So I tried to activate a used Note 2 I just bought from someone on Canada's Telus network. According to the CSR the phone is not unlocked. Is there something I can do on the phone to check this?
I tried the "*#simlock#" or "*#simlock#*" or "*#simlock" and all of them just say "Not registered on network."
I did a IMEI lookup and it says my phone is not "blocked" (stolen?) but I can't find anything on how to check if it's locked or not.
Go in the boot loader and choose the sim lock option
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How do I get into the bootloader? I can get into Odin Mode and the "Downloading..." screen...
unL33T said:
How do I get into the bootloader? I can get into Odin Mode and the "Downloading..." screen...
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Hold the power button + down volume when your phone is shut down!
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If I press and hold those 2 keys it just continually reboots. If I press and hold them until something comes on the screen and then let go it just goes into Android.
If I add the Home button to the mix, I end up at the "Downloading..." screen at which point I need to pull the battery to reboot it.
I am a complete noob to Android, by the way, if that wasn't clear.
Haha alright... do you have an other carrier sim card?
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No. The only SIM card that will fit (microSIM) is the Telus one I just bought. I have a work phone on Bell but it's not a microSIM and I'm not going to cut it or I won't be able to put it back in my work phone.
I should clarify that the Note 2 was being used on Bell and I am trying to use it Telus but they said it wasn't unlocked and they couldn't put it on their network.
I also read that I should get a warning error if I put a different SIM in and it is not unlocked but I started it up with my Telus SIM and got no errors.
I'm starting to wonder if they just had a typo in the IMEI or something but if I can find something on the device to prove it's unlocked then I'll know for sure.
unL33T said:
No. The only SIM card that will fit (microSIM) is the Telus one I just bought. I have a work phone on Bell but it's not a microSIM and I'm not going to cut it or I won't be able to put it back in my work phone.
I should clarify that the Note 2 was being used on Bell and I am trying to use it Telus but they said it wasn't unlocked and they couldn't put it on their network.
I also read that I should get a warning error if I put a different SIM in and it is not unlocked but I started it up with my Telus SIM and got no errors.
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Well actually, if your phone was on BELL and you are using it on TELUS and receving sms,data,etc... your unlocked!
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That's the problem. They refused to activate it saying it wasn't unlocked. So no, I am not receiving anything on it. If I hadn't had problems getting them to activate it, I probably wouldn't be posting this.
I have a totally different phone which is s-off and unlocked boot loader and all that. If I go to that option in my fastboot screen and I her a bunch of errors like emmc fail and such would that indicate my phone was sim locked? I'm on a droid incredible 4g LTE from Verizon. I'm just curious! Thanks
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Well your not unlocked!
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unL33T said:
That's the problem. They refused to activate it saying it wasn't unlocked. So no, I am not receiving anything on it. If I hadn't had problems getting them to activate it, I probably wouldn't be posting this.
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Thought I quoted the first one
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Ha!!! Thought so. That was hella fast!!
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Download this app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock this might help
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seb_labine said:
Download this app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock this might help
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Damn, I need to root to do that. I'll keep that in consideration if I decide to root it.
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Well your not unlocked!
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I just want to check since I have no idea how the CSR knew. They just told me it must not be unlocked but I think they just messed something up on their end.
Maybe this? http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unlock-sim-for-free-on-gsm-galaxy-note-2/
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seb_labine said:
Maybe this? http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unlock-sim-for-free-on-gsm-galaxy-note-2/
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Looks promising. I don't get a network lock dialog like they show, though. That's why I don't think it's locked. The reason I'm not getting anything from the network is probably because they didn't activate the new SIM because they were having some kind of issue with the IMEI. It'd be nice if they filled in the customer a little more about what the issue is.
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Maybe this? http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unlock-sim-for-free-on-gsm-galaxy-note-2/
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Apparently I was right because I called them again today and they didn't even want the IMEI which is what they were having problems with yesterday and now that I've got the SIM activated I'm sending and receiving calls so I guess it's unlocked after all.
Yes it is haha your sim wasn't activated that was the problem !
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so i was at work and my phone just lost service, and it has not came back. i have tried flashing a different rom, but no difference. what else should i be looking for? or is the phone just bad now?
Call your service provider and see if they are having network issues
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Call your service provider and see if they are having network issues
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i would if i had a phone lol, my mom has tmobile pre-paid and shes got service but i got no clue if they are ever part of the same network.
