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jodywasson
Posts: 12
Phone Model:
MOTO V551 MAN!
Service Provider:
ATT BLUE |
 
Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:25 am |
I didn't really mean to, but I ended up winning an Ebay auction. The item description reads as follows and I want to know if my AT&T Sim will work.
Thanks!!! Jody
YOU ARE BIDDING ON A BEAND NEW MOTOROLA V551 ($249.99) WHICH WILL ONLY WORK WITH CINGULAR WIRELESS. IT COMES WITH A TRAVEL CHARGER, BATTERY AND A USER GUIDE. THIS ITEM HAS NO RESERVE SO BID NOW!!!
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duceduc
Posts: 2122
Phone Model:
iPhone Unlocked
Service Provider:
Cingular - Extended |
Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:52 am |
| jodywasson wrote: | I didn't really mean to, but I ended up winning an Ebay auction. The item description reads as follows and I want to know if my AT&T Sim will work.
Thanks!!! Jody
YOU ARE BIDDING ON A BEAND NEW MOTOROLA V551 ($249.99) WHICH WILL ONLY WORK WITH CINGULAR WIRELESS. IT COMES WITH A TRAVEL CHARGER, BATTERY AND A USER GUIDE. THIS ITEM HAS NO RESERVE SO BID NOW!!! |
Mostly likely not. It is locked to Cingular network. However, if you unlock the phone, you can use any sim card including your ATT. Cost as between $20-$50
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jodywasson
Posts: 12
Phone Model:
MOTO V551 MAN!
Service Provider:
ATT BLUE |
Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:08 am |
thank you 
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BDRichter
Posts: 16
Phone Model:
Nokia 8290 (Had a v551) --- Motorola i870
Service Provider:
Cingular --- Nextel |
Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:40 am |
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well it might. It depends whether your SIM CARD is the GSM or TDMA network. Cingular and ATT have merged. If your SIM with ATT is GSM network, I would most likely think it shoudl work in the V551. If its TDMA on the CARD, it WILL NOT WORK.
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:30 pm |
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Well just because they merged it doesn't necessarily mean they will share all their profits...in that case ppl go to cingular buy best phones robbing ATT of all their profits. So no it will not work on ATT SIM unless you have it unlocked from cingular network. Which you can do remotely or call your service to have them do so. As duceduc said charges are in $20-50 range so your choice seeing as you just spent $249 for it.
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Lydon
Posts: 163
Phone Model:
Samsung XGH-X600, Motorola V500, Sharp 902 & Nokia N70
Service Provider:
Vodacom |
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:35 pm |
First of all, If Cingular and ATT have merged, that means they are sharing their profits (and customers) as they are one now. If they aren't for some reason, then they cannot truly call themselves "merged". (See the dictionary!)
P.S. Its quite expensive to unlock fones in your countries! In South Africa it is R50, which is the equivalent to +- $8.
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veilfore89
Posts: 1396
Phone Model:
Motorola Q9h(GSM), V551(GSM), T720i(GSM), T720g(GSM)(DEAD
), T730(CDMA), Samsung x427m(GSM), Siemens A56i(GSM), E-815(CDMA)
Service Provider:
AT&T Wireless |
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:40 pm |
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Keep in mind "Joined Forces" never means "Merged" and every company has to make suitable profits to run themselves. If ATT and Cingular truely "Merged" and people only bought Cingular product whats the point of ATT being there? Waste of profit to Cingular, so Cingular and ATT still depend on their loyal customers to fund their business'.
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Lydon
Posts: 163
Phone Model:
Samsung XGH-X600, Motorola V500, Sharp 902 & Nokia N70
Service Provider:
Vodacom |
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:44 pm |
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Okay then, now joined forces and merged are two totally different things! There are two networks in South Africa who have joined forces (Vodacom and Cell C), even though Cell C wouldn't be there without Vodacom's help, and they are total cellular enemies when it comes to customers!
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ai3j50
Posts: 41
Phone Model:
Motorola v400
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:51 pm |
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the sim card will most likely work wether or not the phone is unlocked. my cousin has a cingular v551 with at&t service. i doubt the phone was unlocked cuz at&t sent it to her
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delta901
Posts: 20
Phone Model:
V505
Service Provider:
xingular |
Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:43 am |
| ai3j50 wrote: | | the sim card will most likely work wether or not the phone is unlocked. my cousin has a cingular v551 with at&t service. i doubt the phone was unlocked cuz at&t sent it to her |
It locked to ATT eventhough V551 is a Cingular phone (have X logo all over the phone).
I tried it with a Cingular SIM and it did not work!
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