Unlocking Blackberry - Team-BHP

SohailPistawala · 14th December 2006, 10:16

Hey Guys i have this blackberry 7100g from US, which i cannot use in India. Can any body help me with the unlocking the Blackberry. Needed Urgently. Please Help , all suggestions and contacts will be helpful.

PS: PM or Call me on 9869320494.

panky12345 · 15th December 2006, 13:56

blackberry comes unlocked unless its on Sprint or verizon (CDMA)

jkdas · 15th December 2006, 14:07

start with google! But be careful as you may kill its warranty

speedonline · 15th December 2006, 14:44

Hey SohailPistawala check this site out

Blackberry unlock | BlackBerry 7100 & BlackBerry datacable unlocking - GSMLOCKER.

suman · 15th December 2006, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

start with google! But be careful as you may kill its warranty

JKdas, Airtel hold the Blackberry rights here in India and one of the restrictive practices they have put in place is that any Blackberry purchsed from outside India DOES NOT FUNCTION here unless the user is "roaming" in India and is part of a foreign network.

That is the issue that Sohail is facing if I'm not mistaken, so how will googling help him in any way?

Godfather · 16th December 2006, 07:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by suman

JKdas, Airtel hold the Blackberry rights here in India and one of the restrictive practices they have put in place is that any Blackberry purchsed from outside India DOES NOT FUNCTION here unless the user is "roaming" in India and is part of a foreign network.

That is the issue that Sohail is facing if I'm not mistaken, so how will googling help him in any way?

Suman... Airtel had blackberry rights in India... Not anymore.. They had a 1 year holding on it... Hutch has also come out with it now.. I am constantly being bugged by these guys to change over to Hutch from Airtel...

Airtel locks the blackberry sold by them..upon request they will unlock the phone for you..Try contacting the service provoder you are planning on using the Blackberry with..they will unlock the phone for you..

Godfather

suman · 18th December 2006, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Godfather

Airtel locks the blackberry sold by them..upon request they will unlock the phone for you..

I know of at least two guys who had bought phones from outside the country and approached Airtel for the service - they were turned down.

They may have changed their approach NOW with Hutch having got the rights as well, but they certainly weren't doing so in August. That's one of the reasons why I bought the 8700 here (handheld plus service) instead of getting it down from our central "pool" in Hong Kong............

Sohail was approaching them anyway from what he'd last told me, we'll only know once he's back from his honeymoon I guess

da MotorHead · 18th December 2006, 16:08

Hey, My pal manages Airtel Blackberry support. I asked him and he said it cant be done here .. He has two lying in his work drawer so if you crack it, let me know as well..

viper · 18th December 2006, 20:36

Hi Sohail,

I think I can help you out. 99% it will be done give me a call or PM me.

Regards,

Viper

Quote:

Originally Posted by SohailPistawala

Hey Guys i have this blackberry 7100g from US, which i cannot use in India. Can any body help me with the unlocking the Blackberry. Needed Urgently. Please Help , all suggestions and contacts will be helpful.

PS: PM or Call me on 9869320494.

Godfather · 19th December 2006, 05:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by suman

I know of at least two guys who had bought phones from outside the country and approached Airtel for the service - they were turned down.

Yeah Suman..i understand... But one of my friends recently got his phone unlocked.. I will ask him the email address and the person you are supposed to get in touch with..and the complete procedure to go about the whole thing.

Godfather

panky12345 · 19th December 2006, 12:09

better if u post it here, it would be helpful for other guyz as well.

speedzak · 19th December 2006, 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by da MotorHead

Hey, My pal manages Airtel Blackberry support. I asked him and he said it cant be done here .. He has two lying in his work drawer so if you crack it, let me know as well..

Does he wants to sell it for nothing??? Pl PM me!

Man!! Who doesn't know that with proper software and the right guy, any phone can be unlocked. And Blackberry is not an exception.

Godfather · 19th December 2006, 13:06

OK Guys...got the procedure.. If you have an existing Blackberry connection from Airtel then this is the way my friend went about getting his phone unlocked.

"write a mail to Airtel and tell them that ur travelling on work to US and u need to use the blackberry handset as it would be expensive to use the airtel services on roaming so you would prefer to use a local connection in US for the duration of the stay.u request for a unlock code. "

They gave him the unlock code in 3 days.. Once he unlocked the phone he transferred the connection to Hutch.

Godfather

suman · 19th December 2006, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godfather

They gave him the unlock code in 3 days.. Once he unlocked the phone he transferred the connection to Hutch.

Godfather

Godfather, in Sohail's (and also I presume in the one narrated by daMotorhead) case, its the other way round - someone has purchased the handheld outside & brought it in & Airtel is not (or is unable to) activating it.

Can you share some information on this aspect, which is the one under discussion?

Cheers

speedzak · 19th December 2006, 15:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godfather

OK Guys...got the procedure.. If you have an existing Blackberry connection from Airtel then this is the way my friend went about getting his phone unlocked.

"write a mail to Airtel and tell them that ur travelling on work to US and u need to use the blackberry handset as it would be expensive to use the airtel services on roaming so you would prefer to use a local connection in US for the duration of the stay.u request for a unlock code. "

They gave him the unlock code in 3 days.. Once he unlocked the phone he transferred the connection to Hutch.

Godfather

Shall I laugh???

Yes, It made my bones laugh too.

14th December 2006, 10:16	#1 (permalink)
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 294	Unlocking Blackberry Hey Guys i have this blackberry 7100g from US, which i cannot use in India. Can any body help me with the unlocking the Blackberry. Needed Urgently. Please Help , all suggestions and contacts will be helpful. PS: PM or Call me on 9869320494.

15th December 2006, 13:56	#2 (permalink)
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,422	blackberry comes unlocked unless its on Sprint or verizon (CDMA) __________________ SINGH IS KINNNNNNNG..

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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,304 View My Garage	start with google! But be careful as you may kill its warranty __________________ "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

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da MotorHead BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 89	Hey, My pal manages Airtel Blackberry support. I asked him and he said it cant be done here .. He has two lying in his work drawer so if you crack it, let me know as well.. __________________ Life is too short for traffic.

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panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,422	better if u post it here, it would be helpful for other guyz as well. __________________ SINGH IS KINNNNNNNG..

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speedonline Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 46	Hey SohailPistawala check this site out Blackberry unlock \| BlackBerry 7100 & BlackBerry datacable unlocking - GSMLOCKER.

19th December 2006, 13:06	#13 (permalink)
Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,249 View My Garage	OK Guys...got the procedure.. If you have an existing Blackberry connection from Airtel then this is the way my friend went about getting his phone unlocked. "write a mail to Airtel and tell them that ur travelling on work to US and u need to use the blackberry handset as it would be expensive to use the airtel services on roaming so you would prefer to use a local connection in US for the duration of the stay.u request for a unlock code. " They gave him the unlock code in 3 days.. Once he unlocked the phone he transferred the connection to Hutch. Godfather __________________ I accidentally installed the deer whistles on my car backwards. Now everywhere I go, I'm chased by a herd of deer.

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