Guest Joey Scarf Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 All you need to do with the turbo sims is to place them in your phone with your sim card inside them - they only cose a few pounds - not expensive even if you mess up. After you have used the x-sim and unlocked the phone, if you take it out does the phone become locked again, e.g. how does it work, does it unlock the phone or just ''confuse'' the sim card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest den169 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 After you have used the x-sim and unlocked the phone, if you take it out does the phone become locked again, e.g. how does it work, does it unlock the phone or just ''confuse'' the sim card The x-sim has to stay in the phone at all times,It doesn't unlock the software in the phone just bypasses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris_67 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) It does "confuse" the phone for as long as it stays in the SIM-Slot. Edited September 23, 2011 by Chris_67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy Tickles Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 :lol:Lol. You guys are too suspicious. Hopefully the attachment will prove things satisfactorily. Interestingly, my email suggested the algorithm is the same as for the Vegas/Rome phones by Orange. And yeah, I have a special relationship :unsure: , lol. They cut me off from my account for 48 hours and couldn't get in from their side either, so we had a long, fairly one-sided chat at the end of which they agreed to send me an unlock code. Still took best part of 2 weeks, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Navie Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 :lol:Lol. You guys are too suspicious. Hopefully the attachment will prove things satisfactorily. Interestingly, my email suggested the algorithm is the same as for the Vegas/Rome phones by Orange. And yeah, I have a special relationship :unsure: , lol. They cut me off from my account for 48 hours and couldn't get in from their side either, so we had a long, fairly one-sided chat at the end of which they agreed to send me an unlock code. Still took best part of 2 weeks, mind. I have been reading this thread and everything has me confused...what is giffgaff?...a mobile network I presume? And can it not be used with locked OMC's? Also...the picture above shows a 'signal strength' of zero, which means that the network does not work?...or am I wrong, apologies if I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tilal6991 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I have been reading this thread and everything has me confused...what is giffgaff?...a mobile network I presume? And can it not be used with locked OMC's? Also...the picture above shows a 'signal strength' of zero, which means that the network does not work?...or am I wrong, apologies if I am. GG is indeed a network. It can't be used with locked OMCs. The zero signal strength probably means that the network is being received but there isn't much strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy Tickles Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I have been reading this thread and everything has me confused...what is giffgaff?...a mobile network I presume? And can it not be used with locked OMC's? Also...the picture above shows a 'signal strength' of zero, which means that the network does not work?...or am I wrong, apologies if I am. Giffgaff is an alternative provider to Orange. You need an unlocked phone, that is to say one authorised by Orange to use another network. So, no can't be used with locked 'phones. Sorry about the signal strength, photo is taken indoors where the signal strength is weak; its a bright, sunny day where I am and the weedy screen of the skate/MC is invisible in full sunlight which is whereit would be to light up the reception bars. I'll tell you what, I'll see if there's a signal in my shed, lol. Goddamn sceptic!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy Tickles Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ok. Shed, being fairly substantial is only marginally better for reception, but yes you can now see a single green bar of reception goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DB006 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I'm assuming the XSIM 4 is a newer model, so should this work? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XSIM-V4-Unlock-any-mobile-phone-WHOLESALE-/170697208363?pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item27be58b22b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gitf@ce Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ok. Shed, being fairly substantial is only marginally better for reception, but yes you can now see a single green bar of reception goodness. Sorry for holding you in suspicion :rolleyes: We are all probably tetchy due to being refused a code by Orange, and one of our members getting our hopes up only for them to be dashed on the final furlong :(. I have had my fair share of tribulations with Orange, and managed to squeeze twenty quids worth of credit out of them... damn I should have demanded a code!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dectorian Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I'm using a xsim (search in google super X-SIM III dealextreme). My process was: 1) Cut a corner of my sim 2) Introduce my sim with the X-SIM in the slot of SIM 3) Switch on my mobile 4) Configure the APN. 5) Use the pone (3g, receive and make calls, send sms, receive sms). Xsim I tried is x-sim III also . I bought it on Ebay . I had a look at dealextreme , and it doesn't mention using programming codes , whereas http://www.super-xsim.com/programme.htm shows codes required . I tried them all without any success . It seems both x-sim III's are not the same . From both pictures , the circuit layout differs . I can only assume rom image on chip is different :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xhtml Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Rar! Unlock code from Orange! :blink: Works, too!B) Am now on Giffgaff and the world is as it should be :P How long did you wait to apply for the unlock code after buying the MC? Did you buy online or from a shop? How long have you been an Orange customer? (PAYG or contract?