How to Unlock your Nokia E63 from Three

It only takes one call to your phone provider and you can have your phone unlocked and ready to be upgraded free to the newest firmware available for the Nokia E63. Today, I called up Three to get this done and they asked why I would like to unlock the phone. I said that I would be going overseas and they asked what country. I started to wonder, just let me unlock my phone.. then I realised he wanted to tell me that we can use three on international roaming. Nice to know... but I still want my phone unlocked. If they continue to ask, tell them that you may want to use a local SIM card and they will let you pass Go and collect your unlock key.

You will know that they are giving you the right code if they

1. Ask for your IMEI number by asking you to type in *#06#

2. They give you a code that looks something like #pw+23489729429834+1#

3. The phone will say "sim card restriction off"

Your phone is now unlocked and you can go to Nokia PC suite to get your firmware updated... but is the firmware worth updating to?

Click here for more discussion on the Nokia E63 new firmware.

EDIT: I've just tried to upgrade my phone firmware and just like Pitz said in the comments, the upgrade didn't work even after unlocking the phone from Three. Oh Three.. what will we do with you...

Also there are plenty of companies around which unlock your phone for a fee.. have a look around.

How to still get $29 12 month contract for Nokia E63 on Three

As many people would have noticed, Three has removed the $29 cap for 12 months and upping the contract back to 24 months. You can still get the $29 cap for 12 months with a Nokia E63 if you go to this page here. If you know an existing 3 customer like me, you can also get a bonus 150 minutes / month added to your 200 min free calls to 3 customers if you are referred before you sign up. Email me if you are not sure how this works.

EDIT: Link Updated here to get the $29 cap for only 12 months.

Pinpoints from Ovi a non event

Maybe I don't know how to use this program but after trawling the Nokia Ovi store for free applications, I came across Pinpoints. When I ran the program on my Nokia E63, it flashed up the fact that it is scanning for pinpoints and then the program closed. The idea of the program is pretty cool. It supposedly finds addresses that are inputted in your phone and then plots them on a google or nokia maps.. but maybe someone who has got it running properly can share how this program works. Remember, we here do not read manuals :)

Would you like to accept connection (again?) bluetooth hack

Do you get annoyed about how every time your phone connects to your computer, you need to say YES I do want to allow my computer to connect to the phone?

There is an easy fix. In three words, it is SET AS AUTHORISED.

On your E65, or other Nokia phone, go to MENU --> CONNECTIVITY --> BLUETOOTH. Then press across -> to access the "PAIRED DEVICES" tab. Scroll down to the connection to your computer/other phone/PDA/bluetooth headset that you want to always allow your phone to connect automatically, and go to OPTIONS. Select "Set as authorised" and from now on, you won't be asked whether you would like to accept the connection from your computer. This is a security pre-caution built in to the phones that makes sure that just because you allowed someone to access your phone ONCE, they cannot continue to do so unless you have authorised an automatic connection.

Now, when your phone comes in range with your computer, they'll say hi to each other, update each other on what's been happening with them (sync your calendar, notes, address book, files, pictures or whatever else you want to sync with PC Suite) and send whatever changes you made to your phone or PC to the other - and this will allo happen without bothering you about it. This is how technology has advanced (actually it advanced 4 years ago to make this possible). PC Suite will even give you a summary of what they "talked" about and what details have been updated. Just one obvious tip, make sure PC suite is always on in order for this automatic connection to happen and make sure that in your syncing settings, you have enabled automatic syncing. Reposted from MyE65 as requested by Rommel Pascual, hope that helps.