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Cingular 3220b: Phone Restricted w/ at&t SIM?

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Posted by: artman72

What does this mean and how do i fix it? Model 3220b. Thanks, artman72


Posted by: ikjeft1b

What were you doing that caused this message?


Posted by: artman72

Bought it used and inserted my sim card


Posted by: johngreenwood

Your phone is probably locked to a certain network provider, you can take it to a phone shop and have it unlocked for a small fee.


Posted by: rambo47

Or it was reported stolen and is now being flagged.


Posted by: artman72

It is Cingular branded and I am using an AT&T SIM. Thanks for your help, artman72


Posted by: Frontierjustice

Quote:
Originally Posted by artman72
It is Cingular branded and I am using an AT&T SIM. Thanks for your help, artman72


My neighbor gave me an AT&T WS cellphone. The AT&T SIM in it cannot be activated at the Cingular (now AT&T) store. It doesn't work with a Cingular SIM either. My Cingular cellphone *does* work with a (new) AT&T SIM card.
Regards


Posted by: Paolo

Quote:
Originally Posted by rambo47
Or it was reported stolen and is now being flagged.


even if it was flagged, or stolen, that modle phone will NOT give such message. That message means the handset is locked to a certain network, please unlock it and it should work normally.. I'm supprised not everyone has grasped the concept of sim-locked handsets yet?


Posted by: artman72

hello, I understand unlocking as I unlock and repair some motorola phones as a hobby. However I am new to nokia and did not understand the message " Phone Restricted " . At the bottom of the same screen it says undo but no soft keys seem to do anything. There is also nowhere to enter an unlock code. Is there a reason that an active AT&T sim will not work in this Cingular branded phone? Thanks again for your help,artman72


Posted by: johngreenwood

If you press undo, that should allow you to enter an unlock code, but you need the code first.




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