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    unlock an old Nokia 6680

    sure this has been asked many a time but does anyone know of a way to remove the lock that prevents me using a vodafone sim in my old 6680 which is locked to three. I left three a few months ago and they now flat refuse to unlock, even if I pay since I am no longer a customer, which sucks.

    I have also done a fair amount of google'in and the info I find is dated, 2-3 years old and almost always 'no u cant'. However I have found vague references to BB5 unlockers. Im not a phone person, although I have a very good technical background in PCs and software so understand what is involved.

    If anyone could give me a few pointers it would be appreciated, perhaps I was a little hasty floggin my WM5 smartphone

    TIA

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    Re: unlock an old Nokia 6680

    I don't know about where you live, but there's a stall on St Albans market that claims they can unlock any phone for about £15. Not sure if there's a similar stall at every market...

    I thought that providers had to unlock phones after 12 months, if you request it. Vodafone did my w900 for me, although I was on an 18 month contract...

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    Re: unlock an old Nokia 6680

    I found the bb5 unlocker software for free on the web, however I need a certain type of cable to use it which costs £10, will give the local market a try tomoz, but if they are gonna charge anything over a £5 they can sod off

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    Re: unlock an old Nokia 6680

    bb5 phones aka 6680 and above are very hard to unlock. call three again and tell them that you are on pay as you go but would like to go abroad to use the phone. tell them you would like to have your phone unlocked. i dont see why they should say no cuz i've done 3 of them already. also sometimes you need to talk down to these indian call centers because they are always too lazy to do it.

    my best advice is lie your way thru... hehehe but just so you know its doable

    alternatively sell the phone on ebay and buy something already unlocked. there are plenty phones with the same functions and a lot smaller than the 6680

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    Re: unlock an old Nokia 6680

    found a chap on the market who unlocked it for a tenner, all sorted

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