[Nottingham] Mobile phone unlocking

[Christopher Joice]

I've moved my number around a fair amount, and there is a weird little
changeover time but generally pretty good.

Unlocking is pretty simple also, normally you just need a sim the phone
won't accept and a code to unlock it.
The sim is needed to force the prompt for unlock code.

On 19 October 2010 16:12, David Aldred <david at familyaldred.org.uk> wrote:

>
> On 19 October 2010 15:13, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> How well does the number transfer system work across different network
>> operators?
>>
>> What happens to the source and target sims when you're transferring your
>> phone number over?
>>
>>
> I recently switched from O2 (PAYG) to Virgin for my mobile phone.  The
> number transfer system worked pretty smoothly.
>
> With O2, you can request your PAC (the code which allows another operator
> to pick up your number) on line; mine came within an hour or so.   Once I
> had the Virgin phone, I had to ring them (10p call) to provide the PAC; I
> rang on a Wednesday and they took over the number on the Friday.   There was
> a short time, perhaps half an hour, during which the number was in limbo
> between the two.
>
> The new number is applied to the new operator's SIM, so one it's switched
> you can bin the old one.  Best to get any contacts etc off it first!
>
> --
> David Aldred
>
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