dumb question about using an unlocked phone

ok, this question is most likely a very dumb question and already been answered, but what the hell.

if i were to buy a tmobile samsung t809 that is unlocked and can be used with cingular, will just the calling feature be usable, or can i text, use internet, and other crap like that?

just wondering before i drop a couple c-notes on this biotch. thanks for the help

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Actually it's a very good question, you don't ever want to buy a phone that's not compatable with your carrier.

The Samsung t809 will work with Cingular, it's a quadband phone and it has the two bands needed for it to work for you ( 850 & 1900 mHz band) however you will need to configure your phone to be able to send pictures & text messages.

thanks for the quick reply, but by configure, you mean?

do i have to do anything such as going into a cingular store and having them do anything, and will it change my plan or add crap like 2 years. haha, i dont really think it will, just making sure.

by configuring your phone you change the settings so that your text/picture messaging works properly, nothing to do with your calling plan.

you can use this configurator. just choose the model that's closest to the one you're gonna use.

Configurator

just out of curiosity, is there any advantage of the cingular D807 vs the Tmobile T809, or vice versa? i like the looks of the T809 better, but if the D807 has better functionality, then maybe i should look at that. they look like basically the same phone.

i was going to type but rather here's a comparison, let me know if you still need more info...


http://Compare%20Phones%20(Phone%20Scoop)

i think you linked me to something weird....haha

EDIT: oh nvm, wtf, the link completely changed right before my eyes. awkward...

thank you very much for being so helpful, i really appreciate it.

No problem, did the link work for you?

i like both those phones, i might look at it myself..

ya it did, it just linked me to some weird site before about xeroxing or something. thanks again

alright, one last question before i make my move. the person selling said "Open the box to unlock the phone only." by this, does he mean it unlocks this phone, and no other phones, or does he mean it unlocks only the phone function and i cant use any other functions that require service? thanks

Originally Posted by dotcom173

alright, one last question before i make my move. the person selling said "Open the box to unlock the phone only." by this, does he mean it unlocks this phone, and no other phones, or does he mean it unlocks only the phone function and i cant use any other functions that require service? thanks

It means the only time that the retail box had been opened, was to take the phone out of the box, to unlock the phone (using whatever method he used to unlock it).

haha omg, i feel like a freaking idiot. i completely read it in the wrong context and i was overthinking kind of...haha. im so ashamed

Originally Posted by dotcom173

alright, one last question before i make my move. the person selling said "Open the box to unlock the phone only." by this, does he mean it unlocks this phone, and no other phones, or does he mean it unlocks only the phone function and i cant use any other functions that require service? thanks

well keep in mind that unless it's someone you trust, you dont' know that until you see the phone, if you do buy it make sure there are no visible signs of scratches and also check the timer on the phone, it should read zero minutes.

Arn't the text message and voicemail setting stored on the sim card? With fido all I would have to set up is the picture msg. and GPRS.

well, i ended up buying it on ebay, from a different guy with more a crap load more feedback and it came with a bunch of extras and was about 25 bucks cheaper. thanks for the help, just hope i dont have any trouble, or you'll be hearing from me again. thanks again