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Hello every one... i am waiting too get my galaxy nexus from 3... is there any way I can unlock it to all network as I am willing to use it overseas while traveling.
To my knowledge (north American) galaxy nexi are nit carrier locked unless you have the CDMA version if your gnex has a sim card it should support any card you put in it that uses the same network frequencies as the device
You can find the frequencies here http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
Worst case scenario once you root and flash a custom rom I doubt there would be any simlock... .. but you shouldn't have to go that far
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Thank you mate..
If it's on 3 UK it'll probably be locked at this point. There were only a few from the first batch that weren't. Try calling cust. support and ask them, O2 provided me with one for free. If not then you can get a code via eBay for about £10.
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I purchased mine from a three UK high street shop just before Christmas and it is not locked to 3.I have only tried an orange sim and it worked perfectly.
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Got mine from 4uphones on Vodafone as an upgrade, no lock or carrier spam. Hope the 3 one is the same
There's few operators that will lock the sim.
I bought my nexus on PAYG from three, I've been using my T-mobile sim in it since. They are sim free from three.
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Thanks.
Also, does it have DC-HSPA+?
Yes to unlocked and yes to unbranded. I brought someones 3 upgrade and put my t-mobile sim card in.
Whats DC-HSPA+?
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It's certainly unbranded, not a bit of bloatware to be seen. Can't comment on it being unlocked though as don't have another micro sim to try it. .. hopefully it is.
Is there another way of checking if the phone is unlocked?
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MadfishGTB said:
It's certainly unbranded, not a bit of bloatware to be seen. Can't comment on it being unlocked though as don't have another micro sim to try it. .. hopefully it is.
Is there another way of checking if the phone is unlocked?
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try putting a non 3 network sim, and see if it works.
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daz_2000 said:
Yes to unlocked and yes to unbranded. I brought someones 3 upgrade and put my t-mobile sim card in.
Whats DC-HSPA+?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Speed_Downlink_Packet_Access#Dual-Cell
Up to 42mbps, Three should have it soon I think. The Galaxy S3 has it, so I'm wandering if this has it too.
I ask because I would have got the 4G one from T-mobile, but T-mobile are completely useless and I can't bare being on their network any more.
Just tested my Note 2 from 3 with my cousin's O2 sim card, pleased to report it's unlocked and worked fine
Managed to try another sim tonight and I'm happy to report the phone is unlocked
I wonder if it's just the first batch from three though that come unbranded and unlocked?
The three customer service bloke advised me that there would be a charge to unlock the phone...
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I got mine from 3 and can confirm it's unlocked, unbranded, and has hspa+. Speedtest app showing downloads of 9mb down and 2.5mb up. The network symbol changes from H to H+ depending on what's available
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Excellent news, I've just recieved my upgrade from 3 today, it is awesome and to make it even better because I've been with them for 8 years and threatened to leave they give it me for £24 a month on the one plan!
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Also, does it have DC-HSPA+?
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I don't think it does. Just 21mb down on Samsungs site.
I asked in the shop from a rep who seemed to know just about everything about the SGNII - HSPA IS on all 3s SGNIIs and it is not likely they will be getting 4G any time soon as "the standard" - probably at least a year (not sure if that means the same as DC-HSPA+).
Mine's an unbranded (no other microsim to test unlocked) but it frequently shows the 'H+' symbol.
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Hi
Does anyone know if three actually block tethering on the ultimate internet tarriff, or just hold you in breach of contract if they find you? Am currently on orange and although you're not allowed to tether it works. I rarely do but its handy on the rare occasions when my home tinternet is down, for example. Would rather not stump up the extra for the one plan since tethering will be very rare.
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As far as I know there's no way for them to tell if you're tethering or not.
First thing I did after going into the 3 store to get my Note 2 a week ago was head to a carphone warehouse nearby and cheekily ask if I could borrow a microsim from another network to see if my phone was unlocked. The girl in the shop was kind enough to lend me the vodafone sim from her personal iphone 4s (and was definitely impressed by the Note 2), and voila it turned out it was completely unlocked and unbranded!
Result!
I just tried this method and that work for me. Do it with yr own risk. Confirmed that work on Rogers Note 2 now with Tells sim card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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Does not belong in the development section.
