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ATT and Unlocking |
shoei
Joined: Jan 12, 2003
Posts: 68
From: ***
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Now, i know ATT won't unlock phones...but do they have the capabilities to do it...
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highrez
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: 3
From: Seattle, WA
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ATT the company has the capability, the individuals in customer service apparently do not. |
shoei
Joined: Jan 12, 2003
Posts: 68
From: ***
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damn 
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highrez
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: 3
From: Seattle, WA
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But why not just do it yourself? All you need is a cable $20, a computer (which you apparently already have), and server logs $8/ea. Once you have the cable you can unlock all your friends at $30 a pop and make your money back on the cable. 
You can use the same cable to flash your phone too. |
bigdawg
Joined: Jan 10, 2003
Posts: 0
From: New Jersey
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Hey Shoei,
Just be careful if you decide to follow the advice of highrez. What he is not telling you is that if something goes wrong while unlocking the phone or flashing the phone the warranty becaomse void meaning you would be SOL... |
Deric
Joined: Oct 06, 2002
Posts: 10
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@shoei
Bigdawg is right, it's happened to others on this board, if not done correctly or there is a problem flashing the phone, it will be a nice 5oz paperweight, as it is not possible to default back to the original programming, and ericsson won't touch it. |
p_mihill
Joined: Jan 13, 2003
Posts: 116
From: Kent in sunny england
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wouldnt risk it mate just find out the operators code and go to the menu on your fone by pressing<**<
Paul (Darwin) Mihill |
shoei
Joined: Jan 12, 2003
Posts: 68
From: ***
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I would do it myself , however i'm very unlucky 
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T68iFan
Joined: Oct 18, 2002
Posts: 214
From: Los Angeles
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A dude named jaeckel said he flashed his at a place called Newport Communications in Las Vegas. I'm going there in a few weeks and I think I'll check the place out. But first I'm going to call them to make sure it doesn't cost too much.
T68iFan
Attention AT&T! You'd better start supporting MMS or I'm switching to T-Mobile!  |
shoei
Joined: Jan 12, 2003
Posts: 68
From: ***
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Operators Code = MNC3
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highrez
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: 3
From: Seattle, WA
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No, MNC (iirc) has to do with the length of the network code. Each network has a numeric identifier, MNC3 means (correct me if I'm wrong) that your phone will expect to work with three digit network codes as opposed to two.
What I was told about flashing was if you haven't hard locked your phone (by trying to guess the NCK as so many people do) then the software only reads data off of it, which means theres not much of a chance of you damaging your phone. The problems arise when you have to break a hard lock. That said, I tried guessing my NCK and failed - had to break the hard lock and my phone works fine. But these guys are right, it will void your warranty should something go wrong. |
bigdawg
Joined: Jan 10, 2003
Posts: 0
From: New Jersey
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It will void the warranty even if you are successful. For all of you folks waiting for the P800 remember this. That unit will most likely cost at least $500-$600 with a contract extension. Should play around and try to unlock it I hope you have no problems afterwards because the warranty will be void whether you succeed or fail you will be SOL |
Maz42089
Joined: Nov 01, 2002
Posts: 55
From: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S
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Hi i live here in las vegas and there is a Cingular store that i know of that will unlock any t68 for $35 if you would like more details you can email me at Maz42089@aol.com
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gfunkdave
Joined: Dec 19, 2002
Posts: 12
From: San Francisco
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Has anyone with a T68i from AT&T successfully unlocked their phone? If so, who'd you use?
I know AT&T does some odd things to their T68i's and was wondering if that includes doing something that makes it hard to unlock. I got a service cable from Logos Unlimited, bought a server log from them, and couldn't unlock my phone. After talking with the guy for a while we decided it was a bad cable but when I sent it back they tested it and said the cable was fine. |
lemonflav
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 13
From: Chicago
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I've unlocked both At&t t68 and t68i, and had no problems. Took all of 5 minutes. |
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Posted: 2003-01-13 19:58
