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: 2958
Service Provider: Vodafone
Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:41 pm
If it works with the TMobile SIM then it is unlocked - branding is different but does not affect ability to use other SIM cards
Tom Riche Posts: 6
Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:14 pm
The Cingular screen appears, but the TMobile chip does not work.
mikekay10 Posts: 2958
Service Provider: Vodafone
Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:24 pm
Does it ask for a subsidy code?
Tom Riche Posts: 6
Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:46 pm
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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