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Has anyone successfully used a website to purchase a SIM unlock code [SIM network unlock PIN] for Telus SGH-I747M Galaxy S III?
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I am having trouble getting my SGH-I747m Galaxy S III unlocked so I can use it on Bell.
I was told it was Bell but it asks for an unlock code when I put my new Bell micro sim card in it.
A person at a cell accessories kiosk put a Telus SIM in it and he said it worked. I guess that means it is locked to Telus.
I am trying mobile-phone-unlock.com but they have not been successful as yet. They charged me $7.29 and the site says it is guaranteed. So I guess I will get that money back if they can't unlock it.
We should swap phones. I have one which is locked to Bell and I want to use it with Telus.
And I tried the same website for an unlock code and they took 2 days and said they cant get the code for this phone.
I used cellunlocker.net 5 days a go, works good. You need to have a diff micro sim to be able to unlock it.
softkey said:
I used cellunlocker.net 5 days a go, works good. You need to have a diff micro sim to be able to unlock it.
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What do you mean by a different micro SIM?
david1212 said:
What do you mean by a different micro SIM?
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To be able to unlock your phone you need a diff sim card from a diff provider, once you insert the card from a diff provider boot your phone and it will ask for the network code.
softkey said:
To be able to unlock your phone you need a diff sim card from a diff provider, once you insert the card from a diff provider boot your phone and it will ask for the network code.
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Ah yes, I see what you mean. That is what I am doing. I put my Bell sim card in it and it asks for the SIM network unlock pin.
humayoon said:
We should swap phones...
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Ya sure let's swap. PM me.
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Hi, I'm new to the forums and new to unlocking phones. But I wanted to unlock my vibrant, I have my unlock and unfreeze codes but when I put a different sim card in it just tells me to call customer care and gives me no option to put in an unlock code. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Different sim card have to be from different service provider like at&t.
This is first time I hear that unlocking option won't appear after installing different sim card !
I tried using a net 10 trac fone sim card, since I read from other people on here they said it would work. but when i put it in and start the phone i can use my phone but when I go to the call screen it says "sim card crash - Please contact customer service". So Im gonna try an at&t card(with data plan) from my friend hopefully it works. Also I have another question like I said Im new to this stuff. If I still use my tmobile sim card can I still connect to at&t's internet/data?
I would think that to access AT&T's network services, you would need to have the AT&T sim installed in the phone.
You have to put different sim card other than T-Mobile to get unlock code screen !
The_wolf88 said:
You have to put different sim card other than T-Mobile to get unlock code screen !
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Dude WOLF, not to be rude but if you read I put a NET 10 TRAC Fone sim in, not a t-mobile.
anyways on a better note. I finally have it unlocked! I put in a friends boost mobile sim, Screen popped up and put the code in. sweet.
MoMo Galaxy s said:
Also I have another question like I said Im new to this stuff. If I still use my tmobile sim card can I still connect to at&t's internet/data?
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Nope...you'd need to put in an AT&T SIM that's tied to an AT&T account with a data plan.
I tried to get my phone unlocked today, however ever since then my phone hasn't been able to connect to any networks. I had to give my Imei number to get in unlocked, is there some way this could have been used to block my phone?
johno86_4 said:
I tried to get my phone unlocked today, however ever since then my phone hasn't been able to connect to any networks. I had to give my Imei number to get in unlocked, is there some way this could have been used to block my phone?
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Yes in theory it could. Try the old sim and see if it works.
To block an imei requires access to the network systems, although you could phone them up and perhaps maliciously block an imei.
Did you use a reputable unlocker?
I used one off ebay however they had 15000 positive feedback.
I rang T-mobile and they say my phone is not blacklisted but its also not been unlocked. I dont know if this is true as when I put my unlock code in it said unlock ok and now when I put another network sim in it doesnt ask for the code. Ive since tried to use an orange sim card in it and this works but I dont know if this is anything to do with the fact that Orange and T-mobile have merged.
If it isnt unlocked then i dont know where to put a new unlock code in.
johno86_4 said:
I used one off ebay however they had 15000 positive feedback.