Call your service provider and see if they are having network issues
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i would if i had a phone lol, my mom has tmobile pre-paid and shes got service but i got no clue if they are ever part of the same network.
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What Rom are you using?
You could try flasing a different radio
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What Rom are you using?
You could try flasing a different radio
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im now on cm7.1 but its odd how it just stoped working, thats what i dont get.
ikpthegame said:
im now on cm7.1 but its odd how it just stoped working, thats what i dont get.
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It does sound strange. Have tried switching between 2g and 3g to see if it makes any difference?
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2g makes no diff, ill have to wait for a phone to use and call them, and then most likely get a new phone, then unroot mine yaya and so on lol.
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i would if i had a phone lol, my mom has tmobile pre-paid and shes got service but i got no clue if they are ever part of the same network.
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If you are both T-Mob, then of course you are the same network. They don't build a new set of cell towers just for pre-paid. They just change the way they bill you.
ya need to get a new phone, went back to stock rom and still is messed up
called tmobile and it turned out to be my sim card was a older version and had switched networks too many times and couldnt connect anymore. took the one that came with the phone and got it setup and its all good again.
ikpthegame said:
called tmobile and it turned out to be my sim card was a older version and had switched networks too many times and couldnt connect anymore. took the one that came with the phone and got it setup and its all good again.
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Thats a new one on me. Glad you got it sorted
Well, if the memory on the SIM card is akin to flash memory, I guess it's possible.
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tronmech said:
Well, if the memory on the SIM card is akin to flash memory, I guess it's possible.
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Really? Totally believe you just dont see the logic behind it. Why would they make a sim card only be able to switch networks so many times? Makes no sense. The person you talked to probably just had no idea what they were talking about!
Pretty much every rewritabe non volatile memory technology out there has a limiter number of writes that can be performed on it before it fails. Maybe a SIM card will last for > 10 years. I don't know, I haven't been with a single provider long enough to find out. I can see where this was a logical hypothesis on the part of the rep, and since replacing the sim worked, where is the problem?
"If it sounds stupid, but works, then it's not stupid."
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I got my UNlock code put in a at&t SIM..... put in code... then it said unlock successful...
But upon checking this unlock with this code.
*#7465625# it still says locked!!!
Will someone punch in this code that has there phone unlocked and see if it says network lock off.
Or if it still says locked!!!???
It's driving me crazy......
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spodie said:
I got my UNlock code put in a at&t SIM..... put in code... then it said unlock successful...
But upon checking this unlock with this code.
*#7465625# it still says locked!!!
Will someone punch in this code that has there phone unlocked and see if it says network lock off.
Or if it still says locked!!!???
It's driving me crazy......
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I purchased mine as unlocked but haven't had the chance to try another company's sim card on it to verify that.
I checked with the *#7465625# code and it looks exactly like yours.
I unlocked my sgs2 and tried that code and everything is OFF.
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It looks like you are in different ROM. To unlock ur phone you need to be on stock ROM!
I did it on my s2. I was unable to use code on AOKP so i flash stock rom, unlock , rooted again and back to stock again.
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bikrame said:
It looks like you are in different ROM. To unlock ur phone you need to be on stock ROM!
I did it on my s2. I was unable to use code on AOKP so i flash stock rom, unlock , rooted again and back to stock again.
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Not really. Looks like that code won't show the correct status for S3. This is how it looks on stock rooted.
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I was on stock when I did it... rooted... but stock... seems to me that on the tmo. Version.... it doesn't display properly....
I put in att chip and it sent me a welcome message and I can call 611 .... just got an activated chip.... no money on it thow...
But on you tube it shows some s3 switching to off below the lock statues ... it MUST be the tmo version.... wish I could see ur posted pics rakeshchn......
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Oops didn't mean to double post....
But anyone non-rooted and unlocked around here.... with a s3? Thanx guys
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wasn't rooted and on stock when I did mine.
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My stock, unrooted, unlocked phone says the same as yours
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anyone else noticing a typo in the first line? lol, the b and n keys are even right next to each other on the keyboard.
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veritasaequita said:
anyone else noticing a typo in the first line? lol, the b and n keys are even right next to each other on the keyboard.
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I requested and received the unlock code from T-Mobile. I tested this by making a call using an AT&T sim card.
My screen is identical to the one above, including the typo. My phone is definitely unlocked!!!
Same thing, as all of you. I get the same pop up. I tried it yesterday with an att SIM card and it worked on their network.
