The Samsung Captivate i897 was launched in June 2010. Numerous service providers provide many variants of this smartphone. T-Mobile released a variant of the smartphone called the Samsung Vibrant (SGH-T959) on July 15 2010, and AT&T introduced a variant on July 18 2010 under the name Samsung Captivate (SGH-I897). It is also for sale through other carriers under the name Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Galaxy S Captivate, Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, and more. The Samsung Captivate i897 can operate on 2G Networks (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G Networks (850 / 1900 / 2100).
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A few of the notable capabilities of this phone consist of a 1 GHz Cortex-A8 cpu, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset, 16GB of built in storage space (in addition to an external microSD card slot that could be expanded up to 32 Gb), 512 MB RAM, 4.0 inch Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 16M colors, 5 Mega pixel autofocus camera, 720p video recording, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, Gps, and runs on the Android v2.1 (Eclair) Operating-system.
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If you bought this cellphone and have decided to change service provider, or perhaps you are vacationing and want to use the phone with another simcard, you will need to unlock it. If you do not unlock it, a warning message will appear on the cellphone as soon as you insert a new simcard.
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Below are the instructions you will need to unlock your Samsung Captivate i897:
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1. Input a simcard from a different carrier and power on the phone
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2. The phone will tell you to swipe the screen to unlock. Slide your finger accross the display in order to proceed to the following screen.
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3. On the subsequent screen you will be asked to provide the “Sim Network Unlock Pinâ€. Now you can type in the unlock code. If you do not have an unlock code, view the footer of this article for information on where to get one.
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4. You will see a “Network Unlock Successful†message. Your cellular phone is now unlocked.
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Once the cell phone unlock code is typed in and accepted, your phone will be unlocked. You can then pop in a simcard from just about any carrier and your cellphone should immediately acquire the network. In some instances you may have to change several configurations on the phone ( e-mail as well as other internet related services) by pointing them to your new provider.
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If you're interested in unlocking your phone, you should take a look at cellunlockcode.com. They can provide you with your Samsung Captivate unlock code , as well as unlock codes for any other cellphone make or model. Or, should you just need more detailed instructions on how to unlock Samsung Captivate cellphones, take a look at their customer support section.
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