anyone know where to go to unlock cell phone?

BigAl3 · 05-03-06, 07:25

i just recieved a brand new cell phone that is from t-mobile (dad and sister decided to go with verizon), and was wondering where i should go to unlock it, so i can use it (i use cingular). any idea where to go, how much, what is should be aware of, and the cheapest place to do it? thanks!

Scottwax · 05-03-06, 08:45

It depends if the phone is Cingular compatible.

BigAl3 · 05-03-06, 08:52

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Originally Posted by Scottwax

It depends if the phone is Cingular compatible.

dang... i didn't even think of that. i believe it is, as it holds a sim card like the cingular phones..

KevinA · 05-04-06, 05:51

I believe only Verizon uses a different type of SIM card. All other providers use the same, so it should work.

wytstang · 05-04-06, 07:21

It will work just fine I have a friend who has a cingular phone with a T-mobil sim card. He had a buddy who worked for cingular who unlocked the phone for him. I'm not sure if they will do it for you but mabe you can get an employee who's willing to do it for a few bucks on the side.

BigAl3 · 05-04-06, 07:19

thanks guys for the replies... i found a small cellular place that un-locked it for $20 flat, and i got it back within a few hours!

94BlkStang · 05-04-06, 09:00

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Originally Posted by imacarnut

thanks guys for the replies... i found a small cellular place that un-locked it for $20 flat, and i got it back within a few hours!

Hmmm, that's a little on the high side as I know places in town here will do it for $15.00 and it takes about 5 minutes. In the future try this site and do it yourself. I did it with one of my phones. You can also do a search on the internet for unlocking cell phones as there are several sites. Some free and others for as little as $5.00:

http://www.unlockme.co.uk/dct4free.html

natebood · 05-04-06, 09:03

I just unlocked one of my phones last week. There's all kinds of websites, tools, etc. on the net that will give you the unlock code.

BigAl3 · 05-04-06, 10:00

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Originally Posted by 94BlkStang

Hmmm, that's a little on the high side as I know places in town here will do it for $15.00 and it takes about 5 minutes. In the future try this site and do it yourself. I did it with one of my phones. You can also do a search on the internet for unlocking cell phones as there are several sites. Some free and others for as little as $5.00:

http://www.unlockme.co.uk/dct4free.html

i didn't mine paying that much, as i just wanted to have a new phone. i had my previous phone for 3 years, and just wanted a change. thanks for your reply, i'll keep this in mind for the future!

PrinzII · 05-05-06, 05:30

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Originally Posted by 94BlkStang

Hmmm, that's a little on the high side as I know places in town here will do it for $15.00 and it takes about 5 minutes. In the future try this site and do it yourself. I did it with one of my phones. You can also do a search on the internet for unlocking cell phones as there are several sites. Some free and others for as little as $5.00:

http://www.unlockme.co.uk/dct4free.html

I did that with my Nokia 6310i.

Millermagic · 05-06-06, 01:02

The beauty of going with Verizon - they disable all the cool features of the phone. I wonder if that phone unlocking stuff can make my phone have all the cool features.