Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-10 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Buy $100 refill to get all US minutes for 10 cents, expiring after 1 >year unless rolled over. Once you spend the $100, you are then a "Gold Rewards" customer (apparently forever). With that status, any additional time you buy will be good for a year and will also rollover all your unused minu

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-10 Thread gerald
did you poke around in here: http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=42 yet. this is sort of the definitive nerd phone site. At 01:23 PM 1/9/2009, you wrote: >I bought 2 Siemens S46 Cellphones from AT&T just before the Cingular >merger which unfortunately rendered the cellphones

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread b_s-wilk
>GSM and CDMA seem to be the most prevalent with some small (Nextel, >and local carriers) pockets of other. I was told that my carrier, T-Mobile will work with any unlocked GSM phone. You can order a "To-Go" SIM from their online store for $7 (includes overnight delivery and xx minutes). Si

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Richard P.
Thanks, I will investigate both possibilities. Richard P. On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote: >>Any suggestions on where to go or who to use? I am in the DC area so a >>bricks and mortar shop would be preferred. I've never gone through the >>unlocking process so am unfamiliar with

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Any suggestions on where to go or who to use? I am in the DC area so a >bricks and mortar shop would be preferred. I've never gone through the >unlocking process so am unfamiliar with how it is normally done. The independent cell phone store on 17th Street NW, across the street from National Geo

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Richard P.
I'm assuming the phones are locked as they were purchased new from AT&T. I presume that they can be unlocked based on the number of unlocking sites that come up with a Google search, although they have different solutions. One company says just send money and they'll send an unlock code, while the

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Tom Piwowar
>GSM and CDMA seem to be the most prevalent with some small (Nextel, >and local carriers) pockets of other. I was told that my carrier, T-Mobile will work with any unlocked GSM phone. You can order a "To-Go" SIM from their online store for $7 (includes overnight delivery and xx minutes).

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I did a little bit of researching and it is possible it just simple is no longer supported. It was a multiband phone of which some of those networks may not be around. GSM and CDMA seem to be the most prevalent with some small (Nextel, and local carriers) pockets of other. Stewart At 12:2

Re: [CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Tom Piwowar
>Can I get the Siemens S46 phones to work with AT&T (or other >provider), or on a pay-as-you-go plans? They are GSM/GPRS, and TDMA >compatible. Ate they locked? Can you get them unlocked? * ** List info, subscription manage

[CGUYS] Siemens S46 Cellphone

2009-01-09 Thread Richard P.
I bought 2 Siemens S46 Cellphones from AT&T just before the Cingular merger which unfortunately rendered the cellphones incompatible with the new Cingular/AT&T network. We ended up having to buy new Nokia phones for the remainder of our contract. I still have the Siemens and wondered if I can use t