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    Default Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Hi guys,

    I have a knackered old iphone 4 and fancy switching to an s4 mini, however i have a stupidly cheap deal with o2, which is a pay monthly iphone deal, with unlimited data and enough minutes and texts for my needs (300mins and unlimited texts.) £15 a month.

    If i changed phones would O2 suss and tell me to get a new deal. I'm guessing they would but they both use micro sim so would i get away with it?

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    My dad lost his contract phone with 3 on Saturday, I rang up to get the services blocked but was worried that the phone wouldn't be able to be blocked because it was a replacement handset, they said as soon as a sim goes in another phone it reports the info back to them


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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Would they know, yes.
    Would they care, no.

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    only thing you will need to change, and they wont give a monkeys is the data plan from iphone to standard plan.
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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Quote Originally Posted by consoles View Post
    only thing you will need to change, and they wont give a monkeys is the data plan from iphone to standard plan.
    Ahh, but therein lies my dilemma. My data is unlimited on this deal.


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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    All you can do is try it, if they call you say you were testing a new phone and swap it back.


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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Yep they can tell the handset type connected to their network as IMEI identifies it.

    Not sure that deal is so good though..

    Giffgaff appears to have a better offering on PAYG?

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Done the same mate. On my 3rd different phone on a cheap iPhone tariff from years ago (£10). Nothing to worry about.

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Virgin have a £15/month rolling sim which is unlimited everything and afaik operates on the EE network. When my O2 business contract ends I am thinking of moving if they have femtocells available.

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Thanks all. May just give it a whirl if it worked for zoots.


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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    I had my contract for years, paying 10.50 a month on sim only.( Was offered it as a deal ). Ive gone from iphone 3 to a 4 to galaxy s3 and s4, never had a problem. I even phoned em up and got a new sim, and then got them to activate it.

    So to answer your question, you will b fine m8.
    TAR seems to be a decent bloke!

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Quote Originally Posted by evilsatan View Post
    Virgin have a £15/month rolling sim which is unlimited everything and afaik operates on the EE network. When my O2 business contract ends I am thinking of moving if they have femtocells available.
    If you are a Virgin TV subscriber, call them up to cancel and they will reduce the cost, I have done this for my daughters phone and she now has 200mins, 3000 texts and 1GB data for £6.58 per month.


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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Yeah O2 will know diff phone but they don't give a shit what you use, as soon as you put sim in and turn on they will send you a txt about setting up your data/mms connections which you just save the settings from.

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Not sure they care.

    I have a PAYG Sim from them that I use in a £10 Samsung purely to keep Priority Moments Alive.
    I use Priority Moments on my iPhone using a different networks sim card!

    So I think you will be Ok.
    We all make mistakes sometimes

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    the IMEI is picked up on the call detail records, but they will not be concerned if you are using a different handset - only if you stop paying the bill!

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    GiffGaff do 500mins, unlimited texts and Internet for £15. Or 250 minutes, unlimited texts and Internet for £12.

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Thanks all.
    The deal I have including a cheeky little discount arranged by a poster in this thread means I'm happy with my deal. So will grab a galaxy s4 mini I reckon off eBay.


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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    I saw a deal on the Galaxy S4 Mini the other day.. How much are you looking at Spending? I will try and find the deal (I think it was on Pikey we fuck you mom if she is hot or cold HUKD)
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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Cheers Goldberg.
    Unlocked on eBay seem to go for £170+, locked to O2 about £150.

    Edit: just looked on hot uk twats and this is the deal. Looks like an eu phone, there's 4 left in stock

    http://smartfonestore.com/buy_New_sa...s&siteid=20363

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    Default Re: Can O2 tell if i've changed handsets?

    Probably the one I saw? I would research anyone I bought from first though!
    We all make mistakes sometimes

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