I recently bought an unlocked LG G2 mini from the LG store on Amazon, and to my horror, it wasn't exactly unlocked. I tried to input an unlock code via dialing 2945#*618# but when I get to the SIM unlock process page and click any of the options (Network lock, Service provider Lock, NetworkSubset lock, Corporate lock or SIM/USIM lock) all say the same thing: "This phone is permanently locked and cannot be unlocked." The network carrier is marked 'unknown' and I'm trying to use it with a T-mobile SIM card. Is there anything I can do??
Thanks in advance,
Cat
Flash stock unbranded firmware.
Look here: http://lg-phone-firmware.com/mobile/index.php?id_mod=57
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Vagelis1608 said:
Flash stock unbranded firmware.
Look here: http://lg-phone-firmware.com/mobile/index.php?id_mod=57
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Vagelis which one is the best? Do you know the difference between italy 10g and 10j? Actually as long as they can both be rooted does not really matter.
Pondera said:
Vagelis which one is the best? Do you know the difference between italy 10g and 10j? Actually as long as they can both be rooted does not really matter.
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Minor differences. Both are rootable.
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mild_cat said:
I recently bought an unlocked LG G2 mini from the LG store on Amazon, and to my horror, it wasn't exactly unlocked. I tried to input an unlock code via dialing 2945#*618# but when I get to the SIM unlock process page and click any of the options (Network lock, Service provider Lock, NetworkSubset lock, Corporate lock or SIM/USIM lock) all say the same thing: "This phone is permanently locked and cannot be unlocked." The network carrier is marked 'unknown' and I'm trying to use it with a T-mobile SIM card. Is there anything I can do??
Thanks in advance,
Cat
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As much as I know, new rom doesn't disable network lock.
kultz said:
As much as I know, new rom doesn't disable network lock.
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Flashing any unbranded ROM does
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kultz said:
As much as I know, new rom doesn't disable network lock.
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did you solve your problem by flashing unbranded firmware?
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Ok here is whats going on... I have a SGS3 i9300 from Claro Puerto Rico and when I try to put a non supported SIM card to the phone it says Network Locked and the only option it shows is Dismiss.
I bought an unlock code but now I cant use it because of this!! Can this phone be unlocked?? and how because all the unlocking sites give a general way of unlocking but in my case this way dont work no matter what sim I get it says Network Locked and the option to dismiss is the only one I get there is no dial pad to input any codes...please help!!
>>> Voodoo Galaxy s III sim unlock <<<<
Have you tried this app yet???
frost523 said:
Ok here is whats going on... I have a SGS3 i9300 from Claro Puerto Rico and when I try to put a non supported SIM card to the phone it says Network Locked and the only option it shows is Dismiss.
I bought an unlock code but now I cant use it because of this!! Can this phone be unlocked?? and how because all the unlocking sites give a general way of unlocking but in my case this way dont work no matter what sim I get it says Network Locked and the option to dismiss is the only one I get there is no dial pad to input any codes...please help!!
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Start the phone without sim and then dial #7465625*638*# and enter the code.
Odia said:
Start the phone without sim and then dial #7465625*638*# and enter the code.
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You would also need to flash a none Claro firmware.
Odia said:
You would also need to flash a none Claro firmware.
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Yup, u have to flash non Claro firmaware. Also happens with sgs2 and sgs1 from Claro, no biggie.
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Had some similar trouble with O2 in Germany and it worked out exactly like that.
imanapp said:
Had some similar trouble with O2 in Germany and it worked out exactly like that.
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How you solved I have the same issue (Vodafone s3 spain)
Pichulas GT-I9300
Hey , I just bought(not from store a sch-i545).Im from east europe(Romania) but my sim is working fine even if i get the message non-verizon sim in notification menu.
Is there any risk to update? risks like:cannot use anymore my cosmote sim card.
And how can I find out if the phone is unlocked by factory or the person who sold me the phone unlocked him:-??
What is the baseband in More->About phone?
wolfgrrl said:
What is the baseband in More->About phone?
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Baseband: i545VRUAME7
off:Verizion sell unlocked phones?
nano20able said:
Hey , I just bought(not from store a sch-i545).Im from east europe(Romania) but my sim is working fine even if i get the message non-verizon sim in notification menu.
Is there any risk to update? risks like:cannot use anymore my cosmote sim card.
And how can I find out if the phone is unlocked by factory or the person who sold me the phone unlocked him:-??
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The SCH-I545 is not SIM locked from the factory.
k1mu said:
The SCH-I545 is not SIM locked from the factory.
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So I can update yes?Nothing is gonna change?
nano20able said:
So I can update yes?Nothing is gonna change?
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Yes, you can update, and it'll still accept the non-Verizon SIM. I've seen no indication that Verizon wants to sim-lock these phones.
k1mu said:
Yes, you can update, and it'll still accept the non-Verizon SIM. I've seen no indication that Verizon wants to sim-lock these phones.
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Ok im gonna update ...i hope to work.ty
**** that
I really hoped i did not buy this ****en phone
I cant even go to bootloader screen to unlock the ****en bootloader
H960a
What the **** lg ?
????
Maybe it's not LGs fault at all. I suspect that those phones which cannot boot into fastboot mode were not meant to be sold in Europe but somehow found their to a European dealer. Therefore some internal flag might prevent those phones from booting into bootloader / fastboot mode.
You can get some information about your phone via the IMEI if you check it for example via this page. I tried it and got the information that the carrier of my phone, which I expect to be the original country for sale, is in fact Romania though I bought it via a german dealer.
