palmOne Raises Unlocked GSM Treo 650 Price!?!?!

I have a report from a customer that this key sequence:

*#*#1234#

Will unlock an ATT/Cingular Treo 650. Can anybody confirm?

This totally sucks, they way both PalmOne and Cingular are handleling the realease of the Treo650, on one hand i can't buy the lock version yet because previous ATT Wireless users have to call up to order it and the sales rep state that it's not in their computer yet so i have call back in a week. In the other hand I saw the benifits of a Unlocked Treo and was gathering information whether i should buy it and then boom a price increase of 100 dollars ouch.... now i don't know what to do.

The palmOne sales rep tole me today (Friday, Feb. 4) that the $599 was a 24 hour introductory price!

HOLY -- I (perhaps foolishly) entered that sequence on my AT&T Treo 600, hit Dial, and got a window that said "Please Wait" followed by a message that my SIM Lock had been removed.

Wow.

You can still order an unlocked GSM 650 at $599 Just call Palm One (do not use the web) at 1 800 881 7256. When you get to the operator, mention that you saw the ad for $599 and that the ad did not mention it was a "two day special". They will take your order, will not charge until shipped (one-two weeks). The order will be put in at $699 and once they bill and ship they will immediately credit $100 bak to your account.

Yeah. There are definite monkeyshines going on. I already have a Cingular contract, and ran the gamut of clueless Cingular customer service reps yesterday, trying to buy a Treo.

I (eventually) got told the same thing: it's 'not in their computers yet'. But it's been widely reported the new Cingular pricing is expected to be in the $450 range, so I would definitely bet this is a gambit to get more people to buy the Cingular service.

(I have had them for a couple of years and haven't had any complaints on the actual phone - other than their truly craptacular customer service, they've been pretty good.)

Another thought - yep, this really sucks. Cingular punishes its loyal customers by making them wait weeks while they scoff up new customers, who they'll then proceed to treat badly.

Way to run a marginally profitable enterprise, guys.

Yeah right.... Federico.... This coming from a company that feels they can sponge even more out of its customers....

With all the other nonsence (memory, lack of wifi,DUN, and an old OS) and now this "error" from Palm.. SCREW THEM Palm should be truthfull to customers, doing everything to keep them around. This last straw is what turns the heads of the loyal users around to notice that Palm is about 2 years behind all the others. Cobalt?? Heck dont worry about it now Plam is DONE!

Its time for the REAL phone/pda, its too bad it means a trip to the dark side
http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=2363 or http://www.ipaqabilities.com/index.php or maybe even Symbian thats a REAL OS built for Mobiles.. http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/nokia-7710-pictures-024716.php

The real reason for the price change is that europeans were all buying the 650 from the US site - The $US exchange rate made the 650 much cheaper to purchase from a US source.

They had to raise the US price to keep from killing european sales.

A bunch of us at the office here were going to buy the unlocked Treo today... but an extra $100! No way.

Any chance anyone has a ripe email at PalmOne for "disgusted" customers to complain on?

obviously i'm no longer getting the Unlocked version 700 dollars is to much. I just called a local store and the guy told me, they had just order some treo650's and would be in the store in two days and would give me a call when they come in... one can hope they do call me since i can't buy it online or by calling cingular.

$699? Are they high? For a few dollars more I can get a Sony Ericsson P910 with a bigger screen and a platform that isn't out of date. I don't have the money to pick up the phone and lay down $599 today to try to save $100 on this thing, but I was thinking of saving up for one. Not any more, though.

The execs that have abandoned ship at PalmOne recently must have left the company in the hands of gibbering morons. The Treo may still have the reputation of being The Hot Smartphone, but they've got a fair amount of competition from models that are either cheaper or have more/better features. I think that my current, trusty Zire 72 will be my last Palm PDA.

I just bought one from their phone sales dept. They said they'll charge $699 but credit the $100 for the difference - if you ask for it.

Chuck.

I don't think that unlock code actually does anything as I recall, but try another provider's SIM and see

Refuse all orders, Return all currently ordered units to Palm. Who wants to use a device tainted by a has been company which has just driven the last nail into is coffin

That key sequence unlocked a locked T-mobile treo 600! Schweeeeeeeeeet!

