Iphone 3GS Orange Locked - Advise Please

Falze

Hi,

I have just purchased a Iphone3 GS from a friend for my Daughter. We (the family) are all on T-Mobile and would like her to be on tmobile also ideally, as i have a sim only contract for my current phone which she could use.

1stly can i use my non ipone sim card in the iphone 3 ? I have been told different things.

2nd how best to unlock the phone from orange ? I have done some reading and it would appear that i need to be a customer of oragne for 3 months, which i'm not. I went to a local "unlocking stallholder" and he quoted me £50.00.

I tried to get a sim only deal for Orange, but this was too expensive unless i took out a 12 month sim contract, but i failed the credit check.

Any thought or ideas or suggestions ??

Thankyou,



Falze

nikki1520

Orange and T-Mobile are the same company - I have an orange phone and a t-mobile sim - they work fine together. Have you tried the sim in the phone?

thatsean

Your friend will be able to obtain the unlocking code from Orange, they charge about £15 I think. Failing that, you are looking at market stalls, however, if they don't do the unlocking correctly you might find that a future software update with re-lock the phone. For value and peace of mind, i'd recommend giving your friend the cash and asking them to call Orange.

grumbler

Falze wrote: »

1stly can i use my non ipone sim card in the iphone 3 ?

Yes, if the phone is not locked to a different network.

2nd how best to unlock the phone from orange ? I have done some reading and it would appear that i need to be a customer of oragne for 3 months,

Correct.

which i'm not. I went to a local "unlocking stallholder" and he quoted me £50.00.

I wouldn't trust a stallholder with unlocking iPhone. Theoretically only Orange can do this, but practice seems to be different. Have a look at this thread: I-Phone 4s Legit Unlocking

I tried to get a sim only deal for Orange, but this was too expensive unless i took out a 12 month sim contract, but i failed the credit check.

It doesn't have to be a contract. PAYG is fine: http://help.orange.co.uk/orangeuk/support/personal/478935

nikki1520 wrote: »

Orange and T-Mobile are the same company - I have an orange phone and a t-mobile sim - they work fine together. Have you tried the sim in the phone?

They are not the same company, although they have the same owner and share their masts.
Did you try other sims? I am pretty sure your phone is not locked.

sdduk

nikki1520 wrote: »

Orange and T-Mobile are the same company - I have an orange phone and a t-mobile sim - they work fine together. Have you tried the sim in the phone?

They don't always work together i have a T-Mobile phone and when i put my Orange Sim in it..it won't work say locked to T-Mobile but still worth a try.

Falze

I have tried and it didn't work. I know i can use their siganals, i was told the sims dont work in each others.

I will try again though, i case i did something wrong.

PAYG could be expenses as daughter in an internet child !!

Thanks for your responses.