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how to tell if your phone is unlocked or not

is there a way to tell if your phone is sim locked or not?

This has to be a joke
jimmy2179428 said:
is there a way to tell if your phone is sim locked or not?
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How do you think?
Oh maybe stick a sim from another carrier in there............
WHAT A SILLY QUESTION​

stylez said:
How do you think?
Oh maybe stick a sim from another carrier in there............
WHAT A SILLY QUESTION​
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well what if u dont have another sim?

stylez said:
How do you think?
Oh maybe stick a sim from another carrier in there............
WHAT A SILLY QUESTION​
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Or,
if you don't have another SIM, or a GF who thinks me borrowing her orange sim for 5 secs will kill her pretty little Samsung
Sim unlock test
Dave

DaveShaw said:
Or,
if you don't have another SIM, or a GF who thinks me borrowing her orange sim for 5 secs will kill her pretty little Samsung
Sim unlock test
Dave
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Dave saves the day again

DaveShaw said:
Or,
if you don't have another SIM, or a GF who thinks me borrowing her orange sim for 5 secs will kill her pretty little Samsung
Sim unlock test
Dave
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hmm that didnt seem to work for me.

jimmy2179428 said:
hmm that didnt seem to work for me.
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Which bit?
It may be a problem because you're using a smart phone
Which WM version are you using?
Dave

wait i have another sim card, but its not active with another company of anykind, i put it in, and it says theres no sim card, does that mean its still locked?

DaveShaw said:
Which bit?
It may be a problem because you're using a smart phone
Which WM version are you using?
Dave
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i'm using WM6, from tmobile website, don't really like WM6.1 for some reason.

jimmy2179428 said:
wait i have another sim card, but its not active with another company of anykind, i put it in, and it says theres no sim card, does that mean its still locked?
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Might do, or it might just be that sim, I've never had that before.
jimmy2179428 said:
i'm using WM6, from tmobile website, don't really like WM6.1 for some reason.
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That should be OK.
Which bit of the unlock test didn't work then?
Ta
Dave

wait nvm i put the sim card in backwards, haha it says i have a sim card now but. it says "Network is locked. Please input unlock code." so i'm guessing my phone is still locked.

jimmy2179428 said:
wait nvm i put the sim card in backwards, haha it says i have a sim card now but. it says "Network is locked. Please input unlock code." so i'm guessing my phone is still locked.
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Yup sounds like it
Dave

thanks sent u a PM.

SIM unlock?

It is possible to SIM unlock the m919? I work in IT and travel around a lot. As much as I love T-mo, the reception isn't good unless I'm in a city. About 70% of the time on on an edge connection . I wanna switch to AT&T prepaid.
Help?

H3adru5H said:
It is possible to SIM unlock the m919? I work in IT and travel around a lot. As much as I love T-mo, the reception isn't good unless I'm in a city. About 70% of the time on on an edge connection . I wanna switch to AT&T prepaid.
Help?
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If the phone is paid for T-Mobile will provide you the SIM unlock code for free. I called 2 months after I purchased the phone and they texted the unlock code within the day.
Rob

rlichtefeld said:
If the phone is paid for T-Mobile will provide you the SIM unlock code for free. I called 2 months after I purchased the phone and they texted the unlock code within the day.
Rob
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Do you have to be on Touchwiz for the code to work?

H3adru5H said:
Do you have to be on Touchwiz for the code to work?
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I don't believe so. However, I did unlock mine with a TW rom. What should happen is when you insert the non-TMO SIM, the phone should prompt for the code.

rlichtefeld said:
I don't believe so. However, I did unlock mine with a TW rom. What should happen is when you insert the non-TMO SIM, the phone should prompt for the code.
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Ohhhhhhh okie dokes. Will try this and get back to ya.

H3adru5H said:
Ohhhhhhh okie dokes. Will try this and get back to ya.
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I told them I was going to Europe for a few weeks and wanted to be able to use cheaper SIM while I was over there.
I think this was the 3rd or 4th phone I've done this with.
Part of the reason I've stayed with PowerTel/VoiceStream/T-Mobile all these years.