Do unlocked Treos also have DUN lock?

That key sequence does unlock both a Cingular & Cingular/ATT version of the phone.

Wow, that unlock code works!!! How awesome!!

The key combo gives you an unlock message, but does it actually allow you to use a t-mobile sim card in the phone?

Darn, I didn't try. Tomorrow, I'll swap with my buddies SIM and see. I only saw the dialog stating it was unlocked.

I just tried the *#*#1234# unlock code and can confirm that it works on the Cingular branded TREO 650. I got the message that the SIM had been unlocked.

Yeah, but have you inserted another non Cingular SIM (T-Mobile, AT&T)?

Well, I just tried swapping SIMs with my buddy, and the aforementioned code does not appear to actually work. If you have the correct-brand SIM in when entering the code, it will report that the phone has been unlocked, but it isn't.

When entering the code while have the non-brand SIM in the phone, it returns a dialog stating that the phone has NOT been unlocked.

Yes, it is look like right. When you entering non Cingular SIM card in the phone, it returns a dialog stating that the phone has NOT been unlocked.
Can somebody give a right code to unlock it?

I just tried that code and while I got the message that my SIM lock had been removed when I put in a T-Mobile SIM card, I still get the message that I cannot use that card :-( Any other suggestion?

I purchased and tested one of the early Sprint phones and sent it back I think in 3 days. Two MAJOR shortcomings have not heard if they will address. I'm aware of the Memory "Problem" per se but have not see the "lack of memory" issue addressed specifically. If you take a Treo600 and a Treo650 and just load them both up with the out of the box software...you are left with LESS memory in the newer more expensive more capable product. 23 MB of Base Ram is all it ships with and that just does not cut it. With everything I Normally load on my 600 I was left with 3MB on the 650 and I had 7MB on the 600? Anyway with memory as cheap as it is why doesn't this thing ship with 256MB or 512MB of base memory. I had one tech support person tell me to move my "PROGRAMS" or other data to the SD Card. Yeah....how many programs tell you that they love to run on the SD card much less can run at all?

2nd issue. You can not voicedial from the Bluetooth headset OOOPPSSS! forgot to test that one didn't you!

So, we are recommending Stay away till mid year to see if Palm addresses these issues or don't waste your money.

PS. Our main products don't run on the new operating system either...another plus? Don't you think they would have made sure the PalmOS platform was at least backward compatibile with a high majority of applications and not change it so drastically that product don't run on them anymore. So double check your software to see if it will run on the new Palm OS that ships with this phone.

I have bean looking at gsm smartphones now for over a year Trying to decide what would be the best for me; Ipaq from T-Mobil too many problems & no support, BenQ P50 Q3 & $800 I don’t think so & the list goes on. Every major Manufacturer & carrier has some kind of BS going on & then I found the Treo 650; I don’t mind the paltry memory, WiFi Not a problem this is a easy work around, software not a Problem, tons of it out there to do anything you want; but At $699 or $599 sorry folks I’m not impressed.
Is it just me or is there something I’m not understanding: How many more MILLIONS of people would have jumped? At getting this phone if it had bean introduced at $399 with $100 rebate with a service contract.
At my detail shop I charged $150 for a full detail while every One else was charging $250 or more, I made more money in Volume than the rest & put 2 other detailers out of business.
I just don’t get it.

you cna still get one through sprint ! stop crying

Avoid Cingular like the plague - they simply dont care if you remain their customer or not. Just wait until the T-mobile Treo is out or use an unlocked one with T-mobile.
Cingular - with their non-standard (850) frequencies, and their attitude is a company headed down the tube.
I had Cingular (coming from ATT) for 2 weeks and it was ENOUGH!
AM

I bought the treo 650 in miami,Fl with the cingular services but now i am in dominican republic and here we use Orange and they don't know how to unlocked so someone know how to do it pls help me thanks

email me at army_05@hotmail.com

My Cingular Treo 650 works fine. Took it to So. America day after I received it. Connected in 5 So American Countries and 2 Carribean islands few if any serious problems. Surfed the web while crossing the Panama Canal in the dinning room of the cruise ship Crystal Symphony. Sent text messages from eveywhere!! BUT...would certainly like to unlock it ASAP before I head to Europe. Enfora makes a wi-fi "cradle" for the 600 ( don't know if they support the 650 yet ??) but not sure WI-FI SD cards will work!! Can anyone confirm that ??

