[Q] sim unlock - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3

How to unlock sim on sm-n900p?

Looks like you need to be a Sprint Customer and call Sprint customer service. They will unlock the sim for you.
Someone correct me if I am wrong.

DarkManX4lf said:
Looks like you need to be a Sprint Customer and call Sprint customer service. They will unlock the sim for you.
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
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Bad ESN call sprint ????????

quocvieth said:
Bad ESN call sprint ????????
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If you have a bad esn phone you can't use that phone on Sprint. Therefore you can't ask Sprint to sim unlock.

For sure they will not unlock if its bad esn.
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activating my rezound

Hi i just got my rezound in the mail from Ebay. I'm trying to activate it by dialing *228 but it keeps saying on the screen "sim card activated updating roaming capabilities" or something like that. Every other phone all i had to do was dial *228 and follow the instructions then put in my number and done. What am i doing wrong?. By the way it has a Sim card that came with it and clean esn. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The SIM has to be provisioned to your account. Either call Verizon, or take it to a Verizon store.
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shaggsdclown said:
Hi i just got my rezound in the mail from Ebay. I'm trying to activate it by dialing *228 but it keeps saying on the screen "sim card activated updating roaming capabilities" or something like that. Every other phone all i had to do was dial *228 and follow the instructions then put in my number and done. What am i doing wrong?. By the way it has a Sim card that came with it and clean esn. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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shrike1978 said:
The SIM has to be provisioned to your account. Either call Verizon, or take it to a Verizon store.
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yep. the sim needs to be programmed with your account info. you should be able to call 611 and then tell them to activate the phone.
I tried 611 and *611 only get that fast busy signal .any other numbers to try?
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shaggsdclown said:
I tried 611 and *611 only get that fast busy signal .any other numbers to try?
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i have been told the 228 doesn't work for 4g sim cards, only normal phones without sims i think not sure.
You need to call the Verizon 1 (800) # to activate the sim card. You can also give the rep the IMEI on the phone. Turn phone off and then back on and it should automatically activate.
i could be wrong but i believe you may need a new sim card from either verizon store or there site..they are free. i had this problem when it tried reactivating my rezound. i was told the 4g sim was a one shot deal and were good for one activation. someone correct me please if im wrong.
motodanr1 said:
i could be wrong but i believe you may need a new sim card from either verizon store or there site..they are free. i had this problem when it tried reactivating my rezound. i was told the 4g sim was a one shot deal and were good for one activation. someone correct me please if im wrong.
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It may be the they are only good for one person and can't be transferred. Never really thought about it. You can, however, move the SIM between phones as much as you want once it's activated.
Thanx everyone. I called Verizon from a landline and got it activated in minutes.
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[Q] Question

