My unlocked US variant cannot be connected on firstnet. The att rep is telling me that even though my phone has band 14, that it's not "programed" to work like it would on att firmware. I've read online that some people, in the past (it's been years) have flashed their unlocked samsung with att firmware and that they have gotten everything to work, including volte and features like that. Can anyone elaborate if this is posible to make it work?
This is false. I use and purchased a Fold 3 on FirstNet.
I work IT for county government. It works just fine.
whirl08 said:
This is false. I use and purchased a Fold 3 on FirstNet.
I work IT for county government. It works just fine.
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You are telling me you bought a fold from them... Difference is I have the "unlocked" version from Samsung... Not att
m_reyna_16 said:
You are telling me you bought a fold from them... Difference is I have the "unlocked" version from Samsung... Not att
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I flashed the U1 firmware to mine and it worked just fine. Have the black SIM too.
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I flashed the U1 firmware to mine and it worked just fine. Have the black SIM too.
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Figured what the rep told me was false. Their system won't take my imei for some reason
The associates in store are generally very unhelpful with FirstNet. Are you the point of contact for your account?
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The associates in store are generally very unhelpful with FirstNet. Are you the point of contact for your account?
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What do you mean by point of contact?
m_reyna_16 said:
What do you mean by point of contact?
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I can get you in touch with a proper FirstNet rep if you’d like.
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I can get you in touch with a proper FirstNet rep if you’d like.
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Sure, how do you think they can help? Supposedly there's a glitch on the system where they can't connect samsungs on firstnet. att has a work around but firstnet doesn't... U think they can help?
m_reyna_16 said:
Sure, how do you think they can help? Supposedly there's a glitch on the system where they can't connect samsungs on firstnet. att has a work around but firstnet doesn't... U think they can help?
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For sure he can help. DM me your email address, and I will put the two of you in touch.
whirl08 said:
For sure he can help. DM me your email address, and I will put the two of you in touch.
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Sent you a pm
I'm having the same issue...
Were you able to work it out and do you mind if I PM you?
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Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.
Thanks in advance.
djluis48 said:
Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.
Thanks in advance.
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ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
kiruba8 said:
ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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So you are saying that it will work without a problem?
kiruba8 said:
ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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You could have read more than the title and suggested something relevant to his question.
OP, I'm not actually 100% sure. But, I would imagine that you'd have no trouble using it.
Simple answer is yes.
Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it.
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Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it.
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Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???
Hope everything works out for you, bro.
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Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???
Hope everything works out for you, bro.
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Yeah, i know bro. People tend to mistake IMEI with ESN, so hopefuly its one of those cases. If it isn't, i will have to return the phone.
How much did u pay..??
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How much did u pay..??
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USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home
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let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home
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Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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nice to know. Will search for it and ship some back home with paying tax for it, of course.
Is ebay the source to buy bad imei?
djluis48 said:
Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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Hello Luis.
I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
andrews317 said:
Hello Luis.
I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
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Hi there.
Well, to tell you the truth, i sold the phone as soon as i got it because it wasn't compatible with my carrier's 3G network. I did unlock it, but unlocking was extremely easy, i just rooted the phone and downloaded an app from the Play Store, and the app did the rest of the work. Easy as pie. After that, the phone worked flawless in the small ampunt of time i spent with it (less than a day) and it was a brand new phone :highfive:. If you are wondering the name of the app, i don't know the exact name, but you can try searching "galaxy unlock" on the Play Store, and you will see a couple of apps. Good luck.
Almost same problem
djluis48 said:
USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
Randyjp said:
Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
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I think that its going to be same, and that its going to work, because the imei was blocked on the country the phone was bought, it should work properly outside that country.
If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
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If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
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If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
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EtherealRemnant said:
If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Not always.. Carriers will block the IMEI even you dont pay your bill for so long.. A friend of mine gave me his Sidekick 4G and he stopped paying tmobile. After a while that phone stop working. When I called tmobile they said it was because of the IMEI has been blocked. I said that I have this phone for a long time and you need to turn it back on.. 48 hours later they did
I'm looking at purchasing an unlocked Note 4 (the buyer says he purchased unlocked via best buy. Does this mean it's the international version?). Will this work on Sprints network?
I know my current Note 3 has a sim looking tray from my card.
Thank you!
Unlocked could mean he bought the phone outright which means it will work for Sprint.
I would ASK him for more details.
Are you able to see the device first?
