is it possible to hack the protection of the phone which allows only the use at&t sim card so i can use another sim outside the USA.?
Okay, 1. Its Called unlocking. 2. Its not hacking its a common process. you pay someone online through an unlocking company and its unlocked good to go
Without being rude, yes. You can unlock the phone to be used with other carriers. Unfortunately, I believe the Note requires GSM networks (to my knowledge, there is no CDMA version of the Note).
In the states, the Note would be usable on AT&T and T-Mobile as well as some smaller carriers that "piggy-back' off AT&T/T-Mobiles networks. The Note is NOT compatible with Verizon or Sprint or any networks that 'piggy-back' off Verizon/Sprint networks.
The way it is done from stock is as follows. NOTE that these instructions are for the AT&T i717 Note.
1. Find your IMEI number
Open the phone dialer and enter *#06#
After entering, a popup will appear with your IMEI number. Write this down and double check you wrote it down correctly. Tap the OK button to close this window.
2. Get your unlock code.
There are many services that do this, cellunlocker.net is one. I believe they charge $8 but dont quote me on this.
http://cellunlocker.net/samsung-unlock.php
Here, scroll down to the bottom of the page and there will be three dropdowns.
In the top dropdown, select 'i717 Galaxy Note 4g LTE'
Do NOT select the d, m, or r models.
In the second dropdown, scroll to United States and select AT&T (NOT AT&T/Cingular).
In the third box, input your IMEI number you wrote down in step 1.
Hit the 'look for code' button. It is here you will be prompted for payment information, after inputting your payment information, you will be prompted with your unlock code upon your payment successfully having been processed.
3. Entering your unlock key.
Power your phone down and put in the sim card for the carrier you wish to use.
Boot the phone and immediately upon swiping to unlock the phone, a screen will appear allowing you to enter the 8 digit unlock key. Type it in and press enter, wait about 30 seconds and the phone will be unlocked.
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Hi,
I purchased HTC Touch Pro (US Cellular CDMA). I want to use it with Mumbai MTNL Garuda Mobile Phone service in Mumbai, India.
I don't know much of cell phone flashing and reading web pages would like to get this done.
1) How do I check my phone needs what ROM and which one is it already using ? I assume ROM is like BIOS and windows mobile is like win xp os. So installing ROM will not affect windows mobile. do I have to flash rom for a specific carrier\service provider ?
2) How do I check whether my phone in unlocked since this is CDMA and has no sim card ? In ebay ad said it was unlocked.
3) How do I find roms for "mumbai garuda mtnl". You can google the quoted string for information on service provider. I don't see much helpful info on site and the service provider is not helping. It is open to questions if I have any so let me know if you want me to ask them. can one check compatibility between US cellular and MTNL garuda mobile cdma network so I know I can use the phone.
4) Please enumerate high level steps with some pointers for me to follow through the install process.
5) is the handset supporting 3G since I see its network specs as:
Network US cellular:
Dual-band (800/1900MHz), CDMA2000 1xEVDO Rev. A/1xRTT and IS-95A/B voice or data with up to 1.8 Mbps up-link and 3.1 Mbps down-link
MTNL Garuda mobile network is CDMA-1x. Another MTNL 3G Jadoo is 3G (WCDMA, HSDPA).
so compatibility wise can I use the US cellular handset on MTNL ?
CDDMA-1x and CDMA2000 1xRTT are same so I suppose handset should be usable.
6) when switching carrier is it simple as registering your new handset with new carrier ? is there standard process for it like call in their network using some special number and type in your existing number which you have with their network. ex. if I have 20337444 number on MTNL network then on HTC Touch Pro I dial in some special number for MTNL network and then key in my existing 20337444. This will register the ESN on their network and I am all set.
7) the MTNL guy said that first check if dialing *228 gives you MTNL network. If so then go to customer service and get more help. When I dail I don't think it does any thing. It gives 3 beeps and returns to home screen.
Additional info MTNL gave was they use channels primary 185 and secondary 226. I am not sure what these channels mean.
Regards,
i dont beleive you have to flash any specific rom to get your carrier to work, but you will have to google for "carrier cabs" + your provider name to find what will work for you
to see if your phone is unlocked take the back off the phone, pull the battery, and then put the battery back in, hold the volume down button and press power till the phone turns on, i beleive it will say something like "security unlocked" if the phone is unlocked, after you check that just pull the battery and put it back in once again and start up your phone to get back into windows mobile(not holding the volume down button this time)
as far as roms for the mtnl garuda, any rom will work, i reccommend the energyrom, google energyroms.com, cdma seems to be cdma anywhere you are, if it says cdma it should work in theory
your handset will support 3g, the us cellular version of touch pro supports 3g
for the mtnl garuda carrier to support your phone, you will have to see if they will accept your meid or esn under the battery, here in the USA verizon wont accept sprint esns, and vice versa
sorry i cant be more helpful, but hopefully somewhere through this i have helped you, good luck!
