My friend had service with TMobile a while ago. He no longer has service with them anymore, but still has his B&W TMobile Sidekick. I know its possible to unlock phones, but realize it might be different in this case because its not exactly a regular phone. He uses it for the organizer, im not sure if he'd want to go online with it or not. Would it be possible for him to sign up with AT&T prepaid since he wouldn't use it as much, take the sim card out of the phone that it comes with with the prepaid service and use it in the sidekick? I assume the sidekick would have to be unlocked first (is that even possible) so it can be used across networks?
If its possible what would i need to do it?
Just wondering if its possible, tryin to help a friend out,
Thanks,
~J
Send the phone to me, I will unlock it for you!
My girlfriend came back from Japan a few months ago and while she was there she bought a cell phone. This is partially my fault since I told her that if it had a SIM it could be unlocked and used in the US. Mostly true, right?
The problem is she went and bought a brand new phone that was recently released in Japan and I cant find a way to unlock it.
Does anyone know how to unlock this phone? Is there something specific I could use for SonyEricsson or is there a general unlock?
Its branded NTTDoCoMo FOMA. Its a sick phone, I just wish she could use it here.
Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance
Is Sony using WM?
OK when she got the phone did she ask for it to be enabled for roaming?
Have you asked the provider to unlock the phone for you?
The provider will ususally do one or the other.
If you are looking for a software solution you've come to the wrong place.
Its a Quad Band phone so it should work here. I'm not sure I understand why it would have to be roaming enabled. We dont want to roam, that would be expensive; we want to unlock it and use it with T-mobile.
Japanese providers will not assist you in any way to unlock a phone, its almost taboo to ask. When I was in Japan I asked how I could use a GSM Quad Band in the US and all they would say is it cant be done. Untrue because I know people who have Japanese phones in the US.
I'm not looking for a software solution, but if anyone knows where I could find software that might help that would be cool. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to unlock this phone or knows how to unlock any SonyEricsson as it might be similar.
And are you asking if Sony is using Windows Mobile? If so, no they aren't. Are these forums only for WM?
My fault.
Upon further research I answered my own question.
It's actually not a GSM phone as I initially thought. Its a CDMA phone that uses a UIM card that is identical to a SIM card.
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This is a GSM phone u can find IMEI number INa CDMA set u get ESN number not IMEI this phone is a GSM brand phone working on some other frequency. This can be unlocked using T-Sim but can't get network in your country.
hello all..
i searched as much as i could around the forums and google before positing this question.
i want to change providers. from verizon to whatever possible (tmobile or straight talk even) because verizon says i owe them $700. i havent had verizon service since then (6+ months) because i refuse to pay that. I am just using hotspots and im VERY tired of trying to find a mcdonalds or free wifi.
so im wondering if i can switch providers with a CDMA? Everywhere i looked (google) it says its not possible with CDMA only GSM.
Please help me! I apologize if i didnt find the original post similar to mine...
thanks
You're correct. You can NOT use your CDMA Nexus other than Verizon. In other words, you have to find new phone in order to use on different carrier.
Your phone will only work on verizons network. You will need a new phone one way or another.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
hey guys... thanks for your help i appreciate it.
since i cant use this phone (verizon wants $1100) is there a good trustworthy place online to sell this phone?
BuyMyTronics(DOTCOM) says they would give me a little over 100 for this phone. im desperate but not desperate enough to put my personal name and address in their form without the website being https:// or ssl...
are there any LEGIT companies out there that i can trust?
haha, good luck with that. Past due bill with verizon means your phone is blacklisted. Basically you'll be selling a pretty much useless (Bad ESN/IMEI) phone that nobody else can use either.
coovee said:
hey guys... thanks for your help i appreciate it.
since i cant use this phone (verizon wants $1100) is there a good trustworthy place online to sell this phone?
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you now have a bad esn phone, so it will be tough to sell.
also, your credit will take a hit and you will go to collections... but thats a story for another day.
After hours of reading i decide to post im really stresfull with this situation. i bought a phone trough ebay i live in dominican republic but when i insert the SIM CARD say " NO SIM CARD" like if i had not put anything. i saw in the post that sprint has somehting modified to dont let no one activate the phone until we call them. i was trying to call them but there are asking me for a phone number and the phone doesnt have any phone number like the CDMA always do.
