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hey guys, ive been reading a few places and read that you need to unlock the Bootloader to unlock the phone, is that true or can you unlock it using a Code? I plan to buy this phone soon and would probably end up using overseas hence the questions. Thanks
What do you mean by unlock the phone?
If you mean to root it, then no, you do not have to unlock the boot loader.
If on the other hand you mean unlock a phone from a specific carrier, then I truly do not know... bought my own phone carrier free.
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And now I saw that you will be using it while traveling overseas, so I suppose you mean unlock the phone from a specific carrier
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UgloBuglo said:
What do you mean by unlock the phone?
If you mean to root it, then no, you do not have to unlock the boot loader.
If on the other hand you mean unlock a phone from a specific carrier, then I truly do not know... bought my own phone carrier free.
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And now I saw that you will be using it while traveling overseas, so I suppose you mean unlock the phone from a specific carrier
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Network unlock, since i will be buying it from AT&T
thanks
The only way to unlock a usa phone (verizon or att) right now its through Alejandrissimo over in the general forums (I think...)
I don't know if once you unlock the bootloader it can change carriers...
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In my case I sim unlock my phone w/o unlocking my bootloader. I dunno in r800x & r800at.. But as pax said, you can try to contact Blagus or Alejandrissimo.
You can both sim unlock without unlocking the bootloader (with a code you can buy online) or unlock both Sim and bootloader at the same time thanks to Alejandrissimo.
If I get the Xperia Play sim unlocked, Can I then unlock the bootloader?
if you unlock your bootloader via jinx or alejandrissimo it will unlock your sim at the same time... i used alejandrissimo, very professional and was unlocked in minutes but it is the paid way.
unlocking your sim will not change anything at all to do with your bootloader im afraid, if your sim locked the paid way is the only way - $24 well worth it!!
Looks like thats the way im going to have to go. On the plus side, I get paid tuesday. =)
But yeah, I was just wondering cause I know people were like you cant unlock the bootloader if its a sim locked phone and all this other stuff and I was thinking, What if I called up ATT and got them to unlock the IMEI?
But if that wont change anything, I guess the paid method is how im going to have to go about doing this.
Thanks
If you get it sim unlocked your bootloader will then be allowed to be unlocked.
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I believe the bootloader is specific Per-Device.
You can check if you can in your settings, excuse my newbieness,
Settings > Root Status (or something to this effect)
If your bootloader can be unlocked it'll be listed there.
I dont think the status of your SIM (locked or unlocked) affects the bootloader.
DazzaChazza said:
If you get it sim unlocked your bootloader will then be allowed to be unlocked.
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Well... Then I guess Im just gonna call up ATT and get the unlock code. Unlock the phone's sim lock and see if I can, Worse comes to worse, I cant. I still have the paid method available and I havent paid any money what so ever.
SirRudolph said:
I believe the bootloader is specific Per-Device.
You can check if you can in your settings, excuse my newbieness,
Settings > Root Status (or something to this effect)
If your bootloader can be unlocked it'll be listed there.
I dont think the status of your SIM (locked or unlocked) affects the bootloader.
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Ive looked there and it doesnt show. Which is what brought my hopes down in the first place but everywhere I looked... it said I cant because the device is simlocked. Which is why i wanna know if getting the sim lock removed would then allow me to access and unlock the Bootloader via FastBoot.
I have never owned a phone that has stopped me from rooting and installing custom roms to it. This is kinda a dissapointment but on the plus side, its a good phone.
Hard to get an unlock code from AT&T Or so I heard, but if you do, if you can tell me what you said, that'd be great.
If you do get an unlock code from them, Cant hurt to try to unlock the bootloader after that.
SirRudolph said:
Hard to get an unlock code from AT&T Or so I heard, but if you do, if you can tell me what you said, that'd be great.
If you do get an unlock code from them, Cant hurt to try to unlock the bootloader after that.
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Im a "Valued" member of ATT. Had them for years. So, They dont question me. As long as youve had the phone on your account for 90 days, they dont bother you if you ask for a unlock code.
I will most likely do this tomorrow and will post the outcome. because like I said, if it just takes unlocking the sim card from ATT to be able to unlock the bootloader... id rather do that.
Im not against paying 24$ to have it done.. but why not try what I can for free first?
Hi everyone, I'm completely new to smartphones, just bought an Xperia Play 800i. I have been keenly reading the forums, going through everything I need to know.
My android version is 2.3.4 and build number is 4.0.2.A.0.42. Phone is network locked.
If you don't mind letting me know, the best way to start is by unlocking the SIM right? Then unlock the bootloader,then custom kernel and flashing?
