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Trustworthy sites to Unlock your Phone

Since there was a thread about a scam over unlocking I'm a bit more concerned about what site I choose to unlock my phone.
What would you people recommend? Trusted and safe site?
I've heard a lot of good stuff about unlock-zone. What others have users on here used?

I used www.htcsimunlock.com

I unlocked mine on ebay, it was cheaper than most sites, was fast, and you'll have the paypal insurance, so nothing can go wrong.

I used htccode.com successfully 2 times. As I stated in the other post, the downloaded application did not work at first attempt (could not connect to server) so I used the Live Support link on the homepage, and an engineer detected my logged in user name, requested the IMEI code and emailed the unlock code within 10 minutes.
This is the 2nd time I have used them, and it would be tough to get better service in my opinion.
I am sure some individuals may have problems, but htccode has worked fine for me twice.
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Used ebay and had the unlock code in about a minute cost £8,99 and no faffing around like some of the other sites.

How exactly do you use ebay to get a code?

wr8_utd said:
How exactly do you use ebay to get a code?
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you pay, give your imei and they probably send you back a code you need to type into your phone

cez10 said:
you pay, give your imei and they probably send you back a code you need to type into your phone
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Yeah I know the procedure but where do I need to go on ebay to get the codes?

Teppic24 said:
I used www.htcsimunlock.com
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Seems a good site. Everything went ahead smoothly?
And if I update my Phone to Froyo it won't lock my phone again right?

ive just ordered mine from this guy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Unlock-code-H...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eadf35cb0
seems pretty trusted 99.6% and quick so we'll see how it goes
ok got my code after about 2h, original t-mobile phone now works fine with orange + a polish operator plus gsm

[Q] Unlocking HTC One M8

I'm trying to unlock my HTC One M8 from AT&T. I've already unlocked my Amazon Fire Phone and my Nokia Lumia 1020 and I'd like to unlock the HTC One M8 as well.
When I went to the unlock form, I typed in my IMEI number and it said that AT&T doesn't have my IMEI number registered. I triple checked to make sure I typed it right ad it still said the same thing. Any ideas?

For the Love of Tech said:
I'm trying to unlock my HTC One M8 from AT&T. I've already unlocked my Amazon Fire Phone and my Nokia Lumia 1020 and I'd like to unlock the HTC One M8 as well.
When I went to the unlock form, I typed in my IMEI number and it said that AT&T doesn't have my IMEI number registered. I triple checked to make sure I typed it right ad it still said the same thing. Any ideas?
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ATT has changed their unlocking policies and I had no luck even with multiple attempts. In the end I decided my time was too valuable and I used this site (Less than $4) - unlockcode247 dot com

Greatday1 said:
ATT has changed their unlocking policies and I had no luck even with multiple attempts. In the end I decided my time was too valuable and I used this site (Less than $4) - unlockcode247 dot com
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AT&T changed their unlocking policies to make it easier. All you have to do is fill out the form and they give you a code. I've done it three times over the last week. It's really easy. I don't know why you're plugging a site.

This was not intended to be a plug but after spending over a week getting my phone unlocked through AT&T including their website and not making any progress short of every rep telling me they won't do it any more I tried to find a cheap site on various threads on here. This was the only one I found to be reasonably priced. Just wanted to safe someone the time if they are in the same boat.

If the phone's IMEI associated with your account? If you bought it from another source, it wouldn't be and that is why the database won't locate the IMEI. Or even if you bought it from AT&T on your account, it just might not be provisioned properly on your account. I've seen lots of folks have luck with bringing the phone into an AT&T store and having the IMEI linked to your account, then the SIM unlock should work.

redpoint73 said:
If the phone's IMEI associated with your account? If you bought it from another source, it wouldn't be and that is why the database won't locate the IMEI. Or even if you bought it from AT&T on your account, it just might not be provisioned properly on your account. I've seen lots of folks have luck with bringing the phone into an AT&T store and having the IMEI linked to your account, then the SIM unlock should work.
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I don't think that's the case. I unlocked the Fire Phone and I got that from Amazon for full price. I even unlocked someone else's Fire phone that wasn't linked to my account in any way.

