Application Unlocking Orange Uk Phones

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This guide allows you to application unlock your device, allowing it to run applications that otherwise may not run due to extra secutiry measures added to the device by some carriers.

This procedure will remove certain security features of your phone, this means that after unlocking your phone it may not stop a rogue application from running which can cause adverse effects. However there is no gaurentee that a similar program could not have a similar effect and run on a locked phone.

You can relock your device via the unlock site or performing a Hard Reset

The unlocking process.

This can be done using GPRS, but if you are not in the UK and\or not using Orange in the UK you will have to use the Passthrough option where you connect your phone to the internet via your computers internet connection and not GPRS.

Unlocking is via the Orange Developer site which can be found at

http://developer.orangews.com/orgspv/comdefq.aspx

[update]There is a new site available here which should be compatible with newer devices:

http://spvunlock.rd.francetelecom.com/

[/update]

You may notice there is no mention of the c500 or C550 etc, however this will still work.

Once on the site you need top do the following,

Select "Disable Certificate Security"

Then click proceed

Next read and agree to the terms and conditions

Enter phone details as required then click OK

At this point you have to connect your phone to the internet, If you are in the uk you can use pass through, outside uk then you must connect via pass through (put phone in cradle and allow the phone to connect using the pc's connection.

After connecting to the net you should get this message on the phone confirming unlock

Thats all. your phone is now unlocked!

If you get an error that your IMEI is not recognised you will need to install and run the Action Register application that is also available on the above site.

This application will register your IMEI on the Orange Network.

If you still have problems the site gives you a link to contact the Orange Developers and they can create an unlock application specifically for your device.