Reaching out for any help at all.
Obtained Atrix 4G code from AT&T
-> Tried it on the stock AT&T ROM, did not work [BUT, my AT&T SIM was inserted and working fine]
-> Tried it a few more times, no success
- Upgraded to CM9 ICS
-> My bloody own AT&T SIM does not work!? Asks for a SIM unlock code
-> Tried entering the code a few times, no success
- Followed this procedure
-> No success
- Strange issue
-> AT&T SIM works just fine on Bell Radio versions! (wtf?!
-> Does not even prompt for an unlock code on Bell Radio
-> When I flash AT&T Radio back on, same problem - asking for SIM Unlock and no success
- Real Problem
-> Since I'm running on a non-AT&T Radio, signal sucks, and data sucks, and I keep losing APN settings everytime the phone goes to sleep
- Any help please? I need to run AT&T Radio because Bell Radio has a lot of Data connectivity issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Things I've already done so far --
I have followed the instructions in this thread - no success
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356121
Swapped AT&T SIM - no success
Flashed 8 different Radio versions - no success
juzeryamani said:
Reaching out for any help at all.
Obtained Atrix 4G code from AT&T
-> Tried it on the stock AT&T ROM, did not work [BUT, my AT&T SIM was inserted and working fine]
-> Tried it a few more times, no success
- Upgraded to CM9 ICS
-> My bloody own AT&T SIM does not work!? Asks for a SIM unlock code
-> Tried entering the code a few times, no success
- Followed this procedure
-> No success
- Strange issue
-> AT&T SIM works just fine on Bell Radio versions! (wtf?!
-> Does not even prompt for an unlock code on Bell Radio
-> When I flash AT&T Radio back on, same problem - asking for SIM Unlock and no success
- Real Problem
-> Since I'm running on a non-AT&T Radio, signal sucks, and data sucks, and I keep losing APN settings everytime the phone goes to sleep
- Any help please? I need to run AT&T Radio because Bell Radio has a lot of Data connectivity issues.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Things I've already done so far --
I have followed the instructions in this thread - no success
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356121
Swapped AT&T SIM - no success
Flashed 8 different Radio versions - no success
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
SIM unlock code is different from Network unlock code. So check if it is asking for unlocking the SIM with a 4-digit pin code or it is Network unlock. If it is network unlock have u by any chance crossed the maximum number of allowed attempts.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA
anupash said:
SIM unlock code is different from Network unlock code. So check if it is asking for unlocking the SIM with a 4-digit pin code or it is Network unlock. If it is network unlock have u by any chance crossed the maximum number of allowed attempts.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, Network Unlock. Yes, I've easily gone over the 10 limit, but I believed that was a non-issue based on this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356121)
Also the issue of AT&T SIM working fine on Bell Canada Radio and none else. Even on Bell Canada Radio, whenever I turn the phone back on from sleep, it prompts me for a Network Unlock Code - yet if I just Dismiss the dialogue box, it works just fine.
Related
After unlocking (read code) with xda2unlock and enter code in XDA2, the xda2 don't want to enter in network at all (radio say no service) also when i want a manual search of networks, phone come with an error. Any ideeas why? (phone ask pin no for sim card, but after entering no radio at all!)
florin_m said:
After unlocking (read code) with xda2unlock and enter code in XDA2, the xda2 don't want to enter in network at all (radio say no service) also when i want a manual search of networks, phone come with an error. Any ideeas why? (phone ask pin no for sim card, but after entering no radio at all!)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It could be a problem with the SIM unrelated to unlocking.
Does the SIM work in another phone? Does the SIM that came with the XDA2 still work? Have you tried another hard reset?
i tryed different SIM cards! the sim cards working fine! The original card not working anymore! I flashed the 1.6.0 in it now and the same radio stack seems not working fine! Can we rewrite the GSM settings again (maybe corupted)?
florin_m said:
i tryed different SIM cards! the sim cards working fine! The original card not working anymore! I flashed the 1.6.0 in it now and the same radio stack seems not working fine! Can we rewrite the GSM settings again (maybe corupted)?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So you also re-flashed it with a different ROM? I suspect that the problems are more related to this than due to the unlocking. The unlocking uses the official interface and no unorthodox methods are used to unlock it. I've had no reports from anyone that the phone did not work afterwards or even that the unlock code did not work. It is important to consider all aspects that could have influence else you might be hunting for the wrong solution.
