Hi guys, my knowledge of mobile phone technology is very basic, so please bear with me as I try and explain the situation.
My 10 year old son wants a Sony Ericsson W850i for Christmas as he wants one like his cousins and likes the look of this.
At present, he has my old motorola with a O2 pay as you go genie SIM card.
The cheapest W850i is been sold by carphone warehouse at £109 if bought with a £10 airtime voucher. It comes with an Orange Sim card.
My son wants to keep his old phone number and the O2 genie SIM card works well for him.
Will I be able to buy this new phone and just switch the SIM cards over or will I need to have the phone unlocked? I could buy a W850i SIM free phone, but this will cost me £170.
Thank you for reading
My 10 year old son wants a Sony Ericsson W850i for Christmas as he wants one like his cousins and likes the look of this.
At present, he has my old motorola with a O2 pay as you go genie SIM card.
The cheapest W850i is been sold by carphone warehouse at £109 if bought with a £10 airtime voucher. It comes with an Orange Sim card.
My son wants to keep his old phone number and the O2 genie SIM card works well for him.
Will I be able to buy this new phone and just switch the SIM cards over or will I need to have the phone unlocked? I could buy a W850i SIM free phone, but this will cost me £170.
Thank you for reading