03-15-09 09:35 PM
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  1. shaggyaj's Avatar
    shaggyaj
    to the new ones, and they gave me their old one, a blackberry 8830.

    i took my at&t simcard out and tried to get it to work, but it wont

    i just want to use it for texting and stuff, no need for internet, and i was wondering if u guys know what i need to do.
    03-15-09 08:10 PM
  2. godofdeath's Avatar
    godofdeath
    what nice neighbors
    is the phone the att one? cuz iono you might have to unlock and do the service yada yada stuff
    03-15-09 08:14 PM
  3. Motorcycle Mama's Avatar
    Motorcycle Mama
    Was the phone they gave you an AT&T phone?
    03-15-09 08:14 PM
  4. shaggyaj's Avatar
    shaggyaj
    no it was a us cellular one
    03-15-09 08:16 PM
  5. redsoxrocker's Avatar
    redsoxrocker
    it sounds like the phone is locked to a carrier. you would have to have the phone unlocked.
    03-15-09 08:20 PM
  6. TheSultan's Avatar
    TheSultan
    The Sultan of CrackBerry
    you can't just switch a sim card and expect it to work instantly. But, has redsoxrocker has already pointed out, you'll need to unlock the device first. You can read up on how to do that.
    03-15-09 08:24 PM
  7. Motorcycle Mama's Avatar
    Motorcycle Mama
    The 8830 is a World Phone. I believe that the GSM capabilities on it only work internationally and not in the US. US Cellular is a CDMA carrier.
    03-15-09 08:27 PM
  8. Iceman's Avatar
    Iceman
    That is some very nice neighbors you have there.
    03-15-09 08:35 PM
  9. shaggyaj's Avatar
    shaggyaj
    i c...i guess im s.o.l.
    03-15-09 08:39 PM
  10. TheSultan's Avatar
    TheSultan
    The Sultan of CrackBerry
    You could sell it and use the money to buy a device that works on your carrier.

    However, a BB without a data plan just for texting is sort of sacrilege anyway
    03-15-09 08:41 PM
  11. james_b's Avatar
    james_b
    Doesn't mean you're s.o.l.
    Just get the phone unlocked. There's a ton of threads
    here that tell you exactly what you need to know.
    03-15-09 08:41 PM
  12. shaggyaj's Avatar
    shaggyaj
    where are those threads?
    03-15-09 08:52 PM
  13. TheSultan's Avatar
    TheSultan
    The Sultan of CrackBerry
    lol!

    They're located in the "Search" function
    03-15-09 08:53 PM
  14. Xpimp's Avatar
    Xpimp
    Originally Posted by shaggyaj
    to the new ones, and they gave me their old one, a blackberry 8830.

    i took my at&t simcard out and tried to get it to work, but it wont

    i just want to use it for texting and stuff, no need for internet, and i was wondering if u guys know what i need to do.
    Wow you have nice neighbors.
    03-15-09 08:53 PM
  15. medic008's Avatar
    medic008
    You cannot unlock a cdma phone. With US Cellular there is no sim card slot on any phone from them. You put your sim card in the mini sd slot? That phone will only work on the US Cell network.

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    03-15-09 08:56 PM
  16. shaggyaj's Avatar
    shaggyaj
    medic there is a sim card slot, and the phone recognized the sim card and downloaded all of my contacts onto it even.

    but apparently you cannot use a US GSM network on it, so i truly am s.o.l.
    03-15-09 09:00 PM
  17. Motorcycle Mama's Avatar
    Motorcycle Mama
    Well, the World Phone does have a SIM card slot. But I do not believe that it can be used with GSM in the US.
    03-15-09 09:01 PM
  18. medic008's Avatar
    medic008
    Weird. I have been with them for 8 plus years, and I have never seen a sim card slot on a phone for them. My bad.

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    03-15-09 09:06 PM
  19. JavaRia's Avatar
    JavaRia
    Originally Posted by TheSultan
    lol!

    They're located in the "Search" function
    *** ROFL.. +3

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    03-15-09 09:11 PM
  20. TheSultan's Avatar
    TheSultan
    The Sultan of CrackBerry
    Originally Posted by medic008
    You cannot unlock a cdma phone.
    Since when??
    03-15-09 09:15 PM
  21. medic008's Avatar
    medic008
    Cdma phones search for specific towers that are pre programmed in the phone. It is a stupid feature(if you can call it a feature). I have tried in the past to get another carrier's phone activated on US Cell's network. You can get it going, but it will never find the towers you want.

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    03-15-09 09:30 PM
  22. medic008's Avatar
    medic008
    Here is a great post on unlocking a cdma phone How-to Unlocking a CDMA Phone...

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    03-15-09 09:35 PM
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