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I have a very old ATT plan and need to replace my phone. The face is so scratched I can hardly read it. I have an old Cingular phone that a friend had (which is who my original company was) but when I put my sim card in that phone, It says I need a code to unlock the phone. How do I get around this without having renew my contract and buy a new phone. Thank you.
The "blue" AT&T SIM card will only work with an AT&T branded (not AT&T Mobility, but old AT&T Wireless) phone or a SIM unlocked phone. It will not, as you have seen, work with a Cingular branded or AT&T Mobility branded phone. If you don't want to renew your contract, buy a SIM unlocked quad band GSM phone. Personally, I would suggest getting a new free phone from AT&T and renewing your contract. It's worthwhile, honestly.
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