accell go.mobile: Re: [PrePaidCellPhones] How do I tell if a phone is unlocked?

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Re: [PrePaidCellPhones] How do I tell if a phone is unlocked?

If they require CDMA, V170 wont work...V170 is a GSM based phone... Not compatible...Doesntmatter whteher is unlocked or not... Like putting bubble bath in gas tank and trying to drive...

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Donk <d.knieriem@verizon.net> wrote:

Hi -
I'm no expert on cell phone "locking/unlocking", but....
I'm pretty sure there's no other way to see if it's unlocked than to put
a different sim card in it and try it. Can you borrow someone's sim for
just a few minutes to see? Or, you can maybe take the phone to "any"
cell phone store and ask a salesperson there if it is locked. They
should be able to tell you in a few seconds.
Good luck,
Donk

fatfighter67 wrote:
> I have a Moto V710 cell phone which was given to me through freecycle
> by someone I don't know. The person who gave it to me kept the number -
> presumably on a new (to her) phone. My phone is no longer active but
> shows US Cellular as it's carrier and has the USCell software and shows
> the original phone #. (It also has a US Cell label.)
>
> I'm considering reactivating it on PagePlus (since they
> allow "imported" phones, and require CDMA phones) and giving it to my
> parents as an traveling phone for use in emergencies, but I don't know
> if it's locked to US Cellular or it just shows US Cellular because that
> was the last company it was active under. Is there a way of finding
> out short of going in to a US Cellular storefront, presenting the phone
> and asking? I feel uncomfortable about asking the person who gave it
> to me since that was a while ago.
>
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