Cell phone unlocking

**S!X** · 07-28-2005, 05:32 AM

I wanted to get a virgin mobile phone here cuz its alot cheaper.

**lynx** · 07-28-2005, 10:44 AM

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear.

What I meant was that unlike the UK, you can't just get a PAYG phone and expect it to work anywhere. You still have to get it a sim card which is linked to an area, and if you use it outside that area you pay roaming charges, just like UK users do when going abroad.

So from that point of view, getting a PAYG phone (or more accurately sim card) for use in Canada is not the same as getting one for use in UK. The equivalent might be getting a PAYG phone for use in, say, British Columbia.

Unless that's changed very recently.

**Peerzy** · 07-28-2005, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by lynx

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear.

What I meant was that unlike the UK, you can't just get a PAYG phone and expect it to work anywhere. You still have to get it a sim card which is linked to an area, and if you use it outside that area you pay roaming charges, just like UK users do when going abroad.

So from that point of view, getting a PAYG phone (or more accurately sim card) for use in Canada is not the same as getting one for use in UK. The equivalent might be getting a PAYG phone for use in, say, British Columbia.

Unless that's changed very recently.

If thats the case he could buy a SIMFREE phone (No contract & no PAUG in it) and then qwhen he gets back to Canada unlock it and buy a Sim card there.

**Virtualbody1234** · 07-28-2005, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Linkin Park

I wanted to get a virgin mobile phone here cuz its alot cheaper.

I really don't know if there is a difference between a Virgin mobile phone in the USA vs Canada. I do know that they don't have contracts and that you "activate" the phone online (check here). When activating you'll have a choice of which area code to use. So I suppose the phone can be set to your region.

The best would be to call Virgin directly and ask them.

**S!X** · 07-29-2005, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by Virtualbody1234

Originally Posted by Linkin Park

I wanted to get a virgin mobile phone here cuz its alot cheaper.

I really don't know if there is a difference between a Virgin mobile phone in the USA vs Canada. I do know that they don't have contracts and that you "activate" the phone online (check here). When activating you'll have a choice of which area code to use. So I suppose the phone can be set to your region.

The best would be to call Virgin directly and ask them.

I did and they said no go.