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[Q] Unlock Galaxy Nexus?

Hi any news of unlockin sim carriers in uk? Any1 used sgs2 unlock tool from this website? it was awsome so something like that?
i have o2 just bought want to run orange sim card.
and yes i dont want to pay 20 quid or even 15 to any website thanks rather i would donte to the devs ;D

The Nexus line of phones come unlocked

Dark lord me said:
The Nexus line of phones come unlocked
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tell it my phone...locked to 3(three)

Dark lord me said:
The Nexus line of phones come unlocked
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Nexus phones do not come sim unlocked they can be locked by the carriers and most of them do.
muddassar001 said:
Hi any news of unlockin sim carriers in uk? Any1 used sgs2 unlock tool from this website? it was awsome so something like that?
i have o2 just bought want to run orange sim card.
and yes i dont want to pay 20 quid or even 15 to any website thanks rather i would donte to the devs ;D
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There is currently no 'free' way of sim unlocking your device if you hang around long enough someone may write a program to do it but you may be waiting a while. Quite a few members have stated the unlock code can be obtained over ebay within 2 hours for around £9 which is a good price. You could also contact your carrier and tell them you want to take your phone abroad and use a different sim card in it while you are away to save costs. Sometimes they will unlock it for free.
Mark.

JohnnyTrue said:
tell it my phone...locked to 3(three)
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I read something on twitter from three uk which said only their first batch of gn were unlocked and all others will be carrier locked. Three charge to unlock their phones whether still in contract with them or not.
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My one is locked to o2
well my one is locked it says something to enter password and its on o2 who never give out their phone as unlocked well thanks for telling me about ebay its cheap but still i want to suport any dev out here as i did when i had galaxy s2 and had a very easy way to unlock it... well then m gna try ebay

muddassar001 said:
well my one is locked it says something to enter password and its on o2 who never give out their phone as unlocked well thanks for telling me about ebay its cheap but still i want to suport any dev out here as i did when i had galaxy s2 and had a very easy way to unlock it... well then m gna try ebay
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UPDATE:got my phone unlocked in no time from ebay for just £8.75 thats reasonable. some named theunlockguru

muddassar001 said:
UPDATE:got my phone unlocked in no time from ebay for just £8.75 thats reasonable. some named theunlockguru
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Nice job and good price
Mark.

muddassar001 said:
UPDATE:got my phone unlocked in no time from ebay for just £8.75 thats reasonable. some named theunlockguru
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Could you tell us how to, please? THank you.

Its from ebay
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Could you tell us how to, please? THank you.
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goto ebay.co.uk and search unlock galaxy nexus and there would be two people having the code one with £8.75 price and other with £8.95 i think i used £8.75 one with the store name theunlockguru and it was perfect it just only took 10 mins and got my code hope that helps

muddassar001 said:
well my one is locked it says something to enter password and its on o2 who never give out their phone as unlocked well thanks for telling me about ebay its cheap but still i want to suport any dev out here as i did when i had galaxy s2 and had a very easy way to unlock it... well then m gna try ebay
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got mine unlocked from o2 for free, filled in a form on their site and they emailed me the unlock code

just bought a SIM unlock code from here for £5
instant delivery, works perfectly. awesome

a warning about sim unlock: I got my nexus today from vodafone spain and as expected it was locked. I got an unlock code from ebay and it worked like a charm.
But, I like to play with new phones first, then restore defaults and set everything up the way I want it. The thing is, the galaxy nexus doesn't remember the network unlock code between factory resets, at least mine doesn't (yakju, came with ITL41F).
The codes work, but you may need yours again, so don't throw the number away

any code for three? im waiting the three to give me the code, about 2 weeks now

Hello Mark, is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus an universal phone? Can I use the unlocked version with LTE carriers in the future? I am in US and Verizon is the only LTE carrier I was wondering about using T-Mobile (HSPS technology) or wait for Sprint (my current carrier). I live in USA but I am thinking about moving to Japan so I wonder if I should just wait and maybe I will need to get one in Japan with one of their carriers... Also I love the forums and it is all great, but is there an IRC room for this questions as well?
Thank you in advance,

jairu said:
Hello Mark, is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus an universal phone? Can I use the unlocked version with LTE carriers in the future? I am in US and Verizon is the only LTE carrier I was wondering about using T-Mobile (HSPS technology) or wait for Sprint (my current carrier). I live in USA but I am thinking about moving to Japan so I wonder if I should just wait and maybe I will need to get one in Japan with one of their carriers... Also I love the forums and it is all great, but is there an IRC room for this questions as well?
Thank you in advance,
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IRC channel, freenode @ #gn - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20396301
The GSM version can be purchased unlocked and used on any GSM carrier with their supplied SIM card. The GSM frequencies are listed for the Galaxy Nexus and they cover the majority of GSM international and US domestic carriers.
The LTE version, as far as we've heard, is only for Verizon in the US. Not sure what LTE technologies other carriers in other countries are using.
If you're interested in having an international capable version of the deivce, the GSM version is currently your best option.
Hope that helps!