Hi, How i can remove the simm lock if i want to use the Cingular Treo 650 in Panama City, our GSM Network is 850, somebody can help me???

Hi everyone. I have prchased a second hand treo 600 and require the unlock code for it from T mobiles service in germany. Can ANYONE PLEASE HELP? I have downloaded version 3.05.

there are only 2 ways of unlocking the TREO 650, 1 is by asking your service provider for the unlock code and 2nd is by flashing ur ROM and replacing it w/ the unlocked version.

I have a cingular treo 650 and was able to unlock it here in San Frnacisco. It cost $100.00. Takes two days, so far I have tried three sim cards from asia, europe, t mobile and they all work.

If you guys want to buy a treo 650 unlock, they also sell it here for $580.oo unlock with no service commitment plus shippng cost.

I by my cingular treo 650 at USA, but now I`m living in Chile so i need to unlock it.
Please Hlep Me!!!

I have a treo 600 that is lock into at&t and i have cingular can someone help me unlocking this phone.
thank u?
raul

The sim card is lock to at&t. i have a treo 600 can someone help me unlocked

I typed in the "code" referenced prior on my treo 650 and dialed and a message flashed up that the SIM is unlocked is this for real? Can I now utilize this with my local service provider w/o any problems?

Looking for someone to unlock my Treo 650 on Cingular, willing to pay. No, not $100.00, but a reasonable amount. Contact me.

No the 1234 0r 1111 does not work on any phone in any combination of ##*** etc. I've tried them all.

I found this on the net hope it helps. Unlocking code for the Treo 650 is *#*#89155271# then click Dial

I just try the unlock code *#*#89155271# and guess what.... It didn't work. I entered the code and used my co-workers t-mobie sim card and couldn't make a call. Does somebody out there has a solid code that has already been tested and worked? Thanks

Had the treo 650 for 1 month, and haven't found a way or code to unlock it yet!!! If anyone knows a way, I will try it. But, I don't want to pay another 100.00. I already have 500 in the phone.

I am interested in purchasing a treo 650, but I have T-mobile service. Can I purchase this phone from cingulair or sprint and have it unlocked? The unlocked version is almost $700.00 & I would prefer not to pay that.

Hi I just purchased a TREO 600 palmone GSM in Ebay and it's with Sprint.Can somebody suggest if this unit can be unlock to use for AT&T or any other GSM supported service provider? Thank you.Anna

I just got an unlocked AT&T treo 600 and would like to know how to activate it with Verizon. Can somebody tell me what steps to take. Thanks

Like others I bought a Treo 650 and can´t used it since I live in Chile. I tried several times calling the customer service of Cingular and its impossible to contact them.

Any body have any solid information of how to unblock this thing? I´d really appreciate it.

Any luck on a tried and true unlock service for the 650 yet?

Hi everyone,

Anyone who can get the unlock code for treo 650?

Jay

Guys, here is what I have experienced. You need to contact Cingular to get a unique unlocking code that is based on your phone's IMEI number. It is a 8-digit number and you can TRULY unlock it by *#*#8digits# then dial. I just got my code and unlocked my Treo 650. Tried a T-mobile card and worked!!!

When I called Cingular, I told them I need to travel to south asia and need to use a local SIM card.

AT&T customers: You need to be persistent. AT&T custemer serve say NO to your request and tell you that the phone can not be unlocked. When you call Cingular, they will also initially tell you that they do not have the code to unlock ATT phones. However, you need to ask them to check their computer to see whether your IHME# is in there...

Opposite question, and forgive me if it is a stupid one: If I buy an unlocked phone, will Cingular sell me a SIM card to use with its network?

