Lee247

Mods, please don't move this to Computer, as it won't be seen
Basically, my Son had his HTC stolen last week, and as luck would have it, my pal has just upgraded her iphone.
She is willing to sell her 3gs to my Son, and he only has a year left on his contact so is chuffed to take on the iphone until he can upgrade to another HTC.
Anyway, she was with 02, we are with Vodafone. Any ideas how to unlock so he can use with Vodafone, please. Thanks

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Yep, nice and easy. you actually ring up o2 and they will unlock it for free. They get in touch with Apple and Apple will then unlock the phone within a couple of days once everything is deemed legit (i.e. phone not stolen etc.). You then plug the phone into iTunes and it will say it's unlocked and free to use another sim card.

I did the above when selling my 3GS recently but the opposite way round (I was on Vodafone, buyer was on o2).

The only way o2 would charge you would be £15 if the phone was PAYG and not a contract

HTH.

An0n0m0us

Or if the iphone is still in contract with the original owner. Once out of contract it's free to unlock.

JackClark

Wrong, you can unlock at any time if you're pay monthly. http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-...le),CASE=17424

An0n0m0us

That's changed then as it was always £15 to unlock whilst in contract with o2.

Lee247

Thanks folks. I'll ask her today if she is contract or payg.

JackClark

Nope. I've never paid.

Lee247

Andy, did you unlock the phone for the buyer or did they do it themselves?

An0n0m0us

You might not have, that doesn't mean to say the £15 wasn't in place previously

Lee you may not even have to bother with a phone call, you can do it online:

http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI-...%29,CASE=17424

Mine took a day or two to come through so the 10 days is worst case.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

I did I for them as I was the original contract owner. You just need to do the usual security checks when ringing (Vodafone at least) your provider. I literally waited 48 hours and plugged my phone into iTunes. It said it was done and I got in touch with the chap who'd bought it to come pick it up

JackClark

Yes it does, I've unlocked with O2 every iPhone since they've allowed it and there has never been a charge, maybe you're thinking of another provider.

Ant

Never been charged for my 3g,4,4s

Lee247

What a bloody palaver
Vodafone wanted me to speak to O2. O2 wanted to speak to the original owner. She spoke to them, they wanted £15. Then saying it will take up to 10 days. No way!!!!!
I am going to recommend he goes to the little Foreign gent who has a stall in the local shopping centre, unless someone can come up with anything else.

Ant

The bloke on the market won't do it and if he does it'll be a bodge baseband unlock which will give problems.

It's only £15 take it out the woman's cut for the phone

JackClark

They say 10 days but chances are it will be much quicker.

Lee247

Thanks everyone I am taking him to the O2 store this afternnon.
They said if he puts a free sim in for payg and puts £15 on it, they will complete a form which will unlock it. It could take half a day or 10. At least I will know it's done properly

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Funny, thought it was free?

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

Don't go witht he Asian phone-unlocker stall, O2 will unlock it within 48 hours, done 3 iphones in the past & it was all sorted within 24 hours or so.

JackClark

For contract phones yes.

Lee247

Don't worry, I'm not

Well, once unlocked it will be on contract with Vodafone, so whoever get's in next, should have an easier time of it.

An0n0m0us

No, i've been on o2 contract for years since the 3g came out, trust you to think you can tell me I must be on a different provider. It was £15 to unlock whilst in contract previously and that was on the o2 website and the person I spoke to at the time from o2. So you must have done your unlocks out of contract or since they dropped the charge.

JackClark

No, trust you to think you know better than the O2 website and various users on this board. You were ripped off and if I were you I'd be on the phone to O2 and thanking me for pointing it out.

From 2009 http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/unlo...oday-49304213/

An0n0m0us

Eh? How was I ripped off when I waited until I was out of contract? I've not paid for unlocking as i've never done it whilst in contract. I am referring to the o2 website from a while back so you are the one who thinks (as ever) he knows better than everyone else.

JackClark

If I was you I'd stay quiet. I am right or I wouldn't bother. If you like I'll provide you a link to an archive of the O2 web site going back as far as you like.

An0n0m0us

You can say what you like, I know what I saw on the website at the time and what I was told by an o2 advisor when I checked it so go shove your instructions on staying quiet up your backside as that is quite clearly where your head is.

Lee has her answer so i'm not interested in any more of your cr4p

JackClark

No one likes being wrong, some deal with it better than others. In your case it results in juvenile insults.

An0n0m0us

I'm not wrong

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Jesus H Christ, every time on phone threads. FFS get a room!

Lee, beat of luck sorting it.

Lee247

Job done
O2 shop did what they said. He has to leave the O2 sim in, which cost £15. They completed the unlock form in the shop and took his email address. He must not use the phone as they will take the £15 from that. Oh and he can use the texts if he wants as he got 500 free Could take up to 14 days but they said usually 24 hours. He then just puts the Vodafone sim in, once advised the phone is ublocked and Bobs yer Uncle.
Thanks again, everyone

FlightMan

Don't upgrade the IOS to 5.1 or 5.11.

I did with mine and the minute I did the only way to get a wi-fi signal is to sit the damn thing on top of the router.

Daughters Gen1 iTouch, no problem..
Eldest daughters Gen 3 iTouch, no problem.
Wife's 3Gs, no problem.

Poor show Apple.