02 locked phones

[phil43]

Hi I am am looking at a samsung galaxy s3 on the Preloved site and thinking of buying it.It is locked to the 02 network.I know that 02 is the provider for 48 but will 48 sim cards work in 02 locked phones.

[dalyer · Accepted solution]

I'm pretty sure not and you will still have to get the handset unlocked to work on 48 even though 48 is an MVNO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator) operating largely on the O2 network. Often it's possible to buy unlock codes for phones online for a few euros.

Hope this helps.

[dalyer · Accepted solution]

A quick Google suggests that unlocking should be possible for free or for a few euro. E.g.:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79757165

Hope this helps.

[dalyer · Accepted solution]

I'm pretty sure not and you will still have to get the handset unlocked to work on 48 even though 48 is an MVNO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator) operating largely on the O2 network. Often it's possible to buy unlock codes for phones online for a few euros.

Hope this helps.

[phil43]

Thans a lot for your reply.

[dalyer · Accepted solution]

A quick Google suggests that unlocking should be possible for free or for a few euro. E.g.:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79757165

Hope this helps.

[phil43 · Accepted solution]

Thanks again