unlock nokia 1100?

In article <9x52g.6$ww6.5@trnddc05>, peter <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>I have a locked nokia 1100 from tracfone and I see tons of web sites
>offering to unlock this phone for a few bucks by giving a code based on my
>IMEI#.
>
>How do they get the algorithm to generate the unlock code? Did they license
>it from the maker of the phone, or is this public knowledge? Is there a free
>site to help me unlock this phone?

There are calculators that use various algorithms to generate codes based
upon the IMEI number and the particulars of the phone hardware.

Unlocking a Tracfone handset will accomplish nothing, as it uses custom
firmware for monitoring account balance. This makes it unuseable on
another GSM carrier even if unlocked.