cingular unlock code

I was a tourist in New York last March. In a Best Buy

store, I bought a Nokia E 62 that was offered by the

Cingular network. I only wanted the unit since I was

going to use it in my own country. I was made to pay

the full amount for the unit which amounted to 270 US

dollars. Upon my arrival in my country, I inserted a

SIM from our local provider which did not work on the

unit. I immediately asked the assistance of Cingular

using their international contact number if they could

unlock the unit . They said that i was in a `GREY

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