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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / July 20048290 on Cingular??
Hey guys, I have a Nokia 8290 on Tmobile. Can I switch to Cingular and update that phone to work on Cingular?? The reason is, I have proprietary sw that works with only true GSM phones so I want to keep my 8290. Perhaps my question is: "Do new Cingular phones use proprietary ATcommand-crap like ATT,Nextel,SPRINT"... Thanks for any intelligence. Jim >I have a Nokia 8290 on Tmobile. >Can I switch to Cingular and update that phone to work on Cingular?? >The reason is, I have proprietary sw that works with only true GSM phones so >I want to keep my 8290. >Perhaps my question is: "Do new Cingular phones use proprietary >ATcommand-crap like ATT,Nextel,SPRINT"... 1. There are *lots* of other true GSM phones that should work 2. GSM is standardized -- there's no "proprietary ATcommand-crap". 3. TDMA, CDMA, and iDEN don't have "proprietary ATcommand-crap" either -- they're just different from GSM. 4. You can use your Nokia 8290 on Cingular *if* it's unlocked. 5. You'll be better off on Cingular (or ATTWS) with a phone that covers GSM 850 as well as GSM 1900. (The Nokia 8290 only does GSM 1900.)  SignatureBest regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES: John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular > [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE] > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 5. You'll be better off on Cingular (or ATTWS) with a phone that covers GSM > 850 as well as GSM 1900. (The Nokia 8290 only does GSM 1900.) Hey John, Good to see you back!!! bamp <snip> >> 4. You can use your Nokia 8290 on Cingular *if* it's unlocked. I was able to unlock several Nokia 8290s with free software from ucables.com and a data cable that fits under the battery. can I rent your datacable? Email replys to jp at readynote . guess "Readynote" <isdn128@bellsouth.net> wrote in news:9rBMc.18161$GT3.17356 @bignews6.bellsouth.net: > can I rent your datacable? > Email replys to jp at readynote . guess Are you close to Birmingham AL ? I'm in Memphis. I think I will see if my phone is unlocked tomorrow (visit Cingular) and if not, I think I will try the $5.95 keypad software to unlock it. Thanks for the reply. -Thanks, Jim Has anyone tried unlocking not with a datacable, but instead via keypad with codes supplied from www.mobileliberation.com ?? At $2.95, I am skeptical.... Thanks guys. -jim >Has anyone tried unlocking not with a datacable, >but instead via keypad with codes supplied from >www.mobileliberation.com ?? All of my phones with the exception of the Siemens were unlocked via the keypad. Works fine! -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net >I have a Nokia 8290 on Tmobile. >Can I switch to Cingular and update that phone to work on Cingular?? All you have to do is change the SIM if the phone is unlocked! -- John S. e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net |
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