iPhone 3GS Question

mccrum · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:10

I have just got a Vodafone 3GS iPhone on contract, I am wondering if my o2 sim card will work in it as I want to use it instead of the Vodafone.

Thanks in advance

Tummy · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:14

Why did you buy it on contract with Vodafone if you wanted to use it on O2? :confused:

mccrum · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:38

My mum got it as a free upgrade and gave it to me

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 28 Jan 2010 at 19:00

hmm well I guess. O2 let you unlock the phone don't they on contact?
Suppose as long as the vodafone contract is being paid there should be no issue.

box · 29 Jan 2010 at 09:11

AFAIK all Vodafone handsets are supplied unlocked, so you should be fine. Why not try it and find out?

startrek2 · 30 Jan 2010 at 18:41

certainly not the case with nokias and vodafone,
all have allways been locked to vodafone network,,

re the iphone i cant say i had mine on o2 but now use it one vodafone before it became avvailble through themselves.

Feek · 30 Jan 2010 at 19:44

startrek2 said:
certainly not the case with nokias and vodafone,
all have allways been locked to vodafone network,,

That was true up until about two years ago, I buy a lot of Nokia phones from Vodafone and although they all have custom firmware on them I've not had a single Nokia from Vodafone that's been network locked for around two years.

startrek2 · 30 Jan 2010 at 19:52

all the ones we had last june as upgrades all were locked £35 a month ones so not cheapo ones. and year before that albeit 18 months ago n85 8gb were all locked.

but maybe today there not ,, i will know june only ever take 12months,, never above

gman1981 · 30 Jan 2010 at 20:09

As i understand it all the iPhones from VF are locked.

mccrum · 30 Jan 2010 at 21:19

The iPhone should be with me next week, just gonna have to try it and see

box · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:49

Feek said:
That was true up until about two years ago, I buy a lot of Nokia phones from Vodafone and although they all have custom firmware on them I've not had a single Nokia from Vodafone that's been network locked for around two years.

This man speaks the truth

Whether this holds true for the iPhone is yet to be seen however!

Nismo · 1 Feb 2010 at 15:31

Do the VF iPhones have any branding on them, either case or software?

Talbs13 · 1 Feb 2010 at 16:27

No. They dont.

RobH · 1 Feb 2010 at 18:04

I don't think any carrier brands the iPhone hardware and Apple only lets the carrier customise certain parts of the software (called the carrier bundle). My iPhone 3G was locked to O2 but they now allow unlocking for free, not sure on the situation with Vodafone.