Cingular Sim Card w/ AT&T Phone

I am a cingular customer and i just recently bought a phone that is locked to AT&T. Now that the two have merged i was expecting to be able to use my sim card in it. But it ask for a subsidy code, is there anything i can do to get my sim card to work or do i have to just unlock it.

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You'd think that after the merger Att/Cingular would have the courtesy to unlock it for you but i doubt it, see Cingular would prefer you to buy one of their handsets before they give you an unlock code unless of course if it was a Cingular branded phone then they would unlock it for you after 90 days of having your account active, but not the case with an Att branded phone, save yourself the runaround and just get it unlocked, that's what i did with my V600 Att branded phone to use with my Cingular account.

yeah, just search online how to unlock it. Also, some of the guys at the cellphone customization booths at the mall know how to do it.

i search but i never get anywhere do you know where i can go

Originally Posted by HeaT

i search but i never get anywhere do you know where i can go

Just try one of your local third party stores, if not you can always try to remotely unlock through a web site, though i prefer to just get it done at a local store.
Here's one place.

if you have a nokia phone you can go to www.unlockme.co.uk for unlock code generators

We can unlock any cell phone or PDA locked to AT&T or Cingular at flat rate of 50 dollars per code.

We offer BULK quotes for reseller or cellphone store owners. So please contact us at 706-247-4464

to discuss further details.

For individual clients:

you can fill out the details of the phone and IMEI numbers at the following website:

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we are professional and once we receive the request, then within 24-36 business hours you will

receive the unlock code with instructions.

We do not work on weekends. So keep that into consideration when ordering from us.

NOTE: Unlock code for latest models of phones or PDA will cost slight extra.

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You said to just get it unlocked, but where do you go to do that?

Originally Posted by HeaT

i search but i never get anywhere do you know where i can go

I see you have nokia 3300 in your profile.....try this link:

http://cellphoneforums.net/t178693.html
Does you phone have a sim card?

Try the above link first, or if it is not a nokia, search the forum for that make.

Otherwise:
www.ebay.com

type in "unlock code nokia 3300" or whichever model you have, and read the auctions carefully. If it is a nokia, it can be done over the air, ie they email you the codes, you put in your cingular sim card, and enter in the provided codes (nokia codes run 5 bucks after shipping).

The phone you purchased is a phone that was made PRIOR to the merge, that is why it is locked to at&t's system.... these phones were not programmed to automatically switch when the merger took place - the phone has no idea anything has changed... i do not have unlocking software or codes at my cingular store, and cingular has not provided us with such. you can find a local place to unlock it, but it is cheaper to do it over ebay because people whore out products and services.

You can try cingucell.com. I got my LG phone unlocked from them. They only charge 19 USD.