How can you tell if your phone is locked - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Can anyone tell me.

colint3 said:
Can anyone tell me.
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Because it will not connect to any other network other than to which it is locked..

Punch this in your dial pad.. its one of samsungs keycodes.
*#7465625#
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Coreym said:
Punch this in your dial pad.. its one of samsungs keycodes.
*#7465625#
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that didnt work. i typed the number in and nothing happened.

colint3 said:
that didnt work. i typed the number in and nothing happened.
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Hmm.. that should have definitely worked. Did you press the send button/call button?
Another way you can check is by putting another sim card in and if its locked it will tell you.
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That code doesn't work for me either, Latest stock update for BTU CSC. Just sits there with a random code in the dialer screen

b-eock said:
That code doesn't work for me either, Latest stock update for BTU CSC. Just sits there with a random code in the dialer screen
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Damn... maybe that's not the code
Thought for sure it was.. and I just checked the Samsung list of codes and its on there.. same numbers and sequence. Beats me
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It worked before, last few updates it isnt working. Maybe its something to do with how Samsung stops Voodoo sim unlock from working?
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Never used voodoo sim unlock and its not working for me either. Though the ROM I'm on has a tab to check easily but all the same... the dialer code isn't working
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I dont have to use voodoo sim unlock because i bought mine full price from Samsung,unbranded but i would still like to be able to use dialer codes... Basically their latest updates reverse the unlock process by resetting the hex in the NV_data.bin every hour :/ but mine is permanently unlocked by Samsung! :happy:
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Same.. bought from EXpansysUSA
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same...eBay uk .....join the smug unlocked club

unlocking
try installing the omega 12 rom, as it has sim unlocking built in

The *#7465625# does not work on the Galaxy S3 anymore. That was the case for me and for everyone reporting here. I was able to get the same screen ans figure out my S3 was locked by using the app "SGS Secret Codes", which is available on the Play Store.
Does anyone know a way of figuring out which particular network the device is locked to? I just bought an S3 which was supposed to be unclocked bu it is not, and to unlock it I need to know which carrier it is locked to.

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out of service problem

ok so my mates sgs2 was working fine till today, it now wont make/receive calls/texts. when trying to ring we get the error, mobile network not available.
in the settings, in about phone, status, the service state says out of service.
I have tried his sim in my sgs2 and it works, as does my sim in his phone (different networks but still)
so its only his sim in his phone.
any ideas?
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Try Change sim carrier.... if not work try reflash... and then Factory Reset.
I think it's a baseband problem so just flash another baseband through ODIN or CWM
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If it still not works, may be the IMEI has lost.
tried different rom and factory resets but no good.
the inside is still there. I had that problem with mine, this seems different
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Did u try selecting automatically select network??wt rom and baseband is on phone??
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yep tried that.
it was originally on tmobile, flashed listening v6.0 to it then unlocked it with the app off the market. was working fine, then just stopped. since IV tried reflashing the rom, changing to checkrom v2.0, Odin and flashed generic Samsung firmware, still the same thing, only no sim cards work in it now.
android version 2.3.4
baseband i9100xxkh3
if i dial code *#1234# I get,
PDA i9100xxkh3
phone i9100xxkh3
CVS i9100oxakh3
if i do *#272*imei# I get,
sales code cpw
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Flash checkrom 4.0 through cwm then siyah 2.4 and then again download sgs2 sim unlock by chainfire install and unlock..see if it does d trick..
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sumeshd said:
Flash checkrom 4.0 through cwm then siyah 2.4 and then again download sgs2 sim unlock by chainfire install and unlock..see if it does d trick..
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ok ill give that a whirl. but when you say about doing the some unlock, I have nowhere to put the unlock code.
IV done a online check of the inside and it came back as unblocked but IV heard they can be unreliable. do you think its maybe been blocked?
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ok so he took it to orange and spoke to them. they checked the imei and it has been blocked.
is there anything I can do to get this phone working for him. he swapped his iphone 4 n £50 for it a couple of weeks ago now he's stuck.
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djmaz said:
ok so he took it to orange and spoke to them. they checked the imei and it has been blocked.
is there anything I can do to get this phone working for him. he swapped his iphone 4 n £50 for it a couple of weeks ago now he's stuck.
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I believe that the IMEI of your phone has been blocked by Orange. This might be because your phone has been reported as stolen or damaged. You should go and talk to Orange and ask them to unblock it. Otherwise your phone will not be usable in this country.
Some scumbags do this on purpose so that they can claim phone insurance...

