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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Fido / September 2005Fido Motorola V60 in Greece
My sister is going to Greece and wants to take her Motorola GSM flip with her. SHe wants to buy a pre-paid sim in Greece because it will be cheaper than having her Fido sim in her phone.... Does she have to call Fido so they can make the phone work in Greece? Just have it unlocked > My sister is going to Greece and wants to take her Motorola GSM flip > with her. SHe wants to buy a pre-paid sim in Greece because it will > be cheaper than having her Fido sim in her phone.... Does she have to > call Fido so they can make the phone work in Greece? > My sister is going to Greece and wants to take her Motorola GSM flip > with her. SHe wants to buy a pre-paid sim in Greece because it will > be cheaper than having her Fido sim in her phone.... Does she have to > call Fido so they can make the phone work in Greece? If she plans on using a Greek pre-paid SIM, then there's no reason to get Fido involved. All she needs to do is get the phone unlocked so that it'll accept a non-Fido SIM, and she's golden. Since it's a tri-band handset, it'll pick up a signal in Greece with no problems. Ok..thanx guys.... Problem is I couldn't find a place which unlocks phones here in Vancouver today and she leaves tomorrow Sunday...So I guess she is out of luck.....Should of doen it earlier for her...Darn...Unless u can do it online? >My sister is going to Greece and wants to take her Motorola GSM flip >with her. SHe wants to buy a pre-paid sim in Greece because it will >be cheaper than having her Fido sim in her phone.... Does she have to >call Fido so they can make the phone work in Greece? Most dealers in greece do it for about 30-45 ?. The best local company with prepaid would be Cosmote "What's Up" or Vodafone "A la carte" Best of luck. DK > Ok..thanx guys.... Problem is I couldn't find a place which unlocks > phones here in Vancouver today and she leaves tomorrow Sunday...So I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>be cheaper than having her Fido sim in her phone.... Does she have to >>call Fido so they can make the phone work in Greece? I dont think ANY dealers in Greece charge to unlock your phone cuz they don't do that. ALL the phones in Europe are already UNLOCKED. So, there is NO market there. GEt your phone unlocked in Canada. >I dont think ANY dealers in Greece charge to unlock your phone cuz they > don't do that. ALL the phones in Europe are already UNLOCKED. So, > there is NO market there. GEt your phone unlocked in Canada. Not true, I don't know for Greece, but in France a lot of phone are locked. You can unlocked them for free after 6 month of service. A lot of shops do unlocking there. The only places I know where all the phone are unlocked are Belgium where it's forbiden to sell a subsidised phone. So you buy any phone ant get service after. Then those countries are the exception rather than the norm in Europe. Yes, I know that Vodaphone (in Europe) locks their phones. > >I dont think ANY dealers in Greece charge to unlock your phone cuz they > > don't do that. ALL the phones in Europe are already UNLOCKED. So, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > are Belgium where it's forbiden to sell a subsidised phone. So you buy any > phone ant get service after. Yes, I know that Vodaphone (in Europe) and Orange locks their phones. > >I dont think ANY dealers in Greece charge to unlock your phone cuz they > > don't do that. ALL the phones in Europe are already UNLOCKED. So, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > are Belgium where it's forbiden to sell a subsidised phone. So you buy any > phone ant get service after. There are 143 Operators in 50 Countries in Europe. >>I dont think ANY dealers in Greece charge to unlock your phone cuz they >> don't do that. ALL the phones in Europe are already UNLOCKED. So, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > unlocked are Belgium where it's forbiden to sell a subsidised phone. So > you buy any phone ant get service after. Many dealers in Greece DO offer the service. I know, cause I've done it. Not all dealers do, but they will refer you to one that does. In Vancouver I'm sure you can find a lot of places in chinese shops or malls. Chinese stores are well know to unlock phones. > Ok..thanx guys.... Problem is I couldn't find a place which unlocks > phones here in Vancouver today and she leaves tomorrow Sunday...So I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>be cheaper than having her Fido sim in her phone.... Does she have to >>call Fido so they can make the phone work in Greece? Yes, most any privately-owned (i.e. NOT Rogers, Fido, etc.) cellphone service/sales place will do it for around $20-30 or so. Alternatively she could buy a new unlocked triband GSM phone from a cellphone shop but that would certainly cost more. Check-out the Richmond Night Market before months end. Prices range from $15-20. : In Vancouver I'm sure you can find a lot of places in chinese shops or : malls. Chinese stores are well know to unlock phones. |
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