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I am trying to trandfer my mobile from o2 to bt.  I am using pay as you go.

They are trying to charge £15 to "unlock" my phone.  Does anyone know how to get round this?

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The only way around it is to put a contract sim in your phone so the unlock will be free.
The £15 is standard PAYG charge.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-S...
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The only way around it is to put a contract sim in your phone so the unlock will be free.
The £15 is standard PAYG charge.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/Other-Products-and-Services/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-S...
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Bear in mind that if you have a P&G phone it needs to be on the network for 12 months unless an iphone.

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Yes, in the link.
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