Hi,
I am going to go to brazil & Argentina in about a month and I'd like to use my Sprint Galaxy note 3 (SM-N900P) so I can use a local sim card over there. is that even possible with a CDMA phone? Do I need to root the phone to do it? What's my best option?
so far I only saw articles about unlocking to US carriers.
thank you!
Just call sprint so they can unlock it for international sim cards.
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Is the best you can do call sprint i have one and i tried to unlock it with my unlock boxes and i have no luck.
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eljapa said:
Is the best you can do call sprint i have one and i tried to unlock it with my unlock boxes and i have no luck.
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I've been searching through the Sprint Note 3 forums for the last 3-4 weeks and haven't found anything that can do this.
This exact question has been asked in various Q&A and General forums in the past month. OP should have posted in those instead of creating a new thread.
Regardless, in all of those threads no one has offered up anything other than calling Sprint. For the time being, it's the only "solution."
Edit: Having multiple threads for the same questions makes it difficult to find the information you're looking for. If we have one Q&A thread that has this question answered it's much easier to find that information when looking for it. If I have to open up 4 or 5 different threads just to find the one that has the answer, it's annoying. Yes, there are people like me who will do the dirty work of linking the other threads, but still, you have to look through a ton of threads to find the answer. It's much better (and easier) to "bump" an existing thread with something like the following:
Hey all,
I have the exact same question as the OP. Is there a way to unlock the phone for international use? I know that a month ago the only way was to call Sprint. Has that changed in the last month?
Regards,
Topher
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Replying to an existing thread with "bump" doesn't really add anything to the discussion and is annoying. Doing what I suggested will let others know that you actually read the original thread and understood what they said. Creating a new thread will make people like me assume that you didn't search and just want an "easy" answer. There are even those who will actively antagonize people who do this (i.e. trolls). Don't give the trolls food (by creating new posts to already asked questions) and they won't come out and troll.
Although complex and not available to people on contract, Can this be a solution???
1. Using the Sim Unlocking method for U.S carriers - Unlock your sim to another carrier ( I am thinking of trying t-mobile because of their free international data roaming).
2. switch to that carrier and port your number using your Sprint note 3.
3. have your new carrier unlock sim card.
4. optional : Switch back to Sprint.
What do you think?
Put a T-Mobile Sim card in and it says invalid Sim ... Sprint has to unlock ... no way around it
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Search XDA for for --> [GUIDE] SIM Unlock Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Lollipop 5.0.x
same method works
slolankn said:
Search XDA for for --> [GUIDE] SIM Unlock Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Lollipop 5.0.x
same method works
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help me! i instal custom rom but SSU still FC
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I have an ATT GS2 running cm9 and I would like to be able to use it for the year I will be in Korea.
Is it possible to simply flash a korean modem and have it work here? (does that question even make sense?) Or am I SOL because I don't have the international version?
All I want is to be able to stick in a korean sim card (from South Korean Telecom) and have it work, if I am misinformed or simply uninformed about the steps needed to make that work please let me know.
I've been a lurker for awhile and this is the first problem I've had where I actually have needed to post. Any replies are sincerely appreciated
PS: I know I am a n00b and n00bs creating threads is like the worst thing ever, but I searched the forums for a good long while before posting. I also posted this question in the i9100 forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28207590#post28207590), but nobody replied.
TTeacher said:
I have an ATT GS2 running cm9 and I would like to be able to use it for the year I will be in Korea.
Is it possible to simply flash a korean modem and have it work here? (does that question even make sense?) Or am I SOL because I don't have the international version?
All I want is to be able to stick in a korean sim card (from South Korean Telecom) and have it work, if I am misinformed or simply uninformed about the steps needed to make that work please let me know.
I've been a lurker for awhile and this is the first problem I've had where I actually have needed to post. Any replies are sincerely appreciated
PS: I know I am a n00b and n00bs creating threads is like the worst thing ever, but I searched the forums for a good long while before posting. I also posted this question in the i9100 forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28207590#post28207590), but nobody replied.
