mobile phone newtwork lock

[mandimoo]

can i unlock it without having to pay? i really cant afford it but need to have the phone as i drive around alone alot and being female, just like the reassurance of having it there.

[Birt]

Hi Mandimoo

i can get most nokias unlocked for 99p. What phone do you have?

[mandimoo]

doh!, its a siemens sl95

[Birt]

I will check tonight if i can get these unlocked as well.

[mandimoo]

ok, fanx. how would i pay u?

[Birt]

Hi Mandi

Need to check where i can get this done yet but most of these guys accept paypal.

[dodgyshirt]

Why on earth do you need it unlocking to be able to carry it around with you.
It will still need a Sim card fitted to it to make or receive calls and surely you have one of those anyway.

[mandimoo]

dodgyshirt - dunno why m8, but when i moved my sim from the phone i was using (that has given up the ghost), i have got the message 'phone disabled - network lock' and when i called my sim provider (tesco blue and white stripey) they told me i would have to go to a shop and get it unlocked - for a fee, of course.

[dodgyshirt]

Right, I see your problem.
Siemens phones usually need to be unlocked professionally. Most markets have a stall nowadays where this can be done for about �10.
Alternatively, if you can find out which network it is locked to, (it might be marked on the phone) change your provider. Sim cards are pretty cheap these days.
http://www.acegamesshop.co.uk/acatalog/Pay_As_ You_Go_Sim_Cards.html