[Q] I can't get T-mobile to work.. - Verizon Droid Incredible 2

I'm giving my incredible 2 to my friend who has T-mobile and i flashed cm9 global because it's a gsm default rom and it won't connect to any network i tried putting in the T-mobile apns and they won't show up, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Did you have the sim unlocked with Verizon before you left their service?

I still have there service i just upgraded phones and i gave my inc2 to one of my friends and no i haven't got it unlocked..
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You'll need to call global support and get the unlock code for your sim.

Aye, but I'm not sure Verizon's policy on unlocking the SIM on an unactivated phone. You may have to activate the Inc2 again before they will unlock it.
Maybe someone else knows the policy more and can chime in...

Jizzylax said:
Aye, but I'm not sure Verizon's policy on unlocking the SIM on an unactivated phone. You may have to activate the Inc2 again before they will unlock it.
Maybe someone else knows the policy more and can chime in...
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They will unlock one phone per year, shouldn't have to activate it. Please let me know if you can get hspa+ on it once you've done it... For the life of me, I cant get mine to work.

I'm having a similar problem with an Incredible 2 for a friend. Flashed CM9. He was unlocked already, so he can get phone, but not data. I'll write up a post about it, but I'm still interested in this thread.
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My girlfriend has my old inc2 and she is with tmobile. I just paid one of those sites 10$ for a unlock code and entered in tmobile's apn's and it has data. But with the inc2 being cdma radios and tmobile uses gsm it will only get edge "2g" connection.

I recently unlocked 2 Inc2s in anticipation of moving them to t-mobile. They were both out of contract but still activated, and my first call to global support ended with the woman telling me, bluntly, that Verizon doesn't unlock phones period. I had been telling her that we intended to give them to family members who weren't on Verizon after we upgrade to new phones. No dice.
Not being one to give up, I waited a few minutes, called back and said that we would be traveling to Europe and wanted to be able to use our phones on a local carrier while we were there. No problem, I was given the 2 unlock codes immediately.
So if/when you call, that's probably the best story to use. As soon as they hear that the phones will be going to another carrier, they have no incentive to help.

Ok i finally got the unlock code for it and i was running viper 1.20 and it told me to use the code so i put it in and it said invalid code so i returned to the stock rom and now i don't know what to do, like i don't know where to put the code in at..

Nevermind guys i finally got it unlocked and T-mobile is working fine on it
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mastermind85 said:
They will unlock one phone per year, shouldn't have to activate it. Please let me know if you can get hspa+ on it once you've done it... For the life of me, I cant get mine to work.
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I can only get 2G to work but i think i read somewhere on one of the cm9 roms that hspa+ works on it but i'm not sure, i hope you find something
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Unlocked Dinc2 work on AT&T or T-Mobile?

