Cell Phone Unlocking

[ViciouS]

My sister recently thought her cell phone was stolen. She ordered a new one through her insurance. She found cell phone; Cell Phone Company would not take back new cell phone. I want to buy the old phone for what the insurance charged her.

Her old cell phone Cingular (Motorola V551) is better than my current cell phone AT&T(Nokia 3120). Even though Cingular and AT&T are the same company, my sim card does not work on her phone. I called technical support and they said I need to unlock the phone and they can't help me i need to figure out how.

I googled it and seems everyone wants money, i heard you can do it for free. If i can do it for free that would be awesome, if i need to pay somthing I'll do that too. Either way i dont know what im looking for, i heard it?s a "code" and thats it. If some one has knowledge on the subject please help me out.

BTW if this is the wrong forum sorry.

 

[cavemanmoron]

waaah

 

[huesmann]

Try Howardforums.

 

[Koing]

The code needs to be 'sent' to it by a network operator. Or the little chinese guy with his laptop and bunch of connecting wires to your phone

Koing

 

[simms]

unlock.nokiafree.org

motos need to be unlocked via a special cable and software, so i think you have to pay.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: Koing
The code needs to be 'sent' to it by a network operator. Or the little chinese guy with his laptop and bunch of connecting wires to your phone

Koing

$20 and my moto was unlocked

 

[KoolAidKid]

Take a look here. It looks like Motorolas are difficult to unlock, but it may be possible.

 

[ViciouS]

Originally posted by: huesmann
Try Howardforums.

Uhh nope it clearly states computer hardware only.

Originally posted by: Koing
The code needs to be 'sent' to it by a network operator. Or the little chinese guy with his laptop and bunch of connecting wires to your phone

Koing

You think i can find a little chinese guy around here? or i has to be sent?

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: ViciouS

Originally posted by: huesmann
Try Howardforums.

Uhh nope it clearly states computer hardware only.

Originally posted by: Koing
The code needs to be 'sent' to it by a network operator. Or the little chinese guy with his laptop and bunch of connecting wires to your phone

Koing

You think i can find a little chinese guy around here? or i has to be sent?

Go around your Chinatown. Ask around.

 

[Koing]

Chinatown will have loads of guys.

I live in England so I don't know where you are in the states or pretty much any info on stuff like that for the states.

Koing

 

[ViciouS]

Found a place locally that does it right down the street. Oh i asked him if he was a little Chinese guy, and he hung up on me. I called back and he said says he hates when Asians are generalized as Chinese, so i said, "your a little Asian guy", he said, "yes", then hung up on me again.


*edit for spelling

 

[ViciouS]

Got it unlocked, this is a REALLY kewl phone. Cingular ringtones suck anyone know a website that i can DL somthing so i can put my own ringtones on? i picked up a usb connector

 

[Epic Fail]

when you unlock, does it make it work all GSM compatable networks?

and for the unlocking code, is it unique to each phone or the same for all the phones?

 

[ViciouS]

anyone know about how to get MP3's or somthing on to a phone?

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: ViciouS
anyone know about how to get MP3's or somthing on to a phone?

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