bazzatron Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Isnt there a website that you can just browse to and it takes care of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 i'll let that nerd comment fly... what is the ios version? so i can point you in the correct erection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Seriously though, does that Jailbreakme.com website not cut the mustard anymore*? Â Â Â Â *never Jailbroken an iphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPCAT Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I used redsn0w on my old iphone. But if i remeber correctly you might have to use iTunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 There is a tethered option... and an untethered option... from memory  without the iOS model... i can't give you options... apart from buying an android powered phone lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeCee Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 There is a tethered option... and an untethered option... from memory without the iOS model... i can't give you options... apart from buying an android powered phone lol 6.1.2 if that sounds right. I was with Vodafone fwiw. Yeah, I'd just buy a new phone, but I really don't have the cash right now, plus I'd most likely want a plan with it, so will wait till I get home. Only asking this because I bought a sim with 3 today, only to find out the phone was locked. I'm that skint that I can't just let 15 quid go to waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Dude you just want to unlock it from the network??? https://unlock.vodafone.com.au/voila/handsetunlock/self-service.html;jsessionid=5BFB2162549A7024006CB048B68BA92B?method=selectService  To get IMEI:  Settings>General>About>IMEI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Dude you just want to unlock it from the network??? https://unlock.vodafone.com.au/voila/handsetunlock/self-service.html;jsessionid=5BFB2162549A7024006CB048B68BA92B?method=selectService  To get IMEI:  Settings>General>About>IMEI it would be better to unlock from the network as what bazz suggested.  but if that doesn't work... you want an 'untethered' (meaning not connected. you don't have to connect the phone back into the computer you jailbroke it on to get it working again, if battery runs out) jailbreak option.  DO NOT UPDATE THE PHONE PAST 6.1.2!!!  http://evasi0n.com/ is the place you want to go to.  simply download the program onto your computer and follow the VERY easy instructions.  Good luck. Edited October 25, 2013 by Deviant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 you bought a Sim with 3? i thought they folded... nevermind, not an issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 He is in England atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 understood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeCee Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 ROFF at baz, I went into a Vodafone store today and they said they didn't unlock phones, even if I was with them. Must be an Aussie only thing, or they didn't like me. Didn't even bother looking at the website. Either way, I need access to iTunes, so will try again if I get the chance at a mates, but it's no good for now. @deviant, I don't have access to a computer, one of the wonders of back packing. I figured I couldn't do much, but I know that a few of you can work your way around shit like this, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Cheers anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 You can do it all yourself from the vodafone website I just sent you, just make sure your old sim is in and international roaming is on so that it can connect. Â I did it with my Android on Vodafone, before I went to S.E. Asia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 ROFF at baz, I went into a Vodafone store today and they said they didn't unlock phones, even if I was with them. Must be an Aussie only thing, or they didn't like me. Didn't even bother looking at the website. Â Â Vodafone Australia doesnt exist in England. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 try this... Â Â i hope this works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 ROFF at baz, I went into a Vodafone store today and they said they didn't unlock phones, even if I was with them. Must be an Aussie only thing, or they didn't like me. Didn't even bother looking at the website. Â Vodafone Australia doesnt exist in England. This, Vodafone in Europe does not equal Vodafone in Australia. I think they still own a percentage but really its just a case of them leasing the name/brand rather than it being the same organisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Attention Tesla lol http://ausdroid.net/2013/10/29/motorola-announces-an-open-modular-smartphone-platform-called-project-ara/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedaik Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Sitting opposite somebody on the tram with one of these new android watches. Spending 5x as long to change a song on a 1inch screen while hes holding the phone in the same hand as his watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Fold Sony. My micro USB port broke because of their retarded design that is different from the standard design every other phone (or really any device) manufacturer uses. Off too Telstra I go, who will send it to Sony's repair company, who will tell me it's not covered under warranty because Sony is a dodgy piece of shit company. Then the fun will begin. Hopefully Telstra will sort it out at that stage like last time, because I really like Telstra and don't want to have any reason to question whether I should use their services in the future, and because as fun as it will be taking down Sony, it will require a fair bit of time and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 That's very unfortunate to hear... I'm looking forward to the Z1 Compact that's rumoured for an April release! If all else fails... Nexus 5 ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 bump as it's the closest related thread i can find  out of contract with telstra in about 6 weeks or so, considering moving to optus as i can get a better deal.  anyone here got good/bad stories? i like telstra but i am being swayed by paying less for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 anyone here got good/bad stories? i like telstra but i am being swayed by paying less for more.Im with optus. Cannot wait til my contract is up as I can barely ever get reception. Im not talking about out in the sticks either. Places like Maribyrnong, Thornbury, Kensington etc.Ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Stop being cheap kunts, telstra is the only mobile network in this country. The others don't meet the minimum requirements (usable service) to count. Edited February 24, 2014 by Tesla 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 anyone here got good/bad stories? i like telstra but i am being swayed by paying less for more. Im with optus. Cannot wait til my contract is up as I can barely ever get reception. Im not talking about out in the sticks either. Places like Maribyrnong, Thornbury, Kensington etc. Ridiculous. Excellent to know, thank you BH. Might be worth paying the higher price. Second question - has anyone ever bothered with phone insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedaik Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 If you dont need 4G then I recommend Boost. 2gb, unlimited calls and uses Telstras 3G network for $40 a month. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Â Â anyone here got good/bad stories? i like telstra but i am being swayed by paying less for more. Im with optus. Cannot wait til my contract is up as I can barely ever get reception. Im not talking about out in the sticks either. Places like Maribyrnong, Thornbury, Kensington etc. Ridiculous. Excellent to know, thank you BH. Might be worth paying the higher price. Second question - has anyone ever bothered with phone insurance? Â Â Â I am on virgin and have phone insurance. It is an extra $9.95 a month which I think is worth it. Virgin uses optus towers and I never have reception issues in the same areas as BH which is pretty curious...Although there is one weird area on brunswick road just before the Dawson street turnoff where I lose all reception for about 50 metres. Someone must have a jammer going or something. I was going to go on telstra but couldnt justify the prices. Might want to try vodafone? they are going crazy updating their 4g network so its a good time to join as they will probably bend over backwards trying to make people happy given the last few years for them. Edited February 25, 2014 by Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 If you get insurance, make sure you find out how much the excess is. I was paying $7.50 per month, and destroyed a phone after 12 months, then got hit with an excess of $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Telstra is $180 for excess @ $18 p/m. Bit pricey for something like phone insurance. Already covered under fire and theft at home and if a phone breaks I'll deal with that when the time comes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 @ Dylan I used to be with 3 ages ago (mostly the same as vodafone), nothing but trouble. Shit customer service and took forever to let me out of my expired contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) anyone here got good/bad stories? i like telstra but i am being swayed by paying less for more.Im with optus. Cannot wait til my contract is up as I can barely ever get reception. Im not talking about out in the sticks either. Places like Maribyrnong, Thornbury, Kensington etc.Ridiculous.Excellent to know, thank you BH. Might be worth paying the higher price.Second question - has anyone ever bothered with phone insurance?  I am on virgin and have phone insurance. It is an extra $9.95 a month which I think is worth it. Virgin uses optus towers and I never have reception issues in the same areas as BH which is pretty curious...Although there is one weird area on brunswick road just before the Dawson street turnoff where I lose all reception for about 50 metres. Someone must have a jammer going or something. I was going to go on telstra but couldnt justify the prices. Might want to try vodafone? they are going crazy updating their 4g network so its a good time to join as they will probably bend over backwards trying to make people happy given the last few years for them.Vodafone is only good right now because everyone has left their network. Once people start coming back, it will go to shit.When it comes to mobile internet, it really is all about capacity.Vodafone can currently claim the fastest 4G speeds in Melbourne, because they've just built up capacity and have no one using it, it will drop soon. Telstra will always be the fastest in the long term because they charge more so they don't have to oversell their service, and can therefore maintain good speeds.I'm also very sceptical about Vodafone's 4G coverage, doubt it would even touch Optus let alone Telstra.TBH Vodafone is probably a good deal right now, but if you go on a 24 month contract I think you'd be struggling towards the end of it.While on the subject, LOL @ Optus getting done for false advertising. Apparently in that TV ad were they admitted to being worse than Telstra ( ), they were being deceptive by making it seem they were a lot closer to Telstra's level of coverage than they actually are. FFS if you're going to make a deceptive ad at least try make it look like you're better than your competitor rather than just making it seem you aren't much worse Edited February 26, 2014 by Tesla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I made the switch from 3mobile to Voda and it was the stupidest thing I've done. 3 had great coverage in the city and the Telstra roaming facility was decent in the bush. When I went to Vodafone they had their 30day network guarantee, if you werent happy you could bring your phone back and cancel the contract, no questions asked. Cunts clearly put all new customers in a QoS(quality of service) profile that prioritised your bandwidth, ensuring you get great download and upload speeds. Its been average ever since that month ended. Looking to move to Telstra in May when my contract ends. Probably keep the same phone HTC One X, unless anything worthy of an upgrade appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 While on the subject, LOL @ Optus getting done for false advertising. Apparently in that TV ad were they admitted to being worse than Telstra ( ), they were being deceptive by making it seem they were a lot closer to Telstra's level of coverage than they actually are. FFS if you're going to make a deceptive ad at least try make it look like you're better than your competitor rather than just making it seem you aren't much worse  http://www.smh.com.au/business/win-for-telstra-as-court-rules-optus-ads-misleading-20140218-32y8g.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I made the switch from 3mobile to Voda and it was the stupidest thing I've done. 3 had great coverage in the city and the Telstra roaming facility was decent in the bush. When I went to Vodafone they had their 30day network guarantee, if you werent happy you could bring your phone back and cancel the contract, no questions asked. Cunts clearly put all new customers in a QoS(quality of service) profile that prioritised your bandwidth, ensuring you get great download and upload speeds. Its been average ever since that month ended. Looking to move to Telstra in May when my contract ends. Probably keep the same phone HTC One X, unless anything worthy of an upgrade appears. I'm out of contract in june. Hoping the Nexus 5 drops in price.  Had the One X then got the S3 as a present. now looking at ditching both for the nexus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 S5 in april? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Or was april for the new Sony and june for the S5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Vodafone 3G, not to bad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schrecky Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm with vodafone and in the last 2 years i cant fault them in the metro area. In country towns it has been ordinary although this year improved in both warnambool and echuca, compared to last year?  Thinking of changing to optus/virgin to get better bush coverage and better value! Vodafone seems to have out performed telstra (for data) at the MCG and during big crowds (as compared to friends phones)    Id go telstra if they didnt charge double for the same inclusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I want 2Gb of data and spend no more than $60, wont be able to do that at Telstra by the looks. Atm I pay $60 and get 1.5Gb this includes ~$10 for the handset as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzatron Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Go Optus! https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobilephones/my-plan/my-sim-plans  Unlimited Calls and Text and 2Gb data for $60 sim only plan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 ATT @Tesla  http://www.projectara.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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