The following describes how i got my SGS3 unlocked for free (T-Mobile, not sure if it works for other carriers)
In case you want to unlock your phone for whatever reason, and don't want to pay $20-30 for it, here's what you need to do:
1. Read this article http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588
2. Call t-mobile if you match eligibility requirements
3. Ask t-mobile rep submit the request for SIM unlock (cuz you are travelling overseas)
4. Wait for your code and instructions to be sent to your e-mail address. I waited for a day to get them but they say it may take up to 14 days.
Enjoy your unlocked phone.
Who doesn't know this ? .. however you do need an active account with them for more then 90 days...
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Ok i got the code but how do i get my phone to the unlock screen. The instructions state that i need a sim from another carrier? Anyone know a work around this?
justice26 said:
Ok i got the code but how do i get my phone to the unlock screen. The instructions state that i need a sim from another carrier? Anyone know a work around this?
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Maybe there's one, I did it with another sim card which I got from my friend's ATT iphone (it uses micro sim)
That is what i thought. Thanks for the response.
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Call t-mobile
Your account has to be in good standing
Last 90 days paid
Request subsidy unlock code
Give them your imei and your email.
You will be told it can take up to 14 days
You can request one subsidy unlock code every 90 days.
Any other questions ask me I work there!
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hucesar1017 said:
Call t-mobile
Your account has to be in good standing
Last 90 days paid
Request subsidy unlock code
Give them your imei and your email.
You will be told it can take up to 14 days
You can request one subsidy unlock code every 90 days.
Any other questions ask me I work there!
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well if I had a t-mobile account why would i need to unlock my t-mobile sgs3 ?
cnpthe3rd said:
well if I had a t-mobile account why would i need to unlock my t-mobile sgs3 ?
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If you do not have the need to unlock then don't bother.
Unlocking sim comes in handy when you are travelling overseas. You can just buy a prepaid sim card there, plop it in your unlocked gs3 and make phone calls, access the internet right away. You cannot do this if your phone is still locked to T-Mobile network/sim.
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Do I need to be on stock Touchwiz to process the unlock procedures and enter the unlock codes? I'm using the AOKP rom now.
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i am having at&t Galaxy s3. i want to SIM unlock the device with code to use it different carrier? where can i get the code for lower price? please post a message . Thanks in advance
If u paid full price at&t will give it for free
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cellunlockstoreDOTcom
seems that everyone uses that one...
i have an AT&T Galaxy S3 that i purchased from ebay without a contract, i logged on the AT&T website and chatted with one of the representatives, she told me to wait for a few minutes while she checks my account, then she gave me the instructions with a code to unlock the phone (i am not under a contract and probably why it was that easy) :laugh:
:good:luck!!!
freemeech said:
If u paid full price at&t will give it for free
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not true, you don't need to have paid full price.
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I called AT&T the other day and asked for my unlock code. Put me on hold for 5 minutes and gladly handed it over. I got the phone subsidized, during the preorder.
That's true. I have unlocked two subsidized phones. Just try couple different reps.
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I used www.cellunlocker.net, worked fine and code came back quickly (from what I read it seems easier to get AT&T codes than it is for some other networks).
Chatted with international rep on the AT&T site and got the unlock code.
i'm a brand new AT&T customer with this phone- subsidized pricing and 2 year contract.
logged into chat after 2 weeks of service and they gave me the unlock code without any questions.
FREE.
Is there a free SIM unlock that anyone knows of yet?
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Yes...call at&t and ask for it. My device was a couple days old when I called 611 and requested it. About 5-10 mins later...rep gave it to me.
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Unlock that phone . Com does it chrap n fast
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Go online, start a chat with international support and tell them you are planning a trip out of country and need the phone unlocked so you can use a prepaid sim. They will ask for your IMEI#, and after they check everything out they'll give you the unlock code. I tried talking to a csr on the phone and they kept giving me crap about my two year term not being completed, and whole bunch of other gibberish rules. International support online chat got my code within 5 minutes of chat. Just did this today free of charge.
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projek7 said:
Go online, start a chat with international support and tell them you are planning a trip out of country and need the phone unlocked so you can use a prepaid sim. They will ask for your IMEI#, and after they check everything out they'll give you the unlock code. I tried talking to a csr on the phone and they kept giving me crap about my two year term not being completed, and whole bunch of other gibberish rules. International support online chat got my code within 5 minutes of chat. Just did this today free of charge.
