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Unlocking your Sidekick
By admin | March 18, 2008
Many people keep asking the question on how to unlock their sidekick, or how to use their sidekick on a different provider (tmobile, verison, at&t, etc). The only benefit you get with unlocking your phone is the ability to use your phone on a different network; which for many people is only possible every 2 years (when your contact runs out).
What many people don’t realize is that many of the different cellphone providers use different types of data networks. This means your phone might only work on t-mobiles data network, while some phones might work on Verison and at&t. This means switching your sidekick to cingular for example will allow you to make phone calls and send SMS (text messages) but will not let you use nearly all the extra features like browsing the net, email and instant messages. This means you now have a great phone, but only 1/4 of the features will ever work.
But if you are still interested in unlocking your phone here are the steps you will need to take.
- Call up the tmobile customer service.
- You will need to have been a customer for 1-2 months (according to what some people have expierenced) to request your unlock code.
- In 1-2 days you will receive your IMEI code (the unique ID code of your phone) .
- Once you have the IMEI shutdown your phone
- Insert the foreign SIM card
- Power the phone on and the display should read “Special Code Required”
- Enter the unlock code and the phone will reboot and try to reconnect to the network
Your phone should now work with the new service provider.
Topics: Sidekick How To, All Sidekicks, Sidekick LX, Sidekick Slide, Sidekick / Hiptop 3, Sidekick ID, Sidekick / Hiptop 2 |
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