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7 comments
chancooluk
2 Jan 173#1
It's not cheap to unlock at eBay. The sellers don't have the codes on the server to unlock the E3 from Tesco, so it results in the seller simply refunding.
It costs £10 to unlock directly from Tesco within the first 12 months, free thereafter.
It's an ok deal. The phone is awfully slow though, be prepared for long waits when switching between apps, the one I reviewed even had trouble bringing up the 'call answer' screen when a call was coming in... Frustrating to use.
grant20 to chancooluk
3 Jan 17#3
Spot on. Bought my son it for Xmas thinking it could be unlocked going by eBay what I seen. Seems no one can unlock it, had about 5 refunds, given up now. As u said, looks like its just Tesco that can but for £10. Heat for price though
happyharry
2 Jan 17#2
pity E3 is so slow. I'm using an E2 for work and its still a great handset after more than a year of use.
DonDraper
3 Jan 17#4
Could you use a Giffgaff sim with this, as both Tesco and gg use O2?
tyr to DonDraper
3 Jan 17#5
Unfortunately not, Tesco phones are locked only to Tesco Mobile SIM.
From the other hand, Tesco SIM and GiffGaff SIM can be used with O2 locked phones.
chelseablue
3 Jan 17#6
Tesco seem to double lock the Tesco mobile phones, well so I've been told, that's why it's so hard to unlock.
tyr to chelseablue
3 Jan 17#7
i used to unlock Tesco mobiles thru third party, they provided 4 levels of codes, i had to use 2 first of them ( double lock as you said), so it is not the case, it is just because it is new model of motorola and their unlock code database is not updated yet whatever... :disappointed:
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It costs £10 to unlock directly from Tesco within the first 12 months, free thereafter.
It's an ok deal. The phone is awfully slow though, be prepared for long waits when switching between apps, the one I reviewed even had trouble bringing up the 'call answer' screen when a call was coming in... Frustrating to use.
From the other hand, Tesco SIM and GiffGaff SIM can be used with O2 locked phones.