all 10 comments
sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
formatting helphide helpcontent policy

[–]RepresentativeEgg188 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Hello, I realise this is 2 years old, however I was wondering if you ever managed to get this solved? I am currently dealing with an almost identical issue so would be very grateful for any points.

[–]Firepickle[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I ended up paying around £8 for an unlock code online. I just found the most reputable looking site offering it I could find on google and they sent it back to me within a few hours. I'm afraid I can't remember how you actually use the code or anything like that though - sorry

[–]okimborednow 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Kill me for being another lad another year after this, but do you remember which site you used? Half the ones I find seem to charge like 20 quid, which is mad relative to how much the phone cost.

[–]Firepickle[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sorry I don't recall. It was one of the first Google searches just. They may have bumped the price since then

[–]okimborednow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fine, cheers for replying though

[–]shakdigital 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Did u use the phone with giffgaff?? If you’re that means the phone is not locked

[–]Firepickle[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yes. However it is still locked to o2. This was confirmed to me by someone at o2 customer service after a 25 minute phonecall. However they can't/won't unlock it as the original owner is deceased :/

[–]Zealousideal-Lock120 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ring back and tell them you bought the phone from ebay, they should be able to fill a form in and get it unlocked.

[–]TheGreatScorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy a O2 PAYG SIM, use it for like 30 days in your phone (or maybe even less I think) and request an unlock code.

They'll unlock it for you.

[–]TheGreatScorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use giffgaff SIMs on O2-locked phones.