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cingular selling sx66 unlocked?

i read in some forums that cingular is selling the sx66 for 650 USD.
Are they locked?
If so, can they be unlocked?
Where can i buy one, unlocked?
thanks.

Cingular was (and may still be) selling them unlocked, assuming you can find one in stock -- demand's been quite high. I managed to pick one up 3 weeks ago, not long after they came out, and it's unlocked.
There have been some rumors over at HoFo that Cingular may start locking the SX66, but nothing concrete yet.

My SX66 came unlocked. There are also rumors that cingular is pulling the SX66. People on hofo have reported telesales calling the SX66 defective and it seems to be nolonger available on cingular's website (from my zip code)

Talked to an honest Cingular sales rep who told me they were told to tell people there was a software problem. He said he spoke to someone in corporate who told him the manufacturer didn't do something they were suppose to do before shipping. From his conversation it appeared to him they forgot to lock them. The sales rep was trying to get one for himself before they lock it up.

john said:
i read in some forums that cingular is selling the sx66 for 650 USD.
Are they locked?
If so, can they be unlocked?
Where can i buy one, unlocked?
thanks.
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I got my SX66 the other day and tried an old T-Mobile chip in it. It DID NOT seem to be locked. I am going to test it again with my sisters SIM chip, which is active.
JA

Mine came unlocked...
... and I was told that it was locked when I bought it... some of these sales people are so clueless!

I got mine unlocked.
I have heard of the locking rumors, but my opinion is that they yanked it because it had the ability to share the network connection with a laptop (or other computer). Given that the Treo650 devices have has DUN disabled, this seems more plausible
the SX66 is no longer listed online. you might be able to get it from a local store but at this point you might need to look hard.

I don't know for the SX66 (got mine unlocked in december), but Cingular has started locking their worldphones.
I bought an unlocked MPx220 in late november. I returned it early january and the new one was locked. A Cingular rep confirmed that they are locking everything now (including the worldphones, which they didn't do before).
Note that most people (including me with my MPx220) have had luck getting their phone unlocked by Cingular. You just need to send them email. Look on HoFo for more info.
So if you're planning on being a Cingular customer and just need it unlocked for the future or when you travel, it shouldn't matter because Cingular will most likely unlock it for you.
If you want to buy it and use it with a different provider, it's different. There is anecdotal evidence that you can ask a friend with a Cingular account to send the email for you and it has worked.
Laurent

I authored the info on HoFo,
Just to save you a trip, the information was written before the merger with AT&T. I do not know if their unlocking policy is the same as before, but it is worth a try. You might need to be a customer, in good standing, for a "small" period of time before you can get it unlocked.
My experience with unlocking T-mobile phones was not goof - the customer service employees did not know what they were talking about.

News on T-Mobile MDA III (UK) Rom Update

rI am told by a reliable and senior source within T-Mobile UK that they are shortly releasing a further ROM Upgrade. Thank heavens for that :wink:
And before everyone says that they have already upgraded etc.. this is of specific importance to:
1 Those who don't feel comfortable puting a different ROM on; or
2 Those like me who use Blackberry which won't work with any radio other than 1.0 and 1.6 (unofficial confimation).
Anyway watch this space because I am told end of June will be
the date. Please also pass on this news through the other fora as a lot of users are posting wanting to know about T-Mobile MDA III updates.
Thanks
J

Thanks for that info - I wait in anticipation.
Do you know any details of what issues the new ROM will address? Does it have WMP10?

MDA Unlocked ?
Jiggy
I notice your signature mentions Tmobile MDA III Unlocked.
Havin just got one yesterday I want to look to doing bloody everything on it.
Firstly, use it a a phone.
2nd - Sync it with my Mailbox on Our Exchange 2003 server which is fully accessible from the Internet. - I' think i understand that to access this server, i need to use GPRS (and also seen how expensive it is - 7.50perMb).
But what/why do i see all this unlocking terminology on these boards.
I assume there are benefits ? if so could you tell me what.
Thanks in advance.
David.

The "Unlocked" simply refers to the phone being either locked to a single provider (E.g. TMobile etc) or able to accept SIM cards from any telecoms provider. If you put a different telecom providers SIM card in your phone it either works or displays a locked message with a request to put an unlock code in.
A great number of supplied Blue Angels (And other XDA type devices) are being shipped locked to the provider who supplies it. For people who are travelling abroad and use foreign SIM cards or people who simply want to swap SIM card for a different provider are stopped from doing so.
This I feel is a very annoying situation as most providers lock you into a 1 year contract if the phone is subsidised and then refuse to provide an unlock code for that year. This is unacceptable and is simply a money generating exercise in these situations (Providers will tell you it is to stop people purchasing the phone and then disappearing with it without paying but they can block the IMEI number of the phone to stop this anyway!)
Hopefully that answers your question and allowed me to have a little rant!

