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>What is 3s policy for unlocking handsets when min contract is up?
>
> And does it hack its phone s/w - I read an old post that some 3
>phones have had menus trashed so that network selection to another
>operator is impossible.

>On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:07:36 +0100, Steve wrote:
>
>>What is 3s policy for unlocking handsets when min contract is up?
>>
>> And does it hack its phone s/w - I read an old post that some 3
>>phones have had menus trashed so that network selection to another
>>operator is impossible.
>
>When I got rid of my e61 I ended up paying Ł15 to have it unlocked and
>once that was done I changed the model number to a generic flavour e61
>using a piece of software and then Nokias software update tool gave
>it the latest generic software which meant all options and menus were
>the same as any other e61.

>On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:16:38 +0100, BGN
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:07:36 +0100, Steve wrote:
>>
>>>What is 3s policy for unlocking handsets when min contract is up?
>>>
>>> And does it hack its phone s/w - I read an old post that some 3
>>>phones have had menus trashed so that network selection to another
>>>operator is impossible.
>>
>>When I got rid of my e61 I ended up paying Ł15 to have it unlocked and
>>once that was done I changed the model number to a generic flavour e61
>>using a piece of software and then Nokias software update tool gave
>>it the latest generic software which meant all options and menus were
>>the same as any other e61.
>
>So how locked-down were 3s E61 menus? I dont want to get into
>re-flashing a phone (which would probably be a 6120c).