locked phone to a cellphone provider

[elephantmonkey]

hi,
there's a phone on ebay that i want to get and it says the phone is locked to Rogers, which is a Canadian GSM provider. I'm currently a rogers customer, but i have a pre-paid account. I was wondering if i purchase the phone, will i be able to use it? the seller says the phone is new and never been activated. i just want to know if i will be able to use the phone before i bid. thanks

[sprintman]

yes, my friends actually did this in reverse. He bought a at&t prepaid so he could get a phone for cheap and then he was able to get a regular nonprepaid sim and he just put it in his cheap phone.

[Cellplanman]

the phone would most likely need to be unlocked first...

if it has the rogers symbal on it then it wont work. should be someone who you can pay 20$ to get it unlocked, or if you know how unlock it yourself.

there is a thread i noticed 15min ago about unlocking nokias for free....WOW!! lol


edit: My mistake. Tried to delete post, no option though

Once I saw Canadian GSM Provider, I assumed OP was in states... Im reading too fast, excited about this forum lol

Then yes, you'll be set OP

[charlyee]

cellplanman, the OP is a Rogers prepay customer, if the phone is locked to Rogers they will still be able to use it as Ellen already mentioned. No need to unlock it.
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