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Switching from Vodafone to Tesco with an iPhone 4s....unlocking code...

  • 12-12-2013 05:44PM
    #1
    Dinarius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,464 ✭✭✭


    The Tesco signup, done in their pop-up shop in the Jervis Street Centre in Dublin, went like a dream.

    I had phone and 3G signal on my iPhone within 15 minutes.

    I'm now going to be paying €10 per month for 300 any network minutes, 300 texts and 1Gb data. :P

    The only hitch, and there had to be one :(, was that the phone has to be unlocked again!

    So, I had to go to a Vodafone shop. They called their service department who took the relevant details, and I will be emailed the unlocking code "...within 24 to 48 hours..."

    If ever there was a reason to avoid Apple's control freakery and its products, this is one.

    So, no phone until...........we shall see.

    D.


Comments

  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Because handsets are usually subsidised by the mobile provider they are locked into that provider. I'm no fan of Apple but locked phones are not unique to them.


  • #3
    Dinarius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,464 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    Thanks for clarifying that.

    Hopefully, I don't have to wait too long for that bleedin' number!

    Wonder how I can check for messages from a landline......?

    D.


  • #4
    Skalragg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭Skalragg


    You could have also rang apple directly and they would give the code


  • #5
    Dinarius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,464 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    Skalragg wrote: »
    You could have also rang apple directly and they would give the code

    Why didn't anyone tell me that! :( Might have saved a lot of time.

    I still don't have the code. Still not using the phone.

    So, are they open weekends?

    What's the number?

    Also, where do I find this long number on the phone that I have to quote to them? Some sort of code....IME? ISE? Can't remember what it's called.

    Finally, it's an iPhone 4S. Software is not updated to the new software. Will that make a difference?

    Lastly, I've read about unlocking iPhone's using a SIM that has never been used. What does that mean? I have the Tesco SIM in the phone at the moment. It's showing full signal and 3G (or Wifi at home) So, it's presumably fully usable if only I could unlock the phone.

    Thanks.

    D.

    Ps..........Edited.......

    This seems to contradict what you're saying about contacting Apple........

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5014


  • #6
    whiterebel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,703 ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Skalragg wrote: »
    You could have also rang apple directly and they would give the code

    There isn't a code.
    Apple unlock it via iTunes.
    You cannot request an unlock direct from Apple, it has to come directly from the Network.
    It can take up to 10 days for the request to come through.


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  • #7
    Dinarius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,464 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    whiterebel wrote: »
    There isn't a code.
    Apple unlock it via iTunes.
    You cannot request an unlock direct from Apple, it has to come directly from the Network.
    It can take up to 10 days for the request to come through.

    Thanks for the clarification.

    Tesco (and other providers) should make it very clear to those signing up for SIM only deals may lose the use of their phones for some (very costly) days.

    D.


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