Hi,
Just got my AT&T i-717 Note for a week. Recently flashing the I717 UCLE2 leak and thinking about get the SIM unlock code with one of the online unlock service for my Note. However, after I searched and read. I went ahead and check my note to see if it is unlock by using the *#7465625#. It pops up with the dialog as follows:
Personalizatiob Status
Network Lock
[OFF]
Network Subset Lock
[OFF]
SP Lock
[OFF]
CP Lock
[OFF]
Does this mean my Phone is SIM unlock?
Thanks
Anyone?? Can someone help answer the question ? Please?
Yes. it is unlocked. I got the same when i type in the code.
Is this phone locked?
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This mean my phone is LOCKed for all settings right?
Thanks
This is what I got. It's kinda surprised me that the SIM is unlock. I just got my brand new Galaxy Note for a week from AT&T and I thought they are SIM lock by default. That's why I hope someone could tell me if this is true, so I don't have to spend money to unlock.
roadster92 said:
This is what I got. It's kinda surprised me that the SIM is unlock. I just got my brand new Galaxy Note for a week from AT&T and I thought they are SIM lock by default. That's why I hope someone could tell me if this is true, so I don't have to spend money to unlock.
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I got a warranty replacement from at&t last week and I've never unlocked it and it says the same thing. I will try a T-Mobile sim card in it later today and will let you know. It's running CM9 Update 3.
EDIT: Nevermind, I couldn't test it... everyone has a T-Mobile Micro Sim because of the iPhone 4 :/ Sorry.
roadster92 said:
Hi,
Just got my AT&T i-717 Note for a week. Recently flashing the I717 UCLE2 leak and thinking about get the SIM unlock code with one of the online unlock service for my Note. However, after I searched and read. I went ahead and check my note to see if it is unlock by using the *#7465625#. It pops up with the dialog as follows:
Personalizatiob Status
Network Lock
[OFF]
Network Subset Lock
[OFF]
SP Lock
[OFF]
CP Lock
[OFF]
Does this mean my Phone is SIM unlock?
Thanks
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Mine shows the same thing but when i put my t mobile Sim in the phone, it still asks for unlock code.
Does someone figure it out why?
I entered the code from dialer and it crashed my phone.
Stock, rooted, no custom ROM
lanwarrior said:
I entered the code from dialer and it crashed my phone.
Stock, rooted, no custom ROM
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The code works for the leak ICS. I had the same problem when i used the code in the stock ROM
Sam3gX said:
I got a warranty replacement from at&t last week and I've never unlocked it and it says the same thing. I will try a T-Mobile sim card in it later today and will let you know. It's running CM9 Update 3.
EDIT: Nevermind, I couldn't test it... everyone has a T-Mobile Micro Sim because of the iPhone 4 :/ Sorry.
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The micro sim works just fine, just align it the same way, and it will work, I have my own lte cut out sim that I switch between my note and 4S.
I returned a white one after unlocking it because it had back light bleeding on the soft keys. Someone out there is sure to get it as a refurb.
I bought my note from amazon out right and it says it is unlocked as well when I type in the code from the op. I have a hard time believing this. More then likely this is a glitch from installing the leaked ICS. When I get home I will try my rogers sim
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k1an.n3atg3ek said:
The code works for the leak ICS. I had the same problem when i used the code in the stock ROM
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I have the leak ICS but crashes either ...
Nope, it isn't unlocked. I tried my T-Mobile SIM and it just says "Invalid SIM" and wants me to insert a unlock code. It does show signal bars though but when you try making a call it says network not registered.
Just used cellunlocker.net last night on mine. Took about an hour or so to get the email. I'm on tmo so I was completely without a phone for the whole hour. Longest hour ever. At any rate, the process was smooth and easy. $25, easy breezy.
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how can i unlock my simcard for work with another network?!
Uuuhhhhh....what?
