Sony Ericsson C902 on O2 - SIM-locked....?

Lurking_Lawyer

I recently renewed my O2 contract and got a C902 as part of the deal, thanks to the helpful O2 retentions thread on this board. I am howevr quite happy with my TyTN II so I'll be ebaying the C902, I think.

I've read elsewhere that O2 only SIM-lock their XDA own-brand handsets. I was wondering whether anyone can confirm whether an O2 contract C902 is SIM-locked to the O2 network?

Thanks!

Leopard

No 'phone I've ever had from O2 was locked. That includes a K850i that I received as a free upgrade three months ago. I believe that some of the K800i models that it sold and issued as upgrades a couple of years ago were, though.

You could go into an O2 high street shop and ask. (The polite way to do it is to say that you have a foreign SIM that you need to put in it when you're in, for example, Greece. Or that you want to swap over the SiM in your personal 'phone and your business 'phone which is on another network and is unlocked. )

Watch out for scammers if you're selling a 'phone on eBay: they focus particularly on mobile 'phones and laptop computers. Mobile 'phone auctions, especially. They make ridiculous bids to disrupt them.

The problem with offering a 'phone on a Buy-it-Now is that you're stuck with whoever buys it, whether they are serious and honest or not.

If you offer it in a conventional auction, starting at a low price, you can make some assessment of those who are bidding on it, can reject bids that look iffy and will have some alternative bidders to whom to offer a "Second Chance" if the winner of the auction is rogue.

Good luck!