Also would an At&t Note 4 work for Sprint?
Would I have to root or unlock the GSM phone to work on a CDMA network?
If anyone could chime in that'd be great! Thanks!!
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Unlocked could mean he bought the phone outright which means it will work for Sprint.
I would ASK him for more details.
Are you able to see the device first?
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What kind of details should I ask him?
I would meet him. Only problem is he's over an hour away.
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What kind of details should I ask him?
I would meet him. Only problem is he's over an hour away.
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Get the IMEI number and call sprint. They should be able to give you the skinny.
barakisbrown said:
Unlocked could mean he bought the phone outright which means it will work for Sprint.
I would ASK him for more details.
Are you able to see the device first?
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Get the IMEI number and call sprint. They should be able to give you the skinny.
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Got the IMEI number, incompatible.
thanks for the response.
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Got the IMEI number, incompatible.
thanks for the response.
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Better a disappointment than a broken heart.
What till feb 11 and by law they have no choice but domestically unlock all cellphones that is if your not in bad standing.
I don't have Verizon was wondering how hard it is it to get a pixle on AT&T? Is this possible can i just buy one and pop my sim card in?
Rbohannon89 said:
I don't have Verizon was wondering how hard it is it to get a pixle on AT&T? Is this possible can i just buy one and pop my sim card in?
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You'll likely have to call at&t to get your phone provisioned properly.
Badger50 said:
You'll likely have to call at&t to get your phone provisioned properly.
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Works out of the box with no issues.
Rbohannon89 said:
I don't have Verizon was wondering how hard it is it to get a pixle on AT&T? Is this possible can i just buy one and pop my sim card in?
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If you care about HD Voice/VoLTE, you'll have to call or chat support to get them to provision that on your account if it already isn't activated.
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Works out of the box with no issues.
If you care about HD Voice/VoLTE, you'll have to call or chat support to get them to provision that on your account if it already isn't activated.
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What does provision mean and how does that work? Also thank you for the quick response. Do I have to buy it directly from google or can you buy it from a store or Verizon store?
Rbohannon89 said:
What does provision mean and how does that work? Also thank you for the quick response. Do I have to buy it directly from google or can you buy it from a store or Verizon store?
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Provisioning a phone is marking the phone in a carrier's system for use with certain features that the carrier offers.
If you care about unlocking the bootloader, you'll need to buy a Google version.
If you just want the phone, you can get a Verizon version from any retailer that sells the phone. Buying a Verizon version at the Verizon store without a Verizon account might be difficult.
So I switched from a ATT S9+ to the (Unlocked) Note 10+ and have had the most horrible reception on ATT. I was wondering if it's happening to anyone else? I spoke with the ATT advanced tech team and she told me that because it's not the ATT Note 10+ that it's not configured for their network. Is this true? She then help me set up a new APN which was the same as before she just added hipri to the apn type. Is anyone else having this same issue or know what's going on? I need to know before I convince myself to return this one for a ATT Note 10+.
1. did you try to check and see if there's a software update?
2. try to turn off phone and turn back on
i using unlocked note10+ on verizon prepaid no problem.
i also have a freedomp simcard, it uses the att network, it showing the same 3 bar signals like my toy iphone8 at my house
I also use unlocked dual SIM 975F on ATT. It works but I feel like the speed is slow but ironically, when I compared to a '5G' iPhone on ATT I got faster speeds - go figure. I'm trying to get them to enable voLTE . I believe we miss band 30!which is used in cities. The trade off is worth it though, for me to have dual SIM.
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So I switched from a ATT S9+ to the (Unlocked) Note 10+ and have had the most horrible reception on ATT. I was wondering if it's happening to anyone else? I spoke with the ATT advanced tech team and she told me that because it's not the ATT Note 10+ that it's not configured for their network. Is this true? She then help me set up a new APN which was the same as before she just added hipri to the apn type. Is anyone else having this same issue or know what's going on? I need to know before I convince myself to return this one for a ATT Note 10+.
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I'm having the same issues as we speak I currently have no bars. What will work and I did this with my Galaxy s10 plus , we need to flash the att software since it's unlocked. Not sure how to do it with this one. Let me see if I can find it and post it
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1. did you try to check and see if there's a software update?
