Motorola V60 and V180

We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
My question

Could I simply take the SIM card from my V180s from cingular and put
them into my V60...?
Is there a difference in the "type" of SIM cards phones use or are the
generally interchangeable?

Does the V60 phones work world wide assuming you purchase a short term
SIM for it. (which had been our intention in Berlin but we didnt get
arounbd to it.?

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In article <[email protected]>,
elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
>We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
>Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
>the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
>dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
>My question
>
>Could I simply take the SIM card from my V180s from cingular and put
>them into my V60...?

Absolutely.

>Is there a difference in the "type" of SIM cards phones use or are the
>generally interchangeable?

In this context there is no SIM compatibility issue.

(There are other types of SIM cards, such as 3G cards used in Europe and
elsewhere, and those used by Nextel, for instance. None of this is
relevant to your situation).

>Does the V60 phones work world wide assuming you purchase a short term
>SIM for it. (which had been our intention in Berlin but we didnt get
>arounbd to it.?

Yes. The V60 is tri-band 900/1800/1900. Outside North America it can be
used on the 900/1800 bands. In North America it can be used on carriers
that support 1900 MHz (T-Mobile, and some Cingular areas - though there
will be gaps as Cingular makes heavy use of GSM 850 which the V60 does not
have).

elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
> We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
> Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
> the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
> dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
> My question

I have an AT&T v60 color that I abandoned when I went to Cingular.
I don't see a SIM under the battery, and the manual makes no mention of a
SIM. And I thought that the AT&T guy sold me this one specifically because
we didn't have GSM in our area.
Is there more than one thing called a v60, or do I have a usable phone
if I unlock it?

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

Will removing the SIM from my V180 and putting it temporairily into my
V60 to try the phones out, , then replacing it back to the V180 affect
my Cingular service in any way?

Nope, that's the beauty of gsm :-)
"elliot" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Will removing the SIM from my V180 and putting it temporairily into my
V60 to try the phones out, , then replacing it back to the V180 affect
my Cingular service in any way?

There are several versions of the V60 not all are GSM! No SIM card...
not GSM... could have been the old TDMA AT&T or an old Verizon phone

SFB

[email protected] wrote:
> elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
>>Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
>>the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
>>dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
>>My question
>
>
> I have an AT&T v60 color that I abandoned when I went to Cingular.
> I don't see a SIM under the battery, and the manual makes no mention of a
> SIM. And I thought that the AT&T guy sold me this one specifically because
> we didn't have GSM in our area.
> Is there more than one thing called a v60, or do I have a usable phone
> if I unlock it?
>

Read that V60s may not be GPS capable meaning that my phone might not
work in the USA after June 2005???
As I would only wish to use this phone out of the country is this an
issue for me...or is this simply a USA problem.

Tried my Motorola V180 SIM from my Cingular contract in my supposed
unlocked Moto V60
fired up told me my phone number but nothing more, no sig strength and
apparently inoperative...is there any basic troubleshooting I can do to
determine if the shop in Berlin did unlock the phone or??

On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:06:57 -0400, elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
>Tried my Motorola V180 SIM from my Cingular contract in my supposed
>unlocked Moto V60
>fired up told me my phone number but nothing more, no sig strength and
>apparently inoperative...is there any basic troubleshooting I can do to
>determine if the shop in Berlin did unlock the phone or??

Assuming the V60 GSM is a 900/1800/1900 phone, are you in an area where
Cingular coverage is only provided on 850MHz? If so you'll need (from a
rest-of-world perspective) a quad-band phone.

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In article <[email protected]>,
elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
>Tried my Motorola V180 SIM from my Cingular contract in my supposed
>unlocked Moto V60
>fired up told me my phone number but nothing more, no sig strength and
>apparently inoperative...is there any basic troubleshooting I can do to
>determine if the shop in Berlin did unlock the phone or??

Go to the Network settings menu and change the band from 900/1800 to the
1900 which is required for North America.

Set at 1900...
the screen says Cingular...and my phone number, shows sufficent signal
strength..
I dial in the number I wish to call...and press the call
button...nothing...except I return back to the main screen...the tel
number I pressed in disappears...

I think: maybe its better when in Thailand to purchase 2 cell phones
there than pay here in NJ to have these 2 phones repaired???any
thoughts???

As to the possibility if cingular uses 850 here which I will try to
ascertain then in that case I cant try these phones out here at all
correct???

How might I find out ...call cingular...I will try?

I assume my V180s are quad phones...

In article <[email protected]>,
elliot <[email protected]> wrote:
>Set at 1900...
>the screen says Cingular...and my phone number, shows sufficent signal
>strength..
>I dial in the number I wish to call...and press the call
>button...nothing...except I return back to the main screen...the tel
>number I pressed in disappears...
>
>I think: maybe its better when in Thailand to purchase 2 cell phones
>there than pay here in NJ to have these 2 phones repaired???any
>thoughts???
>
>As to the possibility if cingular uses 850 here which I will try to
>ascertain then in that case I cant try these phones out here at all
>correct???

Either the phone was glitched when the dealer unlocked it, or perhaps you
do need GSM850.

>How might I find out ...call cingular...I will try?
>
>I assume my V180s are quad phones...

Depends on the source. The RF hardware supports all four bands, but which
ones are available depends on the phone's firmware as specified by the
vendor. AT&T and unbranded V180's tend to be quad band; the rest are triband.

Still cant find out if Cingular is using 850 in my NJ area...anyone
know???