Your advise would be appreciated.
AFAIK regular SIM unlocking doesn't let you unlock your bootloader.
I've read of people who pay a little or get sim unlock from other methods which isn't enough for the bootloader.
It's just that Alejandrissimo's method unlocks both sim & allows for bootloader (it's a 2 for 1 method).
Hope it helps, and if AT&T gives you a free sim unlock code then give it a shot, but it's said it doesn't work that way.
I'm trying Alejandrissimo's method and I'm lost. Have PM'd him and waiting for his reply. I am not on the AT&T network.
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Im a "Valued" member of ATT. Had them for years. So, They dont question me. As long as youve had the phone on your account for 90 days, they dont bother you if you ask for a unlock code.
I will most likely do this tomorrow and will post the outcome. because like I said, if it just takes unlocking the sim card from ATT to be able to unlock the bootloader... id rather do that.
Im not against paying 24$ to have it done.. but why not try what I can for free first?
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Thought that was only T-Mobile. Sadly I dont even have an account with them, Just bought the phone from ebay. So im probably gonna have to spend more to get the thing sim-unlocked.
Oh, look what I found on AT&T's website.
Requirements for monthly wireless plans:
Your wireless service has been active for 90 days or longer
Your account is current and in good standing
Your phone is not sold exclusively by AT&T
Your phone's unlock code is available from the manufacturer
Your phone does not have a long-term exclusive service agreement, or the contract time period has expired
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I'm stuck at the USB over Network stage, keeps saying server unreachable when I select MY PC. What am I doing wrong? So frustrated!
You can get your Xperia unlocked in less than 10 minutes by Alejandrissimo. When he SIM unlocks your Xperia he will also automatically unlock bootloader.
You can visit his website here.
LFSPovo said:
You can get your Xperia unlocked in less than 10 minutes by Alejandrissimo. When he SIM unlocks your Xperia he will also automatically unlock bootloader.
You can visit his website here.
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I visited his website, downloaded the zip file, and then I'm stuck not knowing what to do next.
So, you are saying I have to wait for him to respond to my request? So, I guess the USB over Network program will be used by him, to remote unlock my Xperia? I'm cool with that because I want to pay for the service.
Is there a way or app that I can use on this phone so that I can view my SIM Unlock Code AFTER the phone is already SIM Unlocked?
I ask because I bought two of these phones unlocked and would like to have the Unlock codes saved just in case I need them later.
Somehow I seem to have messed up or lost my unlock on one of the phones after I rooted it and flashed a new recovery / rom.
It was unlocked, now, If I put an ATT sim in it asks for my unlock code again and I do not have it, as the phone was unlocked when I got it.
Though, when I press *#7465625# to it says all the locks are turned off, like my phone should be unlocked?
Any idea why it is asking for my unlock code again, and if there is a way to get around it being that the phone was unlocked?
Is there a way to recover this unlock code?
Thanks guys!
wmblalock said:
Is there a way or app that I can use on this phone so that I can view my SIM Unlock Code AFTER the phone is already SIM Unlocked?
I ask because I bought two of these phones unlocked and would like to have the Unlock codes saved just in case I need them later.
Somehow I seem to have messed up or lost my unlock on one of the phones after I rooted it and flashed a new recovery / rom.
It was unlocked, now, If I put an ATT sim in it asks for my unlock code again and I do not have it, as the phone was unlocked when I got it.
Though, when I press *#7465625# to it says all the locks are turned off, like my phone should be unlocked?
Any idea why it is asking for my unlock code again, and if there is a way to get around it being that the phone was unlocked?
Is there a way to recover this unlock code?
Thanks guys!
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Currently there isn't a way to view the code. Several of us have been digging through the system of the device to see where it's coded too. the thread here is where it's being conversed about. click here
How do you know for certain the phones were unlocked when you bought it? Did you try swapping Sims before you flashed anything to it?
I have mine unlocked and have flashed; two roms, cwm, a radio, and a few mods......still unlocked. I constantly swap Sims between my crap work phone and my Samsung, always works.
Bluntified said:
How do you know for certain the phones were unlocked when you bought it? Did you try swapping Sims before you flashed anything to it?
I have mine unlocked and have flashed; two roms, cwm, a radio, and a few mods......still unlocked. I constantly swap Sims between my crap work phone and my Samsung, always works.
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The person I bought both phones from told me they were both unlocked.
The first one I tried worked, the second one I never tried an ATT Sim until after I rooted, flashed, etc and then it wouldn't work.
He emailed just emailed me the Unlock codes for both phones and they work fine.
Either way, it's all good now. Thanks for the help guys!
- Mike
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
AL
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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furious_noob said:
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.
