Just a heads up for anyone who has the Nexus on O2 or is thinking of getting one. The phone does come locked to O2 but if you're on contract they will actually unlock it for free at any time.
All you have to do is go and fill in the form at the link below and they will send you an unlock code; it says they will get back to you within 28 days but mine only took around 3, now have a fully unlocked phone.
https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help? qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking&case=Handset% 20Unlocking Form
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they do that with any smartphone, have done for a few years now
mmace said:
they do that with any smartphone, have done for a few years now
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I know, but I'm just pointing it out for those who don't. I know I was slightly disappointed when I found mine locked, so thought I'd let people know.
can i just ask if there is any o2 branding on the phone
for example, splash screen or extra o2 software? any physical branding i.e o2 logo at the back/front of the phone?
meeporox said:
can i just ask if there is any o2 branding on the phone
for example, splash screen or extra o2 software? any physical branding i.e o2 logo at the back/front of the phone?
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No there is nothing changed from the sim-free version aside from it being O2 locked, so since it can be unlocked I would consider it a pure stock Nexus
I think they come unlocked as mine is unlocked, tried an orange sim and it worked fine.
Mine came locked but without any O2 branding whatsoever. I called them and asked for unlock code and had an email 3 days later with the code. Very good service.
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thanks for the info.
Will be upgrading my contract next week.. cant wait
I got mine on the 16th and it came unlocked much to my surprise. T-Mobile sim is working!!!
Seems a bit daft they don't just leave it unlocked in the first place then. Its good news for o2 users I guess.
My Three Nexus came pre unlocked too.
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Mine came from three and very very surprisingly unlocked.
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Mine came from three and very very surprisingly unlocked.
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Their Twitter said the first batch are definitely unlocked but they couldn't comment on later batches. I was lucky and got the last one out of the first batch from my store.
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My parents are switching to T-Mobile, and that means ill end up with a razr D:
I seriously want to keep my Tilt 2 with Xdandroid on it, so I went to the topic where the link led to a sight where you can get a free unlock code if you're a contributing member.
I obviously haven't posted that many topics on here, so I doubt they'll give me a code :/
Does anyone know any other place I can get a free unlock code? I seriously want to keep my tilt 2 :/
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And I'm switching in a few days. I can live without my Tilt for a few days after wards if that's how long it'll take to get an unlock code
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hold out...
see if they'll wait till the 19th. rumor has it (engadget.com) that t-mobile is having a every phone in the store FREE day. meaning you can pickup the Touch Pro 2..tilt 2's twin...or even better the HTC HD2 for free. saving them/you a couple hundered dollars.
Seriously?
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You see, the thing is though, I've already downloaded so much stuff for xdandroid, and I cant move it over to an android phone from t-mobile :/
And not only that, I love this phone, it does have its quirks, but its my phone, lol
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You see, the thing is though, I've already downloaded so much stuff for xdandroid, and I cant move it over to an android phone from t-mobile :/
And not only that, I love this phone, it does have its quirks, but its my phone, lol
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if you can get a free HD2... GET IT... then you'll still have your tilt 2 and have time to get it unlocked when you can to use with the other network.
That said.. doesn't AT&T offer unlock codes so you can use the phone on other networks for free? I thought EVERY carrier had to? I could clearly be totally wrong. I know up in Canada when I was with AT&T I had them unlock every single phone I ever used saying I was going to be traveling over sea's. Now that I'm down in the US I havn't tried that though.
I was thinking about doing that, the HD2 is sooo sexy X.x
I called att telling them I would be going to australia for the summer, and they said they would get back to me on that, but that was about 6 months ago xD
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Also, the HD2 is not android, it is WM6.5.
I just got my touch pro 2 and after debating between hd2 and tp2 the keyboard swayed the battle, either way I played with both in store and both are very nice and if the t mobile free phone thing is true I would explain it to your parents and ask them to wait. I wouldn't worry about all the lost customs though because thats part of the excitement of a new phone.
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I was thinking about doing that, the HD2 is sooo sexy X.x
I called att telling them I would be going to australia for the summer, and they said they would get back to me on that, but that was about 6 months ago xD
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Try again. Usually you have to wait a few months before they'll just unlock it for you. Otherwise this is only $20...
http://rhodium.htc-unlocks.com/
I called AT&T about 6 months ago (in the US) and told them I was going overseas on business and needed it ASAP. I also told them that I was not a customer, but my "company" was and that they would be giving me a SIM to use the "day I left the country". Probably wouldn't hurt to give a fake name too lol.
Bear in mind that I was calm and nice to them (yanno, the whole catch more flies with honey than vinegar type stuff).
