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TonySonna · 03-29-2004, 1:16 PM

Hi, I was wondering if there is anybody out there that is using a ATT phone with a cingular Sim card? I have an extra Att phone and my daughter has a cingular phone that she just broke and she has about 2 months left on her plan. I would thing that the Feq are compatible.. Any help /ideas…..Thanks Email

budney · 03-29-2004, 3:00 PM

Welcome to WA, Tony! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

If your daughter is only two months away from the end of her contract. I would call Cingular CS or go to a Cingular Corp. store (if there is one in your area). And see what they can do for you. They may be able to give you a discount on a new phone (like a new customer). But you will more then likely have to sign a new 1 or 2 year contact.

If you do not want to do that, then you may be able to give her your AT&T phone. But you will nedd to know if the phone works on AT&T's GSM or TDMA network. If the phone uses the GSM network you can make it work on Cingular. You will then need to get that AT&T GSM phone unlocked. There are many ways to get the phone unlocked. So make sure the phone is a GSM phone, then come back and we will direct you in the best way to get it unlocked. But if it is a TDMA phone you are SOL. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img].

Gabriel · 03-29-2004, 3:03 PM

don tony,

yes, the frequencies are compatible between cingular and ATT; however, you will have a big problem. every GSM phone bought from a service provider (ATT, cingular, t-mobile, etc) is locked. that means that the gsm phone will only work with that provider you bought it from. put your daughter's cingular SIM card in your ATT phone and see what happens: your phone will not accept the SIM.

what you have to do is unlock your ATT phone somehow. if you call the company they will most likely not give you the unlocking codes. you will then need to get some software and a data cable, hook up the phone to the computer, run the software, and your phone will be unlocked.

also, there are sites that have a code generators. the locking codes the provider puts on the phone are calculated from the serial number of the phone. this code geerators find the bestpossible combinations to unlock your phone. if you have a nokia phone, try www.nokiafree.org. otherwise, run a search in google.

good luck!

TonySonna · 03-29-2004, 6:03 PM

Hi,
I tried the Nokiafree.org and got the code and unlocked the phone!! Thanks VERY Much for your help...

Rich · 03-29-2004, 8:52 PM

lol..sweet, I just unlocked my 6200[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

calbee · 03-29-2004, 10:37 PM

Hi -Anyone know of a similar site for Motorola phones.
Can't find anything like it through Google.
Thanks

budney · 03-29-2004, 11:42 PM

I would check eBay out for unlocking services for Motorola phone, last time I checked there were plenty of people who could do it. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

TonySonna · 03-30-2004, 6:45 PM

Well I put the cingular card into the unlocked phone last night and it worked!!!!! Now I just have to wait until they post a code for my 3200…Once again thanks….

coalminer · 04-01-2004, 12:10 PM

I just bought a Nokia 6200 from AT&T on a go phone plan for my kids while walking back and forth to school, and I tried the codes on the Nokiafree website, and it didnt work, the phone was refurbished, I wonder if that makes a difference?

Gabriel · 04-01-2004, 1:32 PM

coalminer,

i dont think the fact that your phone is refurbished has to do with the codes not working. remember, the unlocking codes are tightly guarded by the service provider, they will of course try to make them as undecipherable as they can. these code generators only give you the best possible combinations they can come up with. sometimes they will work, sometimes they wont. the best thing is to try a different site with a different generator if the first one doesnt work.

calbee,

i dont know any site with a motorola code generator... i would just keep on lookig for one on google or etc, or go to a motorola wireless forum or message board and ask. sorry i cant tell you more!!

futureMD · 04-02-2004, 1:06 AM

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Originally posted by: TonySonna
WNow I just have to wait until they post a code for my 3200…Once again thanks….

Unlock123 has the codes to unlock your 3200. You'll just have to pay $4.95 to unlock it. I know it would be nice to not have to pay, but then again it beats buying a new phone, and the price is fairly reasonable.

coalminer · 04-05-2004, 12:20 PM

I must have done something wrong the first time, I went back again and it worked the second time, put my friends Cingular sim in it and worked like a charm. The one thing is that the automatic/manual network menu is not there with the Cingular sim inserted, and it does not show what network its on, just Cingular or Cingular extend. With the AT&T sim in there, I can find all of the networks in the area.

One other odd thing, I was in the Cincinatti area the other day with it, and it seems that the phone prefers to roam to Cingular instead of Cincinatti Bell wireless, which is supposed to be part of the AT&T network, how strange is that??????