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That was his/her first post too! Amazing...
ali_k182 said:
how can i unlock my simcard for work with another network?!
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You get an unlock code.
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Call ur carrier and request for the SIM unlock code... Hv ur model name and number and the IMEI number too.
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I swear if I see someone mention any sim unlocking services that member will be getting an instant ban.
To OP, use an internet search engine to unlock the sim for your device or call your carrier.
At this time there are no "hacks" to do it.
Device? or SIM?
Binary100100 said:
I swear if I see someone mention any sim unlocking services that member will be getting an instant ban.
To OP, use an internet search engine to unlock the sim for your device or call your carrier.
At this time there are no "hacks" to do it.
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Actually, his question is how to unlock 'sim card', not the phone...
To OP, if that's what you are asking, your carrier should be eager to give you a new sim card for them to activate a new account for you.
Or you can buy a device that can program sim cards. But I don't really think you can change the carrier ID with such device. Also, remember that not all the sim cards are the same. You can't sometimes program old sim card to works on newer phones. For instance, the Amaze requires the newest one to activate wifi calling, etc.
Or, maybe you just wanted to unlock the device simlock.. Hehehe.
ringochan said:
Actually, his question is how to unlock 'sim card', not the phone...
To OP, if that's what you are asking, your carrier should be eager to give you a new sim card for them to activate a new account for you.
Or you can buy a device that can program sim cards. But I don't really think you can change the carrier ID with such device. Also, remember that not all the sim cards are the same. You can't sometimes program old sim card to works on newer phones. For instance, the Amaze requires the newest one to activate wifi calling, etc.
Or, maybe you just wanted to unlock the device simlock.. Hehehe.
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Actually his posts says
"how can i unlock my simcard for work with another network?! "
So I'm guessing that he wants to unlock his device to use a different network's simcard. I could be wrong though. Even if you unlocked the sim card, you couldn't use that sim for someone elses network. For example I couldn't use a t-mobile simcard to use on AT&T Wireless. Even if I could... what would be the point? To save $10?
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I edited your post because you refused to cooperate.
What else should I do? What did I say in post #6?
This thread is now
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status and now I'm angry!
Everyone can thank Trevorhimself.
I unlock Galaxy Notes alot and this is the second one that does this. As soon as it unlocks it looses all cellular network and wont activate with any sim, not even att. I have tried apns (restoring and creating) Restoring with Odin and nothing works. Its as if its network bricked. The imei is there and original baseband. Someone please help...
Anyone??
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I unlock Galaxy Notes alot and this is the second one that does this. As soon as it unlocks it looses all cellular network and wont activate with any sim, not even att. I have tried apns (restoring and creating) Restoring with Odin and nothing works. Its as if its network bricked. The imei is there and original baseband. Someone please help...
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Ok first you have give it time between posts...asking for assistance or info...you have give it time to get your issue's addressed...XDA is a world wide community...
have you taken it to your carrier to see if they can put in on the network,
you prob have to get you imei set with the carrier what carrier are you using, say verizon on your profile is this what you are using?
I had to do this with my carrier on a different phone, call them or go by the carrier store...
you said when you unlock it, it wont connect to att...is an att note...why you unlock it for an att sim? or am i not reading it right?
Thanks for the reply... I have spent so much time looking for a solution online and nothing... well I unlocked it for t-mobile first and got network unlock successful. Then that stupid circle stayed and never gave me signal. Now I dont care what carrier its on I just want it working but not even its original carrier will work (ATT). I called cellunlocker.net and they said to call att. i called att and they blew me off as well. I called att and they said its not unlockable?? what the heck does that mean?? its a gsm phone!! So now im stuck with no signal ever since i entered the unlock code.
Same
I was having same issues my apn came up with cingular. Ive never had them so im playing with those settings now...we will see if this helps
JEZZEJAMEZ said:
I was having same issues my apn came up with cingular. Ive never had them so im playing with those settings now...we will see if this helps
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Cingular APN is OK. But you need to call at&t store and ask them to reprovision your sim so you can use LTE/4g network (if it's available).
