I have a rooted tmobile htc 10. If i change the cid and flash the ruu of the unlocked version it should make it as a completely stock unlocked htc 10 right? Meaning will i be able to use any carriers sim card even if i still have the installment plan on the phone? thanks
ErickF said:
I have a rooted tmobile htc 10. If i change the cid and flash the ruu of the unlocked version it should make it as a completely stock unlocked htc 10 right? Meaning will i be able to use any carriers sim card even if i still have the installment plan on the phone? thanks
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Yes. I got mine through tmobile and already changed to us unlocked version.
m3lover1 said:
Yes. I got mine through tmobile and already changed to us unlocked version.
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So now you can use the sim card from any other carrier?
ErickF said:
So now you can use the sim card from any other carrier?
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Even if you installed the unlocked software you won't be able to use your tmobile phone on others networks.
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ErickF said:
So now you can use the sim card from any other carrier?
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My phone is still sim locked to tmobile, just S-off.
Sim unlock has nothing to do with s-off, unlocked bootloaders or even root. If you want to sim unlock the device you need a code via your carrier.
There is no sim unlock hack available at this time
Would you mind explaining how you changed your cid and what to change it to? With no dedicated T-Mo forum, I'm getting so confused wading through the threads, and I don't know if I just follow the guide posted for the European model. :\
dogswind said:
Would you mind explaining how you changed your cid and what to change it to? With no dedicated T-Mo forum, I'm getting so confused wading through the threads, and I don't know if I just follow the guide posted for the European model. :\
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i did a super cid. its pretty easy if you already have the adb files from rooting. go to download mode and Enter the command "fastboot oem readcid" on the computer. Make a note of your original CID. Enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111". Make sure its eight 1s. Then enter the command "fastboot read cid" [it should confirm your CID is 11111111]
ErickF said:
i did a super cid. its pretty easy if you already have the adb files from rooting. go to download mode and Enter the command "fastboot oem readcid" on the computer. Make a note of your original CID. Enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111". Make sure its eight 1s. Then enter the command "fastboot read cid" [it should confirm your CID is 11111111]
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OK I understand now. Was unaware of super cid. Thank you!
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I paid to have my sim unlock . They made me run the app it said unlocked after I completed. Now I reflashed a new rom and verizon radio it wont get signal. Flash back to tmobile software (via TWRP backup) and run the unlock software again shows the device is locked. I though unlock was perm.
iHTC said:
I paid to have my sim unlock . They made me run the app it said unlocked after I completed. Now I reflashed a new rom and verizon radio it wont get signal. Flash back to tmobile software (via TWRP backup) and run the unlock software again shows the device is locked. I though unlock was perm.
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Paid who? Sunshine turns security off. It can't unlock your sim.
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dogswind said:
Paid who? Sunshine turns security off. It can't unlock your sim.
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I paid an unlock service. I am aware Soff is not sim unlock. It stated to run the tmoible device unlock app and that my IMEI is marked as unlock able in the database. It appeared to work but now that I couldnt use my verizon sim I flashed back to Tmobile backup and trying the unlock again i get an error "Failure in processing request"
iHTC said:
I paid an unlock service. I am aware Soff is not sim unlock. It stated to run the tmoible device unlock app and that my IMEI is marked as unlock able in the database. It appeared to work but now that I couldnt use my verizon sim I flashed back to Tmobile backup and trying the unlock again i get an error "Failure in processing request"
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Ah, gotcha. I didn't know there was one available for the 10 yet. Not sure what you can do apart from contacting them. Maybe someone else with experience will chime in. ?
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ya having a feeling I got screwed. On other roms besides tmobile one it will ask for the sim pin.
ErickF said:
i did a super cid. its pretty easy if you already have the adb files from rooting. go to download mode and Enter the command "fastboot oem readcid" on the computer. Make a note of your original CID. Enter the command "fastboot oem writecid 11111111". Make sure its eight 1s. Then enter the command "fastboot read cid" [it should confirm your CID is 11111111]
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Supposedly Super CID breaks OTAs. Have you gotten any since you switched your CID?
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iHTC said:
ya having a feeling I got screwed. On other roms besides tmobile one it will ask for the sim pin.
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If i understand your issue correctly then go to bootloader and check what it says on top. If it says LOCKED then when you ran sunshine it did the s-off but it relocked the bootloader. So you have to manually unlock the bootloader again the same way you did it the first time. I had that same issue.
Its a sim.unlock issue . Though the T-Mobile app said it was unlocked the aim lock remained for some reason I will look further . I get signal fine on a T-Mobile sim testing it
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Supposedly Super CID breaks OTAs. Have you gotten any since you switched your CID?
