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  • Loryn
    Super Connector
    • Jul 2003
    • 12853

    #1

    Does anyone know how to unlock a cell phone for.......

    .........another cell phone provider?

    I got a new cell phone and I sold my old phone to a kid. The phone is no longer under contract or anything, but I use Sprint and he wants to use Cingular for the phone he bought from me.

    Does anyone here know how you unlock a phone to so it can be used by another cell phone service provider?
    Last edited by Loryn; 02-05-2007, 03:43 PM.
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  • baddog
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 107089

    #2
    not all phones are interchangeable between companies I don't think

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    • Kapitan Ivanov II
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2005
      • 763

      #3
      Open back cover, remove battery, remove simcard. Insert new simcard, replace battery, replace cover.
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      • Loryn
        Super Connector
        • Jul 2003
        • 12853

        #4
        Originally posted by Kapitan Ivanov II
        Open back cover, remove battery, remove simcard. Insert new simcard, replace battery, replace cover.
        No simcard on the Sprint Treo 650
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        • Kapitan Ivanov II
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          • Jan 2005
          • 763

          #5
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          • baddog
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            • Apr 2001
            • 107089

            #6
            Originally posted by Loryn-Adult.com
            No simcard on the Sprint Treo 650
            Which is why I gave my response.

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            • Loryn
              Super Connector
              • Jul 2003
              • 12853

              #7
              Originally posted by Kapitan Ivanov II

              Damn man, mes likes yous, you are fast.....................

              Okay I will look at it when I get home. The kid brought it home and I just got off the phone with him. I told him your response and he said the phone does not have two slots?!?

              Thank you for the advice and I will try it out when I get the phone in my hands.
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              • Loryn
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                • Jul 2003
                • 12853

                #8
                Originally posted by baddog
                Which is why I gave my response.
                LOL That is what Trace said!
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                • Kapitan Ivanov II
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                  • Jan 2005
                  • 763

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Loryn-Adult.com
                  Damn man, mes likes yous, you are fast.....................

                  Okay I will look at it when I get home. The kid brought it home and I just got off the phone with him. I told him your response and he said the phone does not have two slots?!?

                  Thank you for the advice and I will try it out when I get the phone in my hands.
                  GSM/GPRS model have this slot.
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                  • DateDoc
                    Outside looking in.
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 14243

                    #10
                    Sprint is CDMA and Cingular is GSM so that may be an issue.

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                    • Kapitan Ivanov II
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 763

                      #11
                      If this is CMDA phone there is no sim card. Sorry for misleading.
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                      • LiveDose
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                        • Feb 2002
                        • 25792

                        #12
                        A Sprint phone won't work on a Cingular network. Unlocking it will make no difference.

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                        • High Class Grass
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                          • Jan 2007
                          • 103

                          #13
                          I give you one for free of charge .

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                          • EroticyChrissy
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 156

                            #14
                            Yeah you can't use a Sprint phone on any other network. They make them so you can't unlock it. No SIM card either. You're stuck with a CDMA phone. Sell it!

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                            • Loryn
                              Super Connector
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 12853

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Kapitan Ivanov II
                              If this is CMDA phone there is no sim card. Sorry for misleading.

                              No problem thank you for responding so fast!
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                              • Loryn
                                Super Connector
                                • Jul 2003
                                • 12853

                                #16
                                Originally posted by EroticyChrissy
                                Yeah you can't use a Sprint phone on any other network. They make them so you can't unlock it. No SIM card either. You're stuck with a CDMA phone. Sell it!
                                Yes I just realized this, thank you babe. I will make sure I put only Sprint users in the add.
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                                • Loryn
                                  Super Connector
                                  • Jul 2003
                                  • 12853

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by High Class Grass
                                  I give you one for free of charge .

                                  Okay I will take you up on that offer!
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                                  • baddog
                                    So Fucking Banned
                                    • Apr 2001
                                    • 107089

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Loryn-Adult.com
                                    No problem thank you for responding so fast!
                                    my response was faster

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                                    • aico
                                      Moo Moo Cow
                                      • Mar 2004
                                      • 14748

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by LiveDose
                                      A Sprint phone won't work on a Cingular network. Unlocking it will make no difference.
                                      This is the correct answer.

                                      It would be easier for him to cancel his Cingular and go with Sprint.

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                                      • Himuro
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2006
                                        • 934

                                        #20
                                        depends if your on GSM or not

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                                        • Big_Red
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jun 2006
                                          • 4147

                                          #21
                                          These guys have unlocked a couple phones for me. http://www.cellcorner.com/xshp/home.php
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                                          • ungratefulninja
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Apr 2006
                                            • 682

                                            #22
                                            Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. No experience with taking a CDMA phone between carriers, just GSM..

