T-Mobile relaxes SIM unlock policies
By Sean Cooper 
posted January 19th 2010 10:57AM
posted January 19th 2010 10:57AM
If you're on T-Mobile USA and hop across the pond here and there, good news, as your carrier of choice has decided to reduce some of the restrictions it has on proving unlock info to its customers. In case you've never looked into this before and travel overseas, the benefit here is you'll be able to pick up a local SIM and use it in your phone saving yourself beaucoup dollars in both data and voice -- though of course your home number, unless forwarded, won't work. Currently FlexPay, PostPaid, and prepaid -- provided you've had a balance of at least $10 and have refilled in the last month -- customers can get themselves unlocked after 90 days of service, the new rules will see FlexPay and PostPaid users able to get this sorted in 40 days and prepaid in 60. So, if your account is in good standing -- no past due balances and such -- why not make the call, it is free, and if nothing else makes for super conversation at just about any dinner party we've ever been to.
Awesome! T-Mobile is really making some smart moves these days (no-contract EM Plus plans, great devices coming in, now less restrictive unlocking policies... keep it coming T-Mo!)
Ive already got an unlocked GSM Sprint BlackBerry Tour, so I dont have to worry about going on a national carrier (EDGE), or overseas (3G capable)... though sticking with Sprint for "data" is actually better then using my phone overseas, $40 unlimited international roaming data is a lot better then swapping a card out every single country.
But way to go T-Mobile, at least people who bought their phones on FlexPay non-contract can get their stuff unlocked if they wanna go to AT&T.
Something about this strikes me as wrong... id take it at face value...
i was able to get a BB 9700 unlocked about 2 months into being a new T-Mo subscriber... had bought outright though and on contract free EM Plus plan....