Hello everyone I was wondering if anyone can answer this question for me. I have a sprint note 3 & I want to take it with me on vacation with me overseas to London. The thing is sprint told me they would not unlock it for unless I have been a customer for 90 days. Is there any other way I can get the phone unlocked? I really wanted to have my phone for the gps and Google maps. I hope someone can help me I really appreciate it.
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Even if you get Sprint to unlock the phone, which they should, using the phone with another sim will not work currently without some hacking. The phone part might work but you need to modify some files for the data to work. I just went through this in Barbados and Spain. I got it working but when I got back I had to restore everything I did to get to phone working on sprint again. The phone needs the software fixed by Sprint. To unlock the phone try the international Sprint web chat.
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I have an Unlocked Verizon Note 2 I was wondering how do I stop VZW Demo App for re-installing itself. I keep uninstall it but re-install itself minutes later. My sister got it off craigslist, so I'm stuck with the phone. Is it possible to root it and put it on a different rom or install a stock rom to it?
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MacGirl21 said:
I have an Unlocked Verizon Note 2 I was wondering how do I stop VZW Demo App for re-installing itself. I keep uninstall it but re-install itself minutes later. My sister got it off craigslist, so I'm stuck with the phone. Is it possible to root it and put it on a different rom or install a stock rom to it?
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Stolen phone
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Stolen phone
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Thats what I thought also, but it would have a bad esn if that were the case. Factory wipe it, and if that doesnt work, ordin back to stock.
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Not to hijack a thread, but does Verizon actually block lte phones that are lost and stolen? Or is it like gsm where it will still work with a good SIM?
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Seeing as they still have IMEIs im pretty sure they can be blocked if they are reported. I have read in the GS3 forums where some guys had gotten the phone off ebay or craiglist and VZW woupdnt activate it dues to it being reported stolen. They didnt have a 4g sim card though and were trying to get VZW to send them one so while that still leaves it uo in the air...
Im pretty sure if you use a phone on VZW that is reported stolen then they will block it and contact you, and im pretty sure theyd be able to even tho we use sim cards in 4g phones now.
When the first iphone came out I got one, I was young and stupid, and it got stolen within a month. When i called AT&T and reported it stolen they told me that it had been activated on a different account and that they were blocking it off of their network permanently and would contact the user and ask them to return it. I dont know what ever came of it cause they were supposed to contact me if they got it back, I assume they didn't, but even they could block a phone permanently back then sooo......
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Need to remove VZW app. Can someone help?
Remove VZW Demo App.
you will need to root the device and remove/move 2 System Apps.
location : /system/app/
Apps to move/remove:
com.customermobile.preload.main.apk
com.customermobile.preload.apk
use the following commands
mv com.customermobile.preload.main.apk com.customermobile.preload.main.apk.bk
mv com.customermobile.preload.apk com.customermobile.preload.apk.bk
that should do it.
you can use SafeRoot for the Note 2.
then you can uninstall the VZWDemo app in Settings/Applications/All.
Good Luck
this is a super old thread, but the question still remains. I purchased an OLD LG Intuition, it has the VZW Demo app on it. Everytime i delete it, it redownloads itself when I connect to wifi. Anybody know how to stop it redownloading?
install app freezer with no root, check google play for any app freezer which doesnt needs root
I brought a brand new htc one from a a guy about 1 month ago. for the first month, everything ok but 2 days ago, i could not get any signals, somebody told me it could be locked by T-mobile, I want to know is there any idea to unlock this phone? thank you very much
Sounds like you got ripped off and the guy who sold you the phone either stopped making payments or reported it stolen. If that is the case there is nothing you can do. Only T-Mobile can confirm if it is the case.
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I recently purchased an HTC one max, after making sure it was for the sprint network and verified the esn was clean and clear. After trying to activate it via built in program.... No luck. I kept getting an error code saying I need to call sprint directly. I called sprint and after talking to a few different reps, one finally had an answer on why I can't activate the phone. I was told that the phones
wi-max id was not in there system, and they needed to do a "click it ticket". Does anyone know if there is a way around this, or a fix to get this $600 dollar paper weight on the network? Please let me know, and thank you in advance.
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why cant you just take it back to Sprint, and have them fix/replace it?
Because they are trying to pawn it off on HTC because they are retards and can't figure it out lol
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I bought it. Has good imei. But for some reason I cant get the straight talk to work at atll
everytime I try to make a call it says were sorry but this phone has been blocked from network use.
