Broken sim reader iphone 4s

I recently bought an iPhone 4s from a friend. After inserting the microsim, I realised that the phone was locked to orange (I'm on O2). I attempted to remove the sim card in order to take it into a shop to be unlocked, but the sim tray was stuck at around 2.5mm. After some researching I found that this appeared to be a common problem for people with micro sims. The repair shop had to take the entire phone apart to finally remove the sim, and apparently in the process broke a spring/ discovered a broken spring in the sim reader. The question I am asking is, if I take it to a genius bar will they replace/ repair the phone? Is this free? The warranty is still well within date but because it is second hand does this mean it's invalid? If so, how do I change my details so the phone is registered to me?
Thanks

Thank you for your reply. I think he said something about a jail break but I heard this wasn't ideal as it wouldn't be able to update. Do I just contact orange and ask them for an unlock code or something?

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