German O2 mobile work with Irish O2 sim

jozi · 29-07-2005 8:43pm #1

Does a German O2 mobile work with Irish O2 sim?
Looking at getting a mobile and germany looks to be quite cheap there specially branded ones.
Just wondering will it work

jesus_thats_gre · 30-07-2005 12:21am

Nope..

The phone is locked to only work with a specific GSM network ID (or whatever you call it). Every network has a different ID. This ID number is read from the networks sim card I think..

For example,

Vodafone Ireland is 27201
Three IReland is 27205
O2 Ireland is 27202

or something like that.

kasintahan · 30-07-2005 12:37am

Irish o2 speakeasy upgrade pack phones work with British o2 SIMS.

I don't know about German units.

jozi · 30-07-2005 12:45pm

Thats a pitty then. Better just get a unlocked unit instead

wolfman · 31-07-2005 12:07am

Just because it is branded does not ALWAYS mean its locked, plus depending on the phone and the saving, you would be better to buy it there aand unlock it here

What phone are you looking at?

jozi · 31-07-2005 3:18pm

k750i there's about 30 in the difference on a particular site i was looking at

carrotcake · 31-07-2005 10:25pm

pre-paid or contract? i got a k700i on contract with o2 germany last year and it was branded, but unlocked

German O2 mobile work with Irish O2 sim

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