Unlocking Cell Phones
#1
Anybody here know much about unlocking cell phones? where do i get it done? how much does it cost?
The plan im on now ends in march, but i dont like my phone and im thinking of getting a new one. however, im on a bell plan, and the new phone i want to buy is from rogers. (i want to keep my same bell number)
so would be able to buy the new phone at rogers, unlock it, then use it with my bell number and the remainder of the plan? is that even what unlocking means?
The plan im on now ends in march, but i dont like my phone and im thinking of getting a new one. however, im on a bell plan, and the new phone i want to buy is from rogers. (i want to keep my same bell number)
so would be able to buy the new phone at rogers, unlock it, then use it with my bell number and the remainder of the plan? is that even what unlocking means?
#4
The phone i would like to get is the motorola v551m much music edition. this one here:
http://www.shoprogers.com/store/wire...551M&summary=1
http://www.shoprogers.com/store/wire...551M&summary=1
#5
check out www.howardfoums.com
I guarentee that your question will already have been asked and answered several times there, just do a search. I also recomend that you join, it's a forum dedicated to cell phones with mostly Canadian users.
I guarentee that your question will already have been asked and answered several times there, just do a search. I also recomend that you join, it's a forum dedicated to cell phones with mostly Canadian users.
#6
you can't unlock a GSM phone and use it on Bell's network, they don't use GSM. Basically, in Canada, you are going to go with Rogers or Fido if you unlock your phone. Bell uses CDMA. You may be able to find a phone in the US that uses CDMA, unlock it and use it but you'll be stuck with Bell as your provider in Canada only.
#10
Originally posted by coulter:
Anybody here know much about unlocking cell phones? where do i get it done? how much does it cost?
The plan im on now ends in march, but i dont like my phone and im thinking of getting a new one. however, im on a bell plan, and the new phone i want to buy is from rogers. (i want to keep my same bell number)
so would be able to buy the new phone at rogers, unlock it, then use it with my bell number and the remainder of the plan? is that even what unlocking means?
Anybody here know much about unlocking cell phones? where do i get it done? how much does it cost?
The plan im on now ends in march, but i dont like my phone and im thinking of getting a new one. however, im on a bell plan, and the new phone i want to buy is from rogers. (i want to keep my same bell number)
so would be able to buy the new phone at rogers, unlock it, then use it with my bell number and the remainder of the plan? is that even what unlocking means?
The lock code is a security password that is entered before being allowed to program the phone NAM (tel #)