i bought lg optimus g from SPRINT. and my network in canada (bell) said i can use it on their network since i got it unlocked. now the problem is. i dont know where the c ard slot is? and how do i remove the back ?
so mad i could get it used. now i cant find the bloody sim card slot. thats the only thing stopping me. lol
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I've had my Atrix for a year, now someone wants to buy it from me. Considering Motorola has given us the middle finger more than once, this will be my last Moto phone, and I'll sell my phone.
The thing is, I'm on a certain network (TELCEL) and my friend wants to use it with MoviStar.
I bought this phone brand new from my boss. I believe he got it as a gift from a Motorola rep (he got the entire deal - both docks and the phone). I do not know whether the phone is locked or not. I don't know how to find if it is or not.
I've unlocked the bootloader and am currently running CM10. I'll downgrade to stock 2.3 before I give the phone to my friend.
How can I check if the phone is unlocked and whether he can use it on another network? I have no clue and don't know anyone who has a MoviStar SIM. I would like to give him the phone knowing that it'll work..
Thanks!
Don't know if this helps, but-
If I search for other networks, I can see MoviStart without an issue.
I tried typing #073887* on the dial screen and nothing happens.
Perhaps it's already unlocked?
Put any other sim in it and see if it works. If its unlocked it will.
Unlocking bootloader etc doesn't remove network lock btw.
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Thanks... I can't easily find anyone with a MoviStar chip. As a matter of fact, my friend is the only one I know that uses that network! I'll have to go to MoviStar and ask for a SIM to try, I guess.
It doesn't need to be that specific one, just any other SIM card will do.
A friend of mine has tasked me to help him as I have some experience with rooting, unlocking etc from other Android phones. Someone sold him a Metro PCS version of the LG Optimus L9 and he has a family plan on T-Mobile. He wants to give this phone to his daughter. Anyways, Since the phone runs on the T-Mobile network, is it possible to flash the phone so that he can put it on his T-Mobile plan? I have looked through the forums and have not found anything of this nature but I do apologize if I have missed it. It is not necessary to go into great detail for this, I jsut want to know if it is possible and a good place to start if it is possible. Thanks for your time!
dstoler said:
A friend of mine has tasked me to help him as I have some experience with rooting, unlocking etc from other Android phones. Someone sold him a Metro PCS version of the LG Optimus L9 and he has a family plan on T-Mobile. He wants to give this phone to his daughter. Anyways, Since the phone runs on the T-Mobile network, is it possible to flash the phone so that he can put it on his T-Mobile plan? I have looked through the forums and have not found anything of this nature but I do apologize if I have missed it. It is not necessary to go into great detail for this, I jsut want to know if it is possible and a good place to start if it is possible. Thanks for your time!
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The only thing I can assume would work is tp buy an unlock code on ebay or amazon and unlock it. t-mobile blows where I am so I unlocked my phone and am now on att
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im sure it would work. i have a rooted tmobile branded L9 using a slightly modified metro rom with a tmo sim. it actually shows metro under about phone/network. it is rooted. so if u havent already tried a puting a tmo sim in it and seeing if it worked then rooting might be your answer.
Hey guys,
I'm having a bit of a problem and I was hoping you could help me solve it. My normal phone (a Nexus 5X) recently broke down (which is another problem for another thread) so I'm having to use a Moto E that my dad brought back from India (just a quick rundown on its history: we bought the international version on Amazon from the US and shipped it directly to India; it stayed there for a couple of years until my dad went there and got my family there a new one and brought this one back). Now the main problem is that it won't work my T-Mobile SIM card and when I say won't work, I mean it straight up does not recognize it's in the phone. This is a really major inconvenience as I have to communicate with my parents a lot (this isn't about not being able to use Snapchat or whatever) so I really need to find a fix for this until my 5X comes back (which could take up to a month according to the LG support people). Any solutions?
