My mobile was on a contract which has now finished, so does that mean without a sim card it could be used on any network?
2007-02-02 06:20:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
Hi. When a mobile phone is locked you cannot use another sim card from another network provider. If your phone is unlocked you can use your phone on any network.
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2007-02-02 06:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes you can get handsets that are not locked, but not many. To tell if a handset is not locked you need to take out your simcard and put another network providers simcard in, if the phone comes up with the logo and a signal then you'll know its unlocked. If it is locked then it will display a message something like unregistered simcard.
A rule of thumb is that most uk mobile network providers will unlock a handset free after the contract has expired. The only network provider I know of that charge is 3 (three).
The second part of your question is that You have to have a simcard inserted in the phone.
The simcard provides info like contacts if saved to the sim, and account info etc. The phone will not work without a simcard.
2007-02-02 08:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by phil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not going to continue with the contract or upgrade you can put in a pay as you go Sim. Some networks lock the phones though. That means you could put in a pay as you go Sim but only for the network which you were on with your contract. If it's not locked you could put in any Sim. If you need any more info check my profile an e.mail me.
2007-02-02 06:33:53 · answer #3 · answered by itgirl23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must have a sim card for a phone to work. A phone is "locked" in two ways. One is the service provider and the other is the services available. So if you have an ex-Orange phone it won't work with a Virgin sim card until it is unlocked. The services differ between pay-as-you-go phones and contract phones so some services are "locked" (greyed out) on paygo phones.
2007-02-02 06:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some mobile networks give out phones opened up on all networks so when u finish with your contract the phone it is yours to do what ever you want try different sims cards to test it out
2007-02-02 06:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the phone is unlocked, it will work with any network. If the phone came directly from Cingular, or T-mobile, you can guarantee it is locked. You can easily get this phone unlocked from somewhere online, or ebay.
2007-02-02 06:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only way round this my friend is take it to a local unlocking shop and have them read your phones details with their software, your unlock code appears on their info and they can reset this for you. Gd Luck
2016-03-29 01:43:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is out of any communication.
2007-02-02 06:29:36 · answer #8 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