iphone 6 64GB

[Anonymous]

Hi All

I am currently on 12 months sim card deal only with O2 started about 4 months ago, recently I have contacted O2 and asking if I can upgrade free of charge to O2 referesh 24 months contarct with iphone 6 64 GB. They said yes I can. 

I was wondering If I upgrade now the handset they will provide to me, Will that be unlocked? 

I have heared iphone is always unlocked, and gets lock to any network when you put that network sim card inside first time.

Once they provide me iphone I want to gift it to someone who wants to use EE sim in it, Will it work please?

Please reply asap

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

Upgrading through o2 will get you a iPhone locked to o2 so no, it wouldn't work with the EE sim. As yet they are not unlocking the 6's unless paid for in full.

The phones that lock to the first sim used are those supplied by independents such as CPW.

[Anonymous]

If you get the handset on Refresh from O2 it will be locked to O2, and remain locked until you pay off the handset.
There's other thread in here covering unlocking iPhones.

[Cleoriff]

If you want an unlocked iPhone you best buy direct from Apple....or Three....

You will forfeit the Refresh tariff though....

[Anonymous]

You can only get refresh directly through O2

http://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Discussions-Feedback/A-Guide-To-O2-Refresh/m-p/877701

[Anonymous]

You can, as has been suggested, take out a refresh plan, and then pay off the device plan straight away (and then you can request an unlock code). You said the phone was intended as a gift though, so you would need to make sure that you cancel the airtime plan at the same time, as it's effectively two contracts that you'd be signing up to.

I've gone down that route myself recently (not for an iPhone though), but only because it worked out cheaper for me at the time. But if you're in a position to buy it outright, then unless O2 are offering any particular discounts, then you may as well buy an unlocked iPhone from the Apple Store.

http://store.apple.com/uk/iphone

[jonsie]

An expensive gift....must be love 

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

An expensive gift....must be love 

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Ah ...nice though....:smileywink:

[MI5]

You can also buy an unlocked iPhone from giffgaff https://www.giffgaff.com/apple/phones

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much all who replied,

So what are my options please, I am expecting a delivery of device tomorrow 22/06/2015 but they have already upgraded my airtime plan.

What do I need to do to cancel every thing and go back to my previous plan,

Or what is your advise please, what are best options for me