I purchased a sprint galaxy nexus from ebay at a cheap rate and I the seller hasn't told me that is it unlocked or not so I want to carrier unlock it with any possible way. I have to use it with a cdma network locally in India so please help by buddies.
I don't understand why so many of these threads have to be made. U CAN NOT USE A SPRINT OR VERIZON GALAXY NEXUS ON OTHER CELL COMPANIES. Especially in other countries. Sorry but u made a bad purchase.
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Esteway.619 said:
I don't understand why so many of these threads have to be made. U CAN NOT USE A SPRINT OR VERIZON GALAXY NEXUS ON OTHER CELL COMPANIES. Especially in other countries. Sorry but u made a bad purchase.
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I just have to use it for calling and not using any 3G or LTE
You can't even do that, it's Sprint-only
EddyOS said:
You can't even do that, it's Sprint-only
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Seller has't even shipped it so trying to contact him
EddyOS said:
You can't even do that, it's Sprint-only
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Um have you heard of flashing I'm just saying mine has been on sprint and cricket don't give false answers to noons lol with CDMA its flashing not unlocking and its simple or cheap depending on if your tech savy
I forgot to reply and ignored this thread.
I unlocked mine long ago inspite of rubbish talk all here and flashed local CDMA Network operator's files.
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Probably just answered before, But I looked and didn't see it.
I seen on Newegg.com they are selling an Unlocked Galaxy Nexus. I don't want to leave Sprint for Verizon. Been with them for over 10 years. But, If I purchase the Unlocked Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Can I make it work with Sprint's? Since they use the same towers for Roam and such?
If no one replies to my question I'll take it as "It's been answered".
No, the newegg unlocked phone will only work on GSM carriers.
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Of course Also, for what it's worth the Verizon version won't work on Sprint either, so you'll have to switch if you want the phone
Has anyone heard any rumors about a Galaxy Nexus on contract for T-Mobile?
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Not even a peep. No one knows at this point. If you want it, you're gonna have to just go off contract and buy the international one.
My phone shows up as T-Mo Galaxy Nexus on the web version of the market. To me, that shows that something is in the pipeline...
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My phone shows up as T-Mo Galaxy Nexus on the web version of the market. To me, that shows that something is in the pipeline...
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Are you using a Galaxy Nexus on T-Mobile? That'd explain it... Pretty sure the market just reads the build.prop and the carrier ID.
My N1 had always shown with no carrier ID, because T-Mo didn't officially support the N1...
Buy a international version! That's what I did and thankfully never regretted it! Best phone I ever used and also came from a vibrant..
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My N1 had always shown with no carrier ID, because T-Mo didn't officially support the N1...
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T-Mobile sold subsidized nexus ones..
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Yes, but they never officially supported them. They always displayed as an unknown device on mytmobile, etc
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T-Mobile sold subsidized nexus ones..
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Not really. All Nexus One phones were sold directly from Google.
Yes, T-Mobile offered a plan to users who wish to sign up with a two-year contract. This was very limited as it was only for customers who were on individual plans.
Nexus One was never marketed or advertised in T-Mobile corporate stores or their website.
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Has anyone heard any rumors about a Galaxy Nexus on contract for T-Mobile?
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Guys I don't know if you realise but FRIGGING AMERICA IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET!!! By T-Mobile do you mean T-Mobile UK US DE IT or what ? I'm waiting for an upgrade on my T-Mobile contract in UK and there is no sight of gnex on this network at all ...
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Guys I don't know if you realise but FRIGGING AMERICA IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET!!! By T-Mobile do you mean T-Mobile UK US DE IT or what ? I'm waiting for an upgrade on my T-Mobile contract in UK and there is no sight of gnex on this network at all ...
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I realize its kinda vague with some posters, but OP has an American flag in his profile and lists his locale as Dallas, TX lol.
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Guys I don't know if you realise but FRIGGING AMERICA IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET!!! By T-Mobile do you mean T-Mobile UK US DE IT or what ? I'm waiting for an upgrade on my T-Mobile contract in UK and there is no sight of gnex on this network at all ...
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Does it matter which T-Mobile he means in this case since you said yourself neither is getting it? T-Mobile in the UK owns T-Mobile here anyways.