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Ive heard it does break ota but since ive done it i dont think there has been a new update to the unlocked models. But ill wait for an update and see if its true. If i cant update then its really easy to change the cid to the unlocked model
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Okay I just phoned Three, The network I am on to get the phone unlocked to any network and they said they will mail me a key to unlock on startup. Once this is done will this give me access to the bootloader?
No, you need to unlock the bootloader. Actually, unlocking the bootloader Sim unlocks the phone too.
Logseman said:
No, you need to unlock the bootloader. Actually, unlocking the bootloader Sim unlocks the phone too.
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Nooo. Three are sending me a code which i type in and it unlocks the phone to any network ( simcard ).
SOOO will that make it so I can access the fastboot?
NO it wont that code will only sim unlock it you have to actually UNLOCK the bootloader only then will you be able to use fastboot! Search the forum and read you will find it to be true
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NO it wont that code will only sim unlock it you have to actually UNLOCK the bootloader only then will you be able to use fastboot! Search the forum and read you will find it to be true
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Okay thank you very much
DeanBoro said:
Nooo. Three are sending me a code which i type in and it unlocks the phone to any network ( simcard ).
SOOO will that make it so I can access the fastboot?
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That doesn't void what I say. Sim-unlocking with your code doesn't unlock the bootloader, but unlocking the bootloader (and accessing fastboot) does sim-unlock your phone.
Afaik won't he still be locked out of fastboot even if he unlocks his simcard? Haven't most/all of the carrier purchaced phones got the fastboot locked down? Isn't that the case and he'll need to contact @Alejandrissimo about this and spend a little cash on unlocking it?
Regards Dousan...
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Afaik won't he still be locked out of fastboot even if he unlocks his simcard? Haven't most/all of the carrier purchaced phones got the fastboot locked down? Isn't that the case and he'll need to contact @Alejandrissimo about this and spend a little cash on unlocking it?
Regards Dousan...
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Possibly not, if he's referring to Three in Australia. I can't speak Three themselves, but Aussie carriers (Telstra here) seem to be leaving Fastboot enabled.
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Possibly not, if he's referring to Three in Australia. I can't speak Three themselves, but Aussie carriers (Telstra here) seem to be leaving Fastboot enabled.
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I am using Three UK. When I try to access fastboot via connceting the usb while holding search button, my phone just turns on as normal.
DeanBoro said:
I am using Three UK. When I try to access fastboot via connceting the usb while holding search button, my phone just turns on as normal.
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Yeah 3 has locked you out of fastboot and sim-unlocking won't do the trick. You'll need to pm @Aljandrissimo about getting your phone's BL unlocked. Afaik it's worth the little cash you'll pay for it (about 20$).
Check out his thread here in General section for more info
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Im traveling outside of the country tomorrow (emergency) for about 5 days and was wondering if my phone being Super CID meant that it was Sim Unlocked?
I kind of remember reading something like this just wanted to verify, anyone know?
Thanks
As per this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2315497 Super CID unlocking means you can install custom ROM which is not supported/provided by vendor. I don't think it has any relation to SIM/Network Unlocking
no this does not mean its sim unlocked.
check here for more info on your matter
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567
Sammydr10 said:
Im traveling outside of the country tomorrow (emergency) for about 5 days and was wondering if my phone being Super CID meant that it was Sim Unlocked?
I kind of remember reading something like this just wanted to verify, anyone know?
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No. But if you follow the instructions in this thread, it will be.
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Super CID unlocking means you can install custom ROM which is not supported/provided by vendor.
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It doesn't mean that either. Custom ROMs by definition don't check CID.
CID is mainly a check for "official" software updates, to ensure the software being installed is intended for your carrier version.
I have a question and could find an answer, well maybe a few... First if you have an unlocked version of the m9 directly brought from HTC all updates come from them not any carriers? With that being said if you by a T-Mobile version and get an unlock code from them will updates still come from them or HTC?
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I have a question and could find an answer, well maybe a few... First if you have an unlocked version of the m9 directly brought from HTC all updates come from them not any carriers? With that being said if you by a T-Mobile version and get an unlock code from them will updates still come from them or HTC?
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HTC updates the phones sold through HTC. Any phone with carrier branding has HTC submitting their software to the carrier, and then it's released after carrier approval. It makes no difference if the phone is locked, unlocked, used on a different network, etc.
The only way you can go about getting updates directly from HTC in the past is through S-Off and a CID change, effectively changing your device ID, but A: I'm not sure if this is still the case and B: If you're asking the question that you asked, this is going to be a bit too complicated for me to explain at the moment. So the simple answer is No.
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I have a question and could find an answer, well maybe a few... First if you have an unlocked version of the m9 directly brought from HTC all updates come from them not any carriers? With that being said if you by a T-Mobile version and get an unlock code from them will updates still come from them or HTC?
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If you unlock the phone you will have to manually update the phone. If you stay stock you will get updates from T-Mobile, although they will lag the official (and XDA unofficial) releases by a substantial time.
