The Palm Pixi and Pixi Plus were a great addition to the Palm family – which is now owned by Hewlett Packard (HP). The release of the Palm Pixi, Pixi Plus as well as the Pre and Pre Plus have brought Palm back into the smart phone game. The phone itself is one of the easiest to unlock, but please keep in mind that in order to unlock a Palm Pixi (Plus), it must be GSM. The only North American Palm Pixi Plus that is GSM version is the one that is from AT&T. If you happen to have one of these from Verizon or Sprint, then it cannot be unlocked!

To those who have been following our tutorials or have read up on our cell phone unlocking FAQ, then you know that the phone must have GSM technology capabilities in order for the phone to be unlocked. A quick way – although not fool proof way to know whether a phone has GSM capabilities is to check if the phone has a SIM card slot. You can find this by removing the battery from the phone. If there is a little mini tray where a SIM card can be inserted, then it is possible that your phone can be unlocked.

Below is a quick tutorial on how to unlock your Palm Pixi Plus with a SIM unlock code… 

Written Tutorial on How to unlock a Palm Pixi or Pixi Plus

1. Insert a SIM card from a different network carrier that your phone is originally from.
2. You will be asked to enter in the network unlock code
3. Enter in your Palm pixi plus unlock code which can be purchased from our unlocking store.
4. Press enter and Voila - your Palm Pixi plus will be unlocked forever!

Yes the phone will work on T-mobile after you have unlocked it as well as hundreds to thousands of other GSM carriers while travelling internationally. The phone gives a great bang for your buck and we hope that Palm and HP will continue to release some of these great devices in 2012!

The Samsung T259 became a very popular phone to the American population when it arrived at T-mobile in 2010. This cell phone is an extremely affordable and light weighted phone with the clamshell design and has increasingly become more popular overseas.

Not surprisingly, the majority of our customers who are looking to have this phone unlocked are either…

• Looking to unlock their phone and ship it out to a relative or friend overseas (USA to “name your country)
• A cell phone wholesaler who has over 100 of these Samsung T259s who need to unlock it and ship it out to their buyers.

It’s a pretty straight forward procedure and really anyone can perform this from the comfort of their own home. Below are some written instructions on how to unlock your Samsung T259 as well for those that prefer to see the instructions in front of them.

1. Power on your Samsung phone without a SIM card inside.
2. Go to the dial pad and type in #7465625*638*Unlock code# (8 digit unlock code*) – NOTE: The 8 digit unlock code needs to be purchased from our unlocking store at http://www.cellfservices.com
3. If you have done it successfully, it should say: “Network Lock Deactivated”
4. Your phone may reboot after successfully unlocking it.

If you live in Canada, you probably share the same struggle as most of us here at Cellfservices with over-inflated everything! Why do we have to pay $1.30/L of gas when only an hour or two away, we can pump at just over a buck?

For those that live close to the border: Why is there such anticipation to go cross-border shopping on the weekend? Why is clothes half the price literally 10 minutes over the border? Is it our 5%-13% tax rate compared to their 0%-6%? Rather than busting out the books and getting into an Economics 101, we come to you with great news!

You DO NOT have to wait 295 days for Boxing Week Sales!

Cellfservices is now taking a stand – in the name of cheap electronics - to provide our Canadian friends exclusive pricing on whatever we can get our hands on! Over our years in business with Cellfservices, we have been able to solidify relationships with preferred vendors who are able to provide various consumer electronics at more than fair prices! Rather than sending out mass e-mails with our updated stock lists to over 500,000 Cellfservices customers & subscribers, we have found a less obtrusive way to provide these offers to those in the Great White North!

• Stock pictures will be posted on Instagram to those who own an iOS device like the picture above. You can follow us at @cellfservices for instant feeds directly to your Instagram!
• All pictures from Instagram will be posted directly to our Twitter page and Facebook page. If you want to stay up to date, follow us on Twitter or click the like button on our Facebook page for the latest updates.

Benefits to our Cheap Electronics Program

• All pictures posted on Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter are products we have in stock.
• Typically $60-$300 off MSRP on all electronics sold!
• Tax write-offs for business owners. GST/HST number provided on invoices
• Local pickup available in the Greater Toronto Area
• Shipping available to non-GTA customers at our discounted shipping rates. Shipping through Fedex or Canada Post.
• All products shipped from Ontario. NO Customs and Duties Charges!
• Hakuna matata – it means no worries on purchasing stolen possession! All of our products are purchased from registered businesses with proforma invoices to protect ours and your cheap electronic products!
  
