8290 on Cingular??

Hey guys,
I have a Nokia 8290 on Tmobile.
Can I switch to Cingular and update that phone to work on Cingular??
The reason is, I have proprietary sw that works with only true GSM phones so
I want to keep my 8290.
Perhaps my question is: "Do new Cingular phones use proprietary
ATcommand-crap like ATT,Nextel,SPRINT"...

Thanks for any intelligence.
Jim

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In <[email protected]> on Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:32:03
-0500, "isdn128" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I have a Nokia 8290 on Tmobile.
>Can I switch to Cingular and update that phone to work on Cingular??
>The reason is, I have proprietary sw that works with only true GSM phones so
>I want to keep my 8290.
>Perhaps my question is: "Do new Cingular phones use proprietary
>ATcommand-crap like ATT,Nextel,SPRINT"...

1. There are *lots* of other true GSM phones that should work

2. GSM is standardized -- there's no "proprietary ATcommand-crap".

3. TDMA, CDMA, and iDEN don't have "proprietary ATcommand-crap" either --
they're just different from GSM.

4. You can use your Nokia 8290 on Cingular *if* it's unlocked.

5. You'll be better off on Cingular (or ATTWS) with a phone that covers GSM
850 as well as GSM 1900. (The Nokia 8290 only does GSM 1900.)

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

can I rent your datacable?
Email replys to jp at readynote . guess

Has anyone tried unlocking not with a datacable,
but instead via keypad with codes supplied from
www.mobileliberation.com ??

At $2.95, I am skeptical....
Thanks guys.
-jim

>Has anyone tried unlocking not with a datacable,
>but instead via keypad with codes supplied from
>www.mobileliberation.com ??

All of my phones with the exception of the Siemens were unlocked via the
keypad. Works fine!

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John S.
e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

"Readynote" <[email protected]> wrote in news:9rBMc.18161$GT3.17356
@bignews6.bellsouth.net:

> can I rent your datacable?
> Email replys to jp at readynote . guess

Are you close to Birmingham AL ?

I'm in Memphis. I think I will see if my phone is unlocked tomorrow (visit
Cingular) and if not, I think I will try the $5.95 keypad software to unlock
it. Thanks for the reply.
-Thanks, Jim