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- 10-11-2003, 05:01 PM #1GaryGuest
With all of the postings saying "I can unlock your Nokia phone", do these
unlockers provide all of the codes? Before I send them $$$, can they
completely unlock an AT&T Nokia 3650 for use on *any* GSM network?
Thanks.
Gary
"Eric B." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Good luck gary, ATTWS will never give you any unlock codes for any of
> the phones they offer, they dont have the codes to give out. the phones
> are locked period end of coversation. There is no way to "get" them due
> to the fact if you look in the terms and conditions under paragraph D
> you will see the attws phones are just that.....attws phones and are for
> use strictly on attws network. good luck on trying to make a buck
>
> "Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I will be receiving a free Nokia phone (option for either TDMA or GSM)
> > as part of an AT&T promotion. As I already have a working cell phone,
> > I don't need the free phone so I plan on selling it on ebay. Please
tell me
> > if there are any codes I need to get from AT&T before I can sell this
> > phone. Do AT&T phone have a Master Subsidy Lock? Will they give
> > me static for asking for these codes? Is there a way to get them if
they
> > won't give them to me?
> >
> > Thanks for your anticipated help.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> > "Steven J Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > In alt.cellular Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > I will be receiving a free Nokia 3560 phone as part of an AT&T
> > promotion.
> > > > As I already have a working cell phone, I don't need the free phone
so I
> > > > plan on selling it on ebay. Please tell me if there are any codes I
> > need to
> > > > get from AT&T before I can sell this phone. (Will they give me
static
> > for
> > > > asking for these codes?)
> > > >
> > > > Excuse my ignorance... what is meant by "locked"? Can this brand
new
> > phone
> > > > out-of-the-box be locked? Is it possible that the phone is
restricted
> > for
> > > > use only with AT&T?
> > >
> > >
> > > Gary...
> > >
> > > The 3560 should work on any TDMA network - I believe it is a
tri-mode
> > > phone. That means it will work on Cingular's legacy network -- like
> > AT&T,
> > > they are moving to GSM but most of their network is TDMA.
> > >
> > > The following networks run TDMA...
> > >
> > > ** Most of Cingular, except for a few BellSouth markets that were
GSM,
> > > and except for the former Pacific Bell Wireless markets which
were
> > also
> > > GSM.
> > >
> > > ** Most of the CellularONE networks, with the one notable exception
of
> > > the C1 properties owned by Western Wireless.
> > >
> > > ** US Cellular Corp... probably, anyhow. They're moving to CDMA but
they
> > > may still have their TDMA network up and running.
> > >
> > > ** Assorted smaller carriers.
> > >
> > > Your buyer would be out of luck if he uses...
> > >
> > > ** Verizon, Sprint, Qwest/USWest, Western Wireless C1, MetroPCS,
> > Cricket,
> > > Northcoast PCS, or Alltel. They all use CDMA.
> > >
> > > ** Nextel, which uses a protocol based on TDMA but (as far as I
know) is
> > > incompatible.
> > >
> > > ** US Cellular, if they no longer activate TDMA phones.
> > >
> > > ** T-Mobile. T-Mobile uses GSM.
> > >
> > > ** The Cingular properties which used to be BellSouth DCS or Pacific
> > Bell
> > > Wireless (a couple Cingular markets in the south, and basically
all
> > > across the west coast) which have always been GSM. There was
never
> > any
> > > Pacific Bell/Cingular TDMA coverage on the West Coast.
> > >
> > > These are all the major US carriers. There are a few Canadian
carriers, I
> > > believe, that run TDMA too.
> > >
> > > Now, to answer your latest question: yes. Some providers lock their
phones
> > > so that you can't reprogram them to run on another company's network.
The
> > > lock code is called the Master Subsidy Lock. You may be able to
> > social-engineer
> > > it out of AT&T if the phone is indeed locked. Verizon and Alltel don't
> > lock
> > > their phones, but most of the other carriers do.
> > >
> > > Note that the buyer is going to be screwed if their carrier doesn't
allow
> > > them to activate phones from another carrier, and this is another
policy
> > that
> > > some of the carriers do have. It's on the buyer to make sure that
their
> > carrier
> > > will allow another company's phones on their network.
> > >
> > > Anyhow, if there is an MSL, you won't be able to do over-the-air or
manual
> > > reprogramming to put basic stuff like the System ID and new telephone
> > number
> > > into the phone. I don't know if AT&T locks their phones, though I
suspect
> > > they do. Your best bet is to ask over in alt.cellular.attws.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps. Feel free to quote this post verbatim when needed. :>
> > >
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> > > Steve Sobol, Proprietor
> > > 888.480.4NET (4638) * 248.724.4NET * [email protected]
> >
> >
>
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