Hello and good evening.
Sorry if maybe I'm wrong section, and a question already made, but they are new and do not understand much.
That said I am reporting to you my question and I hope in your help.
I was given a Xperia S (used) by a relative whose Australian and stuck under the 3 network in Australia and does not read sim Italian.
I live in Italy so I can not use this phone with other sim outside of australia.
I was wondering if it is possible to unlock this phone so that it can read sim ITA.
I read on the net that you can do so by purchasing a code to unlock it, but I do not trust and I would not even spend money to unlock it.
Or, do you recommend an economic and confidence?
Thanks and best regards.
P.S. Sorry for my English ^ ^ "
No help?
If you want it unlocked you have to pay for it. Sorry. Check ebay, usually pretty cheap
ponhei9502 said:
If you want it unlocked you have to pay for it. Sorry. Check ebay, usually pretty cheap
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I'm sorry, how do I get the unlock on ebay?? °_°
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Hi Guys,
Just bought my Galaxy S from a carrier in Portugal ( TMN ) and it is SIM locked.
Since there is no way to unlock it yet without paying some money to the carrier or to some specific unlock websites, i´ve tried to use one SIM unlock card that i had since my nokia times.
without this card i´m able to connect other carrier SIM ( vodafone) but after the card pin i´m asked to put the unlock key.
Then i tried with the Sim unlock card with the same card, and guess what... Works perfectly, no unlock key and vodadone card rocking hard on my Galaxy...
Here is the link for one of those on ebay... It costs 1$ lololol.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Universal-Turbo...le-GSM-phone-/370416652068?pt=PDA_Accessories
Hope it helps a lot of you that want to be free to chose the carrier that suits you better.
Cheers
This should be stickied
As a fellow TMN client, this is marvelous
i read somewhere else that someone had problems with this, sending every other call directly to his voicemail, so maybe there also could be some downsides to this. did you have enough time with that thing to test it well?
IMO i just want the thing unlocked. I could care less about the warrenty. I am always changing phones anyways.
FadeFx said:
i read somewhere else that someone had problems with this, sending every other call directly to his voicemail, so maybe there also could be some downsides to this. did you have enough time with that thing to test it well?
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I had it for more then a year on my nokia( stuck on tmn aswell) and with a vodafone card. Always worked flawless... But you can always test it. 2 bucks with delivery is not that expensive..
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Hi kinder__bueno,
thanks for the info. Have you tried the 3G? Does it work?
kinder__bueno said:
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Here is the link for one of those on ebay... It costs 1$ lololol.
***Universal-Turbo-SIM-Unlock-Card-mobile-GSM-phone-/370416652068?pt=PDA_Accessories
Cheers
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Wich one's exactly? Do you know some european sellers?
Bye.
kinder__bueno said:
Hi Guys,
Just bought my Galaxy S from a carrier in Portugal ( TMN ) and it is SIM locked.
Since there is no way to unlock it yet without paying some money to the carrier or to some specific unlock websites, i´ve tried to use one SIM unlock card that i had since my nokia times.
without this card i´m able to connect other carrier SIM ( vodafone) but after the card pin i´m asked to put the unlock key.
Then i tried with the Sim unlock card with the same card, and guess what... Works perfectly, no unlock key and vodadone card rocking hard on my Galaxy...
Here is the link for one of those on ebay... It costs 1$ lololol.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Universal-Turbo...le-GSM-phone-/370416652068?pt=PDA_Accessories
Hope it helps a lot of you that want to be free to chose the carrier that suits you better.
Cheers
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HAs anyone tried this on the bell version? Please confirm if so...would love to try out the phone on my rogers network...
this is the best method without voiding warranty
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=749880
Hi any news of unlockin sim carriers in uk? Any1 used sgs2 unlock tool from this website? it was awsome so something like that?
i have o2 just bought want to run orange sim card.
and yes i dont want to pay 20 quid or even 15 to any website thanks rather i would donte to the devs ;D
The Nexus line of phones come unlocked
Dark lord me said:
The Nexus line of phones come unlocked
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tell it my phone...locked to 3(three)
Dark lord me said:
The Nexus line of phones come unlocked
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Nexus phones do not come sim unlocked they can be locked by the carriers and most of them do.
muddassar001 said:
Hi any news of unlockin sim carriers in uk? Any1 used sgs2 unlock tool from this website? it was awsome so something like that?
i have o2 just bought want to run orange sim card.
and yes i dont want to pay 20 quid or even 15 to any website thanks rather i would donte to the devs ;D
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There is currently no 'free' way of sim unlocking your device if you hang around long enough someone may write a program to do it but you may be waiting a while. Quite a few members have stated the unlock code can be obtained over ebay within 2 hours for around £9 which is a good price. You could also contact your carrier and tell them you want to take your phone abroad and use a different sim card in it while you are away to save costs. Sometimes they will unlock it for free.
Mark.
JohnnyTrue said:
tell it my phone...locked to 3(three)
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I read something on twitter from three uk which said only their first batch of gn were unlocked and all others will be carrier locked. Three charge to unlock their phones whether still in contract with them or not.
