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Unlocking NEXTEL phones

htemboy78

Oct 26, 2007, 6:11 PM
Is possible to have a NEXTEL phone unlocked?
How?
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Yean

Oct 26, 2007, 6:51 PM
Most iDEN phones are unlocked. iDEN will not work on GSM or CDMA.
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Sprint E-care

Oct 26, 2007, 10:50 PM
and IDEN basicly are already unlocked to go on the other IDEN provider Boost Mobile
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regine44

Oct 26, 2007, 11:02 PM
IDeen phones will not work on Souther Linc, or Mike, AirTel, And Mexico. They need to be unlocked they are locked to Nextel and Boost Mobile. The only reason to unlock IDEN phones are if you want to switch or do prepaid on one of the providers.
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Yean

Oct 27, 2007, 2:19 PM
Huh? iDEN Moto phones from Sprint Nextel DO work for phones in Mexico. I'm not framiliar with AirTel and Mike. South Linc should work as well.
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regine44

Oct 28, 2007, 12:18 AM
No all IDEN phones are locked. You need to get them unlocked if you want to use them with different IDEN Carries. Example you want use a prepaid sim with Mexico.
Mexico Nextel http://www.nextel.com.mx/default.htm
This is no affiliation with sprint-nextel.

Mike is IDEN Canada
http://www.telusmobility.com/on/mike/ »

Airtel is a small IDEN Carrier in monatana.
http://www.airtelmontana.com/for-business.html »

Airpeak which is another small carrier in diffrent locations.
http://www.airpeak.com/coverage.fx »

Now you know that you know these carrier areyou might ask why would i need to unlock them? To be able to interchange simcards you need unlock to specific carrier i have placed a nextel simcard in southernlinc phone it will not bo...
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htemboy78

Oct 28, 2007, 3:23 PM
i put a cingular SIM on a NEXTEL phone and it asks for a "special code" so i called nextel and they told me that they don't have the codes. i put the nextel SIM on my cingular phone and it picks up the network without D-C.
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htemboy78

Oct 28, 2007, 3:25 PM
oh yeah the menus on the cingular phone with a nextel SIM are not the same.
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regine44

Oct 28, 2007, 5:23 PM
From what i know a nextel simcard will not work with a gsm phome same same with a gsm simcard with a IDEN phone. These technologies are not the same.
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regine44

Oct 28, 2007, 5:27 PM
If you decide that you still want to unlock iden phone try these guys. http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/motorola-iden- unlock-p-148.html
I give no warranty to them but they will unlock your phone.
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WirelessVet

Nov 21, 2007, 12:35 PM
Yes they do work in mexico cause Ive done it.

And they are unlocked. Kinda.

You can use a Boost prepaid SIM in a Nextel but you do have to have your Boost phone unlocked to use a Nextel SIM in your phone. 😳
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Sprint E-care

Nov 21, 2007, 11:46 PM
only where IDEN coverage is will they work no matter if it is Canada, Mexico or any other country that has IDEN coverage but expect roaming charges.
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