Will iPhone 4 lock to o2?

Littleman · Oct 8, 2010

Hi,

Took my daughter out to the park last week and lost my Iphone 4 bought from an o2 shop a few months ago. Gutted.
Insurance came though (not gutted) and have just received my new freshly sealed, unopened iPhone 4 from the insurance company.

Is there a way to check if it is an unlocked phone before putting my replacement o2 micro sim in?

Also, when I put my sim in, will it then lock to o2?

Its charging at the mo, so gonna try in a bit.

Any advice is appreciated.

Lostanddamned · Oct 8, 2010

Littleman said:
Hi,

Took my daughter out to the park last week and lost my Iphone 4 bought from an o2 shop a few months ago. Gutted.
Insurance came though (not gutted) and have just received my new freshly sealed, unopened iPhone 4 from the insurance company.

Is there a way to check if it is an unlocked phone before putting my replacement o2 micro sim in?

Also, when I put my sim in, will it then lock to o2?

Its charging at the mo, so gonna try in a bit.

Any advice is appreciated.

I don't believe that if you put an O2 sim into an unlocked iPhone it will be locked to that network - I sold my old unlocked 3GS to afriend and he now uses it on vodaphone with no difficulties. My current iPhone 4 was bought SIM free from Apple and is currently on O2, but has spent some time on Orange during a friends crisis...

Applejuiced · Oct 8, 2010

If it was locked to o2 before the replacement will be also. If it was factory unlocked the replacement will also be the same.

Littleman · Oct 8, 2010

many thanks.

So as soon as i synced with itunes (and maybe updated carrier settings) it locked it to o2

I havn't got a new micro sim to test but i assumed it might.

Lostanddamned · Oct 8, 2010

Littleman said:
many thanks.

So as soon as i synced with itunes (and maybe updated carrier settings) it locked it to o2

I havn't got a new micro sim to test but i assumed it might.

Just out of curiosity, how did you check that the phone had been locked to O2?

iMacDragon · Oct 8, 2010

was it o2 insurance, or a third party insurance? if it was third party, it may be factory unlocked, if it was o2, it'll likely be locked. either way, it will or won't be regardless of what do, just try it I guess.

koobcamuk · Oct 8, 2010

Lostanddamned said:
Just out of curiosity, how did you check that the phone had been locked to O2?

Indeed.

Surely it's locked when it activates and checks apple's servers for its lock status, which tells it to lock to O2... ?

duction · Oct 8, 2010

take it hes gonna sell his new unlocked phone ;p

Littleman · Oct 8, 2010

iMacDragon said:
was it o2 insurance, or a third party insurance? if it was third party, it may be factory unlocked, if it was o2, it'll likely be locked. either way, it will or won't be regardless of what do, just try it I guess.

So as soon as i synced with itunes (and maybe updated carrier settings) it locked it to o2

I should have put a question mark after is. I am not sure it is locked. I have no way of telling.

It was 3rd party insurance. Lloyds tsb phone insurance.

Suction - why would i sell it? I love my iPhone.

koobcamuk · Oct 9, 2010

Littleman said:
So as soon as i synced with itunes (and maybe updated carrier settings) it locked it to o2

I should have put a question mark after is. I am not sure it is locked. I have no way of telling.

I don't think it works like that.

EDIT: it doesn't... see attachment

OllyW · Oct 9, 2010

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