Sansung j700 from tesco.Is it possible to use a sim from another network?

shazziere

i am thinking of getting my daughter the j700 from tesco for £53.97.This is much cheaper than most other shops.However i feel there are better deals on other networks for actual calls and text...ie If i topup £10 on o2 i can get an extra 300 texts. is it easy to put another sim in from another netwoek?i am sure i have read that tesco are paert of the o2 network so i was hoping i might be able to put a new o2 sim in it.

any advice appreciated.

espresso

I believe that a Tesco SIM will work in a locked O2 handset but not an O2 SIM in a locked Tesco handset.

Helix

I think it only works the other way around with these virtual networks so you could use a Tesco SIM in a O2 phone but not the other way around. Thats certainly how it works with Virgin and T-Mobile.

shazziere

thankyou for your replies.Does this mean then that i have to get the phone unlocked?Is this possible?is this easy?

sorry about the questions but i havent really got a clue with this sort of thing.

jhp

Top up by £15 and Tesco will give you 500 texts.
http://www.tesco.com/mobilenetwork/shop/?page=tariffinfo

Once you have spent £30 they will get you the unlocking code free,and give you some free texts or calls on top of the 500 for 3 months.

Port an existing number and their give you £5 credit.

http://www.tesco.com/mobilenetwork/help/?page=keepyournumber

espresso

shazziere wrote: »

thankyou for your replies.Does this mean then that i have to get the phone unlocked?Is this possible?is this easy?

sorry about the questions but i havent really got a clue with this sort of thing.

This may help here.