You do have to be on touchwiz to unlock
Edit: maybe with a GPE ROM it will work but not sure

Gpe wouldn't have the menus since its already unlocked

How do I SIM unlock

Brusington said:
With a carrier unlock, all the carrier is doing is releasing the phones IMEI*(International Mobile Equipment Identity) number so that is can be activated with other carriers. It's merely database related and nothing more. Does not affect the bootloader or anything like that in any way.
The only time that code works is when you put the other carriers SIM is in your phone. It will ask that 'code' then.
Sent from my LG-D851 using Tapatalk
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siraltus said:
They're not "releasing the IMEI" and it is not "database related." You confused SIM unlocking with IMEI blacklisting, when a carrier marks a phone's IMEI as stolen and blocks it from their network via blacklist, which is shared among carriers. A SIM unlock, which is what we're discussing, permits the phone's baseband to accept SIM cards with network IDs other than originating carrier, and is done on the handset itself. Don't spread misinformation, please.
In the case of the T-Mobile variant (H811), the ability to input a SIM unlock code was removed and a custom unlock application was installed instead which communicates with T-Mobile's servers to verify the handset is eligible for SIM unlock and then performing the unlock itself if requirements are met.
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Pyrres said:
Actually LG said at their forums that camera is not affected. But then again who knows isnthe representative knowledgeable enough to comment on the case.
Sent from my LG G4
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TheDriller said:
Thank you sir. Do you happen to know if this is in any other device at this time?
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It's on the G4 and the ones listed here: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-14011
---------- Post added at 01:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:44 PM ----------
We're specifically talking about T-Mobile devices. If Sprint has its own remote SIM unlock app, that's a totally different conversation.
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siraltus said:
I was talking specifically about T-Mobile devices here and that's what TheDriller was asking me about in his replies: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61357469&postcount=652
I have no idea what Sprint does on their devices, since they're CDMA/GSM/LTE hybrids. If there is a preloaded SIM unlock app, you can help us by telling us the unlock app package name and perhaps posting some screenshots of the app and its various options.
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If anyone knows where our how to get into some other area of the phone to enter carrier unlock code it would be awesome to share.

Yes, people, including me, are having problems like this to varying degrees. However, this is not the thread to be discussing them. Please look in the help sub forums for the g4.

paoloroeseke said:
unlockcode247 its like 5$ for most lg unlock codes. I'd double check if they support the g4 yet.
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Have code, just didn't prompt at anytime to enter it. It's hidden somewhere.

shollywood said:
Have code, just didn't prompt at anytime to enter it. It's hidden somewhere.
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When you put in a sim card from another carrier and reboot you aren't prompted for a code?

shollywood said:
Have code, just didn't prompt at anytime to enter it. It's hidden somewhere.
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i thought this was just tmo and sprint that did this.
the person you quoted was responding to someone with an AT&T variant.
is at&t also doing this?
also, the tmo and spr phones do not accept the typical unlock codes... so it's not a matter of finding the hidden menu. unlock will require a totally different method.
for sprint users... once rooted you can edit the build.prop which opens the phone up.

JedixJarf said:
When you put in a sim card from another carrier and reboot you aren't prompted for a code?
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No

autoprime said:
i thought this was just tmo and sprint that did this.
the person you quoted was responding to someone with an AT&T variant.
is at&t also doing this?
also, the tmo and spr phones do not accept the typical unlock codes... so it's not a matter of finding the hidden menu. unlock will require a totally different method.
for sprint users... once rooted you can edit the build.prop which opens the phone up.
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Try putting 277634#*# in the dialer and it'll bring up a hidden menu! Dunno if anyone can find anything relevant in there that'll help?

autoprime said:
i thought this was just tmo and sprint that did this.
the person you quoted was responding to someone with an AT&T variant.
is at&t also doing this?
also, the tmo and spr phones do not accept the typical unlock codes... so it's not a matter of finding the hidden menu. unlock will require a totally different method.
for sprint users... once rooted you can edit the build.prop which opens the phone up.
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Jesus... I'm putting this up for sale for cheap if anyone is interested. Tired of requiring a degree to use my phone with whatever carrier I choose. Bunch of crap.

After code
paoloroeseke said:
unlockcode247 its like 5$ for most lg unlock codes. I'd double check if they support the g4 yet.
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JedixJarf said:
When you put in a sim card from another carrier and reboot you aren't prompted for a code?
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autoprime said:
i thought this was just tmo and sprint that did this.
the person you quoted was responding to someone with an AT&T variant.
is at&t also doing this?
also, the tmo and spr phones do not accept the typical unlock codes... so it's not a matter of finding the hidden menu. unlock will require a totally different method.
for sprint users... once rooted you can edit the build.prop which opens the phone up.
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Tried several codes, keep getting this....

shollywood said:
If anyone knows where our how to get into some other area of the phone to enter carrier unlock code it would be awesome to share.
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Guys please start a new thread. Carrier unlock is not the topic here.

shollywood said:
Have code, just didn't prompt at anytime to enter it. It's hidden somewhere.
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I'll probably buy a tmobile one today, to research the sum unlock

sheriffa said:
My usual method of getting my phone unlocked is to call up the carrier, explain that I am traveling overseas and I would like to use a foreign sim card and I get the unlock code within a day or two. I have been doing this for over 10 years without issue. I often travel overseas for work and that is the easiest option for me. However AT&T refuses to give me the unlock code for the G4 despite me buying the phone outright, having a prepaid account, and have been with them for over 3 years. What is going on here???? Has anyone had this issue?
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Do you qualify to have your device unlocked? https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/

barcodelinux said:
Do you qualify to have your device unlocked? https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/
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Offtopic. Please go to another thread.

