I purchased a network unlock code from a site ive used many times. I put in a different sim in and it prompted for a code. I entered the code it said it was unsuccessful so i tried it again with same outcome. I read about having to use *#7465625# to unlock it so i tried that with no results. I figured if i flashed back to stock maybe those codes would work but that didnt make a difference. Now it no longer prompts me to enter an unlock code but will not register on the network. Ive read that it may be frozen but im not sure how to enter the unfreeze code. Can anyone help me please?
Did you get any codes other than the sim unlock code? You'll need a complete set of codes to unfreeze the phone asit is probably hard locked at the moment.
What phone do you have (i.e. i747 or i747m)? What stock ROM did you install on the phone?
vdiablo69 said:
I purchased a network unlock code from a site ive used many times. I put in a different sim in and it prompted for a code. I entered the code it said it was unsuccessful so i tried it again with same outcome. I read about having to use *#7465625# to unlock it so i tried that with no results. I figured if i flashed back to stock maybe those codes would work but that didnt make a difference. Now it no longer prompts me to enter an unlock code but will not register on the network. Ive read that it may be frozen but im not sure how to enter the unfreeze code. Can anyone help me please?
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Are you on Android 4.3? If not you just need to flash the 4.1.1 radio to free unlock the phone. By the way, i heard that after 5 failed attempts of inputting the network unlock code your phone will need a master unlock code to unlock.
RA017 said:
Are you on Android 4.3? If not you just need to flash the 4.1.1 radio to free unlock the phone. By the way, i heard that after 5 failed attempts of inputting the network unlock code your phone will need a master unlock code to unlock.
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Im on 4.1.1 but would like to use a custom rom will that affect it? Ive read that it may be frozen after 3 unsuccessful attempts but I dont think i entered it 3 times. I do have a defreeze code aswell but how do i enter it?
Are you on completely stock 4.1.1, including the bootloader? If you are, did you try unlocking the phone using the free method from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176719 ?
audit13 said:
Are you on completely stock 4.1.1, including the bootloader? If you are, did you try unlocking the phone using the free method from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176719 ?
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No i have clockworkmod but its been so long I forget how to uninstall it though Ive figured it would help me unlock it. Ive read that free unlock doesnt work on all custom roms plus I already have the code so i might as well use it
audit13 said:
Did you get any codes other than the sim unlock code? You'll need a complete set of codes to unfreeze the phone asit is probably hard locked at the moment.
What phone do you have (i.e. i747 or i747m)? What stock ROM did you install on the phone?
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I have the i747m with 4.1.1 and clockworkmod. Also I have network, provider, subprovider, defreeze codes.
Did you try any of these methods: http://www.mobileunlocked.com/samsung-instructions.asp ?
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Did you try any of these methods
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haha yes Ive tried them but those codes do nothing when I dial them in. Only code that works is to get the imei and *#197328640#.
vdiablo69 said:
haha yes Ive tried them but those codes do nothing when I dial them in. Only code that works is to get the imei and *#197328640#.
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I recently bought 2 i747M, one comes with 4.1.2 and one comes with 4.3.
For the 4.1.2, I just need to flash back to the 4.1.1 stock radio (the ROM is still 4.1.2), then I just follow the instruction below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024514
(You need to be on stock rom in order to have the dialer code working)
For the 4.3, I play it safe and bought an unlock code for it which works on the 1st try.
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I flashed the cm9 and my phone shows no service and doesn't prompt for unlock code. all the others rom i had asked me to imput, but not cm9, so now i can't make calls/text.
btw i have the code, i dont know how to input as it doesnt prompt for one like usual
anyway to fix this or manually put in unlock code?
Do wipe
tried that, didnt work :/
This may be stupid question, but is airplane mode turned on?
Sent from my HTC Optimus Ray S
Most custom roms do not have the ability to perform this operation. The only way to unlock is to use odin to flash back to a stock ROM. I havent been able to unlock my phone either for this very reason.
Did you put in the sim card that you want to unlock?
