- I was told the imei # is not eligible for the unlock code to be released. "AT&T Mobility has exclusive marketing rights for ten months or more for the Blackberry Bold 9000 and the devices are permanently excluded from unlocking obligation. I apologive for the inconvenience this may cause." What?07-14-10 04:00 PMLike 0
- I just changed to AT&T and asked for the unlock code for my Bold 9700 (did not purchase it from AT&T, bought on CL) and they gave me the same answer. Actually, they put in a request for it and then several days later, I received and email rejecting my request.
A couple of weeks later, I purchased a Bold 9000 (again from CL) and just for kicks, I called and ask for the unlock code. They again put in my request and a few days later, I got it!
I don't know, but it seems the age of the phone matters - the 9700 couldn't be more than 6 months old and the 9000 is definitely well over a year old.07-14-10 11:29 PMLike 0 - I was told the imei # is not eligible for the unlock code to be released. "AT&T Mobility has exclusive marketing rights for ten months or more for the Blackberry Bold 9000 and the devices are permanently excluded from unlocking obligation. I apologive for the inconvenience this may cause." What?07-15-10 01:12 PMLike 0
- some carriers require you to have an active service with them for a few months before releasing the unlock code. in the past, at&t has always given me the unlock codes. as long as your account is in good standing and you meet the requirements, they should be able to give it to you.07-15-10 11:00 PMLike 0
- I just spent 1+ hours with AT&T trying to get an unlock code for my bold 9000. They refuse to release the code, saying it is due to a lawsuit settlement and a new policy of not unlocking phones that are subject to exclusive marketting arrangements. I have been with AT&T for more than 5 years, and I have owned my 9000 for 18 months and I just upgraded to a 9700 and extended my contract. Has onyone recently been able to unlock their Bold 9000, or 9700, through AT&T or have you all gone through one of the services?09-28-10 11:40 AMLike 0
- That's crazy. AT&T knows they will loose money if the start unlocking their phones. They make 100's of millions on roaming fees.09-28-10 11:42 AMLike 0
- FubazCrackBerry's Sour Grape
so they pretty much has people who call in by the .......
Use one of the unlock services post here on CB, ATT will never know you unlocked your phone.
Now calling them to release the PIN and IMEI to be used on another network could be a whole other bag of fun.09-28-10 11:56 AMLike 0 - Because people in California and Florida filed a class action lawsuit, AT&T and T-Mobile overhauled their unlock code procedures.
BEFORE, it was really up to the person you were talking to, if you got an unlock code. If it was for a phone that wasn't registered on any of your lines, and hadn't been reported stolen, pfft, take the code in good health.
NOW, you can get your phone unlocked after it's been in service for at least 90 days, but most of the exclusive phones no longer have unlock codes that can be retrieved by CSRs, and if they do, they aren't visible until a certain date. Often there is no date.
So you can thank Californians (and Floridians) for the fact that AT&T no longer has the ability to provide unlock codes for the tired old BlackBerry Bold 9000. By whinging and moaning with undue senses of self-entitlement, they ruined it for everybody else.
The reason phones are locked is because the carriers pay the subscriber a subsidy in exchange for an agreement to pay for X months of service. They could have always paid full price for the phone, and had it unlocked the very moment they had paid for it, but that's not good enough.
Also, AT&T takes a bath on roaming fees. Users are never charged for domestic roaming unless they do it more often than they're on the AT&T network. If you can afford to roam internationally, you can afford to get your phone unlocked by yourself. It costs all of a pack of cigarettes to do.Last edited by Mister Xiado; 09-28-10 at 12:10 PM.
09-28-10 12:07 PMLike 0 -
- Yes, on that, it's up to the user of the phone to have their PIN and IMEI removed from their BIS account.
Nobody ever does that, because they are ignorant of how the service actually works. People upgrade, make a new account instead of migrating everything to the new phone, and sell the old phone, making a headache for everybody, and befuddling tier 1 support.09-28-10 12:22 PMLike 0 -
- you can also try :: freemyblackberry.com
i promise its 100% free and it worked perfectly fine for my blackberry bold that AT&T refused to give me the code for.
It took be about 5 mins to put in the information and an unlocked code was sent to my email in less than an hour.
spread the word && goodluck guys!02-16-11 07:05 PMLike 0 - 03-15-11 01:09 PMLike 0
- I was told the imei # is not eligible for the unlock code to be released. "AT&T Mobility has exclusive marketing rights for ten months or more for the Blackberry Bold 9000 and the devices are permanently excluded from unlocking obligation. I apologive for the inconvenience this may cause." What?03-16-11 03:48 AMLike 0
- Because people in California and Florida filed a class action lawsuit, AT&T and T-Mobile overhauled their unlock code procedures.
So you can thank Californians (and Floridians) for the fact that AT&T no longer has the ability to provide unlock codes for the tired old BlackBerry Bold 9000. By whinging and moaning with undue senses of self-entitlement, they ruined it for everybody else.03-16-11 03:52 AMLike 0
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