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phil43
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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.

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dalyer
The Legend
The Legend

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.

I am not a 48 employee - if you need to contact 48 support you can do so by chat, email (support@48months.zendesk.com) or phone.

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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.

I am not a 48 employee - if you need to contact 48 support you can do so by chat, email (support@48months.zendesk.com) or phone.

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dalyer
The Legend
The Legend

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.

I am not a 48 employee - if you need to contact 48 support you can do so by chat, email (support@48months.zendesk.com) or phone.

Thans a lot for your reply.

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.

I am not a 48 employee - if you need to contact 48 support you can do so by chat, email (support@48months.zendesk.com) or phone.

Thanks again