GJIsh wrote:
> On Mar 5, 4:36 pm, Craig <netburg...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:
>> idensoluti...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Mar 5, 1:24 pm, "Graciel Contreras" <t...@test.com> wrote:
>>>> I found a software to unlock the V3, you can also add video to
>>>> it. Take a look at it...... www.freewebs.com/graco14 GC
>>> Go here : idensolutions.com Verified Paypal member with lots of
>>> successful transactions.
>> [for U.S. cell phone owners only]
>>
>> It costs nothing to unlock your cell phone, other than the call
>> itself to your carrier. They are obliged to provide you with any
>> instructions and/or code necessary to unlock your phone.
>>
>> Our carrier is ATT/Cingular. I've done this on 4 phones since
>> November 2006. The first time, the representative balked. I had
>> to talk to a supervisor who agreed. Since then, any rep I've
>> spoken to has been able & willing. They either mailed the info
>> needed w/in a few days or talked me through it immediately on the
>> phone. The phones I've unlocked this way are made by Nokia,
>> Motorola & Samsung.
>>
>> If you're interested, I've posted a linky to the source
>> documentation below. If your carrier still refuses, the USCO &
>> your federal Rep would love to hear about it. In fact, I'd be very
>> interested to hear if a carrier /denied/ its customer a request to
>> unlock in the past year or two.
>>
>> -Craig
>>
>> ============
>>
>> On November 17 2006, the US Copyright Office issued a so-called
>> "Recommendation" regarding /exemptions/ to the "circumvention of
>> copyright protection systems." This does not have the weight of a
>> federal regulation but, close to it. In short , the document says
>> that the right of a cell phone owner to unlock his/her cell phone
>> can not be abridged by carriers.
>>
>> <http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/1201_recommendation.pdf>
>>
>> Sec III, paragraph A, subsection 5:
>>
>> Computer programs in the form of firmware that enable wireless
>> telephone handsets to connect to a wireless telephone communication
>> network, when circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of
>> lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network
>

GJish;
>
> If you have any tips on how to get this information I would
> appreciate it.

If by "get this information," you mean the procedure & code for
unlocking your phone, everything I did to get it done was laid out in my
original post. I'm sorry but the only thing I can recommend is
escalation, ie: 1st to the supe, 2nd to the manager, 3rd to your
Congressional Representative's field office.

(Fwiw, Rep field offices are pretty damn scrupulous about following up
on a constituent's problem. At least, that's our experience).

> I'd also like to understand how unlocking my phone poses a threat to
> their network (not being sarcastic, I truly don't understand).

Can't help you there either. I haven't the foggiest. Sorry I can't
help more but, please, post again to let us know how things turn out.
It'll help the next guy.

best,
-Craig