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Does it matter which T-Mobile he means in this case since you said yourself neither is getting it? T-Mobile in the UK owns T-Mobile here anyways.
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Well just because DT owns T-Mobile USA doesn't mean they both get products at the same time... They announce and run their own product lines and deals separate of each other.
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Guys I don't know if you realise but FRIGGING AMERICA IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET!!!
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Dude, I'm from Lancashire...
If you are talking T-Mobile USA... I say yes, its the unlocked GSM galaxy nexus. Negri supposedly has it for 575 shipped after coupon for the 16gb version. That's not much more than I paid for my grey market daily steals gsm galaxy nexus. After inflation its not much more than the 520 dollar nexus s I bought day one. True, its not subsidized, but if you plan on keeping the phone for any length of time you potentially pay less staying off contract. More up front, but less on the back end. Plus you get access to almost everything in the app store. I still can't get wallet working with my nexus s but this one works out of the box. Plus square trade is less than T-Mobile warranty or geek squad (us GSM nexus s only available at best buy). Save up a little or pay it on credit and pay over time, but in the 500s this is a great phone for T-Mobile given the features. Unsubsidized 32gb model on Verizon is 645 new so...
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Guys I don't know if you realise but FRIGGING AMERICA IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET!!! By T-Mobile do you mean T-Mobile UK US DE IT or what ? I'm waiting for an upgrade on my T-Mobile contract in UK and there is no sight of gnex on this network at all ...
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I thought all carriers had it over here, just go to orange as they share spectrum or o2 or vodafone. Or could take the cheaper action and get giffgaff and buy it outright.
martonikaj said:
I realize its kinda vague with some posters, but OP has an American flag in his profile and lists his locale as Dallas, TX lol.
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not on tap talk
I think this is just plain stupid this whole forum should be divides on to GSM and cdma section. Going to accessories section is pointless to me as 99% of topics are bloated with stuff that doesn't exist anywhere else than us of a. And even if there is something it gets lost in minutes
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not on tap talk
I think this is just plain stupid this whole forum should be divides on to GSM and cdma section. Going to accessories section is pointless to me as 99% of topics are bloated with stuff that doesn't exist anywhere else than us of a. And even if there is something it gets lost in minutes
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Splitting the forums into more sections would cause more havoc. Most shippers are international anyway especially the purchases made on Ebay.
The GSM extended battery comes from South Korea and took about 7-10 days.
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joshnichols189 said:
T-Mobile in the UK owns T-Mobile here anyways.
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No it doesn't.
T-Mobile UK is an independently operated wholly-owned subsidiary of Everything Everywhere. Everything Everywhere is partially owned by Deutsche Telekom.
T-Mobile US is an independently operated wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.
But really the ownership matters less than the fact that all of the T-Mobile networks run quite independently of each other. So to get back to it, it does matter for people to specify 'which' TMO they're referring to. Of course, this one should have been pretty clear based upon OP's information.
zephiK said:
Splitting the forums into more sections would cause more havoc. Most shippers are international anyway especially the purchases made on Ebay.
The GSM extended battery comes from South Korea and took about 7-10 days.
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Yyyyy NO!!! Example : cruzier light androidified case no chance shipping from us.
Let's say I don't like the case or it doesn't fit return is more expensive and time consumi .
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I see this as unlikely, but would i be able to bring my phone to japan and place it on one of their carriers? Ive read they use cdma, but how much does that matter when it comes to radios or bands? I just bought this phone and found out a week later i will be moving there in november. Not too happy about this since i paid retail for this beast.
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I see this as unlikely, but would i be able to bring my phone to japan and place it on one of their carriers? Ive read they use cdma, but how much does that matter when it comes to radios or bands? I just bought this phone and found out a week later i will be moving there in november. Not too happy about this since i paid retail for this beast.
