Hey guys, is there any way to make the Rogers S3 work on mobilicity or wind? I seen a mod but the thread seems dead now and it looks like it doesn't work on kitkat anyways. thanks for any help!
anwarkhan25 said:
Hey guys, is there any way to make the Rogers S3 work on mobilicity or wind? I seen a mod but the thread seems dead now and it looks like it doesn't work on kitkat anyways. thanks for any help!
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First you'll have to get it unlocked. From there you simply need to set your APNs to the carrier you're using the phone with.
The *free* unlock method doesn't work once you've updated your bootloaders (from JB). That being said, you can ask your carrier for the unlock code for your phone (worth a shot).
Sim unlocking is an easy problem to solve by getting a code. A bigger problem is enabling AWS on KK.
yeah the Sim unlock I'll pay and get it done thats no issue. the real problem is the aws. Is there any work around I can use?
anwarkhan25 said:
yeah the Sim unlock I'll pay and get it done thats no issue. the real problem is the aws. Is there any work around I can use?
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Aww man, I'm in the same boat, I gotta pick between KK or AWS?
Hmmmmmm......I do hate rogers.
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344627
audit13 said:
This might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344627
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I've been keeping my eye on that forum for a while, I was waiting for a permanent fix.
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Hoping to get a little input here.
I found a good deal on a rogers locked galaxy nexus but am unsure if its worth it. I know its cheap to unlock but they also have apps and crap on it that nobody wants. Is is worth a little extra to get a nexus the way it was meant to be with out any carrier BS on it?
Or is it basically the same phone once I unlock it?
Pepper67 said:
Hoping to get a little input here.
I found a good deal on a rogers locked galaxy nexus but am unsure if its worth it. I know its cheap to unlock but they also have apps and crap on it that nobody wants. Is is worth a little extra to get a nexus the way it was meant to be with out any carrier BS on it?
Or is it basically the same phone once I unlock it?
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Wait, Rogers locks GNex? You sure? From what I heard ALL GSM version of Galaxy Nexus is unlocked. I am using Galaxy Nexus bought from Bell with Koodo SIM card.
they are all stock SIM unlocked
crixley said:
they are all stock SIM unlocked
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well thats good. The guy said it was locked.
But what about the useless rogers apps they put on their phones?
Pepper67 said:
well thats good. The guy said it was locked.
But what about the useless rogers apps they put on their phones?
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Either root & freeze / uninstall the unwanted apps or flash a Google factory image
Pepper67 said:
well thats good. The guy said it was locked.
But what about the useless rogers apps they put on their phones?
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Well Rogers is either a greedy lying jerk or they do lock their phones and we don't know it
If it is fully unlocked, there will be no bloatware.
3rdstring said:
Either root & freeze / uninstall the unwanted apps or flash a Google factory image
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oh nice, so then I should probably take the good deal and I can just make it like rogers had nothing to do with it?
Never done any modding or flashing to my phones.
Pepper67 said:
oh nice, so then I should probably take the good deal and I can just make it like rogers had nothing to do with it?
Never done any modding or flashing to my phones.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
I have a rogers gnex. Even before moving to yakju it was unlocked and there was no rogers software on it at all. I bought it in January.
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3rdstring said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
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There sure is a lot of steps, looks complicated but Ill give it a shot.
SidereusOne said:
I have a rogers gnex. Even before moving to yakju it was unlocked and there was no rogers software on it at all. I bought it in January.
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Good to know, then Im either getting a great deal from someone who doesnt know their phone so well or Im getting ripped off and this phone will has some issues Im not aware of.
Turns out it was a nexus s and not a nexus. Hes the third guy to try and sell the the out dated one without coming forward right away and telling me its the s.
Just to clear up a few things:
1) Rogers does not add any bloatware to the GNex.
2) All Canadian carriers sell the same version of the GNex, running a yakjuux build.
3) All GNex devices sold in Canada are SIM-unlocked.
4) NOT all GSM GNEx are sold SIM-unlocked.
Hey guys so I switched my T-Mobile account to att today and got a Sim for my rooted T-Mobile note 2. It doesn't work without a Sim unlock code and I didn't know this. So what is the best way to get one or can I just DL a att baseband or something or what do I do?
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Hey guys so I switched my T-Mobile account to att today and got a Sim for my rooted T-Mobile note 2. It doesn't work without a Sim unlock code and I didn't know this. So what is the best way to get one or can I just DL a att baseband or something or what do I do?
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I ran across this and it is just the opposite (ATT to Tmobile) but maybe it will give you some ideas or help in some way. Its all I have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eos5BIFdnJM
Chasoscar said:
I ran across this and it is just the opposite (ATT to Tmobile) but maybe it will give you some ideas or help in some way. Its all I have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eos5BIFdnJM
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That worked perfectly! Thanks!
Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.
Thanks in advance.
djluis48 said:
Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.
Thanks in advance.
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ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
kiruba8 said:
ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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So you are saying that it will work without a problem?
kiruba8 said:
ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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You could have read more than the title and suggested something relevant to his question.
OP, I'm not actually 100% sure. But, I would imagine that you'd have no trouble using it.
Simple answer is yes.
Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it.
djluis48 said:
Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it.
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Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???
Hope everything works out for you, bro.
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Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???
Hope everything works out for you, bro.
