[alantf]

O.k. not Quite as simple as swapping SIM cards. I bought the phone with a "Movistar" package. But I took it to a phone repair shop, & for the equivalent of $14 (€10) they unlocked it in 5 minutes, while I waited. Over here, if you buy a prepay simcard it costs, perhaps $10 or $15, but they then give you $20 or $30 dollars of free calls as a "thank you". Nobody thinks twice about having their phones unlocked & changing companies. :2tup:

It's the same in England. When I go across to visit my daughter I use an English "Orange" phone. A couple of years ago the battery started playing up, so rather than buy a new battery (It's more expensive than buying a new phone) I took my Spanish phone into an English phone repair shop, & they unlocked it for £10 so that I could put my English simcard in it.