tmobile and virgin payg sim question

I have found a good offer on a mobile phone that I am after, unfortunately
it's only available with a tmobile payg sim. My present phone is on a virgin
payg service and I always thought that tmobile and virgin networks would
work with either a tmobile or virgin sim. But the shop says that I will need
a sim free phone if I want to use the virgin payg network.
Is this correct?

On 25 Feb, 12:58, "Chris Lewis" <nospam@.com> wrote:
> I have found a good offer on a mobile phone that I am after, unfortunately
> it's only available with a tmobile payg sim. My present phone is on a virgin
> payg service and I always thought that tmobile and virgin networks would
> work with either a tmobile or virgin sim. But the shop says that I will need
> a sim free phone if I want to use the virgin payg network.
> Is this correct?

Not necessarily.

A Virgin SIM will usually work in a T-Mobile phone as it is usually
locked to T-Mobile network (which Virgin currently use).
A T-Mobile SIM will usually not work in a Virgin phone as it is
usually locked to the service provider (Virgin).

So you can be fairly certain that your Virgin SIM should work in a T-
Mobile phone but not 100% certain.

"Chris Lewis" <nospam@.com> wrote in message
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>I have found a good offer on a mobile phone that I am after, unfortunately
>it's only available with a tmobile payg sim. My present phone is on a
>virgin payg service and I always thought that tmobile and virgin networks
>would work with either a tmobile or virgin sim. But the shop says that I
>will need a sim free phone if I want to use the virgin payg network.
> Is this correct?
The chances are that it will be locked to t-mobile.

Depends on where you are getting the phone from as well.
I normaly buy my PAYG phones from CPW and they have always come Unlocked and
no network branding on them!

In message zXywj.7662$d62.6195@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net,
Chris Lewis <nospam@.com> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> I have found a good offer on a mobile phone that I am after,
> unfortunately it's only available with a tmobile payg sim. My present
> phone is on a virgin payg service and I always thought that tmobile
> and virgin networks would work with either a tmobile or virgin sim.
> But the shop says that I will need a sim free phone if I want to use
> the virgin payg network. Is this correct?

What make and model of phone do you have?
Many phones can be easily unlocked (to make them SIM Free).
It will cost you somewhere between nothing at all and about 15 quid,
depending on the phone, and where you get it done...

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Regards,
Chris.
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>
> What make and model of phone do you have?
> Many phones can be easily unlocked (to make them SIM Free).
> It will cost you somewhere between nothing at all and about 15 quid,
> depending on the phone, and where you get it done...
>
> --
> Regards,
> Chris.
> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
It's a Samsung D900i, here is the offer
http://www.prepaymania.co.uk/mobilep...payg.html?base
I have never used this company before, any bad reports about prepaymania?

"Chris Lewis" <nospam@.com> wrote in message
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>I have found a good offer on a mobile phone that I am after, unfortunately
>it's only available with a tmobile payg sim. My present phone is on a
>virgin payg service and I always thought that tmobile and virgin networks
>would work with either a tmobile or virgin sim. But the shop says that I
>will need a sim free phone if I want to use the virgin payg network.
> Is this correct?
Usual shop assistant know nothing
Generally T Mobile only SPlock their phones, whereas Virgin both SPlock
and GID1 sim lock theirs

So you can use any T Mobile virtual networks Sim like Virgin in a
T Mobile phone, but not anything other than a Virgin Sim in a Virgin phone

Getting the phone SP unlocked will also clear any GID1 lock too

If you can get the deal from a CPW they use SPunlocked GSM stock
where they can

Steve Terry

"Chris Lewis" <nospam@.com> wrote in message
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>
>>
>> What make and model of phone do you have?
>> Many phones can be easily unlocked (to make them SIM Free).
>> It will cost you somewhere between nothing at all and about 15 quid,
>> depending on the phone, and where you get it done...
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Chris.
>> (Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)
> It's a Samsung D900i, <snip>

Pretty easy to unlock, any competent independent phone shop should be able
to do it for around £10.

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