whoshotjr2006 said:
i dont beleive you have to flash any specific rom to get your carrier to work, but you will have to google for "carrier cabs" + your provider name to find what will work for you
to see if your phone is unlocked take the back off the phone, pull the battery, and then put the battery back in, hold the volume down button and press power till the phone turns on, i beleive it will say something like "security unlocked" if the phone is unlocked, after you check that just pull the battery and put it back in once again and start up your phone to get back into windows mobile(not holding the volume down button this time)
as far as roms for the mtnl garuda, any rom will work, i reccommend the energyrom, google energyroms.com, cdma seems to be cdma anywhere you are, if it says cdma it should work in theory
your handset will support 3g, the us cellular version of touch pro supports 3g
for the mtnl garuda carrier to support your phone, you will have to see if they will accept your meid or esn under the battery, here in the USA verizon wont accept sprint esns, and vice versa
sorry i cant be more helpful, but hopefully somewhere through this i have helped you, good luck!
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thanks for reply. I searched for "carrier cabs mtnl garuda" but no good results.
I learned from specs the model is RAHP800. does it mean that it will not work on MTNL garuda ?
MTNL garuda CDMA carrier cabs
Hi,
can some one provide carrier cabs for MTNL garuda CDMA (no RUIM) along with install instructions. would be nice if you have activation instructions. how do I get *228 to connect me to MTNL network ?
a touch pro 800 is the sprint cdma touch pro, and about the cabs sorry man i have no idea, usually when i call boost mobile to activate a new phone i provide them with my numbers from underneath the battery, and they will give me the msl code to enter epst and change the msid and mdn, maybe you could call your carrier and ask for the msid and mdn? as far as getting your msl code, as long as you have the microsoft .net cf 3.5 cab installed on your phone you can use a program called "baf msl grabber" to get that code
good luck, hope you figure something out, and if you need anything else feel free to contact me
Do you know anyone else with a TP runnon that same network? Maybe you can get some files from their phone.
the terms you used are new to me like "msl code to enter epst and change the msid and mdn".
You state "msl code to enter epst and change the msid and mdn," and use "baf msl grabber" to get that code. The MTNL garuda mumbai service folks I talked to are not willing to give any details. They in fact are just not supporting any handset other than what they provide. Now they are discontinuing new cdma handsets which are not using RUIM card (they say its similar to sim card).
can you guide me to some article which has instructions and explanation of various steps we might take to get things done like ones we have on eHow.com.
Regards,
jasew503 said:
Do you know anyone else with a TP runnon that same network? Maybe you can get some files from their phone.
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I do not know of any such user. can you guide me to simple article which expalins the steps involved in doing any programming / install of cabs etc. I have not much idea about cdma programming.
Regards,
Installing carrier cabs and flashing roms wont make the phone work on the network you want it to. The first thing you need is to change the PRL on the device to one that works with your carrier. This a file file you may be able to download, or get it from someone elses phone who uses the same carrier. After that, you will need to program all your info into it, MDN, ect. Then hopefully your carrier will even allow the ESN on their network. Did you say this was a US Cellular device?
Hi,
I learned from service provider that need to disable PRL and then use programming code so can feed in information. So for US Cellular HTC Touch PRO CDMA (no sim/ruim) can one provide programming code\dial codes ?
Do I need activation code in order to be able to enter into programming mode ?
Here is some reference for it: http://support.sprint.com/support/a...e-vw371511-20090807-140419?&INTNAV=SU:DP:HDIB
I would like to program my phone and when I dial ##778# and make a call it just ends. I am not sure how to enter the progam mode. Please guide.
There isn't a master list or anything like that. I used to flash phones to cricket and the 2 TPs I've flashed from us cellular were problematic. Could have been a coincidence. You need to obtain the PRL.
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HTC Touch Pro unlock and program code
Hi,
I dialed ##000000 and it now put me into EPST (Activation Wizard(MSL)) screen. I guess I have made some progress and I see MDN, MSID, Home SID/NID #1.
It seems all sprint code listed here http://www.pcoperative.com/ppc/htc_tp_dial_codes.htm
works just that no need to key in ending # for each code.
Well how to check that phone is unlocked. I dialed ##775 to update PRL and it prompted me for unlock code.
I purchased phone from ebay and the ad mentioned that its unlocked.
is unlock code same as SPC/MSL unlock code ?
I went into bootloader and it shows Security Unlocked.
Why does it prompt me for unlock code when I go to ##775 to update PRL ? what to do so I can disable PRL ?
