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Should an Australian sim work in my phone?

Anonymous
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Hi all,

I'm heading to Australia for a few weeks holiday and obviously use WhatsApp, Maps and such to organise things and get around. However, given that O2 want to charge an eye-watering sum to use my contract sim, I was thinking about taking the sim out and grabbing a local PAYG sim out there (£11 for 1GB of data vs £6/MB) to put in my phone.
Would this work, or would I have to unlock the phone?

Thanks,

Tim
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Glory1
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Very pleased to hear you're sorted @Anonymous. Now you can enjoy your hols with no worries.

Thanks for letting us know.
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All Android phones sold by CPW are unlocked already.
Luckily for you you can enjoy cheaper phone use now slight_smile
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Thanks for coming back and confirming Tim.

Please note, this is not customer services and we cannot access your account. Do not publish personal details (email, phone number, bank account).


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