tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post4117295383808161044..comments2023-10-14T03:42:39.660-07:00Comments on The OpenBTS Chronicles: Pre-PaidDavid A. Burgesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14372434100222472756noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-20408534595916181512010-01-08T18:12:21.853-08:002010-01-08T18:12:21.853-08:00Hello Friend,
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- SIM L...There are 3 kinds of Locks in GSM phones:<br /><br />- SIM Lock, the case here, meaning a specific SIM<br />- Network Lock, whats usually called "SIM-Lock", even if it's just locked to a Network, like the iPhone.<br />- Country Lock, could be used to lock the Phone to SIMS from one country, althoug i never heard that this beeing really used...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-79034723928868734252009-05-18T14:22:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:22:00.000-07:00Radio Shack and big chain grocery stores (Ralphs, ...Radio Shack and big chain grocery stores (Ralphs, Vons) seem to have the low end Go Phone and NET10 phones. The Vons here seemed to have a few $20 NET10 (those and the Tracfones they had will probably be the most peculiar). I think the GoPhone that they had was the $30 (discounted to $25) Nokia 2610. I picked up a Samsung A137 GoPhone at Radio Shack about a month ago.<br /><br />I've kind of gotten an addiction to cell phones (and collecting SIM cards...). :)<br /><br />From my observations, the NET10 and TracFone are exclusively prepaid (they may actually have "post paid" plans) and it seems like they have custom software as a result. The pre-paid phones from the GSM Big 2 seem to be regular locked phones in different retail packaging. I think most of their functionality is accounting software on the carrier's backend (i.e. stopping a call being placed and playing an error when balance is too low, preventing GPRS/EDGE/UMTS access when balance is low, rejecting messages when balance is too low, etc.).<br /><br />I have not purchased a NET10 phone, but I think that the next time that I go in to Vons I will snag one.Donald C. Kirkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837323609057894890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-91713809689262836072009-05-18T12:16:00.000-07:002009-05-18T12:16:00.000-07:00No luck in Fairfield or Vacaville. But Target doe...No luck in Fairfield or Vacaville. But Target does have pre-paid GSM phones for $20.<br /><br />SLO? Even nicer than Santa Rosa.David A. Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372434100222472756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-66094811467290871952009-05-18T00:43:00.000-07:002009-05-18T00:43:00.000-07:00Let me know if you snag any. I go to college in Sa...Let me know if you snag any. I go to college in San Luis Obispo and the nearest Target is in Paso Robles (about 30 minutes away).<br /><br />Yes, Santa Rosa is a lovely place. Also part of the former (and it seems re-emerging) Telecom Valley. :)Donald C. Kirkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837323609057894890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-88263620687194281982009-05-16T20:06:00.000-07:002009-05-16T20:06:00.000-07:00Holy crap! Thanks. I'll run to Target tonight.
...Holy crap! Thanks. I'll run to Target tonight.<br /><br />BTW -- I just passed through Santa Rosa on my way back from Sebastopol. Lovely area.David A. Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372434100222472756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-51243084565357774092009-05-16T17:11:00.000-07:002009-05-16T17:11:00.000-07:00I get the feeling that NET10 is a special case. Th...I get the feeling that NET10 is a special case. They are operated by TracFone, which seems to do unusual things to their phones.<br /><br />If you can jump on it, there appears to be a discount of T-Mobile Nokia phones at Target (http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527354).Donald C. Kirkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837323609057894890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-7516617719919900422009-05-04T09:41:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:41:00.000-07:00That's what I was expecting here, too, which is wh...That's what I was expecting here, too, which is why I was initially excited to see the phones in a close-out store.David A. Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372434100222472756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3125086853899898004.post-26191926235673224242009-05-04T01:44:00.000-07:002009-05-04T01:44:00.000-07:00Wow, that different to the prepaid phones we get i...Wow, that different to the prepaid phones we get in Australia. Here the phones are just normal carrier locked phones. Everything else is done carrier side. You can even put a postpaid SIM from the same network - good for a cheap replacement phone.Fowlnoreply@blogger.com