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My daughter who lives in France wants a mobile for Xmas. If I buy let`s say a Nokia here in the UK and get it unlocked would it work in France with a French SIMM card? Thanks
JC

This item was edited on Monday, 29th November 2004, 21:31

Yes, though the OSD for the Sim may be in French??????




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Thanks Rassilon63, OSD?? Operating system?
JC

On Screen Display?

Cheers

Si



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OSD yep On Screen Display, only ever used English (US & UK) Sims, not sure if the language of the SIM defaults to that of the phone, beyond that no reason why it shouldnt work.




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This item was edited on Tuesday, 30th November 2004, 00:31

Cheers, time to find a bargain. I have asked my daughter to choose a mobile phone for Christmas/Birthday. We had a conversation about it and she told me she did not want anything fancy. Tonight I called her and she gave me a list of 4 phones - Nokia 6260, 7610, 6200, 6820 - I think she is testing the deptht of my wallet. If you know any way in getting one of these phone at a reasonable price please feel free to tell me, thanks again.

JC

Find a phone in back pages of the Sun/Mirror on 12 month contract (6 month half price), unlock phone & slip in French SIM.

Going to do same myself as Orange wont upgrade my phone cheaply enough (need to keep the contract).




If Mac users are "more intelligent than the average computer user," why do they need an operating system designed for complete idiots?

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Going to do same myself as Orange wont upgrade my phone cheaply enough (need to keep the contract).

Have you pushed them hard enough Rassilon ? I had exactly the same problem with Vodafone until I rang them to cancel my contract then all of a sudden they could offer me a free upgrade on the same phone they wanted £100 for.

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I am on Everyday 50 (something they want to get rid of I think), 50p a day & 50 mins offpeak a day, my wife easily takes 30 mins of talking (with 30 mins of me yes dearing), no other tariff seems to suit (1500+ Mins free a month).

I think they may well offer a incentive to upgrade if I change plan, but this is something I dont want to do for the above reason, also I cant use the phone on-site where I work so its only used at night, the business pays for it so I want to keep the number for continuity.




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This item was edited on Wednesday, 1st December 2004, 18:25

Hi - been reading your good advice - was going to do the same - but not sure how to "unlock" the phone. Any ideas? Sounds like you have done it before. Thanks