I intend to buy a new phone (MDA Pro/Qtek 9000). In case of buying a phone with sim lock (t-mobile germany), can I use that phone abroad for example with a swisscom prepaid card ?
no if it's sim locked it's locked to the tmobile sim
when you go to a place where your cellphone company dont cover you roam on other gsm networks which ones depend on the cellphone company's agreements with other networks
it's most often pretty expensive
which is why when ppl go to another country it's best to buy a prepaied sim from the country they go to since if they have a prepaied from another country it will also roam
If I am not mistaken, this phone is also known as the Universal. If you look on www.buzzdev.net you will find a free SIM unlocking utility for it.
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Excuse me for being a bit of a newbie, but I am going over to the UK next week and I want to get an XDA II from O2 and then use it while in the UK (where I will be off and on over the next year or two a fair amount), but I also want to be able to bring it back to Canada (Calgary) and then get a Rogers Sim card and have a local number in Calgary as well as the one in the UK, and just switch Sim cards as I travel. From what I understand, this is possible using the unlock software posted on this forum, but I just wanted to clarify that I am correct in my assumption and that I will have full functionality of the XDA II in Canada (providing I pay for the services I am looking for, through Rogers). I have never had a GSM phone before (always CDMA thru Telus) and so I am not really familliar with it all - sorry. Also, can I just go into any Rogers reseller and purchase a Sim card (with the local number on it) and the services I want and then just pop it in? Are they all standard or are there any differnces between the Sim cards in the UK and Canada? (again - please excuse my ignorance when it comes to this technology!). Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi,
You have to unlock the XDA2 with the software on this forum
You wont lose any functionality
All gsm sims are the same (within scope of this thread)
Keep in mind that the XDA2 Software is customized for O2, ie. GPRS, SMSC, Voicemail and what have you got settings will stay those of O2.
You wil have to change those manually when going from one sim to another.
You might want to look at a dual sim adapter. This is a device you put into the sim holder and that can contain 2 sims itself. By switching off an in the XDA2 radio (=phone) you change sim. Advantage is you wont have to open the device every now and then.
I can recommend a dual dim adapter by the name of 'king of double card'. You will need type MAI-E. They are sold on eBay for approx GBP 6 by a guy called saintjoy0_3.
Right now my HTC one is on a share everything contract with VZW, but I'm going to be moving to France for a year and I'm curious as to what my options are with it. I believe I read somewhere that if you buy out your contract the career can unlock the phone for you and you might be able to use it on French GSM careers like Orange or SFR.
Will VZW really unlock the phone if I buy out the contract? Will the unlocked VZW HTC One then work with French GSM carriers? Any other flaws in this plan that I'm missing?
If my One will work then I'd rather keep it, if not I suppose I'll grab an unlocked Nexus 5.
The SIM card slot is already unlocked so you can just pop in a new SFR or Orange SIM when you get to France
I can confirm this too that its already unlocked, I am using this phone in Karachi Pakistan on GSM carriers without any problem.
To be on safe side put your phone in global mode from settings / phone menu.
Best of Luck
yes it is unlocked.
using it in India.
Hey, I recently took a Verizon branded phone with me to the UK (ADR6350) and managed to get it unlocked whilst visiting. I tested the phone in the UK with several different sim cards with the result being successful. I tried O2, Tesco and Vodafone. Unfortunately, when I returned to the USA and wanted to insert a GSM sim card into the phone, it doesn't seem to recognize the network. I have tried h20 and Vodafone whilst in the usa and nothing works. The cell phone will automatically connect me to the Verizon network regardless of CDMA or GSM settings. I will make a call with the new chip in the phone it will automatically try to connect me to Verizon customer services or tell me the network is unavailable.
I am trying to figure out what the problem could be. I have no idea why the cell phone keeps reverting. I know the chips that i have tested work in the USA as I have another mobile to test them in without issues.
Could anybody help or have some suggestions please?
Everybody asks money the unlock code.....
This sucks...
koukaki said:
Everybody asks money the unlock code.....
This sucks...
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Don't have money to unlock it, sucks more
Hi all
I just got my new S6 on Credo (uses the Sprint network). I know I have to call customer service and have them unlock my phone in order to use an international SIM, but I'm curious as to which SIM I should get. I'll be traveling to the UK in August and staying for 3 weeks, so I would like to know if there is a UK network provider that will sell me a nano SIM and a prepaid service with data for a month. If anyone has any suggestions of what provider to go for, I'd appreciate it. Ideally I'd like to buy the SIM now and have it mailed to my house in the US so I can just stick it straight in at the airport when I get off the plane.
Thanks
Hi , yesterday I got Moto Z Play on internet, it was supposed to be unlocked, so I put my sim card (TELCEL) but it didnt recognize it.
I put other sim card (MOVISTAR) and worked, then put AT&T sim card and worked again, but with TELCEL it didnt work.
So I searched and discovered that the phone is on AT&T.
Looked on internet and found that I can unlock the phone via a code, but in order to do it that way, the phone has to ask for the code when I put other sim card, but the request doesnt appear.
Does anybody know how I can fix it so I can use my TELCEL sim card . . . ??????
If you bought your phone via internet, it must be unlocked, but i think there is a problem with your carrier not with the phone. Here, in Mexico its a mandatory the sell of unlocked phones with any carrier, but maybe it could be an agreement between lenovo and at&t
If you bought your phone at full retail price it must be unlocked by law, if not you can contact the company that sold it to you and have them unlock it for you.
If you bought it with a data plan it will be locked to that network until after the mandatory period expires.
Having said that, it is odd that it functions with SIMs from AT&T and Movistar (Not related at all) and not Telcel. Maybe is you TELCEL SIM that is not working.
looking for an answer y sadly found the IMEI from this phone is reported as stolen/lost, maybe thats why it doesnt work with TELCEL sim card, lets hope the seller answers my complain
thanks everyone for the comments
where did you buy it man?
I bought it on linio.com.mx
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looking for an answer y sadly found the IMEI from this phone is reported as stolen/lost, maybe thats why it doesnt work with TELCEL sim card, lets hope the seller answers my complain
thanks everyone for the comments
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Hi, I have an unlocked AT&T moto Z play from Amazon (paid 6,900 Pesos) and it works perfectly with Telcel, so the phone definitely is compatible. However the sim tray allows for only 1 sim card. Good luck with your seller.