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wmikati
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_ 		25. February 2006 @ 10:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi,

I have a Nokia 6010 that came locked to Cingular Wireless (prepaid) in the USA. I bought it on holiday, and, when I returned to the UK, I wanted to use it with my British SIM card.

I found a free tool that gave me the unlock code, and it worked fine (gave the "unlock successful" message or something, with a big check mark).

However, I soon encountered problems: When I entered my British Vodafone (contract) SIM card, there were no network "bars" showing. When I tried dialing something it gave a "No Service" message. I tried the same thing with a T-Mobile (prepaid) SIM, with the same results.

What's going on? I thought that an unlocked phone could take any SIM! Is this a band issue, ie, the phone will only ever work on North American networks?

Thanks in advance,
WASSIM
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NoLimit04
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_ 		25. February 2006 @ 12:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, it is a band/frequency issue. The 6010 from North America will only work with GSM 850/1900 MHz

The 2 networks that you are trying in the phone are GSM 1800 MHz

I don't think you have any GSM 1900 MHz networks there if I'm not mistaken.
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