Hi,
I'm writing here, because I have a friend who bought an ace, but is has a carrier lock on it.
So it will be just a fast question: Can I root/install cwm/custom firmware onto it? Or maybe just an AOSP gingerbread? Do I have to manage the carrier lock first, anyways, is there any possibilities for this?
Thanks in advance
My ace is locked to Telenor and I flashed every rom here, never had a single problem.
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really? My previous phone was a Galaxy Spica (i5700), mine was unlocked, but I've read that most people had problems with the imei according to the carrier lock, and my friend's galaxy s had the same.
Anyways, thank you for answer
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Erhm, hi, i'm new in the forum and i hope i can explain properly what i have done so far and what i want to achieve posting my question here.
Basicaly i bought an used samsung galaxy ace s5830 in London it was a ''3'' locked phone. I am now in Brazil and after searching a little i was able to root the phone, get the unlock code but when i take the sim card out of the cellphone and insert the new one it doesn't ask for the unlock code, after searching in this post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192122 i read something about changing the rom in my cellphone, one that has the unlock screen. Ok, now i have some questions :
1- I looked around for some firmwares, like this site http://www.samfirmware.com/ in the galaxy ace section the firmwares were divided in regions, europe, america, asia, i know brazil is in america but it was writen usagalaxy, basicaly i want to know if i have to use the europe firmware only to get the unlock screen and then switch to a brazil firmware or if i can go to a ''brazilian area firmware'' directly
2- The posts about roms dont usualy talk about this, do you know a rom that is samasung ace compatible and has the unlock screen in it?
Thank you so far
I think you need some version of Latin America...I'm from Costa Rica...try a stock ROM for s5830L...
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ok, but is it common to stock roms have the unlock screen? Does this one you sugest have it? But thanks so far! Im going to look for a stock rom instalation tutorial before trying
I don't understand what do you talk about unlock screen? Please explain me more
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Hi,
i just got i747 Galaxy S3 from Bell i would like to root and unlock it.
I also i have figured out that the CM8 for i9300 is not compatible with i747.
Is there a ClockworkMod version for i747 available?
Can it be rooted and unlocked?
I would like to use it on Fido.
thank you.
I cannot find any tutorial how to root and unlock i747.
Thanks.
I am afraid there is nothing for the I748 version yet.
Only the international version had root so far.....
I am afraid you are going to have to wait.....
EDIT :
Try this,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNB-cJoittU
i got the phone rooted but i haven't found any solution to unlock the phone i747
hope there is something soon
indianx said:
Hi,
i just got i747 Galaxy S3 from Bell i would like to root and unlock it.
I also i have figured out that the CM8 for i9300 is not compatible with i747.
Is there a ClockworkMod version for i747 available?
Can it be rooted and unlocked?
I would like to use it on Fido.
thank you.
I cannot find any tutorial how to root and unlock i747.
Thanks.
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same boat as you. Have a phone from Virgin and got it rooted but waiting on an unlock so that i can use it with fido.
indianx said:
i got the phone rooted but i haven't found any solution to unlock the phone i747
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Try,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Y6wwQkOTQ
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d5czc9rU48
nishant_713 said:
Omfg, and i started to think that i was rather in the wrong section.
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Found this post here at the unlock section says coming soon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28271086#post28271086
[email protected] said:
Try,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Y6wwQkOTQ
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d5czc9rU48
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Thanks a lot. i have downloaded the tool. My virus app detected to viruses and the version on the video says 0.0.0.6 and the download version is 0.0.0.5
Think have to wait.
edit: wrong forum - please ignore
bluezz said:
So I'm assuming that currently there's no way to sim unlock an i747m for free then.. right?
Also, I noticed Bell and Rogers are i747m and Telus is i747d. What exactly is the difference between the two?
Looking at this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27938452&postcount=2
Is it safe to assume that I can buy any unlocked Bell/Rogers/Telus Galaxy S3 from kijiji and expect LTE to work on Rogers correct?
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If iam not wrong there is no hardware difference between those i747's mostly it's the software which makes the difference.
My concern is more now should i sell my Bell i747m or not? Cannot use the phone at all since iam on Fido. I would rather buy then the international i9300 Galaxy S3 rather spending 33$ to unlock the phone.
I can sell it then for the same price and buy then the i9300.
