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New Contract with Unlocked phone

fromredtogreen — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 14:44:56 GMT

I regularly travel to the USA and require a dial SIM phone. It's a necessity as the second SIM is used for an AT&T US number.

I have no issue with the e-sim being locked to EE as I don't want to switch providers.

My current iPhone 11 with EE is out of contract and I want to upgrade to a 13 Pro. The killer issue for me is having the SIM locked.

I have heard a number of people say that when they upgraded they got an unlocked handset. Is this the norm?

Is it in any way possible to renew my contract with EE, get a new handset, and keep things as they are with a dual SIM setup?

Thanks

Chris_B — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:16:40 GMT

@fromredtogreen There is no guarantee the device will be unlocked.

But purchase it online and you have a 14 day cooling of period so at least you can check

All devices from December will be sold unlocked.

XRaySpeX — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 17:58:00 GMT

From Dec. 2021 all phones sold by networks will be unlocked by OFCOM edict.