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I found 2 phones along the interstate today where i work that both work still. A pantech and a Galaxy S III.(both ATT). they both have screen locks on them though. anyway to bypass these locks?
whip_24 said:
I found 2 phones along the interstate today where i work that both work still. A pantech and a Galaxy S III.(both ATT). they both have screen locks on them though. anyway to bypass these locks?
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You don't say, but I'm assuming that there is no information on either screen while it is locked, that indicates who the phones belong to. You might be able to find out whose they are by contacting ATT and providing the IMEI numbers. Anything more than that is for the XDA pros to come up with.
the reason i want to bypass is to get a contact out of each phone and call them to get them back to the owners. last time i returned a phone to a store it never got returned...(i know this because i dated a girl that worked there and she said that when she worked there they never got returned to owners). i tried to call ATT but they can't release any of the info due to privacy restrictions.(which is good and understandable)
Unrelated: I found a phone like that one time. No lock but I called "Home" and setup to return phone. It was a couple who said the phone belonged to their daughter who'd died in a car accident there a couple days before. Weird.
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whip_24 said:
the reason i want to bypass is to get a contact out of each phone and call them to get them back to the owners. last time i returned a phone to a store it never got returned...(i know this because i dated a girl that worked there and she said that when she worked there they never got returned to owners). i tried to call ATT but they can't release any of the info due to privacy restrictions.(which is good and understandable)
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I do not know about Pantech but perhaps you can try Samsung regarding the Galaxy S3. If the owner registered the phone with them they might "work" with you to help contact the owner regarding the phone. Of course I doubt they will give out information but perhaps they are willing to play "middle man".
whip_24 said:
the reason i want to bypass is to get a contact out of each phone and call them to get them back to the owners. last time i returned a phone to a store it never got returned...(i know this because i dated a girl that worked there and she said that when she worked there they never got returned to owners). i tried to call ATT but they can't release any of the info due to privacy restrictions.(which is good and understandable)
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If you're really concerned about getting the phone back to the owner, call the carrier and tell them you found devices you want to return.
They'll send you boxes with return shipping labels, then they'll contact the owner of the device to return it.
Although it sounds like you've already made up your mind about what you're going to do.
hello,
I purchased a tmobile note 7 2nd hand and I ve been using it on att with no issues. However, I'm trying to exchange it for a new one when it comes out. But I am having issues with returning it. T mobile will not help because they said I don't have a plan with them, I have called Samsung about ten times all telling me they will escalate my care and I get no where. Also called consumer safety and they were no help. Any one else having these problems?? Please help
Jleech330 said:
hello,
I purchased a tmobile note 7 2nd hand and I ve been using it on att with no issues. However, I'm trying to exchange it for a new one when it comes out. But I am having issues with returning it. T mobile will not help because they said I don't have a plan with them, I have called Samsung about ten times all telling me they will escalate my care and I get no where. Also called consumer safety and they were no help. Any one else having these problems?? Please help
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I bought a TMobile one but returned it due to the bootloader being locked. Then I bought the Exynos international version and love it.. I have intruded and ran exposed put some mods on there and this phone is working beautifully but now the recall is technically in effect. I bought mine through a seller on eBay which one is no longer selling stuff anymore into when I called eBay they said it's not the sellers fault because the recall happened after I've already received my note so eBay sided with the seller. So I've called Samsung 6 x and everytime I get a different response from a different person one of them told me take it back to T-Mobile after I explained it's not a TMobile phone I'm just using a T-Mobile SIMs card they said it doesn't matter TMobile will switch it out for me which was a lie another person told me I needed to wait on hold to talk to a different apartment after 48 minutes I was hung up on another time I called they told me that basically I have to go through eBay and Samsung is not responsible which I do not understand because it's Samsung recalling the phones so Samsung should be replacing the phones
I just received an SM-G960 for my birthday from my parents. They bought it off ebay a couple of months ago and have had it for a couple of months in the box. When I opened the box I found a T-Mobile S9 (I have a verizon plan). The phone however has an unpaid balance to t-mobile so I am unable to unlock the phone in order to use the verizon network. If any of you can help me I would really appreciate it, thank you.
TheRedPandaS9 said:
I just received an SM-G960 for my birthday from my parents. They bought it off ebay a couple of months ago and have had it for a couple of months in the box. When I opened the box I found a T-Mobile S9 (I have a verizon plan). The phone however has an unpaid balance to t-mobile so I am unable to unlock the phone in order to use the verizon network. If any of you can help me I would really appreciate it, thank you.
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Going thru T-Mobile for the sim unlock code is out of the question, you'll have to go elsewhere.
I'm not exactly aware on what the SnapDragon model development is like. Best I can assume is you'll be very limited and won't have access to whatever the Verizon model software offers.
