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Old 14-02-2013, 13:19
jon41
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Hi,

Has anyone else noticed they've now changed the terms?

Was certain last week it said 3 months

In order to have your phone unlocked:
You must be a current Orange or EE customer.
The handset to be unlocked must have been registered to an Orange account in your name for a minimum of six months.
The IMEI must not be blacklisted (customer services will check this for you).
Your account balance must be zero; everything needs to be paid up to date
http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...ersonal/474187
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Old 14-02-2013, 13:46
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Thats pretty rubbish terms. What if you want to go abroad and use a local sim?

And yes, they used to be three months which in itself is excessive.
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Old 14-02-2013, 14:47
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Hi,

Has anyone else noticed they've now changed the terms?

Was certain last week it said 3 months



http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/su...ersonal/474187

Just unlock the phone yourself. I've done certain phones for under a fiver. Some cost more for obvious reasons. + as far as i'm aware orange charge £20 anyway so...
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Old 14-02-2013, 16:21
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Say you buy an Orange phone on pay as you go but you're a contract customer half way through the contract so just gonna use the contract SIM card in the PAYG phone... Will they still unlock it as you have an account with them or will you have to be using the PAYG SIM it comes with which sounds a bit silly?
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Old 14-02-2013, 16:42
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Say you buy an Orange phone on pay as you go but you're a contract customer half way through the contract so just gonna use the contract SIM card in the PAYG phone... Will they still unlock it as you have an account with them or will you have to be using the PAYG SIM it comes with which sounds a bit silly?
If it's the same number then I would guess so, but if not then I would guess they'd make you wait the 6 months.
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Old 14-02-2013, 16:43
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Just unlock the phone yourself. I've done certain phones for under a fiver. Some cost more for obvious reasons. + as far as i'm aware orange charge £20 anyway so...
iphone unlocks come in around £100+ if you don't do it via the network.
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