Comments on: FAQ: Why Should You Unlock Your Berry – $5 Off Unlocking

By: HypnoticEyez

HypnoticEyez — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:11:44 +0000

I bought T-Mobile and AT&T sim cards for .25 each and they work fine.

By: mje5270

mje5270 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:44:07 +0000

After reading this article, I decided to get the unlock code for my Curve. Not planning to travel overseas anytime soon; I just wanted to know what my code was. My carrier is T-Mobile and I received the code earlier today. Where do folks buy SIM cards (I’d need an AT&T card, I’m guessing) and what’s the average price for one? I saw that they can be bought on eBay, but I’m unsure how reputable that practice is. Also, I read a lot about people buying prepaid SIMs. What’s that about? Is the principle behind them similar to a calling card or something?

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:50:15 +0000

That is 95% correct on CDMA not using SIM cards, except for the new multi-platform devices with both antennas.
BUT – the 8830′s GSM portion is 900/1800 for outside north america only, and won’t serve usefull to unlock for att or tmobile.

By: TD

TD — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:20:42 +0000

OK – since I know zero about this I Googled it. It looks like CDMA phones do not use SIM cards? Is that correct? Here is a quote:

“About CDMA Unlocking & Reprogramming: Unlike GSM cell phones, unlocking the phone is not enough to make it work because instead of using a sim card, the data used to connect to a network is stored internally. Some CDMA providers put a lock on their phone to block it from being programmed. This is referred to as a SPC. (Service Provider Code) The first step to reprogramming a phone is determining if it has a 6 digit SPC lock code set on it or not. If it does have an SPC lock then it must be read and re-written to 000000 before it can be reprogrammed. After a CDMA phone is unlocked or if it doesn’t have an SPC lock it can be reprogrammed by writing a script to the phone that installs a new PRL file.”

By: Randy R.

Randy R. — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:48:04 +0000

Verizon phones are locked to the CDMA network isnt it?

By: TD

TD — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:37:28 +0000

I have a Verizon Curve – SIM card is not on the options or advanced options menu.

By: Randy R.

Randy R. — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:12:02 +0000

Thats weird I’ve always thought all Sprint Phones Use sim cards.

By: S. Hughes

S. Hughes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:24:40 +0000

I have a sprint 8830. Sprint does not use sim cards and when I went to the sim card menu, everything said unknown. Is it unlocked or not?

By: Randy R.

Randy R. — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:37:58 +0000

How long have you been a customer with tmo? I think that played a factor, if your new to TM they wont allow that until like 3 months into the service, to my knowledge at least.

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:04:46 +0000

My wife and I both got T-Mo 8320s. We unlocked both of them for free by asking T-Mo since we were going out of the country. On the trip her external speaker stopped working. Once we got back home I called T-Mo, they did some trouble shooting with me, and sent a new 8320 to replace the broken one. The fact that is had been unlocked (by T-Mo) never even came up.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:27:11 +0000

Does anyone know if this will affect anything if I should need to return my BB (i.e., it stops working, malfunctions, etc.) or any support that I may have with my carrier?

By: Randy R.

Randy R. — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:17:48 +0000

As of right now this is better than sex (only right now..) lol. Thanks a lot Breview.