I came up with this untested idea a few weeks ago, that would allow an unlock on a phone running AOSP/CM...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23488092&postcount=12
thank you all, but didnt work so far, maybe because i have the canadian version (5660M) :/
Then you would be not able to use bluetooth, Wi-Fi and screen rotation, because of different drivers. But the rest should work just fine...
bump, any way to make phone ask for unlock code? i really want to use ics on my gio, but sim not working is a dealbreaker for me :/
alkspo said:
bump, any way to make phone ask for unlock code? i really want to use ics on my gio, but sim not working is a dealbreaker for me :/
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Did you try darkshado's method? Cause other than that it is IMPOSSIBLE to do. Sorry.
Oh and instead of making a new thread, i have my own question. I know you only have a limited number of sim unlock attempts. Lets say 3 just cause. If i input the correct unlock code, does it count as an attempt? or do only the wrong numbers count as attempts?
AlwaysDroid said:
Did you try darkshado's method? Cause other than that it is IMPOSSIBLE to do. Sorry.
Oh and instead of making a new thread, i have my own question. I know you only have a limited number of sim unlock attempts. Lets say 3 just cause. If i input the correct unlock code, does it count as an attempt? or do only the wrong numbers count as attempts?
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from my experience, i believe it doesn't count as an attempt when you get it correct, its like unlocking your phone with pattern/pin, it only counts the wrong ones, and once you unlock it, the attempt meter restarts
Wait,
Does this mean that if you're phone was previously sim-unlocked, it gets
re-locked when you flash CM9 ??
That would be a real bummer. I sim-unlocked my phone using the BML5 method
and flash a couple of stock roms using Odin, and never got the question for an unlock code again.
Do all custom roms re-lock your phone ??
Sorry for hijacking your topic. Hope you figure it out.
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Wait,
Does this mean that if you're phone was previously sim-unlocked, it gets
re-locked when you flash CM9 ??
That would be a real bummer. I sim-unlocked my phone using the BML5 method
and flash a couple of stock roms using Odin, and never got the question for an unlock code again.
Do all custom roms re-lock your phone ??
Sorry for hijacking your topic. Hope you figure it out.
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im not sure if it is cm9 that locks it or maybe i was just unlucky once, i will try it again when i get my phone which is in factory as i broke the microsd slot
and no, not all custom roms, as i used plenty, only the cm roms (7, 7.2,9) have locked in my experience, but like i said before, maybe i was unlucky
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alkspo said:
im not sure if it is cm9 that locks it or maybe i was just unlucky once, i will try it again when i get my phone which is in factory as i broke the microsd slot
and no, not all custom roms, as i used plenty, only the cm roms (7, 7.2,9) have locked in my experience, but like i said before, maybe i was unlucky
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Hi , is your phone sim locked or do you have a pin code on your simcard ? if the pin is on your simcard then the solution is to flash a stock rom and disable the simcard lock then flash a custom rom , I had the same issue with my HTC wildfire a couple of years ago
Hi guys,
I recently purchased an unlocked Galaxy Nexus in Hong Kong. For some reason I did a factory reset on the phone and the unlock was gone (the SIM card that was working before the reset now requires a network unlock code). And like a noob, I tried all sorts of random combinations. And then I read about how you only have 3 chances to enter the unlock code before your device is frozen and you'll need an "unfreeze code". Immediately I knew i was in deep "sh_t". Now I finally found a site that provides me with an unlock code without having me to specify the carrier to which the phone is locked to, which I don't know (but the prints and documentations on the package were all in french). The unlock code hasn't arrived yet but I read about how I only had 3 chance, and I'm damn sure I tried more than 3 times. I checked again and all the sites that can provide me with an "unfreeze code" requires me to know the carrier to which my device is locked to, which i have absolutely no idea. My question is can a factory reset, or any sort of reset, unfreeze the phone so I can use the unlock code that i've purchased?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Try booting into recovery. From there you can probably fix a bunch of stuff.
Perhaps there is hope.
MikeMurphy said:
Try booting into recovery. From there you can probably fix a bunch of stuff.
Perhaps there is hope.
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What exactly should i do in recovery? From what i can see now recovery is just an icon in the middle of the screen. i feel so lost.
Maybe you can restore a factory image (google rom) using Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, that you can find in this forum.
What i´ll sugest... is using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, root and flash CWM (recovery) in your phone, then... flash any ICS Rom and one the phone is booted in the rom, even without the simcard... install the ****Docomo App and do a sim unlock in the phone.
i´m just talking in theory... but i could work.
good luck!
