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jnyepu · 11-25-2002, 3:31 PM

Hey all,

My folks are headed to India for a months vacation and I'm giving them my 8890 to take there. They plan on getting a pre-paid SIM while over there to put into the phone.

The phone has never been unlocked. Doesn't the phone need to be Unlocked before it can use one of the prepaid SIM chips over there? Or does unlocking the phone for international use only apply if they were to go there with their US TMobile SIM chip in the phone and roam on their US phone number?

I bought the phone almost 2 years ago from Powertel, the company that VoiceStream bought, so I'm not sure who to call for unlock codes if needed, so I thought I'd try this forum first.

Thanks in advance.

pang · 11-26-2002, 10:17 PM

I doubt if your phone has the gsm bandwidths that are used in India. American gsm is 1900 and the rest of the world is on 800 and 1800 gsm bandwidths.

jnyepu · 11-27-2002, 11:06 AM

The 8890 is a tri-band GSM phone

It resembles the CDMA/TDMA 8860 is not that "striking" chrome finish

tangobythebay · 11-27-2002, 11:44 AM

Have you tried contacting T-Mobile. I think they give you the code if you've had the service for more than 30 days. It seems that if VoiceStream bought PowerTel and T-Mobile is the "new" VoiceStream" they should be able to provide you with the code, based on the IMEI number of your phone (which they should have on there records).

Gabriel · 11-29-2002, 10:48 PM

nokia 8890 is not triband, it is biband

11-25-2002, 3:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
jnyepu Fresh Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 18 Phone(s): Motorola v600, Motorola v60g, Nokia 8890, Samsung E715 Provider(s): T-Mobile Devices: PDA Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Unlocking 8890 for international travel Hey all, My folks are headed to India for a months vacation and I'm giving them my 8890 to take there. They plan on getting a pre-paid SIM while over there to put into the phone. The phone has never been unlocked. Doesn't the phone need to be Unlocked before it can use one of the prepaid SIM chips over there? Or does unlocking the phone for international use only apply if they were to go there with their US TMobile SIM chip in the phone and roam on their US phone number? I bought the phone almost 2 years ago from Powertel, the company that VoiceStream bought, so I'm not sure who to call for unlock codes if needed, so I thought I'd try this forum first. Thanks in advance.

11-26-2002, 10:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
pang Fresh Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking 8890 for international travel I doubt if your phone has the gsm bandwidths that are used in India. American gsm is 1900 and the rest of the world is on 800 and 1800 gsm bandwidths.

11-27-2002, 11:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
jnyepu Fresh Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 18 Phone(s): Motorola v600, Motorola v60g, Nokia 8890, Samsung E715 Provider(s): T-Mobile Devices: PDA Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Unlocking 8890 for international travel The 8890 is a tri-band GSM phone It resembles the CDMA/TDMA 8860 is not that "striking" chrome finish

11-27-2002, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
tangobythebay Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking 8890 for international travel Have you tried contacting T-Mobile. I think they give you the code if you've had the service for more than 30 days. It seems that if VoiceStream bought PowerTel and T-Mobile is the "new" VoiceStream" they should be able to provide you with the code, based on the IMEI number of your phone (which they should have on there records).

11-29-2002, 10:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gabriel TICUS AD MORTEM Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: California Posts: 355 Phone(s): Motorola v551, Nokia 6610, Nokia 3390 Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Unlocking 8890 for international travel nokia 8890 is not triband, it is biband __________________ Remember: 1- GSM 900/1800mhz is used not only in Europe, but also in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania 2- GSM 850/1900Mhz is not only used in USA, but also in Canada and Latin America

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