2. try to turn off phone and turn back on
i using unlocked note10+ on verizon prepaid no problem.
i also have a freedomp simcard, it uses the att network, it showing the same 3 bar signals like my toy iphone8 at my house
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Yea I have the latest software. I have the N75U1. The whole reason why I got unlocked is because of bloatware and also so I'll be able to unlock and root the phone once that feature becomes available. So hopefully I made the right decision.
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I'm having the same issues as we speak I currently have no bars. What will work and I did this with my Galaxy s10 plus , we need to flash the att software since it's unlocked. Not sure how to do it with this one. Let me see if I can find it and post it
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That would be awesome because right now I'm regretting my decision on this unlocked phone so bad lol
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That would be awesome because right now I'm regretting my decision on this unlocked phone so bad lol
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i have the unlocked version. I flashed AT&T firmware. Signal is the same. Makes no difference unlocked or carrier branded, the hardware is the same.
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i have the unlocked version. I flashed AT&T firmware. Signal is the same. Makes no difference unlocked or carrier branded, the hardware is the same.
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So based off of that should I return this phone and swap it out with the att version? I thought the unlocked had the same hardware and a little more? Sorry I didnt do my research on bands and all that good stuff.
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Yea I have the latest software. I have the N75U1. The whole reason why I got unlocked is because of bloatware and also so I'll be able to unlock and root the phone once that feature becomes available. So hopefully I made the right decision.
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If you bought the N975U1, then it's already carrier unlocked.
If you mean unlock the bootloader, that will never happen. And there's about a 99.9% chance it will never be rooted.
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If you bought the N975U1, then it's already carrier unlocked.
If you mean unlock the bootloader, that will never happen. And there's about a 99.9% chance it will never be rooted.
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Yea I have the N975U1. Im guessing it has all the same hardware as the att note 10 plus or is there something different? Well... that's good to know lol I guess I bought it so it has no bloatware then lol thanks for the heads up.
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Yea I have the N975U1. Im guessing it has all the same hardware as the att note 10 plus or is there something different? Well... that's good to know lol I guess I bought it so it has no bloatware then lol thanks for the heads up.
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Yup. Same exact hardware.
The N975U, the N975U1, and the N975W (Canadian) are all exactly the same hardware and you can cross flash hardware between them.
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That would be awesome because right now I'm regretting my decision on this unlocked phone so bad lol
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I think it varies carrier and location. I just flashed the tmobile firmware which is the same for at&t and I got VOLTE ,WIFI CALLING AND ADVANCED MESSAGING back. Where I had no service I have 2 bars now.
So I'm happy now. Try it for yourself before returning
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Yup. Same exact hardware.
The N975U, the N975U1, and the N975W (Canadian) are all exactly the same hardware and you can cross flash hardware between them.
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Thank you for that info that's all I needed to know because what the att advanced tech team said was that the att note 10 was specifically for their network including hardware so I was thinking it had something this unlocked version didnt.
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Thank you for that info that's all I needed to know because what the att advanced tech team said was that the att note 10 was specifically for their network including hardware so I was thinking it had something this unlocked version didnt.
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LOL. Nope same exact device, just different firmware.
I bought the unlocked too. I really needed wifi calling since my ATT service is poor at my house. Once I flashed the ATT firmware (including ATT User Data file) I got wifi calling, VoLTE, HD Voice, Visual Voice all back. My calls are 100% better. Before flashing I sounded muffled to the people who I called & calls were dropping. Now they are crystal clear & no drops. I mainly got the unlocked for the Trade in value on my Note 9. Totally worth it.
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I bought the unlocked too. I really needed wifi calling since my ATT service is poor at my house. Once I flashed the ATT firmware (including ATT User Data file) I got wifi calling, VoLTE, HD Voice, Visual Voice all back. My calls are 100% better. Before flashing I sounded muffled to the people who I called & calls were dropping. Now they are crystal clear & no drops. I mainly got the unlocked for the Trade in value on my Note 9. Totally worth it.
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Any chance you can direct us to the post(s) that you followed to do this correctly? I've been collecting files to attempt this for AT&T, but haven't found a decent guide.
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Any chance you can direct us to the post(s) that you followed to do this correctly? I've been collecting files to attempt this for AT&T, but haven't found a decent guide.
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Disclaimer: You do this at your own risk! Read & re-read the details! I am not responsible if you brick your phone
Now, all that being said, it was actually an easy process but I searched and read and read and re-read before trying anything.
