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can't unlock nokia 3588i locked with sprint

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phuchhepepsi Original post #1
Nov 17, 2006 at 4:26 PM
i quite unable to unlock nokia 3588i locked with sprint usa. i could not find the imei neither with *#06# on below the batteries. also most of the code stays as it is.

how to hardware unlock it?
K
Nov 17, 2006 at 6:10 PM
try this :
*www.esato.com/archive/f.php/f-16
montsa007
Nov 18, 2006 at 9:39 AM
It may b a cdma phone,so its useless
Akshay
Akshay #4
Nov 18, 2006 at 11:18 AM
U wil need a mobile expert for dis. Only formating ur cel wont help. It is definitely a CDMA phn as imei no. is not shwn.
P
Nov 19, 2006 at 5:02 PM
there is place to insert sim in the phone, how can i know whether its cdma or not???
K
krazyfrog #6
Nov 19, 2006 at 7:11 PM
phuchhepepsi said:
there is place to insert sim in the phone, how can i know whether its cdma or not???
Check if there are any signs of gprs in the phone (like browser, mms, gprs access point settings, etc.). Only GSM handsets have gprs technology, CDMA don't. If your cell has gprs, then its definitely GSM.