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Posts: 5 
July 26th, 2004, 09:17 AM
I purchased my Samsung A440 from Bell, took the 1 year contract but now the contract has been fulfilled and we want to go to another provider. I want to keep the phone I baught from Bell - but they are dragging their butts in giving me the unlock code I need to go to another provider. Any one know of an unlock code that would work for me? Kow where I could go? Thanks...
I purchased my Samsung A440 from Bell, took the 1 year contract but now the contract has been fulfilled and we want to go to another provider. I want to keep the phone I baught from Bell - but they are dragging their butts in giving me the unlock code I need to go to another provider. Any one know of an unlock code that would work for me? Kow where I could go? Thanks...
Newbie
Posts: 5
July 26th, 2004, 01:53 PM
After a month and a day of running around, 2 e-mails to the VP of Mobility customer service, and one email to the president of bell mobility - I finally got my unlock code for my Samsumg A460. I'm not sure if this will work for others, but the code they gave me today is 783 587
After a month and a day of running around, 2 e-mails to the VP of Mobility customer service, and one email to the president of bell mobility - I finally got my unlock code for my Samsumg A460. I'm not sure if this will work for others, but the code they gave me today is 783 587
Newbie
Posts: 5
July 26th, 2004, 02:54 PM
Not really positive if I will actually able to set it to work on another provider - we have 2 local choices here, Superiorwireless, and Dryden Mobility (local phone company). To be certain we have service, the wife wants to wait until next week to attempt changing to a new provider - as we have to take our 23 m/o son to the city for a checkup. After we get back i will go and attempt the change (agu 6, or 9). I will have to come back there at that time and let you know for sure.
Not really positive if I will actually able to set it to work on another provider - we have 2 local choices here, Superiorwireless, and Dryden Mobility (local phone company). To be certain we have service, the wife wants to wait until next week to attempt changing to a new provider - as we have to take our 23 m/o son to the city for a checkup. After we get back i will go and attempt the change (agu 6, or 9). I will have to come back there at that time and let you know for sure.
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Posts: 33
Location: Toronto
Location: Toronto
July 30th, 2004, 09:51 AM
Today I got the new "Unlimited Incoming Calls" plan with Fido for $25/mo.
I will continue to use Telus and their amazing cool color flip phones for outgoing calls. With Telus I get unlimited text and calling between Telus customers for $20/mo
Finally, thanks to both Fido and Telus, I got rid of my home phone service and am finally 100% Mobile
Today I got the new "Unlimited Incoming Calls" plan with Fido for $25/mo.
I will continue to use Telus and their amazing cool color flip phones for outgoing calls. With Telus I get unlimited text and calling between Telus customers for $20/mo
Finally, thanks to both Fido and Telus, I got rid of my home phone service and am finally 100% Mobile
Newbie
Posts: 5
August 16th, 2004, 04:52 PM
I did some searches and ended up with the Executive Office's e-mail addy, but the guy I was trading e-mails with did nothing. I then did some more searches for e-mail addies of the Executive Office (president of Bell Mobility), and e-mailed him.
I ended up getting a auto-reply saying that he was on vacation, but if I wanted to call his assistant, to call her at a number of which I have lost (I wanted to archive all the e-mails, but for some reason half went missing).
The original e-mails I sent basically said that I baught the phone, and want the unlock code cus I wanted to sever my relationship with Bell, and go with someone else - and that I was giving them 3 choices --> give me the unlock code, buy back the phone from me at the price I paid, or I take Bell Mobility to court.
A month later I got the e-mail from the presidents office with the phone number on it, so I called them up. Of course she wasn't in, but I talked to someone else who gave me her e-mail addy (<email address removed up request>) and contacted her that way.
The 'D-day' that I gave them as being the last day to contact me with the unlock code before I went to the court house to file, she called me with the code.
And it only took a month.
Basically, those are the steps. Many e-mails back and forth (not getting anywhere) with the executives office peons, going over first doofus's head and going to the President and ending up with a phone number/e-mail addy of the President's assistant - who finally decided to give me the code.
Advice? Don't give up. YOU own the phone, not Bell. My contract was over, we paid for the phone (on the first bill). I was willing to take this to the courts to get what I wanted/needed. But luckly, the day I was going to go to the courthouse, my truck was in the shop (
) but later that day, I got a call from <name removed as per request>.
All in all - a lot of frusteration. But, I love taking on big companies. And winning, of course.
Derek
I did some searches and ended up with the Executive Office's e-mail addy, but the guy I was trading e-mails with did nothing. I then did some more searches for e-mail addies of the Executive Office (president of Bell Mobility), and e-mailed him.
I ended up getting a auto-reply saying that he was on vacation, but if I wanted to call his assistant, to call her at a number of which I have lost (I wanted to archive all the e-mails, but for some reason half went missing).
The original e-mails I sent basically said that I baught the phone, and want the unlock code cus I wanted to sever my relationship with Bell, and go with someone else - and that I was giving them 3 choices --> give me the unlock code, buy back the phone from me at the price I paid, or I take Bell Mobility to court.
A month later I got the e-mail from the presidents office with the phone number on it, so I called them up. Of course she wasn't in, but I talked to someone else who gave me her e-mail addy (<email address removed up request>) and contacted her that way.
The 'D-day' that I gave them as being the last day to contact me with the unlock code before I went to the court house to file, she called me with the code.
And it only took a month.
Basically, those are the steps. Many e-mails back and forth (not getting anywhere) with the executives office peons, going over first doofus's head and going to the President and ending up with a phone number/e-mail addy of the President's assistant - who finally decided to give me the code.
Advice? Don't give up. YOU own the phone, not Bell. My contract was over, we paid for the phone (on the first bill). I was willing to take this to the courts to get what I wanted/needed. But luckly, the day I was going to go to the courthouse, my truck was in the shop (
) but later that day, I got a call from <name removed as per request>.All in all - a lot of frusteration. But, I love taking on big companies. And winning, of course.
Derek
