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Is it true all phones in Carphone Warehouse come unlocked?

13-05-2016 09:20PM

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One More Toy

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And lock to the network of the first sim put in them?

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#2 13-05-2016 09:24PM

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One More Toy wrote: »

And lock to the network of the first sim put in them?

No unless you are buying a simple free phone. All phones will have the branding of the network when you start the phone up.

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#3 13-05-2016 09:47PM

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Someone's found a set of keys and an alarm code!

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#4 13-05-2016 10:05PM

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In a carphone warehouse maybe.

But probably not in Carphone Warehouse.

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#5 13-05-2016 10:30PM

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I don't know about the Irish shops, but in the UK most of their phones are unlocked. It might be worth looking into ordering from the UK and using Parcel Motel.

I think it's only iphones that lock to the network of the first SIM you put in. AFAIK Android phones will just stay unlocked if they're unlocked to start with.

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#6 13-05-2016 10:56PM

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Yes its true, except for the ones that are not unlocked.

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