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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / March 2005unlock code
I have an old Motorola P280, from T-Mobile. Now I have a Treo 600 on Cingular. Weekends, I don't need to, or like to carry the Treo around. I would like to be able to put my sim into the P280. However, it asks for a subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on Cingular? Are you still a t-mobile subscriber? If so, call CS and ask them for the unlock code. It will usually take about 1 week before they give it to you. Another option is to take it to a local shop that does unlock.. It usually costs around $20. > I have an old Motorola P280, from T-Mobile. Now I have a Treo 600 on > Cingular. Weekends, I don't need to, or like to carry the Treo around. I > would like to be able to put my sim into the P280. However, it asks for a > subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on > Cingular? No longer a Tmob subscriber. I called Cingular CS, they told me no way. Wonder why, I have 11 active Cingular phones now (family and company.) You would think they could do me a small favor...... > Are you still a t-mobile subscriber? > If so, call CS and ask them for the unlock code. It will usually take about [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on > > Cingular? >No longer a Tmob subscriber. I called Cingular CS, they told me no way. >Wonder why, I have 11 active Cingular phones now (family and company.) You >would think they could do me a small favor...... If they've never sold that phone, they might not know how to unlock it. Well, someone at Cingular would, but maybe not anyone you can reach easily. It's really T-Mobile's responsibility, or yours, not Cingular's. >> Are you still a t-mobile subscriber? >> If so, call CS and ask them for the unlock code. It will usually take [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> > subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on >> > Cingular? -- Jack Hamilton jfh@acm.org If men are to wait for liberty until they become wise and good in slavery, they may indeed wait for ever. - Lord MacCaulay Cingular doesn't have the unlock codes for T-Mobile phones so they can't give it to you. There are unlock services that you can use, but don't blame Cingular for not doing it. It's simply not cost effective for them to setup the hardware/software to unlock all the phones on the market that they don't support. Also it probably would raise some legal issues that their Lawyers would advise against. > No longer a Tmob subscriber. I called Cingular CS, they told me no way. > Wonder why, I have 11 active Cingular phones now (family and company.) You [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on > > > Cingular? Cingular doesn't have the unlock codes for T-Mobile phones. It would not be cost effective for they to try to setup the hardware/software to unlock all the phones on the market that they don't carry, not to mention the legal implications. If you want to get it unlocked, use one of the services available, some of which are free. > No longer a Tmob subscriber. I called Cingular CS, they told me no way. > Wonder why, I have 11 active Cingular phones now (family and company.) You [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on > > > Cingular? >I have an old Motorola P280, from T-Mobile. Now I have a Treo 600 on >Cingular. Weekends, I don't need to, or like to carry the Treo around. I >would like to be able to put my sim into the P280. However, it asks for a >subscriber code.. Anyone know the code to unlock this phone for use on >Cingular? There is no generic unlock code. Each handset has its own specific unlock code. If you didn't get the unlock code from T-Mobile while you had service you're going to have to find some other way to get the handset unlocked. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To send an email reply send to GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com the handset is not locked. if i put in the old t-mob sim, it sets up as normal, just says 'no service.' if i put the cingular sim in, it says 'enter subscriber system code.' > >I have an old Motorola P280, from T-Mobile. Now I have a Treo 600 on > >Cingular. Weekends, I don't need to, or like to carry the Treo around. I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > To send an email reply send to > GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com >the handset is not locked. if i put in the old t-mob sim, it sets up as >normal, just says 'no service.' if i put the cingular sim in, it says 'enter >subscriber system code.' The handset *is* locked if it says to enter subscriber system code. If it's a previously used SIM it's useless. Once an account is deactivated from a SIM card it's use is limited to checking out if someone else has their phone unlocked. >> >I have an old Motorola P280, from T-Mobile. Now I have a Treo 600 on >> >Cingular. Weekends, I don't need to, or like to carry the Treo around. I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> To send an email reply send to >> GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To