Enter Subsidy Password?

My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".

Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code, or must
I take it to a shop that will unlock it?
Thanks.

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"Sick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
> sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".
>
> Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code, or must I
> take it to a shop that will unlock it?
> Thanks.

Yes it is.. You must get the code from the orginal network the phone was on.

"J Drake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Sick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
>> sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".
>>
>> Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code, or must
>> I take it to a shop that will unlock it?
>> Thanks.
>
> Yes it is.. You must get the code from the orginal network the phone was
> on.
>

Well that is one [expensive] way of doing it.

R. Mark Clayton wrote:
> "J Drake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "Sick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which, after
>>> sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy Password".
>>>
>>> Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code, or must
>>> I take it to a shop that will unlock it?
>>> Thanks.
>> Yes it is.. You must get the code from the orginal network the phone was
>> on.
>>
>
> Well that is one [expensive] way of doing it.
>
>


Why expensive? What other ways are there?

"Sick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> R. Mark Clayton wrote:
>> "J Drake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> "Sick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> My other half has been given an ex_T-Mobile Motorola E550 which,
>>>> after sticking her own Vodafone PAYG sim in, says "Enter Subsidy
>>>> Password".
>>>>
>>>> Does this mean it's locked and if so, does anyone know the code,
>>>> or must I take it to a shop that will unlock it?
>>>> Thanks.
>>> Yes it is.. You must get the code from the orginal network the
>>> phone was on.
>>>
>>
>> Well that is one [expensive] way of doing it.
>
>
> Why expensive? What other ways are there?
>

Its an old enough handset, that any market stall or shop that offers
unlocking would be able to do it for you.

Unlocking websites, such as mobilefun, also offer unlocking for the
E550.