Can I buy Nokia 6131 from T Mobile PAYG + use it as Virgin PAYG?

Penny_Farthing_2

Sorry to be thick but can I really do this and how? If I use a phone bought from T-Mobile PAYG with a Virgin Mobile PAYG sim card, will it work just as well as if I'd bought it from Virgin (can't as they don't sell that phone)?

KIM

T-Mobile supply subsidised phones, locked to their network. So unless you've had it unlocked it will only accept tmobile sims.

You can probably unlock it for free if you do a google search, although be aware that unloking in this way can invalidate the warranty and void any insurance you may have. Hope that helps.

Browntoa

the 6131 can only be unlocked by T-Mobile , not one of those you can get free codes for

KIM

Ah well, in that case you could get a tmobile sim card for 50p here
https://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher?menuid=weboffers_personal_sim_only_payg&ref=homepage

and then port the virgin number across.

Penny_Farthing_2

Thanks Kim and Browntoa. I'll choose a different phone and check first to see if I can get a code to unlock it then.
Thanks again

Road_Hog

Penny_Farthing wrote:

Sorry to be thick but can I really do this and how? If I use a phone bought from T-Mobile PAYG with a Virgin Mobile PAYG sim card, will it work just as well as if I'd bought it from Virgin (can't as they don't sell that phone)?

Generally the network providers (T-mobile in this case) will allow the use of virtual networks (Virgin in this case) sim cards in their phones. This is because Virgin are leasing airtime from T-mobile and therefore they will still make money from this arrangement. Please note it does not work the other way as Virgin would get nothing from a T-mobile customer.

If you can check the phone, i.e. you're purchasing from a shop and you can go in and actually try your sim card in the phone, I think you'll find it works.