[cwemely]

Originally Posted by JoeCoolosu

Ah sweetness.. was able to have the Fredericksburg, VA store locate and be able to get one shipped tomorrow, and I will be picking it up Friday PM... can't wait!!

Who did you talk to in Fredericksburg? My sales rep there said they didn't get any. I am trying to hunt one down.

Thanks!

[jmnappier]

Yes....I would like to know who you spoke to in Fredericksburg about the 7290 also.

[kevy_boy]

Has anybody been able to upgrade to a 7290 in person at a corporate store?

[rcg]

I called CC on the 4th and ordered one no prob. 349 was the price.

FYI that new color is Steel Blue and we should have the extended battery door/battery combo in a couple days. http://store.bizshopr.com/rim-acc-09125-003.html

[iRoninTMO]

FWIW, actually the unlock period for T-Mobile is 90 days, 3 months. BBTMO, c'mon now do a Streamline search for SIM Subisdy Unlock FAQ. There's all sorts of interseting stuff there. If you really wanna turn your stomach do a Streamline search for Chris Gordon, ah the honesty of corporate america....

[?7290?]

I tried about a week ago at two different T-mo corporate stores in the Dallas Area;- one knew nothing, the other stated that I would have to call CC and that he had many people come in and ask about them. I called CC, asked about upgrading to a 7290, and CC kept pushing the 7100 model.

Had to keep repeating I wanted the 7290 model. In the end it was $349. No upgrade. I have been with T-mo for 5 years...

[HeadOffice]

Shipped in 5 days (though I paid for 3 day shipping) and I'm on the air...
Once they work out the CID problem everything will be fine except their substandard coverage in NYC.

[BBTMO]

Originally Posted by iRoninTMO

FWIW, actually the unlock period for T-Mobile is 90 days, 3 months. BBTMO, c'mon now do a Streamline search for SIM Subisdy Unlock FAQ. There's all sorts of interseting stuff there. If you really wanna turn your stomach do a Streamline search for Chris Gordon, ah the honesty of corporate america....

Thats what I said,
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05-01-2005, 09:13 PM #27
BBTMO
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For those of you that are asking questions about unlocking a phone, the only carrier that will do it if you ask is T-Mobile. The only requirement is that you have had your service for at least 3 months (90 days to be exact). Then you call customer care and tell them what you want. They will in turn take down your email and fill out a form and you will recieve the unlock code within 3 days to your email.


Check the posts before you speak.

[iRoninTMO]

D'oh! Terribly sorry. I thought your previous post said 6 months, not 3. Maybe I outta spend more time sleeping and less time on the net.

[Aalitimmiss]

Hello. Just wanted to share that I bought a Blackberry 7290 during the time I had Cingular, and when I switched to Tmobile, I began using the sidekick. Never really got used to the silly Sidekick so I tried taking my sim card out of my Sidekick and put it inside my 7290. I didn't have to "unlock" my Blackberry at all; my 7290 works fine on the Tmobile network and I wouldn't dare use anything else. Just by experimenting and not knowing it would really work, I discovered that the Blackberry can obviously be used on any GSM network. So, if you want to use the 7290 on Tmobile, buy it from a Cingular store and use it on your network! I love it!

[Aalitimmiss]

Hello. Just wanted to share that I bought a Blackberry 7290 during the time I had Cingular, and when I switched to Tmobile, I began using the sidekick. Never really got used to the silly Sidekick so I tried taking my sim card out of my Sidekick and put it inside my 7290. I didn't have to "unlock" my Blackberry at all; my 7290 works fine on the Tmobile network and I wouldn't dare use anything else. Just by experimenting and not knowing it would really work, I discovered that the Blackberry can obviously be used on any GSM network. So, if you want to use the 7290 on Tmobile, buy it from a Cingular store and use it on your network! I love it!

[Dids]

So, if you want to use the 7290 on Tmobile, buy it from a Cingular store and use it on your network!

Not anymore. As widely reported elsewhere, current Cingular 7290 are network locked to Cingular/ATT.

I got one and had to send it off for unlocking.

[Aalitimmiss]

Hmmmm. How new was this 7290 of yours? I purchased mine from a Cingular store towards the end of 2004; started using it with Tmobile 2 months ago (April 2004).