Iam not sure if its even possible to unlock the i747m at all via a app or patch. I cannot find any info about it
I got Bell S3 as well and so far I747M model dont have this nv_data.bin file for unlock. But someone already send the Bell file to developers so they can come up with the unlock app. : (
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180992127295&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:CA:1123
I got my Bell s3 unlocked with this guy. So when you buy his service from ebay, he then will send you an email what tools you need to download and install ( teamviewer and usb redirector). Also if you are lucky, he will reply to you immediately and letting you know that he is onlin. Make sure you have different sim card. Pretty easy instruction. : )
I don't know why people are okay with these ebay sellers/unlock sites, most of them are illicitly accessing the handset manufacture's database and billing you for it, unfortunately telus has a $50 unlock fee for no reason other then that they can. If anyone could create a free sim unlock solution we would be much better off, lets stop looking for the best of the worst in these expensive unlock codes and just wait for the excellent devs to come up with a solution, I just feel dirty supporting those people... Anyone agree?
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Hello XDA members,
This is my 1st post on this website. I just wanted to let you know that the I747 from AT&T Galaxy S3 (locked) that I bought from eBay (which was new btw) was unlocked via software that I paid from this site called Unlockclient.com and it works. It took less than 5 minutes to permanently unlock my phone. It has all the versions of the I747/M/R. Thank you all for this awesome website.
[ QUOTE=indianx;28216065]Hi,
i just got i747 Galaxy S3 from Bell i would like to root and unlock it.
I also i have figured out that the CM8 for i9300 is not compatible with i747.
Is there a ClockworkMod version for i747 available?
Can it be rooted and unlocked?
I would like to use it on Fido.
thank you.
I cannot find any tutorial how to root and unlock i747.
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
jimmar48 said:
Hello XDA members,
This is my 1st post on this website. I just wanted to let you know that the I747 from AT&T Galaxy S3 (locked) that I bought from eBay (which was new btw) was unlocked via software that I paid from this site called Unlockclient.com and it works. It took less than 5 minutes to permanently unlock my phone. It has all the versions of the I747/M/R. Thank you all for this awesome website.
[ QUOTE=indianx;28216065]Hi,
i just got i747 Galaxy S3 from Bell i would like to root and unlock it.
I also i have figured out that the CM8 for i9300 is not compatible with i747.
Is there a ClockworkMod version for i747 available?
Can it be rooted and unlocked?
I would like to use it on Fido.
thank you.
I cannot find any tutorial how to root and unlock i747.
Thanks.
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# If you trouble yourself to start at the beginning of this page and read the stickies you will come to the conclusion that you are not the owner of I9300 and this is I9300 forum .
I9300 firmware will brick a non I9300 model .
jje
Just question
This is My first post on this site, as i also have a Galaxy S3 (SGH I747). that I bought off E-Bay , I am trying to switch from one service to another, But need to Unlock from main carrier. any help??? I would appreciate it thanks
ChiefBigToe said:
This is My first post on this site, as i also have a Galaxy S3 (SGH I747). that I bought off E-Bay , I am trying to switch from one service to another, But need to Unlock from main carrier. any help??? I would appreciate it thanks
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Why don't you read the post immediately before yours!
ChiefBigToe said:
This is My first post on this site, as i also have a Galaxy S3 (SGH I747). that I bought off E-Bay , I am trying to switch from one service to another, But need to Unlock from main carrier. any help??? I would appreciate it thanks
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This worked fine for my Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34661189&postcount=1
Hi,
As I'm new to the area, sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place.
I bought a SII from UK (T-Mobile unlocked) and have been using it in Turkey. Yesterday, as JB wasn't available for T-Mobile UK yet, I downloaded 4.1.2 for Vodafone UK. After installing it, my device began asking network unlock PIN. (I should have downloaded an unbranded ROM, I learned it later.)
I rooted the phone for the first time and tried to unlock it with Galaxy Sim Unlock, but no good. I installed back the 4.0.4 for T-Mobile, but the problem continues.
Now I'm stuck with the phone. Any help, direction, lead to relevant forums would be appreciated. (The ones I searched and read was above my knowledge.)
Here is the screenshot showing the details of the phone.
What can I do without losing the IMEI, etc. information?
Thanks,
Re: [Q] Phone locked after JB
Maybe this will help you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894285
Verstuurd van mijn GT-I9100
Thanks, but I have to work hard to understand it. I don't have so much computer knowledge either.
Re: [Q] Phone locked after JB
atiro said:
Thanks, but I have to work hard to understand it. I don't have so much computer knowledge either.
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"The mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood its ground."
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II
atiro said:
Thanks, but I have to work hard to understand it. I don't have so much computer knowledge either.
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with basic knowledge you can't do much...
btw - did you try all unlocking apps from market??
No, just Galaxy Sim Unlock. All the time, I was reading about similar problems and when I saw about the EFS backup requirement, I stopped trying. And looked for more experienced support, here. I didn't want to mess up IMEI as it would cause lots of trouble.