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^ this.
so easy. i didn't even have to give a reason. i just asked for it and the chat rep gave it to me. free of charge.
PS. i am a brand new ATT customer because of this phone. so i was expecting the whole 2-year contract response. but alas, that didn't happen.
vidupakalena said:
You can Unlock samsung GALAXY S3 (I747) easily using the unlock code...Free Unlock code is not possible to get for Latest Phone...Visit the site
Prounlocking.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii/rs8wp9/ get Unlock code and Unlock it easily..
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not true. follow my directions and get your unlock code for free directly from att.
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vidupakalena, are you kidding?! This site asks from $29.49 to $60.52 for their service! Greedy bastards! I'm not an AT&T customer so I can't use free unlock from AT&T, but I bought unlock code on eBay for just $2.93! And there was even a possibility to bargain see item number 251115115459.
Don't advertize this bull**** here, please.
projek7 said:
not true. follow my directions and get your unlock code for free directly from att.
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yup, this is legit, just login to your att account then find the link that will chat for customerservice, then ask them the unlock code, they will ask ur ime, within less than 5mins theyll give u the unlock code and instructions to unlock ur phone
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Hello,
I just got a TMO Galaxy S4 SCH-M919, i am trying to have it unlock with the unlocking company and apparently they can't
they sent me the e-mail listed below, So my questions is.....
Has anyone be able to unlock their New TMO Galaxy S4?
What you guys recommend i need this phone Unlock, and i don't want to root and reflash to get ti unlock...thank in advance.
"Sorry I have been unable to generate the correct unlock code for your mobile. There are so many mobile out there sometimes the firmware on certain versions mean I can't generate the code.
I have sent your details over the accounts team who will send you a refund. Although normally quicker please allow up to 5 days for the refund to get back into your account.
Once again I apologise for not being able to get the correct code for your mobile. Your only option may be your network operator or a local shop who can unlock via a cable.
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ddamian67 said:
Hello,
I just got a TMO Galaxy S4 SCH-M919, i am trying to have it unlock with the unlocking company and apparently they can't
they sent me the e-mail listed below, So my questions is.....
Has anyone be able to unlock their New TMO Galaxy S4?
What you guys recommend i need this phone Unlock, and i don't want to root and reflash to get ti unlock...thank in advance.
"Sorry I have been unable to generate the correct unlock code for your mobile. There are so many mobile out there sometimes the firmware on certain versions mean I can't generate the code.
I have sent your details over the accounts team who will send you a refund. Although normally quicker please allow up to 5 days for the refund to get back into your account.
Once again I apologise for not being able to get the correct code for your mobile. Your only option may be your network operator or a local shop who can unlock via a cable.
"
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i unlocked mine with the tutorial in the general section. for free
Why dont you call tmobile and ask for unlock code? Just tell them you are goin
out of country and they will provide you free unlock code.
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idonthavename.7 said:
Why dont you call tmobile and ask for unlock code? Just tell them you are goin
out of country and they will provide you free unlock code.
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Only if the phone is paid for in full
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idonthavename.7 said:
Why dont you call tmobile and ask for unlock code? Just tell them you are goin
out of country and they will provide you free unlock code.
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I had to replaced my galaxy II last month and had got the unlock code from TMO then. Now I have to wait at least 40 days to get the code from them I think and I am traveling the first week of Sept.
Hello i live in the Netherlands and got an at&t locked device. I called at&t but they won't unlock it for me because im not an at&t customer.
Any at&t user here willing to unlock it for me? The phone is out of contract so it's free to unlock for at&t customers, all can be done online.
If you can help me send me an PM and ill give you the details
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34661189&postcount=1
have you tried this method?
bbrennan said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34661189&postcount=1
have you tried this method?
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Thanks but the phone wich need to unlock is not an note 2
then why are you posting your request in a note 2 forum????
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS
Because of the att version, so everyone here has att right?
Note 2 section is not the place for this. ...g
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Never mind, I'll try it on another way since no one was willing to do this for me.
Moderator: can you delete this topic?
He wanted you to lie to at&t and ask for an unlock code.
rangercaptain said:
He wanted you to lie to at&t and ask for an unlock code.
