Guest robbster Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Hi I just wondered if anyone could help me with a quick query? My girlfriend has a samsung phone currently with a genie (o2) card inside but now she has seen my c500 on orange she has decided to get rid of hers and get one of these instead because there is so much more you can do with it. Only thing is she wants to keep the pay and go genie card. I've been doing a bit of research from these forums and am I right in thinking that I could: 1 Buy a c500 off of ebay or from the orange shop on pay and go 2 Get the phone sim unlocked via the website imei-check or similar 3 Flash the firmware over to the sp3i or qtek 4 insert her genie card and all is done If this is the case then which firmware is the best, sp3i or qtek? Also how would I go about getting the correct settings for the genie sim? Could i go to the o2 website and get them to send over the settings via text? Any help would be appreciated Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Basically yes you can but the flashing is not needed and would also be ilegal for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElGato65 Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Flashing's illegal now ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robbster Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Thanks Awarner I actually didnt know that flashing the phone was illegal at all, why is this? I just thought leaving the orange firmware on would make it untidy with a 02 sim in and loads of orange crap on. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Flashing the phone is not ilegal but as the the Qtek and Imate ROMs are only available to owners of said devices by via the official websites. Obtaining them from other sources would not be legal as they have not been released to the general public unlike Orange ROMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mcwarre Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Remember no need to pay for IMEI check to unlock it anymore; search this site and you can get it done for free ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robbster Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Thanks Awarner I understand what you mean now ;) I've done a search and found the unlocking file mcwarre so I am going to try that, thanks for the advice :D I've just bought a c500 on ebay for a decent price but I'm not sure if the phone is app unlocked or not. How would I get the phone app unlocked to put on the required cab file for sim unlocking if I dont have the original orange sim? Doesnt app unlocking require you to give a phone number aswell as the imei number? Thanks again Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest awarner [MVP] Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 You need to app unlock via the Orange developers site, the link you need is in the Quick Link sticky post in this section. You do not need the original SIM to application unlock your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest usdiver Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Hi, sorry to intrude, but just wanted to say that if you need any help with settings, I have the genie card as well. After you get the phone unlocked, you can find the gprs settings on here...(make sure sim card is provisioned for gprs)... you might have to do some tweeks, but well worth it. And from experience, I personally would have an unlocked phone from another operator, as the o2 active programs that are automatically installed on o2 phones can be a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robbster Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Thanks for the tip usdiver. I've found the genie settings post on here so just waiting on the phone coming so I can do all the necessary stuff ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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