Sure, it takes time to learn but if it'a phone which serves every communication, time urges. So, will keep on reading and find something.
By the way, as going back to ICS didn't help, I thought it would be better to be on JB if I could unlock the phone. Now I have this on my phone (again unrooted):
Baseband version: I9100XXLS8
Kernel version: 3.0.31-889555
[email protected]#3
...
Build Number
JZ054K.I9100XWLSJ
When I was trying to find a way to root, I saw different kernels but I couldn't understand the exact one I needed. From what I read here: "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399", I have to use a kernel with LSJ. Is it true?
Re: [Q] Phone locked after JB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451
This should work, it's free to the xda community so be sure to thank developer.
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Re: [Q] Phone locked after JB
You flashed a branded ROM on an unbranded phone.
Sent from the little guy
atiro said:
Hi,
As I'm new to the area, sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place.
I bought a SII from UK (T-Mobile unlocked) and have been using it in Turkey. Yesterday, as JB wasn't available for T-Mobile UK yet, I downloaded 4.1.2 for Vodafone UK. After installing it, my device began asking network unlock PIN. (I should have downloaded an unbranded ROM, I learned it later.)
I rooted the phone for the first time and tried to unlock it with Galaxy Sim Unlock, but no good. I installed back the 4.0.4 for T-Mobile, but the problem continues.
Now I'm stuck with the phone. Any help, direction, lead to relevant forums would be appreciated. (The ones I searched and read was above my knowledge.)
Here is the screenshot showing the details of the phone.
What can I do without losing the IMEI, etc. information?
Thanks,
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i went through the same ordeal! download galaxsim unlock from xda! it worked for me after trying a whole buch of other ones including galaxsim unlock 1.43. good luck!
I'm sure it was a stupid thing to do but give to the long time waiting for JB and getting another ICS. But the phone wasn't unbranded totally, I hated that T-mobile animation on every boot.
Just one thing, as I asked above, can you suggest a kernel to root. I gave the information above and I was confused with the many options to choose among. I'm not sure which one is for me.
Re: [Q] Phone locked after JB
Flash unbranded jb.
If it's still blocked get galaxysim unlock, it's free here at xda.
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Solved-thanks.
I solved the problem with the method vanisleryan suggested. I installed unbranded jb as you said. Thanks everyone.
Alright then, you can add [SOLVED] to the topic to help other users with the same issue.
Hi guys, Merry Christmas!!
My old S2 is on ORANGE network at the moment, and i would like to give it to my mother as she hasnt got a smartphone.
She is on o2, i was looking on sammobile and it has different firmwares, branded and non-branded.
My question is, can i flash the s2 with the stock non-branded ROM or will this cause problems because my s2 is orange branded at the moment?
I don't want to brick the phone
Use galaxy s2 sim unlock from google play and then flash o2 firmware
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ChubbyNinja said:
Hi guys, Merry Christmas!!
My old S2 is on ORANGE network at the moment, and i would like to give it to my mother as she hasnt got a smartphone.
She is on o2, i was looking on sammobile and it has different firmwares, branded and non-branded.
My question is, can i flash the s2 with the stock non-branded ROM or will this cause problems because my s2 is orange branded at the moment?
I don't want to brick the phone
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In theory it should never happen nothing. It is sufficient that you flash a ROM of the same nation, for safety
Hi Everyone
Sorry if this is a noobie question. Can anyone help or give advice on how to downgrade and unlock Samsung Galaxy S3 on the UK Orange. What I want to do is downgrade then unlock and if possible after that install the Samsung custom rom and remove all the Orange branding and apps. Ive tried unlocking the phone via IMEI on websites and ebay but haven't had any luck so far have been told they are unable to do it.
Here are all details of the phone I can find and are listed below
Its currently on Android 4.3
AP I9300XXUGML2
CP I9300BVUGML1
CSC I9300ORAGML2
Thanks
sonic101 said:
Hi Everyone
Sorry if this is a noobie question. Can anyone help or give advice on how to downgrade and unlock Samsung Galaxy S3 on the UK Orange. What I want to do is downgrade then unlock and if possible after that install the Samsung custom rom and remove all the Orange branding and apps. Ive tried unlocking the phone via IMEI on websites and ebay but haven't had any luck so far have been told they are unable to do it.
Here are all details of the phone I can find and are listed below
Mod Edit
Its currently on Android 4.3
AP I9300XXUGML2
CP I9300BVUGML1
CSC I9300ORAGML2
Thanks
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Dont give out your imei number like that.its not safe to do so.but youre in the uk just pop into an internet cafe or phonr shop to unlock it not that expensive
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Thanks for the info, ive taken off the IMEI.