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amphoras Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Could anyone who has a few tries left and wants to try unlocking it post their IMEI number here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy Tickles Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 How long did you wait to apply for the unlock code after buying the MC? Did you buy online or from a shop? How long have you been an Orange customer? (PAYG or contract?) Ok, I did give an outline earlier, however... I bought the OMC the week it came out from an Orange shop. A feww weeks after, I wanted to top up, but for some reason the website required me to use a 4 digit security code that I didn't know which, inevitably, didn't go well and resulted in my account being locked for 48 hours. I phoned the support people, they deleted my account (wtf!), then asked me to re-register my sim. However, in deleting my account they ensured that the phone was disconnected from the network so I was unable to receive the security code to register the account, which -in turn- led to my account being unable to register the sim and also causing the web account page online being locked out. So, again I called the delightful support people who told me that they too were locked out for 48 hours (honestly, I'm cool if some stranger wants to jack my account and top it up, so why suspend the thing for 48 hours and why at their end as well as mine?), so long story slightly shorter 48 hours later the support manager and I had a long chat which resulted in me being transferred to an Indian call operator who topped my account up over to £20 mark and took my IMEI number and promised me an unlock within 14 days. And right enough, something like 11 days later I got an email with a valid unlock code. Oh and I've been an orange "customer" for years - well, at least I've had a phone that I rarely used and even more rarely topped up and, yes I did mention this to both the support manager and the Indian lady in my most indignant manner. I found that this line was interesting on the email I recieved Please find the codes and process for unlocking your Orange Vegas / Rome handset:- TBH, I took one look at that and had bad thoughts about whether they had cocked it up yet again, but oddly they hadn't and it worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy Tickles Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Could anyone who has a few tries left and wants to try unlocking it post their IMEI number here? Would you like to try my IMEI? No need to use up anyone's limited goes, my unlock is confirmed so you can take as many goes as you like. IMEI - 868543000017434 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amphoras Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Would you like to try my IMEI? No need to use up anyone's limited goes, my unlock is confirmed so you can take as many goes as you like. IMEI - 868543000017434 Thanks, was the code they gave you 363530017854? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tilal6991 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Would you like to try my IMEI? No need to use up anyone's limited goes, my unlock is confirmed so you can take as many goes as you like. IMEI - 868543000017434 Brilliant work - could someone else try the IEMI in the calculator and see if it produces the correct code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philmein Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) heres my imie 868543000014993 but ill wait till daady tickles confirms its the right unlock code Edited September 23, 2011 by philmein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daddy Tickles Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Thanks, was the code they gave you 363530017854? Sadly, no. The code will be 16 digits long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Navie Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 How do you guys get up the screen to input the code?...do you have to call a number along with *'s and #'s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amphoras Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 (edited) Sadly, no. The code will be 16 digits long. Oh well, when you said Orange Vegas/Rome, I found this on Google http://www.wintechmobiles.com/tools/zte-unlock-code-calculator/ so just wondered if it would give the same numbers, but obviously not. Just out of interest, what was the code they gave you? Was it at all similar to that one? Edited September 23, 2011 by Amphoras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tillaz Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Sadly, no. The code will be 16 digits long. think this confirms that orange do add a random number to stop any calculator been made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 For the guy who said an x sim works, does 3g work as normal or do you have to enable roaming? X sim could be the answer for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tony.h Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) Has anyone who ordered an x sim from deal extreme any idea how long delivery takes? Last time I ordered from them it took a month, hope its faster this time. Edited September 24, 2011 by Tony.h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philmein Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Has anyone who ordered an x sim from deal extreme any idea how long delivery takes? Last time I ordered from them it took a month, hope its faster this time. 2 to 3 weeks to the uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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