I got my unlock code within 10 minutes. And if for any reason you don't get the code then, just call back. If you get the same person again, I'd be highly surprised.
yeaa, if you've been with at&t for a while and had no problems with payments, they should give you the unlock code, otherwise, there are unlock code on ebay for like 20$, and they do work, I used one for my Tilt 2 and Touch Pro 2 (I like the tilt 2 better, its shinyer lol)
Well, what if this phone isn't on my contract?
My phone that's on contract with att is a crappy sony ericcson. I bought 2 blackjacks from my friend because he was switching providers, then I traded one of them for a palm centro, and my aunt came down with this phone and said she wanted to trade because this phone was too difficult and she likes the palm centro better xDD
Would it still work if the tilt2 isn't on my contract?
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Well, what if this phone isn't on my contract?
My phone that's on contract with att is a crappy sony ericcson. I bought 2 blackjacks from my friend because he was switching providers, then I traded one of them for a palm centro, and my aunt came down with this phone and said she wanted to trade because this phone was too difficult and she likes the palm centro better xDD
Would it still work if the tilt2 isn't on my contract?
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After several readings of your message, I have decided that your life is WAY to complicated.
Seriously, what you should do is have your aunt put her SIM card into the phone and have her call up and request the unlock code. Or just buy one from this site or ebay.
Ill just probably end up buying it on ebay xD
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Ill just probably end up buying it on ebay xD
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Why not here? http://support.htc-unlocks.com.
Olipro is a BIG member of this community and a lot of those ebay sellers are getting it from here.
Support fellow XDA members.
Yeah that's the place that I went to, but they probably won't give it to me because I didn't contribute enough
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Yeah that's the place that I went to, but they probably won't give it to me because I didn't contribute enough
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What you need to realize is no they won't give it to you but you can buy it from there....no need to buy the code from ebay.
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What you need to realize is no they won't give it to you but you can buy it from there....no need to buy the code from ebay.
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Exactly what I meant.
All I ever had to do to unlock my phones, was to call and tell them that my brother or sister needed to use the phone and that I needed the code so their sim card would work. I did own the phones for at least a year though.
Hello. I have a samung galaxy s3 i747 which was locked to Telus. I had an issue unlocking it with other sites. However, I found Unlock Client and it worked like a charm. Use them, their software works.
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I can vouch for them as well, unlocked my Bell i747 through them worked awesome.
or you can take 5 minutes of your time, and call AT&T, and ask for your unlock code.
for free.
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or you can take 5 minutes of your time, and call AT&T, and ask for your unlock code.
for free.
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Will att just give u the code or do you have to have your contract completed?
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Anyone link me to unlock client
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If I lived in the US and was an AT&T customer then perhaps I could phone and ask for the code, but I'm not and I can't.
Why is it all these posts are started by people with like 1-10 posts? Employee of the company in question much?
If I could just have one recommendation for an unlocking service from a reputable member here I'd be thrilled.
I can see how you would assume the OP probably works for the company first post ever and join date of Aug 2012, but I can personally say I have used their service and it works. I usually lurk and read on XDA but you can take my word how ever you want
I checked your posts, it was nice to see they weren't just 11 posts all promoting Unlock Client at various device forums here
I may try them out when my red S3 finally arrives.
I called ATT to unlock my S3 and they obliged. The problem is the unlock sequence doesn't work for me giving me an MMI error.
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I called ATT to unlock my S3 and they obliged. The problem is the unlock sequence doesn't work for me giving me an MMI error.
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You need another carrier's SIM card to prompt the unlock menu. The dial sequence is only for non-NA variants.
(Sorry to thread jack)
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I recently went overseas and used this guys xxx.cellunlocker.net, fast and worked on the first try. Use a diff carrier sim to unlock it with the code they send you.
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Will att just give u the code or do you have to have your contract completed?
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if you've had your sgs3 for 15 days or more, they will unlock it.
also, you need to have your last months bill paid in full.
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if you've had your sgs3 for 15 days or more, they will unlock it.
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it depends on the CSR you get. after trying with 5 different live-chats, i finally got one who provided the code for my sister's 2-day-old SGS3 immediately without any questions.
I told them I'm traveling to Canada. That might have worked.
Got my Garnet Red AT&T S3 today (in New Zealand). Ended up going with mod edit:link removed.
I hate to have to say it, because I'm going to sound like one of the many shmucks who come here talking about unlock solutions in order to get $5 off the price, but the unlock code worked fine and only took about 10minutes to come through. Just to be clear, I'm not claiming the $5 off the price for making a post here, I just thought people wanting feedback from a user in good standing here at XDA would appreciate knowing this service is legit.
