I purchased a phone 4s from O2 uk and I am currently living in Ireland. I am with O2 ireland but the sim is not accepted in the phone. I will not be in England for at least a year, is there anyway I can unlock the phone?

O2 uk will not unlock the phone for me as I do not have a UK phone number anymore! Is there any other way or have I now got a phone which is worth nothing!

However O2 do unlock UK iPhones
Their webpage covering this is down and has been for several days
This thread has been running on the O2 forum and you may find it has a solution
You have to able to get to the North and you will effectively be on the UK network where you can get the iPhone unlocked with a bit of effort
http://forum.o2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=70978

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