im looking for a new cell phone i can use with my cingular sim card but i'd have to purchase it at regular price due to using my upgrade already.. question is when i find these cell phones online that are "unlocked" what exactly does that mean? is there a website i can find phones decently priced? should i just stick to looking for cingular phones?
2007-01-25 08:16:55 · 7 answers · asked by yourmygoodfeeling 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
Unlocked basically is a GSM phone (most popular standard for global use of phones) and has been programmed to take off the lock from a specific carrier (e.g. GSM supported network carriers in US: Cingular and T-Mobile. Both carriers operate at frequency bands of 1900Mhz but some areas, I've heard in the southern regions, for Cingular only operate at 850Mhz) or a phone that is unbranded and SIM free. Just pop out ur SIM from ur old phone and switch it to another GSM unlocked phone and ur ready to go. Normally, unlocked phones, once a SIM card is put in place, shows the carrier's name on the phone display. Be careful when travelling out of the country. You might want to use a different SIM card from the local carriers in order to avoid roaming charges when used with your country's SIM card. Most services will still be available like internet, SMS and MMS, e-mail and all the other goodies with an unlocked phone using ur current carrier. As for the website where you can get these GSM phones nicely priced, you might wanna try www.exoticphone.com or eBay. MobileBee.com offers free shipping, I think, so you might wanna consider that too. Cingular phones offer good phones but the range of phones are way broader than you think. If you're gonna buy an unlocked, unbranded phone then might as well forget shopping at Cingular. Or if Cingular is your only choice of phones to buy, ask if they have Unbranded/Unlocked phones available. They're usually selling these phones in retail price so why bother. Get the best out of your buck. Remember, only Cingular and T-Mobile use GSM Networks in USA.
2007-01-25 21:17:56 · answer #1 · answered by ۩ а я ώ и ۩ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-09 13:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look online for cingular phones. unlocked means they were meant for other service providers like tmobile but can now be used with any service provider. downside to that is you can't use all the features expecially those that are strictly for the service provider like internet service.
2007-01-25 08:28:15 · answer #3 · answered by p_whips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
k. Unlocked means that it doesn't come with a SIM card. It can be used with all the SIM cards that the phone lets it. look on eBay.com
2007-01-25 09:55:00 · answer #4 · answered by $T-Money$ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bill for your phone would be around $80(not exact) i also have a LG rumor2 and my bill is $84 a month and it wouldn't save you money unless you and your mom got like a family plan which sense you said she doesnt text wont really help
2016-05-23 23:24:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unlocked , has no sim card with it. If i were you i would consider switching to Nextel.
2007-01-25 08:25:47 · answer #6 · answered by marie c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any phone on this page will work.
http://wirelessconsultant.net/unlocked_phones.php
2007-01-25 08:27:41 · answer #7 · answered by Mobilewiseguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