Can an unlocked Dinc2 work on AT&T or T-Mobile? I don't want to face the same situation like with the Droid Pro or Droid 2 Global you know.
probably not. they might work as a phone, but not for data. i'm pretty sure the 3G bands are different.
Well you "can", but people found out the carrier (AT&Tmo) is responsible for blocking your phone. They want you to buy their phones
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Apparently it can but only on the EDGE network
One guy on here even said he got it to work with TMobile, post #5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1066953
I'm pretty sure I would be the guy that they reference to be able to get it to work all you have to do is insert your sim card and manually change the apns. I got it to work fine on Tmobile
Edit: every time you switch from Tmobile to Verizon or visa versa it will make you re sign in most every account on your phone
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got Dinc2 for wife last week, may swap with her as I travel in areas with no Verizon, as well as foreign, so I can use GSM. Has anyone tried ATT prepaid SIM in Dinc2 yet? When I get chance, I'll try it, and use b0gman's suggestion.
Does anyone know if Dinc2 still works on At&t and Tmo with unlock code bought on eBay? A couple of sellers on eBay claims that it will work ONLY outside the US. I really want to make sure because I may be getting a new Dinc2 at great price.
Thanks.
US carriers do work Dinc2
sactoguy said:
Does anyone know if Dinc2 still works on At&t and Tmo with unlock code bought on eBay? A couple of sellers on eBay claims that it will work ONLY outside the US. I really want to make sure because I may be getting a new Dinc2 at great price.
Thanks.
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It works inside the US if you unlock the sim. Couple of methods to get the unlock code: 1) Be a Verizon customer for 6 mos in good standing and call and request it from them 2) get a XTC clip and get it yourself 3) buy the code from some unlocking service... After that just go to your wireless settings and set it to GSM and input your APN settings and it should work just fine. Mine works on Tmo. It occasionally acts up and I have to reregister it, but most of the time it works just fine.
droidwal said:
got Dinc2 for wife last week, may swap with her as I travel in areas with no Verizon, as well as foreign, so I can use GSM. Has anyone tried ATT prepaid SIM in Dinc2 yet? When I get chance, I'll try it, and use b0gman's suggestion.
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Yes. I worked with VZ to unlock my Dinc2 and used a prepaid SIM for a trip to Europe - UK, Italy, Greece, Turkey. All worked fine and way lower cost than VZ roaming. Same situation - my wife got the Dinc that I used to use.
GSM is why I upgraded from a Dinc to a Dinc 2.
Using pay as you go ATT for backup telephone paid $100 for the whole year($8 a month)
How to with no data too much $$$ anyway
S-Off
Install Recovery Root
Install Senseless Rom by Lefty
Get unlock code from Verizon
Put in Pay as you go ATT
Settings/Call/GSM
Get IMEI to register with pay as you go
enjoy!
Just an fyi...I got an unlock code from Verizon, activated with T-mobile Sim, entered the apn's, but I live in a roaming area so I don't have data until I get into T-Mobile coverage again, luckily I have wifi at my house. Also edge service is slower that 3g with Verizon....but not a lot,
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ATT works aswell just unlocked my Dinc2 and I can switch between verizon service and ATT at will. Edge only but it uses the 3g/4g (UMTS) frequencies of Tmobile, maybe a ROMed phone with the right kernel could get that working
Moved to Q&Q, if you are asking a question-post in the correct forum.
sactoguy said:
Does anyone know if Dinc2 still works on At&t and Tmo with unlock code bought on eBay? A couple of sellers on eBay claims that it will work ONLY outside the US. I really want to make sure because I may be getting a new Dinc2 at great price.
Thanks.
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I bought from several different vendor for $0.99....3 out of four refunded my money right away...fourth one sent me working unlock code...$0.99!! and my phone works with T mobile....only getting Edge for now....with APN settings exactly copied from my LG G2x.....I'll try to get 3g working and post if I get it done.
can you please tell me where you got your unlock code?
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I bought from several different vendor for $0.99....3 out of four refunded my money right away...fourth one sent me working unlock code...$0.99!! and my phone works with T mobile....only getting Edge for now....with APN settings exactly copied from my LG G2x.....I'll try to get 3g working and post if I get it done.
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I don't believe you will get 3g due to the bandwidth's.
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I don't believe you will get 3g due to the bandwidth's.
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I don't know if it would be because of bandwidth so much as whether or not the dinc2 radio is able to pick up those signals.
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I don't know if it would be because of bandwidth so much as whether or not the dinc2 radio is able to pick up those signals.
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That is what I meant just couldn't quite wrap my head around the right word LOL.
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Yea I thought that is what you meant hehe.
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At&t Sim Unlock Debacle