• All products posted are in our possession. No shadiness in a “give me your money so I can buy you your product and then keep 10 bucks for myself”

How to get your electronics for Cheap-o!

Please Note: The prices you see on our various social media pages are set prices and non-negotiable.

1. Find something you like on our Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
2. If you have any general questions, please post it in the social media channel that you found our great deal on. I’m sure others can benefit from your questions!
3. If you’re ready to purchase, send us an e-mail at support@cellfservices.com and request to arrange a pickup or shipping request.
4. Payment can currently be sent made by…
• cash (in person)
• Visa and Mastercard + 3% – [with scanned copy of a driver's license and the credit card (front and back)]
• E-mail Money Transfer (EMT) made through your online banking account.
• Debit card transfers will be available through local pickup by March 19, 2012 for future stock.
5. After receipt of payment, we will provide you an invoice and ship your item. If you will be picking up locally, you can make your payment face-to-face. We recommend E-mail money transfers be sent within 1 hour of pick-up without revealing the password to us. This will protect your funds so we cannot release them until you provide the secret password to us verbally at pick-up.
6. Enjoy your new electronics!

I can’t speak for everyone else, but it seems that the world of smart phone technology appears to be shifting to all touch screen devices. Way back when, BlackBerry launched their first touch screen device – the BlackBerry Storm, followed by the BlackBerry Torch, to a dual touch screen and full QWERTY keypad from the Bold 9900 and now finally, a full touch screen device on the BlackBerry Curve 9380! For BlackBerry users who have been switching back and forth between various android devices and back to the BlackBerry – or back and forth from the iPhone to the BlackBerry, this phone is a great medium.

One of our partners has graciously allowed us to video tape the unlocking process to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380. The unlocking procedure is the same as all of the BlackBerries that come with OS 7.0 and most likely for future operating systems that BlackBerry releases. If you don’t believe us, then go ahead and watch our video on How to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380.

Things you’ll need to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380:

• A SIM card from a differnt network than the one that the phone is from.
• A BlackBerry Curve 9380 that is locked.
• The ability to follow the easiest possible instructions to unlock a phone

How to unlock BlackBerry Curve 9380 with unlock code

1. Insert your SIM card from a different network than the one your phone is from.
2. Answer yes when asked to enter in the unlock code
3. Enter in the BlackBerry Curve 9380 unlock code which can be purchased from our unlocking store
4. Press enter and watch your GSM SIM card connect to its network!

We’re slightly late on this one, but nevertheless, we’re extremely excited to introduce to you the easiest method to unlock BlackBerry Bold 9790. As usual, we created a simple step by step tutorial which you can watch by clicking above on our YouTube video. This phone features some great new things such as a slimmer model than the Bold 9700,9780 and significantly more narrow than the new Bold Touch 9900. The phone itself is great, but unfortunately, we’ve had to part with it after unlocking it!

Take a look at our video and you’ll see exactly how easy it is to unlock your BlackBerry Bold 9790. The only things you’ll need of course are an unaccepted SIM card – which is a SIM card from another network than that of the phone and obviously the phone. Below is a simplified written version of how to unlock a BlackBerry Bold 9790.

How to Unlock BlackBerry Bold 9790 with Unlock Code

1) Insert an unaccepted SIM card (any SIM card from another GSM network)
2) You’ll be asked if you want to enter the unlock code
3) Select Yes
4) Enter in the 8 or 16 digit unlock code provided by Cellfservices. Unlock codes for BlackBerry Bold 9790s will vary as some carriers use an 8 digit code while others use a 16 digit code
5) Press enter and watch your newly unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9790 connect to the GSM network that your SIM card is from!

You can purchase your BlackBerry Bold 9790 unlock code from our unlocking store if you are one of the privileged people to have gotten this phone! Cheers and happy unlocking!

Cellfservices is proud to announce that we are now unlocking all Alcatel cell phones as well as unlocking all Alcatel USB Modems. You can purchase your unlock code for Alcatel from our unlocking store.  We currently have 231 Alcatel models in our store that can be unlocked. If you do not see the model for your phone, please contact our Store’s customer service team and we will add your Alcatel unlock code to our store.