I leave in the uk. i would love to buy the treo 650.
kindly see how you can help.

Is any one have treo 650 recorder program

Does anyone have treo 650 Personal Audio Recorder

few answers,
yes, you can get an unlocked 650 and use it on t mobile or any oher gsm network. if you bought sprint it will only work on sprint. it can't be unlocked, there is nothing to unlock. they have a totally unique network.
i have an unlocked cingular treo 650 and use it with t mobile. my german sim works great in it as well.
my advice would be buy a cheaper unlocked treo 650 on ebay or something. can be found for way under $699.

Hi Folks,

This is my first post here and I am very eagerly waiting to order a 650 like right now, "but" am holding back and trying to make a decision regading which carrier to get it with in the U.S.. (I currently have AT&T --forced to Cingular in a few more months.) Would love to have it unlocked for Asia and Europe travel as well!

Please advise if it makes sense to switch (implcitly) to Cingular and just stay with them or to switch to another one like Verizn, T-Mobile, Sprint,... and the best place to get it as well. I would greatly appreciate all feedback, sugestions.

Thanks a ton!
Vivek

we now have treo unlocking available to you direct -- connect your fone and enter codes yourself .. %40

i have tried searching on ebay & they cost as much as $40. some even require you to send in your fone =/. is there an easier way of unlocking this darn fone?

you can unlock your treo 600 and treo 650 through a group of devry stundents majoring in computer programming, they are located in calgary, canada. they can unlock any treo . visit there website www.unlocktreo.com
you have to mail in the phone, but they unlock it and mail out with a tracking number the following day

I just bought an unlocked Treo 600 thru BuyDig.com. The price was right at $275. But do I really "need" to buy an SD memory card? Or is that just a gimmick that all the retailers try to sell you?

AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggg! I'm an American living in Britain right now, working with the DOD. Came here from Germany. My current phone is 'un'smart, an old Nokia that was originally a Vodaphone branded & locked 6110 model. I can now use it with O2, Vodaphone, T-Mobile, Orange and Virgin. I was told it was impossible, but I can. Had my eye on the Treo 650 because of it's quad band set up (and it's 'smart'), figuring I could use it with any SIM, anyplace in the world. IF those bands are indeed available, 850,900,1800 & 1900, WHY can't we just buy any available SIM and get to phoning? The idea of being forced to use one or the other 'service' and that one only sux big time. Low memory is another problem with the 650. What options do we have?? What use is having a quad band phone if you can only use it with a particular service and that service may not exist where ever you are??

Answers?? Oh yeah, sorry for the rant.

Is there anybody who is truly happy with the Treo 650/600 family of smart phones? If you had it to do all over again, what would you do?

email treo650@4321media.com

these guys were helpfull with unlocking and unlocks.

Also very helpfull with firmware upgrades.

Hi, I have an unlocked Cingular treo 650, they have disabled the Blue Tooth dial up networking on this phone. What happens if I down load the unlocked GSM 1.13 updater? The Palm site tells you NOT to download this version of the software if you didn't "purchase" your phone as an unlocked GSM. I am afraid that my Cingular settings will be changed and not connect at all. Please let me know if you know. Thanks

There is no "fix" for the Treo 650 lack of memory, 32 MB. This was Palm's way of telling us that they want us to buy the same phone several times. The latest PocketPC phones may be closing in on the Treo but I've used it because of my palm software. Personally I've had it with Palm's arrogance, lack of responsiveness regarding the bugs and will jump ship to PPC in the future when they equal or surpass the next Treos.

there is a way to unlocked gsm tre 650... i found it online. i search using google.

where is it?

guys,I have a few question i finally unlock the palm treo 650 i have but when I try to used another card like T mobile it would be able to work do I have to follow any procedure on my phone before inserting the other card

there is a problemin my palm one mobile when i enter my sim my palm one didn,t accecpt dat sim i dont know wat happend with my mobile

I am getting an unlocked Trio 600 phone for $280. Is this a good deal? Also can I use my existing cingular SIM and put it in this Trio? Will it work? will it lock my trio if I do this? Planning to take this trio to europe after 6-7months..hope it will work there as well......Sorry for TOO MANY QUESTIONS ... enjoy

Get your Treo from ebay I paid $435.00 new in box it was locked to Cingular then buy unlocking software $15.00 also ebay. Phone works with AT&T/Cingular/Verizion with no problems

Unlocking my Treo 650 was easy when I purchased a key from Dave at www.unlockmyphonenow.com and did it online without having to send the phone to anyone. When I did have a question I got hold of the guys at treo650@4321media.com who were very helpful.

