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Posted by: loladom

Hi I have a vodafone 6234 which is impossible to unlock. (Unless anyone has any up to date info on that one???) I'm going to spain and want to know if i buy a vodafone spain sim, will I be able to use it? Is the lock to the company group or is it country specific?

Many thanks

Posted by: docmagoo2

think it country specific, I tried using an o2 ireland card in my o2 uk phone and it didnt work (prepaY)

Posted by: mrcamp

Actually it depends on what kind of locking the network uses or so. Before I unlocked my tmobile US locked Moto V195 it accepted my virgin UK sim card without problems. Not surprising, others have reported using a tmobile UK sim in a tmobile US locked phones without any problems.

Posted by: psionandy

If you don't owe Voda any money.. and you've had the phone for a while, they should unlock it for you (although they may charge an admin fee)

Anyway it's worth giving them a call...

Posted by: faza20

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Originally Posted by loladom

Hi I have a vodafone 6234 which is impossible to unlock. (Unless anyone has any up to date info on that one???) I'm going to spain and want to know if i buy a vodafone spain sim, will I be able to use it? Is the lock to the company group or is it country specific?

Many thanks

Hi Loladom

Working for Vodafone, I know that as long as the handset is over 12mths old, it can be unlocked free of charge. If it's under 12mths old, there is a charge of £20 which is either added to you monthly bill or taken from your credit depending on whther your contract or pay as you talk.

If you want to request it, if you use the online contact form to send us an email, we'll be able to request it for you. If you include FIT135 anywhere in the body of the text it will be picked up by someone who can help