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Originally Posted by Chris T
Do you have a link for that? I will not be remotely surprised if that clause turns out to be illegal. How can they justify selling you a phone and then locking you into an indefinite contract with a single operator in order for you to use it for its intended purpose?
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Ah... I really should've given a source... & also added "allegedly".
Info comes from someone at the DS forum, they've been in contact with O2 & been told that:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...&postcount=253
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Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya @ DS
i have also been told the following by 02:
1. No, the iPhone will not be available on Pay&Go
2. No, the device and Sim are sold together and activated together as
one package. The device won't work if another SIM card is inserted.
3. After the end of the initial 18 month period, customers can give
notice if they wish to terminate their contracts with O2, or they can
continue with the contract on a month-by-month basis. However, as this
is an exclusive partnership between O2 and Apple, the iPhone will only
work as a mobile phone on O2's network in the UK. Several systems which
support the iPhone, including visual voicemail, are only available on O2
in the UK.
4.I do not believe you can use a pay as you go SIM card after the 18
months but will need to double check this.
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And also...
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...&postcount=234
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Originally Posted by Sananda Maitreya @ DS
i am assuming that it will be the same here. i called ofcom to find out if there is any requirement for a network here in the uk to unlock a phone at the expiration of the contract. i was told that there was no such requirement at all. ofcom only suggest what a reasonable fee might be for unlocking.
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Does anyone know what the actual legality is?