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  1. #1
    Michael Abdelmalek
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    I just found out today that my new T616 that I got from cingular is not
    locked!! woohoo!!


    but seriously, does anybody know if cingular is not locking their phones
    anymore? somehow i just don't beleive that!





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  2. #2
    bones boy
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    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 05:21:11 GMT, "Michael Abdelmalek"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I just found out today that my new T616 that I got from cingular is not
    >locked!! woohoo!!
    >
    >
    >but seriously, does anybody know if cingular is not locking their phones
    >anymore? somehow i just don't beleive that!


    How can you tell your phone is unlocked?
    >





  3. #3
    ParaG
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    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    I belive all Cingular T616 are unlocked, hence the name "Worldphone". You
    can tell if your phone is unlocked by replacing the sim card with that of
    another carrier Ex. T-mobile and if you can make calls...well ur phone is
    also unlocked!


    "bones boy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 05:21:11 GMT, "Michael Abdelmalek"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >I just found out today that my new T616 that I got from cingular is not
    > >locked!! woohoo!!
    > >
    > >
    > >but seriously, does anybody know if cingular is not locking their phones
    > >anymore? somehow i just don't beleive that!

    >
    > How can you tell your phone is unlocked?
    > >

    >






  4. #4
    danny burstein
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    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    In <[email protected]> "ParaG" <[email protected]> writes:

    >I belive all Cingular T616 are unlocked, hence the name "Worldphone". You
    >can tell if your phone is unlocked by replacing the sim card with that of
    >another carrier Ex. T-mobile and if you can make calls...well ur phone is
    >also unlocked!


    will a cingular/t-mobile SIM-swap tell you anything in the areas where the
    two of them share infrastructure?
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  5. #5
    bones boy
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    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 04:55:53 -0500, "ParaG"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I belive all Cingular T616 are unlocked, hence the name "Worldphone". You
    >can tell if your phone is unlocked by replacing the sim card with that of
    >another carrier Ex. T-mobile and if you can make calls...well ur phone is
    >also unlocked!


    I'm asking how *he* knows *his* phone is unlocked. Cingular is not in
    the business of unlocking phones anymore so I'm a little skeptical...




  6. #6
    About Dakota
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    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!



    bones boy wrote:
    > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 04:55:53 -0500, "ParaG"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>I belive all Cingular T616 are unlocked, hence the name "Worldphone". You
    >>can tell if your phone is unlocked by replacing the sim card with that of
    >>another carrier Ex. T-mobile and if you can make calls...well ur phone is
    >>also unlocked!

    >
    >
    > I'm asking how *he* knows *his* phone is unlocked. Cingular is not in
    > the business of unlocking phones anymore so I'm a little skeptical...
    >


    I know you are asking the original poster a question, but I do have some
    comments. If you pay and extra $150 for a World Phone, but Cingular has
    locked it, it is not a World Phone, it is a Cingular phone. It wouldn't
    make sense for Cingular to lock world phones, because then you could
    NEVER use the phone in another country with the exception of
    international roaming.

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  7. #7
    Cambie
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    bones boy wrote:
    > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 05:21:11 GMT, "Michael Abdelmalek"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>I just found out today that my new T616 that I got from cingular is not
    >>locked!! woohoo!!
    >>
    >>
    >>but seriously, does anybody know if cingular is not locking their phones
    >>anymore? somehow i just don't beleive that!

    >
    >
    > How can you tell your phone is unlocked?
    >
    >


    hit <**< where the < means hit the joystick towards the left.that'll
    bring up a Personalize menu with a few fields, each having either a
    locked or unlocked symbol. that'll tell you. mine was unlocked as well,
    by the way.




  8. #8
    Yazzan Gable
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    It makes perfect sense for Cinguliar to keep world phones locked.

    Then, when you're roaming internationally, you are forced to use your
    Cinguliar SIM, roaming at $5/minute US.