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My one is locked to o2
well my one is locked it says something to enter password and its on o2 who never give out their phone as unlocked well thanks for telling me about ebay its cheap but still i want to suport any dev out here as i did when i had galaxy s2 and had a very easy way to unlock it... well then m gna try ebay
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well my one is locked it says something to enter password and its on o2 who never give out their phone as unlocked well thanks for telling me about ebay its cheap but still i want to suport any dev out here as i did when i had galaxy s2 and had a very easy way to unlock it... well then m gna try ebay
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UPDATE:got my phone unlocked in no time from ebay for just £8.75 thats reasonable. some named theunlockguru
muddassar001 said:
UPDATE:got my phone unlocked in no time from ebay for just £8.75 thats reasonable. some named theunlockguru
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Nice job and good price
Mark.
muddassar001 said:
UPDATE:got my phone unlocked in no time from ebay for just £8.75 thats reasonable. some named theunlockguru
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Could you tell us how to, please? THank you.
Its from ebay
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Could you tell us how to, please? THank you.
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goto ebay.co.uk and search unlock galaxy nexus and there would be two people having the code one with £8.75 price and other with £8.95 i think i used £8.75 one with the store name theunlockguru and it was perfect it just only took 10 mins and got my code hope that helps
muddassar001 said:
well my one is locked it says something to enter password and its on o2 who never give out their phone as unlocked well thanks for telling me about ebay its cheap but still i want to suport any dev out here as i did when i had galaxy s2 and had a very easy way to unlock it... well then m gna try ebay
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got mine unlocked from o2 for free, filled in a form on their site and they emailed me the unlock code
just bought a SIM unlock code from here for £5
instant delivery, works perfectly. awesome
a warning about sim unlock: I got my nexus today from vodafone spain and as expected it was locked. I got an unlock code from ebay and it worked like a charm.
But, I like to play with new phones first, then restore defaults and set everything up the way I want it. The thing is, the galaxy nexus doesn't remember the network unlock code between factory resets, at least mine doesn't (yakju, came with ITL41F).
The codes work, but you may need yours again, so don't throw the number away
any code for three? im waiting the three to give me the code, about 2 weeks now
Hello Mark, is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus an universal phone? Can I use the unlocked version with LTE carriers in the future? I am in US and Verizon is the only LTE carrier I was wondering about using T-Mobile (HSPS technology) or wait for Sprint (my current carrier). I live in USA but I am thinking about moving to Japan so I wonder if I should just wait and maybe I will need to get one in Japan with one of their carriers... Also I love the forums and it is all great, but is there an IRC room for this questions as well?
Thank you in advance,
jairu said:
Hello Mark, is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus an universal phone? Can I use the unlocked version with LTE carriers in the future? I am in US and Verizon is the only LTE carrier I was wondering about using T-Mobile (HSPS technology) or wait for Sprint (my current carrier). I live in USA but I am thinking about moving to Japan so I wonder if I should just wait and maybe I will need to get one in Japan with one of their carriers... Also I love the forums and it is all great, but is there an IRC room for this questions as well?
Thank you in advance,
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IRC channel, freenode @ #gn - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20396301
The GSM version can be purchased unlocked and used on any GSM carrier with their supplied SIM card. The GSM frequencies are listed for the Galaxy Nexus and they cover the majority of GSM international and US domestic carriers.
The LTE version, as far as we've heard, is only for Verizon in the US. Not sure what LTE technologies other carriers in other countries are using.
If you're interested in having an international capable version of the deivce, the GSM version is currently your best option.
Hope that helps!
Hi,
I would also like to purchase such a code, but how ist it with OTA updates? Still avialable?
How would it be if I later root my phone and put on a custom rom? Will it be still unlocked.
or
cant I just put on a custom rom, to sim-unlock the phone and save those costs?
Sorry for the noob questions.
Thanks
abcls said:
Hi,
I would also like to purchase such a code, but how ist it with OTA updates? Still avialable?
How would it be if I later root my phone and put on a custom rom? Will it be still unlocked.
or
cant I just put on a custom rom, to sim-unlock the phone and save those costs?
Sorry for the noob questions.
Thanks
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Custom Roms cannot sim unlock your phone as it isnt part of the system.
Flashing an OTA update or a custom rom will not affect your phone if you have sim unlocked it with a code.
MArk.
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I have contacted my carrier (A1 Austria) and complained about the simlock. To make a long story short, they finally gave me the simunlock pin.
But recently I unlocked the bootlader and the unlock was wiped so I needed to reenter the pin. After I reflashed the original rom (back to stock) the sim was locked again.
And the most strange thing happened today. I just restarted the phone today (as every day) and the sim was locked again. So reentered the pin to unlock.
My question now, can it be that the simumlock pin they have provided me is not correctly working or is this a normal behaviour or a bug?
Br, Avi
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
That appears to be normal behaviour.
Hi all,
first of all i'm sorry for my bad english..
