Going abroad, contract SIM

[Anonymous]

Please could someone let me know how it works,

So I'm going away for 2 weeks to Hong Kong etc, I am taking my iPhone 6 with me but I will be taking the SIM card out as I have to use a HK SIM card....

Will I still get charged?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

If your sim card is out of the handset, you wont get charged.

Obviously, you will still be charged standard monthly line rental!!

[jonsie]

No you won't. Use Tugo to get your text messages and calls over wifi....

[Bambino]

If your iPhone 6 isn't unlocked you won't be able to use a HK sim card. 

[Anonymous]

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@Bambino wrote:

If your iPhone 6 isn't unlocked you won't be able to use a HK sim card. 

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D'oh gosh I completely forgot about that.... oh no what do I do

[Bambino]

If you're on an O2 Refresh tariff, the only way to get it unlocked at present is to pay off the device plan part of the tariff and then send an unlock request.

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-SIM-ca...

[Anonymous]

Okay thanks, not on a refresh but just a standard tariff

[jonsie]

Tugo let's you use your contract allowance though but as @Bambino says, the only way to get the phone unlocked at the moment i9s to pay off the handset.

[Anonymous]

Not very happy about this, o2 are the only company that will not unlock a phone....

[Bambino]

If it's a standard tariff then you'd have to pay the remaining months of it off to get your phone unlocked.