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Will 3 unlock my phone for me
Im about to end my 18 month contract with 3 and want to know if i am entitled to have my handset unlocked to use on another network...
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Basingstoke, UK
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Im about to end my 18 month contract with 3 and want to know if i am entitled to have my handset unlocked to use on another network...
When (if) you tell them your leaving be prepared for a very difficult and long call! I asked for a pac code and it took nearly half hour while they were telling me what good deals they have and why i should stay despite me telling them I needed the pac code for a contract I had already started! Good Luck! |
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When I called 3 for my PAC it was given virtually straight away.
3 like any other mobile telco will unlock the phone for you, but for a fee, might be cheaper getting a small shop or market trader to unlock it for you. |
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I was under the impression that once the contract had expired that they would give me the Unlock code for free ???
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I was under the impression that once the contract had expired that they would give me the Unlock code for free ???
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Vodafone do not charge!! I will not be going with 3!
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Vodafone do not charge!! I will not be going with 3!
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So you're going to choose your network based on how easy it will be to leave them?
Voda will generally charge more for everything else. The main failing point for 3 is their (lack of) customer service. I had issues with a USB dongle, which they completely failed to rectify - sent back 3 times, was never repaired. At the same time, a colleague was wanting 3 to unlock his N95, so that when on holiday out in nigeria, he could use a local SIM card, rather than roam at stupendous rates. He called them several times, and was quoted something stupid like £150 - basically buying himself out of his contract. Stated several times that "I don't want to leave 3, I just want the phone unlocked so that I can use a local SIM whilst on holiday". They just didn't get it. |
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Some people, eh?
Voda will generally charge more for everything else. The main failing point for 3 is their (lack of) customer service. I had issues with a USB dongle, which they completely failed to rectify - sent back 3 times, was never repaired. At the same time, a colleague was wanting 3 to unlock his N95, so that when on holiday out in nigeria, he could use a local SIM card, rather than roam at stupendous rates. He called them several times, and was quoted something stupid like £150 - basically buying himself out of his contract. Stated several times that "I don't want to leave 3, I just want the phone unlocked so that I can use a local SIM whilst on holiday". They just didn't get it. ![]() On your other point about your freind not wanting to end his contract but have his phone unlocked whilst still apparently in contract to make cheap calls in nigeria,as far as i am aware NO mobile phone company will unlock your phone in contract,if they did everyone would want to do it and make cheap calls!
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I partially agree with you on the 3 customer service thing,indian call centres do not cut the mustard i am afraid some of the time.
![]() On your other point about your freind not wanting to end his contract but have his phone unlocked whilst still apparently in contract to make cheap calls in nigeria,as far as i am aware NO mobile phone company will unlock your phone in contract,if they did everyone would want to do it and make cheap calls! ![]() I was under the impression that a lot of companies would unlock a mobile for you within contract, but charge a nominal fee - its when your at the end of contract that it tends to be "free". |
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So you're going to choose your network based on how easy it will be to leave them?
This is my experience with Vodafone, although Orange were the same. I have to send Vodafone a LETTER every year! So they are hardly easy to leave. |
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