The process is still the same. In order to unlock Alcatel cell phones, we will need the following pieces of information which can all be found on our product pages:

1) The IMEI from your phone – This can be obtained by looking on the sticker behind the battery or by dialing *#06# on your Keypad.
2) The model of your phone
3) The Network carrier that it is locked to (originally from)
4) The 10 character provider ID which can be found by looking on the sticker behind the battery.

Within no time, our unlock code processing team will be able to send your unlock code.

To get your Alcatel Unlock Code visit our store and purchase your unique Alcatel unlock code.

A belated Thanksgiving to you all from the Cellfservices team. After enjoying a nice meal with the people you love and care about, today is all about bargains, deals and a way to get the most bang for your buck.

With that said, we introduce to you our Cellfservices BLACKberry FRIDAY SALE! We have become well appreciated for our speedy BlackBerry unlocking and thought that this would be something that all BlackBerry users can benefit from.  We’ve gone on and on about the benefits of cell phone unlocking, and if you haven’t had a chance to read it, then I’d recommend you to take a read through the Top 5 Myths of Cell phone unlocking.

For those that are familiar with what our services will and will not allow you to do, please enjoy this sale. No more coupon codes, but this deal is available to anyone and everyone who jumps onto our site. For some extremely cheap and discounted BlackBerry unlock codes, join us in our unlocking store.

Eligibility Dates: November 25, 2011 – November 27, 2011

Although the idea of unlocking a cell phone has been around for over a decade, the facts are often misunderstood. As a result, there are myths that are created as to what this whole cell phone unlocking process does. We get at least a handful of questions everyday addressing the same issues so we thought it would be best to answer it here for those who are searching for answers. I’ll be addressing the top 5 questions that we receive as a cell phone unlocking company and hopefully clarify the most common questions for the everyday end user.

Myth #5. Unlocking a cell phone will lock it to another carrier

One of the top questions we get is, “So if I unlock my phone, will it be locked to the new SIM card  that I want to use it with?” Keep in mind, you are unlocking a phone, not a SIM card. There is no such thing as “unlocking a SIM card“. SIM cards are basically tiny pieces of plastic with a chip that stores your ‘wireless identity’ (ie. phone number) and allows you to communicate with your carrier’s wireless towers.  Your phone will decide whether or not it can read the SIM card.

Most cell phones that are purchased come with a SIM restriction which means that it is “locked” to whichever network carrier it is that you bought the phone from. When you purchase a phone from AT&T, the phone itself is provisioned only to allow AT&T SIM cards to be read on the phone. If you want to use your AT&T phone on the T-mobile network, the phone will not be able to read the information from the SIM card due to the SIM restriction. When unlocking your phone, you are removing that SIM restrictions, which will allow you to use your T-mobile SIM card on your AT&T phone. The big lesson in this all is that you will also be able to use other GSM SIM cards in your phone as well. For example, you are using an unlocked AT&T phone on the T-mobile network. You decide to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for vacation. The real beauty in unlocking your phone is that you will now be able to use another GSM SIM card (ie. Vodafone, Orange, O2) in the UK and eliminate your roaming fees. All you need to do is purchase a SIM card from the UK and pop it into your AT&T unlocked cell phone. You’ll now have a local UK number and pay the local UK wireless rates. So what do you do when you get back to the United States? Take out your UK SIM card and put your T-mobile SIM card back into your phone.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not limited to the USA and the UK. These were just used as examples.

Take away answer: Your wireless information (phone number) is located on the SIM card, not on the phone itself. Unlocking it will give you the freedom to use any GSM SIM card whenever and wherever you want.

Myth #4. Cell phone unlocking is illegal and only sketchy people do it

There is extensive documentation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the USA as well as from various national telecommunications organizations that states that unlocking a cell phone is not illegal. Keep in mind, you are removing the SIM lock so you can save yourself some money when travelling internationally or by using your favorite phone on your favorite wireless carrier. You are not stealing free wireless communications, free text messaging, free data or anything of that sort. That would be illegal!

There are thousands of stores that can unlock your cell phone with – a lot of stores which are a part of our unlock codes wholesale distribution program. The stores that are Cellfservices authorized are completely legitimate and will ensure that your phone is unlocked properly. What you want to beware of are stores that ask to keep your phone overnight. There is no reason that this would need to be done for a SIM unlock procedure. If we can provide unlock codes from our online store where you can unlock your phone from the comfort of your own home, why would they need to keep your phone overnight to do it? If you’re doing it from a store, make sure they do not keep your phone overnight. If you’d rather keep the phone at home, you can get your unlock code from our Cellfservices unlocking store and unlock it yourself.

