Are all UK iPhones unlocked when new?
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Nope, I've got an iPhone 6 and had a Three, EE and Vodofone sim inside it.
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If you buy it direct from Apple unlocked = unlocked all (unless purchased with network)
If you buy it from provider, i.e EE it's locked too EE when turned on
If you buy it from provider, i.e EE it's locked too EE when turned on
Most are actually locked. iPhones purchased from Carphone Warehouse will lock to the network of the first SIM inserted.
1) Three do not lock their handsets
2) O2 are not currently unlocking iPhone 6s
3) EE/Orange/T-Mobile require the iPhone to be ACTIVE on your account for at least 6 months and charge £20
4) Vodafone charge £19.99
1) Three do not lock their handsets
2) O2 are not currently unlocking iPhone 6s
3) EE/Orange/T-Mobile require the iPhone to be ACTIVE on your account for at least 6 months and charge £20
4) Vodafone charge £19.99
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Incorrect. Some sim free iPhones lock to the first sim used depending where purchased. I've experienced this first hand.
iPhones purchased direct from Apple are always permanently unlocked.
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AFAIK only iPhones purchased from an Apple store are unlocked. I've used mine with sims all over the world.
interestingly it's not the case for every country. When I was in Japan only the iPhone 5s was unlocked to all networks (and that was apparently a recent change) where as the iPhone 6 was sim free but locked to the network you choose at purchase.
interestingly it's not the case for every country. When I was in Japan only the iPhone 5s was unlocked to all networks (and that was apparently a recent change) where as the iPhone 6 was sim free but locked to the network you choose at purchase.
That is not correct now since iPhones purchased from giffgaff are truly unlocked out of the box.
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That's correct.
Carphone Warehouse iPhones on the other hand are sim free and lock to the first sim used.
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O2 are unlocking the latest iphones for free if you are on their refresh plan (like me) and you pay off the remaining phone balance.
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I got my iPotato 5 64gb from Three and that locked to the second sim I put in it... that was fun 
Had been using it on Three for 6 months... put Swisscom sim in the phone & couldn't put the Three sim or any other back in... grrr
Got 3x iphone 6s, 2 small and 1 large, one from Swisscom and two from Orange... and they are all unlocked.
Had been using it on Three for 6 months... put Swisscom sim in the phone & couldn't put the Three sim or any other back in... grrr
Got 3x iphone 6s, 2 small and 1 large, one from Swisscom and two from Orange... and they are all unlocked.