Love the phone - love the process!

I have a AT&T branded Treo 600 and I've been forced into Cingular-Land. On the AT&T plan I was getting unlimited data for $19.99 a month but . . . if I upgrade to a Treo 650 through cingular I have to pay $39.99 a month plus another contract. So my question is: If I buy a Cingular branded Treo 650 (from ebay or private, etc) can I take the sim out of my Treo 600 and use it in the Treo 650? I figure this way I can keep my cheaper data plan and avoid another contract. Any thoughts?

I purchased a Treo 650 and had it unlocked by a PCS Connection in San Diego. They only charge me $15 to have it unlock. This way I wasn't forced to move the service to Cingular and stayed with T-mobile. After I had it unlocked I put the t-mobile sim card in the treo and it worked! If you don't have a computer/cell phone repair shop in your area you can call PCS Connection at 858-278-1999.

Try this guys it's for the treo600
http://canichette.free.fr/Treo600-unlock.zip.
By the way, if you want to learn spanish go to www.learn-spanish-guide.com or www.spanish.ch

HI

Can anyone suggest where should I buy unlocked Treo 600/650 from? Good & cheap.

I bought a Unlocked Cingular Treo 650. But, my device has a trouble reading any SD memory card. After a hard reset it reads the card perfectly, but as soon as I turned the device off and than on again it is not able to read the SD card: "no card inserted". Any help on this.

Well, instead of bitching amongst ourselves we could be sending emails to palm. Something like:

The problem is with a certain corporation that would rather suck the corporate #$%@ and jack up prices on unlocked treo 650's than offer them to the actual CUSTOMER for a price that's in line with the rest of their product line.
I was looking for a wi-fi device to make VOIP calls on, but since Palm seems to think that Verizon and Cingular are their customers, and that I'm an unimportant, ignorant, expendable consumer with no options... maybe I'll go with Zyxel or someone else for what I need.

No thanks,
James Nielson
Portland, OR

This link is for Investor relations, for any of you who consider yourself an investor:
http://www.palm.com/us/company/routing.html

or this runaround, for palm users:
http://forums.palm.com/pe/cse/palmsearch.jsp

I have bought an unlocked treo 650 cingular. I use it with my regular carrier wich is FIDO. It works well. Before I Install my internet settings I realized that the firmware was not up to date.
Wich firmware should I Use The "Cingular" or the "Unlocked"

I have bought an unlocked treo 650 cingular. I use it with my regular carrier wich is FIDO. It works well. Before I Install my internet settings I realized that the firmware was not up to date.
Wich firmware should I Use The "Cingular" or the "Unlocked"

I have an Former AT&T account and an AT&T sim card running in a Cingular branded Treo 650 phone. I want to swich to Cingular but they say my phone wont work on Cingular network. Is there any way to make my phone work with a Cingular sim Card?

I also have an unlocked Cingular 650 and am using Fido. I cannot figure out how to access the internet and email using their data service...which I am paying for. Do you have the settings you used?
Thnx

does anyone have a unlock code for ringo for the verizon treo 600?

I have a Treo 650 w/ATT. I want to get to Cingular but my phone is locked. The Cingular gal sent me gsmliberty.com. If I buy the un-locking SW, will it work when a new provider re-locks it?

NeED an unlocked code for a customer ASAP. Please somebody help me. AT&T Palm Treo: IMEI:354427000269099 HELPPPPPP MEEEE PLEEAASSEEEE!!!!!!

