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Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking

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Daniel65 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote
> Sylvia Else wrote
>> Daniel65 wrote
>>> Computer Nerd Kev

>>>> 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.

> That makes sense, I suppose. ;-(

Yeah, they are basically selling the phone to you
for less than it costs them to buy it, so you are
paying a higher monthly fee to use the phone.

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  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
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        Re: Optus X Lite phone unlocking "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-10-28 05:14 +1100
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    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
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