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justice26 said:
Same thing, as all of you. I get the same pop up. I tried it yesterday with an att SIM card and it worked on their network.
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N00b question.... if I put in an unlock code, then flash to custom rom/kernel.. will I loose unlock?
windmobileuser said:
N00b question.... if I put in an unlock code, then flash to custom rom/kernel.. will I loose unlock?
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Nope, your good to flash to your heart's desire lol
Quick question, sorry its a bit off topic, how did you guys get your phone unlocked?
I've read threads about Tmobile being friendly enough to send you a unlock code, but I currently have AT&T. Does that affect the process any?
Yes att does give out lock codes ... just have to wait a certain amount of days..and once unlocked always unlocked... flash away..
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Hey guys,
I got scammed on craigslist and the guy won't respond. So I bought a T-mobile Galaxy S3 and it worked fine for over a week until 2 days ago when it stopped connecting or registering to the T-mobile network. I found out from T-mobile it was blacklisted as stolen/lost that day. I called to confirm the phone wasn't stolen or lost when I bought it. The T-mobile store says there is nothing they can do except offer me a new phone from the store to pay full price.
Can I unlock a phone marked as stolen/lost using an unlock code and use it on AT&T?
I tried searching the forum and I found a thread about a guy who already had the phone unlocked so he was able to use it on AT&T but in my case, the phone is not unlocked yet but is blocked from T-mobile networks.
Thanks in advance,
Buzz
Well if you unlock it before the whole illegal thing starts you can use it on AT&T.
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52me52 said:
Well if you unlock it before the whole illegal thing starts you can use it on AT&T.
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What illegal thing?
I just found out about that today?
sgs3
buzzking00 said:
Hey guys,
I got scammed on craigslist and the guy won't respond. So I bought a T-mobile Galaxy S3 and it worked fine for over a week until 2 days ago when it stopped connecting or registering to the T-mobile network. I found out from T-mobile it was blacklisted as stolen/lost that day. I called to confirm the phone wasn't stolen or lost when I bought it. The T-mobile store says there is nothing they can do except offer me a new phone from the store to pay full price.
Can I unlock a phone marked as stolen/lost using an unlock code and use it on AT&T?
I tried searching the forum and I found a thread about a guy who already had the phone unlocked so he was able to use it on AT&T but in my case, the phone is not unlocked yet but is blocked from T-mobile networks.
Thanks in advance,
Buzz
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cellunlocker.net blaclist
Check it out
http://androidheadlines.com/2013/01...ell-phone-sign-this-white-house-petition.html
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If I unlock my T-mobile phone, can I keep the T-mobile stock rom or do I need to flash it with the AT&T stock rom?
If you are on stock, why dont you just dial *#197328640# to go to phone control menu, then network lock and turn off the network lock. If you do a google search for unlock galaxy s3 xda forum u ll see it.
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DON'T EVER FLASH AN AT&T ROM even if you switch carriers you will brick you phone, only flash rooms from these forums
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52me52 said:
DON'T EVER FLASH AN AT&T ROM even if you switch carriers you will brick you phone, only flash rooms from these forums
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No. You can flash at&t roms on the T-Mobile s3. Many including my self have done it many times. Same hardware.
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That's what I told another person before and they bricked
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mustk1ll20 said:
No. You can flash at&t roms on the T-Mobile s3. Many including my self have done it many times. Same hardware.
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1111+ Thats correct I have tried every rom out there from att and it worked on my tmobile s3. Now for the op. looks for the thread on general there is one that shows you how to unlock your phone without a code. It was meant to be for the note2 but it worked on all us s3's I have mine unlock that way put in my friends att sim and it worked fine only thing that the speed its a little slower not 2G though. And thats because att's 4g its 20ish not 42.
Any ways. If you were called tmobile and talk to a superviser they can change the IMEI number on their system and the phone would come back to work in 48 hours.
I know because It have happened to me too. It doesnt matter if you have your tmobile sim on it for at least a day tmobile computers will register that phone onto your network.
P.S the only thing that will changed from a ATT rom is that build.prop It will show that its an att rom but you can edit it to d2tmo with root explorer
Just don't flash other modems from other carriers that will Brick you.
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buzzking00 said:
Hey guys,
I got scammed on craigslist and the guy won't respond. So I bought a T-mobile Galaxy S3 and it worked fine for over a week until 2 days ago when it stopped connecting or registering to the T-mobile network. I found out from T-mobile it was blacklisted as stolen/lost that day. I called to confirm the phone wasn't stolen or lost when I bought it. The T-mobile store says there is nothing they can do except offer me a new phone from the store to pay full price.