P.S. The phone came to me originally with Jellybean 4.4.2 which I then upgraded to Lollipop 5.1.1 which I hoped would solve the SIM problem. It didn't so I rooted and installed a Cyanogenmod 14.1 build which I found here on XDA. This still hasn't solved my problem, ergo me writing this post.
Try flashing radio files. Here is the link
http://www.gammerson.com/2015/12/fix-sim-card-not-detected-in-cm13-moto.html
Hope this resolve ur problem.:fingers-crossed:
Thanks for the radio files but unfortunately, they didn't work. I flashed the XT1021 US and XT1021 EU radios, the XT1022 US radio, and the XT1023 US radio, but none of them solved the problem. I'm not so sure it's a software problem anymore. On a hunch, I took the old India SIM card (which is Airtel by the way) that came with it and put it back in and lo and behold, it picked up a signal. I turned it off, took out the India SIM, and put the T-Mobile one back in and it was back to not recognizing it. Is there some physical difference between US and India SIM cards that causes the Moto E not to pick up the US SIM card? I couldn't spot any differences in dimensions of the gold plated contact but then again, it might be to small for me to see. My dad hasn't had this problem with his US Moto X which he took to India and used with an Indian SIM card. If this really is a hardware problem, then I don't think there is much else I can do but I'm hoping you guys have some other solutions.
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Thanks for the radio files but unfortunately, they didn't work. I flashed the XT1021 US and XT1021 EU radios, the XT1022 US radio, and the XT1023 US radio, but none of them solved the problem. I'm not so sure it's a software problem anymore. On a hunch, I took the old India SIM card (which is Airtel by the way) that came with it and put it back in and lo and behold, it picked up a signal. I turned it off, took out the India SIM, and put the T-Mobile one back in and it was back to not recognizing it. Is there some physical difference between US and India SIM cards that causes the Moto E not to pick up the US SIM card? I couldn't spot any differences in dimensions of the gold plated contact but then again, it might be to small for me to see. My dad hasn't had this problem with his US Moto X which he took to India and used with an Indian SIM card. If this really is a hardware problem, then I don't think there is much else I can do but I'm hoping you guys have some other solutions.
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Airtel sim is gsm sim I think T-Mobile sim is cdma
If I'm right use gsm sim
That makes sense. Is there anyway to make my T-Mobile SIM gsm temporarily or is that a hard wired feature of SIM cards? I don't want to change it permanently or buy a new one because, as I said before, this is a temporary phone for a month at the most and I'm just a broke college student. If there isn't I'll just have to figure something else out until then.
Hi .. I recently bought lg v10 h961n dual sim.. But the signal when Im at home is very weak the bars are 1 or 2 .. Outside is full I dont know whats the problem exactly .. Can anyone help me ? “there is no problem on sim cards and my home always have full signal service on other phones”
mine has that problem too, every signal in lg v10 is weak such as wifi,IR blaster and cell. idk thats not happened on G versions,
If the custom roms can help which one better c roms ? i'm on nougat v10 h961n
Hi
I just bought a used LG G5 US992 us cellular variant from my friend, i bought it in indonesia.
The phone seems already SIM unlocked since i can use my local Network provider ( Telkomsel, XL, Etc) and im still dont know anything about LG G5 .
So..here is the question
1.if i do factory reset , the one from settings. Do my phone will be "sim locked again"? Or the phone is already unlocked from the original?
2. The game optimizer didn't detect my games (PUBGM,Fortnite,etc) or just dont support it?
Thanks for your time.
Alivian said:
Hi
I just bought a used LG G5 US992 us cellular variant from my friend, i bought it in indonesia.
The phone seems already SIM unlocked since i can use my local Network provider ( Telkomsel, XL, Etc) and im still dont know anything about LG G5 .
So..here is the question
1.if i do factory reset , the one from settings. Do my phone will be "sim locked again"? Or the phone is already unlocked from the original?
2. The game optimizer didn't detect my games (PUBGM,Fortnite,etc) or just dont support it?
Thanks for your time.
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1. Yes it'll still be unlocked
2. I'm not sure
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