Help me I need to unlock treo 650: IMEI 354427007097816 jvargash@msn.com
HELP ME PLEASE...

help me unlock for Treo650
IMEI: 354427005681892
thanks

You can find a flash tutorial on unlocking TREO 650 at http://www.fasttutorial.com/treo650 or you can purchase a remote unlock at http://www.superunlock.com

If you have a Cingular 650, just call and tell them you want an unlock code. They will send you one in the snail mail. I am on the phone with customer service now. It takes about 5 business days.

I saw in the Cingular website that they are offering to give a $100 mail in rebate for the treo 650. Currently it is selling for $399.

it will be $299 and if you purchase between now and the 27th of march, you get an instant $25 rebate if you purchase online.

Hi, I have a new Cingular Treo 650 that has never been activated. As it has no sim. Can anyone tell me if this would be locked or does it lock when you get service from Cingular ? Also do any of the online unlock services work?

Hi, i was wondering if someone could answer a question for me. If I unlock my palm treo from cingular... do I still use the updates from cingular or do i use the updates for the unlocked phones. The reason I ask is that it seems that even though the phones are unlocked, they still aren't exactly like unlocked phones that you would buy direct.(i.e. ROM, etc)

I was wondering is there some 1 who can say how to generate the 8 digit code from the imei SEria number of the treo 650? That will be helpful not just for me but for others out there.....

Will the Wifi SD card work with the treo 650?

I just bought a new unlocked treo 650 from ebay.....Only have one problem with it, I´m hoping someone can help me with.

The cookies on it are disabled. The phone however, is missing the ´Customizing web browser settings´ feature....that tab just doesnt appear under ¨preferences.¨ The only option under ¨preferences¨is ¨remember last category¨

Help! What can I do to correct this?

I have Brand new Treo 650 phones for sale at $130 USD per unit.
email me for details

mail to :telecom_phones@yahoo.com

use the first 8 digits of your imei number for ur hone *#*#first 8 digits of imei number# then press dial, should work worked for my. u can get your imei number in prefrence options in your phone it self

You r a frigging GENIUS- - - "nicemx", it worked !!

I have a cingular treo 650 and switched services to tmobile. I have tried unlocking the phone using the *#*# (8 digits) # Dial. It says "The sim lock has been removed from the phone". When I put my tmobile sim card in my phone, it says it is not supported.

HELP!!!! Am I doing something wrong.

Hi there!

Can anybody help me. I have been given a Palmone Treo 600 (I think), but have been told by my service provider that it is locked/blocked. I am in South Africa and nobody here seems to know what to do.

Pls help. Thanks

Can anyone tell me the truth? I called Cingular and told them that I bought a locked Treo 650. They took my name, phone number, and email and said it would take five business days to get my unlock code.

I can also pay $45 and get it unlocked at CellPoint store.

What is the real step to unlocking a Locked Cingular phone?

Is it possible to use a Tmobile SIM card for Treo600 into a newer model such as Treo 700?
Thanks

i NEED THE UNLOCKING SEQUENCE FOR MY TREO 700w cdma PHONE. aNY hELP pLEASE

how do i unlock my palm treo smartphone 700?

hello I have a treo 650 i just bought it in Aruba it use only setar simcard but it's not unblock mine emei is 354427008384999 please help me contact me back

I had my phone unlocked at a local store in Memphis. However, I can't received picture text and would also like e-mail access. How do I go about getting those features. They are the only two I am unable to do.

You have to FIRST put the other providers sim card imn the phone, BEFORE you enter the code. AFTER you put the t-mobile sim in the cingular treo, you then enter *#*#1234# and it will say sim unlocked and you will be able to use the phone.

help me unlock for Treo650 (Cingular)
IMEI: 354427002527635
thanks
sashko1@list.ru

i need help unlocking a treo 650
IMEA: 354427008170323
can someone please help me
rushabh103@gmail.com

I have a palm one TREO650 by sprint i am going to india
please help me unlock so i can use there ..thanks

If I unlock a TREO 650 can I activate with Verizon wireless? If so how?

Can someone tell me what code unlocks Sprint Treo 650. Sprint couldn't even help me. HELP!!!