karen1215@yahoo.com declared for all the world to hear...
> Yesterday I bought a PAYG SE K800i from my local CWP store and was
> amazed to discover that it was unlocked.
>
> Is this common?

At CPW, yes.

> I thought all network-subsidised phones were locked to the subsidising
> network and did not accept another network's SIM. Not so in this case
> apparently. 02/Voda/Virgin and T-Mobile SIM work fine.

You have a generic K800, not an Orange one. Did you get a USIM with it
or just a SIM?
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Regards
Jon