Hi, I'll begin by saying that although I've been tweaking phones since windows mobile days, I'm a complete noob when it comes to samsung devices.
I bought an S9 from Altice Dominican Republic, the model is G9600 (Snapdragon variant)and the baseband version is G9600ZCU1ARBG, I suspect that this model might be dual sim capable, so I have the following questions:
1-how can I confirm if it is actually dual sim capable?
2-if number one is true, how do I enable the secondary sim?
3-Can I flash a "clean" firmware version to it without tripping Knox, nor voiding the warranty?
Sorry if this has been clearly answered somewhere in the forums, but I searched and could find a clear answer to this, but rather "hints" that it might be possible to either enable the second sim or flash an non-carrier firmware to it.
Thanks.
# 3 you cant avoid tripping knox also the EU has a warranty even if you trip it, its still under warranty along as you got proof of purchase
zeronix said:
# 3 you cant avoid tripping knox also the EU has a warranty even if you trip it, its still under warranty along as you got proof of purchase
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thanks for replying, So as soon as I flashed a official rom from another region Knox will be tripped? I thought knox only tripped if it was a custom rom. Regarding the other two question does anybody else have a clue?
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If I decide to return my Telus S3 that I unlocked using the standard free method... is there a method to re-lock it back to Telus?
tc80tc80 said:
If I decide to return my Telus S3 that I unlocked using the standard free method... is there a method to re-lock it back to Telus?
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Why? SIM unlocking doesn't void your warranty (as far as I know).
stewartsoda said:
Why? SIM unlocking doesn't void your warranty (as far as I know).
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It does with Telus. This came up in a forums last night from Telus support.....
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"No the warranty would not apply if you don't activate with TELUS. It will also be sold 'locked to the "TELUS network". Once a 3rd party unlocks it for you, the warranty would be voided (TELUS will not unlock phones unless they are active on a TELUS account).
Also, whenever a phone is taken to a TELUS Product Centre for assessment and repair there is documentation required, and this can only be accessed if there is an active account to document. With no account to document and follow the process, then a "warranty" repair could not be performed."
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I called them this morning to explain that I had to unlock it to take it to Europe for the summer and they confirmed that once I unlocked it the warranty was null and void.
Only way to tell if its unlocked is to put another providers sim in the phone & I doubt its a part of their process to even test that, usually they just check if there's water damage & that the phone boots. Last year I returned a tab 8.9 to rogers that was rooted & unlocked, even tripped the flash counter & they had no clue.
Just don't walk up and say 'i want to run turn my unlocked phone', make up some bs excuse that you don't like it or don't like their service & they'll take it back as long as you're within their return period & policy.
You might have shot yourself in the foot thou if they logged that call in their system thou
Hi,
I would like to buy a Note II on kijiji Edmonton and I am just wondering if a normal unlocked version would work with Wind mobile Canada in 3G (I can pass on LTE or AWS)...
Would root and mod help in that? For now I' using a Galaxy Nexus with cm 11
Thanks
if you're flashoholic, don't buy samsung with knox enabled. unless someone break that knox
joytoy28 said:
if you're flashoholic, don't buy samsung with knox enabled. unless someone break that knox
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I'm reading about it but how is it related to using a wind mobile sim or rooting?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Knox
When you flash custom rom he knox flag will be set and at this moment there is no way to reset it. This voids your warranty.
Other than that you can still root it. Afterwards if it's carrier locked you can unlock it with GalaxSim Unlock and use it on whichever network you like.
So from what I read your phone has to be rooted already and the SIM card of the carrier has to be in to do that...
is there also a free version to unlock or root a note?
Hi all,
I would like to start off by saying that i dont care about any warranty or any such issues. I had bought a S4 in US which i brought to India without ever activating on T Mobile network. This means that on contacting T Mobile, they are unable to send me any activation code which could SIM Unlock my device.
So now my only problem is to make my device usable. I see two options:
a) SIM Unlock
b) Complete removal of firmware and install some custom ROM, bootloader and other components to get rid of T mobile network
Problem is that i am a newbie and couldnt find any thread that could help me. MY device is updated to the latest version i.e. i am on 4.4.2 with baseband as M919UVUF9B4 and knox bootloader
Can someone help me out. I have already tried rooting the device and trying some apps which suggested that would help me unlock my device but none of them worked..
