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Tom Riche
Posts: 6 |
 
Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:44 am |
I bought an "unlocked" Motorola V180 cell phone from Cellular Blowout. When I insert a Tmobile SIMM chip in the phone and turn it on, a Cingular screen appears. I called Cellular Blowout and Cingular and they said too bad.
How can I reflash the phone to get rid of the Cingular software? I need the phone totally unlocked, so I can use it for travel abroad.
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:41 pm |
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If it works with the TMobile SIM then it is unlocked - branding is different but does not affect ability to use other SIM cards
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Tom Riche
Posts: 6 |
Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:14 pm |
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The Cingular screen appears, but the TMobile chip does not work.
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:24 pm |
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Does it ask for a subsidy code?
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Tom Riche
Posts: 6 |
Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:46 pm |
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When I put the Tmobile chip in and turn it on, I get a Hello Moto screen, then a Cingular screen, then my phone # is xxx xxx xxxx, then "searching for network". It never finds a network. The cell phone does not receive calls, and I can't dial out.
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Malibu21
Posts: 1002
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:43 pm |
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Did you have service in that area with tmobile before?
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:09 am |
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Its not locked but it may be a hardware problem if the SIM card works fin in other phones and in the same area
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Tom Riche
Posts: 6 |
Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:51 am |
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My Tmobile account is still active. I use this Tmobile SIMM chip everyday in my Motorola RAZ cell.
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mikekay10
Posts: 2959
Service Provider:
Vodafone |
Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:04 pm |
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Sounds like its probably a hardware fault - most likely the internal antenna is loose - return it if possible
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Tom Riche
Posts: 6 |
Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:33 pm |
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It has been too long since I bought it. Is there any way I can fix the antenna myself? Or is there some other repair service I can send it to?
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