Take away answer: It’s completely legal in Canada and the United States. We have yet to hear of a single country where it is documented as being illegal.

Myth #3. It’s better to buy an unlocked phone than to unlock it myself

The real question is: What’s the difference? The truth is that there is no difference at all! Correction: the difference is that you’ll end up paying a markup fee of $100-$300 by purchasing an already unlocked phone. There are thousands of retailers who sell unlocked cell phones either from their storefront or from their online stores. The way that they are able to do this is by purchasing locked cell phones, and then unlocking it themselves and putting it up in their store. They’ll end up paying anywhere between $15-$50 to unlock it and then mark up the value ten-fold.

The cheapest way to get an unlocked cell phone: If you’re happy with your wireless carrier’s services, you can take advantage of the discounts they provide to customers on hardware by signing into a 1-3 year contract with them. If you have no intentions to leave the country or switch out of using their services, then this is the perfect way for you to get an unlocked cell phone for cheapo! Carriers will offer the latest and hottest smart phones for anywhere between $0-$200 on a 1-3 year term. The unlock code will cost you anywhere between $15-$50. At an average cost, you’ll have your favorite unlocked smart phone for $132.50. A retailer would sell you that same unlocked cell phone for probably in the range of $400-$700.

Take away answer: Buy your cell phone from your carrier at a discounted price and unlock it yourself. You’ll save hundreds of dollars guaranteed!

Myth #2. I have to be a technical genius to unlock my phone

For anyone who’s visited our YouTube channel of cell phone unlocking videos, you know how easy it is to unlock a cell phone. We create these YouTube videos to show you exactly how easy it is to unlock a cell phone. The majority of cell phones have the simple instructions of inserting a SIM Card that is not accepted by the phone (ie. an AT&T SIM card in a T-mobile phone). As soon as the phone powers up, it’ll ask you to enter in your unlock code. You press the magic unlock button and your phone is now unlocked.

The only technical part of this is actually getting your unlock code, but that’s what we’re here for. The process itself is very straight forward for all cell phones even if they do not follow the method listed above. Instructions are always provided with your unlock code.

Take away answer: It doesn’t take an IT specialist or a software engineer to unlock a cell phone. Literally anyone can do it. We have video tutorials as well as simple written instructions that are always provided with your unlock code.

Myth #1. Unlocking a phone means I can use it with every single carrier

If you’ve read through the first 4 myths, the number 1 myth about cell phone unlocking may confuse you. Unlocking a phone means that you will be able to use any GSM SIM card in your phone, but it does not mean that it can be used with any carrier around the world. There are two important factors to take into consideration.

1. Wireless Technology (GSM vs. CDMA)
2. Wireless compatibility (GSM Bands/Frequencies, 3G Bands/Frequencies)

Wireless Technology (GSM vs. CDMA)

Every carrier uses a type of wireless technology to communicate with their wireless towers. The two most popular types of technology are GSM and CDMA. Keep in mind that wireless technology isn’t limited to the two. There are other types of technology that we will not get into in this article such as WCDMA, AWS, iDen and HSPA.

As a simple reference, GSM refers to using SIM cards as a primary means of communications, while CDMA does not use SIM cards at all – rather, they are activated on a network by the ESN number. Two primary examples of these are AT&T and T-mobile using GSM technology and Verizon and Sprint using CDMA technology. Do not be fooled by the Verizon SIM card that may come with your Verizon world phone. This is an international roaming SIM card that Verizon gives to their customers to be used on their network. You will still be paying roaming fees. Just because your Verizon or Sprint world phone has a SIM card slot, it does not mean that it uses GSM technology as their primary means of communication.

When unlocking a cell phone, it will allow you to use it on any compatible network carrier. This means that you cannot unlock a GSM phone and use it on a CDMA network since CDMA networks do not use SIM cards at all. GSM phones do not have an ESN number; hence, making it impossible to use a GSM phone on a CDMA network. CDMA phones cannot be used on GSM networks either with the exception of CDMA World phones such as the popular BlackBerry and HTC world phones on various CDMA networks which have a SIM card slot available on it and support the appropriate GSM frequencies which we’ll now explain.

