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unlocked phone? (v400)

May 8, 2005 1:25PM PDT

I'm in the process of the Cingular takeover of my service provider (SunCom)and want to hold on to my phone since the ones offered are somewhat of a downgrade from what I have. As a result, I figured I would check it by inserting the SIM card from a friend's phone who had already made the switch. When I put it in, it read cingular on my screen, but also had the little roaming pyramid shown. I even made a call with that card. I think it acts like it's unlocked, but I don't know why the little pyramid is there. Can anyone say for sure whether they think it sounds as if it's unlocked?

BTW, I put my SunCom SIM in my friend's phone and got a screen that said "Enter Subsidy Password", which tells me his is locked,I think.

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phone
May 8, 2005 8:23PM PDT

From your description, sounds like your phone is unlocked. You might only need a new Cingular SIM after your account is migrated.

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unlocking motorola v400 security code
May 24, 2005 8:57AM PDT

I can't unlock my v400 security code. I called Motorola and the default codes did not work. I am a t-mobile customer and found the v400 that was being used by someone with cingular. I called cingular and nothhing they told me to do helped, t-mobile same story. I know I can by some sort of cable but I don't think I would know how to use it. I have looked on e-bay for them. Motorola told me to take it to a level 3 srore and they will fix it. anybody know how to do this? I tried the free donation site, however he does not do the v400 yet.

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Yes it is unlock for sure
May 15, 2005 3:04AM PDT

if the phone was locked it would say wrong sim adn stop there. call up your provider should be 611 from your phone and ask to see if your are getting billed for roaming just to be sure
you can also get unlock phones from www.romeohifi.com