going from US to South Africa, help to unlock/get better rates, please

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Nina - 24 Jul 2004 21:56 GMT

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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matt weber - 25 Jul 2004 01:38 GMT

>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
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>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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Kenty - 25 Jul 2004 18:20 GMT

> 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
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> 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/simcards/southafrica.htm

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

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Nina - 27 Jul 2004 07:29 GMT

"Kenty" <nospam@btinternet.com> wrote

> to unlock it go to http://www.unlockme.co.uk/downloads.html
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> http://www.ustronics.com/noname93.html

Thanks a lot!

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