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| From | Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.comms, aus.electronics |
| Subject | Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking |
| Date | 2023-10-27 19:15 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <kq19slFo9unU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <653b3db2@news.ausics.net> <uhfqi2$25ohv$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 27-Oct-23 6:57 pm, Daniel65 wrote: > Computer Nerd Kev wrote on 27/10/23 3:33 pm: >> I'll need to get a 4G-capable dumb phone to replace the 3G one I've >> been using before 3G is turned off mid next year. I just need it >> for voice calls and receiving SMSs. >> >> Optus and Telstra are selling the same model phone as their "lite" >> model, both normally $59. Coles currently have the Optus one on >> special for $19: >> https://www.coles.com.au/product/optus-x-lite-4g-1-each-3910840 >> >> I want to use it with the Telstra network. Optus' unlocking fee is >> too high to make a saving. I looked around the web for unlocking >> methods but nothing looked legit except maybe taking it to a repair >> store which would be so far away it would cost lots in time and >> petrol (there's one local-ish one, but they don't advertise phone >> unlocking). >> >> Any unlocking gurus here know whether this is actually really easy? >> I unlocked a mobile broadband modem once by flashing a different >> firmware image, but I can't see anything like that available for >> this phone (actually an Alcatel 3080T). >> > Isn't the phone just a dumb bit of electronics?? If you put your Telstra > sim/chip in it, shouldn't it connect to the Telstra Network?? No, manufacturers include the ability for a telco to lock the phone to their network, to support the cheap-upfront-expensive-later business model. Sylvia.
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