Will a tesco sim work in my O2 iPhone 5?

IvanDobskey · 23 Dec 2012 at 12:37

Switching over to Tesco mobile as their sim only deals are far better. My iPhone 5 was bought from an O2 store PAYG. Will the Tesco sim work without unlocking?

kitkat9933 · 23 Dec 2012 at 12:43

No as the iPhone 5 locks to the first carriers sim you out in. You will need to get it unlocked.

IvanDobskey · 23 Dec 2012 at 12:53

kitkat9933 said:
No as the iPhone 5 locks to the first carriers sim you out in. You will need to get it unlocked.

Tesco use O2 though? Will I still need it unlocked?

FreeStream · 23 Dec 2012 at 13:17

kitkat9933 said:
No as the iPhone 5 locks to the first carriers sim you out in. You will need to get it unlocked.

Apple store sim free certainly don't.

I don't know about O2 stores but I don't see any reason why the PAYG phones should lock given your paying above apple prices as it is.

IvanDobskey · 23 Dec 2012 at 13:32

Tesco use the O2 network so i'd guess it would work. I'm no expert though

Are iPhone's easy to get unlocked if I have to do this?

thingemajib · 23 Dec 2012 at 14:34

get a tesco payg sim and test it?

IvanDobskey · 23 Dec 2012 at 14:39

Now why didn't I think of that

demonix · 23 Dec 2012 at 15:53

Concorde Rules said:
I don't know about O2 stores but I don't see any reason why the PAYG phones should lock given your paying above apple prices as it is.

It would lock as it wouldn't be in apples database of unlocked iPhones (most of those would be for those sold in apple stores), and since tesco would be classed as a separate network (as well as most of the phones they sell being double locked or so I've heard) it's unlikely that it would work in a locked to o2 phone (that might not be the case for giffgaff, but others that use another network won't work in phones locked to that network).

Barks · 23 Dec 2012 at 19:39

Bizarrely O2 sent me a text this morning saying my iPhone was now unlocked.

I didn't request it and it specifically says on their website they will not unlock iPhone 5s. I don't have any other network sims to test it though.

www.o2.co.uk/unlockmyiphone

wayonbird · 24 Dec 2012 at 08:14

yeah,i like amazon, Bizarrely O2 sent me a text this morning saying my iPhone was now unlocked.thanks

MrMartyn1984 · 24 Dec 2012 at 10:18

Check out giffgaff, they smash Tesco on deals.

Ive been on it for ages and my phone just has O2 in the corner still but I'm using a 4s

Zoom7000 · 24 Dec 2012 at 12:44

Also, I'm not sure if Tesco provide Nano SIMs, so you might have to buy a cutter to cut one.

Barks · 24 Dec 2012 at 15:07

Who is that wayonbird bloke?

Look at his posts, what a creep.

startrek2 · 27 Dec 2012 at 21:08

Zoom7000 said:
Also, I'm not sure if Tesco provide Nano SIMs, so you might have to buy a cutter to cut one.

tesco do provide free nano sims and if its a 02 phone it works on tesco as they use 02 network

re giffgaff
For only £12 a
month you get:
250 UK minutes
Unlimited UK texts
Unlimited Internet
Free to giffgaff

with Tesco my kids get £12.50
600mins
unlimited texts
2gb data
all capped by choice so no creep up bills i hardly see giffgaff as smashing there

Pug · 28 Dec 2012 at 09:01

I agree giffgaff aren't what they were but there are two obvious things missing there.

For £10 you can get the same texts/mins and 1gb data for £10.

Also if to u get your family all on GG you get unlimited free giffgaff to giffgaff calls - and it's there you make the savings.

Alfie786 · 7 Jan 2013 at 22:22

IvanDobskey said:
Now why didn't I think of that

hi guys did u manage to unlock your tesco iphone 5 if so how ? thanks, im stuck at mo needed to know where anyone has tried to unlock their iphoen 5 form some site and worked thanks

lamboman · 7 Jan 2013 at 22:34

Pug said:
I agree giffgaff aren't what they were but there are two obvious things missing there.

For £10 you can get the same texts/mins and 1gb data for £10.

Also if to u get your family all on GG you get unlimited free giffgaff to giffgaff calls - and it's there you make the savings.

That and the payback you can get. O2's network is proving to be pretty patchy and I'm tempted to switch, however I am currently lined up for more than £20 payback, £10+ for some unknown reason, and another £10 for switching two other people. Very little effort and I'm already getting a substantial discount.

davev8app · 8 Jan 2013 at 00:14

this post is in the style of niff naff i mean giff gaff ------ hello hello hello-- (dropped call dialing agen ))
as i was sa---- hello hello......yes i was on giff gaff as it was s-----hello hello---- yes so cheep my pho--- hello hello.---. my phone bill dropped from £60-80 down to 15£ the wife was on it all my mates was on my son hello hello ...my son is still on and when i ring him all i get is 50% of the time is...welcome to niff naff the parson you are call........hang up... so as i was saying---- hello hello ---one resan it was cheap for me is 0800 and 0845 numbers ar free -hello hello...Fu@k this

IvanDobskey · 8 Jan 2013 at 00:29

davev8app said:
this post is in the style of niff naff i mean giff gaff ------ hello hello hello-- (dropped call dialing agen ))
as i was sa---- hello hello......yes i was on giff gaff as it was s-----hello hello---- yes so cheep my pho--- hello hello.---. my phone bill dropped from £60-80 down to 15£ the wife was on it all my mates was on my son hello hello ...my son is still on and when i ring him all i get is 50% of the time is...welcome to niff naff the parson you are call........hang up... so as i was saying---- hello hello ---one resan it was cheap for me is 0800 and 0845 numbers ar free -hello hello...Fu@k this

IvanDobskey · 8 Jan 2013 at 00:29

Tesco SIM worked fine in my O2 phone anyway, no unlock required