So I bought a used z2 force form a dealer but the phone is carrier locked by sprnt. Is there anyway I can unlock this phone. I live in pakistan so I cant make online payments using paypal and other stuff. Please I need all the help I can get. I am stuck with this phone and I really dont know what to do anymore. I tried installing custom roms but that also didnt work.
One thing I would like to mention. Whenever I flash the phone with a stock oreo rom the sim works but after I restart the phone It says invalid sim. It doesnt even asks me for an unlock code. I used the sim on my phone for a month in this way but my phone accidentally restarted.
Please If anyone can provide me with any method of unlocking I will be truly grateful. And my phone's bootloader is unlocked and TWRP is installed if that helps.
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Hello i am having an issue with UNLOCKING my optmius 2x from fido. i just bought it and decided to unlock it, so i went out and found the most well know site i could to buy a code and made SURE everything matched up and it all did and still DOES Now my problem is as follows-
I entered the nck code first the phone quickley rebooted and i threw a new rogers sim into the phone but i got no bars and the phone told me there was not network then switched to no sim.
Then i put a bell sim card into the phone with the same response nothing.. so i went and put the rest of the codes into the phone and they all gave me network unlock request unsuccessful and same with the nck one now as well.. and i do not know if it said that it work the first time as it was just a quick flash
Now i have been geting help from people down in the optmius 2x section of the fourms they told me i should revert to stock 2.2 and i did with the SAME RESULTS! i also tryed an ics rom and i could not even get to the sim screen.
Can any one help me on this problem? i am looking to use my phone and i am not able to at this time
The phone is now rooted and runing ics
let me know how i can fix this
Thanks in advance!
So over 300 people have never seen this before anyone one know of a way to see if the phone is unlocked WITH OUT putting in a diff sim card like a terminal command or somthing? also is there another way of unlocking the phone via softweare?
also here is a video of the problem http://www.veoh.com/watch/v33213769CCkKgRTz
Hi.
I am unsure if my phone is unlocked and can proceed with porting my number over to Metro PCS. Please help me with advice how to proceed. I decided to move my service to Metro PCS since they are now a Tmobile company and after lots of research, I found that I can use my current phone/software as long as it was unlocked. I recently purchased my Galaxy s4 second hand and assumed it was not unlocked. I had immediately rooted it and flashed a new rom (Insane Kitkat 4.4.4). The phone has been working well. I already have requested and have my unlock code from Tmobile.
When I went to the Metro PCS store to port over my number, the phone did not request an unlock code when inserting their Metro PCS sim card (not activated). They said that my phone may already be unlocked or that it may not need to be unlocked since Metro is now owned by T-mobile. They stated that it may work if they go through the entire registration process, port over my number and activate it but that it would be a gamble. If it did not work, then I would not be able to go back and reactivate my sim immediately with Tmobile since it would then be in deactivated status with them.
I tried to find out if it is already unlocked by *#7465625# but my phone will not run this or any other USSD codes to verify. I keep getting errors when trying any USSD codes. A message says 'USSD code running' then "unable to process request".
A friend of mine has an activated Galaxy S4 on Metro PCS and I tried inserting her sim card to prompt for the unlock code but my GS4 just booted normally then showed 'not registered on network'. It did, however, have cellular signal bars. When I inserted my Tmobile sim into her GS4 it did ask for the unlock code normally.
I am at a loss now..
funny, I like to know if there is a way to check carrier unlock status for simcard without having to put a simcard in.
T-Mobile phones work with metropcs without the need to unlock
Could the custom rom be suspect?
Maybe need a stock rom to get carriers sorted out, then go to custom roms.
Pp.
serio22 said:
T-Mobile phones work with metropcs without the need to unlock
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I ended up contacting Tmobile and they stated that the phone showed unlocked status already but I think you are correct. I wasn't aware they could tell me this. It was very fast and super easy to find out.
I have the phone working great on Metro PCS now. USSD codes still failing though...
I bougth a second hand s6 edge t-mobile version 64 gb. No issues with the smartphone until i checked for an update.It said the devise have been modified and connect......
I searched and searched about this and when i went to system status,it said custom. I thougth the devise migth have a custom rom but for no reason i openned the unlock device app for t-mobile and it showed my devise was locked yet i had no carrier problems. It even said permenant or temporary unlock . Both of them failed.
Im thinking of taking this phone back to the seller but i want to be sure if its actually locked or some other issue. I think a custom rom was installed on this devise to unlock it before i purchased it. Any ways to know if phone is locked or not?
okay, so this is a story.
I got this sprint LG g5 on ebay yesterday, me being me I tried to root the phone (failed) and I tried to flash the recovery using ADB (also failed because ADB wont start and lg g5 wont boot into fastboot mode). I manually logged into the fast boot mode by power button+down key. Then i factory reset the phone and every trace of sprint was gone, now this phone isnt unlocked so its still locked into sprint (i called sprint and they said they couldnt unlock it because every phone has a password needed to unlock the phone????????) so when i booted there was absolutely no way i could enter the unlock code needed to unlock it, now whenever i put a sim card in it says INVALID SIM and doesnt work. I really hope there is a fix for this and being able to root the phone since i have not been able to.
Someone from Raddit said lockded Sprint LG G5 could use Google Fi SIM card with both T-Mobile or Sprint.
satos1ght said:
okay, so this is a story.
I got this sprint LG g5 on ebay yesterday, me being me I tried to root the phone (failed) and I tried to flash the recovery using ADB (also failed because ADB wont start and lg g5 wont boot into fastboot mode). I manually logged into the fast boot mode by power button+down key. Then i factory reset the phone and every trace of sprint was gone, now this phone isnt unlocked so its still locked into sprint (i called sprint and they said they couldnt unlock it because every phone has a password needed to unlock the phone????????) so when i booted there was absolutely no way i could enter the unlock code needed to unlock it, now whenever i put a sim card in it says INVALID SIM and doesnt work. I really hope there is a fix for this and being able to root the phone since i have not been able to.
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Not rootable unless your software is version ZV4 or older. Not sim unlockable using hidden menu apk unless your phone is pre ZVB. Also tethering is locked in ZVC or later as you can't change sprint apn on zvc or later. These points have been discussed in mult threads here... Unfortunately nothing has changed. I think most of the experts also have gave up on the g5....;(
Hello, friends. few days ago I bought a brand new XT1952-5 (AT&T)the phone is for my grandma, I bought it online. I bought the phone, according to the phone it was unlocked network and it really wasn't. I want to be able to unlock the sim and it doesn't give the option to write the pin code. I tried to flash with some firmwares but don't worked, it does not allow me to flash on the phone. I need help to unlock the phone sim.