<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:21 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rs@ale.spam.futz.org">rs@ale.spam.futz.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">>Adam wrote:<br>
>> I have a really old AT&T Blue wireless SIM that is on a really old voice<br>
>> plan that I don't want to change, because it's alot cheaper than what<br>
>> AT&T offers now.<br>
>><br>
>> Unfortunately, my Nokia 3200B finally ate it, and I'm in the market for<br>
>> an unlocked GSM phone I can drop my SIM in.<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone have any experience with unlocked cell phone purchasing that<br>
>> could recommend a seller? I have no need for any bells and whistles. I'd<br>
>> like the cheapest, simplest phone that can send and receive calls.<br>
><br>
>In the past, I have purchased one of the 'pay as you go' phones and<br>
>simply swapped the sim cards. Just make sure you purchase a phone that<br>
>is on an AT&T plan, I think they are called the 'go' phone.<br>
<br>
</div>I did exactly this about a year ago.. $19.99 at Sam's. I recently jumped ship<br>
to T-mobile to get a G1, so I've got the go phone sitting on a shelf. $5 if<br>
you want it, and can come pick it up. I'm in Tucker (NE Atlanta, not far from<br>
85/285).<br>
</blockquote></div><br>As it turns out, my girlfriend had an older cingular phone that was no longer on any plan, and had been collecting dust for a year in a closet.<br><br>A quick google query led to a set of magical voodoo strings that opened up the menu that AT&T doesn't want you to see, one of them being the network lock. Once I disabled that, it was smooth sailing.<br>
<br>Now, all I have to do is wait for men in black from AT&T to abduct me and take me to Gitmo for breaking contract on my service that has no contract... <br>