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Cingular Motorola V400 in Europe
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V400's out of the box have the GSM Selection set to automatic, which means the phone will automatically choose between 850/1900 (US) and 900/1800 (international) GSM bands.
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saiguanas said:
...I have heard that the v400 comes unlocked...
If the phone is unlocked, then yes, you can put a European SIM in and you'll be set with that European account and phone number.
Once you do that, Cingular has nothing to do with it, so anything to do with your Cingular account is irrelevant at that point.
The only way to verify that your phone is unlocked is to try it with a SIM from another carrier. If you have a friend with an AT&T or T-Mobile GSM phone, try their SIM in your V400. If it works and you can make a test call, then your phone is unlocked and you should have no problems with the European SIM.
...but when I select "sim applications" (which I don't know what it...
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