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- Here is a good FAQ file.
- This was written by Lithium. I have nothing at all to do with writing this
- FAQ file.
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- C12 FAQ - A guide to Chipped C12s/Digas
- ===============================================
- Written by: L i t h i u m
- Email: LithiumUK@hotmail.com
- 10/1/2000
-
- Disclaimer:
- You may copy and distribute this document as long as it remains unchanged.
- I have written this for educational purposes so it *hopefully* reduces the
- amount of questions being asked time and time again on usenet. I do not
- participate in any illegal activities and have written this due to the
- increasing demand of questions being asked by people searching for
- information.
-
- Introduction:
- After all the questions being asked on usenet I have written this document
- to answer some of the most common questions about 'chipped' phones. The
- answers to the questions are correct to my own knowledge however I am no
- expert and welcome comments. I have also included some rumours and facts
- about these phones. This document does not describe everything about
- chipped mobiles but will answer the more frequent questions.
-
- 1.
- What is a chipped phone?
- A chipped phone is a mobile phone that has been fitted with a chip that
- resets the credit balance on phone every time it is turned on.
-
- 2.
- Can my <phone name> be chipped?
- The only phones that can be chipped are C12's and Digas. These use the
- BTCellnet network and use two different tariffs, "Pay & Go" and "U". There
-
- are other exploits on different networks such as Vodafone and One to One
- but
- the BTCellnet 'chipping' exploit has received much more attention.
-
- 3.
- Will I need to top up my chipped C12/Diga?
- YES! READ THE FUCKIN' MANUAL YOU GOT WITH THE PHONE! If you do not top up
- your phone with ú15 of credit every 60 days on 'Pay & Go', ú10 every 90
- days
- with 'U', you will be disconnected from the network. That means you will
- be
- unable to make any calls until you top up.
-
- 4.
- How do I top up? What is this I have heard about the alarm?
- To top up on the diga just buy your legitimate top up and activate it as if
-
- you had a normal phone.
- On the C12 you need to...
- turn the alarm on.
- turn the phone off and back on.
- make the top up by holding hot key 3.
- Wait for the "top up successful message"
- turn the alarm off and turn the phone off.
- turn the phone back on.
-
- By turning the alarm on you turn the chip off.
-
- 5.
- What are the chances of BT finding out it is 'chipped'?
- As long as you top up your phone every few weeks you should have no problem
-
- remaining connected to the network. However if you spend 40 hours on your
- phone and yet never make a top up that will seem strange to the employers
- at
- Cellnet. The trick is to make it seem like you are a legit customer.
-
- 6.
- What happens if I have been disconnected?
- (Turn the alarm on if you use a c12) Phone the customer care line (hot key
- 9
- on c12) and tell them you have been disconnected. Pretend to be angry and
- frustrated at this as a normal customer would be. They should then ask you
-
- for a land line number but pretend this (your mobile you are calling from)
- is your only phone at the moment. Hopefully they will reconnect you and
- say
- 'sorry'. This method WILL usually work and has been done many times
- successfully.
-
- 7.
- What will happen if I get caught?
- In almost all cases your phone will be disconnected after a few months but
- by that time you have proberly made hundreds of ú worth of calls. However
- if for some reason they track you down you may face much more harsh
- punishment. Think of the thousands of chipped mobile users, how long and
- how much money would it cost to track each one of them?
-
- 8.Where is the C12/diga hex code available free from?
- The net cleaners have a copy of the hex code for the c12/diga and many
- other
- mobiles on their website. You can download it free from...
- www.t-n-c.co.uk
-
- 9.
- Where can I get a chipped phone from?
- There are many people selling chipped mobiles all over the UK via the
- internet, look at alt.2600, alt.ph.uk, etc. Otherwise you could ask a
- friend or relative that knows about electronics to help you out.
-
- 10.
- What is a reasonable price?
- The phone costs between ú40/ú70 and the chip itself costs between ú2/ú15
- depending on where your supplier gets it. That means in total the price of
- the phone all together will be at most ú80/ú85. A usual price is ú120 but
- I
- have seen prices as low as ú90 and high as ú175+.
-
- 11.
- Which phone is better the C12 or Diga?
- The C12 is the newer model and is much more slim. It is better than all
- the
- other Prepay mobiles I have seen around at the moment. Try and get the C12
-
- on the 'U' tariff.
-
- Rumours
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-
- You can disable the chip by turning the PIN code on.
-
- A large crack down has been made on the making of the chips. (however it is
-
- legal to own the chips isn't it?)
-
- There are secret codes for the C12/diga. (Try *#06#)
-
- There is a 16 pin chip for the c12.
-
- Regards,
- L i t h i u m
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