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[domski]

My boss wants to buy his wife a new phone, but he can only find it offered as a Pay-as-you-go phone. He wants to know if he can use a 'contract' sim card in it?

As far as I understand it, if it's locked to a specific company like Orange, then he would need an Orange sim card, otherwise he just needs to get it unlocked - then he can use any type of sim car in it right?

Any idea how much it costs to get a phone unlocked?

Cheers.

[clockwork orange]

Nope. Even same network a pay and go phone will not work with a contract simcard. As Rob discovered the other day. Anywhere from £10 to £25 to get it unlocked, usually at stalls offering the service at markets.

HTIOH

[Sharpy G]

Originally Posted by clockwork orange

Nope. Even same network a pay and go phone will not work with a contract simcard. As Rob discovered the other day. Anywhere from £10 to £25 to get it unlocked, usually at stalls offering the service at markets.

HTIOH

02 pay and go phones work with O2 contract sims !

just did it last week, bought a V3im payg for £99 'cos it fits in my leathers better than my XDA mini S

[domski]

Thanks both of you

Very useful info.

So it should be possible with O2, but doubtful with others?

[MJS]

Take it down a market stall and get it unlocked - think they charged me a tenner to do mine last time.
I had 2 phones unlocked here (Poland) when I got here, £1.50ish each...

[Chaz]

You can get some of them unlocked on line.

[Chaz]

http://www.easymobileunlock.co.uk/