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So.....
inb4lock?
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rangercaptain said:
He wanted you to lie to at&t and ask for an unlock code.
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They only offer the unlock service to existing or formal att customers... Since att is not in the Netherlands i can't do anything . I wanted this the legal way, but without luck. The phone is 3 years old. But no problem I'll unlock it at a phone shop here, i don't mind paying for it i just thought some fellows here wanted to earn a few quick bucks for the effort for me.
If you flash the J2 modem you can unlock the phone. It takes longer to download than it takes to unlock.
Can i sim unlock my AT&T samsung note 4?
We still owe on the devices, we are going out of the country in two weeks and we didn't want to pay roaming charges from AT&T! If i root them will that do the job?
TRAVELING MAN said:
We still owe on the devices, we are going out of the country in two weeks and we didn't want to pay roaming charges from AT&T! If i root them will that do the job?
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just call AT&T and make sure to tell them that it is for international travel and not for uses like using it with T-mobile or something like that. They might be able to help you, it worked for me.
We tried that and their response was, not an option we must go with their international rate plan that is 20x the rate that we could have if the phones were unlocked! Don't like being screwed by a company that i pay for service for over 15 yrs!
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We tried that and their response was, not an option we must go with their international rate plan that is 20x the rate that we could have if the phones were unlocked! Don't like being screwed by a company that i pay for service for over 15 yrs!
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I successfully SIM-unlocked my AT&T Note 4 with a $16 unlock code from this eBay seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-U...XY-S1-S5-AT-T-T-MOBILE-USA-ONLY-/201203630878
Will they do it for a T-Mobile variant too?
EDIT: They raised the price
yeswap said:
I successfully SIM-unlocked my AT&T Note 4 with a $16 unlock code from this eBay seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAMSUNG-U...XY-S1-S5-AT-T-T-MOBILE-USA-ONLY-/201203630878
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arjun90 said:
Will they do it for a T-Mobile variant too?
EDIT: They raised the price
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Yikes it's £49.99 or about $77 now. Must be the XDA effect!
They claim to do the T-Mobile version too
Yes you can
I.did it
Works just fine
Been using att on tmobile for a month now
Lots of websites offer this code
Check prices and reviews
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cellunlocker.net has been a viable source for quite awhile. I've used them in the past and the turnaround time is typically under 2 hours.
slimc84 said:
cellunlocker.net has been a viable source for quite awhile. I've used them in the past and the turnaround time is typically under 2 hours.
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Not true for Samsung devices right now, it's been 4 days for me, still no code, Samsung servers are not working so you can't get unlock codes at this moment.
I just got the note 4 (AT&T version) from Best Buy to use with my Straight Talk service and everything works well except the data and MMS. Where can I get a cheap unlock code for this? I own the phone outright (paid cash). Can I call Samsung and they will unlock it or what?
christianboy_83 said:
I just got the note 4 (AT&T version) from Best Buy to use with my Straight Talk service and everything works well except the data and MMS. Where can I get a cheap unlock code for this? I own the phone outright (paid cash). Can I call Samsung and they will unlock it or what?
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Change your apn settings to straight talks and the your data will work...I'm using an att note 4 on straighttalk with no problems
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christianboy_83 said:
I just got the note 4 (AT&T version) from Best Buy to use with my Straight Talk service and everything works well except the data and MMS. Where can I get a cheap unlock code for this? I own the phone outright (paid cash). Can I call Samsung and they will unlock it or what?
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If u need help setting it up shoot me a message and I'll walk u through it!
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ok2nvnexus said:
Change your apn settings to straight talks and the your data will work...I'm using an att note 4 on straighttalk with no problems
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If u need help setting it up shoot me a message and I'll walk u through it!
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I just messaged you.
hI
can upgrade my note n910f (sim unlocked SFR France) with this rom: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/44446/N910FXXU1BOC3_N910FTPD1BOC1_TPD/ without losing my sim unlock ?
thanks in advance
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can upgrade my note n910f (sim unlocked SFR France) with this rom: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/44446/N910FXXU1BOC3_N910FTPD1BOC1_TPD/ without losing my sim unlock ?
thanks in advance
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You will not lose your unlock. The unlock is permanent. You can flash 50 ROMs, factory reset your device 20 times, use Odin, etc and it will still be unlocked.