I need some help. At&t won't unlock the Sim claiming "exclusivity" although this device is released by every provider known to man. Anyways, the voodoo sim unlock app for the international S3 is not compatible yet for the At&t 747. What should I do? I need to use straight talk and would like to be able to use t mobiles network. Should I return it or wing it? Anyone been in this position before? Does anyone have any info on whether voodoo app developer can or is working on building an unlock app for US versions?
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I need some help. At&t won't lock the Sim claiming "exclusivity" although this device is released by every provider known to man. Anyways, the voodoo sim unlock app for the international S3 is not compatible yet for the At&t 747. What should I do? I need to use straight talk and would like to be able to use t mobiles network. Should I return it or wing it? Anyone been in this position before? Does anyone have any info on whether voodoo app developer can or is working on building an unlock app for US versions?
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So even if you paid full retail they won't unlock it? That sucks
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I did pay full retail and the answer is no, they won't.
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Cellunlocker.net I have att and got mine unlocked by them.
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Cellunlocker.net I have att and got mine unlocked by them.
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How long did it take for you to get your code? I just processed an order with them.
done, unlocked. now i need some t mobile hspa radio's to flash.
Hey when I enter the *# code to see if my ATT GS3 is locked I don't get that screen that pops up on the vid showing its locked. How can I tell the phone is locked to ATT?
Thanks
U check by putting a non att sim in. It will ask for unlock code. You dial *#06# to bring up your phones IMEI number not to check if its locked.
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Well there was a video on the website that had a *# code to show if your phone was locked, so I tried that and got nothing so maybe I need a dif SIM other than the ATT one
yea i think it only works on international one. doesnt work on mine either
Ummm... Straight Talk uses AT&T's network. You don't need to unlock the phone to use it with them.
Edit: you're using it with ST's T-Mo sim? Why?
root it, then go here. id stay away from direct patching, but it shouldnt harm by plugging it in, reading the nvram.bin and generating a code
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731931
entropism said:
Ummm... Straight Talk uses AT&T's network. You don't need to unlock the phone to use it with them.
Edit: you're using it with ST's T-Mo sim? Why?
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I was wondering the same thing. I thought I read you could use either an Att phone or a TMO phone on straight talk with their sims. Also in the TMO GS2 threads there are people saying they didn't even need an unlock code to use the GS2 on straight talk. I've never used Att or TMO but I'm taking a close look at straight talk. In general is it true Att has better coverage than TMO? I know they are both better than Sprint.
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root it, then go here. id stay away from direct patching, but it shouldnt harm by plugging it in, reading the nvram.bin and generating a code
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731931
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Would be great, if the required nv_data.bin file was actually in efs like in the international version, i checked for the file in /efs and it doesnt exit.
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Would be great, if the required nv_data.bin file was actually in efs like in the international version, i checked for the file in /efs and it doesnt exit.
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Same here.
There's differences in coverage. T mobile more hspa speed 6-7 mb/s, at&t 2-4 mb/s. At&t has more coverage overall coverage tho.
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But the AT&T version can't run on T-Mobile's bands. Nobody even knows if it will eventually be able to, either. Until then, you're not even going to get 3G
Well,bought the unlock code from cellunlocker instead,well see how it goes.I want to use the att version on the Rogers network.
Got the unlock code works fine,now using the att cersion on rogers's 4G network !
Thanks for the info on the two networks. I am thinking about waiting for the next GSM unlocked Nexus phone and running that on a prepaid plan that uses TMO or ATT's network. Hopefully we'll see one before the holidays.

