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Phone came with unlocked bootloader?

so kinda bothersome....but not really i dont guess....was following directions on droidlife to unlock bootloader. Noticed it said bootloader unlocked but went on anyway. typed fastboot oem unlock and it says error, already unlocked. Guess my nexus shipped already unlocked? Is this possible?
also under signing it says engineering....one in droid life photo says production....anybody else?

You have a protoype or dev phone. I have one as well. It doesn't really make a difference because these bootloaders can be locked again (I think).

Not sure about you, but I wouldn't enjoy having an engineering model. Never know what could happen in the future depending on how new or old it is. Where did you get it from?

I purchased from verizon store yesterday.....build date of 11/18 I think it said

So you are saying that from the very first boot you had the white unlock icon on the startup screen where it says GOOGLE in white?
I doubt you got a dev or proto...
maybe someone returned one? or maybe ur sales rep unlocked it for you (lol)
if it bothers you return it and unlock it yourself lol

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So you are saying that from the very first boot you had the white unlock icon on the startup screen where it says GOOGLE in white?
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yup didn't really know what that meant until you posted that though.

so any negatives to having an engineering model phone?

seee screenshot below:
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so any negatives to having an engineering model phone?
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probably not.. still weird how they sold a "engineering model" as retail though

yea im thinking I might just return it and get a production model....what would ya'll do?

Hi,
I bought my nexus in Germany (Saturn stores). I just found out that my GN was also unlocked. I never flashed a phone before so i was not sure what to make out of it.
And indeed now that you say it the white GOOGLE text has come up on boot from the first time i booted him.
So any cool things i can do with a dev phone? Any disadvantages?

Meekong said:
Hi,
I bought my nexus in Germany (Saturn stores). I just found out that my GN was also unlocked. I never flashed a phone before so i was not sure what to make out of it.
And indeed now that you say it the white GOOGLE text has come up on boot from the first time i booted him.
So any cool things i can do with a dev phone? Any disadvantages?
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check about phone and see if under model # it says Galaxy Nexus (ENGINEER) like mine does...

Bump,......

It doesnt say Engineer with me... :/

Possible Unlock For SGH-T999L?

After scouring the net for the last week or so to find a method of unlocking the SGH-T999L without either purchasing a box or an unlock code from a shady eBay dealer, I stumbled across an app that seems like I might do the job.
RegionLockAway by Chainfire seems to remove the network lock on this specific model, despite being designed for the Galaxy Note 3.
(original thread) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
Now, I've tried this on my phone, and as I said before, it seems to have removed the network lock on my SGH-T999L, but only partially. I am no longer bothered for an unlock code when booting the phone with an AT&T or MetroPCS SIM card inserted, and my account details assigned to the SIM cards are displayed under my phone's settings. The issue is that I cannot seem to connect to any networks.
I don't know if this will lead to anything, but I just felt like sharing this little tidbit of information with you guys. If anyone else would like to try this out and post results, I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated by the community. Hopefully this gets us one step closer to unlocking this bastard of a phone with minimal effort.
P.S. If this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it, and I apologize.
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CraviingCritic said:
After scouring the net for the last week or so to find a method of unlocking the SGH-T999L without either purchasing a box or an unlock code from a shady eBay dealer, I stumbled across an app that seems like I might do the job.
RegionLockAway by Chainfire seems to remove the network lock on this specific model, despite being designed for the Galaxy Note 3.
(original thread) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
Now, I've tried this on my phone, and as I said before, it seems to have removed the network lock on my SGH-T999L, but only partially. I am no longer bothered for an unlock code when booting the phone with an AT&T or MetroPCS SIM card inserted, and my account details assigned to the SIM cards are displayed under my phone's settings. The issue is that I cannot seem to connect to any networks.
I don't know if this will lead to anything, but I just felt like sharing this little tidbit of information with you guys. If anyone else would like to try this out and post results, I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated by the community. Hopefully this gets us one step closer to unlocking this bastard of a phone with minimal effort.
P.S. If this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it, and I apologize.
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Tried changing ur apn settings?

I'm very interested in this, and the APN might just be what he needs, please post results whenever you have them.

I concur. Sounds definitely like APN issue.

Still searching...
Perseus said:
I concur. Sounds definitely like APN issue.
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Rooted sgh-t999L with stock 4.3... I just tried this in hopes of a network unlock as a side effect and it did not work. I ran it twice to make sure.

[Q] Sim unlock (still not possible)

Hey,
for me the version rooted is minor important than the remove of the simlock. Will there be a chance to find a way to remove it as in "http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/free-sim-unlock-via-nvdata-bin-sgs3-t1715149" via hex ?
I would try it if anybody knows a way - even if I brick it!
Thanks

if you give me money,I can help you get unlock code

Did someone find a way to remove a Telekom Simlock?

xzm950811 said:
if you give me money,I can help you get unlock code
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how much money are you looking at, can you PM me, am sure in if you dont mind..
thanks
bR

Is there still no way to net-unlock the Fire Phone?

