I am in my fourth year of a Vodafone contract, and have been more than happy with them. When I upgrade each year, I put PAYG (Vodafone) sim in the old phone, and keep that in the car for emergencies. There has never been any problem in doing this, and the 'phones have always worked perfectly. Contract renewal is due in February.
On Boxing Day, I checked the "emergency" phone to see if it needed charging, and the display was showing "phone restricted" and was asking for a code.
The sim is fine, as I put it in the 'phone from the year before, and it is working fine - so what does this mean?
The 'phone is legitimately mine, has never belonged to anyone else, has never been reported lost or stolen, has only ever been used by me, and is kept in my car, inaccessible to anyone else.
So what could have gone wrong?
On Boxing Day, I checked the "emergency" phone to see if it needed charging, and the display was showing "phone restricted" and was asking for a code.
The sim is fine, as I put it in the 'phone from the year before, and it is working fine - so what does this mean? The 'phone is legitimately mine, has never belonged to anyone else, has never been reported lost or stolen, has only ever been used by me, and is kept in my car, inaccessible to anyone else.
So what could have gone wrong?