I have my phone on a Virgin sim however my wife has hers on Vodaphone......wondering if I can update OTA using her sim in my phone ??
I believe phone is SIM locked so your SIM card would not work.
But you can always try.
But I believe update wont go through.
steve16 said:
I have my phone on a Virgin sim however my wife has hers on Vodaphone......wondering if I can update OTA using her sim in my phone ??
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Flash a .kdz if you want the update
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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.
hey guys
so i got the unlock code from tmobile to unlock my galaxy s2 i got cyangon mod on it i tried to insert different sim card and restarted the phone but it wont show that i need to put the unlock number is there another official way to do it. please coz im travelling next week and need my phone
thank you
moatho said:
hey guys
so i got the unlock code from tmobile to unlock my galaxy s2 i got cyangon mod on it i tried to insert different sim card and restarted the phone but it wont show that i need to put the unlock number is there another official way to do it. please coz im travelling next week and need my phone
thank you
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I'm pretty sure you can only do it from the stock ROM with the different SIM card.
The unlock code will only work with a foreign SIM.
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VoiD_Dweller said:
I'm pretty sure you can only do it from the stock ROM with the different SIM card.
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This guys right. How do i know? From personal experience.
blackangst said:
The unlock code will only work with a foreign SIM.
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Sim card just hast to be NON T MOBILE. or NON (whatever carrier it says on the phone)
elesbb said:
This guys right. How do i know? From personal experience.
Sim card just hast to be NON T MOBILE. or NON (whatever carrier it says on the phone)
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tried the foreign sim card and local non tmobile sim card same thing but heard that there is a code you enter the the keypad to bring out the prompt screen to enter the code
anyone knows it
elesbb said:
This guys right. How do i know? From personal experience.
Sim card just hast to be NON T MOBILE. or NON (whatever carrier it says on the phone)
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Edit: thanks for clarifying.
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moatho said:
tried the foreign sim card and local non tmobile sim card same thing but heard that there is a code you enter the the keypad to bring out the prompt screen to enter the code
anyone knows it
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What? Did you not read the second post? "MUST BE ON STOCK ROM!"
For both the MMI code to work and for the non branded sim card to work. STOCK ROM ONLY. K?
Flash STOCK ROM via ODIN.
Instert sim card.
Boot up.
Enter unlock code.
Confirm its working (I just called my house)
Flash whatever ROM you have as your DD
Enjoy.
Im assuming stock rooted is OK? Or does the phone need to be unrooted?
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Im assuming stock rooted is OK? Or does the phone need to be unrooted?
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Stock rooted is fine. It just has to be stock because the custom ROMs dont have the proper coding necessary for the unlock prompt to appear.
elesbb said:
Stock rooted is fine. It just has to be stock because the custom ROMs dont have the proper coding necessary for the unlock prompt to appear.
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Thanks man
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Hi, have i747m with stock 4.3 rom yake on sammobile, i have purchase unlock code and working for 2-3 week, now suddently, i have signal but no data and when i go to network my phone says insert sim card, i try 3 different sim card and samething, i try sim card on other phone and the sim work so,
what happen
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martinjo24 said:
Hi, have i747m with stock 4.3 rom yake on sammobile, i have purchase unlock code and working for 2-3 week, now suddently, i have signal but no data and when i go to network my phone says insert sim card, i try 3 different sim card and samething, i try sim card on other phone and the sim work so,
what happen
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same happened to me
dont know what can i do, i cant use my phone now, its stock firmware,
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Hi everyone!
I just got a T-mobile sgh-m919 from USA.
But when i tried to insert my own local sim card (not t-mobile and not american also) , the device just can't able to read the sim itself.
It doesn't give me some code to insert and things like that and i also tried to follow a orders to unlock or something like that but its still wont work.
I know that the problem is not at the sim utself because I got also google edition device that works with this sim normally.
I dont have a problem to install rom and root my phone if needed and also if i have to pay few dollars to open it is cool but i really have no idea what sould i do...
so if anyone knows... please let me know!
Thanks! :laugh::laugh:
Make sure the sim card slot is clean, and is the sim an original micro or a cut micro?
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serio22 said:
Make sure the sim card slot is clean, and is the sim an original micro or a cut micro?
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Hi,
I tried what you said and i cleaned the sim slot and putted another sim this time not cutted ' the first one was cutted)
and this time its really showed the error of invalid sim and the device is need some code...
What should I do now
rotemkama said:
Hi,
I tried what you said and i cleaned the sim slot and putted another sim this time not cutted ' the first one was cutted)
and this time its really showed the error of invalid sim and the device is need some code...
What should I do now
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Get a new sim that is NOT cut.. Sometimes it gives problems when you use cut sim cards
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serio22 said:
Get a new sim that is NOT cut.. Sometimes it gives problems when you use cut sim cards
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I got one but now he asks me for some code to activiate the device....
there is way to pass that without a payment ?
and if there isn't a way without pay ... what is the way to do that ....?
Thanks!
rotemkama said:
I got one but now he asks me for some code to activiate the device....
there is way to pass that without a payment ?
and if there isn't a way without pay ... what is the way to do that ....?
Thanks!
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There is a way to bypass it as long as the device never took the 4.4.2 official update.. Do a little search in the general or development forum and you will find your answer! Its an app called region unlock
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serio22 said:
There is a way to bypass it as long as the device never took the 4.4.2 official update.. Do a little search in the general or development forum and you will find your answer! Its an app called region unlock
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Works like magic!! big thanks!!!!
by the way.... I got the same problem with Verzion phone (sch-I545 build mk2)
the same way will work on this device also?
because it doesnt asks for activation code...
rotemkama said:
Works like magic!! big thanks!!!!
by the way.... I got the same problem with Verzion phone (sch-I545 build mk2)
the same way will work on this device also?
because it doesnt asks for activation code...
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Will it not pick up service? Verizon phones are usually unlocked by default
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serio22 said:
Will it not pick up service? Verizon phones are usually unlocked by default
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I did it! it just needed to change from LTE to GSM
But .. the error of the unknown sim still there... what can I do?
and i read a little bit here and saw that i can't install custom roms on this device with CWM (I got the mk2 build)
so.. this safestrap is the only way? kind of scary yo me.. not as simple as other phones.....
And anothe Q... in the T-mobile device, ( android 4.2.2) I dont have those problems? in this device i can install CWM? I'm already got root on this device but it didn't install the CWM i think...
Thanks!!!
Is the network on the Verizon phone set to global? If so and you're using an original micro sim then you might have better luck in the Verizon forums.. As for the T-Mobile device, yes you can install custom recovery, it's not locked down like the Verizon model
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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.