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at&t blackberry.... cingular sim help!
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Posted by: cingularguy1234

I currently have a moto v400 with cingular and the media basic package, on a recent trip to a local best buy i asked about the blackberry for cingular and was told that the att one would work. when i popped my sim into the at&t blackberry, all it said was invalid sim, and nothing worked. what am i missing? should this work...best buy claims the backberry's are all unlocked!
thanks

Posted by: NJBlackBerry

Best Buy was almost right - all BlackBerrys are SIM card locked. You will need to get the unlock code from AT&T Wireless. From what I've heard, AT&T Wireless does not give out the unlock code. OK. Best Buy was 100% wrong. Which BlackBerry did they sell you, anyway (7210 or 7280)?

Also, your Cingular SIM card/account must be set up for BlackBerry service, which is an additional charge.

Posted by: cingularguy1234

it was the 7280, so basically media works and blackberry dont mix...
well that stinks

Posted by: NJBlackBerry

Well, Cingular (or T-Mobile) SIMs in an AT&T BlackBerry don't work. Even if you didn't have the BB service, you would still have gotten to GSM and been able to use voice and SMS, but no e-mail or data/web services. At least they sold you the correct newer BlackBerry....

Can you return it to Best Buy?

Posted by: cingularguy1234

they popped it in the bb when i was there, oince it said invlaid i never even bought it.

Posted by: NJBlackBerry

Good! They were clueless on this one!

Posted by: theonekid24

so where is this code found at? i have a 7210 and i need it unlocked, is it possible?

Posted by: NJBlackBerry

Wow - almost a 6 month old thread. Here is the deal (again) on unlocking:

AT&T does not unlock BlackBerrys. Ever.
T-Mobile will unlock them if you have been a customer in good standing for a few months.
Cingular now sells all of their BlackBerrys unlocked.

There is a company called Bongo Wireless that says they can unlock certain models of BlackBerrys, but I've never used them.

Posted by: oceapearl

OK. ATT never unlocks phones. There is no more ATT!! Does Cingular have the capability and the will to unlock Blackberries??
I am one of the infortunates who is on Suncom/ATT and have a new ATT 7280 purchased on ebay. Being stupid I thought that since Cingular now owned ATT, the pone would work with ATT.
My first thought was to go to the local Suncom/Cingular store, where I found approx 100 people in line, waiting to change service over from Suncom.
This has to be the most poorly planned buyout that I have ever seen.
My SIL stood in line for 3 1/2 hrs only to find that the store had run out of phones.
There is bound to be a way to unlock these phones without paying outrageous prices!

Posted by: NJBlackBerry

Wow - you woke up a 6 month old thread!

From what I have read and heard, Cingular will not unlock AT&T BlackBerrys. In fact, Cingular (which use to sell unlocked BlackBerrys) is now selling locked BlackBerrys.

I agree that paying $100 is outrageous to unlock a BlackBerry, but that's the only way I know to do it.

Posted by: Jack T. Chance

Quote:

Originally posted by oceapearl
OK. ATT never unlocks phones. There is no more ATT!! Does Cingular have the capability and the will to unlock Blackberries??
I am one of the infortunates who is on Suncom/ATT and have a new ATT 7280 purchased on ebay. Being stupid I thought that since Cingular now owned ATT, the pone would work with ATT.
My first thought was to go to the local Suncom/Cingular store, where I found approx 100 people in line, waiting to change service over from Suncom.
This has to be the most poorly planned buyout that I have ever seen.
My SIL stood in line for 3 1/2 hrs only to find that the store had run out of phones.
There is bound to be a way to unlock these phones without paying outrageous prices!

If you're within the return period for the Blackberry, return it to where you bought it for a refund. Then just buy a Blackberry for the carrier you intend to use. For example, if you intend to use Cingular as your carrier, buy a Blackberry 7290 or 7100g. Problem --> Solution. It's just that simple.

Posted by: jaa6921

I have read in several places that the 7100G works with either ATT or Cingular.

I just bought an ATT 7100G off eBay intending to use it with my existing SIM and then migrate to Cingular.

Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks