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Babyluv09
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
Lg
Service Provider:
Cingular |
 
Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:10 pm |
Does the Nokia 7373 work with the phone company Cingular? (Does it have a sim card slot?) Thanks 
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computerslayer
Posts: 120
Phone Model:
Blackberry 8820
Service Provider:
AT&T |
Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:59 pm |
The official technical specifications.
The easy answer is 'yes'. It has a SIM slot, however as it is a European product, it would probably come locked into one of their providers. Ensure that the phone, if or when you buy it, is unlocked and you should have no problems with a Cingular account and SIM.
- Jacob
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Malibu21
Posts: 1002
Phone Model:
V3xx Lightly Modded, V6 Maxx Tweaked nicely.
Service Provider:
The New AT&T |
Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:57 pm |
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It's not going to work everywhere, so be weary of it, its only triband with 1900 cingular also uses 850 which this phone isn't capable of.
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Babyluv09
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
Lg
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:21 pm |
| computerslayer wrote: | The official technical specifications.
The easy answer is 'yes'. It has a SIM slot, however as it is a European product, it would probably come locked into one of their providers. Ensure that the phone, if or when you buy it, is unlocked and you should have no problems with a Cingular account and SIM.
- Jacob |
So your saying if I buy the phone and take out my sim card from my old phone and put it into the nokia 7373 it isnt gurrenteed 2 work because it is a European product? 
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computerslayer
Posts: 120
Phone Model:
Blackberry 8820
Service Provider:
AT&T |
Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:01 pm |
I'm not saying that at all. Your Cingular SIM chip going to work with the phone. However, your phone MAY be locked into a European phone company. If or when you buy the phone, make sure that it is an UNLOCKED phone or that you find a service to unlock it for you.
The Nokia 7373 is a GSM phone (just like the phone you have with Cingular), but if it is locked into a European network, it won't accept the Cingular SIM until the phone is unlocked.
For more information on locked phones & unlocking them, read question #4 of this thread in the forum. It clears things up fairly well.
Malibu's point about the frequencies of the Nokia 7373 is also very important. The phone will work with the Cingular network, but won't get very good reception because it can't use one of Cingular's main frequencies (850).
From that alone, I would recommend looking for another phone.
Respectfully,
Jacob
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Babyluv09
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
Lg
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:04 pm |
| computerslayer wrote: | I'm not saying that at all. Your Cingular SIM chip going to work with the phone. However, your phone MAY be locked into a European phone company. If or when you buy the phone, make sure that it is an UNLOCKED phone or that you find a service to unlock it for you.
The Nokia 7373 is a GSM phone (just like the phone you have with Cingular), but if it is locked into a European network, it won't accept the Cingular SIM until the phone is unlocked.
For more information on locked phones & unlocking them, read question #4 of this thread in the forum. It clears things up fairly well.
Malibu's point about the frequencies of the Nokia 7373 is also very important. The phone will work with the Cingular network, but won't get very good reception because it can't use one of Cingular's main frequencies (850).
From that alone, I would recommend looking for another phone.
Respectfully,
Jacob |
Oh! Ok thank you very much for clearing that up for me. I actually have decided to start looking for another phone untill i can afford that one.  Thank you again!
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Gerbie
Posts: 1 |
Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:33 pm |
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I currently use Cingular and I just received the 7373 (already unlocked) after coming from the 7370, and I haven't had any problems with reception or getting service. On the 7370 I had a problem with the phone not notifying me if I got a voice message, but it does work with the 7373, so I'm pretty happy with my purchase!
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