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W850i on 3? Unlocking Possible?
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Posted by: marks47

I guess the subject says it all. I've been out of the game for a few months, so I feel all rusty.

I have a total multiserver cable that is labeled for the K750i, but I'm assuming that's because it was just the first one to use the current pin-out for the connector... The multiserver sees it as a valid cable/phone and says functions are possible with the phone, but unlocking is not enabled. It's greyed out.

I saw on another thread that the carrier named "3" may be problematic...
Who is "3" and where do they cover? it looks middle-eastern to me, but it doesn't look like sanskrit or arabic or whatever the squiggly lines are called.

Posted by: tzsm98

3 is a brand used for nine mobile telecommunications networks in Europe, Asia and Australia. Hutchison Whampoa holds a direct or indirect, majority or minority interest in all of them. All 3-branded networks emphasize their offering of "mobile multimedia" and provide 3G technology (WCDMA, some also run 2G networks). 3 is present in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong and Macau, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Hutchison Whampoa also holds a 3G-license in Israel which operates under the brand Orange, and in Norway which is not operational yet.[1] As of 22nd August 2007, registered 3 customers worldwide numbered almost 15.9 million.

3 aggressively markets new handsets and services and launches new products regularly, lately focussing on Mobile TV and Skype services. As with other 3G networks around the world, 3 allows video calling and fast internet access from most of its handsets.

Like other GPRS content (T-Zones, O₂ Active) 3's portal is 'free to browse' for some content in most 3 countries including UK and Austria in most price plans; the user pays a fixed price for each video, text or application downloaded.

Besides that, 3 UK and also 3 Ireland initially made the decision to block direct Internet access from handsets, while 3 Austria allowed access to the internet since the beginning.

In 2004, 3 released a PC card 3G Data Card ("NetConnect Card") for Windows-based laptops which allows Internet access through 3's network directly from the computer, accompanied by a range of data and business tariffs. Later, more cards and USB modems for HSDPA were introduced.

[edit] Internet access restrictions in the UK
The result of the decision in the UK to block direct Internet access from the handsets was that, unlike the UK's other leading networks, arbitrary web and email servers could not be accessed from a handset on their network. Instead, they provided their own web-based content through the handset's online portal, offering popular video and text content, ranging from video news bulletins to online dating systems. This system became known, somewhat unaffectionately, as the "walled garden" by many of 3 UK's power users, frustrated at not being able to access the sites they wanted.

This strict policy in the UK was relaxed in September 2005, and customers were permitted restricted Internet access to a limited selection of third-party websites; those that 3 tested and deemed suitable and usable. It was also possible for customers to submit sites for consideration. Customers who required full Internet access, or who wanted to use their handsets as a modem, were able to purchase fixed amounts of data transfer for a fee.

In the latter half of 2006, 3 UK decided to relax their policy on Internet access further by providing 30 MB web access to new customers free of charge. It's worth noting that this only allows access to sites using port 80, thus access to external email accounts, such as POP3 and IMAP4 mailboxes, and access to services which don't use port 80, is not allowed with the inclusive data. 3's UK Internet access only includes handset browsing and modem use is charged separately.

The new policy follows the example of the world's largest mobile network provider Vodafone and is inspiring a new industry ready to start developing solutions for the mobile web. An example are services such as Blitzplanet or 10pText.co.uk, both services are accessible to 3 customers who want to continue using their phone for familiar applications like text or picture messaging but with the added twist of using the far cheaper Internet option to do so.

On 16 November 2006, Hutchison Whampoa Limited announced the global launch of the X-Series from 3 with a webcast presentation live from London which featured leaders and managers from their major partners Skype, Sling Media, Yahoo!, Nokia, Google, eBay, Microsoft, Orb and Sony Ericsson.

"The X-Series from 3 marks 3's beginning of the Internet via UMTS, and heralds a new way of doing business for mobile network operators [...] Customers will be able to make unlimited calls from their mobile using Skype to 'on-line' Skype users, watch their home television via their mobile using Sling, if they buy additional hardware(Slingbox), access their home PC remotely using Orb and have access to the best of internet and messaging services from Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger and Google, depending on handset capability" Other networks offer similar handset browsing and offer handset modem use also which X-series prohibits.

Sharon Baylay, General Manager, Microsoft Online Services Group UK, said: "Already, in the UK alone, 3 users are having one million Windows Live Messenger conversations every day. These are exciting numbers and mobile broadband will bring a rapid shift in the delivery of internet services, and consumers' usage of them. This announcement shows Microsoft at the forefront of the mobile broadband revolution and we will continue to roll out 'anywhere access' to our leading web services."

X-Series was launched in the UK on December 1, 2006 and in Hong Kong and Australia on January 18. X-Series was launched in 3's other markets like Sweden, Denmark, Italy and Austria in the first half of 2007.

In February 2007 3 introduced '3 Like Home': a service that in theory allows subscribers to use any 3-branded network with the exception of 3 Indonesia without having to pay additional roaming charges, instead paying the same amount for voice, data, and messaging services as they would do on their home network. This also allows users to use their free or inclusive bundles and allowances while abroad. However, pre-pay customers do not benefit fully, as they can not yet use each 3 branded network for '3 Like Home'.

This from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_(telecommunications)
This took about fifteen seconds to find using Google.com's search engine. I used the terms - 3 mobile phone provider - and this was in the fifth link down. Hope it addresses your questions.

Posted by: MP

yes the 750 multi server cable works on newer phones... I have the same on and use it all the time. -- got it from gsmliberty.com

Posted by: marks47

Well... A year and a couple of days later...
Thanks for the info!

I don't think the hot British exchange student is going to be as impressed with me as I was hoping for hooking her phone up.

Posted by: MP

Quote:

Originally Posted by marks47

Well... A year and a couple of days later...
Thanks for the info!

I don't think the hot British exchange student is going to be as impressed with me as I was hoping for hooking her phone up.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306915
-- that thread is always at the top of the unlocking section -- give it a look
You can unlock just about any db2020 phone for free with a DCU 60 cable..