When they change that (it doesn't change your rate plan) your APN will change to PTA.
brandonaspencer said:
Thanks for the reply... I have spent so much time looking for a solution online and nothing... well I unlocked it for t-mobile first and got network unlock successful. Then that stupid circle stayed and never gave me signal. Now I dont care what carrier its on I just want it working but not even its original carrier will work (ATT)
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When you unlock its a permanent change in your phone that let's you use any GSM carrier sim card.
You have to flash a modem compatible with the network. That is your base and number. For at&t the current modem is ULCF5, and its good for all North America, except T-Mobile, Wind(Canada).
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You're thinking about unlocking your phone. Why? Travel out of the US, try other carriers, resale. Can you hurt your phone? No, and its easy. Is this something you have to do everytime you flash a rom? No, its a permanent, one time process. Do I need to revert to a stock rom to unlock? You can easily find out.
First, go get your unlock code. Now they are free direct from at&t. You can call customer service or use the live chat on at&t support site. See this thread (credit goes to mucus_android):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30664587
To see if you will need to revert to stock either (1) put in a non at&t sim and boot up. You should see:
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Or (2) on the dialpad #7465625*638*# and see:
If you don't see either of these screens you will have to return to a stock rom and modem to unlock. After you enter the code you will see
You can return your phone to your preferred rom. Network lock is permanent. Flash all you want.
That looks about right to me!
Everyone please get the word out that you can unlock your phone yourself! No need for a middle man!
XDA is no longer worth my time.
TimOster said:
And if you are nice to the person on the phone, they won't just tell you that you are not eligible yet...they'll try to get the code. Mine said to soon, even though others had theres with one month less owner time.
I mentioned that and she tried, the code came back and I'm now unlocked. With an ATT SIM in the phone it will need the carrier code, which they will also give you.
Cool.
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When I called on the phone, the person just asked if I paid full price for the phone or if was an upgrade. I told them I traded with some one and then she just tried to get the unlock code. A minute or two later she came back and told me it was successful and gave me the code right then. I punched in the code with my AT&T SIM using the code rangercaptain listed above and it just worked. No carrier code needed. I'm not sure what happened there, but it seems like they will give it to you either way if you can unlock.
does anyone else wonder if the unlock code is imei specific or if it's a generic?
Might I suggest we sticky this thread ?
thank you ranger.......g
mucus_android said:
does anyone else wonder if the unlock code is imei specific or if it's a generic?
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Sim unlock codes are always imei specific.
RoloRacer Paranoid on JellyBean
also all the unlock threads should be merged
mucus_android said:
also all the unlock threads should be merged
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Agreed !!!
Roll them all into one ...and done ...g
TimOster said:
With an ATT SIM in the phone it will need the carrier code, which they will also give you.
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As the instructions say, use other carrier's sim or use the dialer code given to access the network control screen.
yeah, being imei specific would make a lot more sense.
Yeah if it was generic, people would leak it and it would be very easy to find.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
NOTE user:
"take a deep breath, make sure to get a good look at it, relax and slowly take it in, the size is overwhelming at first but you will have a happy ending afterwards".
Woman:
So is there any ROM that will allow me to enter the IMEI code aside from stock? I don't have access to a non-AT&T sim and using the keypad doesn't seem to work on SlimBean.
redeuxx said:
So is there any ROM that will allow me to enter the IMEI code aside from stock? I don't have access to a non-AT&T sim and using the keypad doesn't seem to work on SlimBean.
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I think the unlock code is is for unlocking SIMs, not for unlocking your phone. The code is only useful when you plug in a non-AT&T SIM.
PaulF8080 said:
I think the unlock code is is for unlocking SIMs, not for unlocking your phone. The code is only useful when you plug in a non-AT&T SIM.