Best you can do is make sure is whatever phone you're using now that features like VoLTE is enabled on the line. If you do get it sim unlocked hopefully sms and VoLTE works. Stuff like WiFi Calling would be out of the question.
Unless someone else has more Information.
I guess I should have asked this before, lol, but I just purchased a Korean Fold mode SM-F907N which is supposedly unlocked. It's supposed to be the 5G version but we don't quite have that here so I am not worried about that. I am just wondering if regular LTE etc will work?
I purchased the Canadian Fold when it first came out and ended up returning it within the 2 week period as I was super paranoid about its longevity. However, I've been kicking myself since then. Purchased the Z Flip a couple weeks ago and it just wasn't cutting it...not the same.
Called around at Samsung store to see if I could buy the Fold again but I was told that they are not longer going to be getting them, even though Samsung online told me that I should be able to get them locally. Anyway, got frustrated and ordered a Korean version on eBay and just want to make sure everything will be good as I guess I still have likely a few hours to cancel the order if need be.
Thanks everyone.
It works perfectly in Vietnam with the LTE so it should be ok in your country!!! Mine is brand new and unlocked!!!
tudo1994 said:
It works perfectly in Vietnam with the LTE so it should be ok in your country!!! Mine is brand new and unlocked!!!
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Great, thanks very much for your response. I just wasn't sure about what bands my carriers use in Canada vs what they use in Korea etc. But glad to see it shouldn't be an issue. Just waiting for it to be shipped now!
Glad I'm not the only one, sold my SM-F900F and went back to my Note 10 Plus for Android 10 and miss the Fold ever since. Just got a Canadian SM-F900W variant and will be using it daily again! I'm sure the SM-F907N variant will have all the bands for use in Canada, but LTE icon will be shown as 4G.
lexi250 said:
Glad I'm not the only one, sold my SM-F900F and went back to my Note 10 Plus for Android 10 and miss the Fold ever since. Just got a Canadian SM-F900W variant and will be using it daily again! I'm sure the SM-F907N variant will have all the bands for use in Canada, but LTE icon will be shown as 4G.
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I find it strange that Sam Mobile doesn't have any Canadian firmwares for the fold.
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Glad I'm not the only one, sold my SM-F900F and went back to my Note 10 Plus for Android 10 and miss the Fold ever since. Just got a Canadian SM-F900W variant and will be using it daily again! I'm sure the SM-F907N variant will have all the bands for use in Canada, but LTE icon will be shown as 4G.
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Oh that's good to know, thanks for mentioning. Otherwise I would have always thought that I am not getting LTE.
SM-F907N in US
phone_fanatic said:
I guess I should have asked this before, lol, but I just purchased a Korean Fold mode SM-F907N which is supposedly unlocked. It's supposed to be the 5G version but we don't quite have that here so I am not worried about that. I am just wondering if regular LTE etc will work?
I purchased the Canadian Fold when it first came out and ended up returning it within the 2 week period as I was super paranoid about its longevity. However, I've been kicking myself since then. Purchased the Z Flip a couple weeks ago and it just wasn't cutting it...not the same.
Called around at Samsung store to see if I could buy the Fold again but I was told that they are not longer going to be getting them, even though Samsung online told me that I should be able to get them locally. Anyway, got frustrated and ordered a Korean version on eBay and just want to make sure everything will be good as I guess I still have likely a few hours to cancel the order if need be.
Thanks everyone.
I have been using SM-F907N since November 2019. Samsung Pay does not work in the US. It looks for a SIM from Korea! I use Android pay instead. I got security updates and got Android 10 a few days ago. Everything else seems to work OK. The screen has been doing fine although there are some fine scratches and the "fold". They don't interfere with viewing. The max screen resolution could be higher. I hope this helps.
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just Samsung members is my issues
samsung predefined apps comes in Korean like pay, members and all I just wanted to be for India or at least in English - any way around,
hmc4hotels said:
phone_fanatic said:
I guess I should have asked this before, lol, but I just purchased a Korean Fold mode SM-F907N which is supposedly unlocked. It's supposed to be the 5G version but we don't quite have that here so I am not worried about that. I am just wondering if regular LTE etc will work?
I purchased the Canadian Fold when it first came out and ended up returning it within the 2 week period as I was super paranoid about its longevity. However, I've been kicking myself since then. Purchased the Z Flip a couple weeks ago and it just wasn't cutting it...not the same.
Called around at Samsung store to see if I could buy the Fold again but I was told that they are not longer going to be getting them, even though Samsung online told me that I should be able to get them locally. Anyway, got frustrated and ordered a Korean version on eBay and just want to make sure everything will be good as I guess I still have likely a few hours to cancel the order if need be.
Thanks everyone.
