So I hear all 4G phones are Unlocked including contracts phones thru ATT, Verizon, and Sprint. Can someone confirm this?
To make things more interesting I hear you can even put a ATT sim on a Verizon phone. I know data wont be 4G LTE, but can you actually be able to get on the internet and make phone calls? This is insane lol
if anyone has any more information please let me know. Thanks
rayoubi said:
So I hear all 4G phones are Unlocked including contracts phones thru ATT, Verizon, and Sprint. Can someone confirm this?
To make things more interesting I hear you can even put a ATT sim on a Verizon phone. I know data wont be 4G LTE, but can you actually be able to get on the internet and make phone calls? This is insane lol
if anyone has any more information please let me know. Thanks
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The only thing insane about this is the fact that you believed it
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I can't decide if this thread was serious or not.
Just in case it is...the short answer is of course....NO....g
All 4g phones unlocked? Put AT&T sim on Verizon phone and it will work?
Really man? Really?
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The only thing insane about this is the fact that you believed it
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How so? my phone is unlock able without any root.
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All 4g phones unlocked? Put AT&T sim on Verizon phone and it will work?
Really man? Really?
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LOL, it does work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG4p46nJV2k
Your so dumb.
Not sure if you know this... but those are iphones buddy. Lol.
The only dumb thing here is this thread.
NightHawkUndead said:
Not sure if you know this... but those are iphones buddy. Lol.
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+1
LMAO
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rayoubi said:
How so? my phone is unlock able without any root.
LOL, it does work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG4p46nJV2k
Your so dumb.
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Seriously ??? ....... the answer is NO......
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i know its only cdma for verizon and sprint but it has a sim card slot
and i want to unlock it to att the net if its 1x no problem i just want to get it
unlocked but if theres luck with hpsaor 4g awesome if not it doesnt matter
thanks
crimedave1987 said:
i know its only cdma for verizon and sprint but it has a sim card slot
and i want to unlock it to att the net if its 1x no problem i just want to get it
unlocked but if theres luck with hpsaor 4g awesome if not it doesnt matter
thanks
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nope.
Not sure why you even think it would work. There is no GSM radio in the phone.
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Unfortunately the technology that Verizon and AT&T use for their networks are different and not compatible with each other. GSM phones (AT&T, T-Mobile) can be used on different networks but CDMA (Verizon, Sprint) are usually only able to operate on the network they are sold on. CDMA technology is a bit strange because you can't even switch devices between Sprint's and Verizon's networks.
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idk cause i see this ........... why?
crimedave1987 said:
idk cause i see this ........... why?
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at least talk and text lol
No, doesn't work.
That Sim card slot is to provision LTE.
najaboy said:
Not sure why you even think it would work. There is no GSM radio in the phone.
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Because misinformed users often think a sim slot indicates the phone is GSM based. Even now, a lot of people are shocked and appalled when I tell them my Verizon phone needs a sim card.
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idk cause i see this ........... why?
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that sim slot is verizon LTE bands only.
so let me make this clear
The Verizon Nexus will NEVER work on any GSM carrier. period. end of story.
Zepius said:
that sim slot is verizon LTE bands only.
so let me make this clear
The Verizon Nexus will NEVER work on any GSM carrier. period. end of story.
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i love when people get dramatic sometimes lol okay i get the idea thanks............
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i love when people get dramatic sometimes lol okay i get the idea thanks............
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Its not over dramatic.......that question has been asked more times than i can remember. A quick search on google would have yielded your answer without sarcasm......
Google.......its amazing the answers you'll find when you use it.
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i did went on google and i always get a no and maybe answer i mean whats xda and this thread is for....? plus im working and my friend just gave me this phone so it doesnt hurt to just simple say no just people deside to be jerks
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Its not over dramatic.......that question has been asked more times than i can remember. A quick search on google would have yielded your answer without sarcasm......
Google.......its amazing the answers you'll find when you use it.
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crimedave1987 said:
i did went on google and i always get a no and maybe answer i mean whats xda and this thread is for....? plus im working and my friend just gave me this phone so it doesnt hurt to just simple say no just people deside to be jerks
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we did say no and then you questioned us. thats when you get a more jerk filled answer.
IDK why your bashing him, he didn't say," nooooo it does work on AT&T!"
He said after you said no,"It has a sim card slot why wouldn't it work?"
All you got to do is answer that question. This is XDA, not BAA(Be an ass).