Jiggy
Thanks. Totally agree with your comments.
David.

MDA III Updates/Unlocked
As regards the post quering my device being unlocked - T-Mobile UK will unlock one of its devices for £15 after 1 month's use. They did not make me wait for 12 months (the term of my contract). I happily paid this, as it is a relatively modest amount, compared to buying out the contract :shock:. They are one of the cellcos in the UK who will do this.
On the updates thread I will keep everyone updated. My contact as much as admitted that they view this site as a helpful way of getting the updates to end users. So unofficial Kudos, as always, to xda-developers
Regards J

Re: MDA III Updates/Unlocked
Jiggy said:
My contact as much as admitted that they view this site as a helpful way of getting the updates to end users. So unofficial Kudos, as always, to xda-developers
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So he has worked out were he can download the cabs to install in the T-mobile Ext Rom, think he will be able to download a radio version that is newer?

I can also confirm this as the nice man at t-mobile who assisted me with enabling blackberry last friday told me that there is a patch coming soon., and that we should be informed by service message

MdA III user
LOL and Bump I like your thinking MDA III User . Good to hear from you haven't spoken in ages. You never know they may just about have taken the hint. :lol:
I am one of those high maintenance customers but I spend a fair amount so they humour me!!
J

Hi,
does anyone know what level the update will go to as I am unsure whether to wait for it or just go ahead and upgrade to 1.40 now cos I really cant be bothered to do it twice if the tmobile one is going to be better somehow :?
Any help would be appreciated

i spoek to t mobile last week while sorting out my mda 3 and they said that they thought the update would be about in september. She said that they were currently doing testing on it before the release.
however, she promised me that when available it woud be published here!
www.t-mobile.de/blackberry_solution/support/english
username: tmobileuk
password: tmukbbcorp
Currently they have the rom i am running.
Keep your eyes peeled for it!

Thanks for the link I have updatred wiki

Any more news on this subject??

T-Mobile have gone silent
My contact at T-Mobile has gone silent on me. Despite voice mails and emails requesting an update on a) what is in and b) release date of an update. Never a good sign :?
Can all T-Mobile customers start bugging them with me as this is the only way to raise the priority of this issue.
We still do not have WMP10 or an updated radio stack (you cannnot use BB connect with anything other than 1.0). Although with the no sound problem on certain ROMs perhaps we should be thankful!
Stength and safety in numbers on this one :wink:

I've been checking this link weekly since this thread began with no joy. Now even the link no longer works! I gues this won't be happening then!

it works
you should go on connect and then mda3 then rom upgrade and download it

Still no one can unlock the MDA Pro?

Can anyone do it?

T-Mob CS will give you the unlock code for a payment - I think I read £14/local equiv somewhere.
Nigel

That's not true unfortunately. They just sent me an MDA pro that was not campatible with the Sim card that they sent me. They could not provide the Sim Unlock code, apparently their software would not recognise the IMEI. When I traced the IMEI, it showed as an O2 Exec, not an MDA Pro.
As yet they are unable to give me the code, and the phone is still unusable with that SIM card, meaning I have no access to my contacts.
Given the amount I had to pay for the phone, that I have spent several hours waiting on hold for their customer services to give me no response whatsoever, being called back once out of 3 requests (and even then I don't think it was the person I asked for who called me back), I really find this lack of service unacceptable.
They were originally informed on the 12th of December 2005 that there would be issues, and I am still awaiting a suitable resolution.
At this point in time I am considering canceling/not renewing my contracts with this company and advising many other people that I know to do the same.
I have been with the company for 7 years now (1999) and this type of messing around is not right, there used to be a time when the company would reward loyalty, but now it seems that you are penalised for staying with them.

well thas interresting, im having the same problem here too, but tell me brother, how can u trace an IMEI number, i would like to know where the hack is my MDA pro comming from
thankssss

All 8125's belong to Cingualar ??? what is going on?

