Phone Unlocking Quick Start Guide

Last updated 23-MAY-13

How do I unlock my phone?

In order to use your giffgaff SIM in your current phone, you may need to unlock your phone. It's often easier to request your phone to be unlocked from your current network provider. Some of them do it for free, whilst others charge.

The tables below give you advice on how to get your phone unlocked, how long it takes, how much it costs and the contact number of your network provider.

Pay-as-you-go

Network	Charges	When	How long
Virgin	£15.32	Anytime	Up to 5 days
Vodafone	Free	After 30-days	10 days
EE	Free	Anytime	Up to 10 days
Orange	Free	Anytime	Up to 10 days
T-Mobile	Free	Anytime	Up to 10 days
O2	£15.00	12 months after activation	Up to 3 days
Tesco	£10.00 if phone has been activated less than 12-months ago. No charges if phone has been activated for more than 12 months.	Anytime	Up to 20 days
Three	Free	Anytime	Up to 7 days

Pay-Monthly

Network	Charges	When	How long
Virgin	Free	Anytime	Up to 5 days
Vodafone	Free	After 3 monthly payments have been made	Up to10 days
EE	£8.99 if still within minimum contract term. No charge if outside minimum contract term.	After 6 months in contract	Up to 10 days
Orange	£8.99 if still within minimum contract term. No charge if outside minimum contract term.	After 6 months in contract	Up to 10 days
T-Mobile	£8.99 if still within minimum contract term. No charge if outside minimum contract term.	After 6 months in contract	Up to 10 days
O2	Free	anytime	Up to 3 days
Tesco	Free	Anytime	Up to 20 days
Three	Free	Anytime	Up to 7 days

Network providers contact number

Network	Contact Number
Virgin	789
Vodafone	191
EE	150
Orange	150
T-Mobile	150
O2	202
Tesco	4455
Three	333

*number need to be dialled from the network provider SIM

Get it unlocked from a giffgaff partner

Your other option is to get your phone unlocked from a giffgaff partner, which you can find on the table bellow. Prices vary as does the maximum time it takes for your phone to unlock. So, you may want to compare a few before you choose one. It might be a good idea to check out their rating score at the Unlockapedia to help you decide.

Partner	Charges	How Long
MyPhoneUnlockCode	Varies	Varies
UnlockBase	Varies	Varies
Unlocks	Varies	Varies
Mobile Unlocked	Varies	Varies