Wireless Compatibility (GSM Bands/Frequencies, 3G Bands/Frequencies)

The second component to understanding which networks an unlocked cell phone will work on is probably the most important. On top of the technology types (GSM, CDMA) that carriers operate on, there are GSM Bands/Frequencies and 3G Bands/Frequencies. In order for your unlocked cell phone to work on another network carrier, they must be compatible. The wireless carriers operate on specific frequencies and every cell phone has designated frequencies that it is compatible with. It sounds a lot more confusing than it actually is.  Here are a few examples to help you better understand this.

If the phone’s frequencies match with the carrier’s GSM frequencies, you will be able to get a GSM signal. The same applies for 3G. If there is no match at all, the SIM card cannot be read by the phone regardless if it is unlocked.

If you decide that you want to unlock your cell phone, please make sure that the wireless carrier you want to use your unlocked phone with is compatible!

Conclusion to Cell phone unlocking

The benefits are truly endless in this and it is virtually for anyone who travels abroad, or anyone who wants to use their cell phone on another GSM carrier. This guide should give you a good idea on the frequently asked questions we get and clear the air for you all!

Finally the Droid 3 is here! For anyone who has happened to get their hands on any of the Droid series phones, you know that it’s a solid phone in every single possible way. I had the opportunity to play around with the Droid 3 XT860 for a while from Bell Mobility and definitely had a ball playing around with its features. We were able to get down to testing the unlocks on the Droid 3 XT860, and we’re proud to announce that we are unlocking all Motorola Droid 3 XT860s now without any known problems at all. We were able to unlock Motorola Droid 3 XT860 from Bell Mobility and as you can see in the video above, we were able to successfully get a signal from our Rogers Wireless SIM card.

The actual unlocking process in removing the SIM lock from the Motorola Droid 3 XT860 is very straightforward, however, the process of generating the codes is a little more difficult than usual. The process typically take 1 hour – 3 business days to process the unlock code. Once you get your Motorola XT860 unlock code from our unlocking store, you can go ahead and follow these simple instructions or watch our video tutorial if it’s easier for you.

How to unlock Motorola Droid 3 XT860

1.) First you need to insert a SIM card that is not from the network carrier that the phone is originally from.
2.) Next, power on the phone and you will be asked to enter in the Network unlock code.
3.) When purchasing an unlock code from our store, you will receive this 8 or 16 digit code to enter in this step. Do not try to guess it as you may permanently lock your Motorola Droid 3 to the network carrier it’s originally from.
4.) After you’ve entered in the unlock code, press the “unlock” button.
5.) Almost instantly after, you’ll receive a message that says Network unlock successful!

At this point, your phone will redirect to the lock screen where, shortly after, you will see it connect to the network carrier that the SIM card is from. You can unlock it with an unactive SIM card, but if you have an active SIM card, you will see it connect immediately.

The Motorola Atrix 4G, also known as the MB860 has been an extreme success in what Motorola has become today. With the whole Android boom, everyone seems to love the fast speeds of the Atrix 4G. The two main North American carriers who are selling the Motorola Atrix are Bell Mobility in Canada and AT&T – the GSM super power in the United States. The unlocking procedure to unlock Motorola Atrix is very straight forward. Just like the majority of Motorola phones, the unlocking procedure is very much the same. You can watch our video above which describes how to unlock your Motorola Atrix 4G. If you prefer to go through the written steps, take a quick look below to see how easy it is to unlock your Atrix 4G or MB860.

How to unlock Motorola Atrix MB860

The things that you will need are a Motorola Atrix 4G or Motorola MB860, a SIM card that is not from the network carrier that your phone is from as well as a Motorola Atrix unlock code which can be purchased from our Cellfservices unlocking store. After you have all of these things, you can follow these simple step by step instructions.

1.) Insert the SIM card that is not from the carrier that your Atrix 4G MB860 is from.
2.) Power on your phone
3.) Without even touching anything, you will be asked to enter in the Network unlock code since your SIM is at this time unaccepted.
4.) Enter in the unlock code for Motorola Atrix
5.) After you’re done entering in the code, you just need to press the unlock button. It will say “Network unlock Successful” and go directly to the lock screen.

In about 15 seconds, you will see your unaccepted SIM card now accepted into your phone since your Motorola MB860 or Motorola Atrix 4G – whatever you prefer to call it will be up and running on any GSM network carrier around the world. That’s all there is to unlocking the Motorola Atrix 4G.