I rang T-mobile and they say my phone is not blacklisted but its also not been unlocked. I dont know if this is true as when I put my unlock code in it said unlock ok and now when I put another network sim in it doesnt ask for the code. Ive since tried to use an orange sim card in it and this works but I dont know if this is anything to do with the fact that Orange and T-mobile have merged.
If it isnt unlocked then i dont know where to put a new unlock code in.
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Lol you are fine.
Tmobile don't know it is unlocked. It worked fine if the sim doesn't ask for the code now.
If an orange sim works then phone is OK. What is original problem again?
Lol sorry I havent been very clear.
Ive bought a Tesco mobile sim and that is what I want to use however when I try this sim it wont connect to the network. Ive also tried a O2 sim with the same result however an Orange sim does work
I really have no idea what could be causing it and ringing Tesco/T-mobile has been no help at all lol.
Might be a stupid question but are you sure you can get Tesco Mobile signal? Both Tesco Mobile and o2 use the o2 network. So that's probably worth checking.
snailydale said:
Might be a stupid question but are you sure you can get Tesco Mobile signal? Both Tesco Mobile and o2 use the o2 network. So that's probably worth checking.
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Ive tried it in my girlfriends iphone and it works perfectly so I cant imagine its the signal. I'm totally flummoxed, the only thing I can think of is if the phone isnt unlocked, but then why then does the orange sim card work?
OK I've come to the conclusion that it hasn't been unlocked and the reason the Orange sim card works is something to do with their networks being joined. If this is the case is there a way of re-entering the sim unlock code?
TMOBILE has blocked your sim, you may need to root
johno86_4 said:
OK I've come to the conclusion that it hasn't been unlocked and the reason the Orange sim card works is something to do with their networks being joined. If this is the case is there a way of re-entering the sim unlock code?
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TMOBILE has blocked your sim, you may need to root. My experience is this: I have a rooted HTC that works fine, however when I put the sim in my S2 or a second T-Mobile phone I get the error message "cannot connect to network" even though I have 5 bars.
I have reviewed similar threads for a few days but have not found any answers. The simple question I have is in the title:
Can you unlock the ATT Atrix without an unlock code.
However the situation is a bit more complicated and ill explain.
I have been traveling the past few months and was in Costa Rica for a month. I decided to purchase a local SIM so I could use my phone without paying ridiculous ATT roaming charges. I inserted the SIM and it was locked, unaware of the network lock I inserted my personal code thinking that may be it. No luck and returned to my old ATT SIM. At this point it still worked but a few days passed and I tried again, still no avail so I contacted ATT. It just so happened the 6 month mark was coming up from the original purchase date of my phone so they would provide the unlock code in 4 days time. I waited and finally received, after inserting the code it did not work and I contacted ATT back to assure they provided the proper code as they had to send me a replacement phone a few months prior due to my original Atrix crapping out. They checked it out and determined it was correct but it never worked. I finally inserted my original ATT SIM back into the phone and it also requested network unlock code. Now I am back in the states and even with the original ATT SIM it still requests for the network unlock code. I tried unlocking and flashing with CM7 beta and STILL requests unlock code. So basically the phone is useless for network data but will work fine as a mini tablet i suppose connected to WIFI.
So with that explanation does anyone have any idea on bypassing this or removing this entirely, not even to use overseas but just on the ATT network!
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ATT provided me with another Atrix to alleviate my troubles so im not entirely phoneless. However I would like to sell one of these and possibly purchase the GS2 0_o
I have contacted 3 cell phone unlocking sites explaining the situation and only one has responded but not with any answers.
HELP!
if you got a new phone, is it still asking for a network unlock code?
No. Its working fine, but I still have this perfectly good working phone I would rather use and sell the brand new one. Unless I cant get rid of this unlock problem I suppose Ill sell it as is. Any takers?
