Unlock V600i Vodafone Edition
I was very blessed this week. Not only did I get my replacement iPod yesterday, today my dear sister gave me her new Vodafone Sony Ericsson V600i 3G phone. Vodafone Australia’s trying to get everyone on to 3G, and are practically giving this phone away to any of their existing customers who ask for one.
My sister’s happy with her Motorola Razor, and seeing that I’ve had no luck with my mobile phone, she gave me hers. I’m currently using a Vodafone Sharp GX30i, but I’m on the Optus network. How I got stuck with that phone’s a very long story not worth repeating, but basically I’m stuck with Simplus, an Optus reseller, to November 2006 so it’ll be a while before I can kiss Optus goodbye.
Anyway, apart from the Vodafone branding, and how common the phone was, the V600i was pretty cool. I charged it up, then inserted my Optus sim card, and was greeted by “Insert correct sim card”. The V600i was locked to the Vodafone network, and could only be used by Vodafone sim cards.
Now this wouldn’t be new news to our friends in the US, who are used to having their phones locked to their carrier, but in Australia it’s unheard of. Already having the stupid Vodafone branding all over the phone and within the phone’s software is bad enough, but not being able to use it with another carrier just plain stinks.
Fortunately, there was a sticker on the box that said Vodafone would give you the unlock code for free simply by logging on to the web site. But the blasted Vodafone web site doesn’t make it easy to find a link to the page you need.
So here it is.
http://www.vodafone.com.au/unlock
My sister’s going to get the code and I’ll enter it once I get it. Stay tuned.
At 4:57 am, Alex said:
hi,
I have had the exact same problem with my new v600i from Vodafone. ( I am Optus as well). I did find the link on the site, but they say it takes 2 days or so, I was hoping to get this phone up and running by the weekend, doesnt look like it now :’(
I was just wondering if you could let me know what the unlock number is.
Thanks
Alex
Posted on February 22, 2006
At 9:38 pm, jason said:
Hey Alex,
Sorry for the late reply. The number’s always different for everyone as it’s based on the IMEI code. But the form does give you the number right away. Try to go to the same page again and fill in the details… you should then get the unlock code as well as instructions on how to enter it!
Posted on February 27, 2006
At 3:34 am, jason said:
Hey Bruno. Here’s how to unlock the phone… DISCLAIMER: I’m assuming you have the right codes for your specific IMEI code belonging to your phone, and I won’t be held responsible should you want to go ahead with it.
First, insert the sim card. You should get this message “Insert correct SIM card”. This is because your phone is locked to the network that you bought the phone from.
Then, press <, *, < and the unlock menu will show up. You get 2 options. Choose Network. You’ll then be asked to enter the ?NCK? (network unlock code). Enter the one you have, which should be 16 digits long.
Supposedly, you only get 5 attempts! So make sure you enter it correctly.
Posted on March 12, 2006
At 10:13 am, gary said:
hi,
i’m from scotland and i stumbled across ur site when i was looking for the codes for my v600i, i was wondering if you could suggest a link or something for me because the link at the top of the page doesn’t work for me.
thanks
Gary
Posted on March 17, 2006
At 11:13 pm, jason said:
Hiya Gary,
That link is for phones purchased from Vodafone in Australia only. Have no idea if there’s an equivalent in Scotland for you, but if you do a google/ebay search on “unlocking v600i”, you may be able to find vendors in your area that will unlock the phone for a fee. This would probably void any warranty you have on your phone so err on the side of caution and only go with someone reputable.
Posted on March 18, 2006
At 6:04 am, Paulo Peres said:
hi.
i have a sony ericsson v600i and need a nck code, where I can find this.
Tanks
Posted on March 21, 2006
At 10:36 pm, linh said:
Hey Jason,
I’m an American who lived and studied in Sydney for the last 2 years, where I bought my SE V600i. I’ve only just returned to the states this week and was buggered to find that my phone was locked to Vodafone after spending hours finding a new SIM card. Anyways, I did a google search and found your site and link, thank you so much!! I just sent my unlock request and hopefully it will all work out in the end. Hate the thought of getting a new phone!
Cheers mate!
Posted on March 27, 2006
At 2:59 pm, Warren said:
Hey Jason,
Thanks you so much, I had much the same deal as the rest of the people who have contacted you with a locked V600i and an Optus sim.