I bought an OP9Pro Tmobile variant this week, and I want to flash another custom ROM than OOS, but I realized that I need to unlock the sim to unlock the bootloader. Is there eligibility or a requirement to unlock the network sim?
If it's too long I'm planning to return it.
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I bought an OP9Pro Tmobile variant this week, and I want to flash another custom ROM than OOS, but I realized that I need to unlock the sim to unlock the bootloader. Is there eligibility or a requirement to unlock the network sim?
If it's too long I'm planning to return it.
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1. Pay off device if it isn't already or convince someone on TMO chat to perm sim unlock you
2. Get your unlock code from bootloader and send into oneplus and wait about 7 to 14 days to get the unlock.bin file
3. Unlock device once you get the bin file
4. Flash a custom rom
Edit: this will always be like that when buying a device from TMO
SaintZ93 said:
1. Pay off device if it isn't already or convince someone on TMO chat to perm sim unlock you
2. Get your unlock code from bootloader and send into oneplus and wait about 7 to 14 days to get the unlock.bin file
3. Unlock device once you get the bin file
4. Flash a custom rom
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If I have a friend using TMO, I can tell him to ask TMO to perm sim unlock right away?
User NiNaNo said:
If I have a friend using TMO, I can tell him to ask TMO to perm sim unlock right away?
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Did you buy the device in full from tmo or off like ebay
SaintZ93 said:
Did you buy the device in full from tmo or off like ebay
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Yes, I bought the device fully paid from the official OnePlus US store.
User NiNaNo said:
Yes, I bought the device fully paid from the official OnePlus US store.
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Have you tried going into bootloader and unlocking. I could be wrong but since you bought it from the OnePlus store you shouldn't have to go through the unlock.bin process
SaintZ93 said:
Have you tried going into bootloader and unlocking. I could be wrong but since you bought it from the OnePlus store you shouldn't have to go through the unlock.bin process
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Okay, I will try. Thanks for the help, can I contact you if I have more questions that I cannot solve it by myself?
SaintZ93 said:
Have you tried going into bootloader and unlocking. I could be wrong but since you bought it from the OnePlus store you shouldn't have to go through the unlock.bin process
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Fastboot oem unlock... In fastboot mode.
SaintZ93 said:
Have you tried going into bootloader and unlocking. I could be wrong but since you bought it from the OnePlus store you shouldn't have to go through the unlock.bin process
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I contact Oneplus they said I have to use tmobile network for 45 days to unlock the sim lock, and after that, I can submit a form to unlock the bootloader.
User NiNaNo said:
I contact Oneplus they said I have to use tmobile network for 45 days to unlock the sim lock, and after that, I can submit a form to unlock the bootloader.
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Beware it's not just the network but you actually have to be a T-Mobile postpaid customer.
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Beware it's not just the network but you actually have to be a T-Mobile postpaid customer.
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I'm using TMO mvno, is it possible to get it?
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I'm using TMO mvno, is it possible to get it?
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Nope, has to be T-Mobile postpaid.
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Nope, has to be T-Mobile postpaid.
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Is there any other way I can get unlock for the TMO sim? Should I call them?
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Is there any other way I can get unlock for the TMO sim? Should I call them?
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No, there is not. You must have T-Mobile postpaid for 45 days to unlock the SIM. You can unlock the bootloader without having the SIM unlocked but it will be stuck a T-Mobile only phone if you do that and don't activate it on T-Mobile.
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No, there is not. You must have T-Mobile postpaid for 45 days to unlock the SIM. You can unlock the bootloader without having the SIM unlocked but it will be stuck a T-Mobile only phone if you do that and don't activate it on T-Mobile.
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Or try to convince someone on live chat. That worked for me. Got SIM unlocked same day of purchase
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Or try to convince someone on live chat. That worked for me. Got SIM unlocked same day of purchase
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As long as you have T-Mobile postpaid. They don't, they have a T-Mobile MVNO. Even with postpaid, it's very rare that you can get them to unlock the phone if you're a new customer and it hasn't been at least a month.
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Is there any other way I can get unlock for the TMO sim? Should I call them?
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You can definitely unlock the bootloader and flash stuff without the sim being unlocked but I'm not sure if that helps you in this case. What mvno is it?
For what it's worth, I bought mine a week ago. On the first day, I talked to 6 support agents. Some on the phone, some in chat, some on twitter @tmobilehelp.
If you insist you can have it unlocked because you bought it outright and own the device, need to unlock the bootloader for development, someone will try to help.
I had two agents who tried to unlock it for me but said they can't because the IMEI starts with 99 and tmobile devices are typically 35. They said they escalated it and I should be able to unlock within 48 hours.
