Problem unlocking phone
May 16, 2007 | 2:38 pm
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May 16, 2007 | 3:03 pm
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But he received the unlock code from cingular. Why would obtaining assistance from store personnel be a problem and not even worth trying?
May 16, 2007 | 6:02 pm
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May 16, 2007 | 6:18 pm
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May 17, 2007 | 2:44 pm
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I seriously doubt Cingular would grant your request to unlock your phone for that reason. 
Your best bet is to do the software unlock. (or say you're travelling abroad 
)
My request to unlock my phone was honored because I am doing international travel in the near future (two weeks from now), and wish to use a European SIM card. I am near the end of my current contract. I made the request almost two months ago (see above).
You have to meet certain requirements of your current Cingular contract for the subsidy unlock request to be granted.
Your best bet is to do the software unlock. (or say you're travelling abroad )My request to unlock my phone was honored because I am doing international travel in the near future (two weeks from now), and wish to use a European SIM card. I am near the end of my current contract. I made the request almost two months ago (see above).
You have to meet certain requirements of your current Cingular contract for the subsidy unlock request to be granted.
Jun 8, 2007 | 10:51 am
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Follow-up: Success!!
I received a 16 digit unlock code from Cingular last week-that didn't work. 
I emailed them again asking for re-verification of the code. Yesterday, I received the new code (the last digit was incorrect), and....IT W-O-R-K-E-D! 
^^^
Unfortunately, personal circumstances dictated that I had to cancel my trip at the last minute to Sweden.
I was ticked that I had to do that. 
I emailed them again asking for re-verification of the code. Yesterday, I received the new code (the last digit was incorrect), and....IT W-O-R-K-E-D! ^^^Unfortunately, personal circumstances dictated that I had to cancel my trip at the last minute to Sweden.
I was ticked that I had to do that.
Jun 12, 2007 | 9:46 am
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If you get stuck and you're heading to europe anyway, just bring the phone with you. You'll see all kinds of stores that offer phone unlocking (London has tons if you're going there). You pay them $10-20 and they do the software unlock using a cable. If they can't do it you won't have to pay and you'll know pretty quickly if they did it correctly.