[Gllug] [OT] Unlocking Mobile Phone

[Wiehe, Simon]

> Yes, but the basis for this is that you haven't paid for the phone, they
> have. When you've been on contract for a year, they've recouped the cost
> of providing you with the handset, and then they're legally bound to
> unlock it for you. To do so earlier requires buying yourself out of the
> contract early.

Except that Orange want this in addition to the 1 year contract. It is not so bad for me because my company have a deal with Orange which means monthly rental is only £3. But is it was an airtime contract at £25 a month it would be obscene.

> Whatever people feel about mobile phone operators, buying a  brand new
> phone for a tenner or similar on contract, then immediately unlocking it
> and using it on another network (usually pay as you go) is a case of
> screwing the phone company out of the cost of the handset. It's not like
> DVD region codes, which are a completely unjustified trade restriction.

Yeah, but I am only doing this until I have completed my 1 year fixed price deal with another operator. In 2 months time I will be using only Orange. Admittedly I only got the phone now because the one I got originally is next to useless and I wanted the handset now. Orange have been locking their phones from day 1, its nothing to do with pay as you go but a restrictive practice. They still change 12 months line rental when you have fulfilled your minimum contract.

Simon

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