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Sick - 25 Nov 2006 15:12 GMT

My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".

Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code, or must
I take it to a shop that will unlock it?
Thanks.

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J Drake - 25 Nov 2006 15:46 GMT

> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
> sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".
>
> Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code, or must I
> take it to a shop that will unlock it?
> Thanks.

Yes it is.. You must get the code from the orginal network the phone was on.

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R. Mark Clayton - 25 Nov 2006 19:41 GMT

>> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
>> sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".
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> Yes it is.. You must get the code from the orginal network the phone was
> on.

Well that is one [expensive] way of doing it.

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Sick - 25 Nov 2006 21:29 GMT

>>> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
>>> sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Well that is one [expensive] way of doing it.

Why expensive? What other ways are there?

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Matt Wheeler - 25 Nov 2006 22:00 GMT

>>>> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which,
>>>> after sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
> Why expensive? What other ways are there?

Its an old enough handset, that any market stall or shop that offers
unlocking would be able to do it for you.

Unlocking websites, such as mobilefun, also offer unlocking for the
E550.

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