I am buying a Samsung Galaxy note 2 from craigslist. The post said the phone was locked to telus/koodo and so I messaged them saying that my simcard is from fido and would like to buy it than
unlock it so I could use it. He messaged saying he tried Rogers/bell and it wouldn't work and he doubted it would work with fido ( I don't know if he knows what he is talking about
because the post said it was locked ) and so I asked him if it was unlocked already or was it just locked to telus and koodo because I heard you could put a koodo sim card in a
Telus phone. He also said maybe the sim card reader is broken, but I thought if the sim card reader was broken it wouldn't be able to read any sim card at all not even telus sim card that it's supposedly
locked to. The phone is model SGH-I317M. I really want to buy this phone and it was the best one I found on craigslist. I am thinking of going to test if it is unlocked but how do I tell? Will a message pop
up when I put in my fido sim card in and boot it up saying "phone is locked, put in unlock code" ? :crying:
jfd12 said:
I am buying a Samsung Galaxy note 2 from craigslist. The post said the phone was locked to telus/koodo and so I messaged them saying that my simcard is from fido and would like to buy it than
unlock it so I could use it. He messaged saying he tried Rogers/bell and it wouldn't work and he doubted it would work with fido ( I don't know if he knows what he is talking about
because the post said it was locked ) and so I asked him if it was unlocked already or was it just locked to telus and koodo because I heard you could put a koodo sim card in a
Telus phone. He also said maybe the sim card reader is broken, but I thought if the sim card reader was broken it wouldn't be able to read any sim card at all not even telus sim card that it's supposedly
locked to. The phone is model SGH-I317M. I really want to buy this phone and it was the best one I found on craigslist. I am thinking of going to test if it is unlocked but how do I tell? Will a message pop
up when I put in my fido sim card in and boot it up saying "phone is locked, put in unlock code" ? :crying:
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Yes a message will pop up asking you for the sim unlock code if it's locked. If it's not locked then you'll get signal. You also need to ask them what firmware is on the phone, cuz you can possibly unlock it from the hidden menu. Just search Xda for that.
Good luck on your new device ?
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i have a question about galaxy nexus . after i rooted my GN , it does not read my sim card. (the phone is verizon lte and i have a t-mobile microsim) i checked the bootloader and the lock state is unlocked.
any ideas of what i should do now>
did you ever find out your answer? i unrooted my vzw galaxy and now it won't read a sim card.
try a normal simcard... not a microsim with an adapter
You have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus, which is carrier locked to Verizon, so your T-Mobile SIM won't work on it. The Verizon Galaxy Nexus is a CDMA phone, T-Mobile is a GSM carrier, so even if you carrier unlocked the phone, it still wouldn't work. And last but certainly not least, Your bootloader may be unlocked, but that doesn't mean that the SIM is unlocked; like I said earlier, that Verizon Galaxy Nexus is carrier locked.
Sim Card not Reconized
Hi can anyone please help me I installed the APOK Rom and found out there was a APOK ROM DARK so I tried to install that then got error during the installment so I went back to the one i had before and now my sim card is not working I have tried other sim card and its not reconizing it at all besides that everything else is working. PLEASE CAN ANY ONE HELP ME
bigboss875 said:
i have a question about galaxy nexus . after i rooted my GN , it does not read my sim card. (the phone is verizon lte and i have a t-mobile microsim) i checked the bootloader and the lock state is unlocked.
any ideas of what i should do now>
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How were you planning on using a CDMA/LTE phone on a network that only does GSM/HSPA? Not quite compatible. Different radios.
youngblood68 said:
Hi can anyone please help me I installed the APOK Rom and found out there was a APOK ROM DARK so I tried to install that then got error during the installment so I went back to the one i had before and now my sim card is not working I have tried other sim card and its not reconizing it at all besides that everything else is working. PLEASE CAN ANY ONE HELP ME
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If you open up another thread with your specific issue we might be able to help you out but I don't want to derail this thread going into details about a completely different problem.
As for OP, that SIM will not work in any CDMA Galaxy Nexus because it is not a "global" phone. It only supports Verizon Wireless SIM cards.
I just received my nitro and I'd like to know if it is carrier unlocked. I popped in my orange sim card and booted up the phone. I wasn't asked to enter a code however. I'm still in the states, should I confirm with a tmobile sim card or is it safe to say my phone is unlocked? Thanks.
If it has accepted non at&t sim then it is unlocked obviously
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I just received my nitro and I'd like to know if it is carrier unlocked. I popped in my orange sim card and booted up the phone. I wasn't asked to enter a code however. I'm still in the states, should I confirm with a tmobile sim card or is it safe to say my phone is unlocked? Thanks.
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do you have a custom rom? if so it may not ask for code, so it may still be locked. Try t-mobile sim just in case.
Thanks to the both of you for your replies. I was on a fully stock lg nitro. It turns out I was inserting my orange sim card the wrong way therefore the sim lock notification never came up. I popped in my sim card correctly, and sure enough it was blocked. I entered my code and everything went perfectly. I'm now on CM9!! Again thanks for the help
I've tried unlocking my AT&T Galaxy Note 2 using service mode. I downgraded the phones modem to the 4.1.1 version and it worked. I used my metroPCS sim card and the phone did not ask for the code but it said phone not allowed MM#6. When I try to call someone it says emergency calls only. I was wondering if it is because the phone is still under contract or because I'm supposed to use a blank sim card and not one thats already been used. Please help.
Hello.
I'm from Portugal and bought an HTC 10 wich is locked to T-Mobile.
Already got unlock code for it but i insert a portuguese network sim card and i never get the message to place the unlock code.
I checked the IMEI at T-Mobile website and it shows : Your device is blocked and will not work on T-Mobile’s network.
Already unlocked the bootloader and rooted the phone, thought that would be enough to overcome the T-Mobile app ( wich is to unlock the phone for the network ).
Any tips or comments on how i can solve this issue and use the phone with another sim card?
Thanks in advance
I bought LG Wing from USA T-Mobile variant and it says its permanently unlocked inside T-mobile app but when I put sim card, it says no sim card inserted. It never asks me for pin code so it looks to me it doesnt detect sim or something like that. I tried other sim card aswell but no luck. Any help regarding it?
Only you can if try to find lg wing sd765g firehose .
bukeyolacan said:
I bought LG Wing from USA T-Mobile variant and it says its permanently unlocked inside T-mobile app but when I put sim card, it says no sim card inserted. It never asks me for pin code so it looks to me it doesnt detect sim or something like that. I tried other sim card aswell but no luck. Any help regarding it?
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Have you found a solution? I have the same problem as you. According to T-Mobile the only problem would be a hardware issue