I'm here to ask how i can modify an "Xperia S" that is "sim locked"; i'm desperate because this phone is no brand, bought in italy, but now that it is in UK it doesn't work with UK's sim cards.
How can i unlock it?
Ely-droid said:
Hi all,
first of all i'm sorry for my bad english..
I'm here to ask how i can modify an "Xperia S" that is "sim locked"; i'm desperate because this phone is no brand, bought in italy, but now that it is in UK it doesn't work with UK's sim cards.
How can i unlock it?
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Buy a unlock code for your phone and place a unknown sim and it will ask for the unlock code
And call to your operator. That's why you pay them for.
Ely-droid said:
Hi all,
first of all i'm sorry for my bad english..
I'm here to ask how i can modify an "Xperia S" that is "sim locked"; i'm desperate because this phone is no brand, bought in italy, but now that it is in UK it doesn't work with UK's sim cards.
How can i unlock it?
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you should call your network operator and ask them for the unlock code.
But they might not give it to you as it was bought in a different country, I'm not sure. They didn't give one to me since my xperia S was from a third-party company :crying:
AndroidHoneyComb said:
Buy a unlock code for your phone and place a unknown sim and it will ask for the unlock code
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If i buy it, i need to root my phone or when i put my uk's sim this phone ask me for this code? In other words, i wonder if it is as simple as i imagine
barret95 said:
you should call your network operator and ask them for the unlock code.
But they might not give it to you as it was bought in a different country, I'm not sure. They didn't give one to me since my xperia S was from a third-party company :crying:
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This phone is a nobrand that was given to me for my degree. Do you mean that i must call my newest network operator in uk to obtain this unlock code?
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And call to your operator. That's why you pay them for.
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Yesterday i was in a shop; i have spoken with a shop assistant that said to me that this phone is sim locked and i must pay 40 pounds to unlock it.
Ely-droid said:
If i buy it, i need to root my phone or when i put my uk's sim this phone ask me for this code? In other words, i wonder if it is as simple as i imagine
This phone is a nobrand that was given to me for my degree. Do you mean that i must call my newest network operator in uk to obtain this unlock code?
Yesterday i was in a shop; i have spoken with a shop assistant that said to me that this phone is sim locked and i must pay 40 pounds to unlock it.
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You dont need to be rooted to sim unlock a phone, insert unknown sim and it will ask for code
Im about to buy a Note ll from someone that brought it from Germany, I'm not sure it's SIM FREE, my question is if it's possible to unlock the sim lock networks and make it sim free to from also at Israel. Is there any tutorial in XDA that show those things or it's illegal?
Sorry if it's a stupid question i just have no idea in those issues :/
koloko12 said:
Im about to buy a Note ll from someone that brought it from Germany, I'm not sure it's SIM FREE, my question is if it's possible to unlock the sim lock networks and make it sim free to from also at Israel. Is there any tutorial in XDA that show those things or it's illegal?
Sorry if it's a stupid question i just have no idea in those issues :/
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why can't you ask the person you're buying from if phone is carrier locked or not? and i don't think on xda you can find a thread about how to carrier unlock your phone for that there are many websites that would provide you with unlock codes for a fee.Google it,also if it's sim locked you would need to go which carrier was it locked to,i don't know if in germany carrier logo are there on smartphones.
Yes it's possible... you have to see if this works for you though: http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-unlock-sim-for-free-on-gsm-galaxy-note-2/
**and read the responses by other users to see more info on any problems/solutions.
Good luck!
Hello People!
I was reading all the forum to see if there's a way to unlock my LG G7 ThinQ that I bought from Europe to South America, because when it arrived, it says "european sim card only" on the box.. Nice surprise!
So, reading, I aknowledge that you can unlock it ussing it on Europe for 20 minutes with an European sim card, but, as I live in Argentina, I cant do that. Well, reading and reading, I found that this person
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/help/help-sim-phone-outside-europe-t3780157
the 8th comment on that post, It made it work by buying an unlocking services online. So, Im asking if any of you know a trusted online service to make this unlock.
Thanks in advice for any help you can lend me <3
Marcelo
GraayFox said:
Hello People!
I was reading all the forum to see if there's a way to unlock my LG G7 ThinQ that I bought from Europe to South America, because when it arrived, it says "european sim card only" on the box.. Nice surprise!
So, reading, I aknowledge that you can unlock it ussing it on Europe for 20 minutes with an European sim card, but, as I live in Argentina, I cant do that. Well, reading and reading, I found that this person
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/help/help-sim-phone-outside-europe-t3780157
the 8th comment on that post, It made it work by buying an unlocking services online. So, Im asking if any of you know a trusted online service to make this unlock.
Thanks in advice for any help you can lend me <3
Marcelo
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Today I unblocked the code in this service, I didn’t wait for 5 minutes, I don’t allow the link to insert a message in a personal
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Today I unblocked the code in this service, I didn’t wait for 5 minutes, I don’t allow the link to insert a message in a personal
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can you please send me that info?
myunlock.store