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UK Sim free iphone

  • 21-12-2014 4:15pm
    #1
    supersonic64
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Sorry guys, maybe been asked a million times but..... Looking to buy an Argos Refurbished sim free iphone5 16gb. Out of stock in all my local ROI stores, available in Strabane and Derry. Any issuses with using with ROI networks if it's sim free? Ta.


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    supersonic64 wrote: »
    Sorry guys, maybe been asked a million times but..... Looking to buy an Argos Refurbished sim free iphone5 16gb. Out of stock in all my local ROI stores, available in Strabane and Derry. Any issuses with using with ROI networks if it's sim free? Ta.

    Nope. It will work perfectly.


  • #3
    zeromedic
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭zeromedic


    Will work just fine.


  • #4
    braddun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭braddun


    it might have orange screen that says

    LOVE ULSTER


  • #5
    supersonic64
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭supersonic64


    The guy doing the checkout in Strabane told my wife that the info that they have is that the phone will lock to the network of the first sim inserted. I assume this is an apple thing??? rather than a uk bought thing???


  • #6
    Aeternum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    supersonic64 wrote: »
    The guy doing the checkout in Strabane told my wife that the info that they have is that the phone will lock to the network of the first sim inserted. I assume this is an apple thing??? rather than a uk bought thing???

    Same as iPhones bought from Carphone Warehouse. Doesn't apply to handsets purchased directly from Apple.


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  • #7
    pajosjunkbox
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭pajosjunkbox


    Does it actually lock to one network. I'm in the middle of choosing between iPhone 5 refurbished 16 gb in argos for 375 or 5c 8gb in Apple Store for 399. Any advice ?


  • #8
    Aeternum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    pajosjunkbox wrote: »
    Does it actually lock to one network. I'm in the middle of choosing between iPhone 5 refurbished 16 gb in argos for 375 or 5c 8gb in Apple Store for 399. Any advice ?

    It does lock. Ones from Apple will not. I would go for the 5 over 5C unless being unlocked is a priority.


  • #9
    pajosjunkbox
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭pajosjunkbox


    What if I want to change providers in a few months. And why does it lock on the first one ?


  • #10
    Aeternum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    Because they are not unlocked handsets - they are sim free. It's a different thing. iPhones come in unlocked, locked, and Retail sim free. Most retailers sell sim free models and true unlocked ones come from Apple. Are you PAYG or bill pay? I'm Vodafone bill pay and can unlock up to 3 phones a year from the voda network. Enquire with your network about getting a handset unlocked if necessary.


  • #11
    Mimikyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #12
    Aeternum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Well I have seen it happen, probably not 100% but the devices can lock.


  • #13
    zeromedic
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭zeromedic


    Never heard of this happening. A phone purchased from a network is subsidised therefore locked to them until you pay that money back plus+++++++ I don't under why one bought in Argos would lock to a network?!


  • #14
    Aeternum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    I don't know why either, but they can. I worked for AppleCare and saw it happen countless times. They are not unlocked.

    Some info here: http://kenstechtips.com/index.php/apple-iphone-when-sim-free-doesnt-mean-unlocked


  • #15
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,996 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    If they are not unlocked you are screwed if you put a Three or eMobile sim in first, because they won't unlock it for you.


  • #16
    supersonic64
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭supersonic64


    Sorry guys, been outa action for a few days. Got the 32gb version in the end but i can't give an answer on the locking to first network. I thought the 5 would take the same sim as the 4 but one is micro and the other is nano. Son has ordered the nano from 48, his current network so he should get it on Monday.


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