(lord knows I'd have loved to have seen one post from a user who was clearly trustworthy before I went through the process, no offence to the many helpful people who have confirmed various services before I did, it's just that tiny post-counts invite skepticism of planted posts)
I'll take the €5 then
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or you can take 5 minutes of your time, and call AT&T, and ask for your unlock code.
for free.
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Typically At&t won't give you a code until approx 6 months after the release of the device. In some instances it is sooner but not normally.
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Typically At&t won't give you a code until approx 6 months after the release of the device. In some instances it is sooner but not normally.
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if you've had your sgs3 for 15 days or more, they will unlock it.
also, you need to have your last months bill paid in full.
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I have never had them give me an unlock code before 6 months. The last phone I tried this for I had it for 2 months which was my galaxy note and they wouldn't do it then either.
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I just called AT&T to test this (I have no need to unlock personally), and after telling them I was going on an international vacation for a month, they gave me my unlock code within about 5 minutes. the difficult part was that I had to manually cut down a T-Mobile sim I had laying around, but a few snips of the scissors later my phone was unlocked for free.
hi - i have a htc one x locked to orange uk, its totally original phone and never has never been rooted or modded before, i purchased an unlock code and the seller is 100% sure thats its the corrrect unlock code for the phone but it doesnt work, after several times of trying the code it still says " unlock code ir wrong".i thought perhaps unlock code was wrong so i bought another from another seller, it was the same unlock code....phone still obviously wont unlock...is this a deliberate ploy by orange to stop people using other sims in their phones.. I also have reset the phone to factory settings and tried with diffrerent sim like gif gaff, vodaphone etc but still remains locked and wont accept the unlock code. I have no reason to doubt the seller. im in the uk. Ive read somewhere that it may have something to do with the radio.zip whatever that is. To be honest im totally new at this modding lark so would be greatful if someone could walk me through this problem or help me in some sort of way. i would like to use my tesco sim in the phone. Thanks
Get the unlock code from orange/ee whatever it is called now.
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Get the unlock code from orange/ee whatever it is called now.
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yeah right at £20.47 ? would you pay that much ?...doubt it...
No that is why i buy unlocked only
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yeah right at £20.47 ? would you pay that much ?...doubt it...
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That's the same reason I didn't get mine unlocked through T-Mobile (greedy @$$€$!) Got mine on eBay and it worked perfectly first time.
If the code isn't working for you and you got the same code from 2 sellers, it looks like your out of luck mate and you'll have to give your greedy network the money.
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yeah right at £20.47 ? would you pay that much ?...doubt it...
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it will cost the same , anywhere in the world.
Just wondering if anyone knows of what website to use to unlock the Galaxy note 5.
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cellunlocker.net got it for 25bucks
Was the phone paid off? I tried to unlock through a website but it would not let me cause I didn't pay off the device yet
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Was the phone paid off? I tried to unlock through a website but it would not let me cause I didn't pay off the device yet
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The phone has to be paid off to be able to unlock it.
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www.unlockunit.com also seems to be able to do it, according to the first page of Google.
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I used this site and it worked. Had to wait 4 days but went flawless.
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buy on ebay cheap and fast
I unlocked from att. Call them they will give you the code. Easy.
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Just signed a 2-yr contract with AT&T. Called them to ask for unlock. They said to wait 2yrs.
so I used cellunlocker.net. It took them a whole week but they unlocked it.
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Just signed a 2-yr contract with AT&T. Called them to ask for unlock. They said to wait 2yrs.
so I used cellunlocker.net. It took them a whole week but they unlocked it.
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Mine was paid off. Got it new on ebay for 530.
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A few weeks ago, the Verizon note 4 had its bootloader unlocked. Is this ever going to happen with AT&T, is anybody working on it or something?
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A few weeks ago, the Verizon note 4 had its bootloader unlocked. Is this ever going to happen with AT&T, is anybody working on it or something?
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I'm psychic and I can see what happens to our bootloader in the future. Unfortunately, if I reveal it to you, it will cause a rip in the space-time continuum and we will all die.
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I'm psychic and I can see what happens to our bootloader in the future. Unfortunately, if I reveal it to you, it will cause a rip in the space-time continuum and we will all die.
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AT&T sickens me! Not only have they butchered this phone and delayed updates but their latest stunt is unforgivable. I got a text saying as a note 4 owner I would be eligible for a free gift. Apparently if you put the code into the mobility website you can get a free t-shirt that says "If I was with Verizon I'd have Root by now!". How low can they sink?