| The PDA, or Personal Digital Assistant, is a coined | | | | unlock process in two different ways. The first is |
| name give to handheld computers. Many of these | | | | to send you via email a software program that |
| PDA devices are being combined with cell phones | | | | can perform the unlock process. You will need the |
| and sold as single units. The PDA/cell phone | | | | USB cable that connects your PDA cell phone to |
| combines all of the characteristics of a | | | | your personal computer and is usually provided |
| mini-computer with a state of the art GSM cell | | | | when the cell phone is purchased. You will also |
| phone to give you the best of both worlds in the | | | | need the software CD that was provided with |
| palm of your hand. Unfortunately, the PDA cell | | | | the PDA phone. How to unlock a cell phone if you |
| phones also come with a common and | | | | do not have this equipment is not a major |
| controversial problem common to GSM phones. | | | | problem. The unlock service provider will be able |
| The cell phone service provider often locks the | | | | to perform the unlock for you if you send the |
| cell phone with an internal blocking program that | | | | phone directly to them. |
| does not allow a SIM card from another service | | | | It is interesting that most unlock services will |
| provider to be used. This prevents the owner of | | | | actually charge less to physically unlock the phone |
| the phone from exercising his free choice to | | | | and send it back to you than they will charge for |
| change providers or to purchase pre-paid SIM | | | | the email containing the code. This is because |
| cards for use in traveling. This especially restricts | | | | they must pay a royalty fee every time they |
| the use of your phone when traveling in another | | | | send a code and this cost is passed on to you. |
| country. | | | | The only advantage to doing the unlock your self |
| The good news is that the PDA cell phone can be | | | | is that it can be done quicker if you do not have |
| easily unlocked to allow the use of alternate SIM | | | | to send the phone in to the unlock service. The |
| cards. It is going to be necessary to engage the | | | | unlock service does not need your SIM card to |
| services of a cell phone unlock service to do this | | | | perform the unlocking procedure. You can |
| correctly. The unlock service can be located on | | | | remove the SIM card and use it in a back up cell |
| the Internet. They will be able to assist in the | | | | phone until your unit is returned. |