https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/Buying-a-new-phone/m-p/56160#M1583 <P>You can only use an unlocked phone on 48.</P> <P>Tesco phones are most likely locked to their network so will not work without being unlocked.</P> <P>Sometimes phones' software misidentify 48 as Tesco Mobile but that doesn't mean that a phone locked to the Tesco Mobile network will work on 48. It won't.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hope this helps.</P> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:45:31 GMT dalyer 2021-06-28T08:45:31Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/Buying-a-new-phone/m-p/56158#M1582 <P>Can anyone help my network says Tesco mobile but could I go and buy a tesco mobile phone and use my 48 sim with it our do i need it unlocked. Cheers&nbsp;</P> Sun, 27 Jun 2021 23:46:19 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/Buying-a-new-phone/m-p/56158#M1582 mw75 2021-06-27T23:46:19Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/Buying-a-new-phone/m-p/56160#M1583 <P>You can only use an unlocked phone on 48.</P> <P>Tesco phones are most likely locked to their network so will not work without being unlocked.</P> <P>Sometimes phones' software misidentify 48 as Tesco Mobile but that doesn't mean that a phone locked to the Tesco Mobile network will work on 48. It won't.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hope this helps.</P> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:45:31 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Joining-48/Buying-a-new-phone/m-p/56160#M1583 dalyer 2021-06-28T08:45:31Z