Hi i have an unlocked galaxy s3 sgh-i747m telus phone it was unlocked i was using on fido i updated to 4.3 was working fine reflashed to 4.1.2 got bored with that and went back to 4.3 my s3 is not rooted i lost my unlock i took it into a cell phone shop paid $40 to unlock it the guy at the store tried there on the spot program to unlock the phone which should have taken 5mins he came back and said something about the phone being on 4.3 he couldnt use there program to unlock it so he would have to get it unlocked another way idk what he did it toom avout 40 mins he didnt give me the unlock code but the phone is unlocked when i go to my settings and click on scan for network operators it brings up telus bell fido and wind does that mean maybe my phone will now work with a wind mobile sim card?
You'll have to try and insert a T-Mobile SIM and find out if you need to enter a unlock code. If not its unlocked
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I'm purchasing a Desire Z on Friday and for some reason I started thinking about whether I need a SIM card in the phone or not to root + SIM unlock it. My carrier is Rogers and the phone will be from Bell, for which I have no active SIM card.
I'll be fine for doing everything necessary to get it to work with my Rogers SIM without one actually in it, right?
Lol
You cannot use that phone on rogers without sim unlock
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greengiant said:
Lol
You cannot use that phone on rogers without sim unlock
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That's what I'm saying, I'm going to unlock the phone. I just wanted to make sure I can do it without a SIM card IN the phone because the only active one I have is the one I need to unlock the phone to use.
To unlock it put in your rogers sim it'll ask you for the unlock code. If entered correctly you can use it with your rogers sim
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Pretty sure you can unlock it without a SIM in. There is another recent thread from a guy using a G2 in the UK on O2, and it wouldn't pick up a signal until he ran gfree on it to unlock it properly.
Hello XDA and Happy New Year!
I have a rooted Note II sgh-i317m locked to Bell Mobility. I would like to use it with another carrier. I have asked one source for an unlock code, and verified that he received the correct IMEI for the phone, but he said he was unable to get one. I have tried "00000000" but that doesn't work.
I rooted it to try GalaxSim Unlock from the Play store. GalaxSim says it is incompatible with this device. When I click "show details" I get "undefined" for IMEI, Sim Lock status, Product code, Serial Number, and all the rest of the fields. (I believe the app is using the android SDK to query the device for these settings and getting nulls.)
Rooting was a piece of cake with Odin, but how do I unlock my phone?
HB
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Android 4.1.1
Build number JRO03C.I317MVLALJ2
My root method was from galaxynote2root.com; it apparently doesn't touch the firmware.
try this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
Yes, this worked just fine! I am now happily using my Note 2 unlocked from Bell (AKA Hell) Mobility on Fido LTE.
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HELP! I have a note 2 from rogers, i recently tried to do the service mode unlock. (#*197328640#) followed the instructions but i was missing the option 4 nv data. found out later that it was 4.1.1 i had 4.1.2. So got impatient took it to the local cell unlocker fella. He ran into trouble with entering the unlock code then attempted a process that reversed what i did and entered the code, this seemed to work the unlock with the code was successful. Or so it seemed until i inserted my telus sim card then my $780 dollar phone that i just paid cash 2 days ago wont accept the sim or any other including rogers. I tried rooting and i put 4.1.1 back on this got me to the point where it will accept a rogers sim but data will only run edge and call out if i set it to gsm only in network settings this is the only way it will accept a rogers sim only
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me too , i can not unlock my note 2 canada sgh-í7m
Does this method work if im on the latest 4.3 from Bell?
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Does this method work if im on the latest 4.3 from Bell?
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No.
i know it a little late but if there are still people reading this today, well... this worked for me, and you need to be on 4.1.x variant of the note 2 i317/m rom.