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Confirmed on Bell Note 2 with Rogers SIM
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Moved here, OP this is not a Development type thread, Thank You.
Rogers Note 2 _ SGH-i317M
its seems works fine for you guys, but before i do those steps of hidden menu : should i flash or root my galaxy note 2 or can i do those steps with the original firmware and original ROM ?
i am gonna buy the galaxy note 2 from rogers and will use it with koodo mobile.
Thanks
I tried it without rooting my phone and it seems to be working just fine. I tried to put an international sim card and it worked.
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woowdy said:
I tried it without rooting my phone and it seems to be working just fine. I tried to put an international sim card and it worked.
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Thanks, will try it and let know other users about this exploit !!! :good:
Woot, did this procedure yesterday , I just tested it with a bell sim card and it works! (I'm on rogers)
Sounded strange at firsr but I'm glad it works!
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Works perfectly. Saved me 30 bux
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thanks, i'll try this later
It worked for me. I even put a friend's T-Mobile sim to confirm and it worked perfect. Just think, to unlock my iPhone 4, a kiosk at a mall wanted $125, since it has to be done with all this equipment and coordination from Apple (I said no thanks). I'm so happy to be moving away from Apple now.
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Confirmed working on my device too. Also confirmed not working on Sprint and Verizon Note 2's (for good reason).
this is awesome
Anyone on Telus try this?
Has anyone on Telus attempted the unlock? I would like to try but meh I'm in contract for 3 years anyway.
But wait, I could buy a sim for an American provider when I travel there and use it right? Pay as you go?
I've done it on a T889V and it's worked like a charm.
You could get a microSIM from T-Mobile, AT&T, or any MVNO of those two and put an end to atrocious roaming charges. Throw in a calling card or a VoIP forwarding setup and your minutes to and from home will cost you pennies.
Awesome I just did this on my Telus rooted Note2 as well as my wife's non rooted SIII on Bell, then swapped the sims and successfully made phone calls.
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proplayer44 said:
Has anyone on Telus attempted the unlock? I would like to try but meh I'm in contract for 3 years anyway.
But wait, I could buy a sim for an American provider when I travel there and use it right? Pay as you go?
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I did it to my Telus unit and it worked! Very thrilled.
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proplayer44 said:
Has anyone on Telus attempted the unlock? I would like to try but meh I'm in contract for 3 years anyway.
But wait, I could buy a sim for an American provider when I travel there and use it right? Pay as you go?
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works on telus, too.
Great job
I confirm the correct operation of the method on Galaxy Note 2 (i317m) locked on rogers and Galaxy s3 as well locked on Bell. LTE and 4g Works fine also after the unlocking.
The method works well.
When you click on PERSO SHA256 OFF you can show a message like MENU NOT EXIST ; it does not bother, just click on it again and continue.
Once the phone is restarted the unlock will be done with success.
for galaxy note 2
1-put a different sim card on the phone
2-dial *#197328640#
3-Clic on [1]UMTS
4-Clic on [1]DEBUG SCREEN
5-Clic on [8]PHONE CONTROL
6-Clic on [6]NETWORK LOCK
7-Clic on [3]PERSO SHA256 OFF (wait 30 seconde)
8-Clic on [4]NW LOCK NV DATA INITIALLIZ
wait 1 minute and reboot the phone. After wait between 1 and 5 minute
Sorry for my english ...
Thanks a lot OP
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i forgot to specify that 2 phones (note 2 & sIII) were never rooted or flashed
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?
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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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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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charlieb620 said:
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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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 ?
Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried to SIM unlock one of these things and been successful?
It's not arrived yet but I've bought one that's currently locked to O2, I'm hoping the tool capable of unlocking the Note 2 will work.
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RavenY2K3 said:
Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried to SIM unlock one of these things and been successful?
It's not arrived yet but I've bought one that's currently locked to O2, I'm hoping the tool capable of unlocking the Note 2 will work.
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The model 5100 come factory sim unlocked.
Cheers, I asked the question before I got the device, it was on eBay listed as locked to O2 but, when I got it, I put my Three SIM into it and its not locked at all lol.
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