlock any phone, just go to any of the phone stalls in hypermart or somewhere like that. It'll cost you 150k to get sorted (around half that from a phone shop in Bali. I've had it done a few times.