Networks & unlocking phones

pow wow

Sorry if this should be in the 'unlocking' thread, it seems very technical and my question is more about the networks unlocking the handsets for you.

I'm currently with O2 and I know (until recently anyway) they would unlock a prepay handset once you'd credited e150 to the account. Meteor wanted some ridiculous amount (talking hundreds IIRC) to do the same when I was with them a couple of years ago. Does anyone know what the other networks are like? Voda seem to have the best selection of handsets but if I can't get it unlocked relatively easy (I have a UK sim I use aswell) then there's no point in me switching.

I have looked through their websites but can't find anything.

Thanks

krudler

afaik vodafone have 150.00 topup required as well, it wouldnt make good business sense for a company to pay for a phone to sell to you at a massively subsidised rate only to have you unlock it for use on another network without any return for them, give 1907 a call n they'll tell you straight away, or you could just pay in a phone shop and get it unlocked (not a vodafone store obviously)

pow wow

Thanks for that. With O2 the e150 kind of rolled over, like once you'd hit it they'd unlock any subsequent phone without having to wait for another cycle of e150 to be credited if that makes sense.

Do you know is that the same with Vodafone? Customer care won't talk to me because I'm not a customer...

krudler

seriously? they wont even give you general information? ive helped loads of people who werent on o2 with general queries,it is pretty handy that once you've topped up your number and the phones are registered to that number that you can unlock any phone, its even worth just shoving 150.00 credit into an account so you can get unlock codes for future phones, have no idea if this is with other networks too im afraid