I am currently on T-Mobile UK. I ordered a TP2 on a new T-Mobile contract from MobilePhonesDirect.com.
I thought that to keep my number, I would have to PAC to a PAYG SIM on another network (e.g. Orange), and then PAC back to T-Mobile.
However, on the checkout screen I was asked "Already on T-Mobile" and "Do you want to keep your number?" I was not asked for a PAC code.
I did not think that was possible. Is anyone an existing T-Mobile customer who started a new contract via MPD and kept their number?
Cheers, Alex.
how did you get on?
did you go from t-mobile to t-mobile and keep your number?
was about to phone t-mobile for my pac to go to 3 payasyougo, then request a pac from 3 to give to mpd, for a new t-mobile contract.
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Actually, i have got a dash from ebay. Everything works, except it can not detect the t-mobile phone network so I'm getting no dial tone.
Would T-mobile have locked the phone so it can't connect to the T-mo phone network? Should i call customer service and say i am a victim of a crime...
I assume you're talking about T-Mobile USA.
If that is the case, then I can safely tell you that they do not employ any blacklisting techniques. The farthest they can go is look up a phone's IMEI and see what accounts on T-Mobile have used it.
Have you contacted T-Mobile about establishing a service plan? The phone and service are separate items, one does not come with the other unless it is part of a promotion from the service provider. T-mobile offers the htc S260 (aka "T-mobile DASH") at a discounted price to get new customers to subscribe to their wireless phone service. You may have purchased a phone with the T-mobile brand, but unless the prior owner transferred his service contract to you along with the phone (I do not think such a transfer is recognized by T-mobile or any phone provider), then it's up to you to establish a new service contract with T-mobile.
Sorry did'nt mention I'm a current customer of T-Mobile USA
Yes I have been with T-mobile for over a year now. Got this phone from ebay, plug my sim in, didn't have phone signal, it just keeps searching.
So I wonder if it was T-mobile that locked the phone. Thanks Merwin for letting me know that they can not ban a phone by it's IMEI..
In this case I just don't konw what's wrong with it anymore, flushed it with T-Mo official WM6 upgrade... no signals.. sigh...
Thanks anyway guys.
There's always the chance that the radio in the phone is bad. Since the phone isn't a year old, you could call them and tell them that you bought a dash from them and it won't register on the network, and you want to do a handset exchange.
They will transfer you to the data devices tech support, who will run you through a few tests, and then do a handset exchange. Since it's a T-Mobile only phone and it's been out less than a year, it's guaranteed to be under warranty. Try not to tell them that you got it from EBay Tell them you bought it from an indirect dealer (mall kiosk) somewhere.
Just curious, what's your radio version?
if somebody can answer my question thats be great.
im trying to buy note 4 its at&t. but the person who bought the phone from at&t he did not activate the phone on at&t network.. he just got it in the mail and never contact at&t to activate it.. and he did not pay it off
ri have red pocket SIM and this is what i use for phone service..
if i buy this phone and use my SIM card with it.. does the phone with count as blacklist in at&t database ? what i know at&t blacklist phones will not work on red pocket..
thanks alot
If he did not pay it off it will likely be blacklisted. I assume he got it through the AT&T next program.
It will take up to a few months to be blacklisted.
But there is the chance that it will not be blacklisted as it wasn't registered on their network.
I was told that even if you owe money on a Next Plan device, you can still sell it to someone else. I just did that with my S5 and it went fine.
The Next Plan is tied to your account, not the device. If you sell the device and still owe money on it, they will come after you.
I could be wrong, has anyone heard differently?
so does at&t have all there phones IMEI in the database before the activate and they mark it as blacklist when they sale the phone if its unpaid and inactivated on any account on there network ?
At&t doesn't generally block phones regardless of what happened. They do everything with the account unless the account holder requests it be blacklisted. If they did do something on their end, they would just block it from use on their network, not others once it's unlocked. Generally I would say look for one from someone more reputable, but the fact that he admitted everything makes me think he's just going to let the account go unpaid.
the reason i ask because Red pocke SIM card works on at&t phones without unlock them.. they use at&t towers.. so its at&t based service.. and any blacklist phone will not work on Red Pocket SIM card.. im using LG G2 verizon and its blacklist on verizon but its works fine on redpocket.. the problem is i can not get 4G LTE with verizon phones i can get HSPA.. its should be at&t phone to get 4G LTE..
and the reason im trying to get that phone because its cheaper than to get it from at&t..
