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confused_now
Posts: 2
Phone Model:
MPX220
Service Provider:
Cingular |
 
Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:09 pm |
Hi everyone:
If i go to Asia and replace my Cingular SIM Card(in MPX220) with a local company SIM card will the phone work?. The MPX220 is quad band. I am just worried what will happen if i put the Cingular SIM back when i come back to USA(will it work )
Thanks
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NDogg78
Posts: 87
Phone Model:
Motorola V600
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:24 am |
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if the phone is unlocked....yes u can use another sim card.
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confused_now
Posts: 2
Phone Model:
MPX220
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:15 pm |
| NDogg78 wrote: | | if the phone is unlocked....yes u can use another sim card. |
When you say unlocked do u mean Cingular has to do something or do u mean, can I remove the SIM chip( in MPX220 i can remove the SIM Chip)?
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JCMyersIV
Posts: 122
Phone Model:
V635 & BB 7290
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:37 am |
"Locking" or subsidizing a cell phone is a term used by GSM providers to prevent you from using a competitor's SIM card in a phone they subsidized to earn your business. Said differently, the providers (Cingular) often sell you a device for less than what they paid the manufacturer (Motorola). Locking the phone is their "insurance policy" you will keep service with them so they can retrieve the subsidy.
To test whether the device is locked, borrow a friend's t-mobile sim, and see if you're able to place calls without the phone asking for a password, its unlocked - go to Asia and use an Asian sim card. If it's locked (i.e., if it asks for a password), you'll need to get an unlock code from Cingular (good luck! - they locked it for a reason), or try a service on the web where you provide your IMEI number, and they give you an unlock code.
Many of the motorola's were sold unlocked/without subsidy passwords.
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thedeportee
Posts: 11
Phone Model:
518
Service Provider:
393 |
Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:44 am |
OR IN OTHER WORDS GET THE UNLOCK CODE FORM CINGULAR AND UNLOCK IT
AND MANY PEOPLE DONT KNOW THIS BUT CINGULAR ACTUALL GIVE YOU THE UNLOCK CODE IF YOUR PHONE IS AT LEAST 90 DAYS IN THE CONTRACT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE WONT GIVE YOU THE UNLOCK CODE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO ON HOW TO GET CINGULAR TO GIVE YOU YOUR UNLOCK CODE
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