Cell phone

ok I finally got the phone from my friend and I turned it on. and it's locked and I was wondering if Cingular could give me a unlock code to unlock it? Like could the company who made the phone already have a code that I could use to be able to use the...

phone.

how exactly locked? do you mean with a code? if so ask your friend if she knows the code.

if its a SIM lock (eg. it only accepts one type of sim card) then you need to get it unlocked from a, how should I put it, "safe" service...