Unlocking Experience

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Soldato
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First of all, why is this even legal? If I sign a 24 contract and get a phone, what is the point in that network provider locking it? Even if I sell the phone I'm still tied into the contract.

My situation:

- Dad takes out O2 contract for an iPhone 5 and gives it to me, taking my iPhone 4 instead.

- I have his iPhone 5 on my O2 contract for several months. My iPhone 5 then gets replaced by Apple for a new model and new IMEI number.

- I decide to get it unlocked so I can sell it on when I want to upgrade.

I tried the O2 unlocking form and they keep telling me the security details don't match up. This whole situation really annoys me. I think I'm done ****ing about with network providers and contracts. Next time I'm going to just buy the thing unlocked from Apple.
 
I bought an iPhone 4s the other year from a shop in Leeds who claimed it Unlocked, unfortunately it wasn't it was tied to Vodafone. The shop claimed they were unlocking it but were doing nothing.

So I went to the Vodafone store and the guy unlocked it straight away for me - should've been £19.99 apparently but he let me have it for free (turned out we were from the same little town when I was giving details so that was handy!)

I agree that locking phones shouldn't take place - like you point out you're usually still paying them anyway - also if you go abroad it stings you
 
I'm very much considering moving over to Vodafone for a 12 month Red 4G contract. I didn't realise it includes Spotify premium for free (worth 9.99/month which I currently pay for) and QC are offering £130 cashback. By the time the cost of Spotify is absorbed and the cashback is factored in it will cost me about £10/month for unlimited minutes, texts and 4GB/data - which I will need working in London with a 4G connection :D
 
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