Adding local SIM card when abroad

angelapayne54 · ‎16-01-2024

How do I know if my phone is unlocked?

angelapayne54 · ‎16-01-2024

How will I know if I have an unlocked phone.

XRaySpeX · ‎16-01-2024

@angelapayne54 : When you bought it new would be a good start.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)

Moyerc · ‎16-01-2024

Sorry, I don’t know that. A different question.
Sent from my iPhone

XRaySpeX · ‎16-01-2024

@Moyerc : Texting UNLOCK to 150 will tell you for an iPhone.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC => 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC => 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC => 2022: EE 80 Meg FTTC (no landline number)

bristolian · ‎16-01-2024

A very good test of whether a phone is unlocked is to try a non-EE SIM in it.

chrisjp1 · ‎16-01-2024

Did you get your phone on a contract from a mobile phone service provider (like EE, Vodaphone, O2 etc)? If so it's likely to be locked.

Or did you buy your phone outright and get a SIM card for it separately? If so it's likely to be unlocked.

bristolian · ‎16-01-2024

@chrisjp1 wrote:

Did you get your phone on a contract from a mobile phone service provider (like EE, Vodaphone, O2 etc)? If so it's likely to be locked.

On the contrary since the 2021 rule change.