So i bought a samsung galaxy note off a guy on craigslist about 3-4 weeks ago and today i noticed i didnt recieve any calls or texts from anyone, so i checked my phone and could get a signal at all, so i reset the phone to factory using kies and now it says, Phone Not Allowed MM#6 and i cant connect to any network
someone please help and tell me what i can possibly do to solve this issue
I did a little research and it could be a few things... Either you've gave the carrier the wrong IME number or the phone was reported lost or stolen by the original customer... I would call the carrier the phone is for and ask them. Also if the original owner hasn't paid his phone bill the carrier can lock the ime from being used... I've heard a lot of people buying phones on Craigslist like that...
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civicgsr19 said:
I did a little research and it could be a few things... Either you've gave the carrier the wrong IME number or the phone was reported lost or stolen by the original customer... I would call the carrier the phone is for and ask them. Also if the original owner hasn't paid his phone bill the carrier can lock the ime from being used... I've heard a lot of people buying phones on Craigslist like that...
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thank you sooo much for your reply but i called AT&T and T-Mobile and they sent me to the stolen phone dept and they say the phone is not blacklisted or blocked in any manor so now i gotta find out what to do because this doesn't make sense
I have reset the phone to factory state = no fix
tried a different tmobile sim = no fix
tried calling att to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
called T-Mobile to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
tried to install custom rom = no fix
tried to restore phone thru kies = no fix
tried my sim in my GF's phone = my sim works perfect
im out of ideas and idk what to do!
srkrono said:
thank you sooo much for your reply but i called AT&T and T-Mobile and they sent me to the stolen phone dept and they say the phone is not blacklisted or blocked in any manor so now i gotta find out what to do because this doesn't make sense
I have reset the phone to factory state = no fix
tried a different tmobile sim = no fix
tried calling att to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
called T-Mobile to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
tried to install custom rom = no fix
tried to restore phone thru kies = no fix
tried my sim in my GF's phone = my sim works perfect
im out of ideas and idk what to do!
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so it's an AT&T note and you're using it on Tmobile right? have you tried an AT&T sim? If you don't have one available to you, I think you can go into an AT&T store and ask them if they can do a quick check for you. Be sweet, apologetic for using their time, maybe send your gf in to flirt with them a little they'll more than likely give you a hand.
Theoriginalgiga said:
so it's an AT&T note and you're using it on Tmobile right? have you tried an AT&T sim? If you don't have one available to you, I think you can go into an AT&T store and ask them if they can do a quick check for you. Be sweet, apologetic for using their time, maybe send your gf in to flirt with them a little they'll more than likely give you a hand.
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Yea i know its a dumb question but is the phone unlocked?
civicgsr19 said:
Yea i know its a dumb question but is the phone unlocked?
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I wouldn't say it's a dumb questoin, I've forgotten simple things like that myself so it's easy to overlook. Good call.
Theoriginalgiga said:
so it's an AT&T note and you're using it on Tmobile right? have you tried an AT&T sim? If you don't have one available to you, I think you can go into an AT&T store and ask them if they can do a quick check for you. Be sweet, apologetic for using their time, maybe send your gf in to flirt with them a little they'll more than likely give you a hand.
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me and my GF are gonna try that after she gets out of school, but im just so lost right now and cant understand why this is happening, i paid $275 for this phone and it worked for over a month now
civicgsr19 said:
Yea i know its a dumb question but is the phone unlocked?
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not a stupid question, i did not say if it was unlocked or not
but yes it is, i received the unlock code directly from ATT so im not sure on how to fix this, if the ATT sim works then i will just sell it as an att phone
What modem is showing in the phone ? (needs blaze modem for TMO, if it's an ATT device)
And are your APN settings correct ? (needs the TMO apn's)
Two nails in the coffin for service if not correct.....
just brainstorming....g
And sometimes the network around you has a brain-fart. Sometimes those problems go away within a day.
Everything seems fine I restored it to stock thru kies, but I went to att and tried a live sim and it worked like I should its for some reason only T-Mobile Sims that don't work ugh!
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srkrono said:
Everything seems fine I restored it to stock thru kies, but I went to att and tried a live sim and it worked like I should its for some reason only T-Mobile Sims that don't work ugh!
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Try to unlock it again. I'm using my At&t branded unlocked Note on T-Mobile with no issues.
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When I have a T-Mobile sim in it doesn't give an option to unlock again
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srkrono said:
When I have a T-Mobile sim in it doesn't give an option to unlock again
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Maybe try this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
Or This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109977
mahgninnuc93 said:
Maybe try this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
Or This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109977
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thank you for your reply but i have tried these steps and nothing worked, i just cant understand why tmobile would block the phone if AT&T (which is what service the phone is purchased from) and other GSM carriers have not blocked it at all, just very fustrating!
mahgninnuc93 said:
Maybe try this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
Or This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109977
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isn't that second link one of the OPs threads?
Unlock is permanent. Getting t- mobile to work on the at&t version is hit-or-miss.
Its just weird that I had this phone working for over a month now and no problems what so ever till now, and its only T-Mobile Sims that are locked out
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Have you tried a newer t mobile sim card. Some phones don't play well with the old tmobile sim cards.
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charlieb620 said:
Have you tried a newer t mobile sim card. Some phones don't play well with the old tmobile sim cards.
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i have an updated sim card (that i know of) but your right i can try and make sure i have the latest sim, thanks for the advice

[Q] GSM unlock

Does anyone know how to GSM unlock the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for use with domestic SIM cards? It's got to be possible; people have done it for the HTC One and S4. I tried dialing *#0011# and pressing menu > back, but that simply does absolutely nothing.
petarmarinov37 said:
Does anyone know how to GSM unlock the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for use with domestic SIM cards? It's got to be possible; people have done it for the HTC One and S4. I tried dialing *#0011# and pressing menu > back, but that simply does absolutely nothing.
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I was told by bestbuy sim is only for LTE...
sprint does it for u..international department
kosmo42o said:
I was told by bestbuy sim is only for LTE...
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What...? What are you talking about?
petarmarinov37 said:
What...? What are you talking about?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2480180
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2480180
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Oh. Yes, I know this. I thought he said the BestBuy SIM, which is why I was confused. Yes, it is only for LTE while in the USA, but it connects to GSM outside the USA. The phone is most definitely fully GSM capable.
DruoGaby said:
sprint does it for u..international department
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Nope. They'll only unlock it for international use. I need to get it unlocked for use on AT&T and T-Mobile, which they will not do.
petarmarinov37 said:
Nope. They'll only unlock it for international use. I need to get it unlocked for use on AT&T and T-Mobile, which they will not do.
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why would u wanna do that tho?
petarmarinov37 said:
Nope. They'll only unlock it for international use. I need to get it unlocked for use on AT&T and T-Mobile, which they will not do.
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It's beyond unlock. Sprint's Note 3 radio is patched to ignore T-mobile and AT&T towers in US. SIM unlock will not help in that matter.
If you have it rooted and custom bootloader you might want to try and FLASH Verizon's note 3 modem.bin file to see if it helps (probably not)
i unlocked it for domestic.
leond said:
It's beyond unlock. Sprint's Note 3 radio is patched to ignore T-mobile and AT&T towers in US. SIM unlock will not help in that matter.
If you have it rooted and custom bootloader you might want to try and FLASH Verizon's note 3 modem.bin file to see if it helps (probably not)
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i already cracked it for domestic see my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49017479#post49017479
Sprint cell phones excluding the blackberry series iPhone 4s 5 5s 5c can only be used internationally
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note3 sprint UNLOCK
jejogo said:
i already cracked it for domestic see my thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49017479#post49017479
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Hi , I did everything on tutorial, red X on antenna, no signal, no service,phone has clean esn , any solution.? thanks