[Q] SIM Unlock Samsung Galaxy S2

Not finding reliable infor on this anywhere. I need to do a SIM unlock on my S2. AT$T says "the manufacturer provides this code", and the manufacturer says that "AT$T provide this code". I say, I'll get what I need from XDA, the only reliable source of info. How do I SIM unlock this damn phone?
moderators will tell you to do more searching next time. This was easy to find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289395
I can try to unlock your phone.
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I have unlocked my SgsII here free no need to pay for it
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Hi, i want to sim unlock my phone, but if i do that i am losing Warranty, so is there some app to lock my phone again for the same mobile operator (in my case mts telekom Serbia). thanks
The app mentioned in that tutorial backs it all up for later restore if needed.
miodrag7 said:
Hi, i want to sim unlock my phone, but if i do that i am losing Warranty, so is there some app to lock my phone again for the same mobile operator (in my case mts telekom Serbia). thanks
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I believe if you're with them (AT&T) for more than 6 months, you can ask them for the unlock code (say, for travelling aboard)
Please delete this thread. The unlock thread was on the first Page ffs
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No i am not At&t, i am mts Serbia
We aren't here to hold your hand. Search. Google.
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VilayaaduManagatha said:
You can get the Unlock code from service provider.But service provider ask to wait for some days they will not give the Unlock code very soon.You can better get the unlock code from Mobileunlocksolutions.com and unlock it from network lock.After Unlock it use with any GSM Network Sim card.
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Or you can actually take 2 minutes of your time and search and get it all done with an app that's right under your nose in the market.
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Slavestate said:
Or you can actually take 2 minutes of your time and search and get it all done with an app that's right under your nose in the market.
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It amazes me some people still don't know about this. But I guess its not the norm? I know I had to call AT&T to get my Atrix unlocked free.
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Phalanx7621 said:
It amazes me some people still don't know about this. But I guess its not the norm? I know I had to call AT&T to get my Atrix unlocked free.
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Well this phone is a bit different then most (like our Recovery being part of the actual kernel) so perhaps other phones don't have a simple software unlock and you HAVE to get the code from ATT. I know my old Moto Backflip didn't have a software option.
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Unlock Samsung S2
I have a Samsung S2 lock in 3 Network ( Uk ). I have ICS on my phone.
How can unlock my phone.
Thank you
liviu66 said:
I have a Samsung S2 lock in 3 Network ( Uk ). I have ICS on my phone.
How can unlock my phone.
Thank you
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Did you bother actually reading anything in this thread before you posted?
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Slavestate said:
Did you bother actually reading anything in this thread before you posted?
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NoperZ they suuure didn't! Tell em what they've won, Johnnie!
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Phalanx7621 said:
NoperZ they suuure didn't! Tell em what they've won, Johnnie!
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Our grand prize!!! A nice swift kick in the nuts!!!
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Slavestate said:
Our grand prize!!! A nice swift kick in the nuts!!!
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Throw in a kernel by zedomax at gs2root.com I'm sure he will love it!!!
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Need a different one
sfb14 said:
I have unlocked my SgsII here free no need to pay for it
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I tried Chanfire's Galaxy S2 SIM Unlock but it didn't work . Which did you use please? And do you reckon it'll work for GT-I9100??
unlock samsung s2 S959G/I777
sorry if i am posting in the wrong place but i was playing around with the debug menu on a network locked S959G and now i have full unlocked S959G pm me for details...... didn't need galaxy sim unlock apk after that

Ics update gone wrong(pin problem)

Hello everyone,
Last night we updated an s2 to the original ics, using the ota.all went well during the presidure, but later we found out that it can't receive calls, or make any calls, and it cannot register to the network.The Sim is greek, and the phone was never flashed with room in the past, everything was original from Samsung.
Amy ideas?
But it does ask for pin code and reads the sim card?
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No pin, doesn't ask for it.nor locs the screen.
I looked in apn and there is nothing there.
So it doesn't recognize sim card?
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I guess not.
But we have replaced it with a brand new card,same number and network.
And is the new card working?
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Have you tried to input a new APN? You can get the specific APN for your carrier with an internet search or a phone call to your carrier.
The new is not working either.i tried the apns ,i have the same carrier.But it is not able to save them.
The phone is working fine when i put my own sim in it.
Go to about phone and see if your imei is empty. If it is empty then your efs got corrupt and I guess ypu don't have backup of it. If you do have a backup then restore it. Otherwise I hope you still have warranty left as your going to need it.
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Imei is there,checked it with both cards
So, after searching alot,i have found out, that if i disable pin it all works fine.But the screen doesn't lock, and i can't use pin.As soon as i enable pin again then no more calls.
Any ideas?
Search for keystr.
oinkylicious said:
Search for keystr.
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What do you mean by that?
Still haven't found a way around it.The phone doesn't register in cell network when the pin is enabled and lock screen, or pattern do not work no matter what i do.
How about new modem?
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oinkylicious said:
Search for keystr.
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tackygr said:
What do you mean by that?
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I thought it would be obvious, I guess not.
maybe this will help

