Will my VM Sim card work in a non-VM phone?

[StephanieJ]

My VirginMedia mobile phone was stolen and has been blacklisted. VM were very good and sent me a new Sim card very quickly.

My insurance company is sending me a voucher for a new phone that I must spend in Argos. Will my VirginMedia Sim card automatically work in a phone bought from there, please?

[nodrogd · Accepted solution]

You can put it into any other Virgin Moblie phone, or an “unlocked” phone. You can buy phones that are not locked (SIM Free) to any network (I always do as I use pay as you go & want the freedom to change provider without the hassle of unlocking the phone). But bear in mind these will be more expensive, as locked phones are subsidised by the network trying to sell you it.

https://www.argos.co.uk/sd/mobile-phones-unlocked/ 

[StephanieJ]

Thank you very much. My insurers will only give me a voucher for Argos or Curry's, and said that Argos was better for phones, so I will have to get an unlocked phone. I don't have the choice of getting one from VirginMedia

[Ryan_N]

Most handset come unlocked these days in complete honesty @StephanieJ - the link @nodrogd has provided is most helpful 🙂 

Cheers, 

Ryan.