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Old 08-02-2008, 6:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Unlocking a UK Nokia 6233 in the US

I recently moved to the US from the UK. My wife added a line for me to her AT&T plan and I received a Samsung A272 handset, which I don't like. I had my brother send me my old Nokia 6233 from the UK, which should work on the North American band. I tried putting the AT&T SIM in the phone, and, of course, got the 'Phone Restricted' message.

What I'd like to know is:
Can I get my UK phone unlocked in the US or will I have to send it back to my brother to unlock there? (it was with Virgin Mobile there, which used the UK T-Mobile network)
Is there any other way to unlock the phone? (I realize I'll have to pay to have this handset unlocked)

Many thanks!
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I recently moved to the US from the UK. My wife added a line for me to her AT&T plan and I received a Samsung A272 handset, which I don't like. I had my brother send me my old Nokia 6233 from the UK, which should work on the North American band. I tried putting the AT&T SIM in the phone, and, of course, got the 'Phone Restricted' message.

What I'd like to know is:
Can I get my UK phone unlocked in the US or will I have to send it back to my brother to unlock there? (it was with Virgin Mobile there, which used the UK T-Mobile network)
Is there any other way to unlock the phone? (I realize I'll have to pay to have this handset unlocked)

Many thanks!
The only place I know of that does it is iUnlock.com and their price ($150) makes it prohibitively expensive, considering it has only one of the two North American bands, the 850MHz one is missing.
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after unlocked by testpoint, phone will not turn on

we can solve the problem by using nokia bb5 box on the 6233 testpoint unlock

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