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I'm with my third Gnex now and this and the 2nd one already came with a unlocked bootloader. Is that normal for a replacement phone? I kust gpt the phone without any package and without battery and back cover. When I returned the 2nd one I locked it again.
So I wanted to now if thats necessary? I got my phone at vodafone germany
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Hmm I remember people getting replacement evo 3d with s off I think its some what common I always restored my evos to stock when I had sprint but I guess some people are just braver
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Could be possible. They might just be lazy when they're re-flashing refurb phones and just leaving the bootloader unlocked.
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I recently received a Galaxy Nexus From Bell Mobility it came with unlocked boatloader. Has anyone else on Verizon or any other carry received there phone with a unlocked boatloder out of the box. Not modified by you
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I think someone else played with that puppy before you
That's what I was thinking but the place I ordered it from has now idea how come it would be like that nor what a unlocked boat loader told me to contact samsung. Odd thing my phone seems to be one of those developer phones and I have no idea how to confirm this. I have a development ID number but my phone says retail. So I am thinking it not a full production phone but I have no idea how to confirm this or rest my fears that it is not a dev but a full retail phone. Any thoughts would be great
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LTE G-Nex came locked. Looks like it might have been returned/oddity?
Here is a screenshot of my phone
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Looks like you got a repackaged unit.
Completely sealed box. No signs of tampering
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How can you tell it is unlocked? Mine appeared to be factory sealed but oddly the sticky plastic thing on the back of the phone had some kind of grit or dirt all over one part of it. Very odd if it came like that from the factory.
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How can you tell it is unlocked? Mine appeared to be factory sealed but oddly the sticky plastic thing on the back of the phone had some kind of grit or dirt all over one part of it. Very odd if it came like that from the factory.
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You will have an unlocked padlock on the google splash screen if the bootloader is unlocked.
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My Galaxy Nexus is originally from Bell. I didn't notice the unlocked item on the Google splash screen. Although I did flash my device without root with the stock 4.0.2 via Odin by Chainfire and now I notice the unlocked icon during a phone boot up. Does this mean my boot loader is now unlocked?
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My Galaxy Nexus is originally from Bell. I didn't notice the unlocked item on the Google splash screen. Although I did flash my device without root with the stock 4.0.2 via Odin by Chainfire and now I notice the unlocked icon during a phone boot up. Does this mean my boot loader is now unlocked?
i bought 2 gnex (one for me and my gf) sim free
the 2 unit were sealed brand new and the 2 came with unlocked bootloader(bought in germany(saturn) so i think thats normal (please someone from germany can they confirm that?)
the gnex units sold by saturn and media markt came with an unlocked bootloader.
It seems that they have been patched by samsung due to the volume bug - after production.
The units from amazon which were available 2 weeks later, have a locked bootloader and were already patched in the factory.
i also read (take this with a grain of salt) that yakjuxw are unlocked models but im not sure if this is true though all yakjuxw i saw came with a unlocked one (except the ones that were sim locked)
I bought mine from Vodafone Portugal (and 2 friends more, in the same day) and the 3 devices came with yakjuxw and unlocked bootloader. I already changed mine to yakju and left the bootloader unlocked.. I don't think there is any reason why I should lock it... is there?
Thanks
I worked in retail, sealing phones and other electronics for three years. I know what to look for. There is often a smell that is different if it was open. Another indication is the sticky ness of the plastic. The final is why it is sealed and repackged. Often the prepackaged film is not but on the same and the accessories are often not sealed the same way.
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I worked in retail, sealing phones and other electronics for three years. I know what to look for. There is often a smell that is different if it was open. Another indication is the sticky ness of the plastic. The final is why it is sealed and repackged. Often the prepackaged film is not but on the same and the accessories are often not sealed the same way.
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Mine had the seal from Samsung, as well as my friends' devices. All three came with unlocked bootloader. I guess it was a huge coincidence if all three had been open before.
got one from saturn in germany with locked bootloader so it seems not generally
the 2 gnex that i had were also sealed from samsung im sure about it because i check it always before i open a package
Hey guys! My phone's wifi antenna seems to be borked. Won't turn on (stuck at: "turning on wifi...", but never goes on), and it's causing my phone to reboot over and over and over again without stopping! Horrible! I tried to get Samsung to send me a replacement, but they won't because it was made in Korea. Anyone know what I can do? Has anyone had success getting a replacement GSM phone made by Samsung?
Please help! I'm really stuck! Thanks!
did you buy it off a website? Contact the website..
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How do you know it's a hardware defect? Did you try reflashing the stock images?
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We need more info. Are you rooted? What rom u on? Have you tried to use adb to go back to stock?
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i was rooted when it started rebooting, so I went back to stock and the same thing happened. I'm 100% stock everything right now, locked bootloader and it wont stop rebooting. I don't really care to solve the problem of the rebooting, I just want to know how others here were able to send it in to Samsung and get a replacement (GSM model).
Anyone know?
Thye have told me they won't fix my UK supported GSM nexus also.
I would have to send it to the UK facility to get it repaired or replaced, but that facility will NOT accept shipment to/from the USA.... So I would have to find someone in the UK to accept the phone, send it it, receive it, and send it back to me.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
lafrad said:
Thye have told me they won't fix my UK supported GSM nexus also.
I would have to send it to the UK facility to get it repaired or replaced, but that facility will NOT accept shipment to/from the USA.... So I would have to find someone in the UK to accept the phone, send it it, receive it, and send it back to me.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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Sounds like you and I are in the same boat. That is so sucky! I will never buy a phone off contract again!
buying a canadaian phone outright would probably be a pretty "normal" warrenty experiance...