If he has a question just answer. End of story. Ik this is an obvious answer and he could've dug harder on Google, but who cares whatever, just answer it.
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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^
Thank you very much dude this is a perfect example of a good dude
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Just waiting on my sim cards, anything special I need to do to prep my phone?
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Solutionx68 said:
Just waiting on my sim cards, anything special I need to do to prep my phone?
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Take it for a ride around the neighborhood. Maybe take it for some ice cream.
It's a phone, bro. Do what you do with it.
Wait... what??
Won't work, different cell technologies
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It works, just pop in the sim and power cycle. Theres a non verizon sim notification, but i'll figure out how to get rid of that soon enough. I would assume flashing a tmobile rom will do the trick
Solutionx68 said:
It works, just pop in the sim and power cycle. Theres a non verizon sim notification, but i'll figure out how to get rid of that soon enough. I would assume flashing a tmobile rom will do the trick
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Never flash a ROM not meant for your device.
The Verizon phone looks for a cdma network that T-Mobile doesn't have, they use gsm. Two different technologies
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n00bdude said:
Never flash a ROM not meant for your device.
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You can flash roms from other provifders if the models are identical.
AT&T and T-Mobile roms can be flash back to back just make sure your modems are correct for your provider.
U CANT DO IT.
SELL UR GS3
AND FIND A TMO MODEL ON CRAIGSLIST!!!
I know it sucks, but thats just the way it.
Okay n00bs leave..
Seriously do some research before posting. My SPRINT HTC touch pro 2 works just fine on T-Mobile. So stop giving false info.
I found this. it may enable more than just roaming on GSM. I haven't read the entire thread or tried it myself well cause I has T-Mobile.
But it appears there may be some way to get it to work.
However from what I read.. seems you would be better off selling and buying T-Mobile (or possibly at&t if your area has T-Mobile 1900MHz) off Craigslist.
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It appears I was wrong, didn't know the Verizon version was a world phone. Looks like only edge network though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
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bfranklin1986 said:
It appears I was wrong, didn't know the Verizon version was a world phone. Looks like only edge network though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
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Cause I didn't just say that...
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elesbb said:
Cause I didn't just say that...
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I saw that you said that, that's why I said I was wrong
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bfranklin1986 said:
I saw that you said that, that's why I said I was wrong
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Oh OK lol. That'd be cool if the OP gets it working!
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elesbb said:
Okay n00bs leave..
Seriously do some research before posting. My SPRINT HTC touch pro 2 works just fine on T-Mobile. So stop giving false info.
I found this. it may enable more than just roaming on GSM. I haven't read the entire thread or tried it myself well cause I has T-Mobile.
But it appears there may be some way to get it to work.
However from what I read.. seems you would be better off selling and buying T-Mobile (or possibly at&t if your area has T-Mobile 1900MHz) off Craigslist.
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okay so a smartphone on edge = it WORKING?
ur the noob, who the hell gets a 2012 smart phone to use 3rd world data speeds?
GTFO here with that non-sense.
Doing whatever method posted is a waste of time.
Sell it, buy a T-mobile GS3 is the BEST option and there's no denying that.
Calling ppl noobs... is this 2005?
I had brand new windows phone from verizon before I moved to T-mobile and sadly i had let go my wphone, but I'm happy with my droid way way happy, sell it and you be fine just let it go.
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okay so a smartphone on edge = it WORKING?
ur the noob, who the hell gets a 2012 smart phone to use 3rd world data speeds?
GTFO here with that non-sense.
Doing whatever method posted is a waste of time.
Sell it, buy a T-mobile GS3 is the BEST option and there's no denying that.
Calling ppl noobs... is this 2005?
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Haha right. You're funny.
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LOL, But you have to laugh.. There are some people who just insist cutting the corners off a square and call round..
Funny Peeps
adulel08 said:
okay so a smartphone on edge = it WORKING?
ur the noob, who the hell gets a 2012 smart phone to use 3rd world data speeds?
GTFO here with that non-sense.
Doing whatever method posted is a waste of time.
Sell it, buy a T-mobile GS3 is the BEST option and there's no denying that.
Calling ppl noobs... is this 2005?
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Lol yes smart phone on edge does mean it works! In 2012 not everyone lives in a 3g/4g zone not to mention of one doesn't have a data plan or the 200mb plan wouldn't really matter. You were wrong so just admit it and don't be a sore loser
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How would I flash an att ROM to my Tmobile gs3 . its unlocked and actually on atts network.