For the Love of Tech said:
I don't think that's the case. I unlocked the Fire Phone and I got that from Amazon for full price. I even unlocked someone else's Fire phone that wasn't linked to my account in any way.
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Can you help me unlock mines? I also bought mines full price for the 64GB model.

Jeremyramp said:
Can you help me unlock mines? I also bought mines full price for the 64GB model.
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Sadly, I cannot. Several people contacted me after posting that and asked me to help them. I used three of the five that AT&T allows in a year. On the fourth they told me I surpassed my limit. I was more disappointed than anybody since they paid me $100 each!
If you know anybody who uses AT&T they can do it for you. It is very easy. Just find an AT&T user or even a former AT&T user and have them submit the form.

If you're s-off this worked for me. I have T-Mobile variant though, not sure if it matters. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567

[Q] Unlock AT&T Sim lock from Note4

Does anyone suggest a tool/trick to unlock AT&T as i am traveling abroad for few weeks and AT&T is charging lot more roaming fees.
Is there any tools like GalaxyTools for AT&T running with Android 5.0.1

Unlock DOES NOT WORK from cellunlocker.net
opiumfever said:
Does anyone suggest a tool/trick to unlock AT&T as i am traveling abroad for few weeks and AT&T is charging lot more roaming fees.
Is there any tools like GalaxyTools for AT&T running with Android 5.0.1
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I ordered mines 9 days ago and it does not work! sent me another code! and still does not work, THEY ARE SCAMMERS!... I asked for a refund after made all the video and all THE TIDIOUS PROCESS for refund. tHEY SUCK... MADE ME WASTE 9 DAYS OF WAITING WHEN THE TURN AROUND TIME IS 1-2DAYS AS their website list. do not use CELLUNLOCKER.NET
Just use a local service usually 20-30 dollars.. i got mines unlocked for a TELCEL and it works. I really dont suggest using any online sites since they send you a non-working code and since the phone is recnet model, then they dont have the options to unlock it. Dont make the same mistake i made.

chubbychub said:
I ordered mines 9 days ago and it does not work! sent me another code! and still does not work, THEY ARE SCAMMERS!... I asked for a refund after made all the video and all THE TIDIOUS PROCESS for refund. tHEY SUCK... MADE ME WASTE 9 DAYS OF WAITING WHEN THE TURN AROUND TIME IS 1-2DAYS AS their website list. do not use CELLUNLOCKER.NET
Just use a local service usually 20-30 dollars.. i got mines unlocked for a TELCEL and it works. I really dont suggest using any online sites since they send you a non-working code and since the phone is recnet model, then they dont have the options to unlock it. Dont make the same mistake i made.
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Thanks for saving my 20 bucks by your advise about Cellunlocker.net as i was thinking to order to them.

Do you have it on a payment plan or do you own it outright?

Ohh joy because ive used them too and guess what it does not work.

chubbychub said:
I ordered mines 9 days ago and it does not work! sent me another code! and still does not work, THEY ARE SCAMMERS!... I asked for a refund after made all the video and all THE TIDIOUS PROCESS for refund. tHEY SUCK... MADE ME WASTE 9 DAYS OF WAITING WHEN THE TURN AROUND TIME IS 1-2DAYS AS their website list. do not use CELLUNLOCKER.NET
Just use a local service usually 20-30 dollars.. i got mines unlocked for a TELCEL and it works. I really dont suggest using any online sites since they send you a non-working code and since the phone is recnet model, then they dont have the options to unlock it. Dont make the same mistake i made.
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Did you buy your phone online? Do you know the original owner? I ran it to the issue where the sell of my phone was the original owner and still had the cell phone under is name with ATT but not activate. The seller has to contact ATT and let them know that they sold the device and then once it is release the unlock code works.

imei-unlocker.com
opiumfever said:
Does anyone suggest a tool/trick to unlock AT&T as i am traveling abroad for few weeks and AT&T is charging lot more roaming fees.
Is there any tools like GalaxyTools for AT&T running with Android 5.0.1
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I just unlocked my Note 4 and my wife's Note Edge in the last couple weeks and I used imei-unlocker.com. It was $29.90 something and worked flawlessly. We had the codes back and phones unlocked within a few hours of placing an order.

