Using cingular phone on T-Mobile plan?

I had a couple of question regarding unlocking a Samsung phone that I'd like
to buy through Cingular for use with my T-Mobile plan.

1) How would I go about doing it? Is it as simple as entering a code into my
phone for it or do I actually have to go into the phone and do something?

2) Is it a situation where Cingular or T-Mobile can find out and send a code
that will lock it on me again even after I unlock it?

The reason I would like to do this is because T-Mobile's phone selection
flat-out sucks. There is very little selection compared to most of the other
cell-plan providers. I've waited several months to see if it would change
but believe it or not, T-Mobile's phone selection is smaller than ever now.

Thank you for any help.

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I don't know the procedure for unlocking your phone but some can be
unlocked with a code while others require attachment to special
equipment. Google will help you find the details. Once unlocked it
cannot be locked over the air by any carrier.

From:Chris Tribiono
[email protected]

> I had a couple of question regarding unlocking a Samsung phone that
> I'd like to buy through Cingular for use with my T-Mobile plan.
>
> 1) How would I go about doing it? Is it as simple as entering a code
> into my phone for it or do I actually have to go into the phone and
> do something?
>
> 2) Is it a situation where Cingular or T-Mobile can find out and send
> a code that will lock it on me again even after I unlock it?
>
> The reason I would like to do this is because T-Mobile's phone
> selection flat-out sucks. There is very little selection compared to
> most of the other cell-plan providers. I've waited several months to
> see if it would change but believe it or not, T-Mobile's phone
> selection is smaller than ever now.
>
> Thank you for any help.

I've had good luck with phones I've purchased on eBay.

You might buy an unlocked Samsung 426 or 427 on eBay. I like the 426's
display a little better.

Dave

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:58:33 GMT, "BruceR" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I don't know the procedure for unlocking your phone but some can be
>unlocked with a code while others require attachment to special
>equipment. Google will help you find the details. Once unlocked it
>cannot be locked over the air by any carrier.
>
>From:Chris Tribiono
>[email protected]
>
>> I had a couple of question regarding unlocking a Samsung phone that
>> I'd like to buy through Cingular for use with my T-Mobile plan.

<snip>
>> 2) Is it a situation where Cingular or T-Mobile can find out and send
>> a code that will lock it on me again even after I unlock it?
T-Mobile won't; they have no contract with you which allows them to do so. The
contractual right comes only if you buy the mobile from them.
Cingular can't; they won't be talking to your phone once you put a T-Mobile SIM
in it.
>>
>> The reason I would like to do this is because T-Mobile's phone
>> selection flat-out sucks. There is very little selection compared to
>> most of the other cell-plan providers. I've waited several months to
>> see if it would change but believe it or not, T-Mobile's phone
>> selection is smaller than ever now.

Did it myself; use a phone originally from Rogers on T-Mobile.




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