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I have a really quick and easy question. Im planning to buy an at&t gs3 phone from craiglist but im planning to use it on a different carrier, gosmart, what are the things I have to look for? Im sorry this sounds very elemental but I have always used sprint and I really dont know much about sim card.
Thank you very much for your time!
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lepapirriky said:
I have a really quick and easy question. Im planning to buy an at&t gs3 phone from craiglist but im planning to use it on a different carrier, gosmart, what are the things I have to look for? Im sorry this sounds very elemental but I have always used sprint and I really dont know much about sim card.
Thank you very much for your time!
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At&t phones operate on gsm. Make sure gosmart is a gsm carrier. Also, depending on the carrier, you may not see LTE speeds
Well i assume you would have to unlock it which is now illegal without carrier permission so you would have to call at&t and have them unlock if it doesn't already come unlocked
Gosmart uses a sim card( tmobile) but im not worried about lte speeds. What im worried is at&t claiming back their phone. Now this guya in craiglist says he bought the gs3 and then his job gave him the iphone, so he has no use for it. Will at&t will automatically unlock it when he got the iphone?
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Also how can I tell the phone its unlock or not? Anyway to check that?
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lepapirriky said:
Also how can I tell the phone its unlock or not? Anyway to check that?
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Put your gosim in the phone if it works its unlocked if not still locked.
To unlock read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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hxphan said:
Put your gosim in the phone if it works its unlocked if not still locked.
To unlock read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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And input the correct APN settings
Thank you everyone for helping me!
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I have a at&t note 2, I currently had my last phone stolen(iphone 5) so decided I would buy my sisters phone. Not being able to go get the phone(I'm in the army) I just bought it from sister. ( not knowing the phone was at&t) so now am I stuck? I've done my reading and understand that you can flash it for t-mobile data etc, so if anyone could help. I would love. Plus my phone is unlocked. So anyhelp would be great. Thanks guy
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Verizon uses different technology, and even if it WAS compatible, Verizon will only activate verizon branded phones. There's literally 0% chance of getting this to work, sorry.
LightArrow123 said:
I have a at&t note 2, I currently had my last phone stolen(iphone 5) so decided I would buy my sisters phone. Not being able to go get the phone(I'm in the army) I just bought it from sister. ( not knowing the phone was at&t) so now am I stuck? I've done my reading and understand that you can flash it for t-mobile data etc, so if anyone could help. I would love. Plus my phone is unlocked. So anyhelp would be great. Thanks guy
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The above post is correct. GSM = att vs CDMA = Verizon
But you're still in luck! You can sell it for a Verizon model, or trade it for a Verizon brand!! There's plenty of sites out there that'll do that. And it's a plus that it's unlocked also. Makes it easier for anyone to use on any gsm network!!
Try here: http://swappa.com/
Good luck to ya bruh...
Respect to the soldiers out there :thumbup:
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Bajanman said:
The above post is correct. GSM = att vs CDMA = Verizon
But you're still in luck! You can sell it for a Verizon model, or trade it for a Verizon brand!! There's plenty of sites out there that'll do that. And it's a plus that it's unlocked also. Makes it easier for anyone to use on any gsm network!!
Try here: http://swappa.com/
Good luck to ya bruh...
Respect to the soldiers out there :thumbup:
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swappa has saved my ass in this exact situation so many times...and they endorse cm and rooting in general...yes all hope is not lost, surely someone is in the same siation but in reverse, and needs an att model
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swappa has saved my ass in this exact situation so many times...and they endorse cm and rooting in general...yes all hope is not lost, surely someone is in the same siation but in reverse, and needs an att model
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Exactly that bruh.... good luck with that!
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I had purchased a used TMobileGalaxy S3 T999 that was unlocked (dont know what form was used to unlock it)
I had been using a net10 ATT compatible sim for a few months now on it, but today I decided to go ahead and activate at tmobile for their 4g speeds and better signal in my area... To my disappointment my phone shows no service with this sim card... The service rep tried the sim with 2 of their other galaxy devices and It worked fine... but not mine...and its a tmobile branded galaxy s3 t999.
