Please vote in the poll above so we can establish which Samsung Galaxy S2s are locked or unlocked.
Please only vote if you bought your phone from O2.
Thanks!
James
Thanks for the one vote so far, hopefully this can prove to be a useful poll
Mine is unlocked. Brought at O2 reading handset only.
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Today O2 store and PAYG £399 Unlocked .
jje
Should there not be a SIM Free options, as that's what I purchased, which is different to PAYG.
Chilledbud said:
Should there not be a SIM Free options, as that's what I purchased, which is different to PAYG.
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But this poll is asking about O2 phones, not the SIM free ones...
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But this poll is asking about O2 phones, not the SIM free ones...
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Quite. I'd expect a SIM free one to be unlocked!
Sim free i have seen so far have been £500 +
jje
Just bought from O2 in Ealing - PAYG locked (but subset unlocked, so GiffGaff works)
Odd how some are locked and others arent.
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JJEgan said:
Sim free i have seen so far have been £500 +
jje
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I've seen stock at £489.98 with free delivery.
risq said:
Odd how some are locked and others arent.
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First shipment to O2 was probably unlocked, subsequent shipments seem to be locked. This quite often happens when supply is limited initially.
My PAYG is unlocked from Bridgend
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Can someone confirm that you can see if the phone is unlocked on the spot when you go and buy from O2 in-store. As in you can open it and check.
I assume you can but I just want to make sure. This is my first time buying a phone in the UK and I inted to use on 3 or giffgaff depending on the quality (and reliaiblty) of the 3G signal.
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Please vote in the poll above so we can establish which Samsung Galaxy S2s are locked or unlocked.
Please only vote if you bought your phone from O2.
Thanks!
James
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Unlocked out of the box and working with T-Mobile contract SIM.
Purchased a hour ago from O2 store on London Wall.
Got it from store, it is locked.
Picked mine up from the Winchester store on PAYG about an hour ago, and is working perfectly with my Vodafone SIM.
Note that I put this SIM straight in, without ever switching it on with an O2 SIM -- not sure if it does something weird like lock itself to the first SIM that's ever in it?
Mines locked on contract . I put my tmob sim in straight away but it came up with request for code, then emergency calls only. Ive rung 02 already and requested unlock code - they say 7 to 10 working days. In no real rush, as I have my desire z
Dayz
Recieved mine, it's brill.
Bought on an O2 contract (ordered Monday) and it is unlocked out of the box
Well I got mine on d 27th at phones4u, but they only had 1 left and they still offered it to me on orange, vodaphone or o2. So I'm guessing it's unlocked. Haven't been able to check yet tho, I've only got orange sim cards in me gaff.
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I had my s3 supplied by orange UK and thought that it would probably be locked to orange although there was no branding on the box or phone.
Started looking over the net to see how I could check and found that if you enter *# 7465625# and they read off or disabled then your phone is completely unlocked.
Mine is which is a real bonus so well chuffed.
Sorry if this was already known to everyone but was new to me and thought it might be useful for some people.
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This is what I mean
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Got mine direct from O2, presumed it was locked down tight but using the code you provided it shows as fully unlocked.
Bonus!
Thanks for pointing this out
Could be due to the delay just to get the phones out the networks haven't had time to put their code into Android, perhaps when they get all the preorders out future ones will.
Mine is from Affordable mobiles so I know it will not be locked
I was told that I had a version of orange software on here, although no orange apps etc. But phone was really buggy so flashed with the latest release, been really good since the.
Just pleased its not locked also, helps in the event I don't remain happy with it and decide to sell it.
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mines from O2. Its locked :/
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hpsauce37 said:
I had my s3 supplied by orange UK and thought that it would probably be locked to orange although there was no branding on the box or phone.
Started looking over the net to see how I could check and found that if you enter *# 7465625# and they read off or disabled then your phone is completely unlocked.
Mine is which is a real bonus so well chuffed.
Sorry if this was already known to everyone but was new to me and thought it might be useful for some people.
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FINALLY i know now yes mine is unlocked too im on 3 Ireland i thought it would have been locked but it's not so good news.
Thanks a lot mate for posting this
hal752 said:
mines from O2. Its locked :/
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Mine is from o2 through CPW and isn't locked at all (had since launch)
Also has anyone noticed the spelling mistake from the picture?it's the same in mine
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am I the only one around here who's getting irritated by their persionalizatiob typo? am I?
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No worries,
I can't sleep either
On O2 bought post-launch and no lock
Mines unlocked and I'm on Orange also, checked last week which I'm pleased about.
Got mine from 3uk on release day but had to get a replacement 3days ago and that come network locked
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Could be due to the delay just to get the phones out the networks haven't had time to put their code into Android, perhaps when they get all the preorders out future ones will.
Mine is from Affordable mobiles so I know it will not be locked
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It certainly looks that way! I got mine on preorder and it came unlocked, whilst other O2 folks who waited till after release got a locked phone.
I asked O2 what benefits there were for preordering with them but they didn't mention it being unlocked! In fact, they didn't mention any benefits!
Vodafone contract handset "box only" means no contract just paid £475 for handset and it's unlocked.
SIII'ed
On orange uk and its locked
Also i can't believe orange have removed the firmware update option with there bloatware
Is T-Mobile batch unlocked? If so, would it work abroad?
hpsauce37 said:
I had my s3 supplied by orange UK and thought that it would probably be locked to orange although there was no branding on the box or phone.
