Can I unlock my EE phone at the end of contract?
If you’re still in contract, there’s a charge of £8.99 to unlock your EE pay monthly device. If you’re out of contract, we can unlock EE phones and tablets for free.
Do EE unlock their phones after 18 months?
Any iPhone from EE will unlock automatically after 18 months. You can check whether the iPhone is unlocked by texting UNLOCK to 150. All other devices will need an unlock code from EE.
Can I unlock my iPhone after contract expires?
If your contract is up, you are legally entitled to get it unlocked for free. You shouldn’t run into too much difficulty, but if a customer service rep tries to get you to sign up for a new contract or the like, tell them to take a hike and unlock your phone as the law requires.
Can phone be unlocked after contract?
According to the Federal Communications Commission, however, the carrier must unlock your phone after the applicable service contract has expired and you’ve fully paid off the device (or coughed up an early termination fee).
Can I unlock my EE phone before 6 months?
You must have a device for 6 months before you can unlock it. iPads, iPhones and Google Pixel phones will also unlock automatically – for free – after a certain amount of time: an iPad or iPhone – 18 months after it was sold (or after it was dispatched, if it was a replacement)
How long after you pay off your phone can you unlock it?
According to the new policy, carriers are required to unlock devices after the customer finishes his or her contract or completes a device payment plan. So the day after you finish your 24-month agreement, or you fully pay off your phone, you can unlock your device and take it to another carrier.
Do ee still lock their phones?
Pay monthly and pay as you go EE phones are locked to its network. Is there a charge to unlock a phone? Be aware that you can only unlock a pay monthly phone if you’ve had your contract for 6 months or more. EE will unlock pay as you go or SIM only devices can be straight away, with no time limit.
How can I unlock my EE phone early?
- log in to your My EE account.
- select Unlock your phone and then follow the instructions.
- once we validate the device, we’ll send you instruction by email – we’ll use the email you have registered with My EE.
- follow the instructions in the email (if you have a non-Apple device you’ll also get an unlock code)