Did you buy it unlocked or was it initially locked by Rogers?

I was given the 'oh but the phones we sell at these prices are heavily
subsidized' line from fido cust service.....now they're not quite sure they
can offer me overseas roaming service

well whoopidy frikkin doodah.........what the fuck do I need a tri-band
phone for if you won't let me use it outside of North America
*^@^&@#(*&@(*_&_)*#_)(*@&^%#@%R&^#

o well....thanks for the tip



"Mark" <Noway!@noway.com> wrote in message
news:frx5b.889997$ro6.18091833@news2.calgary.shaw. ca...
> I dont know if it has anything to do with anything. But, my unlocked T200
> sounds the shits in transmit mode after unlocking. It's at Sony Ericson
> (Ontario) right now and they can't find anything (yet) wrong with it,
> despite the fact the frequent dropped calls with Rogers AT&T.
>
> You can look in your local Buy&Sell and get your phone unlocked for less
$40
> CAD.
>
> "timu" <jim@bob.bob.com> wrote in message news:bip0h9$grk$1@dns3.cae.ca...
> : hey all,
> :
> : I'm trying to find an alternative to the $250.00 unlocking charge for
my
> : Fido Sony Ericsson T200.
> :
> : Ok so I'm a bit of a newbie to all this, but is this illegal (i.e.
> bypassing
> : Fido) ? Would I be able to re-subscribe to Fido at a later date without
> : them hassling me about having the phone unlocked by someone other than
> Fido
> : ?
> :
> : Are there companies/individuals out there who perform the unlocking
> service
> : for a reasonable price (say considerably less than $250.00) ?
> :
> : I've heard of companies (havent been able to locate any yet) that
require
> : you to ship off the cell phone to them to unlock it , is there any way
> this
> : can be done remotely ?
> :
> : While I'm at it....know anyone in the Montreal Qc area who can do this
for
> : me?
> :
> : Oh yeah and whats this IMEI business, and how do I find out what my
> phone's
> : IMEI number is ?
> :
> : much gratitude in advance...
> :
> : timu
> :
> :
>
>