unlocking phone sim only deal??

happytravells

Morning all- I have an I phone 4s good very good condition and more than adequate for my needs, I'm out of my 2 year contract now and to keep costs down was looking at keeping the phone and having a pay as you go option.
So I was wondering how I get it unlocked, if I keep the same number and what's the besr SIM only deal also will I loose all the photos,numbers texts or should I back it up? l I make a few calls a little facebook checking but mainly texts. I've been out of contract since November and I'm still paying 40 pm on what is really an outraged phone so really need to change it and stop making excuses! Thanks fir your help.

Techhead_2

You should definitely be keeping backups as a matter of routine. What would you do if you lost your handset?

If you speak to your provider they can arrange to unlock the iPhone (you may need to pay them to do this).

You can either as your current provider to migrate you to Pay as You Go or a sim only contract. Or you can ask them for a PAC which you give to a new provider and then your number will follow you across.

As for which tariff, you'll need to be more specific about how many texts, calls and data you use. Fortunately, the iPhone keeps a log, so it's easy to find out.

Browntoa

its easy to unlock by asking your current provider for the code , when they inform you its done you then just connect to itunes and it does it.The phone is not reset and nothing gets lost. All your texts and contacts are kept on the phone anyway , changing the sim or network does not affect this

grumbler

Malcnascar wrote: »

...The original contract holder has an obligation to remove the lock on the phone...
The obligation is with your original provider...

Any proof?

Collabora

Browntoa wrote: »

its easy to unlock by asking your current provider for the code , when they inform you its done you then just connect to itunes and it does it.The phone is not reset and nothing gets lost. All your texts and contacts are kept on the phone anyway , changing the sim or network does not affect this

Note if you have your contacts saved to Sim, they will be on the Sim and not saved on the phone.

I never save mine to the phone, but i have a Sim card backup device, so keep a regular backup of my sim

anotheruser

Pay As You Go would be more expensive than a simple Sim Only contract.
Tesco have cheap / good deals but limited to 5000 texts.

Browntoa

Collabora wrote: »

Note if you have your contacts saved to Sim, they will be on the Sim and not saved on the phone.

I never save mine to the phone, but i have a Sim card backup device, so keep a regular backup of my sim

iphone saves all contacts to the phone , not the sim

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202340

While iPhone does not use the SIM to store contact names and phone numbers, you can still copy your contacts from a SIM card to your iPhone

theres a 3rd part backup app you can use to email them to yourself for safekeeping

grumbler

anotheruser wrote: »

Pay As You Go would be more expensive than a simple Sim Only contract.

Is it a general statement? If so, it's incorrect.

marleyboy

AFAIK Iphones will relock themselves as soon as they update. Whether this includes official unlocks I am unsure, but is something to be aware of.

grumbler

marleyboy wrote: »

AFAIK Iphones will relock themselves as soon as they update. Whether this includes official unlocks I am unsure, but is something to be aware of.

Not for an official unlock, so nothing to be aware of.

happytravells

Thank you all for your very useful replies.