[ianduc]

Hi

I just moved here from Switzerland and I bought myself the 8700g. Is there any way I can unlock the phone to use my SIM card?

Thanks for your help!

[phillyslickster]

Unlock it for free if you've had it for 90 days or if you paid retail, then T-Mobile will unlock it right away.

T-Mobile might will go ahead and unlock it since you've just moved here from Switzerland as well.

There's also some online companies that will unlock your BlackBerry remotely. They're listed here on the forum. You'll have to do a search. I believe $45 was the cost for unlocking the BlackBerry at one online company that people from the forums have used. Also, a forum member has used www.unlockblackberry.net

[azmmza]

t-mobile will unlock it for you after you have been a customer for 90 days

[phillyslickster]

The cost on www.unlockblackberry.net is $27.99.

[ianduc]

Thanx for your help. I do not plan to get a plan here and the phone I bought is retail. Can I walk into any T-Mobile store? The website you mentioned does not cover the 8700g yet. thank you for your help.
Ian

[NJBlackBerry]

Of course you can walk into any T-Mobile store. It's a free country. However, they will have NO CLUE how to unlock your BB. You have to send an e-mail to T-Mobile. I don't have the address.

[ianduc]

Thanx NJBlackBerry. I have sent them an E-mail and will see if the will help.

[phillyslickster]

There's another website listed on the forum that covers the unlocking of the 8700g and it costs $45. If you purchased it retail, then call T-Mobile and they'll probably ask for a copy of your receipt and then they'll give you the unlock code for your 8700.

[ianduc]

I will do so phillyslicker. Thanx for your help. Actually I bought it by Amazon for regular price without a plan. I guess that should work. Ian.

[phillyslickster]

Yes, that will work Ian. Once you contact T-Mobile, they'll tell you the next step in which to proceed.

[ianduc]

Do you know which Website that was for the 45$?

[phillyslickster]

I think that it was www.gsmlocker.com

[ianduc]

Thanx phillyslicker!

[phillyslickster]

there's on a thread on the forum about it. You can also google it as well. There's also a website that does unlocking called www.gsmliberty.net

[phillyslickster]

Http://www.gsmliberty.com

[apple85]

So you guys say "If you paid full retail price" what if you didn't buy the phone from Tmobile you purchased it from Venicom... Can tmobile tell that?

[phillyslickster]

You have to make a copy of the receipt to send in to T-Mobile if you paid the full retail price in order for them to unlock.

[trinybwoy]

question.....do u have to be a tmobile customer for a 90 period with ANY fone in order for it to be unlocked? or u must have the fone u wish to unlock for the 90day period.

[phillyslickster]

If you're a T-Mobile customer and have purchased a T-Mobile phone and your account is in good standing; then after 90 days, you can request the unlock code from T-Mobile. Hence, T-Mobile can't unlock another carriers phones and vice versa.

[jedique]

If I get my t-mobile unlock 7290 can I use it on sprints network?