I was initially on a 4.4.2 Koodo variant and downgraded it to a 4.1.1 Bell variant before i was able to successfully unlock the phone, since anything after 4.1.x that method is blocked/unavailable/patched. After i was done, my Videotron sim card was accepted and LTE is working flawlessly. Flashing Bells 4.4.2 rom posed no issues and phone was back to normal. Software updates were being checked normally (even tho no official lollipop will ever come from Samsung... but just saying) and nothing was acting out of the ordinary.
only problem is (but shouldn't really be anymore) that your KNOX counter will trip and will stay stuck at 1 due to some hardware thingy being physically changed. This is because of the Security enhancements being violated when downgrading from 4.4.x to 4.1.x. (kitkat to jellybean is a big nono to the SE, but the other way around or kitkat to kitkat is fine)
if any issues or questing feel free to ask GL
I recently wrangled a network unlock code out of Telus. I've never network un-locked a phone before.
I read something on cellunlocker.net while checking out their site that the Note II must be on factory firmware for their codes to work.
Does this sound correct? or is it crazy talk? Does this apply to the code from Telus? (they're all the same codes no?)
If I flash back to stock to enter the code then flash back to 4.2 it should stay unlocked... correct?
The telus rep was useless beyond getting me the actual code.
I'm nervous because I've heard you only have so many kicks at the can before your totally locked out.
Thanks!
The required files aren't present on AOSP ROMs, and might have been removed from modded TouchWiz ones.
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drae52 said:
I recently wrangled a network unlock code out of Telus. I've never network un-locked a phone before.
I read something on cellunlocker.net while checking out their site that the Note II must be on factory firmware for their codes to work.
Does this sound correct? or is it crazy talk? Does this apply to the code from Telus? (they're all the same codes no?)
If I flash back to stock to enter the code then flash back to 4.2 it should stay unlocked... correct?
The telus rep was useless beyond getting me the actual code.
I'm nervous because I've heard you only have so many kicks at the can before your totally locked out.
Thanks!
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Dude the note 2 is so easy to unlock. U don't need a code or to pay for it either. Google it it works
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I have a galaxy s3 and a valid unlock code from tmobile. The problem is when I enter the unlock code in, it says "sim unlock network unsucessful"
I called T-Mobile and they told me to try again after 24 hours, but it still does not work. Could it be because I am on a custom rom (AOKP MR1) ?
I am in India and am trying to use the phone on a local carrier here, such as aircel. What should I do? Thanks
Yup. You need to do it from the stock TW dialer.
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Hi THERE ,
I have an unlocked AT&T S3 phone and it has been flashed with stock ROM and updates of 4.4.2 has been installed and everything was deleted .
so now , how could i restore or recover the unlock code to use it again to unlock the phone ?
thanks FOR YOUR TIME
ahmad83it said:
Hi THERE ,
I have an unlocked AT&T S3 phone and it has been flashed with stock ROM and updates of 4.4.2 has been installed and everything was deleted .
so now , how could i restore or recover the unlock code to use it again to unlock the phone ?
thanks FOR YOUR TIME
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If the phone was properly unlocked in the first instance, it would be impossible to lock it back again as the unlocking process should survive any firmware upgrade. I'm somewhat puzzled by your question. Could you please clarify? The only way to test if it is still locked would be to put a non-standard SIM inside (i.e. any non AT&T sim). If it requests an unlock code, then it means it was not unlocked at first.
Yes I did this I put non-att Sim card and it requests an unlock code
Before flashing it was working 100% without att Sim but now NO
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Were able to use the phone with another carrier's sim card? After fixing your phone, it will only work with an AT&T sim card?
Yes it like this
I am wondering from where could I get back the unlock code.
Any way any idea
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Did you buy a code? If you did, the unlock code would not have changed as long as the imei did not change.
If it was unlocked when you received the phone, you'll have to buy another unlock code.
I'm surprised it became locked after it was bricked. I didn't think this would happen.
Are there any firmware for unlocked sgh-i747.
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If you are on a stock ROM that is 4.3 or higher, you must buy a code.