Can I unlock a phone marked as stolen/lost using an unlock code and use it on AT&T?
I tried searching the forum and I found a thread about a guy who already had the phone unlocked so he was able to use it on AT&T but in my case, the phone is not unlocked yet but is blocked from T-mobile networks.
Thanks in advance,
Buzz
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Search in Google how to change/fake the imei on android
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Or you could be like screw t and unlock it after.. They are not going to fly enforce it
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gypsy214 said:
1111+ Thats correct I have tried every rom out there from att and it worked on my tmobile s3. Now for the op. looks for the thread on general there is one that shows you how to unlock your phone without a code. It was meant to be for the note2 but it worked on all us s3's I have mine unlock that way put in my friends att sim and it worked fine only thing that the speed its a little slower not 2G though. And thats because att's 4g its 20ish not 42.
Any ways. If you were called tmobile and talk to a superviser they can change the IMEI number on their system and the phone would come back to work in 48 hours.
I know because It have happened to me too. It doesnt matter if you have your tmobile sim on it for at least a day tmobile computers will register that phone onto your network.
P.S the only thing that will changed from a ATT rom is that build.prop It will show that its an att rom but you can edit it to d2tmo with root explorer
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Why would t-mobile change the meid if its black listed
FYI... Tmobile and att share blacklists... if its blacklisted on Tmobile it won't work on att either
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clninja said:
FYI... Tmobile and att share blacklists... if its blacklisted on Tmobile it won't work on att either
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Not true
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Not true
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http://www.droiddog.com/android-blo...ei-information-for-stolen-cellphone-database/
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http://www.droiddog.com/android-blo...ei-information-for-stolen-cellphone-database/
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Not true
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i have a note 3 from atyt and is blacklisted i want to use it with tmobile but i wanna be sure if it will work some one have tried ?
I have an s3 that i was selling to mother in law to use on consumer cellular. T mobile provided an unlock code that does not work. They are supposedly investigating this. I tried to pay an online unlocker for a code, I told them the code t mobile provided that did not work, They were unable to generate an unlock code ,
What is is going on. T mobile sim locks phones and then cant provoide correct unlock codes??
What other option do i have?
This seems like a bunch of BS on tmobile part.
Selling to MiL ? I'd give for free if I were you.
Seriously speaking, you can take the phone to a T-Mobile store for further investigation. If the code does not work, don't try it repeatedly. The phone will lockup for good.
If the code did not work, make sure the T-Mobile Rep has taken down your IMEI correctly. Make them repeat it to make sure its correct.
There are other ways to unlock. But in order to try them, I need to know what android version you have right now. Its listed in Settings > About.
Its running stock rooted 4.3 with stocm recovery and some bloat removed. Have verified t mo has correct imei. Have tried 2 old centennial wireless sims and an old at&t sim. No luck.
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Since you are on 4.3, the other way to unlock is out of question. Please take the phone to a T-Mo Store after you get the new unlock code.
Tmobile cant seem to get me a correct code
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Tmobile cant seem to get me a correct code
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I am having the same problem.
I just got done with TMO online chat and they said to make sure the WiFi is off before you do it.
I am going to try this when I get home.
Check out chainfires Region Lock Away app on the play store or here on xda. Its built for the note3 on 4.3 firmware, but ive seen claims it works on the S3 and others. I suggest reading the thread to be certain, but it may be a viable option for those running 4.3 rooted.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Check out chainfires Region Lock Away app on the play store or here on xda. Its built for the note3 on 4.3 firmware, but ive seen claims it works on the S3 and others. I suggest reading the thread to be certain, but it may be a viable option for those running 4.3 rooted.
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Let us know if you get it unblocked.
ive tried all the do this do that.
Region lock away doesnt work on 2 s3s I tried.
hfslacker said:
I am having the same problem.
I just got done with TMO online chat and they said to make sure the WiFi is off before you do it.
I am going to try this when I get home.
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Didn't work.... Now I'm waiting for the 2nd time for this to be escalated... I know Im not gonna get a call back.....
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Didn't work.... Now I'm waiting for the 2nd time for this to be escalated... I know Im not gonna get a call back.....
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Good luck. Still cany get mine unlocked. Second one also.
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so after 6 calls to TMo they couldnt do it.
i found this and it worked!
http://www.getunlocked.com/samsung-unlock-instructions/
hopefully it works for you!!!
