I saw an OFFICIAL 'your iPhone is now unlocked message.

Mr Spew · 1 Jan 2010 at 17:52

I'd try making an iPhone for less! Heh, it's definitely subsidised, they may well pay close to the retail amount simply to get people on their network.

Cobertizo · 2 Jan 2010 at 02:02

As this thread has now been resurrected, I may as well add that the previous restriction requiring PAYG customers to be active O2 users for 12 months has now been removed, so you (in theory) could buy an O2 iPhone today, bung £15 top up on there, then request the unlock straight away.

metachi · 2 Jan 2010 at 04:19

yes

Thanks man.

mykkk · 5 Jan 2010 at 23:31

Cobertizo said:
As this thread has now been resurrected, I may as well add that the previous restriction requiring PAYG customers to be active O2 users for 12 months has now been removed, so you (in theory) could buy an O2 iPhone today, bung £15 top up on there, then request the unlock straight away.

Thank you sir for pointing that out.

Form completed on Friday... unlock confirmation received this morning. Now officially unlocked.

Cobertizo · 9 Jan 2010 at 12:30

mykkk said:
Thank you sir for pointing that out.

Form completed on Friday... unlock confirmation received this morning. Now officially unlocked.

No problem. My experience was much less swift, but I think that was because I asked them to initiate the unlock on 20th Dec, and so it probably got caught up in the Christmas period. As of the other day it's been sorted, though. Now I have an official unlock, notifications finally work properly which is nice.

Luke · 13 Jan 2010 at 16:28

mykkk said:
Thank you sir for pointing that out.

Form completed on Friday... unlock confirmation received this morning. Now officially unlocked.

Can you explain the process please?
I need to buy an iPhone for work but need it working on any network, yet it also needs to be a new device.

geekyEd · 13 Jan 2010 at 16:30

whoops didn't read the edited terms!

Cobertizo · 15 Jan 2010 at 23:21

emailiscrap said:
Can you explain the process please?
I need to buy an iPhone for work but need it working on any network, yet it also needs to be a new device.

Purchase iPhone on O2 PAYG. Make sure you have £15 top up on an O2 sim/have an O2 contract (doesn't have to be the one you got with the phone). Go to http://shop.o2.co.uk/update/unlockmyiphone.html and complete the form, giving the phone number of the O2 sim with £15 on (or the number on a contract). You'll need to know the IMEI of the iPhone, which probably requires turning it on (don't believe it's stated in the box, though I may be wrong as I never checked). Wait for a few days (up to 10). You'll then get a text saying the phone is unlocked. Plug it into iTunes, and it will update, saying you are unlocked.

Matteh · 16 Jan 2010 at 08:57

I've just got my new 3GS but I'm still waiting for the unlock confirmation on my 3G (Only requested it on Thursday). Am I ok to get on and use my new phone in the meantime as the text will come through on that and then just plug my old 3G in once I get the code?

Cobertizo · 17 Jan 2010 at 18:19

You don't actually need to read/receive the text saying you are unlocked - it's just a notification. Some people have indicated that they were actually unlocked before their text came through anyway...

UberTiger · 18 Jan 2010 at 23:36

Just test the 3G with another sim card if you have one. Not using it shouldn't affect the unlock though. Unless you're looking to get rid of it ASAP just use your new phone until the weekend then test the 3G at the weekend or something.