GJIsh wrote:
> 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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>> - Show quoted text -
>
> 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.

Gjish;

Any news on unlocking your phone?

-Craig