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vdn76
Posts: 1
Phone Model:
x426
Service Provider:
at&t |
 
Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:16 pm |
Hi
I currently use AT&T wireless service. When my Samsung X426 was broken, I went to Cingular store to buy a phone and was told Cingular phones would not work. I have to swich to Cingular service (at higher rate plan) and buy 3 new phones (mine and 2 more to replace my wife's and daugher's). I looked at the X427 and X427m for Cingular and they looked exactly the same as my AT&T X426. Does anyone know if these phones will work will my existing AT&T sim cards? Do I need to do anything special like unlocking the phones , etc.... Thank you in advance
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rakeshb10
Posts: 4 |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:45 pm |
You can't just take your AT&T sims cards and put them into CINGULAR phones...
The CINGULAR phones would definitely have to be unlocked for you to be able to do that.
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tbkonwso
Posts: 6
Phone Model:
Samsung D500 / 6620
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:56 pm |
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correct you will need your phone unlocked to work on the cingular network
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MountainMan
Posts: 1 |
Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:04 pm |
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Just my advice, but I would pick up an unlocked phone off eBay rather than switch to the more expensive Cingular service or pay full price for a new phone.
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sakaze
Posts: 229
Phone Model:
v200, s200, e710, mpx200, d500
Service Provider:
t-mo cust serv. sucks a$$ |
Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:31 pm |
you can still use that phone, just unlock it. there's no need to pick up another phone if you can unlock for free or a small fee and use with current provider. you can check here for more info:
http://forums.mobiledia.com/topic4919.html
hope that helps...
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grant111
Posts: 1 |
Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:06 pm |
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hey quick question. I lost my phone but, can I just get any unlocked phone on a place like ebay and put in a new sim card? thanks
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Samsung
Posts: 3141
Phone Model:
Motorola RAZR2 V8 |
Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:08 am |
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As long as its unlocked and supports your service providers frequency, your set, be careful when buying off ebay.
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