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You obviously did NOT search, reporting thread
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Nick281051 said:
You obviously did NOT search, reporting thread
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If the answer is out there and you found it where I could not, I apologize, but I would really appreciate it if you could let me know (a) the process that you used to find it and/or (b) the thread(s) with the answer to my question.
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If the answer is out there and you found it where I could not, I apologize, but I would really appreciate it if you could let me know (a) the process that you used to find it and/or (b) the thread(s) with the answer to my question.
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Unlock it, simple
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Try howardforums.com lots of knowledgeable people there that could possibly help
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nyamoV2 said:
Try howardforums.com lots of knowledgeable people there that could possibly help
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I am glad you sent me there, it has a lot of information but most of it is from 2008 or so, and I'm not sure if it is entirely relevant to my situation
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Unlock it, simple
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My phone is unlocked and I put an SKT sim in it today and although it did not come up with a sim rejected message there was no cell service. I have heard about the modem that is flashed on your phone affecting cell service, so do you think I should find a korean modem and flash it on my phone? If not what can I do?
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My phone is unlocked and I put an SKT sim in it today and although it did not come up with a sim rejected message there was no cell service. I have heard about the modem that is flashed on your phone affecting cell service, so do you think I should find a korean modem and flash it on my phone? If not what can I do?
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This is not an area that I know very much about, but I can give you some things to look into. First, as far as I know, you can only use an AT&T modem on the I777. There are a few options posted in the development forum, but they all work with the frequencies available on AT&T towers. I know the I777 is used in India, and a few other countries successfully, but I don't know about Korea. You have to look at what frequency your cell service is on, compared to the frequencies availabe on this phone. I'm guessing that you have a mis-match, but you'll have to do the research. So your original statement is probably true, that you would need the international version of the phone.
Edit: Did some looking around. You still need to check the frequency issue, but the main issue is that the SK sim card is locked, and you have to complete the following, which I grabbed from another forum:
For those of you who may not know, the rule currently is that every phone model that is not sold in Korea must be cleared by Korean Communications. They have an updated list of all models that have gone through testing and have been cleared so far (the N900 was already tested by someone else so I did not have to get recertification). The only requirement for me was to have the IMEI number registered with SK (this applies to KTF and LGT as well).
Just to summarize:
1) Make sure your phone is unlocked (not even a step really, common sense).
2) Check to see if your phone model has been tested by the KCC (optional step really as the list is very long and even some very niche phones have been tested already, if your phone is a model people have heard of, like you can just say the model name and 1 out of 10 people have heard of it, it'll have been tested).
3) Take it to your local branch office (SK/Tworld, KT/Qook Show, LG/uPlus) and make sure it is a branch office, not simply a retail outlet. The retail outlets are called "daeri-jeom" and the main offices are called "ji-jeom". You want to go to a "ji-jeom". There is usually 1 main "ji-jeom" per city.
4) Ask them to register your IMEI # and either purchase a SIM card or pop in your existing SIM car if you are a customer.
If you have an obscure phone that happens to have not been tested yet, there is an added step in the process that will take about 10 days and requires some paperwork but I won't comment on it as I don't have any first-hand experience going through that process.
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And, in case any of you are wondering why I would take the time to do this. I have a very good firend, actually the daughter of a very good friend, who is from the small town I live in, and who is currently teaching English in Korea. I know she would probably not even know how to search for the correct answer. So... this is for Lily.
Thank you so much! As you may have guessed, I am just starting out as an English teacher here in Korea, and I will be sure to pass on this information to all my other teachers who would like to use phones here.
Hi all,
I was just roaming around the forums and couldn't find an answer in another thread (if you've seen it before though a link to that thread would be wonderful).
I'm curious as to whether or not the phones (i.e. Samsung Galaxy S3 etc.) sold through Net10 via Quality 1 Wireless are unlocked when they are sold or if they are locked to Net10 and require unlocking. If they are locked my other question is whether or not they are as locked down as say the ones you buy in the store in packaging and if Net10 will unlock them after a certain amount of time for you.
