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Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking

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On Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:57:52 +1100, Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org>  
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??

Nope, its much more complicated than that.

I have in fact had to unlock a couple of Alcatel phones for
a mate of mine who had bought them locked to Telstra,
because he wanted to use them on Belong, the cut price
arm of Telstra. Because the phones were so old, Telstra
would unlock them for free, but they did have to be
unlocked, they wouldnt work just with the new Belong sim.

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Optus X Lite phone unlocking Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-10-27 14:33 +1000
  Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-10-27 18:57 +1100
    Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-10-27 19:15 +1100
      Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2023-10-27 21:45 +1100
        Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-10-28 05:14 +1100
    Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-10-28 05:11 +1100
  Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2023-11-08 16:12 +1000
    Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-11-11 06:30 +1000
      Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2023-11-11 09:32 +1100
        Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-11-12 06:00 +1000
          Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-11-12 07:29 +1100

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