Is there a way or app that I can use on this phone so that I can view my SIM Unlock Code AFTER the phone is already SIM Unlocked?
I ask because I bought two of these phones unlocked and would like to have the Unlock codes saved just in case I need them later.
Somehow I seem to have messed up or lost my unlock on one of the phones after I rooted it and flashed a new recovery / rom.
It was unlocked, now, If I put an ATT sim in it asks for my unlock code again and I do not have it, as the phone was unlocked when I got it.
Though, when I press *#7465625# to it says all the locks are turned off, like my phone should be unlocked?
Any idea why it is asking for my unlock code again, and if there is a way to get around it being that the phone was unlocked?
Is there a way to recover this unlock code?
Thanks guys!
wmblalock said:
Is there a way or app that I can use on this phone so that I can view my SIM Unlock Code AFTER the phone is already SIM Unlocked?
I ask because I bought two of these phones unlocked and would like to have the Unlock codes saved just in case I need them later.
Somehow I seem to have messed up or lost my unlock on one of the phones after I rooted it and flashed a new recovery / rom.
It was unlocked, now, If I put an ATT sim in it asks for my unlock code again and I do not have it, as the phone was unlocked when I got it.
Though, when I press *#7465625# to it says all the locks are turned off, like my phone should be unlocked?
Any idea why it is asking for my unlock code again, and if there is a way to get around it being that the phone was unlocked?
Is there a way to recover this unlock code?
Thanks guys!
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Currently there isn't a way to view the code. Several of us have been digging through the system of the device to see where it's coded too. the thread here is where it's being conversed about. click here
How do you know for certain the phones were unlocked when you bought it? Did you try swapping Sims before you flashed anything to it?
I have mine unlocked and have flashed; two roms, cwm, a radio, and a few mods......still unlocked. I constantly swap Sims between my crap work phone and my Samsung, always works.
Bluntified said:
How do you know for certain the phones were unlocked when you bought it? Did you try swapping Sims before you flashed anything to it?
I have mine unlocked and have flashed; two roms, cwm, a radio, and a few mods......still unlocked. I constantly swap Sims between my crap work phone and my Samsung, always works.
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The person I bought both phones from told me they were both unlocked.
The first one I tried worked, the second one I never tried an ATT Sim until after I rooted, flashed, etc and then it wouldn't work.
He emailed just emailed me the Unlock codes for both phones and they work fine.
Either way, it's all good now. Thanks for the help guys!
- Mike
Can someone please help me? I have rooted my Note 3 and have tried SIM unlocking it with CHainfires region unlocker as well as the one where you enter the *# number. None of them have worked. I am at a loss. The one with Chainfires app tells me it is done but when I reboot it it still asks for unlock code. THe other way with the *# number, none of the options are in the menu that I am supposed to be able to access. PLEasE help. I am going crazy here.Thanks in advance.
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Can someone please help me? I have rooted my Note 3 and have tried SIM unlocking it with CHainfires region unlocker as well as the one where you enter the *# number. None of them have worked. I am at a loss. The one with Chainfires app tells me it is done but when I reboot it it still asks for unlock code. THe other way with the *# number, none of the options are in the menu that I am supposed to be able to access. PLEasE help. I am going crazy here.Thanks in advance.
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Chainfire doesn't work with kitkat
i am trying to lock the bootloader again with my unlock code and it keeps saying the code is wrong, and it worked fine for unlocking.
my question is does the code change after a reset? i completely reset the phone to stock with stock loader,ercovery/recovery just cant seen to be able to relock the device.
darkmage1991 said:
i am trying to lock the bootloader again with my unlock code and it keeps saying the code is wrong, and it worked fine for unlocking.
my question is does the code change after a reset? i completely reset the phone to stock with stock loader,ercovery/recovery just cant seen to be able to relock the device.
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I don't think it is supposed to have changed. At least it hasn't before.
fastboot oem relock *code_here*
what do you mean "stock loader"?
but if code is not working , it seems safe to say if you do lock it, and it will not work to unlock again......, if needed.
EDIT: god im stupid... this was the code they sent me: https://i.imgur.com/Zz2VgQz.png
so i was putting in 64ZR9670112GJ3F8 the code is supposed to be 64ZR96701I2GJ3F8
so lesson learned. make sure you really look at the code one's can look like i's in a pic.