I am a Cingular subsciber, I have a choice to make between the 8125 and the Tmobile mda. I know i can get them unlocked. My problem is my buddy has an unlocked mda and he is using it with Cingular he has unlimtted media works for 19.99....... which is just like the internet only cingular thinks he is using the htc 2125. Now the phone i can get on ebay is an unlocked cingular 8125 and when i called cingulr they say if i get that phone i have no choice but to get one of their pda plans. the pda plan is $39.99 per month plus my plan with the minutes which will be $59.99 plus the $39.99. If i get the mda i can do like my buddy did my question is since the 8125's on ebay are unlocked won't cingulr's system recognize the ime number and know that i am using the 8125.... the unlocked 8125's tthat i have in mind are abut 50 to 60 bucks less than the unlocked mda .... what should i do .... please advise :arrow:

I am on Cingular with the media works package, they sold me that package when I purshased my sx66(Also a PDA/Phone). just tell them you have an existing phone and would just like to purchase service with a new sim, Tell them what you want, dont let them tell you what you need.
however with that being said I do believe a while back on Cingulars forums there was some talk about people being charged extra while not being on the pda plan. I personaly have not had that problem.

yeah the were
they were charged becasue cingualr does have the 8125 and if you buy an unlocked one the system registers you as having an 8125. I think i may be safe to get another mda not the 8125....
if you call cs they can tell you what phone you are using by the ime that registers when you power on the phone if the phone is a cinguar phone. so if you get an unlocked phone but the phone was once in cinguar's system i think they know by the imie number

Should of specified that I myself have the 8125 from cingular, purchased it the week it came out(not through my cingular account). My bill has not changed. $19.99 unlimited media net.
If you are worried about it I would just go with the MDA(Wiza200), and flash it with a cingular rom.

Looking now
I am looking at it now. The 8125 has a better feel to it. I really want and need to get a phone today. Which do you reccommed..........
The MDA or the 8125 I can get them on ebay right now brand new sealed in the box.
The MDA total is $430 it includes overnight delivery
The 8125 is $420 it includes overnight delivery

I have my prophet on cingular with the $19.99 unlimited data plan and they just think I have an 8125. They have never asked, or charged me more. After talking to dozens of people at Cingular, I don't think most are technical enough to check up on your IMEI to find what phone you are using. Sad, but I can throw most tech support people under the bus in terms of knowledge of pocket pc and smartphones, and all I do is read forums.....

My question is
My real concern was that they will eventulaly know about an unlocked 8125 if they start racking up charges..
Are the imei numbers on the MDA's and 8125 and 2125 similar. If they are similary I can get any one of them. If not I will problably go with the MDA. My questions to you guys is which is smaller and which is better with reception The MDA or the 8125
I am a Cingular Customer. I know the support people blow hot air they read from scripts.

Prophet
Hey does the prophet have a slide out keyboard.

HELP HELP HELP
Looks like I may be stuck getting the 8125 .. the one for the MDA has ended. I need to get it overnight so that I can get my Nokia E61 back from the wife. I was trying to get the MDA due to my data plan concerns with cingular and due to the fact that so many people have told me that the MDA is smaller and more sleek in appearnce. My wife dosen't seem to like the phones that look like bricks. Someoen help me out here
should i just find anohter mda or will it be okay to get the 8125
what are these MDA's more expenvie than the 8125. I also hear that the 8125 cannot do wi-fi G :roll:

I have an 8125 and the $19.99 MEdiaNet Unlimited plan. Cingular may be able to read the equipment type, but they havent for me.
I bought my 8125 off of eBay. Previously I had a V3. I just popped my SIM in the 8125, called them up and said I wanted the unlimited MEdiaNet plan for $19.99.
Using with or without proxy enabled, I show 0 data charges on my bill, as I'm on the unlimited plan. With the proxy enabled, I can't check my GMail account, so I usually run without it. The only thing you don't get if you are missing the Proxy is the ability to go do http://device.home and browse the Cingular MEdiaNet site and buy ringtones/games and whatnot.

Guess Not
Guess there's no more help on this end. Cool let me try another forum. Thanks for your help. I will get some more info. I may just have to bite the bullet and goto Cingular to buy the phone.

Dual Carrier sim?

Hello folks,
here is my situation, I work at a cingular store and in our market our service seriously blows. In fact I carry a Wizard on Tmo . Problem is that Cingular wants me to carry one phone (I have an E1000 for my cingular employee line). now I have heard of these dual carrier sim cards in the past and would like to construct one, however I cant seem to dig up enough info. if someone could please give me a nudge in the right direction I would like to have my cingular line on during the day (but really use skype, thats how bad we suck) and my Tmo line on when No One is looking.
Also , has anyone had any sucess removing the carrier logos without destroying the housing?