                                            T-mobile and Cingular are GSM as was pointed out.

                                            I had Sprint for a couple years.. I think it's the sux0rs.

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                                            • Trixxxia
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Aug 2004
                                              • 5600

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by ungratefulninja
                                              Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. No experience with taking a CDMA phone between carriers, just GSM..

                                              T-mobile and Cingular are GSM as was pointed out.

                                              I had Sprint for a couple years.. I think it's the sux0rs.
                                              Would you happen to know how to make my canadian phone work with my US simcard when I'm in the US? **tried just switching the sim card and it don't work**
                                              Rogers AT&T is the Canadian Carrier
                                              T-Mobile is the US carrier

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                                              • Vendzilla
                                                Biker Gnome
                                                • Mar 2004
                                                • 23200

                                                #24
                                                TexasDreams has a ban hammer!
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                                                think about that

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                                                • PAR
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • May 2005
                                                  • 1835

                                                  #25
                                                  *#*#1234#, then hit the Call button. you get a message that says SIM Unlocked. not sure if it will work for you as it unlocks the phone but not sure if it will do the the same for the carrier ID.

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                                                  • horvy
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Jan 2007
                                                    • 811

                                                    #26
                                                    just ask someone at http://www.cellphoner.net - they are fuckintg crazy smart
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                                                    • facialfreak
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                      • 3018

                                                      #27
                                                      -Turn the phone off

                                                      - while holding down 2, 6, 8, 3 and 5, turn the phone back on

                                                      -let phone completely boot up and then release the 6 and 5 keys only

                                                      -while still holding the 2, 3, and 8 keys down, press the 4 key 2 times and wait for a long tone followed by 2 short tones

                                                      - now release the '2' key and while still holding the 3 and 8 keys place your free hand on your head and spin around 4 times in a counter-clockwise direction (be careful not to spin clockwise, as this can damage the phone's internal memory, deleting all your speed dial numbers!!)

                                                      - LAST STEP : place phone in RIGHT SLOT of toaster (the one marked "single slice only") and with darkness setting on the SECOND LIGHTEST setting, engage the toaster and wait for it to pop back up ...

                                                      Your phone should now be unlocked, and it will no longer work on the Sprint network.

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                                                      • LiveDose
                                                        Show Yer Tits!
                                                        • Feb 2002
                                                        • 25792

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by TopBucksTrixxxia
                                                        Would you happen to know how to make my canadian phone work with my US simcard when I'm in the US? **tried just switching the sim card and it don't work**
                                                        Rogers AT&T is the Canadian Carrier
                                                        T-Mobile is the US carrier
                                                        You need to get the phone unlocked. Some carriers will do it after you have been with them for a certain amount of time. For Cingular (one of my carriers) it is 3 months. Call up and tell them it is for foreign travel.

                                                        Otherwise you can pick up an unlocked gsm phone that can be used with any gsm system depending on the band of the phone. I did this for my business travel to Europe and before I knew carriers would unlock phones. Two good sources for unlocked phones are:

                                                        www.myworldphone.com & www.tigerdirect.com

                                                        As mentioned earlier there are also some online and offline companies that can unlock certain phones. Just do a search on Google. Good luck.

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                                                        • KingK7
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                          • 6372

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by facialfreak
                                                          -Turn the phone off

                                                          - while holding down 2, 6, 8, 3 and 5, turn the phone back on

                                                          -let phone completely boot up and then release the 6 and 5 keys only

                                                          -while still holding the 2, 3, and 8 keys down, press the 4 key 2 times and wait for a long tone followed by 2 short tones

                                                          - now release the '2' key and while still holding the 3 and 8 keys place your free hand on your head and spin around 4 times in a counter-clockwise direction (be careful not to spin clockwise, as this can damage the phone's internal memory, deleting all your speed dial numbers!!)

                                                          - LAST STEP : place phone in RIGHT SLOT of toaster (the one marked "single slice only") and with darkness setting on the SECOND LIGHTEST setting, engage the toaster and wait for it to pop back up ...

                                                          Your phone should now be unlocked, and it will no longer work on the Sprint network.

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                                                          • tony299
                                                            lurker
                                                            • Aug 2002
                                                            • 57021

                                                            #30
                                                            I read an article that they are changing the rules so you can use your cellphone with any provider.The way it is right now ,its glorified leasing.

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