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trandraskell
Posts: 10
Phone Model:
nokia 6800 |
 
Fri May 21, 2004 8:23 pm |
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Okay here it is Yes there is a big differance between unlocking a phone from another carrier and a Relocation from one Cingular market to another, this is from a friend that is a cingular rep, when moving from North Carolina to San Francisco yes you will need a new sim card and you should not be charged for the sim card if moving markerts if all make sure you are dealing with a direct Cingular store not a Agent. a direct store should not charge you if they try call Reloctions dept to have them send a card to you. and talk with customer service, the reason you need a differant sim card is the type of Network the Carolina use is differant software in the billing and system info. Also you phone is a 1900 GSM only phone where i live i had a friend move from that area end up getting a new phone because his 3390 which is just like the 5190 1900 gsm only would not work in this area at all it would not read the sim cards that we used due to how that phone was built in that market, if moving they should allow to upgrade for a new two year comtract to get a update phone that would read the sim card hope this helps any problems talk to care
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JCMyersIV
Posts: 122
Phone Model:
V635 & BB 7290
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Fri May 21, 2004 8:38 pm |
Cingular, like Verizon, was born from the coming together of several networks (PacBell, BellSouth TDMA (outside carolina), Cellular One (SBC TDMA), etc.). They still have two separate billing systems, having combined everything else.
In the Carolinas, and on the West Coast, the ex-PacBell network was 1900 GSM. They will allow you to activate phones without 850 support in those markets. In areas where they had the legacy analog network, they've almost all been overlayed with 850 GSM service - these areas are primarily in the SE, Texas, and Midwest.
Your 5190 may be activated in either the Carolinas or California without 850 support.
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trandraskell
Posts: 10
Phone Model:
nokia 6800 |
Mon May 24, 2004 4:23 pm |
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That still may not work even if the phone is unlocked it is not gaurtenteed i have seen i have another frioend that unlocked his Att 6800 and tryed to use it on cingular and it rejected the sim card
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NDogg78
Posts: 87
Phone Model:
Motorola V600
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Mon May 24, 2004 7:21 pm |
| trandraskell wrote: | | That still may not work even if the phone is unlocked it is not gaurtenteed i have seen i have another frioend that unlocked his Att 6800 and tryed to use it on cingular and it rejected the sim card |
are you sure the phone was unlocked? gsm phones are designed to work with any compatible service provider. was the sim card locked?
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trandraskell
Posts: 10
Phone Model:
nokia 6800 |
Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:54 am |
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Yes it was unlock what carriers are doing are locking the phone by keep the phone sim locked I have unlock many of phone and I unlock my 7210 not problem but there are issues with the 6800 but as i said before everyone unlocking phone is not a guarette that the phone will work
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JCMyersIV
Posts: 122
Phone Model:
V635 & BB 7290
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:53 am |
I saw on the news this morning where a lawsuit has been filed against T-Mobile, AT&T, and Cingular for locking phones. The case states that the companies charge ETF (early termination fees) which covers the subsidy they provide.
My thought is that If customers are willing to incur the ETF, or if they've already lived out the terms of their contract, they should be able to take the device to another provider. In my experience, I've been able to get the unlock code from t-mobile after completing the terms of my 1-year agreement. I don't know if the other carriers are unwilling to do this, but I thought the press about the lawsuit was interesting. In other words, the only phones that should be locked are pre-paid arrangements where the phone is provided on subsidy.
I just thought the point was timely in light of the discussion here.
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emsfiregrrl
Posts: 6 |
Wed Aug 11, 2004 3:41 am |
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I can get a Nokia 3595 From Target(T-mobile Prepay) for cheaper than paying cingular for 2 years,but we know T-mobile coverage is not the best.Can I buy the phone,get a cingular plan and SIM card and have it work?I am at a slight loss about this whole unlocking thing.How do I unlock the phone,etc.?Any info will help and is appreciated.
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varalli
Posts: 1 |
Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:32 am |
hello, i recently purchased unlocked SE Z600 (GSM 900/1800/1900) and realized that i can't use this phone:( even if cingular uses 850/1900, does that mean i have to have a cell phone that has both frequencies? if i get a quadbands phone, can i use it with my cingular sim card?
varalli 
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joez2872
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
t720/s307/lgc13
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Service Provider:
cing. |
Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:32 pm |
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as long as your on the same freq the sim card will work ,, i switch my phones every week i have 3 ,,
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f0r5aK3n
Posts: 5
Phone Model:
Samsung S300m
Service Provider:
Cingular Wireless |
Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:38 pm |
I'm sorta confused.
Okay, from reading the posts, Cingular is on the 850/1900 Network. But doesn't Cingular offer phones that are dual band 900/1900 Mhz without any reception problems such as the Samsung SGH-S307? Or is that why they have discontinued offering that model?
A clarification would be appreciated.
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