Where did you purchase your Nexus? Try contacting the reseller to see if they can handle the warranty or repair for you.
Next time go with Negri Electronics if plan on purchasing another international phone.
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I had the same problem but luckily I purchased my phone from Negri and well they have shipped it to Samsung for repair but I am without my Nexus for going on two weeks now and it could be up to 4 weeks before I see it again. But atleast they were kind enough to get it repaired for me.
OP tell us where you bought the phone from... it matters. Samsung (usually) won't process warranty claims if you imported a grey market device. You have to contact the site you purchased from to initiate the warranty claim.
This is why its so important to choose your importer carefully based on how they handle warranties.
Okay...I'm in big trouble and wondering if anyone here could help. I traded one of my older iPhones for a bricked Note 2 on craigslist. Well I unbricked it and tested it with a friends att sim card and it worked fine. Made calls, 4g worked and everything. So I thought it had a clean esn since it worked. Well I sold it to someone on craigslist and apprently when he went to get it activated it has a bad esn and can't be used. So the guy wants his money back or he's calling the police. :banghead: So I guess ill go back and get it later in the day. But if it worked fine when i tested it I guess the original owner probably reported it so he could get another note for cheap. So now is the phone locked forever? Can I clear it any way? Can it be unlocked and used on T-Mobile even if it has a bad esn? I need to get this resolved as soon as possible. Thank you for any help available.
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hey guys. I have a Note 2 that I bought brand new and immediately flashed to MetroPCS last year. I assume this means it has a clean ESN since it's never been used on Sprint.
now I moved to Verizon, and just got my new Note 2 (about to root!) and want to sell the Sprint version. is it possible to revert the radio and all other settings so it can connect to Sprint, and I can sell it as a Sprint phone rather than a flashed MetroPCS phone, since nobody seems to want flashed phones anymore.
thanks!
Nobody?
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Hey guys
My country(Pakistan) does not have 4g yet so samsung did not officially release the 4g model. However, as I read a lot about how much the 4g version is better than the regular version, I decided to get one even if it meant no warranty.
I looked around the local markets and found only the t-mobile version available. I asked the retailer about it and he insisted that it is factory unlocked. I bought it and had to leave the country for 2 weeks.
So here I am in a foreign country with my new phone. I buy an internet sim card and use the 4g network. It works fine. I find out my phone has supersu installed. This makes me suspicious. Out of curiosity, I check t-mobiles imei check service. Turns out my device has been blocked by t-mobile. I can only guess it has been unlocked through software.
Other than this, the phone seems to be working great. It looks brand new with box/original accessories et al. In my one and a half week of usage, it seems to be working fine too. Only problem I found was that upon trying to update, I got the message that it was unable to do that because my software has been modified.
Once I return to my country, I will definitely have a word with the retailer, however the chances of him accepting and returning the phone are slim. Chances are, I'm stuck with the device.
My question, how bad of a position am I in? Will I be unable to flash future updates even manually? Is there risk that I could lose the software unlock?
I ask this because even if the retailer returns the device(1% chance), I will still need to go through the trouble of looking for another device. And as I said, this one seems to have no other defect. The silverlining though, is that this device came rooted...which saves me the trouble to do it myself.
Please guide me as to what my best course of action would be.
Thank you in advance =)
The reason it won't allow you to update is because it's rooted. That's what it's talking about when it says it's been modified. All you have to do is use Odin to flash back to complete stock and you will be able to update. If the phone is sim unlocked, flashing or updating the phone should not effect the unlock.
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Ok. But the phone's IMEI appears as 'blocked' on t-mobiles imei verification website. Doesnt that mean this is a phone that has not been factory unlocked but software unlocked? Why else would someone root a brand new phone?
Also, given I do not want to lose my root, how should I update to new versions of android without losing my unlock?
The reason why the IMEI is blocked is probably because the device was stolen/taken.
The reason why it will not update automatically is because the device is rooted.
If you have a rooted device, you have to wait for someone to post the official update and then flash it through ODIN/TWRP.
The retailer will do nothing for you, there's nothing he CAN do unless he gives you a full refund for the device.
This sort of thing happens a lot when you buy devices from people / 3rd party retailers.
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Well I doubt it was stolen. It was brand new with box and all accessories. He had dozens more in stock. More likely someone is buying contract phones from tmobile and selling them witbkut paying the full contract.
How hard will it be to upgrade new roms for me? Could I lose my unlock in the process?
Edit: also, im reading a lot about how all versions of the n9005 come region locked. Since it isnt officially available in pakistan, does that mean I will need to unlock my phone regardless of where I buy it from?
Since it's rooted, you can always just flash custom roms based off whatever update comes out.
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If it's blacklisted then it won't work with any T-Mobile services if you're in the US or whatever. As stated, once rooted you won't be able to update the phone through the software update from the phone. However, you're now free to flash any of the awesome roms that is out for the Note 3 and use it over there.
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Well I doubt it was stolen. It was brand new with box and all accessories. He had dozens more in stock. More likely someone is buying contract phones from tmobile and selling them witbkut paying the full contract.
How hard will it be to upgrade new roms for me? Could I lose my unlock in the process?
Edit: also, im reading a lot about how all versions of the n9005 come region locked. Since it isnt officially available in pakistan, does that mean I will need to unlock my phone regardless of where I buy it from?
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Yea, he probably opened a bunch of accounts, payed the down payments for the phones ($0-$100) and now he's selling em full price.
And with the updating.
When a new update comes out, developers will make a rom from it, and then you can just flash the rom.
You will NOT lose unlock when flashing a rom.
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And are all note 3 region locked? If I get a refund, will I need to unlock any new phone I buy as well?