[Q] PUK locked by mistake :(

Installed Omega v27 and all was great and then going through security I managed to SIM lock it by mistake...It asked for a pin code which I entered then ask for a PUK code.....Any ideas as ive got 9 attempts left...Idiot :'(
Ask your network operator for it. Give them a call or go to their office.
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kofiaa said:
Ask your network operator for it. Give them a call or go to their office.
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yes this is what you must do, nothing anyone on here can assist you with.
Cheers people, thought so but I can't ring the gits now
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I've just used a friends phone who uses 3uk too and got my PUK without talking to a human being....Yee Haa
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Big big problem!!

hello my galaxy s3 has got a big problem..everything works except data!!i can't make any calls, can't go to internet( wifi works)..what can i do???i got to use like an ipod...lol
One what have you done .
this question lacks any detail .
Two is your IMEI correct .
Three is your sim working#
Four have you checked your network settings
Five have you the correct modem.
Six try a factory reset .
Seven return to service .
jje
I donne all..i tried even new modem but nothing..when i make a call it says : not registered in the network... imei is correct..maybe is blocked?but i got facture and warranty..seems funny...
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I donne all..i tried even new modem but nothing..when i make a call it says : not registered in the network..my imei si correct..i bought the phone in a shop..i got warranty but Samsung says they cant repair it..maybe imei is blocked?i checked up and it says that is suppost to be correct
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Check gsm only mode if you don't have 3g,if still not resolved contact your mobile operator
《swagged from aokp》
What can i do? it cost me a lot of money
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Mobile operator says that maybe imei is blocked but they dont know the reason why!!
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Numberingplans.com :
Note: This IMEI number seems to be correct, but we do not have any information on this specific handset. Please add the missing information below.
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ieppa said:
What can i do? it cost me a lot of money
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I don't know if you tried to pull out the simcard and clean the contacts. This was a common issue on the HTC Desire HD and this little fix worked fine.
ieppa said:
hello my galaxy s3 has got a big problem..everything works except data!!i can't make any calls, can't go to internet( wifi works)..what can i do???i got to use like an ipod...lol
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Updated to Jelly Bean??
if yes go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918601
Is the phone new? Has it ever worked for you? Have you considered the fact that it could be network locked(SIM locked)?
My phone ALWAYS shows "Not registered on Network" when I'm at home, that's because signal is terrible since I updated to JB (modem related).
Have you tried different SIMs from different networks? Have you tried your current SIM in a different phone?
[the phone is from 29 june..always worked bit one day data stopped working.. i got a HTC sensation and the SIM works fine in that phone/SIZE]
alias_neo said:
Is the phone new? Has it ever worked for you? Have you considered the fact that it could be network locked(SIM locked)?
My phone ALWAYS shows "Not registered on Network" when I'm at home, that's because signal is terrible since I updated to JB (modem related).
Have you tried different SIMs from different networks? Have you tried your current SIM in a different phone?
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ieppa said:
[the phone is from 29 june..always worked bit one day data stopped working.. i got a HTC sensation and the SIM works fine in that phone/SIZE]
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Ok,
so here comes the question my girlfriend always asks me :laugh:
"What did you do between it working, and it no longer working?"
You say data doesn't work, does that mean you can make phone calls?
I didnt do anything it just stopped working and i cant do phone calls...its like using an iPod.. maybe someone blocked my imei?could it be possible?
ieppa said:
I didnt do anything it just stopped working and i cant do phone calls...its like using an iPod.. maybe someone blocked my imei?could it be possible?
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Yes, it's entirely possible, but you'll need to check with your provider. There is no way of checking from the device itself if the IMEI has been blocked.
Did you buy the phone new?
You could, potentially, be extremely unlucky and someone blocked the wrong IMEI code when attempting to block their own.
Ye it was new..there is no way to make it work then?
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ieppa said:
Ye it was new..there is no way to make it work then?
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Well, if it really has been blocked, you should get in touch with your provider, and potentially have to go through some lengthy process of proving to them you legitimately own the device and didn't block it yourself. It's unlikely though, as I've never heard of a device being removed from the block list before.
Your other option is to leave the country, it will work in another country
Failing that, return it to Samsung telling them it just stopping working, you did nothing, and insist they replace it.
Probably wrong Kernel, happened often to me on my old sensation
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What network are you on? I had to go to t mobile web site to get configuration settings sent to phone. All was then ok. You are not providing enough information, Network, whether phone had ever worked, if it has been modified in any way etc.etc.
People here will help you but you really must give as much relevant information as possible
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I got Tim !i went in TIM shop to ask and they dont know what to do
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