    But if they are all unlocked, heck, I may take the plunge and get a T616.


    In article <[email protected]>,
    About Dakota <[email protected]> wrote:

    > bones boy wrote:
    > > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 04:55:53 -0500, "ParaG"
    > > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>I belive all Cingular T616 are unlocked, hence the name "Worldphone". You
    > >>can tell if your phone is unlocked by replacing the sim card with that of
    > >>another carrier Ex. T-mobile and if you can make calls...well ur phone is
    > >>also unlocked!

    > >
    > >
    > > I'm asking how *he* knows *his* phone is unlocked. Cingular is not in
    > > the business of unlocking phones anymore so I'm a little skeptical...
    > >

    >
    > I know you are asking the original poster a question, but I do have some
    > comments. If you pay and extra $150 for a World Phone, but Cingular has
    > locked it, it is not a World Phone, it is a Cingular phone. It wouldn't
    > make sense for Cingular to lock world phones, because then you could
    > NEVER use the phone in another country with the exception of
    > international roaming.
    >
    > AD
    >




  9. #9
    bones boy
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:41:10 -0500, About Dakota
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > If you pay and extra $150 for a World Phone, but Cingular has
    >locked it, it is not a World Phone, it is a Cingular phone. It wouldn't
    > make sense for Cingular to lock world phones, because then you could
    >NEVER use the phone in another country with the exception of
    >international roaming.


    The locking of the phone only affects the ability to use other SIM
    cards - it doesn't affect your ability to use the phone
    internationally. Cingular always locks their GSM world phones so you
    can't use another company's SIM card (and service) in your Cingular
    phone. Cingular expects you to pay their international roaming rates,
    which are higher than most other US companies.

    They used to unlock them by request, but word is they recently stopped
    this practice.




  10. #10
    bones boy
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:04:25 GMT, Cambie <[email protected]> wrote:

    >hit <**< where the < means hit the joystick towards the left.that'll
    >bring up a Personalize menu with a few fields, each having either a
    >locked or unlocked symbol. that'll tell you. mine was unlocked as well,
    >by the way.


    Are all 5 lock icons unlocked? Especially Network and Network Subset?




  11. #11
    John
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!


    "Michael Abdelmalek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:bF2mb.6011$mZ5.32427@attbi_s54...
    > I just found out today that my new T616 that I got from cingular is not
    > locked!! woohoo!!
    >
    >
    > but seriously, does anybody know if cingular is not locking their phones
    > anymore? somehow i just don't beleive that!
    >

    The T226 I got last week are locked. Since I signed a 2 year contract, it
    is pretty academic.





  12. #12
    Cambie
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    bones boy wrote:
    > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:04:25 GMT, Cambie <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>hit <**< where the < means hit the joystick towards the left.that'll
    >>bring up a Personalize menu with a few fields, each having either a
    >>locked or unlocked symbol. that'll tell you. mine was unlocked as well,
    >>by the way.

    >
    >
    > Are all 5 lock icons unlocked? Especially Network and Network Subset?
    >

    yep




  13. #13
    Michael Abdelmalek
    Guest

    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    "bones boy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 04:55:53 -0500, "ParaG"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > I'm asking how *he* knows *his* phone is unlocked. Cingular is not in
    > the business of unlocking phones anymore so I'm a little skeptical...
    >


    I know it's unlocked because i put an AT&T sim in it and was able to make
    and receive calls





  14. #14
    thehappyhalf
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    so does this mean that if I have an unlocked cell phone I can use it with any carrier, and the service provider wont know?



  15. #15
    John Navas
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    Re: My new Cingular branded T616 is Unlocked!

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Tue, 10 Aug 2004
    19:31:55 -0500, thehappyhalf <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >so does this mean that if I have an unlocked cell phone I can use it
    >with any carrier,


    Any GSM carrier.

    >and the service provider wont know?


    The service provider will know.

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