https://community.bt.com/t5/The-Lounge/BT-Shop-EE-Store/m-p/2307181#M28064 <P>Not really sure if this is the best place to ask but hopefully someone will know.</P><P>If I buy a phone outright from the EE Store will the phone be network locked to EE/BT or as I'm just buying the phone only with no sim or contract will it be unlocked?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:33:39 GMT LittleHelper 2023-08-03T12:33:39Z https://community.bt.com/t5/The-Lounge/BT-Shop-EE-Store/m-p/2307181#M28064 <P>Not really sure if this is the best place to ask but hopefully someone will know.</P><P>If I buy a phone outright from the EE Store will the phone be network locked to EE/BT or as I'm just buying the phone only with no sim or contract will it be unlocked?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:33:39 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/The-Lounge/BT-Shop-EE-Store/m-p/2307181#M28064 LittleHelper 2023-08-03T12:33:39Z https://community.bt.com/t5/The-Lounge/BT-Shop-EE-Store/m-p/2307188#M28065 <P>A SIM-free handset should always be unlocked but in any case, it's been illegal to sell a locked handset since December 2021.<BR /><BR /><A href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2021/mobile-companies-now-banned-from-selling-locked-handsets" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2021/mobile-companies-now-banned-from-selling-locked-handsets</A></P> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:21:37 GMT https://community.bt.com/t5/The-Lounge/BT-Shop-EE-Store/m-p/2307188#M28065 Anonymous 2023-08-03T13:21:37Z