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  1. #1
    Daniel James
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    I've acquired my late mother's phone, which I thought might be useful as a
    spare. It's a Nokia 3410 on Virgin PAYG. I have the Nokia manual (two of
    them, actually, for some reason) but no details of the Virgin setup.

    My main phone is on a Vodafone business contract, and I've never used PAYG
    - can anyone point me to a how-to that will tell me how to find out how
    much credit the phone has on it and what I have to do to top it up
    (assuming I want to ...).

    I tried my Vodafone SIM in the 3410, and (unsurprisingly) it says "Invalid
    SIM" which I take it means it's locked to Virgin. Can it be unlocked? What
    I'd really like to be able to do is to hand onto this as a spare for my
    Vodafone account (or maybe try to persuade my mother-in-law to swap it for
    her 6310i which she got as a cast-off when No.2 daughter upgraded and which
    she certainly doesn't make full use of).

    Virgin's website is a waste of time - it doesn't seem to contain anything
    of conceivable interest to grown-ups at all!

    Cheers,
    Daniel
    (Feeling his age).




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  2. #2
    Penster
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    Google 'Unlock Virgin Phone' which will give you some information on
    unlocking it.
    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > I've acquired my late mother's phone, which I thought might be useful as a
    > spare. It's a Nokia 3410 on Virgin PAYG. I have the Nokia manual (two of
    > them, actually, for some reason) but no details of the Virgin setup.
    >
    > My main phone is on a Vodafone business contract, and I've never used PAYG
    > - can anyone point me to a how-to that will tell me how to find out how
    > much credit the phone has on it and what I have to do to top it up
    > (assuming I want to ...).
    >
    > I tried my Vodafone SIM in the 3410, and (unsurprisingly) it says "Invalid
    > SIM" which I take it means it's locked to Virgin. Can it be unlocked? What
    > I'd really like to be able to do is to hand onto this as a spare for my
    > Vodafone account (or maybe try to persuade my mother-in-law to swap it for
    > her 6310i which she got as a cast-off when No.2 daughter upgraded and
    > which
    > she certainly doesn't make full use of).
    >
    > Virgin's website is a waste of time - it doesn't seem to contain anything
    > of conceivable interest to grown-ups at all!
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Daniel
    > (Feeling his age).
    >
    >







  3. #3
    Reg
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > I've acquired my late mother's phone, which I thought might be useful as a
    > spare. It's a Nokia 3410 on Virgin PAYG. I have the Nokia manual (two of
    > them, actually, for some reason) but no details of the Virgin setup.
    >
    > My main phone is on a Vodafone business contract, and I've never used PAYG
    > - can anyone point me to a how-to that will tell me how to find out how
    > much credit the phone has on it and what I have to do to top it up
    > (assuming I want to ...).
    >
    > I tried my Vodafone SIM in the 3410, and (unsurprisingly) it says "Invalid
    > SIM" which I take it means it's locked to Virgin. Can it be unlocked? What
    > I'd really like to be able to do is to hand onto this as a spare for my
    > Vodafone account (or maybe try to persuade my mother-in-law to swap it for
    > her 6310i which she got as a cast-off when No.2 daughter upgraded and

    which
    > she certainly doesn't make full use of).
    >
    > Virgin's website is a waste of time - it doesn't seem to contain anything
    > of conceivable interest to grown-ups at all!
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Daniel
    > (Feeling his age).
    >


    Hi Daniel,

    To find out how much credit is on the phone dial 789

    To top up the phone, use either a Top Up voucher available from many hgh
    street stores, list here:
    http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/m..._where2buy.jsp

    Or you can speak to Virgin Customer services by choosing the appropriate
    option after dialling 789, and get them to send you a swipe card to link to
    the phone. This can then be used at any post office etc to top up the phone
    with any amount (starting at 5 quid). I recommend this option.

    Remember to top up the phone at least once every 365 days, or the sim will
    be switched off the network.