Don't know what is realy rong with it. I locke it back (AT%HTCLOCK...) and now radio at least saying Searching (with same firmware). Do u have a full gsm backup (tunning as well?) maybe is something messed there.
I use ICQ or MSN or Yahoo messager can u please PM with ur details saw we can chat live?
Thank's
Try to change the band
HOW?
Radio does not work after unlock
Got the unlock code from Cingular. The code was accepted. Entered T-Mobile SIM but then phone will not make or receive calls. Even after putting original Cingular SIM it will not work.
Inserted another Cingular SIM and attempted call. It starts working. However, if I put T-Mobile SIM it would go back to same state.
Any help would be appreciated.
It is MDA 3 from Siemens for Cingular with Radio version 1.02.10
Hi there,
I rooted my phone. I've installed Cyanogenmod 7 and enjoyed it. However, it is SIM locked. I purchased an unlock code... but now I can't enter it.
This person had the same problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313393
Cyanogenmod does not prompt to unlock even with a foreign SIM card.
The solution was to revert to a stock firmware. Which is great... except for the fact that my phone's model number is:
i5500m.
It's the dreaded Canadian version. I can't find firmware for it anywhere. I've tried Check FUS:
Product Code: GT-I5500YKMVMC
No firmware info retrieved for given data.
Generally it seems like I only have two solutions... and one failure.
The first solution is to find a stock firmware for this phone. Or receive a backup from someone who has the stock firmware with Clockworkmod.
The second solution is to enter the unlock code without the prompt. Is there a way, an app, or a hack to do something like this?
My failure is to accept that there's no reverting. But I don't really want to do that.
Oh, and thank you for welcoming me into your forums. XDA Developers is a really amazing site. I've thanked it plenty of times for saving my ass.
Thanks for your time,
Sacrosaint.
Your answer may be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1149110
Look closely at the latest changelog and notice that point 12 states -
"Network: SIM lock messages will no longer be ignored. This may help people who have problems using SIM cards that require a PIN unlock."
Good luck
________________________________________________
Please press "Thanks" if you found me helpful.
i5500
CM7 1.9 hf3
I5500BVJJP9
Thank you so much! I missed that update by only two days. I'm sure this will help many people.
I'll edit this post with my results once completed.
Thanks again!
Sacrosaint.
---------------------------------
Results:
So I updated the ROM. I did not do a data-wipe. I inserted a foreign SIM card. It says it's connected but I'm not getting any service... I don't believe it's unlocked, as I haven't entered a code yet.
Perhaps I should do a data-wipe and retry. I'll repost afterward.
---------------------------------
Potential Final Update:
Odd! I inserted a Rogers SIM card into my phone running CyanogenMod and although no unlock code appeared... it worked. Also known as: my phone is unlocked.
Some interesting thoughts concerning this:
My phone model is i5500m. It comes locked to Bell or Virgin Mobile in Canada.
Upon trying the bml5 unlock method, my code came up as "01234567." Others experiencing this problem concluded that the phone was hard locked.
However, it would appear that flashing this ROM effectively removed the SIM lock. That means that originally, the SIM lock was a part of the firmware. That is slightly scary. I wish I would have come to this conclusion earlier, however, as I paid a premium of $40 dollars to unlock it (at least I supported a local business.)
So: for i5500m or Canadian Samsung Galaxy 5 users to unlock their phones, they must simply root and flash a custom ROM. Originally mine was from Bell, and it has worked with a Rogers SIM card. I'll possibly update this tomorrow when I try the phone with a Koodo SIM.
Hope this helps someone out there.
Sacrosaint
Sacrosaint,
I have an unlocked GT-I5503YKAINU running baseband I5500LUYJP2 and ROM CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC0-galaxy5-v1.9. I inserted a Virgin Mobile Canada SIM card and do not get Service. With a Rogers SIM card, I do get Service. I spoke to people at Virgin and they said it's because my phone doesn't support HSPA+. The reason it works with Rogers is because it supports GSM.
