Vodafone PAYG phones

dav2112 · 30-12-2007, 17:54

I was in a Vodafone shop yesterday having a browse and overheard the salesgirl telling a customer that not all VF PAYG phones will work with a pay monthly sim.Is this true???
Just curious.

30-12-2007, 18:13

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Originally Posted by dav2112

I was in a Vodafone shop yesterday having a browse and overheard the salesgirl telling a customer that not all VF PAYG phones will work with a pay monthly sim.Is this true???
Just curious.

A family member decided to replace their Vodafone contract phone (nokia) and I went with them. Told the salesperson she was wanting to buy a PAYG to put a Vodafone contract sim into it. No problem they said. She bought a Vodafone own brand 810 and the contract sim works fine in it. This was about Oct/Nov. No mention of any of the other brands not working with the contract sim.

midlands_lad · 31-12-2007, 12:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by dav2112

I was in a Vodafone shop yesterday having a browse and overheard the salesgirl telling a customer that not all VF PAYG phones will work with a pay monthly sim.Is this true???
Just curious.

Hi,

I think the sales rep might have been talking about GID1 locked handsets.

A bit of background - prior to October 2004 all Vodafone pay-as-you-talk handsets were GID1 locked as well as network locked. Basically, a GID1 lock meant that the handset would only accept a pay-as-you-talk SIM card, unless the GID1 lock was removed.

From October 2004 forwards Vodafone pay-as-you-talk handsets no longer came with a GID1 lock so the chances of coming across a locked handset these days is very rare (I've not heard of one for four years now). In instances where an older phone may still be GID1 locked then Vodafone will remove this free of charge.

I hope this helps give a little extra information. Again, it's rare you see many about these days but sometimes these questions do crop up

Midlands_Lad
Vodafone UK

30-12-2007, 17:54	#1
dav2112 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 95	Vodafone PAYG phones I was in a Vodafone shop yesterday having a browse and overheard the salesgirl telling a customer that not all VF PAYG phones will work with a pay monthly sim.Is this true??? Just curious.

30-12-2007, 18:13	#2
tn2000 Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by dav2112 I was in a Vodafone shop yesterday having a browse and overheard the salesgirl telling a customer that not all VF PAYG phones will work with a pay monthly sim.Is this true??? Just curious. A family member decided to replace their Vodafone contract phone (nokia) and I went with them. Told the salesperson she was wanting to buy a PAYG to put a Vodafone contract sim into it. No problem they said. She bought a Vodafone own brand 810 and the contract sim works fine in it. This was about Oct/Nov. No mention of any of the other brands not working with the contract sim.

31-12-2007, 12:57	#3
midlands_lad Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 98	Quote: Originally Posted by dav2112 I was in a Vodafone shop yesterday having a browse and overheard the salesgirl telling a customer that not all VF PAYG phones will work with a pay monthly sim.Is this true??? Just curious. Hi, I think the sales rep might have been talking about GID1 locked handsets. A bit of background - prior to October 2004 all Vodafone pay-as-you-talk handsets were GID1 locked as well as network locked. Basically, a GID1 lock meant that the handset would only accept a pay-as-you-talk SIM card, unless the GID1 lock was removed. From October 2004 forwards Vodafone pay-as-you-talk handsets no longer came with a GID1 lock so the chances of coming across a locked handset these days is very rare (I've not heard of one for four years now). In instances where an older phone may still be GID1 locked then Vodafone will remove this free of charge. I hope this helps give a little extra information. Again, it's rare you see many about these days but sometimes these questions do crop up Midlands_Lad Vodafone UK

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