unlocking advice

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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 18:24:27 GMT, "GMS" <gms100@mail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Just reached the end of a 12 month contract with T-mobile through Phones 4 U
>(uk).
>I have a Nokia 3650 which I'm quite happy with, but I was offered a new
>handset to get me to stay.
>
>I took them up on this and took a Samsung x600 to pass on to my girlfriend.
>She has a virgin PAYG and I'm thinking of unlocking the x600 so she can use
>it but I'm a little unsure of what I'm doing.

You mean using it on your plan? If so, you'd have to convert to some
shared minutes or "family" plan. Otherwise, she'd have to get a plan
on her own.
>
>I looked at a load of online unlocking services which look OK on the surface
>but I was wondering if any of you had any advice, recommendations or words
>of warning that I can think about before going ahead.

You say you got the phone through a UK provider, but was your TM
contract with T-Mobile USA or one of its overseas units? I don't know
what the policy is of the units outside the U.S., but TM USA will give
you the unlock code once you've been a customer for about 90 days, as
long as your account is in good standing. Once you have that, you can
unlock it yourself and save any fee.
>
>The only concern that I can really identify is that the handset may still
>belong to the network. Is this a real concern?

Not if it's properly unlocked.
>
>Thanks for any thoughts,
>
>ste
>

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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 18:40:29 GMT, "GMS" <gms100@mail.com> wrote:

>
>"Cyrus Afzali" <pnsmnyv@lnubb.pbz> wrote in message
>news:rcgfh097u4gg0vtn5oddb4s8olae6or47s@4ax.com...

>> You say you got the phone through a UK provider, but was your TM
>> contract with T-Mobile USA or one of its overseas units? I don't know
>> what the policy is of the units outside the U.S., but TM USA will give
>> you the unlock code once you've been a customer for about 90 days, as
>> long as your account is in good standing. Once you have that, you can
>> unlock it yourself and save any fee.
>> >
>> >The only concern that I can really identify is that the handset may still
>> >belong to the network. Is this a real concern?
>>
>> Not if it's properly unlocked.
>> >
>> >Thanks for any thoughts,
>> >
>> >ste
>
>
>Sorry - should have been clearer. I'm in the UK and my contract and
>everything are with T-mobile UK.
>I'm just interested in getting my girl's Virgin pay as you go sim and
>sticking it in the Samsung that's currently locked to T-mobile.
>
>When you say "Not if it's properly unlocked", can you clarify what you mean
>by that?

A GSM phone can be unlocked by getting the proper code algorithm
that's based on your phone's serial number (more properly known as an
IMEI). T-Mobile USA will easily give you that code and instructions to
unlock your phone once you've been a customer for a while. I can't
confirm that they'll do that easily worldwide. But regardless, you can
usually get it done for a relatively small fee at local shops.

If a phone is not locked, it won't accept a "foreign" SIM -- in other
words, a SIM that's provided by a separate carrier from the one
supplying the phone.

Getting a phone to work with a prepaid SIM shouldn't be any problem in
an unlocked phone. The main reason people want phones unlocked in the
first place is so they can use them in a different country to avoid
paying outrageously expensive international roaming fees.

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From what I hear, T-Mobile will help you unlock it after mere 14 days.
Ask them before you spend any time or money.

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"Newbie" <newbie@no.spam> wrote in message
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> From what I hear, T-Mobile will help you unlock it after mere 14 days.
> Ask them before you spend any time or money.

great stuff - thanks all.

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"MahaRaj" <MahaRaj@planetearth.con> wrote in message
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>
> "GMS" <gms100@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:vjPRc.107428$28.87997@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just reached the end of a 12 month contract with T-mobile through Phones
4
> U
> > (uk).
> > I have a Nokia 3650 which I'm quite happy with, but I was offered a new
> > handset to get me to stay.
> >
> > I took them up on this and took a Samsung x600 to pass on to my
> girlfriend.
> > She has a virgin PAYG and I'm thinking of unlocking the x600 so she can
> use
> > it but I'm a little unsure of what I'm doing.
> >
> > I looked at a load of online unlocking services which look OK on the
> surface
> > but I was wondering if any of you had any advice, recommendations or
words
> > of warning that I can think about before going ahead.
> >
> > The only concern that I can really identify is that the handset may
still
> > belong to the network. Is this a real concern?
> >
> > Thanks for any thoughts,
> >
> > ste
> >
> You can unlock it FREE here,
>
> http://www.cellphonehacks.com/viewtopic.php?t=13672
>
> MahaRaj


post your IMEI no and I will send you unlock codes FREE.