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When you enter the code you are removing the lock to at&t's network. It is permanent.
redeuxx said:
So is there any ROM that will allow me to enter the IMEI code aside from stock? I don't have access to a non-AT&T sim and using the keypad doesn't seem to work on SlimBean.
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If you don't have another carrier's sim, why would you need to enter the code to unlock it from at&t network?
rangercaptain said:
If you don't have another carrier's sim, why would you need to enter the code to unlock it from at&t network?
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Because I will be out of country in a month or else why would I want to unlock?
If the dial code in the OP doesn't bring up the unlock screen another sim won't either. You will have to make a nandroid, then flash a stock ICS or GB rom, enter the code and unlock, then restore your backup.
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When you enter the code you are removing the lock to at&t's network. It is permanent.
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Thanks, that makes sense. I find the term "Sim unlock" confusing. "Network unlock" is better, then.
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Agreed. Sim lock is from the old days when your personal info and contacts were stored on the sim card because most phones didn't have much ram.
Metro PCS just announced the S5 without contract for $649.99. Since Metro PCS is now owned by T-Mobile I would assume that their S5 is the same as the T-Mobile S5 with the same LTE bands. Does anybody know this for sure. I am out of town and can't get to a Metro PCS store or a Best Buy to confirm.
I was actually wondering the same thing myself and have looked into it. Here's what I've come up with.
T-Mobile - http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G900TZKATMB
MetroPCS - http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G900TRKATMB
They are both listed as having the same bands and it seems implied they both fall under the SM-G900T. For rooting though it is listed separately as the SM-G900T1.
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
That said, perhaps someone can explain any possible differences.
On a side note since I'm trying to figure out which one to buy here is a comparison I've come up with:
tmobile - 720 after tax - unlock after 40 days - 50 per month cheapest
metropcs - 700 after tax - unlock after 90 days - 40 per month cheapest
Thanks for the info. Now the question is which way to go.
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Im very interested in buying the MetroPCS model as BestBuy.com sells it at regular price and they have an awesome 18-Month no interest if you use their card. Enticing enough that i bought one and will be testing it out on AT&T use. Worst case scenario i return it...big deal.
serialtoon said:
Im very interested in buying the MetroPCS model as BestBuy.com sells it at regular price and they have an awesome 18-Month no interest if you use their card. Enticing enough that i bought one and will be testing it out on AT&T use. Worst case scenario i return it...big deal.
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Keep us informed on how it works. I may buy one to after I get back home.
rfb813 said:
Keep us informed on how it works. I may buy one to after I get back home.
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Best buy us closed today lol
Anyone try this yet?
I have a TMO Note 3 that works great on ATT after entering the unlock code.
This looks like a good way to get a device on ATT and not have to wait possibly forever LOL for the exploit/root/unlock bootloader, etc.
cpufrost said:
Anyone try this yet?
I have a TMO Note 3 that works great on ATT after entering the unlock code.
This looks like a good way to get a device on ATT and not have to wait possibly forever LOL for the exploit/root/unlock bootloader, etc.
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Have one here, requested unlock code from cellunlocker.net. Got an email about 3 hours later that there's a delay and they need to check an alternative database.
I've read it's TMO and indeed it has wifi calling. As long as there are no issues with the unlock code (crosses fingers) I believe this should be a go just like my TMO note 3 on ATT. Have no problems using it whatsoever.
Updating in case anyone is interested.
Got my unlock code about three hours after yesterday's post.
Was able to unlock using deepfreeze code first, then network unlock code afterward!
I called ATT to switch a nano sim to a micro sim and mistakenly gave them the (Metro PCS) S5 IEMI! Don't do this as it will prevent LTE from working. I asked the associate if I could switch IEMIs and she said sure. I gave her the IEMI of my M8, restarted the phone and LTE is now working.
Just flashed TWRP and the Alliance Rom about an hour ago.
Running fine on ATT here with unlocked bootloader.