PLEASE!! there is any way to remove that security and unlock the phone without call sprint ?
if there is any how can i do that because i dont want to lose the money that i paid and im very needing this phone.
i tried lot of thing like the ##3282 and enable the LTE , BAND 26 AND 41 also i have my msl code but nothings appears to work.
Do i need to sell the phone for parts or i will need to wait till someone resolve this problem bz as i think is a software solution ....
Thanks for all
kiorix said:
After hours of reading i decide to post im really stresfull with this situation. i bought a phone trough ebay i live in dominican republic but when i insert the SIM CARD say " NO SIM CARD" like if i had not put anything. i saw in the post that sprint has somehting modified to dont let no one activate the phone until we call them. i was trying to call them but there are asking me for a phone number and the phone doesnt have any phone number like the CDMA always do.
PLEASE!! there is any way to remove that security and unlock the phone without call sprint ?
if there is any how can i do that because i dont want to lose the money that i paid and im very needing this phone.
i tried lot of thing like the ##3282 and enable the LTE , BAND 26 AND 41 also i have my msl code but nothings appears to work.
Do i need to sell the phone for parts or i will need to wait till someone resolve this problem bz as i think is a software solution ....
Thanks for all
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I think you should wait a little longer before selling it for parts as I think this is definitely a software solution.
tHANKS ill think i will wait a little longer
Hathoid said:
I think you should wait a little longer before selling it for parts as I think this is definitely a software solution.
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Need unlock code from Sprint for international use... they unlock over network. Still, shouldn't say no SIM card, try another.
Steamer86 said:
Need unlock code from Sprint for international use... they unlock over network. Still, shouldn't say no SIM card, try another.
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I've tried 3, all of them say no sim card.
Bottom line you shouldn't have bought the Sprint model. Sprint sends out the unlock code/unlocks the phone over their network and you being in the D.R, you're out of luck.
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Bottom line you shouldn't have bought the Sprint model. Sprint sends out the unlock code/unlocks the phone over their network and you being in the D.R, you're out of luck.
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It's not as complex as you are making it out to be, don't crush people's hope if you don't have facts behind it. Yes it wasn't a good idea to get the sprint one, but the deed is already done. Both the S4 and the HTC ONE were unlocked without sprint sometime after their release, I believe it will be the same case for the G2.
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It's not as complex as you are making it out to be, don't crush people's hope if you don't have facts behind it. Yes it wasn't a good idea to get the sprint one, but the deed is already done. Both the S4 and the HTC ONE were unlocked without sprint sometime after their release, I believe it will be the same case for the G2.
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...and you have the "facts" that the G2 will be unlocked or you just want to "believe"? This belief of yours is based on what facts exactly? The HTC One and S4 are/were much more massively popular devices and attract much more attention. You are chastising me for being a realist yet all you're giving the O.P is your belief, just that.
I'm not crushing anyone's hope (where in blazes did you even get that from ). Why suffer through the wait for an unlock when the choice is there for O.P to get rid of it for as much as he/she can still get for it and get the GSM version.
kiorix said:
After hours of reading i decide to post im really stresfull with this situation. i bought a phone trough ebay i live in dominican republic but when i insert the SIM CARD say " NO SIM CARD" like if i had not put anything. i saw in the post that sprint has somehting modified to dont let no one activate the phone until we call them. i was trying to call them but there are asking me for a phone number and the phone doesnt have any phone number like the CDMA always do.
PLEASE!! there is any way to remove that security and unlock the phone without call sprint ?
if there is any how can i do that because i dont want to lose the money that i paid and im very needing this phone.
i tried lot of thing like the ##3282 and enable the LTE , BAND 26 AND 41 also i have my msl code but nothings appears to work.
Do i need to sell the phone for parts or i will need to wait till someone resolve this problem bz as i think is a software solution ....
Thanks for all
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I also bought a ls980 in ebay, but still is locked.
Steamer86 said:
Need unlock code from Sprint for international use... they unlock over network. Still, shouldn't say no SIM card, try another.
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Pretty sure sprint g2 say no sim card because it's locked. Usually a phone would say invalid or ask for a code but not the g2. Cmiiw
Heh, learn something new with this phone every day.
Please help with the sprint unlock
Steamer86 said:
Heh, learn something new with this phone every day.
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Hi,
Happy New Year everyone!!