WOOHOO Phone unlocked

I told att that my phone was bought off non contract
they unlocked it!
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I told att that my phone was bought off non contract
they unlocked it!
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LOL, thats funny! You shouldn't have had to even do that - I've been told/and have read, that they will unlock as long as your account is in good standing with them Still though - thats good to hear you got unlocked!
Yea.... i (and many others, as it seems) simply went onto their online chat support, and asked if i could get the unlock code for my phone, just in case the need arises where i have to use a SIM from a different carrier. Took two tries talking to different people, but got it unlocked. I don't think they're quite as strict with the idea of keeping your phone tied to them until the contract is up with other phones as they are with the iPhone in particular.
i got the unlock code from the 1st chat with the rep no problem. i havent been able to get it unlocked because i dont have a different sim.
is it even possible to unlock if i leave the att sim in?
It should be fine.
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polobreaka said:
i got the unlock code from the 1st chat with the rep no problem. i havent been able to get it unlocked because i dont have a different sim.
is it even possible to unlock if i leave the att sim in?
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It may be an awful roundabout way of doing it at this point, but maybe if you can get your hands on one of the earlier builds of CM10. There used to be an issue where on the first boot after installing CM10, the unlock code prompt would come up. Don't remember exactly when that was, though....
I sold my sgs2 when I bought my sgs3.
Wanted an unlock code and att refused. I explained that I wasn't trying to cancel my contract and just wanted to give it to my dad since I got a sgs3..
Att still refused but credited my account 150 for my trouble?!?! Haha
Worked for me!
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I've been with AT&T for years. IMHO, they are very helpful, and will usually compensate you for your trouble. Case in point: Found out that AT&T will give you a 15% discount on your bill, if you were honorably discharged from the service. They could not "back date" my discount, but gave me a $350.00 credit towards my next bill(bills). I'm staying with AT&T.:good:
Canadian carriers
Hey,
Does anyone know if Canadian carriers are able to give the unlock codes? (Rogers to be specific)
Thanks
djaswal said:
Hey,
Does anyone know if Canadian carriers are able to give the unlock codes? (Rogers to be specific)
Thanks
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They can, but they wont usually do it while under contract. They seem to like to push to let them do it (if you're at the store) and charge you 50 dollars. This has been my experience at least
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I've been with AT&T for years. IMHO, they are very helpful, and will usually compensate you for your trouble. Case in point: Found out that AT&T will give you a 15% discount on your bill, if you were honorably discharged from the service. They could not "back date" my discount, but gave me a $350.00 credit towards my next bill(bills). I'm staying with AT&T.:good:
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Fwiw they will give almost any one who is in college or a graduate of college a discount too. Just need a edu email. Used my alumni address. I can't remember if it is 5 or 10%. they have a website to register. I believe that you get business class service from the csrs.
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djaswal said:
Hey,
Does anyone know if Canadian carriers are able to give the unlock codes? (Rogers to be specific)
Thanks
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My buddy world for Rogers and they're not allowed to give out the unlock codes. You might get lucky and get a rep who doesn't care, but if they got caught Thats it for them. I've been trying to con my buddy when i rolled with black berry. I found it was v chapter and effort to pay the $1 on eBay and get one. I'm not sure on the unlock process with the S3 though. Is it more complicated?
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I didnt know having an unlocked phone was that big of a deal. Thank goodness I purchased mine as "unlocked" to begin with. I got lucky!!
GSM Phone unlocking - the easy way....
To get a SIM unlock, all you have to say is that you will be traveling overseas and you need the phone unlocked so you can use a GSM sim local to the places you will be going.
In general, it doesn't really matter much if the SIM is unlocked locally.
Now, if you want the phone unlocked for loading new OS's, the i747 usually does allow loading of other OS's such as CM10 and other Android versions. While the BootLoader is still locked, there are sites where you can get it unlocked. Albeit I hear that you will loose your DRM information because of it.
My son is in the Army and I had a new phone unlocked for him. I explained that he will be deployed and needed something for local GSM coverage, without suffering the costs of AT&T International roaming. Got it unlocked by AT&T in one call.
Just my experience and $.02...
Just spoke to AT&T a few hours ago. They gave me the unlock code for my old Captivate which I had upgraded to an SGS3 a week ago for my wife. I asked about unlocking my SGS3 (1 month old) and was told that they would be able to givw me the code after I had had the phone for 90 days. They also said that I could have only five phones unlocked every 12 months.
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[Q} Network unlock?

