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Michael Murphy | https://murfy.nz
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michaelmurfy: Short answer: No.
Reason: They are different hardware wise.
michaelmurfy: Last: Live with the branding.
joff_nz: Surely Noels would be able to look up the receipt easy enough?
neb:michaelmurfy: Short answer: No.
Reason: They are different hardware wise.
Damn. I'd assumed that since it was quad-band UMTS the only difference between VF and XT would be the firmware (the HSPA or whatever data part doesn't matter, the owner is Old(tm) and only uses it for calls and SMS).
michaelmurfy: Last: Live with the branding.
Guess it'll have to be that. The branding isn't really a big deal, it's mostly the ability to do the over-the-air top-up while roaming overseas rather than having to use a dodgy Internet cafe somewhere.
(Which I thought I'd finally weaned her off, dammit!).
Hey there! I actually think you can use this on Vodafone. It uses the right GSM bands etc. It probably is 'locked' to the Telecom network in firmware as you have guessed.
neb:michaelmurfy: Short answer: No.
Reason: They are different hardware wise.
Damn. I'd assumed that since it was quad-band UMTS the only difference between VF and XT would be the firmware (the HSPA or whatever data part doesn't matter, the owner is Old(tm) and only uses it for calls and SMS).
neb:Hey there!? I actually think you can use this on Vodafone. It uses the right GSM bands etc.? It probably is 'locked' to the Telecom network in firmware as you have guessed.
It works just fine on Vodafone.? My only concern was the missing Vodafone-specific menu that allows (among other things) over-the-air topup for prepay, but it's actually present buried under an unexpected menu option.? Not sure how that gets set up, whether it's a USAT capability or something, but in any case that's all I was after.? There's still some Telecom-isms in places, but everything that's needed for VF use is now there.? I've been using it myself while I fiddle with it and it's actually a rather nice phone... Sony must have licensed it from somewhere else or something.
johnr: Do you mean Vodafone Hotlink?
neb: When I tried it I got "Hotlink Declined. You have selected an invalid account. Please try again", although it worked fine when I tried it from my phone a month or so back. Not sure if that was because of moving the SIM to the new phone or some other breakage that happened to occur at the same time.
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