Jan. 29, 2014 (Kansas City) Does this Samsung a157V (AT&T) cell phone come unlocked & can it be used with Consumer Cellular?
891054
The Samsung a157v that I have, came locked... and, can only be used with an AT&T; SIM card.
891055
NO it is a pre paid phone. I tried to put my sim card in it and it would not fit. I wasted 30 bucks. I have not use for this phone at the moment. I thought it was unlocked and that I could just stick my sim in. I went to BEST BUY and they sell a 30 dollar phone called JENNY BLU and it work with my sim card in it. Hope this helps
891056
See Mar 6, 2014 by islander what he says does work. I followed his answer and it worked for me. Islander said: "Buy the phone but do not activate it with AT&T.; Have CC send you a sim card under their bring your own phone deal. Unlock this phone this way. 1)With sim card removed turn the phone on. 2) Dial *2767*3855# This will initiate a Full reset for Samsung a157v. 3)Once the phone restarts, Dial #*7337# This will remove SIM lock and reset the phone. 4) Now insert the CC Sim card and restart the phone. Call CC to activate the phone Worked for me". Since I had a working SIM card for Family Mobile I just installed it and did not need to call my provider to have it activated. See Mar 6, 2014 by islander what he says does work. I followed his answer and it worked for me. Islander said: "Buy the phone but do not activate it with AT&T.; Have CC send you a sim card under their bring your own phone deal. Unlock this phone this way. 1)With sim card removed turn the phone on. 2) Dial *2767*3855# This will initiate a Full reset for Samsung a157v. 3)Once the phone restarts, Dial #*7337# This will remove SIM lock and reset the phone. 4) Now insert the CC Sim card and restart the phone. Call CC to activate the phone Worked for me". Since I had a working SIM card... » Read More See Mar 6, 2014 by islander what he says does work. I followed his answer and it worked for me. Islander said: "Buy the phone but do not activate it with AT&T.; Have CC send you a sim card under their bring your own phone deal. Unlock this phone this way. 1)With sim card removed turn the phone on. 2) Dial *2767*3855# This will initiate a Full reset for Samsung a157v. 3)Once the phone restarts, Dial #*7337# This will remove SIM lock and reset the phone. 4) Now insert the CC Sim card and restart the phone. Call CC to activate the phone Worked for me". Since I had a working SIM card for Family Mobile I just installed it and did not need to call my provider to have it activated. « Show Less
954363
Mine came unlocked. I bought it to half price cells and the attention and delivery worked perfectly.
475385
Yes, and micro SIM card is included. If You have AT&T, Cricket, Consumer Cellular as a provider just slide Your own SIM card and should work. For other providers you need spend more money and buy unlocked one. Walmart has for 14 bucks and Best Buy for 20.
1970209
Nope, the one I purchased wasn't unlocked. I am already with T mobile, so it didn't bother me. It's a great phone, otherwise.
2205010
I bought an unlocked phone and was sent a chip from Consumer Cellular. It works fine.
2205011
This phone is locked to the AT&T; network. I do not think it will work with consumer cellular's service.
517173
Yes my was unlocked , during the time of purchase it should say unlock. This model is gsm, so it will take a SIM card from AT&T; or simple mobile or any gsm carrier . The phone is nice for the budget. Thks
1475795
Yes it is unlocked and works great on consumer cellular. The FM radio is the only thing not usable as was tied to AT&T;
251654
This phone DOES come factory unlocked. The thing is frequencies, check to make sure what frequencies the countries you are interested have and see if they match the frequencies the phone sports and compare.
2070689
Yes, the phone is Unlocked. We provide you with a SIM Card with purchase to be able to set you up with an active service plan. However if you are not satisfied with us at any point, there is no contract forcing you to stay with us and you would simply find another provider and replace the SIM Card with theirs.
1084879
Not sure about Consumer Cellular,but I have us cellular and it works great. Keep in kind you can't use data services for fb or picture messages but phone calls work and so do regular text messages. This is a great set up. I love it! I live where there was very little no service and now get 2-3 bars!
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Hello Kim, Thank You for contacting us!I am sorry if there was any confusion. This phone is locked to the carrier listed, Verizon. When we list a cellular carrier on the title of our items, this indicates that the phone is locked and can only be used with that carrier. If you are looking for an Unlocked GSM phone or a phone for a specific carrier, you can return to our listings. Please use the search field and search ""unlocked"" or for your preferred carrier's name, such as "Verizon," "Sprint," "T-Mobile," ""AT&T;,"" or others.Thank You, Hello Kim, Thank You for contacting us!I am sorry if there was any confusion. This phone is locked to the carrier listed, Verizon. When we list a cellular carrier on the title of our items, this indicates that the phone is locked and can only be used with that carrier. If you are looking for an Unlocked GSM phone or a phone for a specific carrier, you can return to our listings. Please use the search field and search ""unlocked"" or for your preferred carrier's name, such as "Verizon," "Sprint,"... » Read More Hello Kim, Thank You for contacting us!I am sorry if there was any confusion. This phone is locked to the carrier listed, Verizon. When we list a cellular carrier on the title of our items, this indicates that the phone is locked and can only be used with that carrier. If you are looking for an Unlocked GSM phone or a phone for a specific carrier, you can return to our listings. Please use the search field and search ""unlocked"" or for your preferred carrier's name, such as "Verizon," "Sprint," "T-Mobile," ""AT&T;,"" or others.Thank You, « Show Less
2158292
The phone is not unlocked. The phone description says AT&T; which denotes that the phone can only be used with the AT&T; USA network.
74638
Hey, this is PriceAngels.This cellphone we sell is unlocked, you can use it for any network by phone service provider.
2164048
I got mine to use with Consumer Cellular, not AT&T.; So far it is fine. Came with charger. There is a learning curve with any new phone, but I think with time this one will be good (only been a week, sorry).
1960342
Yes it is unlocked by AT&T; and the highest iOS you can update it to is like 6.1 something you can't update it to iOS 7
581950
That I do not know the answer too...I'm sorry! As u do not travel outside the us. All I know us mine did come unlocked to be used on any carrier network. Hope this helps. Sorry I cannot provide further info on your answer. It was a wonderful phone wish I still had mine in the blue. But unfortunately it got stolen :(