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Old Feb 27, 2006, 2:24 am
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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.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 3:20 am
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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.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 4:26 am
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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.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by ozzie_chic_au
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!
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 5:03 am
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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!
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 5:13 am
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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?


Originally Posted by ozzie_chic_au
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!
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 6:38 am
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come on people! http://www.google.es/search?q=unlock+nokia+phone

The second hit should do it.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 6:41 am
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nokia
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!

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

The second hit should do it.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 9:52 am
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If you'll look at the OP you'll see that the poster has a Nokia. Thus the link.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 11:23 am
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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.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 11:27 am
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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.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 3:42 pm
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Originally Posted by alessiobax
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.
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Old Feb 27, 2006, 10:50 pm
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but will a USA Nokia phone work in Manila ?
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Old Feb 28, 2006, 12:46 am
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btw, the phone is brand new. i havent been a t-mobile customer...ever.
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Old Feb 28, 2006, 6:06 am
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but will a USA Nokia phone work in Manila ?
Only if its a tri-band.....
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