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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 12:45AM
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i have a 3gs(16gb) iphone and have had it for 25months on o2. I will getting a 8gb white iphone4 for £25 a month and i will giving the mrs one of then. 

- problem her sim is t-mobile i want to unluck the phone so it accepts the new sim. but dont fancy these dodgy jailbreaking antics that are on youtube is there a differance or have i got to do it 

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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 12:55AM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

your service provider will do it for you at a cost.

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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 1:01AM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

do i ask o2 which the phone is on or t-mobile that i want it to be. sorry if thats a silly question and how much should i pay £20 for example

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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 1:07AM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

you ask your current service supplier to unlock the phone.

 

the cost will be what ever they charge sorry no idea.

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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 10:47AM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

02 will unlock an iPhone for free, (or at least they did)

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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 1:08PM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

Usually, after 12 months of owning the contract phone, the service provider gives the unlock code for free.

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Tue, Dec 6 2011, 5:26PM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

thanks ill give o2 a phone many thanks guys

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Wed, Dec 7 2011, 12:24PM
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RE: bit lost on whats allowed and is not allowed?

I can confirm the above, if it is on contract, 02 will unlock for free after 12 months. If it is PAYG, 02 will unlock it for a fee of £15. I did this with my 3g a while ago on PAYG - had to wait a couple of weeks but it was quite painless in the end (and it worked!)

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