Hi,
I would also like to purchase such a code, but how ist it with OTA updates? Still avialable?
How would it be if I later root my phone and put on a custom rom? Will it be still unlocked.
or
cant I just put on a custom rom, to sim-unlock the phone and save those costs?
Sorry for the noob questions.
Thanks

abcls said:
Hi,
I would also like to purchase such a code, but how ist it with OTA updates? Still avialable?
How would it be if I later root my phone and put on a custom rom? Will it be still unlocked.
or
cant I just put on a custom rom, to sim-unlock the phone and save those costs?
Sorry for the noob questions.
Thanks
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Custom Roms cannot sim unlock your phone as it isnt part of the system.
Flashing an OTA update or a custom rom will not affect your phone if you have sim unlocked it with a code.
MArk.

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I have contacted my carrier (A1 Austria) and complained about the simlock. To make a long story short, they finally gave me the simunlock pin.
But recently I unlocked the bootlader and the unlock was wiped so I needed to reenter the pin. After I reflashed the original rom (back to stock) the sim was locked again.
And the most strange thing happened today. I just restarted the phone today (as every day) and the sim was locked again. So reentered the pin to unlock.
My question now, can it be that the simumlock pin they have provided me is not correctly working or is this a normal behaviour or a bug?
Br, Avi
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That appears to be normal behaviour.

Root and Unlock SIM

so this is my first Android phone where unlocking the SIM card is possible. i've been with Verizon and Sprint so long that i never bothered looking up the unlocking abilities/procedures. the only unlocking experience i've had in the past have been with iPhones, where the jailbreaking software has an option to unlock the SIM card as well.
and i didn't know that you have to ride out your 2 year contract before AT&T will unlock your phone. i've tried searching around here, but i couldn't get a good answer. i kept finding threads in regard to a Canadian carrier where you dial a number + an unlock code, but then some ROMS didn't allow the dialing of that number to work (or something like that).
is there a method to unlock the SIM card of the AT&T version without waiting out the 2 year contract?

yes, just keep asking. use online chat. i got both my devices unlocked, one after 25 days of owning and one after 2 days. you do not need to wait out your contact, that only applied to the iPhone.
p.s. the other two larger unlock Sim threads in this board detail all this for you.
Sent from my Galaxy S III

ATT will unlock the SGS3 after owning it for 15 days, and as long as your last months bill is paid in full.
call them, or chat them and ask for it :laugh:

thanks for the info. i totally missed the Q&A section somehow.
in related to other threads i found, should i try to unlock the SIM card first before rooting/flashing a custom ROM?

They are mutually exclusive items to do on your phone. One does not affect the other. So to answer your question you can do whichever task you want to have done first.
That said, I like knowing my phone is carrier-lock free asap, so I'd unlock first to get that done.
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thank you for the info!
just got off the Web Chat with an agent. all i did was simply ask for an unlock and he gave me the unlock code to use once inserting a non-AT&T SIM card.
i didn't have to provide a reason or anything.
now all i have to do is locate a non-AT&T SIM card to test the unlock, and then i can proceed to rooting this. hopefully the stable AOKP will be part of today's release.

I just dropped by Bestbuy and bought the phone out-right. Un-activated phones and phones without the stock ROM have to use a diff carrier's SIM to activate the unlock screen.
Pick one up on ebay. you can get a T-Mobile micro SIM for like $2. The only thing it's good for is unlocking your phone.
Like the one I bought:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16086619163...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_500wt_1414

If u got it from best buy you overpaid. Phones are marked up from ATT cost. They are 549.99 with ATT and 700 with BBY.
OP
You can go to cellunlocker.net and put in your IMEI and get a unlock code. Great site. I use them all the time.
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pussyliquor said:
If u got it from best buy you overpaid. Phones are marked up from ATT cost. They are 549.99 with ATT and 700 with BBY.
OP
You can go to cellunlocker.net and put in your IMEI and get a unlock code. Great site. I use them all the time.
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Bestbuy does price match. So I got it for $549 plus the $10 in BB rewards.
Why are you telling the OP to pay for it when he doesn't have to?

