On 2007-01-21 23:24:17 +0000, "Steve Terry" <g4wwk@tesco.net> said:

>
> "Karen McDonald" <karen1215@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:cnq7r2148lsoqgmntstgunl59kmnnnrgei@4ax.com...
>> Yesterday I bought a PAYG SE K800i from my local CWP store and was
>> amazed to discover that it was unlocked.
>>
>> Is this common?
>>
>>
> CPW like to use unlocked GSM stock where possible,
> Orange refused to let CPW use them.
>
> Sounds like until now


Actually, CPW has been allowed to use generic stock of a pre-approved
(by Orange) list of phones for about a year now. You cannot have
Orange Care on these handsets though.

Chris