Unlocking My Nokia N95 Followup

Yesterday I got Martin Lock, who sold me his N95, to contact T-Mobile for the unlock code. I'm happy to report that everything went well and we received the code a few hours ago. I've entered the unlock code and can now use my existing SIM card. For those of you who aren't fortunate enough to know the person they bought their N95 from, there's still some hope. I've discovered that there are quite a few website that offer an unlocking service for about £35. Just do a search in Google for 'unlock Nokia N95 T-Mobile' and they'll be there near the top.

I'll be sharing my experiences with the N95 in a while, so stay tune.

Unlocking My Nokia N95

I've found these instructions to unlocking a Nokia N95 at the Nokia N95 Phone blog. Its for unlocking a N95 that was bought through Orange. According to the blog, you need to get a Orange Pay as you go SIM to get an Orange account, put £20 on the account, call Orange to tell them that you want to unlock your phone and give them the IMEI number of your phone. Then wait for them to send a letter containing the unlock code, enter it on the phone and your N95 is unlocked.

Unfortunately it's a bit different for T-Mobile. For starters, you need to be the original owner of the phone. Luckily I got the phone from a friend so that was no major problem, but it could be if you buy through ebay or something, so ask the buyer to get the unlock code first! Anyway, the original owner must call T-Mobile, explain why they want to unlock the phone, pay £15 for the unlock code. The original owner must make the request because T-Mobile will want to verify their name, mobile number, home number, and the last 4 digits of their SSN. Then it's a matter of waiting for T-Mobile to send an email containing the unlock code, enter it on the phone and it's unlocked.

Hopefully we get the unlock code in the next few days then I can use my existing SIM card.

My Cheap Nokia N95 Phone

I've heard some good stuff about the Nokia N95 and yesterday I managed to pick one up at half the retail price! Ok, it's second hand, and I got it from a friend who's Nokia N95 contract at T-Mobile ran out. It came without the microSD memory card and the ear phones, but at that price, I'm not complaining! I'm quite thrilled with getting the phone, I mean it won the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) award for 'The European Media Phone of the Year 2007-2008', and the TIPA award for the 'Best Mobile Imaging Device in Europe 2007'! And on all accounts it’s a great phone!

For starters, the N95 is quite ergonomic and small for a phone with so much features! It also feels quite light and fits nicely in my pocket! The softish back cover is also easy to grip. Then the phone has a big 2.6 inch screen so browsing the internet on it should be quite a pleasure. I've heard that its video playback and music playback is excellent. And that its 5-megapixel camera is so brilliant, some people are ditching their stand alone digital camera! I guess they'll be ditching their MP3 player as well when the Nokia N95 8GB is released, but that one will be just too expensive for someone like me. My 2 GB microSD card will have to do. I've heard that the sound quality from the built-in stereo speakers is quite good but I haven't been able to use it yet. I need to get it unlocked first.