Unlocked really work?

I have been looking at some unlocked phones on Ebay but am curious, after
talking to a Cingular rep he told me about being careful about buying an
unlocked phone. Hs said it probably would work but there would probably at
sometime be some minor possibly major glitches such as internet
connectivity. I am basically interested in typical good quality voice, voice
mail and texting, not really big on games email etc. Just hoping some of you
with experience could me out with your experience.

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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:50:26 -0500, "Karnage" <[email protected]>
wrote in <[email protected]>:

>I have been looking at some unlocked phones on Ebay but am curious, after
>talking to a Cingular rep he told me about being careful about buying an
>unlocked phone. Hs said it probably would work but there would probably at
>sometime be some minor possibly major glitches such as internet
>connectivity. I am basically interested in typical good quality voice, voice
>mail and texting, not really big on games email etc. Just hoping some of you
>with experience could me out with your experience.

Unlocked phones work fine. The only issues, to which the rep alluded,
are that Cingular won't help you with the phone, and that you may have
to configure it yourself for Internet access, although if you choose a
phone supported by Cingular, you should be able to have the correct
settings "pushed" to your new phone. Otherwise you can do it yourself
manually -- see FAQ below.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:50:26 -0500, "Karnage" <[email protected]>
> wrote in <[email protected]>:
>
>>I have been looking at some unlocked phones on Ebay but am curious, after
>>talking to a Cingular rep he told me about being careful about buying an
>>unlocked phone. Hs said it probably would work but there would probably at
>>sometime be some minor possibly major glitches such as internet
>>connectivity. I am basically interested in typical good quality voice,
>>voice
>>mail and texting, not really big on games email etc. Just hoping some of
>>you
>>with experience could me out with your experience.
>
> Unlocked phones work fine. The only issues, to which the rep alluded,
> are that Cingular won't help you with the phone, and that you may have
> to configure it yourself for Internet access, although if you choose a
> phone supported by Cingular, you should be able to have the correct
> settings "pushed" to your new phone. Otherwise you can do it yourself
> manually -- see FAQ below.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
Dependent on how it was unlocked, the warranty may be void. If buying from
Sellularphones beware, Motorola won't honor the warranty on the phones.

"dwnoutnodessa" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:50:26 -0500, "Karnage" <[email protected]>
> > wrote in <[email protected]>:
> >
> >>I have been looking at some unlocked phones on Ebay but am curious,
after
> >>talking to a Cingular rep he told me about being careful about buying an
> >>unlocked phone. Hs said it probably would work but there would probably
at
> >>sometime be some minor possibly major glitches such as internet
> >>connectivity. I am basically interested in typical good quality voice,
> >>voice
> >>mail and texting, not really big on games email etc. Just hoping some of
> >>you
> >>with experience could me out with your experience.
> >
> > Unlocked phones work fine. The only issues, to which the rep alluded,
> > are that Cingular won't help you with the phone, and that you may have
> > to configure it yourself for Internet access, although if you choose a
> > phone supported by Cingular, you should be able to have the correct
> > settings "pushed" to your new phone. Otherwise you can do it yourself
> > manually -- see FAQ below.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> > John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
> Dependent on how it was unlocked, the warranty may be void. If buying from
> Sellularphones beware, Motorola won't honor the warranty on the phones.
>
>
I've bought lots of unlocked phones from e-bay and never had a problem with
any. Cingular whines and *****es cause they didn't get another contract out
of you and the sales reps at the stores are nastier to you than normal if
you have a question about your service.

I bought an unlocked T-Mobile phone on eBay and it works fine on Cingular
except that it won't do multimedia messaging or Internet connectivity.
That's apparently what you have heard about.

Voice calls and text messaging are OK.

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:36:38 -0400, "mc"
<[email protected]> wrote in
<[email protected]>:

>I bought an unlocked T-Mobile phone on eBay and it works fine on Cingular
>except that it won't do multimedia messaging or Internet connectivity.
>That's apparently what you have heard about.

It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.

--
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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:36:38 -0400, "mc"
> <[email protected]> wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>I bought an unlocked T-Mobile phone on eBay and it works fine on Cingular
>>except that it won't do multimedia messaging or Internet connectivity.
>>That's apparently what you have heard about.
>
> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.

Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to push
the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to do
it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to the
Internet.

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:31:54 -0400, "mc"
<[email protected]> wrote in
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>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:36:38 -0400, "mc"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in
>> <[email protected]>:
>>
>>>I bought an unlocked T-Mobile phone on eBay and it works fine on Cingular
>>>except that it won't do multimedia messaging or Internet connectivity.
>>>That's apparently what you have heard about.
>>
>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>
>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to push
>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to do
>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to the
>Internet.

You may need to flash it with generic firmware,

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>>
>>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to push
>>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to do
>>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to the
>>Internet.
>
> You may need to flash it with generic firmware,

That's what I was thinking. How would I go about getting that done?

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:03:25 -0400, "mc"
<[email protected]> wrote in
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>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>>>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>>>
>>>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to push
>>>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to do
>>>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to the
>>>Internet.
>>
>> You may need to flash it with generic firmware,
>
>That's what I was thinking. How would I go about getting that done?

What is it?

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"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:03:25 -0400, "mc"
> <[email protected]> wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>>>>
>>>>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to
>>>>push
>>>>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to
>>>>do
>>>>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to the
>>>>Internet.
>>>
>>> You may need to flash it with generic firmware,
>>
>>That's what I was thinking. How would I go about getting that done?
>
> What is it?

Samsung X495, if I remember it right, with T-Mobile firmware. My daughter
is using it right now and has it with her.

dOn Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:10:07 -0400, "mc"
<[email protected]> wrote in
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>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:03:25 -0400, "mc"
>> <[email protected]> wrote in
>> <[email protected]>:
>>
>>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>>>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>>>>>
>>>>>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to
>>>>>push
>>>>>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to
>>>>>do
>>>>>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to the
>>>>>Internet.
>>>>
>>>> You may need to flash it with generic firmware,
>>>
>>>That's what I was thinking. How would I go about getting that done?
>>
>> What is it?
>
>Samsung X495, if I remember it right, with T-Mobile firmware. My daughter
>is using it right now and has it with her.

Check these Google links:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=Samsung+X495+flash+firmware>

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Thank you for your replies not really being up on cell tech, what is
flashing a phone, what is needed is it complicated, I am fairly adapt at
tech but by no means an engineer, thanks for the help.



"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> dOn Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:10:07 -0400, "mc"
> <[email protected]> wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:03:25 -0400, "mc"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>>>>>>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to
>>>>>>push
>>>>>>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to
>>>>>>do
>>>>>>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>Internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> You may need to flash it with generic firmware,
>>>>
>>>>That's what I was thinking. How would I go about getting that done?
>>>
>>> What is it?
>>
>>Samsung X495, if I remember it right, with T-Mobile firmware. My daughter
>>is using it right now and has it with her.
>
> Check these Google links:
> <http://www.google.com/search?q=Samsung+X495+flash+firmware>
>
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> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Many thanks!

"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> dOn Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:10:07 -0400, "mc"
> <[email protected]> wrote in
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:03:25 -0400, "mc"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>>>>>>> It probably needs to be properly configured. See the FAQ below.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Went through that, couldn't get it done. Cingular tried very hard to
>>>>>>push
>>>>>>the right settings onto it and they couldn't. Is there another way to
>>>>>>do
>>>>>>it? T-Mobile's firmware does not let me set very much pertaining to
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>Internet.
>>>>>
>>>>> You may need to flash it with generic firmware,
>>>>
>>>>That's what I was thinking. How would I go about getting that done?
>>>
>>> What is it?
>>
>>Samsung X495, if I remember it right, with T-Mobile firmware. My daughter
>>is using it right now and has it with her.
>
> Check these Google links:
> <http://www.google.com/search?q=Samsung+X495+flash+firmware>
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

"Karnage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your replies not really being up on cell tech, what is
> flashing a phone, what is needed is it complicated, I am fairly adapt at
> tech but by no means an engineer, thanks for the help.

Flashing means downloading new firmware (software) into its flash memory
(flash ROM = erasable ROM).