Few other codes like ##DEBUG and Advanced EPST show me information fine without prompting for any unlock code.
Regards,
You haven't made any progress at all unfortunately, you still need the prl. Any codes you enter that allow you to MODIFY phone settings will require an unlock code.
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Haven't saw a post for it and if so, please delete this but... does anyone have any working dialer codes for our phone?
dialer codes
when you say dialer codes what exactly you talking about- here is the code I have for the hidden menu,I set my phone on just cdma and turned the radio LTE off since I only have 3 g coverage and save battery usage, its a good bit of selections..there so here is exact instructions below on that
Enter *#197328640# that and when the last number is entered it will bring up the menu,,the LTE and CDMA options that I changed are below.
press {2} press {1}press {9} press {9} press {8} press {5} for just CDMA only then restart device according to device instructions
I even did the GSM and the wcdma and had 1X show up,lol,
it also shows something about secure boot status and shows some numbers,like secure value:4369 I dont know if the devs can get info from it or not,but maybe,so enjoy and be careful in there..
nutpn said:
when you say dialer codes what exactly you talking about- here is the code I have for the hidden menu,I set my phone on just cdma and turned the radio LTE off since I only have 3 g coverage and save battery usage, its a good bit of selections..there so here is exact instructions below on that
Enter *#197328640# that and when the last number is entered it will bring up the menu,,the LTE and CDMA options that I changed are below.
press {2} press {1}press {9} press {9} press {8} press {5} for just CDMA only then restart device according to device instructions
I even did the GSM and the wcdma and had 1X show up,lol,
it also shows something about secure boot status and shows some numbers,like secure value:4369 I dont know if the devs can get info from it or not,but maybe,so enjoy and be careful in there..
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Sorry but.. I should've specified that I was looking for the dialer codes for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II. These don't appear to work for that device.
Just bought my wife an L9 today, she is going out of the country for a month first week of February. TMo says I cant get an unlock code until after 14 days are up, then it could take up to another two weeks. Anyone know any way around this?
root and get an apn app from market, no need to get an unlock code for GSM android phones, there are plenty of tutorials to help you out
Have another T-Mobile customer request it?
They sell unlock code on eBay too.
For some reason T-Mobile sent the steps with 2945#*509# but for this phone, it should be 2945#*769#
Thanks for responding, guys. Ive seen the unlock code on sale on ebay, but was hoping someone already bought one from there and had experience on if it worked or not. I think we have decided that when she leaves the country she will pull the sim and just use yahoo video chat over wifi when she gets there.
the below one worked for me but ciocarlandaniel did not work.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNLOCK-CO.../190659617620?ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:U:US:3160
If u wait for 14 days wud t mobile give free unlock code for this
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NOTE: If you receive an error message while performing the instructions below, stop. Please be aware that if an excessive amount of incorrect attempts are made, the phone will be permanently locked.
1. Insert T-Mobile or Non T-Mobile SIM card in to the device. Once the device is powered on the screen should display Invalid SIM card Network lock
2. Tap the Dialer
3. Enter 2945#*769# (after inputting this a pop up box will appear)
4. Enter in the unlock code
5. Click done
6. Click unlock
I don't get "Invalid SIM card Network lock" with tmobile or att sim cards. After step 3 dialer disappears and i get this screen
sorry
sorry, i don't know it also!
There's also the 3845#*769# code for the hidden menu. Has some interesting features in there.
So how do we unlock this phone? Anyone succeeded with the above instructions from tmobile?
I had no problems unlocking phone with unlock code provided by T Mobile (long time pre-paid customer). Your instructions (Enter 2945#*769# in Dialer) to obtain "unlock network" service screen was necessary since T Mobile provided me generic instruction for LG phones:
T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request
Sim Unlock Reference: <snip>
IMEI: <snip>
Unlock Code: <snip>
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. Below you will see the Instructions for unlocking your LG device.
NOTE: If you receive an error message while performing the instructions below, stop. Please be aware that if an excessive amount of incorrect attempts are made, the phone will be permanently locked.
1. Insert Non T-Mobile SIM card in to the device. Once the device is powered on the screen should display "Invalid SIM card Network lock."
2. At the bottom of the screen tap the Unlock box. => Not applicable
3. Select/Tap Unlock USIM. => Not applicable
4. Next select/tap network lock. A SIM unlock process message will appear on the display.
5. Select/tap OK.
6. Enter the unlock code provided.
7. Select/tap OK.
8. Reenter the code.
9. Select/tap OK.
10. Message should display "Unlock Process Complete."
11.Select/tap OK.