    Regards






  4. #4
    Bob Lurker
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > I've acquired my late mother's phone, which I thought might be useful as a
    > spare. It's a Nokia 3410 on Virgin PAYG. I have the Nokia manual (two of
    > them, actually, for some reason) but no details of the Virgin setup.
    >
    > My main phone is on a Vodafone business contract, and I've never used PAYG
    > - can anyone point me to a how-to that will tell me how to find out how
    > much credit the phone has on it and what I have to do to top it up
    > (assuming I want to ...).
    >
    > I tried my Vodafone SIM in the 3410, and (unsurprisingly) it says "Invalid
    > SIM" which I take it means it's locked to Virgin. Can it be unlocked? What
    > I'd really like to be able to do is to hand onto this as a spare for my
    > Vodafone account (or maybe try to persuade my mother-in-law to swap it for
    > her 6310i which she got as a cast-off when No.2 daughter upgraded and
    > which
    > she certainly doesn't make full use of).
    >
    > Virgin's website is a waste of time - it doesn't seem to contain anything
    > of conceivable interest to grown-ups at all!
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Daniel
    > (Feeling his age).



    Try dialling 789 for the credit balance.

    Virgin will unlock it for free if £30 has been credited of use something
    like a Crux code generator.





  5. #5
    Rob Cole
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    Reg wrote:
    > "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> I've acquired my late mother's phone, which I thought might be useful as a
    >> spare. It's a Nokia 3410 on Virgin PAYG. I have the Nokia manual (two of
    >> them, actually, for some reason) but no details of the Virgin setup.
    >>
    >> My main phone is on a Vodafone business contract, and I've never used PAYG
    >> - can anyone point me to a how-to that will tell me how to find out how
    >> much credit the phone has on it and what I have to do to top it up
    >> (assuming I want to ...).
    >>
    >> I tried my Vodafone SIM in the 3410, and (unsurprisingly) it says "Invalid
    >> SIM" which I take it means it's locked to Virgin. Can it be unlocked? What
    >> I'd really like to be able to do is to hand onto this as a spare for my
    >> Vodafone account (or maybe try to persuade my mother-in-law to swap it for
    >> her 6310i which she got as a cast-off when No.2 daughter upgraded and

    > which
    >> she certainly doesn't make full use of).
    >>
    >> Virgin's website is a waste of time - it doesn't seem to contain anything
    >> of conceivable interest to grown-ups at all!
    >>
    >> Cheers,
    >> Daniel
    >> (Feeling his age).
    >>

    >
    > Hi Daniel,
    >
    > To find out how much credit is on the phone dial 789
    >
    > To top up the phone, use either a Top Up voucher available from many hgh
    > street stores, list here:
    > http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/m..._where2buy.jsp
    >
    > Or you can speak to Virgin Customer services by choosing the appropriate
    > option after dialling 789, and get them to send you a swipe card to link to
    > the phone. This can then be used at any post office etc to top up the phone
    > with any amount (starting at 5 quid). I recommend this option.
    >
    > Remember to top up the phone at least once every 365 days, or the sim will
    > be switched off the network.
    >
    > Regards
    >
    >
    >
    >

    If the phone has been topped up with more than £30, virgin will unlock
    it for free you need to call them &supply them with the imei number
    which you get by dialling *#06#




  6. #6
    simon
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > I've acquired my late mother's phone, which I thought might be useful as a
    > spare. It's a Nokia 3410 on Virgin PAYG. I have the Nokia manual (two of
    > them, actually, for some reason) but no details of the Virgin setup.
    >
    > My main phone is on a Vodafone business contract, and I've never used PAYG
    > - can anyone point me to a how-to that will tell me how to find out how
    > much credit the phone has on it and what I have to do to top it up
    > (assuming I want to ...).
    >
    > I tried my Vodafone SIM in the 3410, and (unsurprisingly) it says "Invalid
    > SIM" which I take it means it's locked to Virgin. Can it be unlocked? What
    > I'd really like to be able to do is to hand onto this as a spare for my
    > Vodafone account (or maybe try to persuade my mother-in-law to swap it for
    > her 6310i which she got as a cast-off when No.2 daughter upgraded and
    > which
    > she certainly doesn't make full use of).
    >
    > Virgin's website is a waste of time - it doesn't seem to contain anything
    > of conceivable interest to grown-ups at all!
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Daniel
    > (Feeling his age).
    >

    All information is on the Virgin website, but as you can't be bothered
    making the effort to read it then I will tell you that dialling 789 will
    tell you about credit.
    If you want a phone unlocked look in any car boot sale or market, even phone
    shops.





  7. #7
    No Name
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    Reg wrote:
    >
    > Remember to top up the phone at least once every 365 days, or the sim will
    > be switched off the network.



