Originally Posted by rottweiler:
“So would all iPhone be like this eg my mate gets an upgrade on EE but doesn't want the iPhone sells it to me and the first sim that goes into it is an O2 sim etc etc ?
Would it work on O2 ?
If so would it be locked to O2 ?”
No, not unless he bought it from CarPhoneWarehouse. Direct from EE will be locked to EE.
Originally Posted by Stephen93:
“I brought the phone over the Internet from CPW”
So you can't use not fit for purpose from SoGA as it has the warning on the iPhone page.
Quote:
“iPhone will lock itself to the network of the first SIM card that is used in the phone. Subsequently attempting to use it on any other network, for example by replacing the SIM card, may mean it becomes permanently unusable. SIM free iPhones can only be used with a UK-network SIM card, and will not accept foreign SIM cards”
Even the CCR will be uphill as you have used the item and "modified" the phone by placing a SIM card into it that they didn't supply and causing it to lock (this is one of their excuses for refusing CCR returns).
You have an uphill struggle to get them to take it back now, persevere by going as high as you can, maybe a letter or email to their CEOs office should be your next step.