Thanks in advance!
I don't know the answer to your question, but couldn't you ask net10 themselves?
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I'm coming from Sprint so using a sim card is really new to me.
can anyone tell me how i can unlock the At&t mega to use with tmobile? it seems from reading it needs to be unlocked but googling how to do this brings up a ton of different varying results. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm coming from Sprint so using a sim card is really new to me.
can anyone tell me how i can unlock the At&t mega to use with tmobile? it seems from reading it needs to be unlocked but googling how to do this brings up a ton of different varying results. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Mines is unlocked and running on tmobile prepaid $70 plan. U have to call at&t and ask them for the unlock code they will give it to u. I cant remember exactly how its done but it works. Hope this helps u.
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I'm coming from Sprint so using a sim card is really new to me.
can anyone tell me how i can unlock the At&t mega to use with tmobile? it seems from reading it needs to be unlocked but googling how to do this brings up a ton of different varying results. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi, I'm still on Sprint too with the Note 2. got a att Mega from Swappa running now on AT&T thru Straight Talk everything unlimited for $45. Just buy the activation kit at walmart and read the instructions. I have to play with some setting to get the data working but got it done. someone told me you have to have the sim card unlocked in order to data to work and someone told me different. I paid $30 to unlock my sim card. so I'm not sure if you need to do that first.
appreciate the help.
i ended up winning a canadian mega on ebay so it is already unlocked and isn't plagued with the locked bootloader. can't wait to get it this week.
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I can provide the codes for 5 bucks. just let me know
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Can you message me about it?
bought mine on ebay. Unlocked and using on Tmobile for about 2 months now.
If you buy it from ATT they make you sign up for some service. The cheapest they were willing was a $20 prepaid plan and then cancel it after I activated the phone. Total bull I couldn't pay full price and walk out.
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Can you message me about it?
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@ jzsidebott
Can You message me as well?
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knives of ice said:
I'm coming from Sprint so using a sim card is really new to me.
can anyone tell me how i can unlock the At&t mega to use with tmobile? it seems from reading it needs to be unlocked but googling how to do this brings up a ton of different varying results. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I would strongly suggest the metroPCS version.
If you already have, maybe you can trade for one.
Either way, you can unlock it for able 35ish or so. If you need a place, I have 1 or 2 reliable places.
Sombody can helo me how to unlock it?
Thanks
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So i recently bought a galaxy s4 off A friend who has verizon. I thought it would be easy to unlock since i seen plenty of videos of it. Well none of them worked lol. Now i have a rooted s4 with a tmobile sim card inside that doesnt work . Do you guys know anyway to unlock a verizon galaxy s4 SCH i545. To work with tmobile?
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So i recently bought a galaxy s4 off A friend who has verizon. I thought it would be easy to unlock since i seen plenty of videos of it. Well none of them worked lol. Now i have a rooted s4 with a tmobile sim card inside that doesnt work . Do you guys know anyway to unlock a verizon galaxy s4 SCH i545. To work with tmobile?
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Why don't you read a thread or two in the General forum, come back and tell us what you've learned?
Hint: you can't "unlock" it. There's a bootloader exploit for a limited number of phones with a very specific firmware revision, unless you have a Developer's Edition.
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Why don't you read a thread or two in the General forum, come back and tell us what you've learned?
Hint: you can't "unlock" it. There's a bootloader exploit for a limited number of phones with a very specific firmware revision, unless you have a Developer's Edition.
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Mind leading me to it. Im a total nub when it comes to the lingo and phones in general. Links would be a lot of help
douger1957 said:
Why don't you read a thread or two in the General forum, come back and tell us what you've learned?
Hint: you can't "unlock" it. There's a bootloader exploit for a limited number of phones with a very specific firmware revision, unless you have a Developer's Edition.