shollywood said:
If anyone knows where our how to get into some other area of the phone to enter carrier unlock code it would be awesome to share.
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This can only be done by the US carrier associated with the device. It can also be done by some third party outfits, but you will need to check the web for "SIM unlock code"
AS mentioned earlier the carrier will do this at no charge 99% of the time.
WACOMalt said:
Offtopic. Please go to another thread.
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TonyStark said:
This can only be done by the US carrier associated with the device. It can also be done by some third party outfits, but you will need to check the web for "SIM unlock code"
AS mentioned earlier the carrier will do this at no charge 99% of the time.
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Lol...i have the code, as mentioned several times. There just isn't a process to input it.

shollywood said:
Lol...i have the code, as mentioned several times. There just isn't a process to input it.
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go to dial screen and press 2945#*your phone model number#
like this 2945#*811#

PR_Grim said:
go to dial screen and press 2945#*your phone model number#
like this 2945#*811#
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Same error message as I posted earlier.

Cricket (GSM) sim card help

I have a cricket sim card (in an adapter - nano >standard) in an Incredible 2.
The phone is unlocked.
When I put the sim card in, in both global and GSM mode, I get an error of an invalid sim and it won't let me edit the GSM settings or apn.
Has anyone done this? I just need a phone for the time being. I'm using the sim card in a different phone to type and post this, so I know the sim card is good and active.
Any ideas help? Phone is stock 2.3.4
Thank you in advance.

How exactly did you get the phone unlocked?

called Verizon, got the code. put it in, phone restarts, then says its unlocked.
Any help with the sim issue?

71pandas said:
called Verizon, got the code. put it in, phone restarts, then says its unlocked.
Any help with the sim issue?
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Alright, sounds like it should be gsm unlocked. Are you sure the cricket sim is GSM? I thought cricket was cdma but I might be wrong. If you can, try a tmo or att sim in the phone and see if you get signal. Also next time can you quote me so I can see your reply? Thanks.

ethanchow said:
Alright, sounds like it should be gsm unlocked. Are you sure the cricket sim is GSM? I thought cricket was cdma but I might be wrong. If you can, try a tmo or att sim in the phone and see if you get signal. Also next time can you quote me so I can see your reply? Thanks.
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Cricket is owned by ATT, I think they phased out CDMA in 2014 or 2015. They use all ATT towers now.

71pandas said:
Cricket is owned by ATT, I think they phased out CDMA in 2014 or 2015. They use all ATT towers now.
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Ahh, im behind on this kind of thing. Does the sim work on any other gsm phone? I would also try to flash a stock ruu.

ethanchow said:
Ahh, im behind on this kind of thing. Does the sim work on any other gsm phone? I would also try to flash a stock ruu.
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Using the sim in a different phone to write this post. Phones are bone stock.
thank you for the continued troubleshooting, really would like to get this figured out. I've been around here much longer than this username. Normally I find the answers without the need for more specific help. This one has me stumped though.

71pandas said:
Using the sim in a different phone to write this post. Phones are bone stock.
thank you for the continued troubleshooting, really would like to get this figured out. I've been around here much longer than this username. Normally I find the answers without the need for more specific help. This one has me stumped though.
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Just try to RUU to stock and factory reset. Sometimes you need to wipe everything after entering the code so the phone will autodownload the apn settings.

Pixel 2 XL Verizon Bootloader unlockable?

I am getting quite confused about if the Pixel 2 XL for verizon is unlockable and rootable, or if its not?
There are so many thread saying that it is with guides and some that say it is impossible.
Can anyone tell me if its possible? I recently purchased one of these phones via ebay and it was suppose to be google unblocked but its verizon.
So I am wondering if its worth keeping or returning for the unlocked one.
Thanks

js2shanks said:
I am getting quite confused about if the Pixel 2 XL for verizon is unlockable and rootable, or if its not?
There are so many thread saying that it is with guides and some that say it is impossible.
Can anyone tell me if its possible? I recently purchased one of these phones via ebay and it was suppose to be google unblocked but its verizon.
So I am wondering if its worth keeping or returning for the unlocked one.
Thanks
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Go dev options and see if bootloader unlock is greyed out, if so no unlock for you

p70shooter said:
Go dev options and see if bootloader unlock is greyed out, if so no unlock for you
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so the one exploit using abd does not work on it?
it is indeed grayed out

js2shanks said:
so the one exploit using abd does not work on it?
it is indeed grayed out
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No unlocked bootloader for you then.

p70shooter said:
No unlocked bootloader for you then.
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my dreams of leaving the note 8 are crushed=(
thank you for the information

p70shooter said:
No unlocked bootloader for you then.
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You big meanie!! ??????