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It's called unlocking and basically unlocks your phone so it can use any carrier. Now it's illegal in the US but call up your provider ask and for the unlock code anyway. Say you have to go there in a couple of day and you need to use the phone. Normally they'll give it to you via email and the instructions are included in the email. All you would have to do after you unlock the phone is replace the sim card and you'll all good to go. Now don't go online and buy the unlock codes from websites because most of them are scams and even though some might work, its not worth giving them your credit card number and then be in deep yogurt. Hoped this helped
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It's called unlocking and basically unlocks your phone so it can use any carrier. Now it's illegal in the US but call up your provider ask and for the unlock code anyway. Say you have to go there in a couple of day and you need to use the phone. Normally they'll give it to you via email and the instructions are included in the email. All you would have to do after you unlock the phone is replace the sim card and you'll all good to go. Now don't go online and buy the unlock codes from websites because most of them are scams and even though some might work, its not worth giving them your credit card number and then be in deep yogurt. Hoped this helped
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Sounds great except these don't have removable sim cards.
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tamathdb said:
Sounds great except these don't have removable sim cards.
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If they don't have removable some cards then....I have no idea, sorry. Maybe call them up anyway and ask. But wait, what phone are you using? It can't be the nexus 10.
I will assume he has a sprint galaxy note 2 because he posted in this section.
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I will assume he has a sprint galaxy note 2 because he posted in this section.
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Right
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You can probably get kddi mobile in japan to add your esn for you. I'm almost positive they use the same 3g frequency as sprint, however I doubt you'll be able to get lte.
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You can probably get kddi mobile in japan to add your esn for you. I'm almost positive they use the same 3g frequency as sprint, however I doubt you'll be able to get lte.
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I sure hope so! Thanks for the answer, I'll look in to it.
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I sure hope so! Thanks for the answer, I'll look in to it.
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If kddi won't add the esn, you could get a cheap phone thru them and flash your note with cdma ws or find another mvno that will add it. Now that sprint and softbank are looking at a partnership I think softbanks carrier's will accept sprint phones for Americans that come over without too much hassle. Japan has a large cdma network (largest outside of US) and use the same frequencys and sprint as vzw so 3g should be no problem and neither should finding someone to add your esn over there. They're pretty good about letting Americans use their own devices when they come over.
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The reason I ask is I was looking into getting out of my Sprint contract ( too expensive due to change in financial situation, slow 3G etc) by paying ETF of 350$.
The thing is what do I then do with the sprint galaxy S3? I could unlock it but who would buy an unlocked sprint galaxy S3? Can it be used in India?
Thanks a lot for any answers.
Pr20 said:
The reason I ask is I was looking into getting out of my Sprint contract ( too expensive due to change in financial situation, slow 3G etc) by paying ETF of 350$.
The thing is what do I then do with the sprint galaxy S3? I could unlock it but who would buy an unlocked sprint galaxy S3? Can it be used in India?
Thanks a lot for any answers.
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You can always sell it on Craigslist or eBay (without unlocking it), I think. If it's in good condition, you should still be able to get a decent amount for it.
Yes you could sell it. I would not recommend Craigslist though, a lot of fraud going on recently
Make sure you advertise that it has a clean ESN
And it could potentially be used in India if there are CDMA carriers in whatever area you want to send it to, or would require flashing though
And idk where you're getting this "unlocked bootloader" thing...Samsung bootloaders come unlocked by default, that's why they're so easy to root
Thanks for the replies. I am not talking about unlocking bootloader. I am talking about carrier unlocking.
Has anybody used a sprint galaxy S3 in India?
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Pr20 said:
Thanks for the replies. I am not talking about unlocking bootloader. I am talking about carrier unlocking.
Has anybody used a sprint galaxy S3 in India?
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Oh sorry, I thought i read "bootloader" somewhere in there
But yes, you could unlock and flash it to a carrier in India. It would basically be the same as flashing to Boost or an American carrier just that you would need a donor phone on an Indian CDMA carrier to pull the info from
Hey, I am from India. Desperately waiting for galaxy s4.
Its going to be about 950$ here.
I was thinking of buying a network locked phone from the us and have it sent here to India and then unlocking it.
I just wanted to know if this is possible, what are the challenges?
Breaking the network contract? Lock protection on the network on s4, etc
How exactly is it going to be done
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this isnt the galaxy S4 forum section....
but, if you buy the device outright, AT&T will give you the unlock code..
Outright as in? Full price?