I have been using SM-F907N since November 2019. Samsung Pay does not work in the US. It looks for a SIM from Korea! I use Android pay instead. I got security updates and got Android 10 a few days ago. Everything else seems to work OK. The screen has been doing fine although there are some fine scratches and the "fold". They don't interfere with viewing. The max screen resolution could be higher. I hope this helps.
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Hey there,
You probably got your phone by now lol I only recently purchased the Korean variant of the Fold. It works perfectly and I get the LTE icon on the Telus network
Hello
Hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction for help or assist.
I purchased a unlocked Galaxy Z Fold3 off of Swappa.com. Ive purchased many of phone off this site and had no issues including this Fold3. When I got the phone i placed my T-Mobile sim in the phone and all was fine since the phone was unlocked. When T-Mobile pushed the Android 12 update out we all know it caused issues with the phones network. Since i did not purchase the phone from T-Mobile i sent my phone to Samsung so they could fix the issue. Since they knew of the issue with T-Mobile they replaced the motherboard of the phone. Well that sim locked the phone to the original carrier which i found out was Spectrum Mobile. Spectrum states they cannot unlock the phone because they cannot see the IMEI on their network. T-Mobile sees the IMEI on their network from when i used the phone before the update, but they stated that since the original carrier is Spectrum, they have to unlock the phone. Samsung states that one or the other will have to unlock the device because they do not have carrier unlock codes even though they replaced the motherboard which cause the phone to lock again. After weeks of the back and forth i paid a site to give me a unlock code for the phone via Spectrum Mobile. the code they sent did not work and they refunded me my money. But now im stuck with a brick unless i get a Spectrum Mobile account. The phone works fine on their network but i refuse to get their internet service so i can get a mobile account just to use the phone.
Anyone have any advice as to how i can get the phone unlocked again? I reached out to the person i purchased the device from and they didnt have the unlock code. Also the IMEI is clean because Samsung, Spectrum, and T-Mobile checked it.
Right now, you can either pay for an unlocking service or, and this is the REALLY hard part, wait until Spectrum's IMEI Database is updated with the new IMEI for your device. This will come from Samsung when they Sync, but no telling how often that is.
The bad thing is, it can take weeks or a month or more. No one knows.
If you are in need RIGHT NOW, I would look for a good Unlock Service and pay them, but it can also take a while with how new these phones are.
Talderon said:
Right now, you can either pay for an unlocking service or, and this is the REALLY hard part, wait until Spectrum's IMEI Database is updated with the new IMEI for your device. This will come from Samsung when they Sync, but no telling how often that is.
The bad thing is, it can take weeks or a month or more. No one knows.
If you are in need RIGHT NOW, I would look for a good Unlock Service and pay them, but it can also take a while with how new these phones are.
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Do you know of any good reliable unlock services?
MAC20 said:
Do you know of any good reliable unlock services?
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I would suggest one, but I have not used one in so long I can't really suggest one. Sorry.
Talderon said:
I would suggest one, but I have not used one in so long I can't really suggest one. Sorry.
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Thanks
MAC20 said:
Hello
Hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction for help or assist.
I purchased a unlocked Galaxy Z Fold3 off of Swappa.com. Ive purchased many of phone off this site and had no issues including this Fold3. When I got the phone i placed my T-Mobile sim in the phone and all was fine since the phone was unlocked. When T-Mobile pushed the Android 12 update out we all know it caused issues with the phones network. Since i did not purchase the phone from T-Mobile i sent my phone to Samsung so they could fix the issue. Since they knew of the issue with T-Mobile they replaced the motherboard of the phone. Well that sim locked the phone to the original carrier which i found out was Spectrum Mobile. Spectrum states they cannot unlock the phone because they cannot see the IMEI on their network. T-Mobile sees the IMEI on their network from when i used the phone before the update, but they stated that since the original carrier is Spectrum, they have to unlock the phone. Samsung states that one or the other will have to unlock the device because they do not have carrier unlock codes even though they replaced the motherboard which cause the phone to lock again. After weeks of the back and forth i paid a site to give me a unlock code for the phone via Spectrum Mobile. the code they sent did not work and they refunded me my money. But now im stuck with a brick unless i get a Spectrum Mobile account. The phone works fine on their network but i refuse to get their internet service so i can get a mobile account just to use the phone.
Anyone have any advice as to how i can get the phone unlocked again? I reached out to the person i purchased the device from and they didnt have the unlock code. Also the IMEI is clean because Samsung, Spectrum, and T-Mobile checked it.
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I have an Unlocked Fold 3 also now using the T-Mobile network and keep experiencing network connectivity issues. In placed where I used to get good 5G signal now I only get LTE and sometimes my data connection drops to H or H+, sometimes just R for roaming.
So they believe the Android 12 update killed the Motherboard in our phones for T-Mobile? Also how long did it take to get your phone back from Samsung after the repair?
