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Archived from groups: alt.cellular,alt.cellular.gsm,alt.cellular.tech,alt.cellular.telephones (More info?)

I have ATT cellular service here in Los Angeles. I am about to go to
South Africa for 10-12 weeks and would love to learn what I could do
to avoid paying ATT's $1.29 (at least) for every outgoing and
incoming minute. AT@T does not help with unlocking, I was told.

I am swapping my Nokia 3620 for a 3650 (the one with the weird keypad)
because it has the two frequencies used in South Africa. How can I
unlock that phone, and after that, what do I do, where do I "go" to
get cheaper rates/ a different SIM etc.?

I would really appreciate any help on this, being a total ignoramus on
the subject!

Thanks in advance

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On 24 Jul 2004 13:56:17 -0700, lol55@email.com (Nina) wrote:

>I have ATT cellular service here in Los Angeles. I am about to go to
>South Africa for 10-12 weeks and would love to learn what I could do
>to avoid paying ATT's $1.29 (at least) for every outgoing and
>incoming minute. AT@T does not help with unlocking, I was told.
>
>I am swapping my Nokia 3620 for a 3650 (the one with the weird keypad)
>because it has the two frequencies used in South Africa. How can I
>unlock that phone, and after that, what do I do, where do I "go" to
>get cheaper rates/ a different SIM etc.?
>
>I would really appreciate any help on this, being a total ignoramus on
>the subject!
>
>Thanks in advance
AT&T does not unlock phones period. The best bet is to find a fully
functional, but perhaps not the latest and greatest tri band phones
like an Ericsson R520 (not too flash, but by all accounts, absolute
BULLET PROOF), on ebay for $60-$70. You don't need to mess with it
being unlocked, it works on 900/1800/1900Mhz, and comes with a world
wide charger. Your AT&T as well as just about every prepaid SIM you
can find will work just fine inside the phone, and it doesn't take a
big reduction in the $1.29 per minute charge to pay for the phone.

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"Nina" <lol55@email.com> wrote in message
news:72d00c58.0407241256.13954a0f@posting.google.com...
> I have ATT cellular service here in Los Angeles. I am about to go to
> South Africa for 10-12 weeks and would love to learn what I could do
> to avoid paying ATT's $1.29 (at least) for every outgoing and
> incoming minute. AT@T does not help with unlocking, I was told.
>
> I am swapping my Nokia 3620 for a 3650 (the one with the weird keypad)
> because it has the two frequencies used in South Africa. How can I
> unlock that phone, and after that, what do I do, where do I "go" to
> get cheaper rates/ a different SIM etc.?
>
> I would really appreciate any help on this, being a total ignoramus on
> the subject!
>
> Thanks in advance

to unlock it go to http://www.unlockme.co.uk/downloads.html

and download one of the calcs there

I find smartdct4 calc best for novices

for the sim, you can often find them on sale at the airport

http://www.220-electronics.com/sim [...] africa.htm

http://www.ustronics.com/noname93.html

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"Kenty" <nospam@btinternet.com> wrote

> to unlock it go to http://www.unlockme.co.uk/downloads.html
>
> and download one of the calcs there
>
> I find smartdct4 calc best for novices
>
> for the sim, you can often find them on sale at the airport
>
> http://www.220-electronics.com/sim [...] africa.htm
>
> http://www.ustronics.com/noname93.html
>

Thanks a lot!

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