Guess i'll have to try another time later. Not to mention the guy i chatted with didn't seem too bright. Asked if i could have the SIM Unlock code for my phone, and he said that AT&T sim cards cannot be unlocked.
Told me that it can't be unlocked because it is still contracted to AT&T. Told him i read that people have been getting them unlocked after a couple days of purchasing the device, on contract or not, and he said apparently i was misinformed. haha

mrhomiec said:
thank you for the info!
just got off the Web Chat with an agent. all i did was simply ask for an unlock and he gave me the unlock code to use once inserting a non-AT&T SIM card.
i didn't have to provide a reason or anything.
now all i have to do is locate a non-AT&T SIM card to test the unlock, and then i can proceed to rooting this. hopefully the stable AOKP will be part of today's release.
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maybe you can hit me up with a thanks
elementaldragon said:
Guess i'll have to try another time later. Not to mention the guy i chatted with didn't seem too bright. Asked if i could have the SIM Unlock code for my phone, and he said that AT&T sim cards cannot be unlocked.
Told me that it can't be unlocked because it is still contracted to AT&T. Told him i read that people have been getting them unlocked after a couple days of purchasing the device, on contract or not, and he said apparently i was misinformed. haha
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lulz;
try a new chat rep, or call them.
like ive said a million times already:
as long as you've had your phone for 15 days or more, and your last months bill is paid in full, you will get an unlock code.
now hook me up with some thanks :silly:

If you're not in a position to call to get the code from AT&T (like me, who got from Ebay and lives in NZ), then cellunlocker.net worked for me in terms of getting a code. Just thought I would mention that for people who see this thread and come to find out about SIM unlocking.

yea, i bought my phone on July 26, so it's been 26 days, and since i just started my contracts with AT&T (new customer), i didn't have a last month's bill to pay. and yet the agent i had unlocked it for me with no questioning.
btw, would i be able to use the LTE SIM card from my old Verizon Galaxy Nexus as a "non-AT&T" SIM card?

If you're waiting on a sim like I was... just install the cm10 nightly for the 21st. It will show the unlock screen upon reboot. I didn't need a dialer code or sim. This bug allowed me to use the code I got from att to successfully unlock my phone.
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NZtechfreak said:
If you're not in a position to call to get the code from AT&T (like me, who got from Ebay and lives in NZ), then cellunlocker.net worked for me in terms of getting a code. Just thought I would mention that for people who see this thread and come to find out about SIM unlocking.
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That is why I listed that site. Cause it works and not everyone has ATT. And sometimes they takes days to get a unlock code. Cellunlocker.net does it within minutes.
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WOO! Actually got my unlock code this time.

i just bought a s3 and i have tmobile . how could i get it unlocked the cheapest way? and what service would be good to switch to non contract in central valley in california. any good sugestions

THIS
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Use at your own risk I have not tried it on our model

jebise101 said:
THIS
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Use at your own risk I have not tried it on our model
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DO NOT USE THIS! It's for the 9300 international model, NOT the US models. Seriously, why would you recommend that someone try this?
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valleyboss209 said:
i just bought a s3 and i have tmobile . how could i get it unlocked the cheapest way? and what service would be good to switch to non contract in central valley in california. any good sugestions
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After 2-3 months T-Mobile should unlock it for you upon request. Just call them.

So I finally took the time to see if the SIM card from my old Verizon Galaxy Nexus would work.
I turned off my S3, put in the Verizon SIM, and started up. After I unlocked the screen, I was promoted to input unlock code or dismiss. I typed the code in and after a few minutes I was taken to my home screen.
I guess it's safe to say my S3 is now unlocked? If I really want to make sure, I would have to have a working SIM to put in my S3?
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[Q] Will other gsm sims work ?

Hi guys
M looking forward to buy a second hand Samsung Galaxy S2 T989 from a friend from US.
I'd like to know if my Gsm sims will work in it ?
he says its a locked one.
Is there any way to unlock it and make it work with other sims /?

Rushaan™ said:
Hi guys
M looking forward to buy a second hand Samsung Galaxy S2 T989 from a friend from US.
I'd like to know if my Gsm sims will work in it ?
he says its a locked one.
Is there any way to unlock it and make it work with other sims /?
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If it is locked to T-mobile, you will be able to use other T-mobile GSM sims.
You can unlock it by either calling T-mobile (tell them you are leaving the country and need an unlock code), or get one online (which you will need to pay for: like $20 bucks I think). Once you get the unlock code you will be able to use other GSM sims.

b-ri said:
If it is locked to T-mobile, you will be able to use other T-mobile GSM sims.
You can unlock it by either calling T-mobile (tell them you are leaving the country and need an unlock code), or get one online (which you will need to pay for: like $20 bucks I think). Once you get the unlock code you will be able to use other GSM sims.
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okay thanks alot

Rushaan™ said:
okay thanks alot
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No problem, my wife and i traveled to South Africa last year and T-mobile gave us the code to unlock it. All we needed to do was buy a prepaid GSM sim card and it worked in that country. Hope it helps...and PM me if you need help once you get your code.