Hi, I talk to att once when i want to unlock my atrix and they told me if the phone is more than six months old the give you the unlock code for free.
so for the atrix if that is your phone you can ask att for your code since august 21.
just call att customer support.
hope this help.
try a diff sim card with data plan and see if it still asks for code
or try flashing a custom rom
I suppose I was not clear in the OP. ATT DID provide this code for me. I did flash a custom rom already.
As far as using a different SIM card I tried to use a second SIM that ATT provided and still nothing.
I am assuming this is a very unique situation and probably wont find any answers unless someone has successfully unlocked the phone by flashing some special ROM.
Flashing a ROM of any kind will never sim-unlock your phone.... ever. period.
The only way to resolve this is through AT&T. The only way to sim-unlock is with the code it requests.... must have proper code. That is the only way. So, I would talk to AT&T about it, in person, at a local store.
I unlocked the inspire 4G simple by rooting and flashing a custom rom didnt ask for network password after that it worked on tmobile
With edge service no. 3g or 4g different bands between tmobile and att
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jussuh said:
I unlocked the inspire 4G simple by rooting and flashing a custom rom didnt ask for network password after that it worked on tmobile
With edge service no. 3g or 4g different bands between tmobile and att
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highly doubt that....
when does it ask you for the network code? can u provide a screen capture?
jgc121 said:
Flashing a ROM of any kind will never sim-unlock your phone.... ever. period.
The only way to resolve this is through AT&T. The only way to sim-unlock is with the code it requests.... must have proper code. That is the only way. So, I would talk to AT&T about it, in person, at a local store.
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Just the info I was looking for. Basically the phone is boned in that case. Spent a good with with ATT advanced tech support and motorola to no avail.
What I do want to know is WHERE this information is stored out of curiosity. It seems the modding community would have tinkered with some hacks to remove the sim lock at some point.
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when does it ask you for the network code? can u provide a screen capture?
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Tried to screen shot it but it wont allow in the screen. The request comes as soon as I turn the phone on. If I dismiss it I can use the phone I just wont have cellular access.
Ok so I am reposting and not editing as I feel this deserves a bump.
I got my new Atrix unlock code from ATT today and tried it on the new Atrix I received and that one ALSO will not unlock.
Is there ANY ATT Atrix sim unlocked and if so how did you go about doing it? I have only found one thread and no response via PM.
How to SIM unlock Atrix!
I have read both your post and I believe you used a ATT sim card that was not in use or a GO phone Sim card. Am I correct so far? To sim unlock you have to insert a non ATT sim card!! No go phone sim card or a non active att sim!
Call one of your friends and borrow a Verizon sim or Tmobile sim. You only have 5 tries to do this. So as for your first Atrix I believe it is already locked permanently to ATT. Dont ruin your second Atrix.
katinatez said:
I have read both your post and I believe you used a ATT sim card that was not in use or a GO phone Sim card. Am I correct so far? To sim unlock you have to insert a non ATT sim card!! No go phone sim card or a non active att sim!
Call one of your friends and borrow a Verizon sim or Tmobile sim. You only have 5 tries to do this. So as for your first Atrix I believe it is already locked permanently to ATT. Dont ruin your second Atrix.
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Well I found that if you push #073887* in the dialer it will actually prompt you for the unlock code. I tried this with NO sim in at first and that is when it said it was unsuccessful. However late last night I inserted my ATT SIM back in and tried again just for ****s. Entered in #073887* and typed the unlock code and viola, it worked. Interesting information for anyone who wants to unlock there Atrix WITHOUT another carriers SIM!
But back to my original issue. I wouldn't mind if the original atrix was locked to ATT, at least I would still be able to use it. The problem is that it wont work with ANY SIM. My thoughts is that it is a glitch and locked the phone to... nothing?
To make matters worse I emailed cellunlocker.net explained the issue and they said they thought if they requested a carrier unlock code it would work. Paid the 20 and 10 minutes later they sent me the same unlock code ATT had provided. Now the hassle of obtaining a refund.
are you selling the phone?
komakos96 said:
are you selling the phone?