send an email reply send to GSMthemobilestandard (@) yahoo.com > the handset is not locked. if i put in the old t-mob sim, it sets up as > normal, just says 'no service.' if i put the cingular sim in, it says 'enter > subscriber system code.' When the handset is locked, that means that only a valid SIM from the provider who locked it will work with the handset. Thus, the handset is locked, and so the Cingular SIM makes the phone generate "Enter Subscriber System Code". The T-Mobile SIM, which is no longer active, will not come up with that same message. I am willing to be that if you put an AT&T SIM or a Cellular One SIM in your phone, it will probably generate the same "Enter Subscriber System Code" message. ==AD Thanks. I looked in the phone book and found a place about 8 blocks from my house that will unlock the phone for $8.00. Seems reasonable. Beats Cingulars idea of paying $85.00 for a referbed Siemens phone, just to use two days a week. > > the handset is not locked. if i put in the old t-mob sim, it sets up as > > normal, just says 'no service.' if i put the cingular sim in, it says 'enter [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > ==AD > the handset is not locked. if i put in the old t-mob sim, it sets up as > normal, just says 'no service.' if i put the cingular sim in, it says 'enter > subscriber system code.' That sounds like a subsidy lock- T-Mobile "locked it" so it will only operate with a T-Mobile SIM. Any other provider's SIM makes the handset prompt you for the unlock code before accepting the SIM. Right. There are places all over and on the internet that will remove the sub locks for $8.00 - $12.00. Great deal! Whay spend hundreds on a phone when you can just unlock one for a very few bucks. > > the handset is not locked. if i put in the old t-mob sim, it sets up as > > normal, just says 'no service.' if i put the cingular sim in, it says 'enter [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > operate with a T-Mobile SIM. Any other provider's SIM makes the > handset prompt you for the unlock code before accepting the SIM. > Right. There are places all over and on the internet that will remove the > sub locks for $8.00 - $12.00. Great deal! Whay spend hundreds on a phone > when you can just unlock one for a very few bucks. T-Mo will actually give you the unlock code as long as you are still a customer and have had the phone over 90 days. (I realize this doesn't help you right now, but maybe it'll help the next guy!) the subsidy or subscriber code is a code put in place by th manufacturer for the particular cell phone company. motorola won't giv them out.. and as a cingular rep, we dont have them to give. the compan the phone is branded by is the only way to get them. you can buy them o eBay though... -- motogrr i love me a motorola.. oh and i work for cingula > the subsidy or subscriber code is a code put in place by the > manufacturer for the particular cell phone company. motorola won't give > them out.. and as a cingular rep, we dont have them to give. the company > the phone is branded by is the only way to get them. you can buy them on > eBay though.... And there is 3rd party software also that unlocks Moto phones. You can find it very easy I have all my T720 unlocked and my V66 that I just love If any one is intersted I can point you in the right direction > > the subsidy or subscriber code is a code put in place by the > > manufacturer for the particular cell phone company. motorola won't give [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > And there is 3rd party software also that unlocks Moto phones. Yes a unlock for a V551 would be nice. Thanks.. >You can find it very easy I have all my T720 unlocked and my V66 that I just >love [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> And there is 3rd party software also that unlocks Moto phones. i will really appreciate if you can let me know how i can unlock/sudsid code for my t720... urgent please. thanks! QUOTE=endr_@excite.com]Yes a unlock for a V551 would be nice. Thanks.. On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:08:37 -0800, "Fester" <raven_wood@homeDOT.com> wrote: >You can find it very easy I have all my T720 unlocked and my V66 tha I just >love >If any one is intersted I can point you in the right direction [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> > the subsidy or subscriber code is a code put in place by the >> > manufacturer for the particular cell phone company. motorola won' give >> > them out.. and as a cingular rep, we dont have them to give. th company >> > the phone is branded by is the only way to get them. you can bu them on >> > eBay though.... >> >> And there is 3rd party software also that unlocks Moto phones. > i will really appreciate if you can let me know how i can unlock/sudsidy > code for my t720... urgent please. thanks! > > QUOTE=endr_@excite.com]Yes a unlock for a V551 would be nice. > Thanks.. Use Google to find your answer. if you can email me about the software to unlock my v551 motorola i would greatly appreciate it! scoolro(AT)hotmail.com |
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