Just a quick tip for anyone else needing to unlock, try going though ATT first.
I bought my phone used and submitted the info and while it said 2 business days I had my code within minutes - for free.
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/index.html?_ga=1.49591136.739536559.1446418073#/

True. ^^^^ I have unlocked for free from att. Phone has to be clean imei paid for completely. If not they won't give u code.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using xda premium

To unlock from att directly like others have suggested it looks like you need a valid account and phone number with them. I am wondering if there is any way around this or if you can just call them and explain you bought a refurbed unit off ebay and simply want to unlock it.

cas8180 said:
To unlock from att directly like others have suggested it looks like you need a valid account and phone number with them. I am wondering if there is any way around this or if you can just call them and explain you bought a refurbed unit off ebay and simply want to unlock it.
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don't need an account, just choose "Non-AT&T Mobility Customer"

cas8180 said:
To unlock from att directly like others have suggested it looks like you need a valid account and phone number with them. I am wondering if there is any way around this or if you can just call them and explain you bought a refurbed unit off ebay and simply want to unlock it.
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borijess said:
True. ^^^^ I have unlocked for free from att. Phone has to be clean imei paid for completely. If not they won't give u code.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using xda premium
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i just bought a new AT&T Note 4 on eBay for use with Cricket Wireless, i filled out
the AT&T unlock request selecting "Non-AT&T Customer" and had the unlock code
exactly 48 hours later for free. phone was successfully unlocked !

Bounty thread for internation (H850) port to H830 - Potential sim unlock method

This thread is a bounty to get a proper port of the H850 framework. This will allow us to enjoy all the feature of the H850 on our H830. Personally I am hoping this will make unlocking my G5 easier because we should be able to obtain our unlock codes (I already have mine) and do it the standard way. But understand when pledging that is only a theory and no guarantees.
If you pledge please pay up once it has been achieved.
As always this port must be something the average user can flash. Once it has been achieved we will discuss with the dev(s) on how/if they want to receive their donations.
So far the devs I know of are @autoprime and @Miustone
Pledges:
jkhan49 - $25
liushangrong - $50
Total: $75
Decided to sell my phone so I removed my pledge but I'll keep updating it for you. I got impatient after a month an a half.

Hey buddy $25 from my side too..

jkhan49 said:
Hey buddy $25 from my side too..
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Updated ☺

Can anybody help me T-Mobile sim unlock method ，$50

I suspect we have a CM ROM, will be able to use the key to unlock. The system determines the network lock tips?

liushangrong said:
I suspect we have a CM ROM, will be able to use the key to unlock. The system determines the network lock tips?
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Yeah cm should work too I would assume as long as it is properly ported.
I updated the OP and removed my name since I gave up and sold my phone. I will continue to update this is anyone else wants to pledge. Good luck everyone

Delete my quota, I have to sell my phone

Thought this was for bootloader unlock...

joshuadjohnson22 said:
...Decided to sell my phone so I removed my pledge but I'll keep updating it for you. I got impatient after a month an a half.
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If you had your TMobile LG G5 for a month and half, wouldn't TMobile unlock it for you? What happened?
I'm keeping my G5 for 40days and then trying to unlock it, so I was just wondering what your results were.
Thanks

23good said:
If you had your TMobile LG G5 for a month and half, wouldn't TMobile unlock it for you? What happened?
I'm keeping my G5 for 40days and then trying to unlock it, so I was just wondering what your results were.
Thanks
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You would think but even after FCC complaint and having T-Mobile office of the president call me saying they really want to unlock it but it isn't showing up on their system and they have tried every method they have... After spending 65 dollars in cellphone service and getting no where I caved. Good luck... Never worked out for me

joshuadjohnson22 said:
You would think but even after FCC complaint and having T-Mobile office of the president call me saying they really want to unlock it but it isn't showing up on their system and they have tried every method they have... After spending 65 dollars in cellphone service and getting no where I caved. Good luck... Never worked out for me
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I'm 21 days in and my imei isn't showing up in their system, so I think I'll be in the same boat. Thanks for your reply.

