Travel Technology - Unlock T-Mobile SIM

hi!
just wanna ask if anyone here knows how to unlock t-mobile sim so i can use a different sim card when i go to manila(i will use the same fone-Nokia 6010)...
ur advice will be very much appreciated. :)

You have it backwards, I'm afraid. :) You don't unlock a SIM, you unlock the phone. And 30 seconds with google will tell you everything you need to know to do it yourself.

oopps..i stand corrected...LoL...
yup, i should say unlock the phone.
thanks for the advice though.
but maybe i should try and email t-mobile then...

ty dude. :)

hi!
just wanna ask if anyone here knows how to unlock t-mobile sim so i can use a different sim card when i go to manila(i will use the same fone-Nokia 6010)...
ur advice will be very much appreciated. :)


Hi,

I've succesfully done it. Just call up T-mobile and tell them you have been a customer for ....years (I hope it's been a long time, or else they might noy do it for you)
Tell them you are travelling abroad for a while and would like to use your phone with a local SIM. They will start the unlocking process for you.

It worked for me!

wow. thank you so much!
actually the fone was given to me by my brother in law who's been a long time t-mobile customer. the problem is, i cant contact him right now (dunno where on earth he is).
anyway, thanks again!

Well, good luck with that. I spent month looking for a solution to this issue, so I thought I'd save you a bit of time.
Simple solution, isn't it?


wow. thank you so much!
actually the fone was given to me by my brother in law who's been a long time t-mobile customer. the problem is, i cant contact him right now (dunno where on earth he is).
anyway, thanks again!

come on people! http://www.google.es/search?q=unlock+nokia+phone

The second hit should do it.

Yeah! If you have a Nokia. I had a new blackberry, at it wasn't that easy! At the time they only had services that costed money! :)

come on people! http://www.google.es/search?q=unlock+nokia+phone

The second hit should do it.

If you'll look at the OP you'll see that the poster has a Nokia. Thus the link.

The search would also turn up the fact that T-Mobile will unlock ANY T-Mobile handset for the asking if you've had an account with them for at least 90 days.

The search would also turn up the fact that T-Mobile will unlock ANY T-Mobile handset for the asking if you've had an account with them for at least 90 days.
True dat. T mobile is good about that stuff.

Well, good luck with that. I spent month looking for a solution to this issue, so I thought I'd save you a bit of time.
Simple solution, isn't it?
I am a T-Mobile customer. I always have my phones unlocked as soon as I can. That way if I upgrade my phone ans wish to give my phone away to a friend, it's already unlocked for them to use any SIM card they choose.

but will a USA Nokia phone work in Manila ?

btw, the phone is brand new. i havent been a t-mobile customer...ever.

but will a USA Nokia phone work in Manila ?

Only if its a tri-band.....
Dave

Hold everything!

All of the GSM carriers in the Philippines are on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, like most of the rest of the world. See: www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ph.shtml

Unfortunately, the OP's current phone is a Nokia 6010 that only uses 850 MHz and 1900 MHz. This phone will NOT work in most of the rest of the world even if it is unlocked and with a local sim. See: www.nokiausa.com/phones/6010/0,2803,feat:1,00.html

An unlocked phone that does use 900 and/or 1800 MHz is easy to find and purchase on Ebay or other sources.

It will certainly be easy to purchase, new or used in the Philippines, too. Try Jose's Phone Kiosk. There will be many to choose from.

The search would also turn up the fact that T-Mobile will unlock ANY T-Mobile handset for the asking if you've had an account with them for at least 90 days.This is true even if it's a prepaid phone. The only additional requirement for a prepaid is that you must have added money to the account within the past 30 days.

We were able to get T-Mobile to unlock both my wife and my Motorola RAZR's within a week of purchase, just in time for our Italy trip.

The conditions that we met were:
1. Paid full retail price for the phones ($249)
2. Added pre-paid time to each phone within 30 days. We purchased the $100 card along with each phone, and it seemed like the best value since it gives you 1 year usage + "gold" level, meaning bonus minutes for future recharges.

It was as simple as calling the CS desk, advising that we were traveling internationally the following week, and faxing a receipt showing we paid full retail price.

Within 3 days, we received a "T-Mobile SIM Unlock Notification" email with instructions to the effect of inserting a non T-mobile SIM card and, when prompted, entering the unlock code provided in the email.

NB: for some reason the unlock process did not work with a Tracfone SIM; needs to be a non-Tracfone SIM (i.e. ATT, Cingular, etc).

All in all, the process was fairly straightforward, and I commend T-mobile for providing this service.

Email is even easier. I just got an unlock code by emailing to customercare@t-mobilesupport.com

We were able to get T-Mobile to unlock both my wife and my Motorola RAZR's within a week of purchase, just in time for our Italy trip.

The conditions that we met were:
All in all, the process was fairly straightforward, and I commend T-mobile for providing this service.

Don't forget to make sure you ask them also for 'international roaming'....it is free but not automatically set up. If you don't and you decide to use your T-mobile account in Italy, it won't work...but other prepaids of course will.

I got my T Mobile phone unlocked so I could take it to Russia. T Mobile emailed me the codes and I promptly forgot to ever unlock the phone upon landing in Moscow. I just popped my MTC SIM card in and the phone worked flawlessly (GPRS, SMS, etc.) in Russia and Ukraine. I have a very simple but sturdy Motorola V166. Apparently, some phones don't need to be unlocked at all? If not, I'm sure not complaining!

We were able to get T-Mobile to unlock both my wife and my Motorola RAZR's within a week of purchase, just in time for our Italy trip.

The conditions that we met were:
1. Paid full retail price for the phones ($249)
2. Added pre-paid time to each phone within 30 days. We purchased the $100 card along with each phone, and it seemed like the best value since it gives you 1 year usage + "gold" level, meaning bonus minutes for future recharges.

It was as simple as calling the CS desk, advising that we were traveling internationally the following week, and faxing a receipt showing we paid full retail price.

Within 3 days, we received a "T-Mobile SIM Unlock Notification" email with instructions to the effect of inserting a non T-mobile SIM card and, when prompted, entering the unlock code provided in the email.

NB: for some reason the unlock process did not work with a Tracfone SIM; needs to be a non-Tracfone SIM (i.e. ATT, Cingular, etc).

All in all, the process was fairly straightforward, and I commend T-mobile for providing this service.
prepaid service my be different

My experience was referring to the prepaid service (T-mobile To Go).