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Yea. Both.
you have to use a *different* sim card than your regular carrier uses (ex - I'm on AT&T, so i used a Boost Mobile Sim to unlock my Atrix) You cannot use YOUR sim to sim-unlock.
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you have to use a *different* sim card than your regular carrier uses (ex - I'm on AT&T, so i used a Boost Mobile Sim to unlock my Atrix) You cannot use YOUR sim to sim-unlock.
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Yes you can, by the method I explained in my previous post. It works!
There may be some confusion. The one im referring to (the original ATRIX) will not unlock with an ATT sim, a TMOB sim, a verizon SIM, or even a Costa Rican SIM. NO matter WHAT the SIM is in the "original" phone it always prompts me for a SIM unlock password. Like I said I believe it to be a glitch, intending to lock it to the ATT SIM but in reality it locked it to NO SIM.
So to restate.
YES you can unlock an ATT Atrix with only an ATT SIM in the phone using the method I explained. ( I did it with the phone in my hand right now)
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NO my original Atrix will not unlock regardless of SIM installed or method.
i will send you a p.m with my offer
Just out of curiousity did you ever set up the sim card lock feature in the location and security settings. It will ask you for the unlock code every time you turn your phone on...shot in the dark here....
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Hey everyone. Recently I did the free sim unlock that crixley posted. Now I checked the phone to see if it was unlocked by entering the special code on the dial pad. I followed the instructions carefully but nevertheless - my i717 kept saying "No SIM Card" whenever I put in the tmobile sim but it read my att sim when I put it in. Now i tried different modems/radios but still the same thing. Im not sure if its a problem with the sim because it is old. It came with my HTC Sensation 4g from tmobile and that was about early 2012. The sim has just been in a box with stuff all over it to so I dont know if its ruined. What do you guys think? Ill post a pic of both sims. Ill post a pic of unlock message to. Thanks!
Top Is Tmobile sim
bot is att sim
You unlocked the phone -- why? You don't have an account with a non-at&t carrier?
Just borrow a non-at&t sim card from anyone.
rangercaptain said:
You unlocked the phone -- why? You don't have an account with a non-at&t carrier?
Just borrow a non-at&t sim card from anyone.
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It was a given to me. And I want to use it at tmobile
How to use SM-T677V Galaxy View Verizon Branded with a T-mobile or AT&T Sim Card ?
I bought a Verizon branded SM-T677V model Galaxy view paid in full and claimed unlocked by Verizon. Used the prepaid sim card for 2 months and now tried to try an AT&T or T-mobile sim card but keep getting messages that it is not a Verizon Sim card and i get no service.
Any ideas why this would happen and how to fix it ? Does that happen with other Verizon branded LTE tablets as well ?
If you put in a sim card other than the Verizon one, a window should pop up asking for the unlock code for the device. To get the code you need your IMEI number from the tablet and then you pay a 3rd party to give you the code for your tablet. Usually takes a day...
Tanamir said:
If you put in a sim card other than the Verizon one, a window should pop up asking for the unlock code for the device. To get the code you need your IMEI number from the tablet and then you pay a 3rd party to give you the code for your tablet. Usually takes a day...
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How do you get the " Sim Unlock network code " to show up? I can't figure out how to make it show.
abstinens said:
How do you get the " Sim Unlock network code " to show up? I can't figure out how to make it show.
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same here
n2f said:
same here
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Configure the correct APN settings when using either T-MO or AT&T sim card. HTH
Does anyone manage to get the sim lock unlock network code " screen? Still on Verizon lock
I don't think this is going to work. The internal radio has to support the correct spectrums. Even though most carriers have "LTE", it is not the same spectrum/frequencies. I doubt the radio in a Verizon tablet supports the other spectrums.
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I don't think this is going to work. The internal radio has to support the correct spectrums. Even though most carriers have "LTE", it is not the same spectrum/frequencies. I doubt the radio in a Verizon tablet supports the other spectrums.
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yes i went thru a similiar situation w/Verizons GVT and there is a slight internal diff in radios in this unit
that does not work on ATT TMO. The LTE radio holds on a diff frequency. Weird setup ....