We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

How to unlock my Virgin mobile phone

melbury
melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
in Mobiles
I have a very old (15+ years) PAYG Nokia 1100 - very basic because I don't use it that often.

Anyway I am sick of paying such high charges and decided to get an 02 Classic PAYG sim card.

Trouble is I have now discovered that my phone is locked and have read that Virgin would expect me to pay £15.32 to unlock it. As my phone is old and I have paid a fortune for my calls over the past 15 years, I don't really want to give them any more money.

Is there any cheap/easy way to unlock my phone so that I can just put the new sim that 02 have sent me in?

I am a techno-diinosaur so wouldn't be able to cope with anything complicated:o

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

Comments

  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,710 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    You could ask them nicely to do it free as a goodwill gesture.
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,762 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    pmduk wrote: »
    You could ask them nicely to do it free as a goodwill gesture.

    Virgin? The only time I’ve ever got a goodwill gesture out of them was when dealing with their Exec Office. Their normal CS wouldn’t know how to spell goodwill ;)
    ====
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Just read about it on Martin's advice page about mobiles:

    Virgin Mobile Call 0345 600 0789 Up to 28 days

    PAYG Free if purchased 12+ mths ago, £15.32 otherwise N/A

    So will try asking them nicely:)
    Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:

  • AndyPK
    AndyPK Posts: 4,411 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    there are other providers which will working without unlocking.


    e.g. Asda.


    They only charge about 4p or 8p
    Get a free sim from there website. NOT instore.
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture