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hfuh · 08-16-2002, 5:58 PM

Hello all -

I have a Siemens S40 phone I got through Cingular specifically so I can use it while in Asia with prepaid SIM cards. However, obviously, I need to get it unlocked first. I wanted to ask about the specifics of getting this done.

I know I need to e-mail to simunlockcode@cingular.com and give them some info (I have some clue based on info from the post at http://www.wirelessadvisor.com/wafor...84&STARTPAGE=1). However, I am not sure what info to send exactly. I hear of people referring to an IMEI #, which I have no idea on where to find. Anything else I need to know?

Thank you in advance for the help!

HF

10-28-2002, 6:08 PM

Any response you got about this s40 that needs to be unlocked\. i happen to also have one from singular that needs to be unlocked too. i'm in europe.

cryogenic · 10-28-2002, 11:30 PM

I'm a current Cingular GSM subscriber and have gotten a phone unlocked... The correct procedure to do so is to call customer service and ask to be transferred to technical support because you need the "subsidy unlock" code for your phone. When tech support comes on, inform them that you are going to be travelling oversaeas and need the subsidy unlock code for your phone so you can use prepaid SIMS. They'll ask for your IMEI # and then submit a request to the tech team to get the unlock code. They'll ask when you plan on leaving overseas and for a callback # and should give you a call back in 3 business days with your SIM unlock code. I got mine in exactly 3 business days (Sat/Sun don't count) with no hassle at all. They even left the code on my voicemail. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Anymore questions, just ask.

WaldemarT · 10-29-2002, 4:51 AM

Look here http://www.gsmunlock.com/equipment/siemenspro.html
or contact me.

virtualdynamix · 10-29-2002, 3:59 PM

WaldemarT,

Why contact anyone when it's free? Read the earlier posts. The only ones that currently have the S40 in the US are Cingular customers. if they can just call customer service and get their codes in 3 days for free, why even bother with software and cables, not to mention extraneous costs?

--
Sung H. Suh
Virtual Dynamix, LLC

WaldemarT · 10-30-2002, 3:31 AM

Why contact? Because when is free it's mean is not allways good. Sometimes u can become a "Wrongsoftware" or just kill your phone.

ZaphodB · 10-30-2002, 8:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by: WaldemarT
Why contact? Because when is free it's mean is not allways good. Sometimes u can become a "Wrongsoftware" or just kill your phone.

Please stop trying to spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt). We are talking about contacting the people who had the phone locked in the first place, meaning the provider. Are you insinuating that your method is less likely to kill a phone than the prescribed way? I have yet to hear of any phone being 'killed' that was unlocked using the Subsidy Unlock Code from the locking provider.

cryogenic · 10-31-2002, 1:24 PM

Amen, Zaphod... It's not like Cingular's gonna send you an unlock cable and the software and go "ok, unlock it yourself".... That's not how it works. They give you a numeric code based on your IMEI that you simply input into the correct menu in your phone. I'd love to see how that could fry a phone!

unclechichi · 10-31-2002, 4:19 PM

Its so easy. I just did it in fact, for a Siemens S40 too. I just called Cingular and within 2 or 3 minutes I had an eight digit code that I enter into the phone when I put in the prepaid card. Couldn't be any easier then that. The only trick is to not lose that number until I need it...

Curly · 12-31-2002, 5:57 PM

I noticed that you got your Siemens unlocked, just one question, how long did you use it with Cingular before they unlocked it for you?

08-16-2002, 5:58 PM	#1
hfuh I have a weird title! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS Hello all - I have a Siemens S40 phone I got through Cingular specifically so I can use it while in Asia with prepaid SIM cards. However, obviously, I need to get it unlocked first. I wanted to ask about the specifics of getting this done. I know I need to e-mail to simunlockcode@cingular.com and give them some info (I have some clue based on info from the post at http://www.wirelessadvisor.com/wafor...84&STARTPAGE=1). However, I am not sure what info to send exactly. I hear of people referring to an IMEI #, which I have no idea on where to find. Anything else I need to know? Thank you in advance for the help! HF

10-28-2002, 6:08 PM	#2
Guest Posts: n/a	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS Any response you got about this s40 that needs to be unlocked\. i happen to also have one from singular that needs to be unlocked too. i'm in europe.

10-28-2002, 11:30 PM	#3
cryogenic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,443 Phone(s): Samsung A990 Provider(s): Verizon Devices: iriver H10 6GB mp3 player Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS I'm a current Cingular GSM subscriber and have gotten a phone unlocked... The correct procedure to do so is to call customer service and ask to be transferred to technical support because you need the "subsidy unlock" code for your phone. When tech support comes on, inform them that you are going to be travelling oversaeas and need the subsidy unlock code for your phone so you can use prepaid SIMS. They'll ask for your IMEI # and then submit a request to the tech team to get the unlock code. They'll ask when you plan on leaving overseas and for a callback # and should give you a call back in 3 business days with your SIM unlock code. I got mine in exactly 3 business days (Sat/Sun don't count) with no hassle at all. They even left the code on my voicemail. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Anymore questions, just ask. __________________ Firefox My blog/pic gallery/etc

10-29-2002, 4:51 AM	#4
WaldemarT Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS Look here http://www.gsmunlock.com/equipment/siemenspro.html or contact me.

10-29-2002, 3:59 PM	#5
virtualdynamix Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 109 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS WaldemarT, Why contact anyone when it's free? Read the earlier posts. The only ones that currently have the S40 in the US are Cingular customers. if they can just call customer service and get their codes in 3 days for free, why even bother with software and cables, not to mention extraneous costs? -- Sung H. Suh Virtual Dynamix, LLC

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10-30-2002, 3:31 AM	#6
WaldemarT Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS Why contact? Because when is free it's mean is not allways good. Sometimes u can become a "Wrongsoftware" or just kill your phone.

10-31-2002, 1:24 PM	#8
cryogenic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,443 Phone(s): Samsung A990 Provider(s): Verizon Devices: iriver H10 6GB mp3 player Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS Amen, Zaphod... It's not like Cingular's gonna send you an unlock cable and the software and go "ok, unlock it yourself".... That's not how it works. They give you a numeric code based on your IMEI that you simply input into the correct menu in your phone. I'd love to see how that could fry a phone! __________________ Firefox My blog/pic gallery/etc

10-31-2002, 4:19 PM	#9
unclechichi Fresh Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS Its so easy. I just did it in fact, for a Siemens S40 too. I just called Cingular and within 2 or 3 minutes I had an eight digit code that I enter into the phone when I put in the prepaid card. Couldn't be any easier then that. The only trick is to not lose that number until I need it...

12-31-2002, 5:57 PM	#10
Curly I made my first post! Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking the Siemens S40 (from Cingular) for use with prepaid SIMS I noticed that you got your Siemens unlocked, just one question, how long did you use it with Cingular before they unlocked it for you?

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