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iPhone 5 bought second-hand, how to tell EE network lock?
Hi, so my friend has bought an iPhone 5 second-hand which is locked to EE, but it works with Orange, T-Mobile and EE sim cards... now if I wanted to get it officially unlocked through EE they ask me to specify if its locked to Orange / T-mobile / EE?
Which one do I choose?
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Hi, so my friend has bought an iPhone 5 second-hand which is locked to EE, but it works with Orange, T-Mobile and EE sim cards... now if I wanted to get it officially unlocked through EE they ask me to specify if its locked to Orange / T-mobile / EE?
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Not sure what network you're planning to use it on if you do get it unlocked, but are you aware it won't work on 4G with O2 and Vodafone
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As mentioned above it doesn't have a 800Mhz 4G modem so cannot access the 4G services from o2 & Voda at all and some of the 4G coverage from Three & EE.
EE as also mentioned only allows the original customer to unlock the iPhone. It does;t matter which of the Ora-T-Mob-EE brands it is locked to. Just so you know. |
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Hi, so my friend has bought an iPhone 5 second-hand which is locked to EE, but it works with Orange, T-Mobile and EE sim cards... now if I wanted to get it officially unlocked through EE they ask me to specify if its locked to Orange / T-mobile / EE?
Which one do I choose? ![]() You'll have to go to a random street Phone Shop to see if they will or even can unlock it as you'll be asked for the original phone owner of the device to unlock it at the EE store... |
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Hi, so my friend has bought an iPhone 5 second-hand which is locked to EE, but it works with Orange, T-Mobile and EE sim cards... now if I wanted to get it officially unlocked through EE they ask me to specify if its locked to Orange / T-mobile / EE?
Which one do I choose? ![]() http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GSX-iPhone...item20e523c182 You have to have used the phone for at least 6 months on the network for the unlock to be processed. |
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Never buy a Second Hand locked iPhone. (Can cause problems getting it unlocked)...
Android phones are usually cheap to unlock, my LG G2 costing 99p, about the same price as a Moto G unlock. However, if you read the OPS post, you might just deduce that the iPhone in question is already 'officially unlocked'. (though it could be locked to EE, which is 'Orange/t-mobile/EE' ) It is also worth noting that, (at least from one other thread here), the use of the word 'official' is adopted by the scammers of the unlock world. |
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Never buy a Second Hand locked phone. (Can cause problems getting it unlocked)
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Corrected for you.
Android phones are usually cheap to unlock, my LG G2 costing 99p, about the same price as a Moto G unlock. However, if you read the OPS post, you might just deduce that the iPhone in question is already 'officially unlocked'. (though it could be locked to EE, which is 'Orange/t-mobile/EE' ) It is also worth noting that, (at least from one other thread here), the use of the word 'official' is adopted by the scammers of the unlock world. |
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As mentioned above it doesn't have a 800Mhz 4G modem so cannot access the 4G services from o2 & Voda at all and some of the 4G coverage from Three & EE.
every moment of their waking day (or can even afford to), to watch Holywood movies, or download tetrabytes worth of data |
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A T-Mobile locked iPhone works with EE in my experience. I don't think you can deduce anything from the op.
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An Orange Sim does too I have been told, yet an EE Sim or t-mobile Sim would not work in an Orange phone, Orange, now part of EE who adopted the t-mobile system for running EE.
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My friend isn't at all fussed about 4G as she only tops maximum of 100mb of data if that for basic e-mails and whatsapp messages.
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Ive used T-Mobile sims in Orange locked handsets in the past..
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Maybe it was a post independent Orange handset.
I'll go through the old scraps box and see if I can find a really old Orange locked handset and try it as well. |
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