well just got the sim unlock code in my E-MAIL from T-Mobile (USA) and to be honest i have no idea what to do with it... lol as a matter of fact i dont even know what sim unlocking does (newbie) lol. would someone please tell me what sim unlocking does and tell me step by step on how to unlock my phone with this code... thanks to anyone who helps me. much respect. the e-mail said i need an international sim card... is that true? do i really need one of thoes? because i have a few sim cards just laying around but they aint international sim cards. lol
RussianSolja said:
well just got the sim unlock code in my E-MAIL from T-Mobile (USA) and to be honest i have no idea what to do with it... lol as a matter of fact i dont even know what sim unlocking does (newbie) lol. would someone please tell me what sim unlocking does and tell me step by step on how to unlock my phone with this code... thanks to anyone who helps me. much respect. the e-mail said i need an international sim card... is that true? do i really need one of thoes? because i have a few sim cards just laying around but they aint international sim cards. lol
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Didn't I answer this exact question like 2 weeks ago???
This exact question from the same exact person, in fact.
huh? well are you guys gonna help me or what lol a week ago i aint have the code now i do so can you guys help or what?
You do not need an international sim card. You do need a sim card from another carrier. When you put the sim card from another carrier in the phone, it will ask you for a code. Enter the code from tmobile. This will unlock your phone.
Currently, your phone will only work with tmobile network. An unlock phone can be use with any GSM carrier. This is useful when you travel internationally. You can buy a prepaid sim card and use your phone to make calls.
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Hi guys, I hope you guys have a tool where I could find out the PUK code of my blocked sim. I'm in the Philippines and using a prepaid sim and I lost the card where the PUK is placed as well.. Our Network Provider can not give the PUK code for prepaid subscribers. I hope you could help me out on this as I badly need the number itself. thanks!
Sorry mate, we deal only with the phones here, NOT sims...
Customer Service SHOULD have the PUK codes for your sim. Doenst matter if you are prepaid or not. Now if it says SIM BLOCKED, you are outta luck, theres no way to unlock it from there.
It does actually matter black_joker. T-mobile here in the uk use randomly generated puk codes for sims and they also cannot provide a puk code for your sim if you have lost the card that came with it.
Really? Hmm. I never knew that. Now I'm interested. Will definately have to look into that one now.
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I've just got the same problem with my phone. And I think the only solution is to get a new SIM with the same number from your Network Provider.
Yes... at the moment. I've actually been working on it. Out of 10 PUK Locked Sims, I managed to unlock 2. Hope to have it perfected here soon. Wish me luck!
Ok, this is probably a stupid question but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere I look.
I got a SIM Unlock code from TMobile and everywhere I read the only way of entering it is to insert a non-TMO SIM.
I can't find my old AT&T SIM card to do this... So is there any way to get to enter the unlock code either without a SIM card at all or with the current TMO SIM?
I don't want to have to pester my friends to use their SIM cards.
Any ideas?
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Ok, this is probably a stupid question but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere I look.
I got a SIM Unlock code from TMobile and everywhere I read the only way of entering it is to insert a non-TMO SIM.
I can't find my old AT&T SIM card to do this... So is there any way to get to enter the unlock code either without a SIM card at all or with the current TMO SIM?
I don't want to have to pester my friends to use their SIM cards.
Any ideas?
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It has been a while since I did this, but I didn't have to change my SIM card to unlock my phone. It has been several years, and that was an HP phone...
However, maybe you could pick up a cheap one on ebay?
lysergication said:
I don't want to have to pester my friends to use their SIM cards.
Any ideas?
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Bribe them maybe? LOL seriously though, you'll need to get your hands on a card from another carrier to make this happen in the TP2, just for a few seconds.
Could you maybe just provide the unlock code you have now to whoever will be using the phone with a different SIM, and let them handle that last step of unlocking?
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Could you maybe just provide the unlock code you have now to whoever will be using the phone with a different SIM, and let them handle that last step of unlocking?
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That person would be me. I just like having it unlocked just in case. Even if I have no intention of switching providers yet.
But seriously, I don't understand why HTC did not implement an option to unlock a phone without physically switching SIM's. Oh well, I guess I will need to do that then.
lysergication said:
Ok, this is probably a stupid question but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere I look.
I got a SIM Unlock code from TMobile and everywhere I read the only way of entering it is to insert a non-TMO SIM.
I can't find my old AT&T SIM card to do this... So is there any way to get to enter the unlock code either without a SIM card at all or with the current TMO SIM?
I don't want to have to pester my friends to use their SIM cards.
Any ideas?
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thats not possible it only shows for unlocking code when there is a sim card which is locked to network...
lysergication said:
Ok, this is probably a stupid question but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere I look.
I got a SIM Unlock code from TMobile and everywhere I read the only way of entering it is to insert a non-TMO SIM.
I can't find my old AT&T SIM card to do this... So is there any way to get to enter the unlock code either without a SIM card at all or with the current TMO SIM?
I don't want to have to pester my friends to use their SIM cards.
Any ideas?
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Did you go over this with T-Mobile customer service? When I got my HP unlocked, there was a sequence I went through that caused the phone to ask me for the unlock code.
