[Punjistick]

I just got a new cell and want to sell my old one on ebay. I noticed that unlocked phones are selling for more than phones locked to one carrier.

Does anybody know how to unlock a Motorola V551 which is on the Cingular network? If it's gonna possibly damage the phone then it's not worth it. I'll just sell it for whatever I can get for it as it is.

I know there are sites where you can buy the unlock code but they charge almost as much as the phone is selling for on ebay.

Someone suggested doing the following but others have said that the keypad stopped working after they did it.

Step 1
Download and flash your V551 with bootloader 07d0. You are essentially downgrading your bootloader, because the newer bootloaders that come on the v551 do not allow you to properly backup your phone.

Step 2
Using Flashbackup and make both a full and pds backup. This is a must - I can't stress that. If you mess things up and don't have an original pds backup - your in for a headache.

Step 3
Make a copy of the PDS backup to work on. Make sure you don't work on the original!!! Open the copy up in PDS Editor. Go to the History tab and select seem 00AB - hit the Step Back button. Save the file, hit Okay when it asks for the format (default). Then using Flashbackup, Restore the PDS file to the phone.

[audiojeff]

MotoModders dot com, if those guys don't know how, it can't be done.

http://www.motomodders.net/Default.aspx?tabid=36

jcmitch

[Punjistick]

thanks