On my way to pickup a Note 2 from a dealer that sells unlocked verizon phones. Just want to make sure i can activate this, and root it, etc? I know NOTHING about unlocked cells..
DatacomGuy said:
On my way to pickup a Note 2 from a dealer that sells unlocked verizon phones. Just want to make sure i can activate this, and root it, etc? I know NOTHING about unlocked cells..
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all of the i605 ( note 2 verizon ) is unlocked by default, so yeah you can root it.
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Can I domestic SIM unlock the Sprint Note 3 without going through Sprint to international unlock? Can I internationally unlock it without contacting Sprint? I bought this phone on craigslist for cheap but I do not have Sprint service. I would like to do whatever I can to make it work for AT&T otherwise I will just have to sell it. Thank you for any help!
JMB101 said:
Can I domestic SIM unlock the Sprint Note 3 without going through Sprint to international unlock? Can I internationally unlock it without contacting Sprint? I bought this phone on craigslist for cheap but I do not have Sprint service. I would like to do whatever I can to make it work for AT&T otherwise I will just have to sell it. Thank you for any help!
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Not possible at the moment. Only way to unlock is through Sprint.
miguelfp1 said:
Not possible at the moment. Only way to unlock is through Sprint.
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Do you know if Sprint will do this if I am not a Sprint Customer? The phone has a clean IMEI
I believe Sprint won't do it unless you completed your contract or paid full price for phone
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JMB101 said:
Do you know if Sprint will do this if I am not a Sprint Customer? The phone has a clean IMEI
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Problem is that it is done ota, this is why phone needs to be active with them. Sprint policy is one unlock per year from what countless others have stated.
idone said:
Problem is that it is done ota, this is why phone needs to be active with them. Sprint policy is one unlock per year from what countless others have stated.
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Thank you for the help everyone
Today I sold my galaxy it was my worst purchase that I ever make. The phone was totally the best of all but I never understand why in us you must buy a phone with carrier and the unlocked phones are difficult to find.
adrikos23 said:
Today I sold my galaxy it was my worst purchase that I ever make. The phone was totally the best of all but I never understand why in us you must buy a phone with carrier and the unlocked phones are difficult to find.
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I believe Verizon sells all of their phones unlocked (as long as you ask for an unlocked phone). If Verizon doesn't, I'm pretty sure AT&T does. Now if you are talking about the bootloader being unlocked, T-Mobile's S6 Edge + is bootloader unlocked.
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Yes but only in Verizon I can use other sim from other country. If I will buy T-Mobile I will have unlocked bootloader but I will have problem with other sim
adrikos23 said:
Today I sold my galaxy it was my worst purchase that I ever make. The phone was totally the best of all but I never understand why in us you must buy a phone with carrier and the unlocked phones are difficult to find.
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totally agree.
How much you sold it for?
phiftyopz said:
I believe Verizon sells all of their phones unlocked (as long as you ask for an unlocked phone). If Verizon doesn't, I'm pretty sure AT&T does. Now if you are talking about the bootloader being unlocked, T-Mobile's S6 Edge + is bootloader unlocked.
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They only come unlocked for gsm use for voice and then you would have to set the right apn. For CDMA sim cards you still need to unlock the phone like most others. The fcc requires verizon to sell their phones unlocked but it's only for GSM. Anything else you have to unlock specifically.
Are all US Verizon V10's unlocked and can be used with any carrier?
Yes all new Verizon phones come unlocked
drewcam888 said:
Yes all new Verizon phones come unlocked
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WHAT!!!!!! you are kidding wright :laugh:
foamerman said:
WHAT!!!!!! you are kidding wright :laugh:
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They are all sim unlocked
Dang...and I just reupped with T-Mobile and had to adb/fastboot/TWRP to unlock and root my V10.
Noob here, is it possible to buy a T-mobile variant, root it, then drop in a Verizon SIM without losing root? Is there any workaround to get root while on Verizon?
GeneralDon said:
Noob here, is it possible to buy a T-mobile variant, root it, then drop in a Verizon SIM without losing root? Is there any workaround to get root while on Verizon?
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Of course. The sim card has no bearing on if the phone is rooted or not. You probably won't get all of Verizon's LTE bands in the T mobile version. I honestly doubt at the moment if the Verizon variant will ever get root.
LGVfan10 said:
Dang...and I just reupped with T-Mobile and had to adb/fastboot/TWRP to unlock and root my V10.
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You are thinking of the wrong kinda unlock, you are thinking of bootloader unlock, but OP is referring to carrier unlocked, meaning that the Verizon version can be used on att Sprint and T-Mobile.
Redjay412 said:
You are thinking of the wrong kinda unlock, you are thinking of bootloader unlock, but OP is referring to carrier unlocked, meaning that the Verizon version can be used on att Sprint and T-Mobile.
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There's caveats to that. Not everything works as expected. 4g etc...
No root......dont hold tour breathe. Verizon locks them down tight. Too much of a challenge to attempt.
ericpbritt said:
No root......dont hold tour breathe. Verizon locks them down tight. Too much of a challenge to attempt.
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Never say never, the G3 wasn't supposed to ever get root, and it did, so anything is possible. In fact, a lot of Devs look at it as a challenge
goldsmitht said:
Never say never, the G3 wasn't supposed to ever get root, and it did, so anything is possible. In fact, a lot of Devs look at it as a challenge
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Only after the G3 was old news.....most people had already moved on before the phone got root. The Note 4 users are still SOL...
