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I have just been asked by a mate if PAYG phones are unlocked ???
I remember reading something on here about it being illegal to lock phones to a provider, a mate has seen a good deal on a T Mobile N79 (Online) and wants to know if it would be unlocked the seller has no idea, the phone is new and unused in a sealed box.
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Posted: 2009-06-12 11:08:37
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It is not illegal to lock phones to a network. According to european law it is a legal requirement that a network can provide an unlock code for your phone which they may charge for. most PAYG phones are locked.
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Posted: 2009-06-12 11:12:21
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Thanks for that, I just phoned Tmobile £15 and 28 days
Can these be unlocked by a local shop/market bloke in a couple of minutes ???
Or online somehow ??
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Posted: 2009-06-12 11:14:16
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...it's supposed to be illegal to PERMANENTLY lock a phone to a single provider(i.e: O2/iPhoney)...however, I've never seen anyone take a network to court over an unlock code, they seem to settle to not bother in the end......
I'd expect a T-Mobile phone to come locked, rather than unlocked btw, they're tight like that(like Orange) - sorry!
EDIT: T-Mob unlocks on Ebay:
Here
Seems to be a half-decent choice for you......
HTH
[ This Message was edited by: Aware on 2009-06-12 10:27 ]
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Posted: 2009-06-12 11:14:42
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Vodafone contract phones now sold unlocked from new
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Posted: 2009-06-12 13:56:11
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On 2009-06-12 13:56:11, JD4341 wrote:
Vodafone contract phones now sold unlocked from new
Not all of them. Blackberries are still locked.
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Posted: 2009-06-12 14:13:01
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On 2009-06-12 14:13:01, jcwhite_uk wrote:
Not all of them. Blackberries are still locked.
How can you lock a fruit?
Plural of BlackBerry is BlackBerry Smartphones!
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Posted: 2009-06-12 14:29:41
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On 2009-06-12 14:29:41, fatreg wrote:
On 2009-06-12 14:13:01, jcwhite_uk wrote:
Not all of them. Blackberries are still locked.
How can you lock a fruit?
Plural of BlackBerry is BlackBerry Smartphones!
Who told you that?
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Posted: 2009-06-12 14:56:54
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There are no locked phones in NZ, even the iPhone is unlocked.
Isn't locking illegal in Belgium and certain other EU countries?
If I had any blackberries, I'd keep them under lock and key! Yumm...
[ This Message was edited by: carkitter on 2009-06-12 22:20 ]
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Posted: 2009-06-12 23:18:45
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Just buy a pay as you go phone from Carphone they are all unlocked unless you buy it on 3UK network
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Posted: 2009-06-13 21:52:20
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