giff gaff/O2 advice please?

papoosue

I want to buy a new smartphone, but I want to keep using giffgaff. I know I can get an unlocked phone from carphone warehouse, but what I wondered is does anyone know if I get a phone from the o2 shop, will it work with giffgaff as they are the same company?


One more question - I like the Samsung Galaxy Ace phone but it is locked to 3 - does that mean you can get it unlocked from one of those places on the high street, or is it really locked into 3?

Hope that makes sense - I am pretty clueless in these matters lol.

Thank you.

I_luv_cats

I have a locked o2 phone and a Giff Gaff sim worked in it

papoosue

Oh, thanks for that. I might try going in the O2 shop then

I_luv_cats wrote: »

I have a locked o2 phone and a Giff Gaff sim worked in it

grumbler

I don't think that you'll get a better deal in a shop than you can find in the internet.
Ace is available for £122+10 from e2save (am not sure if this is available via a cashback site, but worth checking). It's PAYG on O2, but almost definitely unlocked.
However, you can consider Vivacity from T-mobile for £100+£10 with £40 TCB casback (can be unlocked for free, but you may need some help):
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3724&idPhone2=4347 (processor is the same apparently: Browse devices based on this microprocessor)

T-mobile Vivacity for £109.99 + TCB £40.40, 6 months free internet, £20 free apps. Potentially £69.59!!!

burnsguitarman

Phones locked to Tesco network, will also work with Giff Gaff/O2.

grumbler

burnsguitarman wrote: »

Phones locked to Tesco network, will also work with Giff Gaff/O2.

Are you sure? I think a tesco/giffgaff sim will work in an O2 phone, not vice versa.

coolesticeking

grumbler wrote: »

Are you sure? I think a tesco/giffgaff sim will work in an O2 phone, not vice versa.

Agree with grumbler, If it's O2 Locked it should work with Tesco Mobile & GiffGaff but not the other way around.

Tesco seem to lock the handsets just to Tesco Mobile, even though they use the O2 Network.

JJ_Egan

Last two phones i bought from O2 have in fact been unlocked .

jje

burnsguitarman

My OH iphone 4 still locked to Tesco, definitely works with a giff gaff sim.
I presumed this would be the same for all Tesco phones.

Jessie11

I bought an o2 phone from CeX as did my gf, and both worked no probs.

Rusty!

burnsguitarman wrote: »

My OH iphone 4 still locked to Tesco, definitely works with a giff gaff sim.
I presumed this would be the same for all Tesco phones.

iPhones are a bit different, I think.