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unlocked in Israel
« on: February 25, 2010, 10:57:25 PM »
I cashed in on a $30 unlocked GSM quad worldphone - Moto F3 from Amazon. I bought a prepaid cellcom simcard. What a bust! The Cellcom people verified that the card was active but with both phone and live support in Israel they couldn't get the phone to work. Where did I go wrong?

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 04:04:37 AM »
Go to a store by Davidka called M.D. Phone.  They should be able to help you

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2010, 11:06:50 AM »
went there. they sent us to givat shaul. sorry. we were'nt spending any more time on this. we're back already. who's a maven on this in NYC?

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010, 06:21:35 AM »
What message do you get on the phone?

(you don't need to travel to a country in order to realize that its not (properly) unlocked

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010, 08:31:39 PM »
something from cellcom to the effect that the call couldn't be completed. the techs told us that the simcard was active though. is there a way to straighten this out back in the states?

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2010, 06:23:08 PM »
the good news is that I verified the phone IS unlocked. The bad news is, I was advised, that it's only "partially" unlocked for the USA.

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2010, 06:44:29 PM »
Thats why I asked you what it says on the phone. If locked, it should say while turning it on that your sim is incorrect.

are you sure that the sim that you are using, isnt from a kosher-phone?

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2010, 07:26:47 PM »
the good news is that I verified the phone IS unlocked. The bad news is, I was advised, that it's only "partially" unlocked for the USA.
Never heard of that before.
Are you sure you bought a quad-band phone?
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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2010, 04:30:58 AM »
Never heard of that before.
Are you sure you bought a quad-band phone?

Tri-band will also do.

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2010, 01:16:43 PM »
Tri-band will also do.
OP mentioned he bought a quad-band.
Seems like he may have only bought a dual-band.
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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2010, 01:23:27 PM »
dual could work, but then only  in israel.

whats the phone you got?

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2010, 03:02:09 PM »
dual could work, but then only  in israel.
or only in the US.
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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2010, 04:29:06 PM »
aha! now i see it is dual, not quad. I blew it. is this phone good for anything?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013A7KMW/ref=oss_product

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 05:49:24 PM »
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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2010, 06:01:00 PM »
there is the Samsung U100, which is much thinner.

This dual phone is made for the states. european (or israeli) phones which are dual need to be 850-1800.

Some operators use 850 even in europe, it would work by them.

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2010, 06:40:35 PM »
Buy any of the ATT Quad/Tri band Gophones and unlock them.
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/6188
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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #16 on: May 04, 2010, 10:17:48 PM »
so I splurged on a quad phone for around $40. this time - Ta, Da! - it worked great. you get your number to use every time you travel. just recharge the card and off you go. end of story.

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2010, 11:27:54 PM »
I always thought that you need quad band for Israel.
  Can any of you confirm that ANY tri band does the trick?  THANKS

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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2010, 11:42:07 PM »
I always thought that you need quad band for Israel.
  Can any of you confirm that ANY tri band does the trick?  THANKS
It depends which 3 bands it has.
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Re: unlocked in Israel
« Reply #19 on: May 04, 2010, 11:44:45 PM »
It depends which 3 bands it has.


In a couple simple words, can you tell me which 3 bands to look for?  Can I easily see it when I purchase?