03-29-2004, 1:16 PM	#1
TonySonna Shoulda joined long ago! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Att phone on cingular network.. Hi, I was wondering if there is anybody out there that is using a ATT phone with a cingular Sim card? I have an extra Att phone and my daughter has a cingular phone that she just broke and she has about 2 months left on her plan. I would thing that the Feq are compatible.. Any help /ideas…..Thanks Email

03-29-2004, 3:00 PM	#2
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,609 Phone(s): Treo Pro, Touch Pro 2, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Att phone on cingular network.. Welcome to WA, Tony! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] If your daughter is only two months away from the end of her contract. I would call Cingular CS or go to a Cingular Corp. store (if there is one in your area). And see what they can do for you. They may be able to give you a discount on a new phone (like a new customer). But you will more then likely have to sign a new 1 or 2 year contact. If you do not want to do that, then you may be able to give her your AT&T phone. But you will nedd to know if the phone works on AT&T's GSM or TDMA network. If the phone uses the GSM network you can make it work on Cingular. You will then need to get that AT&T GSM phone unlocked. There are many ways to get the phone unlocked. So make sure the phone is a GSM phone, then come back and we will direct you in the best way to get it unlocked. But if it is a TDMA phone you are SOL. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

03-29-2004, 3:03 PM	#3
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	Att phone on cingular network.. don tony, yes, the frequencies are compatible between cingular and ATT; however, you will have a big problem. every GSM phone bought from a service provider (ATT, cingular, t-mobile, etc) is locked. that means that the gsm phone will only work with that provider you bought it from. put your daughter's cingular SIM card in your ATT phone and see what happens: your phone will not accept the SIM. what you have to do is unlock your ATT phone somehow. if you call the company they will most likely not give you the unlocking codes. you will then need to get some software and a data cable, hook up the phone to the computer, run the software, and your phone will be unlocked. also, there are sites that have a code generators. the locking codes the provider puts on the phone are calculated from the serial number of the phone. this code geerators find the bestpossible combinations to unlock your phone. if you have a nokia phone, try www.nokiafree.org. otherwise, run a search in google. good luck! __________________ 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

03-29-2004, 6:03 PM	Original Poster #4
TonySonna Shoulda joined long ago! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Att phone on cingular network.. Hi, I tried the Nokiafree.org and got the code and unlocked the phone!! Thanks VERY Much for your help...

03-29-2004, 8:52 PM	#5
Rich Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pennsauken,NJ Posts: 762 Phone(s): Instinct Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Att phone on cingular network.. lol..sweet, I just unlocked my 6200[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Make something fool-proof and someone will make a better fool."

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03-29-2004, 10:37 PM	#6
calbee Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 79 Phone(s): Motorola T-720 Provider(s): Cingular Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Att phone on cingular network.. Hi -Anyone know of a similar site for Motorola phones. Can't find anything like it through Google. Thanks

03-29-2004, 11:42 PM	#7
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,609 Phone(s): Treo Pro, Touch Pro 2, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Att phone on cingular network.. I would check eBay out for unlocking services for Motorola phone, last time I checked there were plenty of people who could do it. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

03-30-2004, 6:45 PM	Original Poster #8
TonySonna Shoulda joined long ago! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Att phone on cingular network.. Well I put the cingular card into the unlocked phone last night and it worked!!!!! Now I just have to wait until they post a code for my 3200…Once again thanks….

04-01-2004, 12:10 PM	#9
coalminer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Royalton, OH Posts: 501 Phone(s): Blackberry Storm, PC 5740, Motorola Adventure (wife) Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Att phone on cingular network.. I just bought a Nokia 6200 from AT&T on a go phone plan for my kids while walking back and forth to school, and I tried the codes on the Nokiafree website, and it didnt work, the phone was refurbished, I wonder if that makes a difference?

04-01-2004, 1:32 PM	#10
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	Att phone on cingular network.. coalminer, i dont think the fact that your phone is refurbished has to do with the codes not working. remember, the unlocking codes are tightly guarded by the service provider, they will of course try to make them as undecipherable as they can. these code generators only give you the best possible combinations they can come up with. sometimes they will work, sometimes they wont. the best thing is to try a different site with a different generator if the first one doesnt work. calbee, i dont know any site with a motorola code generator... i would just keep on lookig for one on google or etc, or go to a motorola wireless forum or message board and ask. sorry i cant tell you more!! __________________ 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

04-05-2004, 12:20 PM	#12
coalminer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North Royalton, OH Posts: 501 Phone(s): Blackberry Storm, PC 5740, Motorola Adventure (wife) Provider(s): Verizon Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Att phone on cingular network.. I must have done something wrong the first time, I went back again and it worked the second time, put my friends Cingular sim in it and worked like a charm. The one thing is that the automatic/manual network menu is not there with the Cingular sim inserted, and it does not show what network its on, just Cingular or Cingular extend. With the AT&T sim in there, I can find all of the networks in the area. One other odd thing, I was in the Cincinatti area the other day with it, and it seems that the phone prefers to roam to Cingular instead of Cincinatti Bell wireless, which is supposed to be part of the AT&T network, how strange is that??????

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