People,
what is your go to website for getting the unlock code
i have a metro pcs p769 and want to stick a tmobile sim on it
Thanks
maxolini said:
People,
what is your go to website for getting the unlock code
i have a metro pcs p769 and want to stick a tmobile sim on it
Thanks
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I've always used http://unlockthatphone.com/ but I don't think that they support Metro.
shivwest said:
I've always used http://unlockthatphone.com/ but I don't think that they support Metro.
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they dont support metro
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im planning to buy a Samsung Vibrant to use it with another carrier, my only doubt is if ANY Vibrant CAN be UNlocked?
Thanks in Advance.
Yes all vibrant should be able to be unlocked, just make sure that you have a sim card that is not t-mobile
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Thanks.
One more thing. What is "hardware locked"? i've seen it in other posts but i don't know what it means.
wilee1928 said:
Thanks.
One more thing. What is "hardware locked"? i've seen it in other posts but i don't know what it means.
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unable to get into recovery or download mode using the physical keys.
Why you want to unlock a Vibrant to use on another carrier? All of the 4 major carriers in the USA has a Galaxy S model. Use the one that your carrier has.
By the way, if you unlock the Vibrant it will only work on GSM networks (AT&T and TMO)
quest4fire said:
Why you want to unlock a Vibrant to use on another carrier? All of the 4 major carriers in the USA has a Galaxy S model. Use the one that your carrier has.
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I want the Vibrant because it definitely has more dev-support. Also I like it more i9000-ish.
quest4fire said:
By the way, if you unlock the Vibrant it will only work on GSM networks (AT&T and TMO)
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I plan to use it with Telcel/Mexico (uses same bands as ATT).
zephiK said:
unable to get into recovery or download mode using the physical keys.
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Thanks a lot, that makes sense.
wilee1928 said:
I plan to use it with Telcel/Mexico (uses same bands as ATT).
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Hi. First of all sorry for my english.
i just bought an unlock Samsung vibrant from T-mobile but i am having trouble with 3g with telcel it doesnt work only 2G but when i change to movistar SIM it does work the 3g i have no idea about the reason maybe in the next update it can be fix. Good luck
PD. if u know how to make it work reply plz
smooky45 said:
Hi. First of all sorry for my english.
i just bought an unlock Samsung vibrant from T-mobile but i am having trouble with 3g with telcel it doesnt work only 2G but when i change to movistar SIM it does work the 3g i have no idea about the reason maybe in the next update it can be fix. Good luck
PD. if u know how to make it work reply plz
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Telcel uses the same 3G bands as AT&T (850Mhz/1900Mhz); T-Mobile on the other hand uses 1700/2100 MHz. When it comes to 2G, both T-Mobile and AT&T use the same frequencies.
So basically, there's nothing to fix. If you wanted to use Telcel's 3G network you should have gotten a Samsung Captivate and not a Vibrant. The phone will work, but you will be limited to 2G speeds.
You said it works with Movistar though, so perhaps your best bet would be switching carriers? Still, it's a really sweet phone even if you can't use Telcel's 3G network.
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Actually, I think you should be after the Bell Vibrant instead of the T-Mobile's Vibrant. Either that or the Captivate.
Both the Bell (Canada) Vibrant and AT&T's Captivate have the same 3g bands as Telcel and Movistar (850/1900 3g). I would go with either of those for full 3g coverage just in case the 3g down there is as weird as AT&T's (From what I've read AT&T is kinda transitioning it's 3g from the 1900 band and pushing it more onto 850). Besides, not too many places support T-Mobile's Vibrant 3g band (AWS).
Can non-activated Vibrant be unlocked?
I've read related threads but haven't found an answer that really helps me. I'm buying a new Vibrant from someone tomorrow that hasn't been activated yet. As soon as I get it I'm planning on unlocking it to work on AT&T. Will I be able to unlock the Vibrant if it hasn't been activated on T-Mobile yet? Thanks for your help.
rml4uk said:
I've read related threads but haven't found an answer that really helps me. I'm buying a new Vibrant from someone tomorrow that hasn't been activated yet. As soon as I get it I'm planning on unlocking it to work on AT&T. Will I be able to unlock the Vibrant if it hasn't been activated on T-Mobile yet? Thanks for your help.
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Yes you can, the first thing I did after finishing with the unboxing of my Vibrant was unlock the phone and instert my At&t sim card... no need at all to first activate with TMO
eortizr said:
Yes you can, the first thing I did after finishing with the unboxing of my Vibrant was unlock the phone and instert my At&t sim card... no need at all to first activate with TMO
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Awesome! Thanks a lot. Did you use the Samsung Galaxy S Unlock Tool to unlock yours?