So if you're on ATT and want an S5 with an unlocked bootloader, this is probably the cheapest option outside of buying on swappa, etc.
I checked the APN settings in Google hangouts and it shows METROPCS as the selected APN, even though I am on a T MOBILE S5 And service.
What's weird is I never set up any APNs since having the phone so it must have came with those settings preinstalled.
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What's the model number of the MetroPCS S5?
So I got a metro PCs phone unlocked it at https://www.unlocklocks.com/
And now I have it on T-Mobile no problems what so ever
I used hangouts for SMS so the apns where there already
And in order to enable the built in hotspot without root I went into wireless connections and added the APN for T-Mobile by copying everything as it was on my note 3, and just like that hotspot is activated
Sennant said:
What's the model number of the MetroPCS S5?
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It's the same as tmobile I think, I'm using a metro pcs galaxy s5 and it says SM-G900T1
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Since there isn't a dedicated MetroPCS section due it being 99% compatible with TMO ROMs, etc. I'd like to post an issue here that I'm having with my S5 from MPCS in hopes someone else has found a resolution. The issue I'm having is getting a tethering "hack" to work with my service. Has anyone found one that works successfully for them? Thanks!
rfb813 said:
Metro PCS just announced the S5 without contract for $649.99. Since Metro PCS is now owned by T-Mobile I would assume that their S5 is the same as the T-Mobile S5 with the same LTE bands. Does anybody know this for sure. I am out of town and can't get to a Metro PCS store or a Best Buy to confirm.
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Same phones since s3.
Same Lte.
Identical just metro has some metro apps.
If u buy metro you have to wait 90 days before they will unlock it .
T-mobile not sure
But u can pay to have it done .
I use t-mobile phones on metro all the time . But u can't use metro branded on t-mobile It's metro rules .
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sim unlock
I just got the S5 at Metro. Do I have to sim unlock to install roms. I have root and TWRP recovery already. Tried the Slim rom for Tmo and didn't have any service even after changing APN settings. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I had someone on here remote unlock my Xfinity s9+. I put in a different sim, enter the code and it says successfully unlocked. Is this the only type of unlock it needs?
Someone asked me if it's network unlocked or sim unlocked. I'm noticing it's all listing Xfinity under all the carrier info, such as, the notification bar and under mobile settings. I am using the phone with straight talk.
Both the Verizon compatible and TMobile compatible sims work. But service cuts out often and kind of sucks.
Can the carrier re-lock it if it goes unpaid? Any info would be great. Also is there a way to remove the Xfinity boot screen?
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Without root you're stuck with the boot screen for whatever carrier firmware you have installed..
Surprised the Verizon sim is giving you issues since that's who Xfinity uses for their network.
Are you really saving that much using Straight Talk over Xfinity? I mean I pay $45 for unlimited.
Both are giving me issues. Now today I'm not able to recieve calls. When I did recieve a call, I could hear her, but not vice versa. I don't believe there is a way to root this particular model?
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It's not rootable yet.
I have a Verizon S9+ that is Unlocked. Is this what your have or is the factory unlocked S9+? I was curious to what networks would work on my Verizon Unlocked S9+.
xbmoyx said:
I have a Verizon S9+ that is Unlocked. Is this what your have or is the factory unlocked S9+? I was curious to what networks would work on my Verizon Unlocked S9+.
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Mine is Xfinity originally, which runs on Verizon. I've had it unlocked.
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Not sure if this means anything, but this is with my straight talk sim installed.
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Nickdroid86 said:
Mine is Xfinity originally, which runs on Verizon. I've had it unlocked.
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Ok so your was purchased from a carrier and the unlocked, Not factory unlocked from Samsung?
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Ok so your was purchased from a carrier and the unlocked, Not factory unlocked from Samsung?
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Correct.
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Flash the Unlocked stock rom, that way it has the correct CSC (TFN) for TracFone NVNOs and it will say Verizon for the carrier.