Ofcom is helping consumers to understand which network's lock phones to their network and what the charges are for unlocking.
The guide is here http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/phone/...and-unlocking/
The Telegraph and other newspapers have picked up on this and published details http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ile-phone.html
The guide also tell you have long you might have to wait, some will charge you big fees AND make you wait a month! seriously, a month! others will simply refuse to unlock your phone within the 1st year even on PAYG when you paid for the device.
Some of the shockers:-
Virgin - you will wait a month, you can't do it online and pay us £15.32
O2 PAYG - you can't unlock it for the 1st year, pay us £15 and wait 15 days
The guide is here http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/phone/...and-unlocking/
The Telegraph and other newspapers have picked up on this and published details http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ile-phone.html
The guide also tell you have long you might have to wait, some will charge you big fees AND make you wait a month! seriously, a month! others will simply refuse to unlock your phone within the 1st year even on PAYG when you paid for the device.
Some of the shockers:-
Virgin - you will wait a month, you can't do it online and pay us £15.32
O2 PAYG - you can't unlock it for the 1st year, pay us £15 and wait 15 days