Should an Australian sim work in my phone?

Anonymous · ‎14-02-2018

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

Glory1 · ‎15-02-2018

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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MI5 · ‎15-02-2018

All Android phones sold by CPW are unlocked already.
Luckily for you you can enjoy cheaper phone use now

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gmarkj · ‎15-02-2018

Thanks for coming back and confirming Tim.

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