If telcel uses the same bands as at&t then you should have 3g try seeing which band your phone has checked to on. 850 is disabled by default if you go to one of Eugene's froyo builds thread there you will see how to enable the band to have 3g on your phone for that specific carrier which is most likely the 850 band.
Try that if it doesn't work sorry I tried to help. I hope it works for you though enjoy your vibrant.
smooky45 said:
Hi. First of all sorry for my english.
i just bought an unlock Samsung vibrant from T-mobile but i am having trouble with 3g with telcel it doesnt work only 2G but when i change to movistar SIM it does work the 3g i have no idea about the reason maybe in the next update it can be fix. Good luck
PD. if u know how to make it work reply plz
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I believe that's the one I used. Its a free app in the market that works perfectly fine.
rml4uk said:
Awesome! Thanks a lot. Did you use the Samsung Galaxy S Unlock Tool to unlock yours?
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Did you have to root your Vibrant before you could unlock it? I tried to run the unlock tool but it said no codes could be found. I had read that some of the newer Vibrants were firmware locked so you have to root before you can unlock. This one is brand new so I'm guessing I need to root it first. Any thoughts?
Maybe, idk. I've had my vibrant since it came out and its been rooted so I can't help you there. Why don't you just root?
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Did you have to root your Vibrant before you could unlock it? I tried to run the unlock tool but it said no codes could be found. I had read that some of the newer Vibrants were firmware locked so you have to root before you can unlock. This one is brand new so I'm guessing I need to root it first. Any thoughts?
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Which rooting method did you use?
I got as a gift a Galaxy Mega 6.3" (SCH-R960) and its for US Cellular. They don't have coverage or dealers in my area (CA, US) so I need to flash it to work with any other CDMA network. How could I do that?
tegraconn said:
I got as a gift a Galaxy Mega 6.3" (SCH-R960) and its for US Cellular. They don't have coverage or dealers in my area (CA, US) so I need to flash it to work with any other CDMA network. How could I do that?
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You could possibly just sim unlock the device and use another carriers sim card
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jzsidebott said:
You could possibly just sim unlock the device and use another carriers sim card
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Thanks, but this is a CDMA phone. That can only be done on GSM phones.
tegraconn said:
Thanks, but this is a CDMA phone. That can only be done on GSM phones.
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sorry didnt know that.
I am in the same situation.
please can some one tell me how can i activate this phone with another company here in my country. how to get spc and prl please.
thank you I will appreciated
mastterjuan said:
please can some one tell me how can i activate this phone with another company here in my country. how to get spc and prl please.
thank you I will appreciated
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ive got mine on page plus (verizon service) works fine but then again i flash phones for a living.other then paying someone (the easy way) theres a few ways to flash it just gotta look around the forums
unlocking US Cellular Samsung MEGA
All you have to do is go to a US Cellular store and they can unlock the phone for you. However, this limits you to roaming (voice) and 3G (data). Doesn't cost you any more or mess up your service, but lack of 4G is painful. Also note that the MEGA does not have hotspot mode so you can't use its data capabilities for any other machine.
If store won't unlock is still doable to unlock them and sprint phones relatively easy or pretty cheap depending how handy you are
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I've been trying to find the answer but haven't had any luck.
Simple question- is the Verizon G3 sim card locked? If so, is it just to US carriers or everyone?
I know the G2 was unlocked for international and US carriers. I'm trying to find out if the G3 is also just as open.
Thanks.
arich57 said:
I've been trying to find the answer but haven't had any luck.
Simple question- is the Verizon G3 sim card locked? If so, is it just to US carriers or everyone?
I know the G2 was unlocked for international and US carriers. I'm trying to find out if the G3 is also just as open.
Thanks.
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A quick search would show that all newer verizon phones are sim unlocked. Just only at 3g speeds. 4G will not work on other carriers. :good:
Thanks.
I was just hoping to get confirmation from someone who owned it already.
Thanks again.
Locked in the US. If you are traveling international then no problem.
johnciaccio said:
Locked in the US. If you are traveling international then no problem.
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That is not correct. I just put my T-Mobile SIM into my Verizon LG G3.
All I had to do to get it to work was manually input T-Mobile's APN, then search operators and select T-Mobile.
Got four times the download speed on TMo than I'm getting on VZW...unfortunately TMo can't penetrate my office building, so my G3 is sticking with Verizon.
