BlackBerry 7280 Unlock Help.

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Does anyone know who to unlock a BlackBerry 7280? The IMEI is
010227000404142

Any help would be greaty appreciated.

Eric
www.startingover2.com
eric@startingover2.com

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Al Klein <rukbat@verizon.org> wrote in message news:<6rvip0ppj9pi534hv91nsmn6ghml9a82er@4ax.com>...
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:22:53 -0600, "Blackberry" <eric@erickarr.com>
> said in alt.cellular.cingular:
>
> >Does anyone know who to unlock a BlackBerry 7280? The IMEI is
> >010227000404142
>
> What carrier is it locked to? Was the original contract fulfilled?
> Is there still any amount owing on the original account? Has the
> phone been reported lost or stolen?
>
> If the answers to all these questions fall into the right slots, it
> may take just a free phone call to get the SIM unlock code.


The phone is locked to AT&T and they will not provide the unlock pin
code, period. The original contract was fullfilled, the account
balance is zero and the phone is not lost or stolen. I just want to be
able to use it now that I am at Cingular. Using a V400 untill I can
figure something out.

Any help you could provide would be appreciated.
Eric

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On 18 Nov 2004 22:26:22 -0800, eric@startingover2.com (Eric) said in
alt.cellular.cingular:

>The phone is locked to AT&T and they will not provide the unlock pin
>code, period. The original contract was fullfilled, the account
>balance is zero and the phone is not lost or stolen. I just want to be
>able to use it now that I am at Cingular. Using a V400 untill I can
>figure something out.

>Any help you could provide would be appreciated.

1. Check with Google. There are a few sites that will give you the
unlock code for around $5.

2. See a Cingular dealer. Cingular is supposed to be coming out with
a dual SIM that will solve the AT&T lock problem.

BTW, it depends on the carrier. T-Mobile will give (actually email)
you the unlock code after the contract is over, as long as the account
is still active. AT&T categorically wouldn't give out the code.
Neither will Sprint.

The only company I've found *BUT HAVE NEVER USED* is BongoWireless. Their web site - http://www.bongowireless.com/pages.php?pageid=16#11 - claims they can unlock a 7280.

T-Mobile will give you the code under certain circumstances.
AT&T will never give you the unlock code
Cingular sells their BlackBerrys unlocked (could be interesting when the merger closes)

There are no unlock code calculators that I know of (unlike, for example, the Nokia phones).