I think a while ago Virgin network used to run off the o2 network, if i buy a Virgin locked PAYG phone can i use my existing o2 sim?
I think a while ago Virgin network used to run off the o2 network, if i buy a Virgin locked PAYG phone can i use my existing o2 sim?
Virgin have always been a virtual off T-Mobile, so that would be a no.
You can only use Virgin SIM cards in a Virgin locked handset as they GID1 lock their handsets so you can't use T-Mobile or other T-Mobile virtual SIM cards. However you can use Virgin and other T-Mobile virtual SIM cards in locked T-Mobile branded handsets last I checked.
Marcos (04-02-2009)
oh, damn
well thanks anyway
It always used to be the case that Virgin would unlock a PAYG handset if you asked them to. Not sure if that's the case any more, though.
Where do you guys go if you need a phone unlocked nowadays? Are those online sites ok?
its a sony ericsson Z320i locked on orange
I do not trust dodgy shops/market stalls/unlocking websites after seeing many damage handsets.
I only advocate getting codes and paying the unlocking tax from the original networks (even this can go wrong) or buying simfree/unsubsidised handsets these days.
I recently unlocked my wifes Sony from Virgin to O2, I gave Virgin a call they charged me 15 quid and it was done. I looked into getting it done in a shop which would have cost about a tenner, but I figured if I had any problems I could go back to Virgin and get them sorted.
what about those online places that do it for ~£3 ? thats a significant saving
i just find it ridiculous that it costs as much as the phone, to unlock the phone
If that's all your phone is worth then yes go foe the cheapest option
nah.. just get it unlocked via a code online...
shouldn't cost that much
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