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  1. #1
    bobnobtob
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    I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?


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  2. #2
    Ian Stirling
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    bobnobtob <[email protected]> wrote:
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    > I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    >


    Generally not.
    The phone will be locked to the provider, in many cases, even if they
    buy the network services from a third party.

    It may be possible to unlock your phone, but it depends on model, and at
    last count, there were at least three on the market...

    It is generally possible to pay the company money to unlock the phone
    too.



  3. #3
    Peter Corlett
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    Ian Stirling <[email protected]> wrote:
    > bobnobtob <[email protected]> wrote:

    [...]
    >> I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an
    >> o2 phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?

    > Generally not. The phone will be locked to the provider, in many
    > cases, even if they buy the network services from a third party.


    It's more a case of "it depends" rather than "generally not". I popped
    an Energis Mobile SIM into a locked Orange phone, and it worked just
    fine.

    You'll just have to try it and see, but have a backup plan of getting
    the phone unlocked in case it doesn't work.

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    Robert Maskill
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    bobnobtob wrote:
    > I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    >
    >

    I have put an O2 into a Tesco locked phone and it did not work until the
    phone was unlocked.

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    B S Expert
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    Re: Tesco and O2?


    "bobnobtob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone
    > (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    >
    >
    > --
    > bobnobtob


    Yes...no problem...but you can't put an o2 card into a tesco phone.....





  6. #6
    Alan Gauton
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    In article <[email protected]>,
    [email protected] says...
    > bobnobtob wrote:
    > > I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    > >
    > >

    > I have put an O2 into a Tesco locked phone and it did not work until the
    > phone was unlocked.


    Doesn't mean it won't work the other way round.

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  7. #7
    Rufus Stone
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    On 03 Feb 2006 13:24:11 GMT, Ian Stirling <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >Generally not.


    Wrong answer.

    Generally yes. As Tesco is a subnet off O2, you can normally put a
    Tesco SIM in an O2 locked phone. You will not be able to do it the
    other way around and put an O2 SIM in a locked Tesco Mobile handset.

    R.




  8. #8
    Robert Maskill
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    Alan Gauton wrote:
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > [email protected] says...
    >> bobnobtob wrote:
    >>> I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    >>>
    >>>

    >> I have put an O2 into a Tesco locked phone and it did not work until the
    >> phone was unlocked.

    >
    > Doesn't mean it won't work the other way round.
    >


    This is very true

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  9. #9
    Steve Terry
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    Re: Tesco and O2?

    "bobnobtob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2 phone
    > (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    > -- bobnobtob
    >

    O2 don't normally GID1 lock their phones to sim types,
    so yes you can put any O2 virtual like Tesco Sim in it

    e.g. Virgin mobile do GID1 lock, so they are a compleatly different story

    Steve Terry





  10. #10
    Steve Terry
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    Re: Tesco and O2?


    "Robert Maskill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > bobnobtob wrote:
    >> I was just wandering if I can put a Tesco mobile sim card into an o2
    >> phone (Tesco is powered by O2)?
    >>

    > I have put an O2 into a Tesco locked phone and it did not work until the
    > phone was unlocked. Robert Maskill - G4PYR - Peterborough Cambridgeshire
    >

    Tesco, like Virgin, and Voda do normally GID1 sim lock their phones.
    O2, T Mobile, and Orange don't.

    All SP lock their branded phones
    Having the phone unlocked clears all the locks

    It's a game isn't it

    Steve Terry






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