Thanks
gargyagotra said:
Hi all,
I would like to start off by saying that i dont care about any warranty or any such issues. I had bought a S4 in US which i brought to India without ever activating on T Mobile network. This means that on contacting T Mobile, they are unable to send me any activation code which could SIM Unlock my device.
So now my only problem is to make my device usable. I see two options:
a) SIM Unlock
b) Complete removal of firmware and install some custom ROM, bootloader and other components to get rid of T mobile network
Problem is that i am a newbie and couldnt find any thread that could help me. MY device is updated to the latest version i.e. i am on 4.4.2 with baseband as M919UVUF9B4 and knox bootloader
Can someone help me out. I have already tried rooting the device and trying some apps which suggested that would help me unlock my device but none of them worked..
Thanks
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If you paid T-Mobile the full price for the phone approx US$500-US$600 (not the subsidized price) before you left, they should provide you with the SIM Unlock code. You may need to talk with another customer service agent. However, if you only paid the subsidized price, then you've broken the contract with them, and they won't. You'll have to contact a company that will sell you an unlock code.
As to rooting the phone, have you tried this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005 ?
If this doesn't work, you're doing it wrong.
Rob
gargyagotra said:
Hi all,
I would like to start off by saying that i dont care about any warranty or any such issues. I had bought a S4 in US which i brought to India without ever activating on T Mobile network. This means that on contacting T Mobile, they are unable to send me any activation code which could SIM Unlock my device.
So now my only problem is to make my device usable. I see two options:
a) SIM Unlock
b) Complete removal of firmware and install some custom ROM, bootloader and other components to get rid of T mobile network
Problem is that i am a newbie and couldnt find any thread that could help me. MY device is updated to the latest version i.e. i am on 4.4.2 with baseband as M919UVUF9B4 and knox bootloader
Can someone help me out. I have already tried rooting the device and trying some apps which suggested that would help me unlock my device but none of them worked..
Thanks
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Flashing a custom rom will not allow it to work on a different network. The phone will still be sim locked.
Like the post above me says, call T Mobile and have them give you the code. If you didn't pay the phone off, they won't give it to you nor should they.
Chainfire's Region Lockaway app will SIM unlock in the process of removing region restrictions. I remember reading something to that effect anyway.
For use chainfire's Region Unlock, you must be root.
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@Skipjacks & rlichtefeld: I have already tried calling T Mobile and they are not ready to provide me any unlock code since the phone was never used on the network. Yes, its paid in full but i am in India now and cannot do much from back here to fight with them.
Have already tried chainfire's Region Unlock but its unusable on 4.4.2.
Please suggest the ways in which i can unlock my phone which is on 4.4.2 with baseband as M919UVUF9B4 and knox bootloader and i request you to please do not assume that phone is blacklisted or the warranty be void. i just want my phone to work here and that's it.
gargyagotra said:
@Skipjacks & rlichtefeld: I have already tried calling T Mobile and they are not ready to provide me any unlock code since the phone was never used on the network. Yes, its paid in full but i am in India now and cannot do much from back here to fight with them.
Have already tried chainfire's Region Unlock but its unusable on 4.4.2.
Please suggest the ways in which i can unlock my phone which is on 4.4.2 with baseband as M919UVUF9B4 and knox bootloader and i request you to please do not assume that phone is blacklisted or the warranty be void. i just want my phone to work here and that's it.
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id suggest you find a website that unlocks phones, it usually costs less than 10 bucks or probably like 500 or so rupees but it should save you a lot of headaches
no_username_available said:
id suggest you find a website that unlocks phones, it usually costs less than 10 bucks or probably like 500 or so rupees but it should save you a lot of headaches
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@no_username_available: Can you point to some unlocking websites that cost around 10 bucks like you mentioned?
gargyagotra said:
@no_username_available: Can you point to some unlocking websites that cost around 10 bucks like you mentioned?
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try this first http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
http://www.theunlockteam.com/html/unlocker?gclid=CKfdxqfVgL8CFQovaQod-VEAcQ
http://www.unlock-code-republic.com
I am thinking of buying an S9, I read that the SM-G9600 with Snapdragon had the bootloader unlocked, but before I purchase I want to be 100% that all phones with that number have the bootloader unlocked and not just ones from specific regions. I've seen a few on eBay with that model number, but I only want the phone if I can install Lineage on it.