Your Info should hopefully saved me from buying a new phone will know in 2 days I guess.
so again many thanks
Posted on March 28, 2006
At 2:14 am, jason said:
Hey Linh & Warren,
I didn’t post an update but basically what happened was I waited for a week and I didn’t hear from Vodafone. My bro-in-law then submitted the request again and immediately the unlock code, together with full instructions on how to unlock the phone appeared on another page. I was able to unlock the phone after that, and now I have it working with Optus.
Great thing is when you accidentally press those pesky Connect to Vodafone portal buttons, you don’t go anywhere!
Posted on March 29, 2006
At 10:27 am, linh said:
hey hey!
i was waiting 2 days for the email with the unlock code. but then i just went back to the site and only filled in my IMEI code and password and in the next page were the unlock code and instructions.
good luck everyone and thanks jason!
Posted on March 29, 2006
At 11:13 pm, morphix said:
hi.
i have done that online unlock form so many bloody times with no reply of the unlock code, i have spoken to vodafone directly and they say i have to either fill the form out, or snail mail them. :@
Posted on April 04, 2006
At 2:12 am, chris said:
hey
i just bought a sony ericsson Z520i, after knowing that vodafone provide the unlock codes free of charge (unlike almost all current optus, virgin and telstra phones… you have to pay them if your phone is locked).
BUT
the web page (http://unlock.vodafone.com.au/HL/jsp/UnlockRequest.jsp)
DOSEN’T LOAD!!!
I decided, since you could unlock your phone on the net, why not over the phone? (land-line) So, i called their number, greeted by a recording and told by a recording that i was to either go to the website (which didnt work) or mail them.
Does anyone remember a few years back in QLD when the Courier Mail sent out free Vodafone SIM cards? Well, i still had one of them in my little stash of crap, so at least i can turn the phone on and play with it - GRR
Snail-mail for me.. unless they fix it
Posted on April 08, 2006
At 10:20 pm, Crystal said:
i have a nokia 3320 and its locked to optus. i was wondering if any1 would kno a code plz
Posted on April 15, 2006
At 8:21 pm, jason said:
Crystal,
You may want to try your local mobile phone shop to see if they can help. If you’re in Sydney, try Chinatown. Lots of places there should be able to unlock it for a fee.
Chris,
Sorry for the late reply. I tried the site myself and yes it serves only a blank page! Vodafone must have taken it off-line on purpose. Hope you get to hear from them soon.
Posted on April 17, 2006
At 2:30 am, Crystal said:
t costs $80 to get it unlocked from a shop….im in SA
Posted on April 18, 2006
At 5:11 am, jason said:
Hey Crystal,
I did a search on Google and found this link… http://www.peters1.dk/webtools/nokia/nokiaonline.php?sprog=en
Not sure if the guy is legit, but apparently he has a web tool that will give you the unlock code for free!
As I said, I’m not sure if he’s legit. Not sure if it’s a hoax, or if he can do something with your IMEI #, so be very, very careful. No one will be held responsible should things go wrong.
Posted on April 18, 2006
At 10:09 pm, Crystal said:
ok thanks ill giv him my old ph IMEI# 2 c if anythin goes wrong wit it but thanks
Posted on April 18, 2006
At 7:50 pm, Leah said:
I really need to figure out an unlock code or NCK for my SE V600i. It is on Cingular, and I purchased another Cingular SIM, but the idiots have locked the phones even to their own network, which seems really rediculous to me. Anyway, I know that the NCK number is digits 41-48 of the ME number, but I don’t know how to retrieve either one, within the phone or with an online generator. I hope there is some way to unlock without a cable. PLEASE HELP any way you can. I’m sure some genious out there has come up with a way to generate these codes–I just need to find them!
Thank you in advance!!!
Leah
Posted on April 22, 2006
At 1:51 am, Sameer said:
dear/sir
my counsi have brougth a vodafone from australia sony ericson k600i its showing insert correct sim card.. so pls mail me the code of it so that i can use the mobile… i am waiting for your reply
Posted on May 02, 2006
At 6:38 am, Sameer said:
dear sir
thanx for sending me mail.. i was unable to unlock the phone pls help me again i am giving you more details about my phone i have take out my batteris and give you in detalis
sony ericson v6001 2853/1
I DONT KNOW WHICH IS IMEI NO
PLS HELP ME OUT.. I AM HOPING YOU MAIL SOON
Posted on May 07, 2006
At 4:54 am, jason said:
Sameer,
I did not email you at all because I do not have the codes. I have edited your comment and taken out your serial number details of your phone.
