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viridis
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No longer just dodgy market stalls it seems.... 

 Unlock your phone at GAME!
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Unlock your phone from £9.99! Come and speak to the store team for details. Find your store
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Or get it from o2 on the refresh deal...then run along to Game and get it unlocked. If that works of course....Smiley Very Happy

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It'll work.
They can't really afford to screw up a load of iPhones.
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@Anonymous wrote:

@Cleoriff wrote:

I think the people it will help most are iPhone users who seem to have major problems getting their new phones unlocked (from O2 anyway)


The simple moral is don't buy them from Carphone Warehouse  wink

 

I can understand why people fall into that trap though, as CPW will usually undercut Apple. But then you're buying yourself a whole lot of trouble for later on  Smiley Frustrated



The warning notice is still on their sales page (at the very bottom).

 

iPhone will lock itself to the network of the first SIM card that is used in the phone. Subsequently attempting to use it on any other network, for example by replacing the SIM card, may mean it becomes permanently unusable. SIM free iPhones can only be used with a UK-network SIM card, and will not accept foreign SIM cards.

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@viridis wrote:
It'll work.
They can't really afford to screw up a load of iPhones.

I meant I wondered whether Game would put a disclaimer in to say they wont touch those iPhones?

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That's why I always buy mine from the Apple Store wink
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@perksie wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

The simple moral is don't buy them from Carphone Warehouse  wink

 

I can understand why people fall into that trap though, as CPW will usually undercut Apple. But then you're buying yourself a whole lot of trouble for later on  Smiley Frustrated



The warning notice is still on their sales page (at the very bottom).

 

iPhone will lock itself to the network of the first SIM card that is used in the phone. Subsequently attempting to use it on any other network, for example by replacing the SIM card, may mean it becomes permanently unusable. SIM free iPhones can only be used with a UK-network SIM card, and will not accept foreign SIM cards.


One would hope that point is made clear by staff in their high street stores, but sales advisors don't always give the best advice. It's interesting to read that they won't accept foreign sims (for me that's another reason not to buy from them). But putting this issue into perspective, most of CPW's customers are probably quite happy to buy an iPhone on that basis. I prefer to buy unlocked handsets because I like the freedom to change networks whenever I want, and also because they tend to attract a higher price if you decide to sell them.

 

One thing that I have noticed on other forums, is sometimes people aren't always clear on how they've "bought" their iPhone, with many believing that paying an upfront cost qualifies as a purchase, when in reality they've simply entered into a contract. But you can only take people's comments at face value, and it's often difficult to advise them on the best course of action, particularly as we're not sure whether O2 are unlocking handsets in these situations because they're legally obliged to, or whether there's an element of goodwill involved in the resolution.

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@Anonymous wrote:

One thing that I have noticed on other forums, is sometimes people aren't always clear on how they've "bought" their iPhone, with many believing that paying an upfront cost qualifies as a purchase, when in reality they've simply entered into a contract. But you can only take people's comments at face value, and it's often difficult to advise them on the best course of action, particularly as we're not sure whether O2 are unlocking handsets in these situations because they're legally obliged to, or whether there's an element of goodwill involved in the resolution.


Good point, we can only go on what we're told and the position of O2 is not clear.

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Yes under the terms of my contract I still don't officially own my phone. Besides it is not locked to any network.
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