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I have an Unlocked Fold 3 also now using the T-Mobile network and keep experiencing network connectivity issues. In placed where I used to get good 5G signal now I only get LTE and sometimes my data connection drops to H or H+, sometimes just R for roaming.
So they believe the Android 12 update killed the Motherboard in our phones for T-Mobile? Also how long did it take to get your phone back from Samsung after the repair?
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Samsung sent me a shipping label that was two day shiping to them. it took about a week or so to get back. Yes, something with the T-Mobile Android 12 update caused an issue where Samsung has been replacing the mother board of the phones. I found out when i was looking on T-Mobiles forums and a person stated that is what fixed theres. So i contacted Samsung and told them about the Andorid 12 update causing the issue and they had me send it in since they knew of the issue.
MAC20 said:
Samsung sent me a shipping label that was two day shiping to them. it took about a week or so to get back. Yes, something with the T-Mobile Android 12 update caused an issue where Samsung has been replacing the mother board of the phones. I found out when i was looking on T-Mobiles forums and a person stated that is what fixed theres. So i contacted Samsung and told them about the Andorid 12 update causing the issue and they had me send it in since they knew of the issue.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I have had my Fold 3's screen fixed in the same day by going to a local UBreakiFix, any idea if they can also do the Motherboard swap out?
BigMosley said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have had my Fold 3's screen fixed in the same day by going to a local UBreakiFix, any idea if they can also do the Motherboard swap out?
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im not sure. you may have to call them to see.
MAC20 said:
im not sure. you may have to call them to see.
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I'm going your route and sending in the phone to Samsung. I even noted others online shared the same experience I am having and the motherboard was replaced.
Talderon said:
Right now, you can either pay for an unlocking service or, and this is the REALLY hard part, wait until Spectrum's IMEI Database is updated with the new IMEI for your device. This will come from Samsung when they Sync, but no telling how often that is.
The bad thing is, it can take weeks or a month or more. No one knows.
If you are in need RIGHT NOW, I would look for a good Unlock Service and pay them, but it can also take a while with how new these phones are.
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@Talderon ive tried two unlock companies so far and neither have been able to unlock the phone. The person i bought it from wants me to mail it back so they can unlock it with a pc. Not going to happen so i won't get it back LOL. I think im just going to get on a friends Spectrum Mobile account and wait 30 so they can unlock it. Think thats my only choice.
If I'm on Google Fi (Which is T-Mobile) is it better for me to get the T-Mobile version of the phone off of Swappa/eBay so I don't run into these issues?
Just buy the samsung unlocked version and then flash the t mobile rom to I have the u1 one version I never had any issues with using t mobile on my z fold 3 and you need the rom bc its helps with towers bc I was using verzion rom on t mobile and I didn't get all the service or 5g uc always buy us unlocked version never buy carrier ones bc it's just easier to flash the rom you need than buy the carrier one bc it's can be relocked at any time bc when I bought t mobile version s21 it's locked the phone so beware
livejamie said:
If I'm on Google Fi (Which is T-Mobile) is it better for me to get the T-Mobile version of the phone off of Swappa/eBay so I don't run into these issues?
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Don't buy off swappa you get better deal on ebay bc you have money back guarantee
MAC20 said:
Hello
Hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction for help or assist.
I purchased a unlocked Galaxy Z Fold3 off of Swappa.com. Ive purchased many of phone off this site and had no issues including this Fold3. When I got the phone i placed my T-Mobile sim in the phone and all was fine since the phone was unlocked. When T-Mobile pushed the Android 12 update out we all know it caused issues with the phones network. Since i did not purchase the phone from T-Mobile i sent my phone to Samsung so they could fix the issue. Since they knew of the issue with T-Mobile they replaced the motherboard of the phone. Well that sim locked the phone to the original carrier which i found out was Spectrum Mobile. Spectrum states they cannot unlock the phone because they cannot see the IMEI on their network. T-Mobile sees the IMEI on their network from when i used the phone before the update, but they stated that since the original carrier is Spectrum, they have to unlock the phone. Samsung states that one or the other will have to unlock the device because they do not have carrier unlock codes even though they replaced the motherboard which cause the phone to lock again. After weeks of the back and forth i paid a site to give me a unlock code for the phone via Spectrum Mobile. the code they sent did not work and they refunded me my money. But now im stuck with a brick unless i get a Spectrum Mobile account. The phone works fine on their network but i refuse to get their internet service so i can get a mobile account just to use the phone.
Anyone have any advice as to how i can get the phone unlocked again? I reached out to the person i purchased the device from and they didnt have the unlock code. Also the IMEI is clean because Samsung, Spectrum, and T-Mobile checked it.
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See you shouldn't buy carrier phones don't do that bc you always have issues and it's hard to find unlocking service just resell the phone and just buy you unlocked us version off ebay and then flash t mobile rom and you be good and then you don't never have to worry about having a brick