Does anyone know if any of the usual unlockers (e.g. cellunlocker.net) has the unlock codes yet? Or if there are different unlocking methods? Thanks!
I hope something comes up soon. I purchased full price and AT&T won't unlock.
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I need this too.
EBay has them for $30 bucks... But anyone find a cheaper free solution?
Tell att your going out of the country and you need your phone unlocked. If they still say no, remind then you could return phone and buy one from a3rd party.
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Tell att your going out of the country and you need your phone unlocked. If they still say no, remind then you could return phone and buy one from a3rd party.
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Yea I need to call. I tried the online chat assistant.
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Yea I need to call. I tried the online chat assistant.
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If they still say no, get angry and tell then you want to speak to the customer retention department
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Tell att your going out of the country and you need your phone unlocked. If they still say no, remind then you could return phone and buy one from a3rd party.
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tried that....did NOT work....
Bought a code from cellunlocker. Net
It works, I'm unlocked now
$25
trim81 said:
Bought a code from cellunlocker. Net
It works, I'm unlocked now
$25
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Me too... Working...
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me three.
cheapest option I found.
trim81 said:
Bought a code from cellunlocker. Net
It works, I'm unlocked now
$25
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Any issues with this unlock? Are they permanent? I know customer service reps are clueless half the time but when I called to get my unlock code and was told I was also told I should be careful of getting an unlock code online as he had a case of someone call once saying their unlock code only worked with the phone for 90 days and then it stopped working (not sure if the phone or the unlocking). Also, any issues with privacy in regards to giving out en IMEI number?
Dome three.
Yes perm unlocked.
No problems
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Dome three.
Yes perm unlocked.
No problems
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Appreciate it.
same here. got it from cellunlocker and used the phone in switzerland without an issue.
My phone is I317M that locked to Canada Rogers Network. I messed up my phone once due to flashed 7100 rom to my I317m, and I lost all information like baseband, network, imei. After did some research, I flashed a rogers stock rom back to my phone, and my phone get fixed and got signal again. Noticed that my phone is even unlocked. I dont know how that happened, but my phone works with other carrier now. Expect if someone can explan this.
This is reported by quite a few to be working and best of all it's free I tried it but don't have a sim for another carrier but I haven't gotten any errors and my phone is still working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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This is reported by quite a few to be working and best of all it's free I tried it but don't have a sim for another carrier but I haven't gotten any errors and my phone is still working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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I actually just bought the unlock code today from cellunlocker.net (but I haven't actually used it yet) and then I see this thread and was just going to try the method from your link for ****s and giggles and it WORKED! what a waste of $25
I did mine. However I have no way to test it. What would be the benefit to having this done?
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I did mine. However I have no way to test it. What would be the benefit to having this done?
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If you ever travel overseas, you can just buy a prepaid sim and stick it in your phone and you could use your phone while traveling for cheap without paying any carrier roaming fees.
I don't want to pay for a DATA PLAN!
So check this out.... I am an AT&T user and back when the HTC HD2 came out for T-Mobile I bought it from a friend when they signed up for a new contract. Got an unlock code from Ebay and have been using it for the past 2 years without having to have a data plan, never got added automatically to my plan like i have heard happen to others? And I'm wondering why? Is it possibly cuz its a T-Mobile phone? Or is it cuz I still have an old "Cingular" SIM card? I am curious about this because right now, Wally World has a special sale on the phone at $249, plus a $100 gift card, which will bring the phone down to $150 basically, so a pretty damn good deal for a phone just out on the market. And I'm plan on getting it this week, I was wondering if any of you would be able to tell me if at some point if i was able to get a T-Mobile version of the Samsung Note 2 if i could slip my SIM card into it and then be able to cancel my DATA plan, if i told them i went back to a Motorola Razr or something, which worked when i got my HD2? Or will AT&T be able to see that i have a smartphone? Is it the newer smaller SIM card, that will tell AT&T that I have a smartphone, or will the phone it self be what sends info to the servers or whatever that tells AT&T I have a smartphone? Or do you think this method of getting a T-Mobile phone and using an AT&T SIM card will work and I won't get stuck with a DATA plan? Everywhere I go has Wi-Fi so I have no need for the Data plan it will be going to waste.

[Q] Is the G3 Sprint SIM locked or unlocked? If locked, can it be unlocked?