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Lol he's talking about unlocking It in terms of using using it on a different carrier. Nothing to do with bootloader
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richii0207 said:
Lol he's talking about unlocking It in terms of using using it on a different carrier. Nothing to do with bootloader
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Also if it helps my model number i545vruemj7
douger1957 said:
Why don't you read a thread or two in the General forum, come back and tell us what you've learned?
Hint: you can't "unlock" it. There's a bootloader exploit for a limited number of phones with a very specific firmware revision, unless you have a Developer's Edition.
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Haha wrong unlock
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So any help? Can i use this? Or is it a whole different build http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521485
So is there any hope for me? The lack of responses are killing me lol. I did try the service mode using the dialer and that didn't work D:. Now I'm using this as a ipod basically. Any help on how to make my tmboile service work would be much appreciated
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So is there any hope for me? The lack of responses are killing me lol. I did try the service mode using the dialer and that didn't work D:. Now I'm using this as a ipod basically. Any help on how to make my tmboile service work would be much appreciated
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I don't understand how the lack of responses could be "killing you", I mean, seriously?
Hint #1: THE I545 is not sim locked. You insert the T-Mobile SIM, configure the APN, and it'll work.
Hint #2: There's a "Search this forum" box. Type T-Mobile. You'll find the answers you seek by reading those threads.
Its killing me because i really want to use this phone. I tried entering my sim and apn stuff but nothing works.
I even called Tmobile and they said the sim card is fine, it could be Verizon blocking it. Which can be true because the first time I put in my sim, it was working and showed as tmobile but now it doesnt.
So should I flash a rom, would it work if i flash a Tmobile rom?
If I should flash a rom, do you have any for my model?
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Its killing me because i really want to use this phone. I tried entering my sim and apn stuff but nothing works.
I even called Tmobile and they said the sim card is fine, it could be Verizon blocking it. Which can be true because the first time I put in my sim, it was working and showed as tmobile but now it doesnt.
So should I flash a rom, would it work if i flash a Tmobile rom?
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No, you can't flash a T-Mobile ROM. You really need to read this sticky thread to help understand what's possible.
As I said, there's lots of threads providing directions for getting the i545 running on T-Mobile. You can find them easily.. there is no need for yet another thread about this.
Hm, I have been reading the threads. But all of them had a point where there phone can make calls and what not but just couldn't go on the internet. Mine can't do anything, I don't really see anyone posting anything about it.
My sim card works with everything else, its just this phone which is making me go asjdhasldkhlasdhk
If I'm not mistaken if the phone was paid off properly and is free from a contract then you should be able to walk into VZW and have them carrier unlock it for you. If he didn't pay off the phone then it's technically a phone with a bad esn and the first part of this post needs to be fulfilled.
Is there anyway where I can force Unlock it? He moved so I can't really go to him and ask him anything since he lives in China now.
Is there anyway I can get rid of the bad IMEI or ESN number? I heard flashing it to like HyperDrive can help.
Legality?
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Is there anyway I can get rid of the bad IMEI or ESN number? I heard flashing it to like HyperDrive can help.
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I actually believe this is illegal no?
Anyway, look into registering new APNs to your phone, the VZW GS4 SIM is already unlocked across carriers.
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If I'm not mistaken if the phone was paid off properly and is free from a contract then you should be able to walk into VZW and have them carrier unlock it for you. If he didn't pay off the phone then it's technically a phone with a bad esn and the first part of this post needs to be fulfilled.
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NO. No, not right, NO. Wrong. Incorrect. Invalid. Incorrect. Input rejected.
Do I make myself clear?
I'm getting tired of repeating this, but THE SCH-I545 IS NOT SIM LOCKED. It is not locked. It does not need to be unlocked. What you are saying is wrong, incorrect, invalid, unnecessary. You don't need to unlock. You get it always unlocked. You don't need to unlock it. Nobody needs to do anything to unlock it. It's not locked.
Do you get my drift yet?
The Federal Communications Commission required that carriers getting access to the 4G spectrum not lock their phones, so phones like the VZ Galaxy S4 are not SIM locked. Any carrier's SIM will work.
