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Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« on: December 06, 2004, 05:32:37 AM »
Hi all you good peeps.

I am very attached to my dual band ATT Motorolla V60 phone i  brought with me from SF.
I've read somewhere that you need a tri-band phone to operate in the UK but i hear of all this " unlocking your phone " business so i wanted to double check to see if there was ANY way one of those " phone Kiosks " in London could unlock my phone ( i am assuming that is the right terminology hehe ).

Anyone with any experience on this matter please drop me a line
Thanks heaps
Zufan
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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2004, 09:43:14 AM »
Hi Zufan ... they can unlock it for your US network but as I understand it that won't make it work here if it's only dualband. You can always take into into one of those places and ask though.


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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2004, 08:33:36 PM »

Thanks Britwife...just didnt want to " be had " with one of those road side hustlers " again " , i had one bad experience that is why i wanted to pose the Q. on the chat line and find out a bit of info before i go to one of those kiosks again.

Cheers
Z.


Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2004, 08:49:36 PM »
What do you mean by 'those kiosks'?


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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2004, 09:12:37 PM »

Those little makeshift booths you see on high streets where the vendors are selling calling cards ,mobile batteries and such.


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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2004, 10:29:34 PM »
Oh don't go to one of those! :) There's a proper shop in Chapel Market in Angel where they do phone unlocking etc, I wouldn't say they're 100% relaible but better than your dodgy kiosk.


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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2004, 10:51:27 PM »


Oh wow...and i live very close to Angel...do you recall the name ?

thanks
Z


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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2004, 11:09:02 PM »
I knew you would ask me that ..... NO. :(

It's about half way up on the right hand side if you are coming from the end closest to Upper St. You go past Woolies and T-Mobile and a couple of other shops, it has phones in the window (!!). If you can't find it just pop in T-Mobile and ask where you can get your phone unlocked, I'm sure they will know it.


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Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2004, 03:08:44 AM »
will find it and check them out
thanks Britwife


Re: Is there ANY way to make my dual band ATT phone work in UK ?
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2004, 06:08:29 AM »

Those little makeshift booths you see on high streets where the vendors are selling calling cards ,mobile batteries and such.

Oh... I've never seen anything like that here (Edinburgh/Glasgow)... apart from the Barras!
But it sounds like a place i would totally avoid.  I would expect half their stock to be stolen or somehow 'bent'.
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