Also if anyone can share their experiences with a LineageOS custom ROM for S9, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks
Certain models have unlocked bootloaders, certain models don't, you do not get the same model with locked and unlocked bootloaders
But if you're looking for custom ROMs, why not buy the Exynos instead?
I know some models don't have unlocked bootloader, but I am asking about SM-G9600 specifically, I want to buy one off eBay, but they say Factory Unlocked and don't clarify if they mean the bootloader or only the SIM. I am interested in running some emulators that don't run well on Exynos devices, only Snapdragon.
jair_r said:
I know some models don't have unlocked bootloader, but I am asking about SM-G9600 specifically, I want to buy one off eBay, but they say Factory Unlocked and don't clarify if they mean the bootloader or only the SIM. I am interested in running some emulators that don't run well on Exynos devices, only Snapdragon.
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Factory unlocked would mean it's carrier unlocked not the bootloader.
Tel864 said:
Factory unlocked would mean it's carrier unlocked not the bootloader.
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Yes, but this article https://www.xda-developers.com/snapdragon-samsung-galaxy-s9-lineageos-15-1/, says SM-G9600 have unlockable bootloaders, though it mentions that it's from Latin America, I just want clarification whether all SM-G9600 are unlocked or only those sold in Latin America.
jair_r said:
I know some models don't have unlocked bootloader, but I am asking about SM-G9600 specifically, I want to buy one off eBay, but they say Factory Unlocked and don't clarify if they mean the bootloader or only the SIM. I am interested in running some emulators that don't run well on Exynos devices, only Snapdragon.
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That's what I'm saying, it's the model that is unlocked or not, not the region, matters not where you buy it, it only matters which model you buy
All US snapdragon models are locked, a couple of Chinese Snapdragon models are unlocked, that is one of them iirc
All the Exynos are unlocked
Development-wise, no point going for a Snapdragon if you're looking to play about with custom stuff, buy Exynos, for the sake of an emulator?
Enough of this nonsense!
Yes, the SM-G9600/SM-G9650 (Latin America / China version with the Snapdragon processor) are all bootloader unlocked. You absolutely will need to root and flash support files for your carrier to get VoLTE (2G and 3G fallback will not be available from carriers soon as they're all shutting down their old 2G/3G networks) and possibly WiFi calling to work. If you don't already know, you will trip the Knox hardware e-fuse and the void the phone's warranty by modifying the stock ROM. This will also mean the phone will permanently lose access to things like Knox features and Samsung Pay, so do some reading.
See this thread here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/how-to/guide-sm-g9600-sm-g9650-verizon-t3890695
So i have recently bought a phone through a "Rent to Buy" business and have owned the phone for almost 4 months. I can't seem to get the "OEM unlock" to even show up in developer options and done the trick with the date but shouldn't be the issue since i owned it for so long. I can only think there must be something installed before purchasing as customer that would stop this feature. I do know there is something with Knox if the bill wasn't payed it can be remotely shutdown from the business of purchase until unlocked with provided Pin. I just wanna change over to Germany firmware as i have with my previous phone's in the past. So any information would be much appreciated !
Device details.
Samsung Galaxy S20+ SM-G985F unlocked
international dual Sim
Exynos990
CSC code : XSA AUSTRALIA
G985FXXU5BTJ3
Don't wait for an answer here because I asked a few questions too, and no one answered them because those people are ignoring us!!!!
Aussiegeek420 said:
So i have recently bought a phone through a "Rent to Buy" business and have owned the phone for almost 4 months. I can't seem to get the "OEM unlock" to even show up in developer options and done the trick with the date but shouldn't be the issue since i owned it for so long. I can only think there must be something installed before purchasing as customer that would stop this feature. I do know there is something with Knox if the bill wasn't payed it can be remotely shutdown from the business of purchase until unlocked with provided Pin. I just wanna change over to Germany firmware as i have with my previous phone's in the past. So any information would be much appreciated !
Device details.
Samsung Galaxy S20+ SM-G985F unlocked
international dual Sim
Exynos990
CSC code : XSA AUSTRALIA
G985FXXU5BTJ3
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I think you just need to flash a compatible firmware of your preference through odin
Yeah oem unlock is only needed for flashing custom software such as a custom recovery. You should be fine with flashing the DBT firmware on your phone through odin, just make sure to select "CSC" and not "HOME_CSC".