What the title says. In the past Sprint phones used to be SIM-unlocked for international SIMs (for instance my Motorola XPRT was) but I understand that lately they are not... I plan on traveling abroad, and I'm used to popping local SIMs.
Does anyone know if the G3 is locked or not, and if it is - can it be unlocked?
Nobody knows? Well guess I'll be the first one to test it. I'm going to Europe next week and I'll try a local SIM. Hopefully it works (if not I'll use it in my other phone which is SIM-unlocked).
You can go into the hidden menu 2945#*(model number) # and hit Sim unlock and enter a code you buy online for about 10-15$. Then you can use any Sim you want
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Pilz said:
You can go into the hidden menu 2945#*(model number) # and hit Sim unlock and enter a code you buy online for about 10-15$. Then you can use any Sim you want
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Actually I don't think that hidden menu exists for the Sprint LG G3 (or if it does the code was changed). I tried 2945#*990# to see if the menu exists and nothing happened. I also tried
several other codes for LG phones and they don't work.
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Actually I don't think that hidden menu exists for the Sprint LG G3 (or if it does the code was changed). I tried 2945#*990# to see if the menu exists and nothing happened. I also tried
several other codes for LG phones and they don't work.
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Look at g2 for unlock but if they updated to the same type sprint and Samsung did then sprint is the only unlock they do it for note 3 ota .I don't get my g3 until today
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FWIW I called Sprint, did a bit of social engineering on the phone and they agreed to unlock my SIM for foreign SIMs. It took 24h as they had to have it approved by the "backoffice" but eventually it worked. They did it all at their end, so I can't post a procedure. According to their rules the device wasn't eligible for unlock (among other conditions, a device has to be activated on your account for a minimum of 90 days to be eligible) but they still approved it "since you're a long-time customer" That was nice.
Currently using my Sprint LGG3 happily in Italy with a local SIM
Is your phone rooted?
If it is, do you mind grabbing a couple of files for me. This can help in creating the GSM unlock for the G3, just as there was for G2.
TIA
varunrs said:
Is your phone rooted?
If it is, do you mind grabbing a couple of files for me. This can help in creating the GSM unlock for the G3, just as there was for G2.
TIA
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No Sprint root yet, but I'll PM you about the request once this is possible.
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I was curious about this as well and the thing is options for gsm/umts mode are available out of the box. If i recall correctly such settings were hidden if the phone was not unlocked or inaccessible. Please correct me if I'm wrong however i do plan on contacting Sprint to unlock as i have to go abroad in a month or so just in case.
I don't know about the G3, but the settings were easily found on the G2. However to use the phone in GSM/UMTS mode abroad, the phone needed to be internationally unlocked by Sprint.
One of the guys, used files from an unlocked G2 and created the method to unlock any Sprint G2 for international use. I am just trying to reverse engineer the unlock for the G3 by following the same steps that he did for the G2. His method does require root, so waiting for it like everyone else. With my experience on the HTC One series, the unlock method remains the same for Sprint phones as there is hardly any merit for Sprint to patch these exploits. Hoping same is true for LG phones as well.
So I called up Sprint today for getting the phone unlocked.
Let me start by saying my family has been with Sprint for close to 15 years, No late payments, have a total of 4 phone lines active on the 1500 minute family share plan with unlimited data and So on.
After talking to about 4 people and wasting an hour or So I Was told my phone is not eligible for unlock before 90 days of it being active. I plan on traveling internationally on September 8 and they just wouldn't do it and went on a spiel regarding Wi-Fi calling and telling me calls would be free internationally if I will be connected on a Wi-Fi network. I am taking that with a huge grain of salt. I Don't see how i can call local numbers while in Pakistan for free on Wi-Fi calling as it requires access to location and will technically only work where 911 services are available to be called on Wi-Fi from my understanding, correct me if I am wrong.
Anyways I threatened to cancel service and still they did not budge, can Sprint really afford to leak customers like that, they are no Verizon, every thing regarding their network is horrendous the only reason I'm chained to them is because my brother and sister don't want to lose their number and my dad doesn't want to pay etf ( I've told him about tmobile taking care of etf, but when i checked on their online website, none of our Sprint numbers seemed to be portable, hence i seem to be stuck...).
One thing i forgot to ask was, is it possible to swap my dad's old iPhone 5 back (which was unlocked by Sprint) and then just wait out the 90 days until they decide to unlock the g3? Or does the g3 have to stay activated through out the 90 day period? I ask because then I would have to leave this g3 here in the States (i used my fathers upgrade, was planning on switching his iPhone 5 back to the active account after getting this g3 internationally unlocked). Any insight on that matter would be appreciated.
Hoping there may be some break through on sim unlock before the 8th of September via rooting would hate to leave this phone behind (btw I am an international medical student hence the reason for needing it unlocked, just have one more year of school left).
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Update: Got a call from Sprint this morning, they apologized for putting me through the hassle i mentioned in my earlier post and went ahead and unlocked my device. Guess there's hope for Sprint after all. I still maintain that the customer service reps are not very helpful at all though Or maybe they just don't have the power to over ride certain things who knows.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776198
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Jocelyn said:
No Sprint root yet, but I'll PM you about the request once this is possible.
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There is the way for root LS990 in the link below. Please help to find a folder name 'carrier' in the root folder and catch it out if it exist. Thank you very much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776198
hetaldp said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776198
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Hetal bhai, that method doesn't work on ZV4. Or has it been sorted.
Also your thoughts on whether the same method of unlocking will work as the one on G2.
varunrs said:
Hetal bhai, that method doesn't work on ZV4. Or has it been sorted.
Also your thoughts on whether the same method of unlocking will work as the one on G2.
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My G3 will land soon ! Wil update
did the reverse unlock work for G3 ?
Waiting if someone who has got his phone unlocked from Sprint, root their phone and grab a couple of files for me to check if the unlock is possible on G3. Please PM me if someone has root on their unlocked phone.
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varunrs said:
Waiting if someone who has got his phone unlocked from Sprint, root their phone and grab a couple of files for me to check if the unlock is possible on G3. Please PM me if someone has root on their unlocked phone.
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Have you already?
There are a couple of people at the Forum to unlock phones.
I think they're are some Cloudyfa Roms for the G3. That ROM unlocks your phone out of the box. Or you can try flashing an aosp ROM. Then dialing *#*#4636#*#* and switch the GSM only. It works on the g2. Not sure about the G3 but it's worth a shot. This also works for domestic use in the the US.

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