Most folks unlock because they want to flash a custom ROM anyway, and will get updates on that ROM, rather than HTC or T-Mobile.
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If you unlock the phone you will have to manually update the phone. If you stay stock you will get updates from T-Mobile, although they will lag the official (and XDA unofficial) releases by a substantial time.
Most folks unlock because they want to flash a custom ROM anyway, and will get updates on that ROM, rather than HTC or T-Mobile.
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hmmmmm actually depends on which UNLOCK. If he meant unlocking it to make it carrier free but leaving everything stock then it'll update automatically. If he unlocks the bootloader but still remains stock without changing anything then it'll be auto still. I believe the only time you need to manually update is when you alter the recovery partition of the phone (installing custom recovery CWM/TWRP/etc) which means you'll probably run a custom rom, which also prevents automatic updates.
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hmmmmm actually depends on which UNLOCK. If he meant unlocking it to make it carrier free but leaving everything stock then it'll update automatically. If he unlocks the bootloader but still remains stock without changing anything then it'll be auto still. I believe the only time you need to manually update is when you alter the recovery partition of the phone (installing custom recovery CWM/TWRP/etc) which means you'll probably run a custom rom, which also prevents automatic updates.
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I'm assuming he meant unlock the bootloader, not the carrier. But I personally would not go to the trouble of unlocking the bootloader unless I was going to go custom ROM.
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I'm assuming he meant unlock the bootloader, not the carrier. But I personally would not go to the trouble of unlocking the bootloader unless I was going to go custom ROM.
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yeah I got that, but he said unlock code and from T-mobile so I deduced it to carrier unlocking lol.
Well I actually already unlocked the boot loader and using custom ROMs so not that be of a deal more so for my understanding. So if everything was stock and just got an unlock code from T-Mobile to unlock the device and say used the phone on AT&T or Verizon where would the updates come from ? The carrier you are on at the time or HTC?
By the way that's for the help and responses guys!
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Well I actually already unlocked the boot loader and using custom ROMs so not that be of a deal more so for my understanding. So if everything was stock and just got an unlock code from T-Mobile to unlock the device and say used the phone on AT&T or Verizon where would the updates come from ? The carrier you are on at the time or HTC?
By the way that's for the help and responses guys!
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You are not going to get updates for a T-Mobile phone while on an AT&T network, even if you stayed stock. I don't think the download would work, and even if it did the ROM would not work with your variant. I think they will detect that your phone is not AT&T and not even offer the update.
It sounds like you have installed a custom ROM. In that case you won't get OTA at all, from anywhere; you simply update the ROM when the developer releases a new version.
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You are not going to get updates for a T-Mobile phone while on an AT&T network, even if you stayed stock. I don't think the download would work, and even if it did the ROM would not work with your variant. I think they will detect that your phone is not AT&T and not even offer the update.
It sounds like you have installed a custom ROM. In that case you won't get OTA at all, from anywhere; you simply update the ROM when the developer releases a new version.
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Yea I got that part was more just to understand how that process works thanks for the help
LOck again?
madskills843 said:
Yea I got that part was more just to understand how that process works thanks for the help
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sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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Who did you buy your unlock code from?and how much did it cost. Thanks
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18 dolar but your need change original software
You can get an unlock code from T-Mobile if you meet their requirements
Who did you buy your unlock code from?Do you have a link? Thanks
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chamosolano said:
sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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SO did you have to root your m9 before you could enter your unlock code?please explain how you did it.I have the unlock code for my m9.I just can't get it to come up on the key pad to say enter unlock code.I put a Att sim card in my device.please explain what I need to do. Thanks
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chamosolano said:
sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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Yes did the same and still unlocked after restoring my stock rooted T-Mobile nandroid
So got a pixel 3a xl from ebay from a UK seller. I am in Spain and have no idea how the UK carriers works.
IMEI starts with 35, thats verizon right? Can I check this somehow?
Phone was sold as unlocked.
So how to unlock ? free or paying for it.
I would except a partial refund if it would be unlocked.
edit: seems it is EE UK its locked to , got a popup
Unlock carrier
Hi, you can unlock the carrier by reflashing the OS on the phone. PM me if you have further inquiries.
muhammad42620 said:
Hi, you can unlock the carrier by reflashing the OS on the phone. PM me if you have further inquiries.
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Really? Just got in contact with the seller and he will unlock it with EE.
But can you flash the pixel on locked bootloader? and it will get rid of carrier lock as well?
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Yes, it gets rid of the carrier lock and it changes to the International version. Though there is another way you can unlock it and that doesn't require flashing the phone.
muhammad42620 said:
Yes, it gets rid of the carrier lock and it changes to the International version. Though there is another way you can unlock it and that doesn't require flashing the phone.