Also I know.. I am having the nexus right now so I posted here
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Pirateghost said:
this isnt the galaxy S4 forum section....
but, if you buy the device outright, AT&T will give you the unlock code..
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Thats if he doesnt buy the headset under a two year contract meaning he would get the S4 at a discounted price. ATT will only issue unlock codes after the contract term has terminated and I know some carriers blacklist ESN's ( But that's only CDMA right?) and possibly IME's. If that's the case, the device will be useless wherever.
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Outright as in? Full price?
Also I know.. I am having the nexus right now so I posted here
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Yes, outright as in full price, without contract.
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Thats if he doesnt buy the headset under a two year contract meaning he would get the S4 at a discounted price. ATT will only issue unlock codes after the contract term has terminated and I know some carriers blacklist ESN's ( But that's only CDMA right?) and possibly IME's. If that's the case, the device will be useless wherever.
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Yes, outright as in full price, without contract.
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that is why i said if he buys it outright. if there is no contract, there are no contract terms....
ESN only applies to CDMA devices. Unless the device is stolen there is no reason for AT&T to blacklist the IMEI, which wouldnt matter anyway if there was a way to root and unlock it. IMEI blacklist doesnt have any jurisdiction in India...
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that is why i said if he buys it outright. if there is no contract, there are no contract terms....
ESN only applies to CDMA devices. Unless the device is stolen there is no reason for AT&T to blacklist the IMEI, which wouldnt matter anyway if there was a way to root and unlock it. IMEI blacklist doesnt have any jurisdiction in India...
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OK, most of what I said was on par, good to have a clarification though.
In this situation it doesnt impact him, but it was my understanding that carriers can indeed blacklist IMEI's if they break contract to prevent acquisition of devices at a lower cost to be carried over to other carriers with cheaper plans.
Another note, aren't IMEI's used globally? In which case a blacklisted IMEI in the US would still be blacklisted in any other country with GSM carriers?
Found this article: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile...ported-cellphones-with-invalid-imei-20090622/
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OK, most of what I said was on par, good to have a clarification though.
In this situation it doesnt impact him, but it was my understanding that carriers can indeed blacklist IMEI's if they break contract to prevent acquisition of devices at a lower cost to be carried over to other carriers with cheaper plans.
Another note, aren't IMEI's used globally? In which case a blacklisted IMEI in the US would still be blacklisted in any other country with GSM carriers?
Found this article: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile...ported-cellphones-with-invalid-imei-20090622/
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There is no central database of blacklisted IMEI's.......yet
Though not covered explicitly in the documentation, there appears to be a glaring loophole which could potentially nix the ‘terrorist’ argument; as there appears to be no central list of ‘valid’ IMEIs maintained that networks can authenticate against. There may be nothing to stop a potential villain reprogramming a device with a valid-looking IMEI. According to the DoT’s edict, calls or texts from a device will still be accepted as long as there is some value there. What’s to stop a criminal reprogramming his IMEI with all 1s instead of all zeros?
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There is no central database of blacklisted IMEI's.......yet
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Alright. If there's a will, there's a way I guess
Thanx for the replies.
I guess no other option except getting it at 579$ right?
I mean 579$ is the price for s4
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chintz24 said:
Hey, I am from India. Desperately waiting for galaxy s4.
Its going to be about 950$ here.
I was thinking of buying a network locked phone from the us and have it sent here to India and then unlocking it.
I just wanted to know if this is possible, what are the challenges?
Breaking the network contract? Lock protection on the network on s4, etc
How exactly is it going to be done
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You can buy it factory unlocked from most online sites an have it shipped anywhere in the world, why the hell would you want to buy it from america anyway unless you want an iPhone, every handset can be bought outright factory unlocked unless you want to go into a contract.
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You can buy it factory unlocked from most online sites an have it shipped anywhere in the world, why the hell would you want to buy it from america anyway unless you want an iPhone, every handset can be bought outright factory unlocked unless you want to go into a contract.
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I didn't know about such sites. Thanks sir.
Is there any you could point me to
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chintz24 said:
I didn't know about such sites. Thanks sir.
Is there any you could point me to
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Mobicity is just one of them.
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