So I took it home... figured maybe if I flash an updated modem/radio it will work... but no, flashed UVDMD5 modem/radio with no luck...
my old sim still works... my gfs sim works... and their from completely different carriers... so my phone is clearly unlocked for other carriers, but just not tmobile... its original carrier :'(
And I already activated for the 1 month $60 unlimited plan with 2.5gb 4G so its seems I'm out of money.. and left with no carrier and no phone to use currently... :'(
You guys have any idea how I can fix this?
Currently I'm on cyanogenmod 10.1 jb 4.2.2 (Im also going to try flashing stock fw to see if anything happens)
Looks like TMobile blocked the IMEI because someone reported the phone to be lost and claimed insurance benefits.
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Who did u buy it from? Not necessarily tmo blocked Imei. Rep could of looked that up. Someone could of however changed the Imei. Damaging the security partition and they're not matching on tmobiles network.
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Its more likely to be blacklisted if you ask me. I'd call Tmobile and ask. By the end of tge year, all us carriers are supposed to begin sharing blacklists. So if it is, it'll be rendered useless anywhere in the us in the near future.
I'm told att and T-Mobile already are sharing these lists. If that's so, and yours is blacklisted, then it'll probably get blocked by att soon too.
Oh, and anytime you're having problens like this, odin stock firmware. Get rid of the rom as a variable.
Call and find out for sure. ...
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DocHoliday77 said:
Its more likely to be blacklisted if you ask me. I'd call Tmobile and ask. By the end of tge year, all us carriers are supposed to begin sharing blacklists. So if it is, it'll be rendered useless anywhere in the us in the near future.
I'm told att and T-Mobile already are sharing these lists. If that's so, and yours is blacklisted, then it'll probably get blocked by att soon too.
Oh, and anytime you're having problens like this, odin stock firmware. Get rid of the rom as a variable.
Call and find out for sure. ...
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Yea flashed stock and got bars but couldnt register to network...called they confirmed my phone was reported lost -_-
So now my imei is blacklisted... and talking about changing it is a big nono everywhere from what ive seen
I bet its simple to change but I prefer having a specific set of instructions when messing with that stuff :S
Think about it please, if everywhere you look, everyone tells you not to do it, there is probably a very good reason.
It is illegal. And personally, I would not be comfortable putting someone in that position.
Unlock and sell it overseas is pretty much your only option. Sorry man...
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If a tmobile phone was reported lost it cant be used as tmobile anymore even as prepaid?
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shadricksimms said:
If a tmobile phone was reported lost it cant be used as tmobile anymore even as prepaid?
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Nope cant be used even if prepaid :S
Can a blacklist phone be used at all?
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A friend of mine has a phone he reported lost so he could keep it and now wont work on tmobile. Is there a way to use it on tmobile again?
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shadricksimms said:
Can a blacklist phone be used at all?
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A friend of mine has a phone he reported lost so he could keep it and now wont work on tmobile. Is there a way to use it on tmobile again?
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No.
shadricksimms said:
Can a blacklist phone be used at all?
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A friend of mine has a phone he reported lost so he could keep it and now wont work on tmobile. Is there a way to use it on tmobile again?
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No, it wont on Tmobile or ATT, outside U.S. it will.
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Can a blacklist phone be used at all?
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A friend of mine has a phone he reported lost so he could keep it and now wont work on tmobile. Is there a way to use it on tmobile again?
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No, it wont on Tmobile or ATT, outside U.S. it will.
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As I understand it, by the end of the year all US carriers will be pretty much using the same blacklist, so it won't just be AT&T and T-Mobile.
And it's people like that "friend" that measures like this are necessary. Is he gonna turn scammer next and try to sell it on craigslist?....basically stealing a whole bunch of money from someone who can't afford to buy a new phone?
The only somewhat honest option is to unlock it and sell it overseas via eBay.
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Is it possible yo clone a t999 or use any ime number and use still on tmibile?
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No! It is illegal! I understand that your friend was willing to commit fraud/theft by deception (or whatever you want to call it), so this being illegal probably doesn't matter either. But on pretty much every forum on the internet, including XDA, even just discussing this is against policy.
Please! Consider this! You are asking in a public forum for someone you don't even know to assist you in breaking the law! I truly hope you understand what I am telling you and take it to heart. Personally, I think it is just plain wrong to put someone in that kind of position by even just asking. Id recommend you drop the whole thing tbh.
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You guys have any idea how I can fix this?
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I have an idea, go away from XDA for stuff like this, we do not do fraud here, nor do we try to assist in fraudulent actions.
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