# unlocking a UK phone...

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 2, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unlocking-a-uk-phone/4103 "2005-11-02T11:16:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/unlocking-a-uk-phone/4103/22 "2007-03-16T09:56:05Z")

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[quote=“Dex,post:20,topic:4103"”]

if it’s a world band phone, shouldn’t it be unlocked already?

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world band means you can use it anywhere.

If you want local rates in europe, just buy a prepaid SIM card and dial away.

If you want your subscriber rates in the us, just use your US sim card.

I’ve used a tmobile sim card in a phone that was only available in japan, it worked fine.

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