Anybody got the unlock code?

Where?

huh and what?:banghead:

wish777 said:
huh and what?:banghead:
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Pms-ing buddy?

i have no idea i think he means sim unlock code?

llsektorll said:
i have no idea i think he means sim unlock code?
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Lol of course i mean sim unlock code....what other unlock code can a sammy device have?

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Unlock codes are unique to each device. They are generated by the carrier are third party using the device's unique IMEI code as part of the input.

same question
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.

lollipox said:
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.
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30 bucks from ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110977399328

lollipox said:
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.
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For my S3, I used unlock.gsmcanada.com. $20, and it took about 8 hours once I sent them my info. It was a Rogers phone.
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lollipox said:
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.
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A popular one is cellunlocker.net

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A popular one is cellunlocker.net
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I just placed an order on cellunlocker.net. I will let you guys know how it is!

These guys have always worked and when they6 could not get me a un lock code(very rare)they refunded my money immediately.
http://www.cellunlocker.net/

I used cellunlocker on my Bell Note II the other day. Took about 3 hours and cost $33.

For my S3 I chatted with. ATT online support and they gave it to me. Havent tried it with my note2 yet.

Two and a half years ago I got my Sony Xperia X10 unlocked in two hours by https://www.mobileincanada.com. Back then I had a coupon and it was $5.
Now I have no coupon and the cost is $20 (+HST), which is still the lowest price I can find. I'm going there again. The speed of unlocking is (understandably) dependent on the brand, apparently HTC, LG and Motorola provide phones in seconds, Samsung is reported to take between 8 and 24 minutes.
I'll report back if/when I get my code.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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el56 said:
Two and a half years ago I got my Sony Xperia X10 unlocked in two hours by https://www.mobileincanada.com. Back then I had a coupon and it was $5.
Now I have no coupon and the cost is $20 (+HST), which is still the lowest price I can find. I'm going there again. The speed of unlocking is (understandably) dependent on the brand, apparently HTC, LG and Motorola provide phones in seconds, Samsung is reported to take between 8 and 24 minutes.
I'll report back if/when I get my code.
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Well it took them two hours, but they supplied a code. To enable it you have to insert a SIM card from some carrier other than the one you're locked to, and then type in the code.
And then I saw this:
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That post contains a method to access an internal system menu, and to use the menu to sim-unlock the phone. The command to get the menu does work on my Rogers GN2, and I followed the steps, but I don't have access to another carrier's micro-sim so I'm not yet able to test it.
It'll be a neat trick if it turns out to work, and it means that anyone's GN2 can be unlocked for free without needing mobileincanada.com (or anyone else). And if anyone knows where I might find documentation for the rest of that system menu, that would be appreciated.

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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This method is confirmed to work on AT&T's GN2! Worked for me! Just follow the steps exactly and make sure you have a SIM card from another carrier to test when you reboot.
:good::good:

I am just waiting to get to the US to test this on Rogers version with an AT&T sim.
Will update when I do.
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unlocking a sim in a tmoble

I have hunted all over to find how to unlock a sim in a t999. I can not find a way to do. Is theer a way? I cant have tmoble do it becouse my account is too young. I am month to month but need to use a differnt sim do to the areas i travel.
Please help

This is the galaxy 3 thread. Not the galaxy s3 thread. No s...
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Wrong section. Moved to the TMO GS3 forums

You can call T-Mobile and ask them for the unlock code. They will e-mail you in about 24-48 hours. Once you get the code, you put in the new SIM card, and when the phone asks for your unlock code, enter the code provided by T-Mobile and you'll be good to go.
Had to do the same thing with my phone as I travel to Canada a lot.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709 unlock is free right there :laugh:

Lakeshow423 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023709 unlock is free right there :laugh:
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I was looking for that too in case T-Mobile didn't work for him.
I do find it odd that TMO would say the account is "too young".

Bass_Man25 said:
I was looking for that too in case T-Mobile didn't work for him.
I do find it odd that TMO would say the account is "too young".
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They always say that just in case you terminate early. I go through a lot of phones, Tmobile will unlock your phone every 90 days, it just has to be a Tmobile phone. You would also need to use the new phone for a bout a week so it could register under their system.