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Buying a prepay locked phone to unlock

IrishHomer · 2015-05-31 09:54:38

My iPhone is away being repaired and I need a cheap smartphone to use as a back up. If I run into my local Carphone warehouse is it still possible to buy a prepay cheap smartphone and then get it unlocked as I'm on the cheapest 48months network? I was thinking of the HTC desire range for about €99

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31-05-2015 10:54am

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IrishHomer

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My iPhone is away being repaired and I need a cheap smartphone to use as a back up.

If I run into my local Carphone warehouse is it still possible to buy a prepay cheap smartphone and then get it unlocked as I'm on the cheapest 48months network?

I was thinking of the HTC desire range for about €99

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#2 31-05-2015 4:52pm
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IrishHomer wrote: »

My iPhone is away being repaired and I need a cheap smartphone to use as a back up.

If I run into my local Carphone warehouse is it still possible to buy a prepay cheap smartphone and then get it unlocked as I'm on the cheapest 48months network?

I was thinking of the HTC desire range for about €99

You will have to spend credit or go get unlocked. Or ask for a sim free one. Sim free phone's in car phone have "cpw" written on them this is so they can cross sell on networks.

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