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need some advice on unlocked cell phones (pg. 3)
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
I just renewed my contract with Cingular and got an LG Cu500 yesterday. Why do you dislike Cingular, Myra? I've had no problems whatsoever with it, as opposed to Verizon and Sprint, both of which I've had in the past. |
Cingular isn't terrible, but Rob is on Alltel and i'd rather be on the same provider as him so we could get free cell-to-cell minutes. i haven't really had any major problems with Cingular but their customer service is kind of ty, imo. |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
Cingular isn't terrible, but Rob is on Alltel and i'd rather be on the same provider as him so we could get free cell-to-cell minutes. i haven't really had any major problems with Cingular but their customer service is kind of ty, imo. |
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh? Rob and Myra, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G - what are you guys in love or something?! lolololooloooo9ollo0ooooololl |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Masonious
hahaha, true enough. At first I thought 'texting' was about as gay as it got, then I found my brows furrowed furiously texting someone and was like...omg...i might have gay... |
i found myself stricken with that very same gay about 2 years ago. ive been in rehab since. some months are tougher than others, but im doing the best i can.
im also really excited that with cingular's promotional deal now i have unlimited gay and internet until dec 28th. i started watching tv on my phone today at work. that was fun. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Masonious
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh? Rob and Myra, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G - what are you guys in love or something?! lolololooloooo9ollo0ooooololl |
sorry to break the news to you this way, Mason... but he's having an affair behind your back, and i'm the secret lover. |
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| yujie__ |
that phone so ugly. I would rather spend alittle extra and get either these tri-band Sony k800 or the Sony K750 or Nokia N80 or the Nokia n73. I used cingular which isnt the best or the worst gsm but still suck. the K750 works with crappy cingular |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
sorry to break the news to you this way, Mason... but he's having an affair behind your back, and i'm the secret lover. |
i....my....my joke isn't so funny now. wow. with the preponderance of words in the English language that's all I'm left with: wow. You have robbed me of my language, my dignity and my love. Godspeed Rob, you crazy linguistic musical artist...gooooooodspeeeeeeeeeeeed
*holds hand toward window*
:*(
I'm not going to name names, but way to things up MYRA |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by yujie__
that phone so ugly. I would rather spend alittle extra and get either these tri-band Sony k800 or the Sony K750 or Nokia N80 or the Nokia n73. I used cingular which isnt the best or the worst gsm but still suck. the K750 works with crappy cingular |
you listed many cellphone model numbers, my brain is overwhelmed - America...is...yours... |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by yujie__
that phone so ugly. I would rather spend alittle extra and get either these tri-band Sony k800 or the Sony K750 or Nokia N80 or the Nokia n73. I used cingular which isnt the best or the worst gsm but still suck. the K750 works with crappy cingular |
i'm not paying that much for a cell phone.
$150 is my limit, and i don't care about how cool they look. |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
i'm not paying that much for a cell phone.
$150 is my limit, and i don't care about how cool they look. |
he has 1 post and you quote it, how many posts must i make for you to quote? two already and no quote - three, fours? |
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| Fast Turtle |
My husband works for Cingular, here's his response:
"Well, yes. You can just insert your regular AT&T Wireless, 32K SIM card into any unlocked, GSM phone and you'll be able to have service, but there are a couple of very important caveats that I want to let you know of before you go out there and either a) buy an unlocked device to use or b) buy a phone and then have it unlocked.
First, what is a locked/unlocked phone? When a carrier, like Cingular (GSM)or Verizon (CDMA) buys a phone from a manufacturer (like Nokia, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, etc.) they "lock" it to the network. That is to say, they make it so that it can only communicate with that network, which makes sense, because you could buy a phone and jump around from network to network and totally scam us, and that's no good for business. Now, each phone has an "unlock code" built into it, which unlocks it making it usable on any network, and once a phone is unlocked, it can't be locked again. This is very handy for people that want to travel internationally and take their phone with them and use a local prepaid service while they're there. And also for mergers. That said, here are the caveats:
1. You'll most likely have to reprogram the data, text messaging, and voicemail settings within the phone, because if you unlock it, those values will be set to the original settings that the phone was originally locked to. What this means is that the phone that you purchase has settings in it for the network that it was originally intended for and you'll have to alter them to work on Cingular Wireless. Don't worry, though, because you can find directions on how to change them all at www.cingular.com/support, and then click on "Device" and then "Chose Make/Model", select "Former AT&T Wireless", then the make and model, and then enter the question. To set up the data you need the correct "Browser Settings", for voicemail it's the correct "Dedicated Voicemail Box Number", and for text messaging it's the correct "Message (or Service) Center Number". If this sounds complicated, it is, but I'd be happy to explain more.
