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Old 23-01-2016, 11:50
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I will be spending the next few weeks in Prague and so have bought a Czech SIM card. When I put it into my phone it says that I need to unlock the phone, do I get the unlock code from my uk network (EE) or from the Czech network?
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Old 23-01-2016, 11:59
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UK network.

http://ee.co.uk/help/getting-started...ng-your-device
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Old 23-01-2016, 13:19
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Thanks - so I DO go through that process rather than getting a code from the Czech network?
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Old 23-01-2016, 13:38
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Thanks - so I DO go through that process rather than getting a code from the Czech network?
EE will give you a code its nothing to do with the Czech network.
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Old 23-01-2016, 14:24
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Unlock code from EE is £8-99p but you might get a code from EBay for a lot less.

That’s said I bought a Nokia 635 from EE about 4 months ago and the EBay unlockers wanted £22 to unlock it but the same model had it been locked to o2 or Vodafone would have cost less than £2 however the phone was £20 cheaper on EE so swings and roundabouts.

In a way I got it unlocked for free in the end by using the compulsory top up that came with the phone.
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Old 23-01-2016, 15:54
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You would probably get the unlock code quicker on eBay, meaning in a matter of minutes or hours. EE says it can take up to 10 days and I don't know if you can wait that long for one. Cost is £8.99.
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