Badger50 said:
You big meanie!! ??????
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??

js2shanks said:
so the one exploit using abd does not work on it?
it is indeed grayed out
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You could try it for a bit before dumping it. You may find that you can disable the apps you don't
like and customize it enough to not miss root apps. The P2 XL is actually a great phone out of the box.
Great daily user with strong battery.

michaelbsheldon said:
You could try it for a bit before dumping it. You may find that you can disable the apps you don't
like and customize it enough to not miss root apps. The P2 XL is actually a great phone out of the box.
Great daily user with strong battery.
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I really would love to but I want that xposed youtube adaway among other things haha

js2shanks said:
I really would love to but I want that xposed youtube adaway among other things haha
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There is an app called Virtual Xposed on github, which is basically a rootless Xposed module in a virtual enviornment on the phone, which can do that for you.

I am really gonna test that right now on my note.
If that works I love you man

Not going to help you, but I heard some people were able to unlock the bootloader by turning phone on , not inserting SIM card, & oem unlocking wasn't greyed out. Something about the phone connecting to vzw made the oem unlocking greyed out. I'm sure if that was still working would here more about it

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Not going to help you, but I heard some people were able to unlock the bootloader by turning phone on , not inserting SIM card, & oem unlocking wasn't greyed out. Something about the phone connecting to vzw made the oem unlocking greyed out. I'm sure if that was still working would here more about it
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It still works, just only a few people tried it. Lmao

Lol

MColbath said:
It still works, just only a few people tried it. Lmao
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That's not true. It only worked one person's refurb unit. Quit lying or you'll be sued for liable and slander lol what's up man? Sucks that we haven't found a root option

GokuSSJgod said:
That's not true. It only worked one person's refurb unit. Quit lying or you'll be sued for liable and slander lol what's up man? Sucks that we haven't found a root option
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Before the first boot the device doesn't have any configuration from Verizon. The only difference between the Google and Verizon model is that there is a pre-installed sim card in it. So, if you were to take the sim card out it wouldn't be recognized as a verizon phone and thus you would be able to unlock the bootloader. The only reason so few people get to unlock the bootloader is because the employee at Verizon turns the phone on in the store and activate it registering the device with Verizon.

MColbath said:
Before the first boot the device doesn't have any configuration from Verizon. The only difference between the Google and Verizon model is that there is a pre-installed sim card in it. So, if you were to take the sim card out it wouldn't be recognized as a verizon phone and thus you would be able to unlock the bootloader. The only reason so few people get to unlock the bootloader is because the employee at Verizon turns the phone on in the store and activate it registering the device with Verizon.
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If that were true the Google phones would lock if they were first started with a VZ SIM in it. Mine didn't, nor did anyone else's.

TonikJDK said:
If that were true the Google phones would lock if they were first started with a VZ SIM in it. Mine didn't, nor did anyone else's.
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Well, I might be wrong because I don't know exactly how the activation process goes but it mostly has to do with imei being registered with Verizon. Which doesn't happen when you buy them directly from Google. I mean they both have the same model number and the software version you have when you get the phone has nothing to do with the oem lock being greyed out. Actually, it might also be the serial for a pre-installed sim card has a different activation process then one that isn't, although that is unlikely.

MColbath said:
Well, I might be wrong because I don't know exactly how the activation process goes but it mostly has to do with imei being registered with Verizon. Which doesn't happen when you buy them directly from Google. I mean they both have the same model number and the software version you have when you get the phone has nothing to do with the oem lock being greyed out. Actually, it might also be the serial for a pre-installed sim card has a different activation process then one that isn't, although that is unlikely.
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Other way around.All the phones are registered with Google. They all ship locked. The phone on first boot contacts Google to see if it has permission to unlock, if it is a Google phone it gets permission. If it is a VZ phone it doesn't. It has nothing to do with what SIM is in it. The few VZ phones that do unlock are because Google messed up and entered it as a Google phone.
We have seen and captured the packets as they go to the Google server, it is very clear what is happening.
No offense, but a lot of us have known this for a long time. Since early on in the OG Pixel days. We have explained it time and time again. When we do we get grief for it, which I will get any second now by someone that just got a mislabeld Verizon phone and it unlocked for them. They have no idea how but now they are an expert.
That's why no one is really trying to unlock the phone or help. Nothing but grief if you do. Same reason many of the ROM developers have left xda.

TonikJDK said:
If that were true the Google phones would lock if they were first started with a VZ SIM in it. Mine didn't, nor did anyone else's.
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Yeah, I pulled my VZW sim from my 6P and dropped it in the 2 XL prior to first boot and I'm still unlocked and never got any of the VZW crap for the two weeks I remained 100% stock.
So I'm thinking that theory can't be reverse engineered...