Device needing unlocking I bought from stranger

[Magon]

Bought from car boot for cheap, Samsung device running Android 2.3.6 that I want to register on the THREE network since it will continue 3g support.

[jonsie]

Which network is it locked to?

Does the phone work with amy simcard?

[MI5]

@Magon 

That's so old it's hardly going to be capable of running many apps, but to unlock, you'll need to use temp on O2 network, then follow guide Guide: Unlocking an O2 phone to use a different SIM card 

[jonsie]

Is that Gingerbread?

[MI5]

It is and @Magon won't be able to use it for anything but calls and texts as Google won't allow login's from that Android version any longer.

Launched in 2010 so 14 years out of date now.

[Enlli]

Hate to dissolution you but Three are in the process of shutting 3G down and they hope to complete it by the end of the year.

Not long to go

https://www.three.co.uk/support/network-and-coverage/our-plans-to-switch-off-3g

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@Magon wrote:

Bought from car boot for cheap, Samsung device running Android 2.3.6 that I want to register on the THREE network since it will continue 3g support.

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[MI5]

You can see why it was cheap now and only if in pristine condition, a phone collector is the only person likely to put any value on it at all.

[MI5]

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@Enlli wrote:

Hate to dissolution you but Three are in the process of shutting 3G down and they hope to complete it by the end of the year.

Not long to go

https://www.three.co.uk/support/network-and-coverage/our-plans-to-switch-off-3g

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@Magon wrote:

Bought from car boot for cheap, Samsung device running Android 2.3.6 that I want to register on the THREE network since it will continue 3g support.

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Will they change their name to Four or Five then........?

[jonsie]

Or maybe just Vodafreephone?

[Enlli]

Well they now claim their networks are a bit rubbish, so they will need a rubbish name

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theregister.com/AMP/2024/10/07/three_vodafone_merger/