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since cingular bought att can i purchase any headset from att and use it on the cingular netwoek?

lil_wayne_1029

Feb 18, 2004, 4:39 PM
since cingular bought att can i purchase any headset from att and use it on the cingular netwoek?
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snowweasel

Feb 18, 2004, 4:55 PM
No, not yet, anyway (except where roaming agreements may have existed prior to the merger). Nothing has changed yet, it will be probably at least the end of the year before the change takes effect, though when it does, att will be able to use the current cingular towers.
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scottishsong

Feb 19, 2004, 7:21 PM
The true answer to this is no, not because of the towers though. GSM phones have sim cards and the phones are locked to only accept the sim card of the provider who sold you the phone. You have to get a subsidy unlock code to use another providers sim card on the phone. AT&T is famous for not giving out subsidy unlock codes but there are ways to get them on the internet.
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