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Will the phone be unlocked?

BlueBaron · 2011-12-04 23:31:53

hi there, my father is due an upgrade on 02 bill pay and because he doesnt really have a necessity for a smartphone he is going to let me pick a phone for myself, now i have done this in the past and they have always been unlocked but im just wondering if i get the iphone 4s wil it be unlocked as in be able to use pay as…

04-12-2011 11:31pm

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BlueBaron

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hi there,

my father is due an upgrade on 02 bill pay and because he doesnt really have a necessity for a smartphone he is going to let me pick a phone for myself, now i have done this in the past and they have always been unlocked but im just wondering if i get the iphone 4s wil it be unlocked as in be able to use pay as you go sim card for three??

thanks

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#2 05-12-2011 12:13am

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No, it won't

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#3 05-12-2011 12:49am

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Not the iPhone.

If you get one in Carphone Warehouse it might be. But definitely not the iPhone.
Other Android phones might be

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#4 05-12-2011 1:15am

BlueBaron

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aw sh1t, that may be the iphone out the window, was hoping to use a 3 sim card, 02's data charges are shocking!

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#5 05-12-2011 11:21pm

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BlueBaron wrote: »

hi there,

my father is due an upgrade on 02 bill pay and because he doesnt really have a necessity for a smartphone he is going to let me pick a phone for myself, now i have done this in the past and they have always been unlocked but im just wondering if i get the iphone 4s wil it be unlocked as in be able to use pay as you go sim card for three??

thanks

If your dad is getting the Iphone 4 on his O2 contract they should unlock it for him straight away (it was the case 6 months ago), you are better checking with O2 in the O2 forum or the O2 section in Boards if they still unlock the Iphone 4 straight away.

Couple of comments is that he will extend his contract for another 12-18 months, if you are doing the upgrade on the shop explain that he won't be using it so they won't change his Sim to microSim.

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