2. You're able to keep your plan indefinitely, but eventually you will need to upgrade. Officially, there's no set date for forced upgrades for all of our former AT&T customers, but all good things will eventually come to an end.
3. If you want to buy an unlocked phone, that's cool. You have a few options with this, and we don't really mind helping with it - provided it's an AT&T Wireless or Cingular branded phone. The rule is basically this: if you've paid for the phone with us, we can request an unlock code for you. That is to say, if you pay for a Cingular phone for full price AND you fax us the receipt, we can request the code. OR if you have a phone that someone has used and went through their full two year contract period, the discounted price that we initially sold the phone for is already paid for and we can release the code. That said, if you request the code, you'll be waiting a bit. Nothing serious, though. I've seen an unlock code come back for a Sony Ericsson phone in three hours, but Motorola and Nokia usually take a week. Otherwise, you can always by an unlocked phone on the internet, or a non-branded phone straight from the manufacturer.
Hopefully this helps you out. Cingular really isn't an evil company at all, either, by the way. AT&T Wireless just gave away the farm, and I really am sorry that you guys got caught in the middle. It sucks, but Cingular really is a company that's built to stay in business for the long haul, which is why the rate plans seems worse, but really everything does when you have a plan that's losing the company money. Anyway, good luck, and thanks! :D"
edit: he apologizes if you weren't with at&t, he misread your initial post |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fast Turtle
My husband works for Cingular, here's his response:
"Well, yes. You can just insert your regular AT&T Wireless, 32K SIM card into any unlocked, GSM phone and you'll be able to have service, but there are a couple of very important caveats that I want to let you know of before you go out there and either a) buy an unlocked device to use or b) buy a phone and then have it unlocked.
First, what is a locked/unlocked phone? When a carrier, like Cingular (GSM)or Verizon (CDMA) buys a phone from a manufacturer (like Nokia, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, etc.) they "lock" it to the network. That is to say, they make it so that it can only communicate with that network, which makes sense, because you could buy a phone and jump around from network to network and totally scam us, and that's no good for business. Now, each phone has an "unlock code" built into it, which unlocks it making it usable on any network, and once a phone is unlocked, it can't be locked again. This is very handy for people that want to travel internationally and take their phone with them and use a local prepaid service while they're there. And also for mergers. That said, here are the caveats:
1. You'll most likely have to reprogram the data, text messaging, and voicemail settings within the phone, because if you unlock it, those values will be set to the original settings that the phone was originally locked to. What this means is that the phone that you purchase has settings in it for the network that it was originally intended for and you'll have to alter them to work on Cingular Wireless. Don't worry, though, because you can find directions on how to change them all at www.cingular.com/support, and then click on "Device" and then "Chose Make/Model", select "Former AT&T Wireless", then the make and model, and then enter the question. To set up the data you need the correct "Browser Settings", for voicemail it's the correct "Dedicated Voicemail Box Number", and for text messaging it's the correct "Message (or Service) Center Number". If this sounds complicated, it is, but I'd be happy to explain more.
2. You're able to keep your plan indefinitely, but eventually you will need to upgrade. Officially, there's no set date for forced upgrades for all of our former AT&T customers, but all good things will eventually come to an end.
3. If you want to buy an unlocked phone, that's cool. You have a few options with this, and we don't really mind helping with it - provided it's an AT&T Wireless or Cingular branded phone. The rule is basically this: if you've paid for the phone with us, we can request an unlock code for you. That is to say, if you pay for a Cingular phone for full price AND you fax us the receipt, we can request the code. OR if you have a phone that someone has used and went through their full two year contract period, the discounted price that we initially sold the phone for is already paid for and we can release the code. That said, if you request the code, you'll be waiting a bit. Nothing serious, though. I've seen an unlock code come back for a Sony Ericsson phone in three hours, but Motorola and Nokia usually take a week. Otherwise, you can always by an unlocked phone on the internet, or a non-branded phone straight from the manufacturer.
Hopefully this helps you out. Cingular really isn't an evil company at all, either, by the way. AT&T Wireless just gave away the farm, and I really am sorry that you guys got caught in the middle. It sucks, but Cingular really is a company that's built to stay in business for the long haul, which is why the rate plans seems worse, but really everything does when you have a plan that's losing the company money. Anyway, good luck, and thanks! :D"
edit: he apologizes if you weren't with at&t, he misread your initial post |
wow... huge thanks for the info. very helpful post! :) |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
wow... huge thanks for the info. very helpful post! :) |
wait...did you seriously read that? |
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