23good said:
I'm 21 days in and my imei isn't showing up in their system, so I think I'll be in the same boat. Thanks for your reply.
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The same thing happened to me and a lot of other people. My IMEI wasn't showing in their system so they said they couldn't unlock it. Don't listen to them. Lodge a complaint with the FCC saying they REFUSE to unlock your phone then contact Jennifer (information is below). I found it in another XDA thread. I got a call back in a few days (you have to be patient) from a Dianne who said they would escalate the issue and OVERRIDE it in the system to unlock it. Later I got a call back saying to retry the unlock app and it worked. You have to be past the 40 days of service though. I'm not sure why it didn't work for the other guy but you have to be persistent and don't take no for an answer. Be polite but persistent. By law they have to unlock it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66577246&postcount=11
Jennifer Garza
Specialist - Executive Response?*
Office of the President/CEO
Desk:?*877-290-6323 ext. 3417976
Email:?*[email protected]

Palaeologi said:
... Later I got a call back saying to retry the unlock app and it worked...
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Were you rooted when you used the app to unlock your phone? Cause mine is rooted.
Just wondering if I need to remove root for the app to work?

23good said:
Were you rooted when you used the app to unlock your phone? Cause mine is rooted.
Just wondering if I need to remove root for the app to work?
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I used LGUP to reflash the stock ROM temporarily until it was unlocked because rooting it after the unlock does not remove the unlock SIM unlocks are permanent no matter what you flash to the device since the unlock is stored on a separate chip than the system. It shouldn't matter if your rooted but I would reflash stock to be sure. Also, I SIM unlocked to get AT&T but AT&T really sucked on it, I never got a single drop of LTE and I even went to the AT&T store and called their customer service many times and the phone was definitely set up right (APN, preferred tech, ect.). It may just be my area though. I'm back with T-Mobile now because it's much better than any other carrier in my area. I spoke with Diana at T-Mobile for the unlock.

Hello
What if You change the IMEI number of your LG G5 H830 TMOBILE phone to a "good' IMEI - that has been allready Unlocked with TMOBILE , and than run "DEVICE UNLOCK" app on your phone ?

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Hello
What if You change the IMEI number of your LG G5 H830 TMOBILE phone to a "good' IMEI - that has been allready Unlocked with TMOBILE , and than run "DEVICE UNLOCK" app on your phone ?
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It will not work

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It will not work
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Hello nkhater
Thanks for the tip .
It will not work because it will fail/blocked in TMOBILE SERVICE ?
I pictured the whole process like :
1) The "DEVICE UNLOCK" app , send the IMEI # (faked one) to the TMO server
2) The Server will check to see if the IMEI number is not blacklisted / etc
3) Since the number is Eligible to unlock (it has been unlocked before) - the server will send GOOD respond to the phone
4) The phone will be unlocked (for good)
5) then - I'll retrieve the original IMEI to the phone.
In what stage do you think - the process will fail ?

Sprint s9 & s9+ Sim Unlocking discussion

Hi everyone, I'm new to xda forum and i don't know if this is the right section for this topic. I purchased two brand new sprint s9 phones at a very good price on ebay due to them being bad esn from unpaid bills , i always purchased bad esn phones and unlocked them to use outside the usa at about 10-15$ per phone via remote unlock. So i made this foolish mistake of not checking first if they could get unlocked for a cheap price like i used to do on my previous s8 and note 8 both from sprint ... now i got 2 brand new phones locked to sprint and as far as I've researched on the internet the only options to unlock them are some guys on ebay that demand minimum 150$ per unlock .... however i don't know of someone who had any success with their services ... 150$ for a unlock is a lot of money but it's still better than having 2 unusable smartphones... any news or any info regarding this topic is much appreciated... should i wait a few more weeks for a new unlocking method ? Anyone has had succes with the ebay unlocking services ? Please help me guys !

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Cheapest i find is imeigurus at 100usd. Even that is exorbitant. Even i have a s9 but i don't want to spend 100.
If anyone has a cheaper option, please post.