I'm wonder if there's a way to install the baseband firmware from GT-I5500YKMVMC and still use CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC0-galaxy5-v1.9?
asawrup said:
Sacrosaint,
I have an unlocked GT-I5503YKAINU running baseband I5500LUYJP2 and ROM CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC0-galaxy5-v1.9. I inserted a Virgin Mobile Canada SIM card and do not get Service. With a Rogers SIM card, I do get Service. I spoke to people at Virgin and they said it's because my phone doesn't support HSPA+. The reason it works with Rogers is because it supports GSM.
I'm wonder if there's a way to install the baseband firmware from GT-I5500YKMVMC and still use CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC0-galaxy5-v1.9?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What the representative said was true.
Virgin is both HSPA+ and CDMA. The Galaxy 5 IS a GSM phone. Its radio will not work with other frequencies.
You will want to go with Bell, Rogers, Telus, Fido, or Koodo, the GSM suppliers, my friend.
Hi, i have some problems with No Sim Card detected on Samsung Galaxy S III I9300 from T-Mobile (Austrian)
Firstly i unlocked the phone at the shop and was really unlocked on all sim cards but than i did a factory reset and the phone no longer detects sim card from other carriers, it only detects sim card from T-Mobile, It dosen't even shows the menu when you turn on the phone for network unlock.
I tryed using those secret codes to show the network unlock menu but they didn't work since the phone was updated to 4.3 firmware.
So i followed this guide on androible downgrade-galaxy-s3-i9300-android-4-3-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-firmware
To downgrade to 4.1.2 firmware along with provided modem file. The secret codes now do show menu's but when i click on UMTS RF NV it says it's not supported.
Also instead of downgrading to T-Mobile 4.1.2 Firmware i downgraded it to Orange 4.1.2 Firmware hope that dosen't effects it in anyways? Phone otherwise works just fine IMEI Number shows OK.
I tryed 2 different SIM cards from orange none of them worked, it only detects SIM from T-Mobile.
To recap it all agean: I wish to unlock this phone so i can use different SIM card's but the phone is on NO Sim card, emergency calls only but when i insert T-Mobile Sim it works, Also there is no Network Unlock Menu shown durning turn on or reset since i already Unlocked the phone once with a code. Does anyone has any clue how to fix this or unlock it without rooting the phone.
Been trying to get this sorted for my kid, any help is appreciated as it was a bday gift and its been early 3 weeks
used tmob G530-T
rooted
RR ROM / Nougat [ROM][7.1.2_r17]Resurrection Remix-N 5.8.3 For Grand Prime[OFFICIAL][G530H-W-T-T1-FZ]
unlocked via doctorSIM (accepts code)
testing w my ATT sim
2 issues.
1. on every reboot prompts for sim unlock code via generic dialog box
2. no cellular service - via chat ATT activated the existing SIM w IMEI of new phone and existing sim. Went to APN area in settings and tried to manually enter ATT settings but after save said 'customization not available for this user'. Have not tried the Wifi first trick but I can enter a new APN but settings does not stick.
Assume the sim setting would be auto configured. using the select network provider it cannot activate on ATT (my ATT sim on a work account)
try a different rom or the unlock code is bad?
TIA
anyone?
Hi all,
I have a Huawei Mate 2 from Freedom (Wind) Mobile. I have updated it to Lollipop 5.1 by unlocking the bootloader. In fact I made a guide for it a while back.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-mate2/general/guide-step-step-wind-mobile-canada-t3387490
Recently in Canada the cellular service providers are forced by law to give us an unlock code for free. After unlocking the phone would work with any service provider. This phone has a pretty big battery and would be ideal for a travel or backup phone.
I successfully got an unlock code from Freedom (which was pretty easy). I then put in sim cards from another provider (Koodo, Fido, etc). However the screen for me to enter the unlock code never popped up. It just say "no service".
I tried to manually set it up, by clicking the notification. "No Service: Selected network (Telus 3G) unavailable". However it won't register. Neither did the unlock code entering screen ever pop up.
And under data settings it say no SIM card. However the phone works perfectly when I insert my Freedom SIM card. But when a foreign SIM card was inserted it just say no SIM.
My question is has anyone been able to unlock this phone under Lollipop 5.1? How did you get to the "Enter Unlock Code" screen?
I also wonder if anyone has any luck unlocking with the original Android 4.3. If someone did, maybe I should flash the phone back to its original OS.
Thanks in advance!