Unlock Huawei Ascend Y300

bobbyspangles · 22 Dec 2013 at 10:39

Just ordered myself a Huawei Ascend Y300 on O2 PAYG as my first smartphone. Will the phone be locked to O2 and if so, is it possible to unlock it to work with a Three SIM? Is it easy to do?

Fluke? · 22 Dec 2013 at 12:09

Take your pick

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_t...ei+Ascend+Y300+unlock+code&_sacat=0&_from=R40

edit- not sure if it will deffo be locked but yes when unlocked it will work with a 3 sim - just make sure its the right size sim.

demonix · 22 Dec 2013 at 17:16

Where did you order it from?

If it was from the carphone warehouse then it would be unlocked out of the box regardless of if it's a contract or payg handset, but if you ordered it directly from o2 or from any other source that supplies network locked handsets only then you will have to get it unlocked.

Beerbaron · 22 Dec 2013 at 17:18

I thought these phones were unlocked. I picked one up a few months back from Carphone Warehouse.

demonix · 22 Dec 2013 at 17:25

Beerbaron said:
I thought these phones were unlocked. I picked one up a few months back from Carphone Warehouse.

That's because the carphone warehouse doesn't supply locked handsets (except for the iPhones which aren't put on apples database of unlocked devices even though they state that they're SIM free), but those purchased directly from a network or from a shop that sells mobile phones (beyond the carphone warehouse and other dedicated mobile phone shops that might sell unlocked only handsets) will be locked to that specific network and would likely have that networks branding in the OS.

bobbyspangles · 23 Dec 2013 at 10:51

Cheers everyone. Bought from CPW so hopefully it is unlocked out of the box