New unlock s9 plus
Hello to every one, in chinera beta test its able to.unlock for 89 credits,wich is equivalent to 10usd, i would lpve to try it but in my country i can't use paypal if any one could try or help.me remotly i would be super great.

maxx1990 said:
Hello to every one, in chinera beta test its able to.unlock for 89 credits,wich is equivalent to 10usd, i would lpve to try it but in my country i can't use paypal if any one could try or help.me remotly i would be super great.
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Yeah but you still need to have a licence.. just credits are not enough. Wait a few days.. eBay will have the unlocks under 20usd soon (now at 43.. it was $200)

I had my T-Mobile S9 unlocked by swiftunlocks .

So the implication is that these phones were stolen at one point?
Because if they weren't, you can ask sprint to unlock them. Depending on the circumstances, they might charge a fee.

Nye-uhls said:
So the implication is that these phones were stolen at one point?
Because if they weren't, you can ask sprint to unlock them. Depending on the circumstances, they might charge a fee.
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Stolen? Technically yes. Really stolen most likely not. I think these are phones that people signed up for promotions Buy 1 get 1 Free, they get the phone and then sell it. The pearson may even be paying the finance bill for the first phone and just getting the credit for the second, while pocketing the $400 from ebay. So Technically the phone belongs to Sprint until the full bill credits pay it off. But no one got their phone snatched. Maybe a few lost phones make it to ebay.

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Yeah but you still need to have a licence.. just credits are not enough. Wait a few days.. eBay will have the unlocks under 20usd soon (now at 43.. it was $200)
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Which one is most trusted on ebay? I can see now there so many services providing sprint s9 plus unlock. Did anyone try any of ebay sprint unlock service for s9 plus?

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Which one is most trusted on ebay? I can see now there so many services providing sprint s9 plus unlock. Did anyone try any of ebay sprint unlock service for s9 plus?
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I got mine done by reliance unlocks.. they are new to ebay but during chatting he said his website is up since 13yrs or so..
After buying.. start chatting on his website, don't wait for him to msg you (if you want it faster)

UnlockBoot team unlocked my Sprint S9 in less than 10 min. I'm using it now with T-mobile SIM. I recommend you to use them.

spopovvv said:
UnlockBoot team unlocked my Sprint S9 in less than 10 min. I'm using it now with T-mobile SIM. I recommend you to use them.
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Are they on ebay? Or do they unlock Sprint as well? I dint find them on ebay

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Are they on ebay? Or do they unlock Sprint as well? I dint find them on ebay
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There are so many sellers.. once it was 200usd.. Now all are doing around 20usd.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/253862596355
Reliance unlocks at 20usd
Some start at 18.5 too. Look at their feedback and purchase.

I used SamKey to unlock my Sprint S9....found a cheap website that gave me 3 credits for $18 and after 3 hours, my baby was unlocked. Waited til ver. 3 baseband update of the G960U1 (which was just two weeks away at the time lol) to be pushed out, and since then, I have VoLTE, a steadier LTE connection period with MetroPCS, and she feels a lot lighter on the OS. With more RAM available. I love this phone, even though there is no root for us Snappies based phones lol.

i used this seller https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=mulenkachi, their website is gsmzambia i believe

[email protected] said:
Are they on ebay? Or do they unlock Sprint as well? I dint find them on ebay
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No, this is a website.

I unlocked sprint s9 plus using the remote unlock. Now I am not receiving updates via OTA. Will unlocking the phone break the OTA updates. Is there any way to manually flash the updates.?

DarkDragon29 said:
I unlocked sprint s9 plus using the remote unlock. Now I am not receiving updates via OTA. Will unlocking the phone break the OTA updates. Is there any way to manually flash the updates.?
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Do you receive any error message when you try to update it

jamiedoe said:
Do you receive any error message when you try to update it
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It just says Already in latest version. But I know for sure that before unlocking there was an update pending for the November security patches. But after unlocking it shows October security patches are the latest.
Can anyone with sprint s9+ confirm which is the latest version of security patches. Thanks in advance.

jamiedoe said:
i used this seller https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=gsmzambia, their website is gsmzambia i believe
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Thank you soooooo much, you saved my life. I didnt find them on ebay, but i just searched that name on google and i found them. They even helped me to flash the Unbranded/unlocked firmware.