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New Phone Locked to 02

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BatmanDan
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on ‎01-11-2023 19:00

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If I upgrade my phone, will the new phone I order be locked to 02 before inserting a Sim?

 

Can I use my current Sim in my “old” phone with the updated tariff and Gift the phone to my partner who is on a different network and both still work, or will the new phone be locked to 02 straight away? 

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on ‎01-11-2023 19:03

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@BatmanDan 

O2 do not lock phones.

Do with it whatever you wish.

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@BatmanDan 

O2 do not lock phones.

Do with it whatever you wish.

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on ‎02-11-2023 20:33

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@BatmanDan 

 

Mobile network operators no longer "lock" handsets :-

 

Mobile companies now banned from selling locked handsets - Ofcom

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2021/mobile-companies-now-banned-from-selling-locked-handsets

 

As older handsets cease to work, it will over time become more and more unusual to encounter a locked handset. 

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on ‎02-11-2023 20:52

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O2 stopped in April 2018

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