International sim unlock wasn't approved

So I went the international chat section of the Sprint website. I got in touch with a rep who looked into my account.
They said that the sim unlock need to be requested as I've unlocked my phone once in 12 months. My previous phone was an HTC One, which I called for unlocking in 6/2013.
Anyways, the request was put in..
I got an email back today stating that it wasn't approved.
This email is intended to confirm that your request to unlock your device has been received by our Back Office group and has been reviewed.
Unfortunately at this time we are unable to complete your device unlock request. The policy only allows one unlock within a 12 calendar month period. Since a device has already been unlocked during the past 12 months, no additional unlocks may be processed.
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How would I go about unlocking the sim since I need to use it on my trip to Asia? Without calling Sprint.
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You can't, Sprint has to do it. It makes no sense to me to deny unlocking because you decided to get a new phone. I would e-mail [email protected] and [email protected] and tell them what's going on. If that doesn't get it solved, nothing will.
So the really sucks. If you buy a Sprint phone at full price, then want to unlock it, they won't if you already have asked them to unlock a phone within a year.... That's bs
DarkManX4lf said:
So the really sucks. If you buy a Sprint phone at full price, then want to unlock it, they won't if you already have asked them to unlock a phone within a year.... That's bs
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yes totally BS!
now i can't even use the phone on my oversea trip.
Can anyone recommend an app to unlock my note 3 network lock?
samosa11 said:
Can anyone recommend an app to unlock my note 3 network lock?
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There isn't one.
DarkManX4lf said:
There isn't one.
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you can probably temporarily swap the phone with the one on another liine (if you have one or a friend on sprint), ask Sprint to unlock then swap back?
leond said:
you can probably temporarily swap the phone with the one on another liine (if you have one or a friend on sprint), ask Sprint to unlock then swap back?
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Not sure if that will work. It might? I think either you have to be a Sprint Customer for a certain amount of time or you have to have the phone on your account for a certain amount of time.
DarkManX4lf said:
Not sure if that will work. It might? I think either you have to be a Sprint Customer for a certain amount of time or you have to have the phone on your account for a certain amount of time.
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90 Days on the account .... May get a supervisor to override that but that is iffy
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I got mine but I was told next: quoting sprint rep "note 3 comes unlocked for international sim cards but here is MSL code, just in case".
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erik077 said:
I got mine but I was told next: quoting sprint rep "note 3 comes unlocked for international sim cards but here is MSL code, just in case".
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Note 3 doesn't come unlocked for international sim if you put one in without getting Sprint to unlock it will just say invalid sim .... Sprint reps are freaking idiots
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I didn't have a chance to test it but I agree when it comes to their "knowledge". On my previous unlock request they transferred me to department who provide prices for international calls.
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Can you call Sprint to unlock a Note 3 if you're not a sprint customer (For International Use)
I called sprint today. They refused to unlock my phone for international use because I'm not a customer. They said since my phone was never on the sprint network, they couldn't do it. My phone is on Ringplus, an mvno.

Verizon One Max on Sprint?

Unlocked Verizon one max on sprint network with a simple sim swap?
bschmidy10 said:
Unlocked Verizon one max on sprint network with a simple sim swap?
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They're both CDMA carriers and need to be provisioned so probably not.
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It works fine on t mobile.... Does that change anything?
bschmidy10 said:
It works fine on t mobile.... Does that change anything?
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T-Mobile and att are gsm carriers phone may work on both depending on frequencies.
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But sprint is a no go? (thank for the help guys) I know t-mobile and att are similar and Verizon and sprint are similar, but I don't understand the provisioning thing very much... I thought that was an old thing they did before it was all done thru sim cards, as I understand it now, Verizon, t mobile, and at&t assuming the phone is unlocked and has the correct frequencies available, should all be interchangeable? But sprint can't work unless the phone is a sprint exclusive due to provisioning?
bschmidy10 said:
But sprint is a no go? (thank for the help guys) I know t-mobile and att are similar and Verizon and sprint are similar, but I don't understand the provisioning thing very much... I thought that was an old thing they did before it was all done thru sim cards, as I understand it now, Verizon, t mobile, and at&t assuming the phone is unlocked and has the correct frequencies available, should all be interchangeable? But sprint can't work unless the phone is a sprint exclusive due to provisioning?
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Both still run on CDMA lte is for data and some voice only. CDMA I believe is still used for activation. They need to provision or "okay" phones to be used on their network.
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sprint vs verizon
Hello,
may be a little noob question but how can i check if i have verizon or sprint version of one max?
thanks for reply in advance
What service are you on? That would be the best way
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