One twitter agent asked me for receipt to submit with the request so it's not denied.
I'm currently on a sim locked eu-flashed le2127. I plan to flash back to stock tmo this weekend. I was waiting for my cust-unlock token from OnePlus.
I am going to flash stock tmo, use One+_TooL to turn on oem unlock in settings, flash cust-unlock.bin to unlock bootloader and root. Then I am going to attempt the sim unlock after root, to see if I can see anything we may be able to use later for self unlocking
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You can definitely unlock the bootloader and flash stuff without the sim being unlocked but I'm not sure if that helps you in this case. What mvno is it?
For what it's worth, I bought mine a week ago. On the first day, I talked to 6 support agents. Some on the phone, some in chat, some on twitter @tmobilehelp.
If you insist you can have it unlocked because you bought it outright and own the device, need to unlock the bootloader for development, someone will try to help.
I had two agents who tried to unlock it for me but said they can't because the IMEI starts with 99 and tmobile devices are typically 35. They said they escalated it and I should be able to unlock within 48 hours.
One twitter agent asked me for receipt to submit with the request so it's not denied.
I'm currently on a sim locked eu-flashed le2127. I plan to flash back to stock tmo this weekend. I was waiting for my cust-unlock token from OnePlus.
I am going to flash stock tmo, use One+_TooL to turn on oem unlock in settings, flash cust-unlock.bin to unlock bootloader and root. Then I am going to attempt the sim unlock after root, to see if I can see anything we may be able to use later for self unlocking
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Oh okay please let me know if you have an update, because I think your situation is very similar to mine. My mvno is 'US mobile'. Thank you for your time. I'll try to contact to Tmo support if they can unlock my sim.
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Oh okay please let me know if you have an update, because I think your situation is very similar to mine. My mvno is 'US mobile'. Thank you for your time. I'll try to contact to Tmo support if they can unlock my sim.
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I was able to get unlocked today.
I got a reply from @tmobilehelp on Twitter saying "we escalated the request to the unlock team. They received an error during unlock. You have to talk to the manufacturer". Of course OnePlus says TMobile will have to unlock the phone (but OnePlus is supposed to reach out tomorrow, the guy said he would check into other methods for me to bypass TMobile. Not expecting anything)
Then I asked her if she could try to submit it again because I was on the network now and wasn't on the network the first time I asked (I have an active account but my sim wasn't in the 9 Pro).
She asked me for a full receipt instead of my edited receipt so she could submit it again showing proof I own the phone fully.
While I was getting that documentation ready, she flagged me down in a Twitter DM to say:
"Upon further investigation into your IMEI, we were able to approve your unlock request. You are now able to unlock via the in-phone unlock button!"
She said "your phone comes back as 'purchased directly from TMobile', which is a different process. I did not realize this at first but now your request is done and will unlock"
You may get lucky finding her on Twitter again and going for the same story. She knows how to get it handled. Her name is Yecenia. When she's active on Twitter, you will see her replying to people complaining @TmobileHelp with "^YeceniaFlores" as the signature (or similar). Maybe ask for her to help if you get another agent. Explain that you own the phone and want to unlock it for development, offer to show proof of purchase and see what happens
Appreciative said:
I was able to get unlocked today.
I got a reply from @tmobilehelp on Twitter saying "we escalated the request to the unlock team. They received an error during unlock. You have to talk to the manufacturer". Of course OnePlus says TMobile will have to unlock the phone (but OnePlus is supposed to reach out tomorrow, the guy said he would check into other methods for me to bypass TMobile. Not expecting anything)
Then I asked her if she could try to submit it again because I was on the network now and wasn't on the network the first time I asked (I have an active account but my sim wasn't in the 9 Pro).
She asked me for a full receipt instead of my edited receipt so she could submit it again showing proof I own the phone fully.
While I was getting that documentation ready, she flagged me down in a Twitter DM to say:
"Upon further investigation into your IMEI, we were able to approve your unlock request. You are now able to unlock via the in-phone unlock button!"
She said "your phone comes back as 'purchased directly from TMobile', which is a different process. I did not realize this at first but now your request is done and will unlock"
You may get lucky finding her on Twitter again and going for the same story. She knows how to get it handled. Her name is Yecenia. When she's active on Twitter, you will see her replying to people complaining @TmobileHelp with "^YeceniaFlores" as the signature (or similar). Maybe ask for her to help if you get another agent. Explain that you own the phone and want to unlock it for development, offer to show proof of purchase and see what happens
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Okay thanks for the review, I'll try your way tomorrow Monday. I really appreciate your work and reply!