Cingular Unlock Question--(I think)
A friend is giving me his old Razr from Cingular. The account was in his name. His company bought him a newer model Razr still w/ Cingular but they’re paying the bill. He put the SIM card from the old phone in his new one. So I’ll be getting an older Razr originally from Cingular with no SIM card. I’m now with T-Mobile with a $19.99 rate plan but thinking of going w/ TracFone, which would be even cheaper. If I leave T-Mobile I’ll lose that rate forever. I’m disabled and rarely go out so this phone is only for emergencies. I read the Cingular rules about unlocking (SIM subsidy?) on here but I’m wondering if my situation is applicable. Can my friend call Cingular and get them to unlock the old phone explaining the situation so I can put a new ...
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you will need to get it unlocked to use on t-mobile but it will not work with tracfone being that they need special software on the phone telling you your ballance and stuff!!!!
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You'll almost certainly have to go to a 3rd party unlocker, because your friend would have to be the one to call, & depending on what he tells the person that files the request for the unlock code, they may not consider it valid & deny you there. One never knows. What's said about Tracfone is true - the SIM cards cannot be used in other phones (I've experimented thoroughly), and determined that Tracfone is just so freakin' awesome of a provider that other phones just can't handle it. 😉
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