On Mar 7, 1:10*am, Craig <netburg...@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote:
> 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/graco14GC
> >>> 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- Hide quoted text -
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Craig, what I was looking for regarding what you did was, I guess more
of what you said to get them to give you the code. What Verizon does
amounts to buying a car from Dodge and then Dodge saying you can't add
any aftermarket parts or accessories. I'm willing to fight a little
with them but I'm not that familiar with how much authority the Copy
Right Office has.
I can tell you I am going to get this phone to work the way it is
supposed to. Once I do I will post back so the next guy doesn't drive
himself/herself nuts trying to do the same thing.