The good news is Vodafone’s site appears to be up, so go to this link and give it a go.
http://unlock.vodafone.com.au/HL/jsp/UnlockRequest.jsp
Posted on May 08, 2006
At 12:00 am, frank said:
i’ve bought also the v600i and tried to use it on the optus 3g network. it’s not working. the gsm is working properly but as soon as i switch on the phone, the 3g symbol disappears and i couldn’t use 3g from optus. what a crap. vodafone.au is crap! i’ve waited 3 fucking weeks for the unlock code.
Posted on May 12, 2006
At 1:54 pm, Ritchie said:
I have an V600i locked to telenor(old vodafone), hov do i get the NCK code???
I now everything else I need to no but I only need this NCK code!!
Posted on July 12, 2006
At 6:04 am, Rob said:
i recently lost my k608i which was on the 3mobile network, and they are sending me out a new sim card. i managed to get hold of a v608i, which appears to be the same phone with different branding ( vodaphone). Anyway, do you think i will be able to use this handset with my exsisting/new sim
card on 3?… tried checking it online and one place said “we do not offer the Sony Ericsson V600i Unlock service on the 3 network.”… would that be refering to unlocking a phone to use on 3, or a 3 phone to use with a different sim card..?
Posted on July 18, 2006
At 7:28 pm, jason said:
Hi Rob,
I don’t think you’ll be able to use the phone on 3 without unlocking. Your best bet is to try to get the person who gave you the v608i to get the unlock code from Vodafone.
People I know have still been trying to get the unlock codes from Vodafone without much success unfortunately.
Posted on July 18, 2006
At 12:10 am, Jef said:
Hey, i have managed to unlock mine and have moved to the 3 network. Now I am unable to view any mobile internet or use video calls. does any one have any suggestions here?
Posted on July 22, 2006
At 7:46 am, rob said:
hey,
Im having trouble unlocking a v600i from the uk. Been to a couple of stores of which one said “the software was too tempermantal for them to do anything with,” and the other said ” its not possible to unlock a 3G phone.” Both sound a bit silly to me…? is it best to do it via an unlock code… ? however, they seem quite hard to get hold of, or am i better off sending it away, finding a store that can do it, or buying one of the advertised Sony-Ericsson T28 SERIAL Service/Unlock cable , tho im not sure what they are?
thanks in advance.
Posted on July 22, 2006
At 3:51 pm, Brian said:
hey
i need to unlock my V600i but i am from ireland and your link is only for australian customers not for ie customers please help me .thanks a lot
Posted on August 01, 2006
At 3:34 pm, Robin Hood said:
Vodafone Ireland will unlock your ~V600i for you once you have spent enough credit.
Posted on August 04, 2006
At 8:45 am, Tyson said:
Cheers Jason, filled out their marketing BS and got the code second time I filled in the form. Thanks buddy, keep up the good work.
Posted on August 24, 2006
At 11:09 pm, reza said:
Hi
I have v600i, how can i go to the unlock menu ?
Posted on August 29, 2006
At 4:13 am, reza said:
I do unlock the sonyericsson v600i , but i get this massage “Inactive SIM”.
My SIM card works correctly with other phons.
please help me.
Posted on August 30, 2006
At 10:56 pm, jason said:
Reza,
Sorry for the late reply. A friend just told me that the reason why your sim card may not work, even though your v600i has been unlocked, could be because it’s an old sim card, that the phone may not support. My sim card is around 2 years old, and it works with the phone.
Posted on September 16, 2006
At 9:40 am, Satty said:
Hi jason!!
I bought a New Nokia 6280 from Vodafone a week back. I knew i could unlock it from them so filled out the form from vodafone.. Then i unlocked my phone and hurray it did work on my optus sim.. Then things went on good for 3 days and suddenly i started receiving calls in my home Phone from my friends saying that something is wrong with my mobile.. I tried calling other people but the only message i hear till today is sorry, ure phone has been locked on the optus network. for further information please call 1300305030.. i got furious and called the number and the operator says nothing wrong.. she asked to call vodafone as it was their phone.. so i called voda.. but the faggets said optus sim.. i mean what the hell should i do.. i wanna be on the optus network,,, and what about my new phone.. help me somebody..