Were you in 4.3 . I am and this doesnt work. Options dont even come up as stated.
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Does the new sim have to be activated
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Ok. I just got it. Followed service menu instruxtions but had to use different code to get in
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Yeah I was in 4.3.
did it work for you?
Got it to work but j xouldnt enter service mode with way the link said.
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gf reported her phone lost because it was cracked, samsung sent her a new one so now i want her old one. I put in my sim card but it says "Not register to network" im thinking maybe t-mobile blocked the phone somehow since it was reported lost but I figured there was a work around. Friend told me unlocking the phone and setting it to international radios may help but i have no idea how to do this since im new to the android community. Switching from iphone to android! So yeah, please help!
White T-mobile Galaxy S4 on jellybean, updating it to kitkat though.
Yup, T-Mobile blocked it.. There's no legal way around it, maybe your gf calling T-Mobile to unblock it, but they'll probably charge her full price for the one they sent her.. You could try using a different carrier, but it could end up being blocked again.. You could also sell it to someone in another country, blacklist won't go past the US
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Yup, T-Mobile blocked it.. There's no legal way around it, maybe your gf calling T-Mobile to unblock it, but they'll probably charge her full price for the one they sent her.. You could try using a different carrier, but it could end up being blocked again.. You could also sell it to someone in another country, blacklist won't go past the US
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so even switching it to international wouldnt work?
nem95 said:
so even switching it to international wouldnt work?
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To international what? But either way no.. Your service is denied everytime the phone tries to register to T-Mobile because the imei is what's being blocked
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serio22 said:
To international what? But either way no.. Your service is denied everytime the phone tries to register to T-Mobile because the imei is what's being blocked
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international radios, gonna unlock the sim. My gfs mom is probably going out of the country so if i unlocked it, she could use it outside the US right?and if she can i take it as she'd have to use a carrier other than t-mobile to do this though?
You can't use international radios.. And I don't know, but I would think so, using a local carrier should be fine
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nem95 said:
gf reported her phone lost because it was cracked, samsung sent her a new one so now i want her old one. I put in my sim card but it says "Not register to network" im thinking maybe t-mobile blocked the phone somehow since it was reported lost but I figured there was a work around. Friend told me unlocking the phone and setting it to international radios may help but i have no idea how to do this since im new to the android community. Switching from iphone to android! So yeah, please help!
White T-mobile Galaxy S4 on jellybean, updating it to kitkat though.
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There are services that will fix this for you. I payed 35$ for my blocked tmobile s4 to be repaired.
I did this with an HTC EVO 3D. It was locked for 2 years so I flashed the phone to a different carrier and it worked. You might have problems with different features but it is posibble to still use the phone. Find a cellular store that will flash it. They normally charge around 50 dollars, give or take.
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Kriptik210 said:
I did this with an HTC EVO 3D. It was locked for 2 years so I flashed the phone to a different carrier and it worked. You might have problems with different features but it is posibble to still use the phone. Find a cellular store that will flash it. They normally charge around 50 dollars, give or take.
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Do NOT mail the phone to be flashed! 4 out 5 of those d-bags will keep your phone
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Kriptik210 said:
I did this with an HTC EVO 3D. It was locked for 2 years so I flashed the phone to a different carrier and it worked. You might have problems with different features but it is posibble to still use the phone. Find a cellular store that will flash it. They normally charge around 50 dollars, give or take.
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This is not a CDMA phone, you can't flash it like that.. And like I said, you can unlock it and it may work with another carrier but it can end up being blocked again, I've seen it happen
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serio22 said:
This is not a CDMA phone, you can't flash it like that.. And like I said, you can unlock it and it may work with another carrier but it can end up being blocked again, I've seen it happen
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I didn't even think of that lol sorry
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Just repair the imei you be good to go
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This happens to me sometimes and what I do is go under mobile networks and
Go to network operators and I let it load and then it registers on the correct network.
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nem95 said:
gf reported her phone lost because it was cracked, samsung sent her a new one so now i want her old one. I put in my sim card but it says "Not register to network" im thinking maybe t-mobile blocked the phone somehow since it was reported lost but I figured there was a work around. Friend told me unlocking the phone and setting it to international radios may help but i have no idea how to do this since im new to the android community. Switching from iphone to android! So yeah, please help!
White T-mobile Galaxy S4 on jellybean, updating it to kitkat though.
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Sounds to me like you are asking us to help you and your girlfriend commit fraud. No thanks.