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Giving my old Iphone to my daughter

Anonymous
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Hi
Ive done a 02 refresh i want ti keep the airtime and give my daughter the phone will the phine locj to first sim inserted as shes not on 02

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adamtemp64
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Have you just started the refresh contract or is it 2 years old etc as the phone is on a credit agreement

But o2 will unlock any current iphone as long as you set it up with the o2 account first then it will never lock again .

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adamtemp64
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Have you just started the refresh contract or is it 2 years old etc as the phone is on a credit agreement

But o2 will unlock any current iphone as long as you set it up with the o2 account first then it will never lock again .

iPhone 11 Pro 256gb on unlimited data
iPad Pro 12.9” 2020 256gb refresh o2 family discount
Apple Watch series 4
My first mobile was in 1995 a CM-R111 from sony on Cellnet.
Wincanton South Somerset (Full 4g 3G 2g indoor coverage) Remember we are all customers here not customer services

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If you get it on O2 it will already be locked to O2. Phones bought from CPW lock to the first sim.

It will be around 6 months before O2 will unlock the phone for you. 

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An iPhone will lock so you need to activate it with the o2 sim then complete the unlock request before giving phone to your daughter
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-S...
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An iPhone 7 or lower can be unlocked immediately.
O2 always impose a restriction on unlocking new phones though so when the 8 is released this won't be able to be unlocked immediately.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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Hello @Anonymous! How are you doing? Lots of good information above so please take a look and let us know if you get stuck or have any additional questions. It would be great to hear how you get on!

 

Thanks @adamtemp64@jonsie@MI5smiling

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