Sep 22, 2009, 05:40 PM
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Will UK iPhone work in Germany?
Will a UK iPhone locked to O2 work in Germany on the German O2 network SIM card?
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Sep 22, 2009, 07:17 PM
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Sep 23, 2009, 02:33 AM
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Alas I doubt it?? I have a locked Vodafone (work one) & I tried putting a French Sim card in it & it didn't work
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Sep 23, 2009, 03:04 AM
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You need to buy an unlocked iPhone for it to work.
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Sep 23, 2009, 04:22 AM
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No it won't, unless you have one that can be unlocked, and you go through the process of unlocking it.
You can unlock all iPhone 2G's, and 3G/3GS models that have not been updated to firmware 3.1 |
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Sep 23, 2009, 05:21 AM
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But if it's on the same operator - i.e. O2 - it may work? An iPhone locked to O2 in the UK works in Ireland with an O2 Ireland SIM. |
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Sep 23, 2009, 07:49 AM
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if you want to use your iphone with a german O2 sim best option (to ensure it will work) is to jailbreak and then unlock it with ultrasn0w, but you may find this a bit difficult to do if you have already updated to 3.1 |
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Sep 23, 2009, 08:43 AM
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Only if you speak German.
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Sep 23, 2009, 04:37 PM
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O2 is not always the same as O2
Hi there. Your phone will NOT work with a German O2 SIM because each GSM operator has a network identifier unique to that operator and country. In this case, the phone is locked to O2 UK. See here
O2 UK = 234 (UK Mobile Country Code, not same as IDD code!) 02 O2 Germany = 262 (German MCC) 07. So, company name is the same - but not anything else. You'll have to get your phone unlocked - sorry! |
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Sep 23, 2009, 04:48 PM
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A locked phone is a locked phone.
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Sep 24, 2009, 05:59 AM
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Why then does O2 UK iPhone work with an O2 Ireland SIM?
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Sep 24, 2009, 06:24 AM
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I really think it'd just be simpler for you to unlock it, then you're covered either way.
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Sep 24, 2009, 06:24 AM
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It's 3.1
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Sep 24, 2009, 02:14 PM
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Then right now you're out of luck. 3.1 can't be unlocked to another network. That may change in the future but there's no certainty on that.
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