I'm in India and am getting a great deal on a Sprint LG G2. Only thing is that i have yet to find an unlock for it. Do the codes given by the unlock sites work? Or does anyone have any sort of idea/clue?
Please keep this thread alive. The price difference for me is substantial and I have kept my purchase of the LG G2 on hold for the moment.
If anyone can help I would be really grateful.
Regards,
George Mathews
sometimes they can also give you unlock instructions thro email so what I would do is call sprint and ask whats the worse they can say? all they can really say im sorry but we cant help? I would really just call sprint
I just got the tmobile model I paid 100 bucks more than the sprint model on craigslist. I dont have sprint service and they told me that i have to have a 2 year contract with them. That they wont do prepaid plans to this phone.. Ridiculous but that's how they work. As Sprint i dont think they will unlock your phone since you didn't bought it from them.
George Matt said:
Hi,
Happy New Year everyone!!
I'm in India and am getting a great deal on a Sprint LG G2. Only thing is that i have yet to find an unlock for it. Do the codes given by the unlock sites work? Or does anyone have any sort of idea/clue?
Please keep this thread alive. The price difference for me is substantial and I have kept my purchase of the LG G2 on hold for the moment.
If anyone can help I would be really grateful.
Regards,
George Mathews
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Sprint's international phones get unlocked OTA (Over The Air) while registered on the network, meaning the unlock codes/mechanism are sent to the phone from Sprint itself. Unlocker websites will not work.
Other alternative is to wait for someone to develop an unlock solution like they did for the Sprint HTC One and Galaxy S4.
...or get a proper GSM LG G2 variant.
Oh, you guys are going to laugh... it's so simple... edit /system/build.prop and change ro.build.target_operator=SPR to ro.build.target_operator=OPEN
THAT'S ALL FOLKS! I see this is from last month, but some may not know that yet, and I came here by Google search, because my stupid phone which is an active Sprint phone started showing no SIM card, and I can't figure out how to make it go away.
sudosurootdev said:
Oh, you guys are going to laugh... it's so simple... edit /system/build.prop and change ro.build.target_operator=SPR to ro.build.target_operator=OPEN
THAT'S ALL FOLKS! I see this is from last month, but some may not know that yet, and I came here by Google search, because my stupid phone which is an active Sprint phone started showing no SIM card, and I can't figure out how to make it go away.
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If you also read through the WHOLE thread you'll see the issues with that method...
easy fix for no sim card sign or not recognized.
kiorix said:
After hours of reading i decide to post im really stresfull with this situation. i bought a phone trough ebay i live in dominican republic but when i insert the SIM CARD say " NO SIM CARD" like if i had not put anything. i saw in the post that sprint has somehting modified to dont let no one activate the phone until we call them. i was trying to call them but there are asking me for a phone number and the phone doesnt have any phone number like the CDMA always do.
PLEASE!! there is any way to remove that security and unlock the phone without call sprint ?
if there is any how can i do that because i dont want to lose the money that i paid and im very needing this phone.
i tried lot of thing like the ##3282 and enable the LTE , BAND 26 AND 41 also i have my msl code but nothings appears to work.
Do i need to sell the phone for parts or i will need to wait till someone resolve this problem bz as i think is a software solution ....
Thanks for all
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Edit prop file in systen folder and remove Spr in: xxx.carrier=SPR
Basically delete SPR at the end of the line. And your sim will work. Verified.
Hope this helps someone. I get so much from this forum and hopefuly I can give back.
How can I edit that part?
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How can I edit that part?
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Download ROM toolbox which has a built in build.prop editor (You must be rooted to do this). If you're doing this, change the OPEN to spr (lower case) and then reboot, otherwise you will get system UI crashes.
But... there is now a permanent unlock for the ls980. Please check the Sprint section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655133
I know how to flash my ls-970 to Cricket. What I don't know how to do is then activate it with Cricket.
I called Cricket and they said it was impossible to activate a cellphone that does not have a simcard in it. I do understand that their tech support may not be the brightest people and I see on this forum that other ls-970 owners have flashed to Cricket, but nobody explains how they activated the phone after.
Please help me if you have done this. I don;t want to flash it and then find out I can not activate it.
Thanks in advance. My Sprint contract is up and I would like to NOT have to pay another month with them,
did you get this sorted yet? I'd like to flash my phone to another network also but I can't find anything.