    Not so. They don't cancel numbers.
    Dan



  8. #8
    Mike GW8IJT
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    "simon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > All information is on the Virgin website, but as you can't be bothered
    > making the effort to read it then I will tell you that dialling 789

    will
    > tell you about credit.
    > If you want a phone unlocked look in any car boot sale or market, even

    phone
    > shops.
    >
    >

    However if you go to The Link in Wrexham, North Wales, the ignorant
    twats that work there will say that it's illegal to unlock a phone,
    which is a complete lie.
    Regards Mike.




  9. #9
    Reg
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...

    Daniel,

    If you want me to give you a code to unlock it post in here and I'll sort it
    for you.

    Regards
    Reg






  10. #10

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    If you @@ at the Virgin Website properly it contains all the info you
    need.

    See :
    http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/d...3410-1_qsg.pdf

    for starters.




  11. #11
    Daniel James
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    In article news:<[email protected]>, Reg wrote:
    > To find out how much credit is on the phone dial 789


    Thanks ... that's the customer service (voice) number, isn't it? Is there no
    way to display the balance on the phone itself? (How primitive!)

    > To top up the phone, use either a Top Up voucher available from many hgh
    > street stores, list here:
    > http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/m..._where2buy.jsp


    Yeah, I got that bit (OK, so the website does have *some* info for grown-ups
    <smile>) ... but what does one then of with the voucher? How do you use
    them? You'd think there'd be a how-to page on the website, but no ...

    > Remember to top up the phone at least once every 365 days, or the sim will
    > be switched off the network.


    Bugger ... I wonder how long I've got?

    Cheers,
    Daniel.






  12. #12
    Daniel James
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted

    In article news:<[email protected]>, Rob
    Cole wrote:
    > If the phone has been topped up with more than £30, virgin will unlock
    > it for free ...


    Thanks. I have a note in my mother's writing with her mobile number on it
    and "£18" ... which I suppose it the balance she had on it at some time. I
    doubt that she'd ever topped it up much beyond that (£20?) as she didn't
    use the phone much.

    > ... the imei number which you get by dialling *#06# ...


    Now that I did know, Nokia standard!

    Cheers,
    Daniel.








  13. #13
    Steve Terry
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > In article news:<[email protected]>, Rob
    > Cole wrote:
    >> If the phone has been topped up with more than £30, virgin will unlock
    >> it for free ...

    >
    > Thanks. I have a note in my mother's writing with her mobile number on it
    > and "£18" ... which I suppose it the balance she had on it at some time. I
    > doubt that she'd ever topped it up much beyond that (£20?) as she didn't
    > use the phone much.
    >

    Simply create the unlock code with the DCT3 online unlocker at:
    http://unlock.nokiafree.org/

    or download crux 2.31 from
    http://www.uselessinfo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/extras.htm

    Steve Terry





  14. #14
    Reg
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Daniel James" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > In article news:<[email protected]>, Reg wrote:
    > > To find out how much credit is on the phone dial 789

    >
    > Thanks ... that's the customer service (voice) number, isn't it? Is there

    no
    > way to display the balance on the phone itself? (How primitive!)
    >
    > > To top up the phone, use either a Top Up voucher available from many hgh
    > > street stores, list here:
    > > http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/m..._where2buy.jsp

    >
    > Yeah, I got that bit (OK, so the website does have *some* info for

    grown-ups
    > <smile>) ... but what does one then of with the voucher? How do you use
    > them? You'd think there'd be a how-to page on the website, but no ...
    >


    A voucher has a strip of silver or gold that you scratch away to reveal a
    number (same as a lottery scratch card). You call 789 and select 'topup wth
    a voucher'. Then when promped to do so, you key in the number exactly from
    the voucher (you may have to end by pressing the hash key #).

    Your talk time account will then be credited with the value of the voucher.

    Simple really. Hang up... Your done....









  15. #15
    Gizmo
    Guest

    Re: Virgin PAYG info wanted


    "Mike GW8IJT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > "simon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>
    >> All information is on the Virgin website, but as you can't be bothered
    >> making the effort to read it then I will tell you that dialling 789

    > will
    >> tell you about credit.
    >> If you want a phone unlocked look in any car boot sale or market, even

    > phone
    >> shops.
    >>
    >>

    > However if you go to The Link in Wrexham, North Wales, the ignorant
    > twats that work there will say that it's illegal to unlock a phone,
    > which is a complete lie.


    Now you know why they're stuck working for a piss pot company.
    Just look down on them smugly, and imagine their joke of a payslip at the
    end of each month ;o)





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