Posted on September 25, 2006
At 3:38 pm, jason said:
Satty,
What a coincidence. I had a similar problem a few weeks ago. Basically, I could make outgoing calls, but could not receive incoming calls. I called up Simplus, who’s an Optus reseller, and they got me to punch a couple of numbers onto my phone to cancel all diverts. I don’t bother using Voicemail either. Have a look in your phone and see if you can cancel all diverts. You should be able to set things up to divert to voice mail if you wish. Hope it helps.
Posted on September 25, 2006
At 1:37 am, raj said:
hey bruno
Plz help me with this ,I have this SE V600i from ireland .But i cant find the unlocking code for it so i can use it australia.its withvodafone .plz help me . My IMEI NO. IS *****************
Posted on October 30, 2006
At 4:43 pm, jason said:
Raj,
I cannot help you with this. Only thing I can suggest is that you can find some phone shops that have a way of unlocking your phone for a fee.
Posted on October 30, 2006
At 7:16 am, bousquet said:
j’ai oublier mon mot de passe de vérouillage de téléphone!!! comment je peux faire pour utiliser mon portable sans avoir a taper 9999999 codes!!??? répondez vite s’il vous plait!!
Posted on December 01, 2006
At 7:20 am, anthony said:
I have to forget my password of vérouillage of telephone!!! How I can make to use my mobile(portable) without having has to type 9999999 codes!!??? Answer fast please!!
Posted on December 01, 2006
At 9:58 pm, roser said:
I’ve got a V600i(Australian) and i wanna unlock it so i can use my old optus sim aswell, once you unlock it can you still use your vodafone sim card? Also i’ve had it for like 6 months and dont have the box or instructions anymore is there any way to find out my phones IMEI number?
Cheers
Posted on December 02, 2006
At 4:17 pm, roser said:
I found my IMEI number, went to the vodafone website, filled out the unlock form, got my code instantly on the next page, followed the instructions on how to enter the code and now it works with both my sim cards sweet. Hopefully it wont mess up later but for now it seems to have worked perfectly.
The address was http://www.vodafone.com.au/unlock
Posted on December 03, 2006
At 4:23 pm, jimmy said:
Worked on my phone aswell
Posted on December 03, 2006
At 4:14 am, ahmad said:
i have v600i now.can u tell me about its memory and can i put memory card.if i can put memory card from where i can get?
i m in pakistan.im happy with this set,actually i have boughtthis from sweden.
its battery ended soon why this is plz tell me.
i m fully satsfied with this set of SonyEricson v600i
thanks
Posted on December 04, 2006
At 3:10 am, Vin said:
I bought a SonyEricsson k600i from ebay. It was one of many being sold from Victoria. Even though it was said to have been not opened, the box showed signs of being so.
So the phone is network unlocked and my Vodafone SIM works fine. The phone was it appears sold from Optus shops. The Optus Zoo splash screen and the Optus MyZoo connection icon appears on the screen. How do I get rid of these Optus branded icon and either go to the Sony defaults or even the menus that apper on the Vodafone version the V660i of the phone/
Posted on December 08, 2006
At 2:14 pm, wayne said:
how do i unlock my v600i bob
Posted on December 26, 2006
At 8:13 pm, EDSEL said:
is there any way where i can find the phones emei #, cause i cant find the phone emei #
Posted on January 02, 2007
At 8:30 am, coro said:
Im like the rest of them ! i need a NCK code for my sony ericcson v600i ! i live in ireland and cant seem to find any answeres on the net ! i also cant find any thing on the vodafone.ie for it !!! any one have any ideas ?
Posted on February 22, 2007
At 5:07 am, thomas said:
i got a v600i and i want it unlocking 4 free but a dont live in Australia and evrething in England is trying 2 cost me a shit lowd any help let me no
Posted on February 23, 2007
At 6:30 pm, celene said:
hey.. my friend just got a new fone and gave me hers….. its a sony ericsson T630…. the only problem is that its locked to virgin mobile and im with vodaphone
we called virgin mobile and they said top up with $80 credit.. but i read somewhere that it that or if u’ve been with them for 6 months and shes recharged WAY over $80 in that time
what should i do/ can i do it online for free because i was looking but there nothing for my stle of phone ( sony ericsson t630 as presviously mentioned)
thanks so much
Posted on February 23, 2007
At 6:31 pm, celene said:
oh sorry i noe this site isnt really for this…. like its for a cetain type of phone but i didnt noe where 2 put it hahahaha SORRY!!
:) 
Posted on February 23, 2007
At 6:35 pm, celene said:
HERE- for the ppl like me who didnt noe how to find/ what my IMEI was:
this is for the site-
http://support.gsmliberty.net/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=3
A Your phone’s IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
number is an international “Serial number” for your phone to
properly identify it.