12. The phone will restart.
Thank You,
Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
My unlock code from T-Mobile worked fine despite an error in their instructions.
miniviews said:
I had no problems unlocking phone with unlock code provided by T Mobile (long time pre-paid customer). Your instructions (Enter 2945#*769# in Dialer) to obtain "unlock network" service screen was necessary since T Mobile provided me generic instruction for LG phones:
T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request
Sim Unlock Reference: <snip>
IMEI: <snip>
Unlock Code: <snip>
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. Below you will see the Instructions for unlocking your LG device.
NOTE: If you receive an error message while performing the instructions below, stop. Please be aware that if an excessive amount of incorrect attempts are made, the phone will be permanently locked.
1. Insert Non T-Mobile SIM card in to the device. Once the device is powered on the screen should display "Invalid SIM card Network lock."
2. At the bottom of the screen tap the Unlock box. => Not applicable
3. Select/Tap Unlock USIM. => Not applicable
4. Next select/tap network lock. A SIM unlock process message will appear on the display.
5. Select/tap OK.
6. Enter the unlock code provided.
7. Select/tap OK.
8. Reenter the code.
9. Select/tap OK.
10. Message should display "Unlock Process Complete."
11.Select/tap OK.
12. The phone will restart.
Thank You,
Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
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Finally was able to unlock with tmob sim.
1. 2945#*769# in Dialer
2. Select Network lock
3. Enter unlock code
4. successfully unlocked and phone restarted
Guys I stay in India and I have a a friend who can bring me l9 from t mobile
Guys now after I have my phone in hand here in India can anyone tell me how to unlock the mobile for use in India
Thanks
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famousthom said:
There's also the 3845#*769# code for the hidden menu. Has some interesting features in there.
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this menu looks promising. The MSC MNC deals with the provider. Could that help unlock it?
I'd love to find a way to software unlock it.
sitanshu91 said:
Guys I stay in India and I have a a friend who can bring me l9 from t mobile
Guys now after I have my phone in hand here in India can anyone tell me how to unlock the mobile for use in India
Thanks
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Buy an unlock code through ebay. I paid USD $2.65 and just did mine over the weekend. Pretty simple. And if you are not sure, just youtube it.
siaopao said:
Buy an unlock code through ebay. I paid USD $2.65 and just did mine over the weekend. Pretty simple. And if you are not sure, just youtube it.
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Which Ebayer did you use?
In America it is currently illegal to unlock a phone WITHOUT carrier permission.... You can be jailed and fined up the wazzu... I would wait until congress addresses the issue... There was a online petition...
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jtragna said:
In America it is currently illegal to unlock a phone WITHOUT carrier permission.... You can be jailed and fined up the wazzu... I would wait until congress addresses the issue... There was a online petition...
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unfortunately i happen to be in the states and if i choose to unlock my phone with carrier or without i will do so because i feel like it and nothing will stop me. instead of petitions everyone should think and do it this way.
siaopao said:
Buy an unlock code through ebay. I paid USD $2.65 and just did mine over the weekend. Pretty simple. And if you are not sure, just youtube it.
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I also used eBay and I paid $1.39 u.s. Sellers name was servidorimeiunlock. worked perfectly
This phone is locked and can not be unlocked.. I bought a phone on ebay plugged my Sim card in booted up and was prompted for an unlock code. I then called my service provider and he said he could not help with that but if I entered the wrong code in 10 times the phone would then ask for a puk Code. Well we completed this but it never asked for the PUK code. Instead, it gives me the message "This phone is locked and can not be unlocked"..
I have called the original service provider and the maker of the phone. AND WAS SENT TO AND FRO FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. I still have a locked network and "emergency calls only" at the bottom of the screen and "network locked" in the task bar. I found a website that gave me instructions to get to the screen where you can unlock the network by pressing 2945#*850# in the dialer which gives you 5 options;
Network unlock - where I get the same message again: this phone is locked and can not be unlocked
Service provider unlock - your phone is not personalized
Network SubSet- your phone is not personalized
Corporate- your phone is not personalized
SIM/USIM-your phone is not personalized
I really need help LG G3 850
Ps. when I called the original service provider and gave them the IMEI number she said the phone is clean and not blacklisted or any thing. Just FYI
It turns out that the LG G5 version 831 on Freedom Mobile, does NOT have the Automatic LTE mode under network options. The phone itself will work on Freedoms, Ottawa LTE Network. However, it has to be manually set when you want to use it. I do this by typing into the keypad *#546368#*831#. This brings up a hidden menu, and allows you to set your LTE band manually. Until I can figure out a solution for this, I made a short cut
for the code. I saved the code into my phone as a contact, then I just to go *#54 and the phone goes, oh! did you mean this number ? Then shows the saved code, which I select and it automatically goes into the menu for me. I've talked to LG Reps and several store and phone reps for Freedom, and nither of where even aware of this code. I guess the one extreme measure I could do, is root the phone and install a firmware that has the LTE option availble already.