Cingular/AT&T will provide an unlock code for your Nokia 2610 if you are a present or past customer with service for at least 90 days and made all your account payments on time. Carriers are not required to provide unlock codes. If you cannot obtain a code from your carrier, you can purchase a code from an online vendor such as Mobile Unlocking Solutions or Unlock All Cellular.
Instructions
1. Enter "*#06#" using your phone keypad to obtain the 15- to 17-digit IMEI number. If you request an unlock code from your carrier or purchase a code online, you must have the IMEI number. IMEI numbers are unique to each phone, which means the same code will not work on a different Nokia 2610.
2. Call or visit your carrier to obtain an unlock code.
3. Turn off the phone. Remove the battery cover from the Nokia 2610 by pressing down and sliding the cover outward. Lift the battery from the battery compartment.
4. Press the release button of the SIM card holder and raise the holder up. Slide the SIM card from the SIM card slot and replace the SIM card holder, battery and battery cover.
5. Switch on the Nokia 2610 without a SIM card. Ignore any messages that flash across your phone display screen.
6. Enter "pw+CODE+1#". Enter "pw+CODE+7#" for phones locked to the Fido or Rogers network in Canada. Replace "Code" with the unlock code.
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