Your IMEI can be found at the back of your phone behind the
battery or by pressing *#06#* it is a 15 digit number.
NOTE: If your phone prints out more than 15 digits for your IMEI , please only supply us with the first 15 digits the phone provides, no dashes or space. The remaining numbers are unimportant as they are just checksum numbers.
Posted on February 23, 2007
At 1:44 am, b0o_19 said:
please help me… i have nothing to shell out that’s why i’m here asjing for your help… i just need the NCK code for my SE v630i…please. it’s locked with Vodafone
thanks.
Posted on March 01, 2007
At 11:25 pm, Tapiwa said:
I have a sharp gx30i phone and it has already been unlocked but nomatter what network i use it still writes “Insert sim card ” on the screen. Can I please get some help and the technician said there is nothing wrong with the sim reader.
Posted on April 12, 2007
At 3:41 am, ivelin said:
please help me… i have nothing to shell out that’s why i’m here asjing for your help… i just need the NCK code for my SE v630i…please. it’s locked with Vodafone
thanks.
IMEI:35194101-196731-2-12
Network: M-Tel
Country:Bulgaria
Posted on April 28, 2007
At 2:41 pm, Strafverteidiger München said:
Hey guys, cool that they post how to unlook it. Thx 4 the great post.
Posted on April 30, 2007
At 9:08 am, bEn said:
well i wanna unlockmy v600i, but im in england nd the linkabove doesn’t work for my phone, i don’t suppose you know of a site for english phones do you, im desperate.
bEn
Posted on May 11, 2007
At 4:15 am, John Wall said:
Hi,
The link http://www.vodafone.com.au/unlock worked first time for me today 31st May 2007. For those having problems you might have pop ups blocked so unblock if your having trouble. Just a thought and a guess. John
Posted on May 31, 2007
At 5:45 am, Nath said:
Hi Guys,
I Really Wanna Unlock My V630i And Just Need The NCK Code.
Does Anyone Know It/ Know Where To Find It?
Cheers For The Help. Nath
Posted on July 04, 2007
At 10:30 pm, dave said:
hi there
I also need to get a sharp 550SH unlocked im also with vodafone(Ireland).I know there is a security protocol db2020 is there any way around this??
thanx in advance
Dave
Posted on September 02, 2007
At 8:11 pm, Ofosu alfred said:
i have a phone locked code on my SE v600i needed a code to access my phone
Posted on September 19, 2007
At 4:46 pm, LeLiN said:
Plzzz SEND Me Country Unlock Code For SHARP 550SH. I Got That From Ireland VODAFONE..
Posted on October 29, 2007
At 5:43 pm, Thilina said:
I have a problem on my phone.A warning message says”ciphering not provided by operator.Insecure transmission” What does that means.
Posted on November 16, 2007
At 9:01 pm, owen said:
hi i have a sony ericsson V600i and it is locked i will like some one to help unlock it with a code,for when i put the phone on it says phone code locked.
Posted on February 03, 2008
At 5:08 pm, bebs said:
please help me… i have nothing to shell out that’s why i’m here asjing for your help… i just need the NCK code for my SE v630i…please. it’s locked with Vodafone
thanks.
IMEI:35194101-529439-0-25
Network: vodafone ie
Country:ireland
Posted on April 26, 2008
At 5:41 pm, Lisa said:
Hi,
I have a different phone but i just wanted to thank you anyway, i managed to get the code for my phone over this website and it was the first thing that came up when i searched for unlocking codes on the internet once given a vodafone phone recently.
Appreciate you putting this up for others to find.
Cheers
Posted on April 29, 2008
At 2:16 am, Sarah said:
Oh My Word…What is A NCK code?
so i found my IMEI thing and then i need a NCK code…ehem WHAT IS THAT!?
HELP PLEASE!
its a v600i locked with vodafone if that helps…
Posted on May 22, 2008
At 5:10 am, Armands said:
I need nck codes for se v630i IMEI 35194101-760813-4-29 THANK YOU!
Posted on May 30, 2008
At 12:31 am, Matt said:
g’day mate thanx for the tips on how to get to the nck part but i happend to find a v630i so can i call up vodafone n ask for it evan tho i didn properly buy this fone? if not is there a certain code which works for all foens of this model?
thanx heaps,
matt
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Posted on August 19, 2008