I think I just came across it...onslaught86 just posted over in the HD2 forums about a SIMLock app in the windows folder...run that and you should get the same screen you get if you put a different carrier's card in and boot the phone. Full credit def to onslaught...I had no idea such a thing existed
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I think I just came across it...onslaught86 just posted over in the HD2 forums about a SIMLock app in the windows folder...run that and you should get the same screen you get if you put a different carrier's card in and boot the phone. Full credit def to onslaught...I had no idea such a thing existed
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I hope this works, cause I'm in the exact same situation. I used to have an old T-Mobile prepaid SIM that I used just for this purpose, but apparently I've misplaced it. The Tilt 2 is at work, I'll try it first thing tomorrow.
Do we have way to unlock the sim cards in our WinPhos yet? I've looked around quite a bit but all I'm finding is dev unlocks which I already have. I'm really trying to avoid calling my carrier for a subsidy code or trusting some website to provide it. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Dial ##782# to Sim Unlock your Phone
Interesting. I am looking for a way to sim unlock my hd7. I didn't know about this code I typed it in and got a message saying it is already unlocked I am running deepshining V3. I tried it on my girlfriends stock hd7 mango and got the same message. I hope it is this simple. I will try a non o2 sim and see what happens. Cheers for the tip
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Same here, said I'm already unlocked. I need to find a T-Mobile sim to give this a shot...I too hope it's really as simple as this...
This did not unlock my sim card slot btw. Put a t-mobile sim in my phone and it rejected it while asking for the subsidy code.
Any other ideas from the crowd?
Call your provider and tell them you are going to be traveling to Europe for the holidays and you want to get a local sim card while you are there. They will send you an unlock code for free. Easy enough.
So I'm trying to buy a note 2. I see lots of unlocked on Craigslist, so can those be used on Verizon.? Or do I have to but a special sim card... Just need some enlightenment please.
jewnersey said:
So I'm trying to buy a note 2. I see lots of unlocked on Craigslist, so can those be used on Verizon.? Or do I have to but a special sim card... Just need some enlightenment please.
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If the phone is sim unlocked, then it should be fine to be used on any carrier. However, not all carrier allow sim unlocked devices to work with their sim cards as the have blocked sim cards. I am not familiar with Verizon, but at first sight it should work flawlessly. :good:
Okay. Thanks
If anyone else comes across this.. The final answer is that it cannot be activated on vzw
so, i recently bought this phone new in box. opened the box, inserted my sim and it does not recognize it. now i should mention that i use walmart family mobile as my carrier. could that be my problem? i'm told that t-mobile phones work since there a branch of t-mobile but so far no luck. im going from a captivate to this phone, so the sim was bigger. i used the template deal and cut it down to the micro sim size which i thought could be my problem but the sim happily works in the captivate. any help with this would be greatly appreciated. i will answer all questions to my greatest abilities and i apologize in advance if im the 18th person to ask this today like other questions
joehein said:
so, i recently bought this phone new in box. opened the box, inserted my sim and it does not recognize it. now i should mention that i use walmart family mobile as my carrier. could that be my problem? i'm told that t-mobile phones work since there a branch of t-mobile but so far no luck. im going from a captivate to this phone, so the sim was bigger. i used the template deal and cut it down to the micro sim size which i thought could be my problem but the sim happily works in the captivate. any help with this would be greatly appreciated. i will answer all questions to my greatest abilities and i apologize in advance if im the 18th person to ask this today like other questions
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You can not swap SIM cards from one provider to another unless your phone is unlocked..
You need to purchase a T-Mobile SIM card kit...
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You can not swap SIM cards from one provider to another unless your phone is unlocked..
You need to purchase a T-Mobile SIM card kit...
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but this works with other t-mobile phones and i know this because i have done it without an unlock, but those were older older phones like the s1 and s2. does the t999l specifically pick a fight? maybe a quirk of 4.1.2?
joehein said:
but this works with other t-mobile phones and i know this because i have done it without an unlock, but those were older older phones like the s1 and s2. does the t999l specifically pick a fight? maybe a quirk of 4.1.2?
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I believe in order for this to work on this device, you would need to unlock it..
I'm no expert, but this is my personal experience..
In order for me to test this, I would have to have both devices and YOUR sim card..
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I believe in order for this to work on this device, you would need to unlock it..
I'm no expert, but this is my personal experience..
In order for me to test this, I would have to have both devices and YOUR sim card..
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well a man can hope right? and from my extensive research i have found that because of the fancy L the only way to unlock this is via a dude on ebay, or a code directly from t-mobile. i doubt t-mobile would do this for a non-contract phone though. it certainly does suck to suck.
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"Doesn't recognize it" please explain what exactly what is happening. If it is still asking for a SIM to be inserted, you will need a new SIM, but if it is asking for a Unlock PIN Code or similar, then you will need to unlock the phone to use with a non-TMo provider. Personally, I think that since you cut the SIM and it is not lining up. You should get a new (factory made, not cut) Micro-SIM. Also, I believe that it should work with Simple, Straight Talk and Walmart Family on any TMo phone.