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can you please share the other way? im trying to unlock my sprint pixel 3a
That requires paying for an unlock code for the phone, they are usually between 5 to 8 US$.
muhammad42620 said:
That requires paying for an unlock code for the phone, they are usually between 5 to 8 US$.
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I'm very interested to see if i can unlock my phone from the carrier the way you suggesting please reply if you know how and where I can get this code. also sure I will buy a coffee if you tell me how!
thanks
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I would not trust this muhammad guy as he is using "sim unlock" language interchangably with device lock. If it is a verizon locked device with OEM unlock greyed out, it is my understanding there is no way to ever fix that. Verizon is the one that implemented that lock, they will not help you unlock it, even if you tell them you are a developer. They tell you to get a google pixel phone directly from google for developer purposes.
having your phone "sim-unlocked" is very different from the device being unlocked.
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If you have already 100% WIPED your phone, skipped through setup and gone straight to dev settings with an active Wi-FI signal and get a greyed out OEM unlock , you will likely never succeed because you inadvertently purchased a bootloader locked phone. SIM unlocked definitely does not equal BL unlockable.
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I would not trust this muhammad guy as he is using "sim unlock" language interchangably with device lock. If it is a verizon locked device with OEM unlock greyed out, it is my understanding there is no way to ever fix that. Verizon is the one that implemented that lock, they will not help you unlock it, even if you tell them you are a developer. They tell you to get a google pixel phone directly from google for developer purposes.
having your phone "sim-unlocked" is very different from the device being unlocked.
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But if it is a Verizon version that was able to be OEM Unlocksd and flashed to LOS like I have done, it is now unlocked? Somehow I was lucky in being able to enable OEM unlock on mine.
Is there any way to unlock Pixel 2 XL running android 11? I misses my custom rom adventures :crying:.
bluesaka111 said:
Is there any way to unlock Pixel 2 XL running android 11? I misses my custom rom adventures :crying:.
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That largely depends on if you have a "google" or "verizon" variant device. If you can enable OEM unlocking in developer options, then you should be able to unlock the bootloader.
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That largely depends on if you have a "google" or "verizon" variant device. If you can enable OEM unlocking in developer options, then you should be able to unlock the bootloader.
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I bought unlocked model. Imei checking shows Verizon sim enabled. Will it ne difficult to unlock bootloader and flash custom roms?
sabbeer said:
I bought unlocked model. Imei checking shows Verizon sim enabled. Will it ne difficult to unlock bootloader and flash custom roms?
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First, make sure that you can enable "OEM unlocking" in the developers options settings section. If you can, then unlocking the bootloader and installing roms is not that difficult provided you have a good understanding of how fastboot works:good:
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That largely depends on if you have a "google" or "verizon" variant device. If you can enable OEM unlocking in developer options, then you should be able to unlock the bootloader.
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Where i can see if is a "Google" or "Verizon" variant?
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Where i can see if is a "Google" or "Verizon" variant?
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Go here and enter your IMEI: https://www.verizon.com/od/prepaid/bring-your-own-device/#/checkDevice
It will tell you if it's a Verizon device, or a "NON-VZW" device
Any workaround for Verizon variant running Android 11 or if it can be downgraded to Android 10?
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Any workaround for Verizon variant running Android 11 or if it can be downgraded to Android 10?
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Nope, thats why you dont buy devices from carriers
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Nope, thats why you dont buy devices from carriers
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Yeah, you are right it's running pretty well on stock, no problem, thanks
My phone is not a Verizon variant (NON-VZW), however it was bought from Verizon and cannot be unlocked. Is there any way around that? (Since Verizon says and several other IMEI checkers don't say it's a Verizon only variant).
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My phone is not a Verizon variant (NON-VZW), however it was bought from Verizon and cannot be unlocked. Is there any way around that? (Since Verizon says and several other IMEI checkers don't say it's a Verizon only variant).
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For me, it's kinda difficult to identify now as there is no app or setting from Verizon on it, tired checking it on Verizon but their IMEI checking page is down. If yours is non Verizon, unlock oem shouldn't be grayed out by default. I'm not expert on it thoug.
I bought a NON-VZW phone and enabled OEM unlocking, but after I put my Verizon SIM and an update happened, it got grayed out before I could unlock the bootloader. Is there any way to put it back on older software? It is still marked as NON-VZW in the IMEI thing.
kercre123 said:
I bought a NON-VZW phone and enabled OEM unlocking, but after I put my Verizon SIM and an update happened, it got grayed out before I could unlock the bootloader. Is there any way to put it back on older software? It is still marked as NON-VZW in the IMEI thing.
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Maybe try taking the SIM card out, factory resetting and then see if you can enabled OEM unlocking and USB debugging. If so then unlock the bootloader before putting the SIM back in. Won't put you back on an older software but may allow you to unlock the bootloader.