So long story short I can't figure this one out... I have a spare line (Tmobile) with truly unlimited data and I'd like to use it in a tablet. I have been told it's (impossible) by a tmobile store. This is the same store that told me I can't teather past 5gb until I told him I'm rooted and custom. I'd love to get a galaxy tab s on my unlimited data! Please advise.
P.S XDA is Awsome!!!
I have the TabS 8.4 T707 for AT&T. The tablet is SIM locked to AT&T but you can contact them for the unlock code if you paid full price for it. I bought mine from BestBuy and it took about two weeks for AT&T to get the unlock code to me. It was a big pain to get that code.
I'm using mine for international travel and it registers on the networks. Just check which LTE bands Tmobile uses.
Also, the tablet is on sale right now for $380 at BB.
LochNiss said:
I have the TabS 8.4 T707 for AT&T. The tablet is SIM locked to AT&T but you can contact them for the unlock code if you paid full price for it. I bought mine from BestBuy and it took about two weeks for AT&T to get the unlock code to me. It was a big pain to get that code.
I'm using mine for international travel and it registers on the networks. Just check which LTE bands Tmobile uses.
Also, the tablet is on sale right now for $380 at BB.
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Hi Lochniss,
How can you get ATT to provide you the unlock code? I tried device unlock request and ATTMobilitycare, and both said that the unlock code is not available.
I also bought the TabS from Bestbuy and unable to unlock it.
Regards.
Vrance Lam
vrance - I had to go through the "AT&T Chairman’s Office of Executive Escalations (ERT) team". I don't know if you can call 611 and ask for them??? I came into contact with them when I filled a BBB complaint stating ATT did not unlock my unsubsidized mobile device. I was rejected a couple of times but did not give up. Finally the person with ERT had Samsung USA contact Samsung Korea to get the code. I cannot understand why ATT does not have the code, but it blows my mind that Samsung Korea has it.
For everyone reading this... please be courteous and patient with these guys. They did not set up the ATT system nor do they have the solutions at their fingertips. As I am doing with the community, just guide them to the answer.... good luck.
There's much easier way if you have an active ATT account (phone account is OK). Just insert your ATT sim into your tab s, give it a few hours until ATT system update your phone information (you should be able to see tab s as your new phone in your online account page). By this time, your imei is in ATT database, you should now be able to request your unlock code thru their online system. It took less than 24hrs for me to get mine.
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Hi Xiaonan80, thanks for your advice. Will try that route. Do u know if ATT prepaid SIM card is ok to let the IMEI is in the ATT database? I am not a ATT customer, but can try buying a prepaid SIM to try it out.
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Hi Xiaonan80, thanks for your advice. Will try that route. Do u know if ATT prepaid SIM card is ok to let the IMEI is in the ATT database? I am not a ATT customer, but can try buying a prepaid SIM to try it out.
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Sorry, dont know if prepaid would work. I have postpaid account.
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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
I just received an SM-G960 for my birthday from my parents. They bought it off ebay a couple of months ago and have had it for a couple of months in the box. When I opened the box I found a T-Mobile S9 (I have a verizon plan). The phone however has an unpaid balance to t-mobile so I am unable to unlock the phone in order to use the verizon network. If any of you can help me I would really appreciate it, thank you.
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I just received an SM-G960 for my birthday from my parents. They bought it off ebay a couple of months ago and have had it for a couple of months in the box. When I opened the box I found a T-Mobile S9 (I have a verizon plan). The phone however has an unpaid balance to t-mobile so I am unable to unlock the phone in order to use the verizon network. If any of you can help me I would really appreciate it, thank you.
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Going thru T-Mobile for the sim unlock code is out of the question, you'll have to go elsewhere.
I'm not exactly aware on what the SnapDragon model development is like. Best I can assume is you'll be very limited and won't have access to whatever the Verizon model software offers.
Best you can do is make sure is whatever phone you're using now that features like VoLTE is enabled on the line. If you do get it sim unlocked hopefully sms and VoLTE works. Stuff like WiFi Calling would be out of the question.
Unless someone else has more Information.