I got the firmware & most importantly for AT&T, the UserData file from this thread (Read the entire Post (maybe 2 or 3 times), it's very informative:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-10+/how-to/n975u-n975u1-firmware-links-t3957648
I followed the instructions from this S10 thread See POST #5 & substituted the N975U file Wording when they listed the file names for the S10 firmware:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10/help/samsung-s10-unlocked-phone-att-firmware-t3912973
NOTE I used a patched version of ODIN from this thread (and not the version linked to in the S10 discussion thread above):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
Lastly, I am using my old Note 9 AT&T SIM Card. From what I've read, at any given time, AT$T can update their system and your IMEI might not correspond to their ATT specific list and apparently you can lose functionality. I've been fine for a week and others have been flashing unlocked phones with ATT firmware for years so I'll take my chances.
Good Luck!
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Any chance you can direct us to the post(s) that you followed to do this correctly? I've been collecting files to attempt this for AT&T, but haven't found a decent guide.
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Use the patched version of Odin.
Turn the phone off and press and hold the power,up and down volume buttons at the same time.
Let go once the download screen appears.
Go ahead and put all the files in the correct spot..AB to AN ,BL to BL and so on.
Once complete just start the flash and that's it. Leave the att sim in the phone through the whole process.
Done...
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Any chance you can direct us to the post(s) that you followed to do this correctly? I've been collecting files to attempt this for AT&T, but haven't found a decent guide.
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Have you tried flashing it yet?
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Have you tried flashing it yet?
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I have.
I'm not sure if the ATT file took.
I know I lost my apps/customizations...which I was expecting since I used the home-csc file.
Also my GMAIL app is not right, its missing the ability to set the frequency of SYNCs, which I had with the stock Gapps.
Hello there. I would love if someone can help me with a problem that i have. I bought a samsung s22 in the US and the phone is locked to use only on T-Mobile. Unfortunately as i don't live in the US i can't unlock the phone using the T mobile procedure. Do you know if there's a way to unlock the by using a different firmware or paid service (reliable).
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Hello there. I would love if someone can help me with a problem that i have. I bought a samsung s22 in the US and the phone is locked to use only on T-Mobile. Unfortunately as i don't live in the US i can't unlock the phone using the T mobile procedure. Do you know if there's a way to unlock the by using a different firmware or paid service (reliable).
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Yes, an experienced professional 3rd party business can do it. It's extremely expensive though - around $200 US
As of today I'm carrier unlocked just by asking a t force member that I'll be in Europe and her for the next yr or so, I didn't expect her to whitelist so easily especially since I just upgraded to the s22 plus 2 months ago with 3 lines but she gave me no hassle about it I got lucky I guess and I do know how to speak to people and be honest. I went to support and chatted with her that's it 20 mins went by and permanently unlocked T-mobile carrier
SabSyro! said:
Hello there. I would love if someone can help me with a problem that i have. I bought a samsung s22 in the US and the phone is locked to use only on T-Mobile. Unfortunately as i don't live in the US i can't unlock the phone using the T mobile procedure. Do you know if there's a way to unlock the by using a different firmware or paid service (reliable).
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I have the same issue on a Samsung s10e and I'm still looking for solutions.
Were you able to find one to unlock your phone?
panchoyamut said:
I have the same issue on a Samsung s10e and I'm still looking for solutions.
Were you able to find one to unlock your phone?
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What country and network is it originally from?
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What country and network is it originally from?
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based on the imei # it's from the united states and sprint\t-mobile carrier.
I hard reset the device. i was able to get a signal and use the device. but when i restarted the device it went back to showing "invalid sim" and no longer connected to mobile network.
any suggestions?
panchoyamut said:
based on the imei # it's from the united states and sprint\t-mobile carrier.
I hard reset the device. i was able to get a signal and use the device. but when i restarted the device it went back to showing "invalid sim" and no longer connected to mobile network.
any suggestions?
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Assuming that you don't meet T-Mobile's requirements in order for them to unlock it for you, you'll need to get a professional 3rd party company to do it
iBowToAndroid said:
Assuming that you don't meet T-Mobile's requirements in order for them to unlock it for you, you'll need to get a professional 3rd party company to do it
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already went with Tmobile's chat support..they are useless..
what's a 3rd party company you can suggest?
panchoyamut said:
already went with Tmobile's chat support..they are useless..
what's a 3rd party company you can suggest?
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I'll PM you since the mods frown upon public discussion of paid services
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I'll PM you since the mods frown upon public discussion of paid services
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understood..i'll wait for ur message..