Unlocking Mobiles

[Goldminer]

Currently using pay as you go mobile on vodafone uk and I have bought an American T-mobile sim (also p-a-y-go) to use in America when we go on holiday in a week. Does the phone need to be unlocked or would that only apply for a UK T-mobile SIM?

[Cheffie]

It depends on whether your phone was GSM free when you purchased it for using the vodafone sim card.

Make sure it's a tri-band phone when you visit the states - otherwise it won't matter whether it's unlocked or not

[TracyW]

Try putting another Sim card in and see if it works, if not then it is blocked. There is normally someone in every town who will unblock for a fee. We have a guy here who will do it for £15. It's all legal as he has a barrow in our local shopping centre.

[iceman]

hi goldminer

just put the t-mobile sim in now, the phone will tell you right away if it accepts the new sim or not. luckily t-mobile over here uses the gsm network. if all else fails you can buy a phone here with a sim for $20. ( i did )

where are you going to visit??

cheers

[zebras]

Try putting another Sim card in and see if it works, if not then it is blocked. There is normally someone in every town who will unblock for a fee. We have a guy here who will do it for £15. It's all legal as he has a barrow in our local shopping centre.

£15 please

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