Still have my Telekom lock
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk

I also want to unlock it. Phone not banded, its prototipe, but locked from [email protected]
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For Telekom customers in germany the fire phone unlock is FREE after 15.12.2014
https://www.t-mobile.de/sim-lock-entsperren/0,20638,23789-_,00.html
For that who shoot a phone for 10€ - congratulations

bubbasworld said:
Still have my Telekom lock
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk
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Did you get rid of the netlock? I still have 3 phones lying around. What about changing the IMEI?

LX+R said:
Did you get rid of the netlock? I still have 3 phones lying around. What about changing the IMEI?
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I might be completely missing the point here but haven't Amazon been dishing out unlock codes direct for some time?

ratbags said:
I might be completely missing the point here but haven't Amazon been dishing out unlock codes direct for some time?
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I contacted Amazon Germany and they told me the phones were locked by the German Telekom and that there is nothing they can do. So I contacted the German Telekom and they told me I have to pay 99,90 € to unlock them, although I use SIM cards for the D1 net (the net which is provided by the German Telekom), but since there were sold by 3rd party discount providers, they don't feel responsible. Now I am in a desperate need for a solution. I am now trying to unlock the phones with a Telekom SIM card to use the other cards afterwards. I'll keep you posted about new developments.

A shame. I know Amazon UK were doing codes but maybe only for phones bought from them.

If you contact amazon directly they will give you unlock code, I've got one from them on my o2 locked fire phone.

Only if purchased directly from Amazon after April 2015

IS there anyway to downgrade boot loader note 10 plus n975f

Is there any way to downgrade bootloader note 10 plus n975f, I have installed one UI 2.1 latest august security patch with N975FXXU6CTGD bootloader, Problem is My mobile is demo unit and someone installed patch with IMEI match in it and it was working fine until I did a mistake of upgrading. now its apparently not possible to downgrade or get back mobile networks back. Is there any solution to my problem. IMEI showing fine and when I check status by #*1234# and its showing status NG. I want to get come back the call option to make calls please help me if there any solutions. I have tried chimera and it says unsupported modem try to install different firmware. My humble request to XDA developer to look at it and get back to me with a solution, would be a genius act.
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All the stuff you mention sounds really shady, as all demo units are not to be used as regular ones, in other words, the demo units are issued to carriers and official distributors, and never intended to be sold to public, thence, having one is not normal, no help will be offered here, as it is illegal in most countries to tamper IMEI numbers, which is a common practice with stolen and red flagged devices, next time gather enough money to buy a legal device

@ farhan_ali790 - Some things you have been saying within regards to this phone are quite unsettling. Either your mistaking what phone you really have, a communication/detail issue, or you got the phone second hand and this is the way it was when you got it.
Either way the following will be of interest:
If you have a demo phone then it should not work on the cellular network. Those are for demonstration purposes so people can see what the phone looks like, see how the screen looks and get a chance to use the apps on it. For this reason the phone was made in such a way that the ability to connect to the cellular network will not work. If you truly and really do have a demo phone then it will not be able to access the cell network.
If your claim is you have a demo phone and that it is showing (or had the IMEI number changed/patched to show) as a N975F and your talking about a patched IMEI number then sorry, but your most likely out of luck here. The discussions of tampering or altering an IMEI number are not allowed due to such actions being illegal in a lot of places. Contact the person whom patched the IMEI for you for help on this one.
It has been mentioned numerous times that flashing a bootloader higher then what is currently on the phone is a one way street. You can not downgrade the bootloader. Please take the time to do some research on the subject if you have further questions on it.

Pixel 3 XL - Sim Not Detected Issue

Hello Everyone,
I just purchase used pixel 3 xl, it was advertise as not working sim, Phone is in perfect condition with box and all accessories,
But it doesn't recognise any sim, I already reinstalled android 12 and even downgraded it to 11 but still no sim detected,
I can see that imei is exacly the same as on sim tray and box, wifi and everything else is working fine, charging port as well, but still is not detecting any sim,
Can someone help me or at least suggest what should I check, at this point I have no clue how to troubleshoot this case,
I don't want open the phone and replace sim slot yet, because phone look like new,
Is any chance that this phone might have region lock or was stolen and that's why sims are not working ?
Previous owner was using ufone sim card, and I tried EE and Three sim
I would really appreciate if anyone have any suggestion what to do next before I will start replacing parts,
Here is screenshot from my phone if it's help
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blaszak60659 said:
Hello Everyone,
I just purchase used pixel 3 xl, it was advertise as not working sim, Phone is in perfect condition with box and all accessories,
But it doesn't recognise any sim, I already reinstalled android 12 and even downgraded it to 11 but still no sim detected,
I can see that imei is exacly the same as on sim tray and box, wifi and everything else is working fine, charging port as well, but still is not detecting any sim,
Can someone help me or at least suggest what should I check, at this point I have no clue how to troubleshoot this case,
I don't want open the phone and replace sim slot yet, because phone look like new,
Is any chance that this phone might have region lock or was stolen and that's why sims are not working ?
Previous owner was using ufone sim card, and I tried EE and Three sim
I would really appreciate if anyone have any suggestion what to do next before I will start replacing parts,
Here is screenshot from my phone if it's help
View attachment 5653885
Thank you in advance,
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Just an update, esim option is working,

Did I find solution I have same issue