Unlocking cell phone
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Motorolas typically require a cable to unlock them yourselves unless you can get Cingular to unlock the phone (ie out of contract).
Some phones are very easy to unlock, like my Samsung
All I can tell you for sure is DO NOT PAY - there are free ways to do it.
Some phones are very easy to unlock, like my Samsung
All I can tell you for sure is DO NOT PAY - there are free ways to do it.
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Originally Posted by jah,Nov 1 2006, 04:25 PM
every phone is different
-you may have a local store that will unlock the phone 4you, hard to find a cell phone repair shop because people jsut replace the phone
-use howardforums.com to find a repair place to send your phone, use the forum to find a dependable shop. have the phone unlocked + flash the latest bios
i the phone is like 2years old buy a new unlocked phone and transfur the sim card from the old to the new. remove personal data from the old and put it on craigslist or ebay.
-you may have a local store that will unlock the phone 4you, hard to find a cell phone repair shop because people jsut replace the phone
-use howardforums.com to find a repair place to send your phone, use the forum to find a dependable shop. have the phone unlocked + flash the latest bios
i the phone is like 2years old buy a new unlocked phone and transfur the sim card from the old to the new. remove personal data from the old and put it on craigslist or ebay.
Actually, somewhere in the WTB GPW bumper thread I posted a link to a site where I got some really good unlocking info. Try pages 700-850... it was around the beginning or Sept. 06
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Originally Posted by spidale5,Nov 1 2006, 05:31 PM
Most of the new Motorolas require equipment, a Test Point, to unlock. It is no longer as easy as re-flashing, editing a few seems, and being on your way. Those were the good ol' days.
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Too bad you don't live in MD, I could probably do this for you. I have a Motorola E815 phone through Verizon. Verizon turns off all the cool features so I hacked it with the help of a few free programs and turned them on. Unlocking the phone usually just requires a USB cable that works with your phone and a few simple programs. The Krzr might be hard to hack right now since its so new there might not be a huge community of ppl who have altered it yet.
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I have Verizon as a carrier. Can I just buy a unlocked phone off eBay and have them swap it out with my current phone? I am tired of waiting 2yrs to get a phone at a reasonable price, my other alternative is paying $500 bux for a phone normaly advertised for 99 dollars with a new plan.
Sorry to take this a little off topic.
Sorry to take this a little off topic.