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Motorola V60 and V180

Posted: 08-05-2005, 10:35 PM
elliot
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We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
My question

Could I simply take the SIM card from my V180s from cingular and put
them into my V60...?
Is there a difference in the "type" of SIM cards phones use or are the
generally interchangeable?

Does the V60 phones work world wide assuming you purchase a short term
SIM for it. (which had been our intention in Berlin but we didnt get
arounbd to it.?



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Re: Motorola V60 and V180
Posted: 08-05-2005, 11:06 PM

In article <29895-42F3DB96-469@storefull-3334.bay.webtv.net>,
elliot <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote:
>We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
>Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
>the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
>dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
>My question
>
>Could I simply take the SIM card from my V180s from cingular and put
>them into my V60...?

Absolutely.

>Is there a difference in the "type" of SIM cards phones use or are the
>generally interchangeable?

In this context there is no SIM compatibility issue.

(There are other types of SIM cards, such as 3G cards used in Europe and
elsewhere, and those used by Nextel, for instance. None of this is
relevant to your situation).

>Does the V60 phones work world wide assuming you purchase a short term
>SIM for it. (which had been our intention in Berlin but we didnt get
>arounbd to it.?

Yes. The V60 is tri-band 900/1800/1900. Outside North America it can be
used on the 900/1800 bands. In North America it can be used on carriers
that support 1900 MHz (T-Mobile, and some Cingular areas - though there
will be gaps as Cingular makes heavy use of GSM 850 which the V60 does not
have).

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Re: Motorola V60 and V180
Posted: 08-05-2005, 11:06 PM

In article <29895-42F3DB96-469@storefull-3334.bay.webtv.net>,
elliot <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote:
>We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
>Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
>the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
>dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
>My question
>
>Could I simply take the SIM card from my V180s from cingular and put
>them into my V60...?

Absolutely.

>Is there a difference in the "type" of SIM cards phones use or are the
>generally interchangeable?

In this context there is no SIM compatibility issue.

(There are other types of SIM cards, such as 3G cards used in Europe and
elsewhere, and those used by Nextel, for instance. None of this is
relevant to your situation).

>Does the V60 phones work world wide assuming you purchase a short term
>SIM for it. (which had been our intention in Berlin but we didnt get
>arounbd to it.?

Yes. The V60 is tri-band 900/1800/1900. Outside North America it can be
used on the 900/1800 bands. In North America it can be used on carriers
that support 1900 MHz (T-Mobile, and some Cingular areas - though there
will be gaps as Cingular makes heavy use of GSM 850 which the V60 does not
have).

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Re: Motorola V60 and V180
Posted: 08-06-2005, 02:18 AM
elliot <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote:
> We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
> Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
> the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
> dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
> My question

I have an AT&T v60 color that I abandoned when I went to Cingular.
I don't see a SIM under the battery, and the manual makes no mention of a
SIM. And I thought that the AT&T guy sold me this one specifically because
we didn't have GSM in our area.
Is there more than one thing called a v60, or do I have a usable phone
if I unlock it?

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Re: Motorola V60 and V180
Posted: 08-06-2005, 02:18 AM
elliot <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote:
> We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
> Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
> the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
> dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
> My question

I have an AT&T v60 color that I abandoned when I went to Cingular.
I don't see a SIM under the battery, and the manual makes no mention of a
SIM. And I thought that the AT&T guy sold me this one specifically because
we didn't have GSM in our area.
Is there more than one thing called a v60, or do I have a usable phone
if I unlock it?

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5

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Re: Motorola V60 and V180 (?)
Posted: 08-06-2005, 03:48 AM
Will removing the SIM from my V180 and putting it temporairily into my
V60 to try the phones out, , then replacing it back to the V180 affect
my Cingular service in any way?



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Re: Motorola V60 and V180 (?)
Posted: 08-06-2005, 03:48 AM
Will removing the SIM from my V180 and putting it temporairily into my
V60 to try the phones out, , then replacing it back to the V180 affect
my Cingular service in any way?



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Re: Motorola V60 and V180 (?)
Posted: 08-06-2005, 06:09 AM
Nope, that's the beauty of gsm :-)
"elliot" <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:28340-42F424E8-767@storefull-3337.bay.webtv.net...
Will removing the SIM from my V180 and putting it temporairily into my
V60 to try the phones out, , then replacing it back to the V180 affect
my Cingular service in any way?




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Re: Motorola V60 and V180 (?)
Posted: 08-06-2005, 06:09 AM
Nope, that's the beauty of gsm :-)
"elliot" <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:28340-42F424E8-767@storefull-3337.bay.webtv.net...
Will removing the SIM from my V180 and putting it temporairily into my
V60 to try the phones out, , then replacing it back to the V180 affect
my Cingular service in any way?




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Re: Motorola V60 and V180
Posted: 08-06-2005, 08:14 AM
There are several versions of the V60 not all are GSM! No SIM card...
not GSM... could have been the old TDMA AT&T or an old Verizon phone

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dold@XReXXMotor.usenet.us.com wrote:
> elliot <ELLIOTx@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>>We have 2 V60 Motorola phones from a prior contract wih T Mo that T
>>Mobile told us they couldnt unlock because they no longer have access to
>>the codes...too much time has passed...as I was on my way to Berlin I
>>dropped both phones at a shop and he unlocked them for 20 Euros..
>>My question
>
>
> I have an AT&T v60 color that I abandoned when I went to Cingular.
> I don't see a SIM under the battery, and the manual makes no mention of a
> SIM. And I thought that the AT&T guy sold me this one specifically because
> we didn't have GSM in our area.
> Is there more than one thing called a v60, or do I have a usable phone
> if I unlock it?
>

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