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Tesco Mobile iPhone - Browsing & Wi-Fi Pass

Elijay
Elijay Posts: 10 Forumite
edited 11 May 2011 at 8:50AM in Mobiles
My 12 month PAYG contract ends in 4 weeks. I want to keep the iPhone 3GS. I very rarely use the phone for calls or texts but I use it a lot for web browsing.

Tesco are offering me a Browsing & Wi-Fi Pass for £7 pm.

I would consider getting the phone unlocked if I could find a better data plan elsewhere. If I go this route how do I get the phone unlocked? Tesco iPhone service is provided by O2.

Any ideas or advice most welcome.

Comments

  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Eh? A PAYG phone does not have a contract.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Giffgaff PAYG Virgin Mobile PAYG are two that you can just use mobile data on as you can on many other PAYG .

    I pay 20P for 20 MB per day and 20p per MB over that cap .

    Thats with Giffgaff PAYG ( part of O2 so you may not need to unlock phone )
    http://giffgaff.com/index/offer


    Dont know about the Tesco WiFi part of the plan .

    jje
  • Yolina
    Yolina Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Macman, I think the OP meant the 12 months before the network will unlock the iPhone. If I remember correctly, all PAYG iPhones sold by networks can't be unlocked for the 1st year.

    Three have a "sim-only internet" 30 days rolling contract which gives 2GB data for £5.11 a month
    http://threestore.three.co.uk/simonly.aspx
    Now free from the incompetence of vodafail
  • Elijay
    Elijay Posts: 10 Forumite
    edited 12 May 2011 at 5:28AM
    I bought it on PAYG so I am required to keep it for 12 months before the network will unlock the iPhone. 12 months data is included in the price.

    GiffGaff, free mobile internet until 31 MAY, my 12 months finishes 1st week in June.
  • Nostromo
    Nostromo Posts: 430 Forumite
    Tesco will unlock your iphone free of charge now your contract is almost up.Just call customer service.
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