I can use att sim and it works fine. Please help!!!!. Sincerely phoneless since friday lol
I unlocked with cellunlocker.net
Is your APN configured correctly?
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IMEI ??
You'll have to have it unlocked first, uf you've already done that, then redo it because it is letting you know that is network restricted
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Is your APN configured correctly?
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Sometime i see APN Configure correct but network not works. I see my At&t.. in past
You have a real issue. I bought my wife's new. (phone is locked to ATT) I went to wal-mart got a straight talk BYOP kit her's has been working fine since day one with no issues.
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You have a real issue. I bought my wife's new. (phone is locked to ATT) I went to wal-mart got a straight talk BYOP kit her's has been working fine since day one with no issues.
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How many spend you for active "Bring Your Own Phone(BYOP) CDMA Activation Kit " ?
I don't think your imei is good after all. I got that same message on a note 2 I bought. The man I got it from had me call att to verify the imei, so I'd buy it, then reported it stolen 2 days later. Boom, no connectivity. Device has been blocked from network use
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That sucks.....
wanna sell it?
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I'm that guy that ignored every warning sign of a straight up scam. I bought a sprint LG G3 on the premis that cdmaflashsoftware.com could flash it to work on Bluegrass cellular. His only payment option was moneygram (I am aware that I'm a dumbass so spare me the insults). Well now I'm $350 dollars into this phone and still am not sure if it can even be done. Can someone shed some light on this subject.
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I'm that guy that ignored every warning sign of a straight up scam. I bought a sprint LG G3 on the premis that cdmaflashsoftware.com could flash it to work on Bluegrass cellular. His only payment option was moneygram (I am aware that I'm a dumbass so spare me the insults). Well now I'm $350 dollars into this phone and still am not sure if it can even be done. Can someone shed some light on this subject.
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Have you tried Lg flash tool to get back to Sprint? I would think if your efs is still good you should be able to flash sprint tot.
Don't know anything about your personal situation but if you can't tot back I'm afraid you're screwed.
Have you tried this?..http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...tore-sprint-lg-g3-ls990-t2852042/post54912191
First of all thank you for your help. It is completely stock and is still under sprint. The only reason I'm pissed at this guy is because I bought the phone only because he said he could flash it. Nothing has been done to the phone at this point. He just took my payment and now ignores me. Again, don't know what I'm doing but can follow instructions well. Lol
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First of all thank you for your help. It is completely stock and is still under sprint. The only reason I'm pissed at this guy is because I bought the phone only because he said he could flash it. Nothing has been done to the phone at this point. He just took my payment and now ignores me. Again, don't know what I'm doing but can follow instructions well. Lol
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Gotcha. I have no idea how you can flash to bluegrass. Hopefully someone can help
Look on Craig's list for someone that flashed phones to other carriers with a bad esn. Thats what I would do.
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Ok, I got the msl code from sprint, took it to Bluegrass cellular and they told me sprint phones can't work on their towers. Does anybody know if this is true or can flashing make it work?
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Just took a quick look at their web site. It looks like Bluegrass runs on a GSM network, unlike Sprint's CDMA. BUT, the Sprint G3 is a world phone, and has a GSM radio and SIM slot. If you can get Sprint to unlock it for you (and since you're not under contract they probably will), you could then insert a Bluegrass SIM card and see if it works. If not, it will still work on Sprint, and you can resell it.
Actually Bluegrass is cdma also. I did try putting some card in though, no service.
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Actually Bluegrass is cdma also. I did try putting some card in though, no service.
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It will not worked because the sim slot is locked for Sprint only. The only way to get a Sprint phone sim unlocked is to call Sprint and ask them very nicely. They may or may not do it for you, I have heard the phone has to be activated on a Sprint account for 90 days first. The only thing you can do is call Sprint customer service and try to ask them nicely. Good luck.
Yes I've done that I think. They gave me the unlock code or msl code. When I go to change settings by dialing ##data#, it asks for a 6 digit code to edit. and when I put in the msl code, it allows me to make the changes.
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The model # for Bluegrass is LG AS985. The open source is on lg's website. But again I know nothing. I'd donate to any cause if this is possible.
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Doesnt sound good man. I've fully flash a G3 to boost and would be willing to help you there....i dont know much about Bluegrass though