"John Navas" <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:31:41 GMT, "Rick" <rickm@nospam.com> wrote in
> <h8vYg.17814$7I1.687@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net> :
>
>>I have a Cingular Motorola V551 that I no longer need because I have
>>upgraded to a different phone. I took the SIM card out of the old phone
>>and
>>put it in the new phone and the new phone works fine.
>>
>>I bought the old phone in June 2005 which was when I signed on with
>>Cingular. The initial one-year contract expired this year. The old phone
>>is still in working order and I would like to try to sell it, but one
>>question I always hear asked is whether the phone is unlocked. What does
>>that mean, and how would I know if the old phone is locked or unlocked?
>>If
>>it is locked, how do I unlock it?
>
> Your phone is probably locked to Cingular.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidy_lock_%28cellular%29>
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Is there a way to tell if a phone is locked (other than the obvious method
of trying sim card from another vendor)?

How do I unlock the phone if it is locked?