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Passing on an iPhone

MrOneLung
MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
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Wife has for an iPhone 4 and gonna upgrade next month to the new one. Wants to give the old phone to her mum who is on different network. Would she have to get phone unlocked and then get her mum to get a sim only deal that she them puts in the phone or is it already unlocked by the fact she has upgraded to another phone?

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  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    MrOneLung said:

    Wife has for an iPhone 4 and gonna upgrade next month to the new one. Wants to give the old phone to her mum who is on different network. Would she have to get phone unlocked and then get her mum to get a sim only deal that she them puts in the phone or is it already unlocked by the fact she has upgraded to another phone?

    If it's Vodafone you need to request that it be unlocked. I've just done this with a 4S I sold. If you are upgrading they will unlock it for free.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Or go to any market stall selling / repairing / unlocking phones and get it done for a tenner.
  • csr_cafc
    csr_cafc Posts: 267
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Or go to any market stall selling / repairing / unlocking phones and get it done for a tenner.

    If it has ios7 on it this probably wont work usually can only be done thorugh apple and itunes.
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,425
    Even with ios 7 you can contact Vodaphone and they will unlock the phone for free. They will do this from the first day you get the phone. I gave my 4s to my Dad and he absolutely loves it
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Thanks all.
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Bump bump.

    My iPhone 4 is knackered and I've been waiting on my sister to give me her iPhone 4s for months. Finally got it today and it's bloomin locked to Virgin. Apparently they charge £15 and it can take up to 30 days. I'm not having that.

    Does any one know any shops around the SE London area that are any good? Cheap/quick/less likely to take all the expensive stuff out and replace it with cheap shite?

    Any help is appreciated!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,596
    Probably won't do it much good, would imagine it would short the electr..... Oh PASSING on the phone. Sorry, my mistake.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    I used Cell Phone City in General Gordon Square the other month but for a crappy old phone. Not sure about iphones.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,891
    RIP
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,484
    Try ebay.
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  • kevtherev
    kevtherev Posts: 651
    To unlock a phone from Orange now EE and the shops want £80 > £100 although Orange will unlock for £25
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    There's one opposite the Partridge in Bromley High St that will unlock it if you're round that way. Not sure about the cost though.
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    edited February 2015
    Ahh....never mind read the title wrong.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    Heads up to everyone. I-phones don't bounce... Bollox!
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    If you update the system after unlocking the phone it will be locked again. Needs to be done properly.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    edited February 2015
    Have an IPhone from work and a Samsung Galaxy S5 for my personal phone

    IMO the Samsung is head and shoulders above the iPhone.

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