Nokia 6600 Slide: T-mobile?? Locked or Unlocked???

[esroh]

Hello,
I saw a phone i wanna buy on ebay but it doesn't say if it's locked or unlocked it just say it's an "unwanted upgrade from T- mobile". They seller isn't replying back and it's ending soon. So if i buy it will i be able to use any simcard in it? Is it easy to unlock if it's locked? How much will it cost to unlock if it's locked?

[blitz911]

chances are it's locked to tmobile. to get it unlocked you could pay someone for the service or call tmobile to get it unlocked from them provided you been with them for more than 90 days..some ish like that. what phone btw?

[esroh]

6600 slide nokia.

If i can't unlock it in my country. Can i unlock it online or something?

[sindy9001]

I am not sure. Maybe it can unlock it online.

[XXXXXX000000]

chances are it's locked to tmobile. to get it unlocked you could pay someone for the service or call tmobile to get it unlocked from them provided you been with them for more than 90 days..some ish like that. what phone btw?

I'm new here, but my understanding is they are obligated to unlock the phone in this situation.

[mrcamp]

Verry good chance that phone is locked. It it were not, they would have advertized so. However, as already mentioned, if you are a tmobile customer in good standing for more than 90 days, they will unlock it for you upon request. If not, you can try via 3rd party or ebay for a small fee.

[bachviet]

6600 slide nokia.

If i can't unlock it in my country. Can i unlock it online or something?

Most likely from T-Mobile in Europe since T-Mobile US doesn't carry that model. It's Nokia BB5 so you can only get it unlocked code from T-Mobile.

[TXLady]

I saw a phone i wanna buy on ebay but it doesn't say if it's locked or unlocked it just say it's an "unwanted upgrade from T- mobile". They seller isn't replying back and it's ending soon. So if i buy it will i be able to use any simcard in it? Is it easy to unlock if it's locked? How much will it cost to unlock if it's locked?

If the phone does not specifically state that it is unlocked, you should assume it is locked. However, I don't think I would want to buy from a seller who does not respond to questions prior to bidding.

chances are it's locked to tmobile. to get it unlocked you could pay someone for the service or call tmobile to get it unlocked from them provided you been with them for more than 90 days..some ish like that. what phone btw?

I'm new here, but my understanding is they are obligated to unlock the phone in this situation.

No, they are not obligated to unlock a phone unless you are a current customer and meet the criteria for unlocking. (As stated by blitz, 90 days or more as a customer plus other criteria spelled out in Wiki.)

6600 slide nokia.

If i can't unlock it in my country. Can i unlock it online or something?

There are numerous unlocking services. Many here recommend horizon wireless.

You might also ask the seller to unlock it before you buy it -- if he has been with TMO long enough to get an upgrade, he should be able to get the unlock code for it. Of course, he isn't responding to you so again, I would probably not buy from him.

And do you maybe mean 3600 slide? I had a 6600 years ago. (I think it's actually still in a drawer somewhere.) You can actually buy the 3600 directly from Nokia USA for $199. I don't see it listed in current TMO offerings and honestly don't know if they've offered it recently. (Edit: I see someone else has stated that TMO USA has not offered this phone.)

[CoolPhone]

6600 slide nokia.

If i can't unlock it in my country. Can i unlock it online or something?

I can unlock it for you!

[bachviet]

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And do you maybe mean 3600 slide? I had a 6600 years ago. (I think it's actually still in a drawer somewhere.) You can actually buy the 3600 directly from Nokia USA for $199. I don't see it listed in current TMO offerings and honestly don't know if they've offered it recently. (Edit: I see someone else has stated that TMO USA has not offered this phone.)

I think he is talking about this phone.

[kflan]

I'm new here, but my understanding is they are obligated to unlock the phone in this situation.

No they're not. The only time they will unlock it for someone who is not a T-Mobile customer is if the phone was purchased for full price from a T-Mobile outlet and the customer will need to fax in the receipt for proof of that. Because this was an upgrade phone, the phone was not sold at full price and eBay is not a T-Mobile outlet.

[TXLady]

I think he is talking about this phone.

Gotcha. I made the mistake of looking only at the Nokia USA site. I still have the Europe site book-marked from when I used to prefer Nokias and found it there. Surprising that they are re-using the model numbers. I think it was 2004-2005 when I had the Nokia 6600 (a symbian phone).

[Telekom]

Hello,
I saw a phone i wanna buy on ebay but it doesn't say if it's locked or unlocked it just say it's an "unwanted upgrade from T- mobile". They seller isn't replying back and it's ending soon. So if i buy it will i be able to use any simcard in it? Is it easy to unlock if it's locked? How much will it cost to unlock if it's locked?

An uncooperative seller on eBay or Craigslist is to be avoided no matter how cool you might think what they have to offer is. It's a bad sign and the sign that you could be in for problems since they seem to be unresponsive.