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A quick search would show that all newer verizon phones are sim unlocked. Just only at 3g speeds. 4G will not work on other carriers. :good:
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I've got lte working on tmobile using my Verizon g3
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Hello all. I have an LG V30 unlocked from AT&T. I am currently in the market for some different phone service. I was looking to switch to T-Mobile. However, when I went to their BYOD Check Compatibility page and typed in my IMEI, it said my device was not compatible. Will I still be able to use T-Mobile, just miss out on a few features, or is it no use to try and get T-Mobile service? I have checked that my phone supports all of T-Mobile's bands save for band 71. I figured all I needed was a GSM device and a new SIM card. Am I unable to switch to T-Mobile, can I switch with limited features, or does it operate at full support on T-Mobile, just an error with the website? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MegaBladeZX25 said:
Hello all. I have an LG V30 unlocked from AT&T. I am currently in the market for some different phone service. I was looking to switch to T-Mobile. However, when I went to their BYOD Check Compatibility page and typed in my IMEI, it said my device was not compatible. Will I still be able to use T-Mobile, just miss out on a few features, or is it no use to try and get T-Mobile service? I have checked that my phone supports all of T-Mobile's bands save for band 71. I figured all I needed was a GSM device and a new SIM card. Am I unable to switch to T-Mobile, can I switch with limited features, or does it operate at full support on T-Mobile, just an error with the website? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If your AT&T H931 phone is actually carrier unlocked, it will work with U.S. T-Mobile.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
If your AT&T H931 phone is actually carrier unlocked, it will work with U.S. T-Mobile.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Thank you for your quick response. I will probably see if I can switch to T-Mobile now. I am still curious though. Why would T-mobile still register my device incompatible? Is it an error with my IMEI or the unlock? Is it something on T-Mobile's end?
MegaBladeZX25 said:
Thank you for your quick response. I will probably see if I can switch to T-Mobile now. I am still curious though. Why would T-mobile still register my device incompatible? Is it an error with my IMEI or the unlock? Is it something on T-Mobile's end?
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AT&T H931 is normally carrier locked to AT&T. So, normally it won't work on any SIM card not affiliated with AT&T. T-Mobile knows that. However, you say it's now carrier unlocked. But there's no way for them to know that, just by the IMEI.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
AT&T H931 is normally carrier locked to AT&T. So, normally it won't work on any SIM card not affiliated with AT&T. T-Mobile knows that. However, you say it's now carrier unlocked. But there's no way for them to know that, just by the IMEI.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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That makes more sense now. I can confirm that my phone is unlocked because I have actually used it with T-Mobile MVNOs in the past. I just didn't know if a full blown T-Mobile card would work in it, being scared of the website check and all. You've helped me to clear all this up and I can't thank you enough.
I have a n200 5g on metro. I need it network unlocked. I'm not eligible through metro to do it for free yet. any cheap alternatives I can use? I have to do this by Monday so I can use the device on qlink wireless. I've searched around and I can't find much and the few places I have want to charge $70. yes I own the phone and it's a clean IEMI.
I spoke to metro just now. they refuse to unlock it. I've had it for 120 days and they require 180. qlink wireless uses the TMobile network just like metro does. do you guys think the sim would work without unlocking the device? I've heard a TMobile sim card does.
fix-this! said:
I spoke to metro just now. they refuse to unlock it. I've had it for 120 days and they require 180. qlink wireless uses the TMobile network just like metro does. do you guys think the sim would work without unlocking the device? I've heard a TMobile sim card does.
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I would say to just wait until you reach 180 days. Only Metro can unlock your phone, not an MVNO or T-Mobile. Putting a different SIM card may reset the unlock timer.
lzgmc said:
I would say to just wait until you reach 180 days. Only Metro can unlock your phone, not an MVNO or T-Mobile. Putting a different SIM card may reset the unlock time
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lzgmc said:
I would say to just wait until you reach 180 days. Only Metro can unlock your phone, not an MVNO or T-Mobile. Putting a different SIM card may reset the unlock timer.
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I'm loosing metro service Monday. I have free service through qlink. I need to use the phone. I cannot find an unlocking service for it. I guess I'll have to sell it.
I want sim unlock for my phone N200-5g of metro by T-Mobile n200?
Me too
SIM UNLOCKED (bought in September/2021)
It got sim-unlocked after 180day, by simply pressing "unlock permanently" without using Metro or T-Mobile sim ever. after 180day however the phone is seems out of time (outdated).
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Me too
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Me too, I bought it second hand in Egypt and we don't have people that can work on it to unlock it