Started looking over the net to see how I could check and found that if you enter *# 7465625# and they read off or disabled then your phone is completely unlocked.
Mine is which is a real bonus so well chuffed.
Sorry if this was already known to everyone but was new to me and thought it might be useful for some people.
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Got my rather wonderful Galaxy S3 on Vodafone contract.
Unfortunately that USSD code doesn't seem to work on mine.
The phone and firmware is unbranded though.
So I'm guessing its open to all networks?
Plus the phone arrived in a Samsung white box, and not a Vodafone one.
Im i the only person where this code doesnt show anything?
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Im i the only person where this code doesnt show anything?
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No, you're not the only person, loads of us have the issue with this and other codes.
I bought my sgs3 GT i9300 from the agent in Singapore ,but there are some singtel carrier apps so i want to know if it is a network unlocked or locked phone and if it is the international version and why there are some carrier apps
thanks in advance!
Depends on where your bought it from....e.g if purchased from an o2 store the device will be locked to o2, whereas if purchased from phones4u or carphone warehouse the device will generally be sim free
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I bought it from samsung agent in singapore but it contained some carrier apps so is it network locked or unlocked and is it the international version?
speedyjay said:
Depends on where your bought it from....e.g if purchased from an o2 store the device will be locked to o2, whereas if purchased from phones4u or carphone warehouse the device will generally be sim free
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Thats not true O2 many are unlocked all CPW unlocked based on my phones bought .
jje
Easiest way to know if it is network unlocked is to use another SIM or dial *#7465625#
dylanf69 said:
I bought my sgs3 GT i9300 from the agent in Singapore ,but there are some singtel carrier apps so i want to know if it is a network unlocked or locked phone and if it is the international version and why there are some carrier apps
thanks in advance!
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In Singapore, all phones are sold unlocked by law. Most likely, it is unlocked.
iphdrunk said:
Easiest way to know if it is network unlocked is to use another SIM or dial *#7465625#[/QU
is this way safe? and everything must be off in the list to be an unlocked phone right?
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dylanf69 said:
iphdrunk said:
Easiest way to know if it is network unlocked is to use another SIM or dial *#7465625#[/QU
is this way safe? and everything must be off in the list to be an unlocked phone right?
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yes it is safe and my unlocked s3 says everything is off.
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Just had my t-mobile UK galaxy s3 changed as the micro usb conection failed.
problem is the new handset is locked and i need to be able to use my swiss orange sim when i travel.
I have looked into this and seen a couple of methods but all i want is the unlock code.
is there a method and i dont mind paying a reasonable fee, but not to mob operator!
Why not request the unlock code from your network operator? It may be free.
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sxi200 said:
Why not request the unlock code from your network operator? It may be free.
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It's only free (on some networks) if you've been with them on the same line for a long time.
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photoscubaman said:
Just had my t-mobile UK galaxy s3 changed as the micro usb conection failed.
problem is the new handset is locked and i need to be able to use my swiss orange sim when i travel.
I have looked into this and seen a couple of methods but all i want is the unlock code.
is there a method and i dont mind paying a reasonable fee, but not to mob operator!
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Try this app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451
It unlocked my S3, apparently permanently since I have wipe several times
Hello all, I am currently rocking a galaxy note 2, love it, but its size is its greatest feature, but also its worst. I have decided to get a one x +, getting it on a super cheap O2 contract. I want to continue to use my three sim card, so my question is firstly does a uk O2 htc one x + come.network locked, and if it does where is the best place to get it unlocked. My three sim card comes with truely unlimited data, so want to continue to use it. Ibl have searched the forum, but can only find threats to do with at&t.
Thank you for any responses.
JamD
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JamDonot said:
Hello all, I am currently rocking a galaxy note 2, love it, but its size is its greatest feature, but also its worst. I have decided to get a one x +, getting it on a super cheap O2 contract. I want to continue to use my three sim card, so my question is firstly does a uk O2 htc one x + come.network locked, and if it does where is the best place to get it unlocked. My three sim card comes with truely unlimited data, so want to continue to use it. Ibl have searched the forum, but can only find threats to do with at&t.
Thank you for any responses.
JamD
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i have an o2 uk one, and i had to get it network unlocked, i got hasoon2000 to do it for me.
I just filled the unlocking form in on the O2 website, and they got back to me within 24hrs with the code.
Great, how long did you have the phone for before you were able to request the unlock code. Oh, and cheers for the super fast reply.
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Lloir said:
i have an o2 uk one, and i had to get it network unlocked, i got hasoon2000 to do it for me.
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How do I contact hasoon2000, and was there a charge?
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JamDonot said:
Great, how long did you have the phone for before you were able to request the unlock code. Oh, and cheers for the super fast reply.
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I bought the phone outright on eBay no contract, i only had 2 months of my contract left with O2 so i swapped sims, and just requested the unlock code.
you can contact hasoon HERE, i dont know how much he charges, but i am sure he is not the expensive.
Anybody found anywhere to unlock the z2 mine is locked to vodafone uk cheapest I can find is £15 on ebay
Ask Vodafone directly, they charge for payg but on contracts they will submit a simlock request free if you ask nicely enough. Just explain you use another network for work stuff but want it on the same phone so need to swap sims. Works 90% time.
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stinkypoo said:
Anybody found anywhere to unlock the z2 mine is locked to vodafone uk cheapest I can find is £15 on ebay
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In Australia you can just unlock it by going to their website, I'm assuming you could do that in the UK as well.