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Yeah, i know bro. People tend to mistake IMEI with ESN, so hopefuly its one of those cases. If it isn't, i will have to return the phone.
How much did u pay..??
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sanchitgrover said:
How much did u pay..??
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USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
djluis48 said:
USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home
x1tyme said:
let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home
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Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
djluis48 said:
Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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nice to know. Will search for it and ship some back home with paying tax for it, of course.
Is ebay the source to buy bad imei?
djluis48 said:
Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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Hello Luis.
I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
andrews317 said:
Hello Luis.
I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
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Hi there.
Well, to tell you the truth, i sold the phone as soon as i got it because it wasn't compatible with my carrier's 3G network. I did unlock it, but unlocking was extremely easy, i just rooted the phone and downloaded an app from the Play Store, and the app did the rest of the work. Easy as pie. After that, the phone worked flawless in the small ampunt of time i spent with it (less than a day) and it was a brand new phone :highfive:. If you are wondering the name of the app, i don't know the exact name, but you can try searching "galaxy unlock" on the Play Store, and you will see a couple of apps. Good luck.
Almost same problem
djluis48 said:
USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
Randyjp said:
Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
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I think that its going to be same, and that its going to work, because the imei was blocked on the country the phone was bought, it should work properly outside that country.
If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
gypsy214 said:
If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
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If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
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EtherealRemnant said:
If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Not always.. Carriers will block the IMEI even you dont pay your bill for so long.. A friend of mine gave me his Sidekick 4G and he stopped paying tmobile. After a while that phone stop working. When I called tmobile they said it was because of the IMEI has been blocked. I said that I have this phone for a long time and you need to turn it back on.. 48 hours later they did
Hi guys I am new to doing these things on GS3, Is is the same thing on Note 2?
I'm sorry in advanced if there's already a thread that answers this question but I looked and searched around to no avail/
I am just careful as the Note 2 is simpler as I easily find solutions to my problem here in the forum.
I am a lurker and just made an account to ask this one question that no one seemed to ask yet: Is there any way I could unlock a GS3 with 4.4.2?
It's unrooted as for some reason SuperSU isn't working. I am going to try to see what I can do about that.
This was my brother's phone, He then upgraded to 4.4.2 then asked me why his new carrier sim doesn't work and was asking for an unlock code.
TLDR: Upgraded to 4.4.2 and out of options for unlocking network.
TYIA guys.
Youll have to buy an unlock code online. Ive seen reports of some places charging just a few bucks. No other known way right now.
DocHoliday77 said:
Youll have to buy an unlock code online. Ive seen reports of some places charging just a few bucks. No other known way right now.
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It would be mighty awesome if you know those said websites that can unlock 4.4.2 kitkat GS3. Thank you for the info at least someone replied.
If you or a friend are (or were) on AT&T at some point in time, you might be able to request an unlock code via this form
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/termsAndCondition
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If you or a friend are (or were) on AT&T at some point in time, you might be able to request an unlock code via this form
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Yeah I will try that, But Bell Mobility costs 50 bucks to do that. So I might just look for an unlocking service site. Anyone here know one that works with the gs3 OTA 4.4.2?
Thank you for the reply.
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It should tell you if itll work when you go to the site. Just search with the device model.
same problem
DocHoliday77 said:
It should tell you if itll work when you go to the site. Just search with the device model.
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hey guy did you ever get your phone unlock i am having the same problem i have the unlock code already it just keep saying unsuccessful any assistance would be appreciated thank you.
^Are you running a stock ROM?
I'm wondering if any T-Mobile rom can be used on att variant
optimusv45 said:
I'm wondering if any T-Mobile rom can be used on att variant
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I gonna say no
g3 soon to be NOTE 4
BACARDILIMON said:
I gonna say no
g3 soon to be NOTE 4
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Cool. Att variant got bootloader unlocked a few days ago so I was just wondering. Is it a matter of radio or something more complicated ?
Edit: lol probably more complicated than that but I'm just wondering
optimusv45 said:
Cool. Att variant got bootloader unlocked a few days ago so I was just wondering. Is it a matter of radio or something more complicated ?
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I believe it would have to be ported over. Change a few things.
g3 soon to be NOTE 4
Edit: from what I read (quick skim) that isn't a real bootloader unlock despite what they say and you need to "bump" the rom before you use it. So if you saw what I posted originally that should still work but you need to bump it first but since this isn't known territory for me if you didn't see it I wont re post just to be safe.
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Edit: from what I read (quick skim) that isn't a real bootloader unlock despite what they say and you need to "bump" the rom before you use it. So if you saw what I posted originally that should still work but you need to bump it first but since this isn't known territory for me if you didn't see it I wont re post just to be safe.
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thecube said its not hard to do and he will put up a guide in how to do it in a couple of days
optimusv45 said:
thecube said its not hard to do and he will put up a guide in how to do it in a couple of days
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Yeah and unless you are on a att phone on tmobile towers and want to use the wifi calling feature I would just wait for a att rom. Right now as we speak somebody is working on a rom for your phone I don't doubt that for a second.
ThePagel said:
Yeah and unless you are on a att phone on tmobile towers and want to use the wifi calling feature I would just wait for a att rom. Right now as we speak somebody is working on a rom for your phone I don't doubt that for a second.
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Cool. That's good to hear