SIM unlock now available for AT&T Palm Pre Plus
By Darren Murph 
posted May 20th 2010 2:58PM
posted May 20th 2010 2:58PM
posted May 20th 2010 2:58PM
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And this will work on tmobile 3g?or just edge
@aaronbustillos Tesco Mobile here I come!!!
@aaronbustillos
Just EDGE on T-mobile as their 3G bands are different.
@treats I thought so, shame.
@treats
Yeah, stupid engadget lol, why would you want to unlock this phone to use on T-Mobile's EDGE network?
@DoctarPeppar - and for $35 smack-a-roos to boot. Peace to that!
@DoctarPeppar Why would you want this phone to use T-Mobile, period?
I got my hopes up, and then let them drop on notice of a price. Why?
@pavlindrom
Must be a worldwide conspiracy by telcos to see webOS fail.
Ok I guess...
Now all I have to do is find a good deal on Pre Plus on ebay and the unlock and i'll have a working phone without signing off my life to tmobile.
I can live with Edge for the time being until WP7.
@xirsteon
Should be $250-$300 range on CL within a week or 2 of release on AT&T. I know backflips are already at $250.
@Unverified User
Where? CL?
I just bought one! still waiting to get access to a 3G iPad for a few minutes to activate my microsim (it's confirmed to work with other devices via APN change)... but until then now i know i can test it out on tmobile directly (instead of tethering over from my nexus)...
Today's a good day =)
@skyblaze
dude, you have a TON of phones.
@SolidSnake
Eheh... that I do. Hardcore tech enthusiast in the making (if I'm not already). You don't find me wandering around Engadget almost everyday for no reason, savvy?
Personally I wanted to check out WebOS and get a good feel for it myself. Didn't feel like waiting for whatever new hardware HP plans on coming out with so I went with the next best option: found a cheap Pre Plus on eBay and dropped for it (last night actually). Can't wait till it gets here!
I'm finally moving on from PALM... with that exact idea:
EVO 4g but my GSM unlocked handsets when traveling abroad =)
(HOPING HP really improved the hardware for WebOS devices...)
Or you could try calling AT&T and asking for an unlock code, right?
Or am I mistaken?
@dragonfli AT&T, unlike T-Mobile, doesn't have an unlocking policy. They usually just say "screw you," and if you say you're going overseas, they will force you to apply for their roaming plans. You could beg and beg and if you're lucky, you'll get a CSR that would work with you, but don't get your hopes up. (In case of an iPhone, they will pull a dick move by saying it's Apple that locked the phone, which is complete bullsh!t).
@dragonfli if you're a business customer (which, anyone can become if you register your name as a company) you'll get unlock codes after owning the phone for a week. you just have to ask. I got codes for a bold 9700, backflip, tilt2, and now the pre plus
it's free too.
now I have to decide to use the backflip or the pre plus (the other will be given to my mom)
THIS IS GOOD NEWS!
BUT NOT FOR THOSE OF WHO LIKE LOCKS :(
@AnonymousTrain I FORGOT THE US:(
Can you use a prepaid SIM? Then you have the ultimate smartphone for the frugal. Prepaid minutes for talking and wifi for internet with no contract.
@Son Goku Of course you can use it like that. That's what I do sometimes but most americans only think about postpaid and contracts
@Son Goku
How is this any different from other smartphones with WiFi?
@Peter F Cuz it's a WebOS device. Which makes it awesome.
@Son Goku That's how my son uses his iPhone. Bought it unlocked in HK and he uses a pre-paid TMo account and wifi for the neat stuff.
I'm not gonna say the pre is a bad phone, honestly has alot of potential, but why doesn't any Palm (I guess HP now) expand?
I remember the good ol days where the centro were in hands because they're cheap devices.
@albinomexi it's probably gonna happen onve the HP deal is finalized. They estimated by the end of July
This should have happened a year or so ago. A bit late to the game, but not unwelcome, I suppose. Looking forward to Palm/HP's next WebOS device.
@Vamadeus
I may be wrong, but I believe that ATT's Pre was just released.
@ustna
You're right, I'm just saying that the AT&T GSM model model of the Pre should have came out last year in the US, as well as a SIM unlock... in my opinion.
@Vamadeus Or Palm should have just sold unlocked GSM phones like they used with the Treo ond Centro.
Since it's on Telus I'm assuming this will work on Fido/Rogers, and Bell, correct?
@TheGnomesAreWatching
Correcto.
I was waiting for this ($399 no-contract AT&T Pre + $36 is still cheaper than $599 no-contract CDMA Pre). But guess what, Palm, just like HTC, went the d0uche route, by only equipping the AT&T Pre Plus with dual band 3G, 850/1900, resulting in no 3G in most Asia and Europe. Palm, you're just a d0uchebag, like HTC.
Pre? What in the world is a Pre??
On a serious note, it kinda sucks that its a tad too little too late. For the pre i mean. I think webos is a great platform. And hopefully the HP/palm marriage will bear fruit some awesome design wins. Something like the Evo 4g running webos would kick butt and make people notice again.
Can I use any SIM carrier in the world?
are rogers and bell not good enough anymore?
why mention telus but not rogers and bell
all three major candian carriers use the same bands
what the heck, engadget?
Poor Pre-Tender.
Can I put my SIM from the iPhone 3GS in this device?