Comments like yours send people down a time-wasting path. It isn't locked. Why spend time unlocking it?
I just found out that when you go to settings>General (Tab)> Security, there's an option "Set up SIM Lock". When I tap on it, I get 2 options, 1 saying "Lock SIM Card" and there's a box with a check mark on it. When I tap on this option, it asks me a code.
Now, after seeing this can anyone tell me whether we can remove the SIM lock by some sort of a code (like other GSM Note 3s)?
Can anyone refer to a website from where I can get the unlock codes?
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I just found out that when you go to settings>General (Tab)> Security, there's an option "Set up SIM Lock". When I tap on it, I get 2 options, 1 saying "Lock SIM Card" and there's a box with a check mark on it. When I tap on this option, it asks me a code.
Now, after seeing this can anyone tell me whether we can remove the SIM lock by some sort of a code (like other GSM Note 3s)?
Can anyone refer to a website from where I can get the unlock codes?
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First, a disclaimer, then your answer...
Disclaimer: Searching first is the best policy
People posting questions before searching for them is a big problem here on XDA. So much so, in fact, that it has become rule number one in our Forum Rules. Posting multiple Q&A threads not only makes those of us who answer questions exasperated, it also means floods the forum with multiple threads that essentially hold identical information. If there are 10 posts talking about updating your phone, it's easier to miss the 1 that refers to your specific problem.
Searching is a great tool here on XDA. I know that the mobile search functions aren't the best, but it's still possible to at least Google for it. A simple search for "international" in the Q&A and General Forums comes up with the following threads, all of which have relatively recent information:
[Q] Unlocking Sim for International use (Sprint) (Last reply May 22nd)
International Use Without Sprint unlock? (Last reply May 15th)
International sim unlock wasn't approved (Last reply April 29th)
It's always better to "bump" an existing thread than it is to create a new one, since it means less clutter on the site and it centralizes information (there are rules on bumping, though). A future person with the same question will see a post with 20+ replies and know it's worth reading.
Answer: Call Sprint
Currently, the only solution for unlocking your SIM for international use it to call Sprint and ask very nicely. It seems that Sprint isn't very keen on releasing this phone for international use, but some people have gotten them to do it. See post 11 in this thread.
I hope this adequately answers your question.
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First, a disclaimer, then your answer...
Disclaimer: Searching first is the best policy
People posting questions before searching for them is a big problem here on XDA. So much so, in fact, that it has become rule number one in our Forum Rules. Posting multiple Q&A threads not only makes those of us who answer questions exasperated, it also means floods the forum with multiple threads that essentially hold identical information. If there are 10 posts talking about updating your phone, it's easier to miss the 1 that refers to your specific problem.
Searching is a great tool here on XDA. I know that the mobile search functions aren't the best, but it's still possible to at least Google for it. A simple search for "international" in the Q&A and General Forums comes up with the following threads, all of which have relatively recent information:
[Q] Unlocking Sim for International use (Sprint) (Last reply May 22nd)
International Use Without Sprint unlock? (Last reply May 15th)
International sim unlock wasn't approved (Last reply April 29th)
It's always better to "bump" an existing thread than it is to create a new one, since it means less clutter on the site and it centralizes information (there are rules on bumping, though). A future person with the same question will see a post with 20+ replies and know it's worth reading.
Answer: Call Sprint
Currently, the only solution for unlocking your SIM for international use it to call Sprint and ask very nicely. It seems that Sprint isn't very keen on releasing this phone for international use, but some people have gotten them to do it. See post 11 in this thread.
I hope this adequately answers your question.
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Thank you very much for your detailed reply but I've been following all these threads (and some more) for a long time and I know that only Sprint is unlocking it.
What I was wondering was that if there is an unlock option that requires a code, can any developer create an app that would try different combinations for 4 to 8 digits until the actual code is found and accepted.
I don't know much about development so I don't even know if this is even possible. That's why I asked here.
The lock you are looking at is not a lock/unlock for carriers but rather a security measure for the sim in the same way one can lock or encrypt an sd card.
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