Hey, I'm trying to find out how to Sim Unlock my phone. It's locked to sprint right now and I want to Sim Unlock it to work with cricket wireless. Can someone please tell me the instructions on how to do so. I know some threads have been talking about carrier switching but that's for the firmware, that doesn't actually sim unlock the phone. Thank you.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-SPRINT-S8-S8-PLUS-REMOTE-FACTORY-GSM-SIM-CARRIER-UNLOCK-SERVICE/142480699077?hash=item212c82eec5%3Ag%3AiLgAAOSwtS1Zl-CC
So I did this. Now if I go and flash a different room through Odin. Will this affect my sim unlock?
beauoare said:
So I did this. Now if I go and flash a different rom through Odin. Will this affect my sim unlock?
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It should have no effect on it
dhonzik said:
It should have no effect on it
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Hi mate, as I see u used bought this service from ebay, and unlocked your phone, I am looking for it now but as I see from seller's description now, it says "DO NOT BUY IF Baseband version: G955USQU2BQK5" which is mine version atm, do you maybe know how can I unlock my Sprint S8+ at this moment?
Hi! I live in Ukraine and I am thinking about buying sprint S8 bad esn on Ebay. Will it work internationally (in Ukraine)? Do I have to unlock it to use internationally? I had many Verizon bad esn phones and all of them work perfectly.
mapki said:
Hi! I live in Ukraine and I am thinking about buying sprint S8 bad esn on Ebay. Will it work internationally (in Ukraine)? Do I have to unlock it to use internationally? I had many Verizon bad esn phones and all of them work perfectly.
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if it is unlocked it will work internationally, if it is not so just unlock it
Yes. You pay your phone in full to sprint then click uicc unlock
Are you able to activate it?
So I got my unlocked version from samsung and tried to activate through sprint with the sim card from my s7edge and they are telling me I need to purchase a new sim because this one isn't compatible
What gives?
Had to do the same thing with my S8+ coming from S7 edge. Quick trip to Sprint store with your new phone in hand and they will give you the Sim card and activate it. You probably will not be charged either. I didn't and I bought my S8 from Best buy.
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jasming917 said:
Had to do the same thing with my S8+ coming from S7 edge. Quick trip to Sprint store with your new phone in hand and they will give you the Sim card and activate it. You probably will not be charged either. I didn't and I bought my S8 from Best buy.
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corporate store?
Yes.
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is there any reason to buy the sprint version instead of the unlocked phone? Once you activate the phone on sprint doesn't it just download all the bloatware?..
I had an order from Samsung but I'm about to cancel it since people who ordered after me are already getting their phone and I'm still in preorder status
Is anyone going to flash the sprint stock on their unlocked to get carrier functions? Do we need a special version of Odin like the s8+?
BlueFox721 said:
Is anyone going to flash the sprint stock on their unlocked to get carrier functions? Do we need a special version of Odin like the s8+?
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what carrier functions are missing? I could be wrong but locked boot loader means no flashing?
purchasedPhone said:
what carrier functions are missing? I could be wrong but locked boot loader means no flashing?
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We can flash stock software's just like the S8 and S8+ with odin...they are signed....to mix parts of the software they used a different version of Odin,
I was just seeing if anyone is going to try right away...
So i am in NYC and called /stopped by stores and none have the note 8 or sim cards for it.
Sprint is supposedly overnighting the cards to me. so I have a phone that can't active since no sim .
BlueFox721 said:
We can flash stock software's just like the S8 and S8+ with odin...they are signed....to mix parts of the software they used a different version of Odin,
I was just seeing if anyone is going to try right away...
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I was genuinely curious I haven't been on android in 4 years and I'm coming back. I have sprint version ordered but like I said I'm about to cancel it... so I can order unlocked version and actually flash firmware later? as long as it's been officially signed?
purchasedPhone said:
I was genuinely curious I haven't been on android in 4 years and I'm coming back. I have sprint version ordered but like I said I'm about to cancel it... so I can order unlocked version and actually flash firmware later? as long as it's been officially signed?
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That's what they have been doing with S8+...check out the S8+ forums and see if it something you want to try...
I had the same problem trying to use my s7e sim. Thanks to a user on reddit I found a solution. You need a new sim. The sim fro the s8 and s8+ will work for the Note 8. Here is the sim info.
SKU: CZ4114LWQ
UPC: 854798005125
Part: SIMOLW416Q
Model: ISIM V2
I had to go to 3 different corporate stores before I found one that carried it.
can someone be specific in any of the missing features or functionality of the unlocked phone when using on Sprint's network?..
my carrier phone order from 8/29 is still stuck in pre order. a big reason I had ordered carrier was to not get stuck waiting and because I assumed the unlocked phone would not operate as well as the carrier phone on sprints network. so, how does it work?
I've had unlocked phones on sprint before. The only big thing I've noticed that's missing is the sprint free wifi calling functionality (it doesn't work very well, so I never use it), and their wifi security app. Everything else is good.
I just ordered an unlocked note 8 (note 7 promotion). My reason for unlocked is I find they hold their resale much better then the carrier specific phones.
Unlocked version:
Hotspot - Awesome
Download Booster - Awesome
No Bloat - Awesome
Wi-Fi Calling - working awesomely
Sprint Version:
LTE Calling - I might miss, might be worth flashing Sprint mod when available...
mikeandlara said:
I've had unlocked phones on sprint before. The only big thing I've noticed that's missing is the sprint free wifi calling functionality (it doesn't work very well, so I never use it), and their wifi security app. Everything else is good.
I just ordered an unlocked note 8 (note 7 promotion). My reason for unlocked is I find they hold their resale much better then the carrier specific phones.
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WiFi calling there...and working
Wi-Fi Calling
So if I have Sprint variant is there an unlocked rom lurking around somewhere that I can install?
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brandoncheney05 said:
So if I have Sprint variant is there an unlocked rom lurking around somewhere that I can install?
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You can flash the unlocked firmware in the guide section using Prince Comsy's firmware...
so what's the real benefit to buying the unlocked version ? is the bootloader is still locked ?