Here some information I got about my phone:
Code:
Location Code: N
Network Code: ROM
Carrier: ROMANIA
If the information about your phone shows anything but a European country as carrier (and unlock for french phones also does not work) this could be the reason why you can't boot into bootloader/fastboot mode though you have a H960A. In that case you need to blame your dealer.
cyvr1 said:
Maybe it's not LGs fault at all. I suspect that those phones which cannot boot into fastboot mode were not meant to be sold in Europe but somehow found their to a European dealer. Therefore some internal flag might prevent those phones from booting into bootloader / fastboot mode.
You can get some information about your phone via the IMEI if you check it for example via this page. I tried it and got the information that the carrier of my phone, which I expect to be the original country for sale, is in fact Romania though I bought it via a german dealer.
Here some information I got about my phone:
Code:
Location Code: N
Network Code: ROM
Carrier: ROMANIA
If the information about your phone shows anything but a European country as carrier (and unlock for french phones also does not work) this could be the reason why you can't boot into bootloader/fastboot mode though you have a H960A. In that case you need to blame your dealer.
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thank yuo bro
just updated my phone to
H960A20a_00_0316.kdz
and bootloader work :laugh:
OK, but that does not necessarily mean that you can actually unlock the bootloader. If you IMEI is not registered for a European phone you will not get the unlock.bin from. LG.
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OK, but that does not necessarily mean that you can actually unlock the bootloader. If you IMEI is not registered for a European phone you will not get the unlock.bin from. LG.
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i cant unlock bootloader :crying:
it sayes unavailable united arab imarate :crying:
**** lg
selling the phone
That is what I meant. Could you be so kind and check your IMEI via the link I provided earlier? I'm just curious what the country information says.
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rowihel2012 said:
i cant unlock bootloader :crying:
it sayes unavailable united arab imarate :crying:
**** lg
selling the phone
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bro don't get panic i'm from lebanon and i unlocked my bootloader
vip57 said:
bro don't get panic i'm from lebanon and i unlocked my bootloader
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I will try you method
cyvr1 said:
Maybe it's not LGs fault at all. I suspect that those phones which cannot boot into fastboot mode were not meant to be sold in Europe but somehow found their to a European dealer. Therefore some internal flag might prevent those phones from booting into bootloader / fastboot mode.
You can get some information about your phone via the IMEI if you check it for example via this page. I tried it and got the information that the carrier of my phone, which I expect to be the original country for sale, is in fact Romania though I bought it via a german dealer.
Here some information I got about my phone:
Code:
Location Code: N
Network Code: ROM
Carrier: ROMANIA
If the information about your phone shows anything but a European country as carrier (and unlock for french phones also does not work) this could be the reason why you can't boot into bootloader/fastboot mode though you have a H960A. In that case you need to blame your dealer.
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Doesnt say country for mine
Don't display your own IMEI number in public...
Why?
melorib said:
Why?
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Fraud. Luckily, and hopefully we are all nice people here, or so i think.
ZVNexus said:
Fraud. Luckily, and hopefully we are all nice people here, or so i think.
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I never heard of such fraud, what can they do
Googled and you are right, deleted
melorib said:
Doesnt say country for mine
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That's probably because you have the H962 (Dual Sim). It seems LG does not assign those to specific countries.
Can the H820pr firmware be flashed to the h820 at&t phone?
Need to know before I make purchase.
Thanks
Gene
Yes you can and you will have a shinning new expensive paper weight lol
sweetboy02125 said:
Yes you can and you will have a shinning new expensive paper weight lol
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OK what I mean is can it be done successfully (porting, etc.)? I want the wifi tethering (aka hotspot) feature that exist on all international variants of the phones, not locked by the stupid US carriers trying to rip-off it's customers by making you pay again for the same data you already purchased.
gszeto99 said:
OK what I mean is can it be done successfully (porting, etc.)? I want the wifi tethering (aka hotspot) feature that exist on all international variants of the phones, not locked by the stupid US carriers trying to rip-off it's customers by making you pay again for the same data you already purchased.
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My ATT G5 hotpot feature works fine.
sweetboy02125 said:
My ATT G5 hotpot feature works fine.
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Do you have Att though? I think he's referring to using the att model on another network like I am doing as well. I'm using on tmobile and some users report, after having to edit system configs to be able to even turn on hotspot without an error, that they don't have any data once connected.
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Do you have Att though? I think he's referring to using the att model on another network like I am doing as well. I'm using on tmobile and some users report, after having to edit system configs to be able to even turn on hotspot without an error, that they don't have any data once connected.
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oh he would like to use att G5 phone with other network?? I do have att with att g5
Will Done
gszeto99 said:
OK what I mean is can it be done successfully (porting, etc.)? I want the wifi tethering (aka hotspot) feature that exist on all international variants of the phones, not locked by the stupid US carriers trying to rip-off it's customers by making you pay again for the same data you already purchased.
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1- download (Settings Database Editor) from google play store
2- open this app
3- go to (system)
4 go to "tether_entitlement_check_state" & change number to ( -1 )
your hotspot mobile will be work with any carrier
so H820PR can be flashed to H820 ???
aamszia said:
so H820PR can be flashed to H820 ???
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As said above. No it cannot.
Hi, i firmware this PR version, and lose the 4G signal, in menu only 2G/3G.
Unsavoury_Puma said:
Hi, i firmware this PR version, and lose the 4G signal, in menu only 2G/3G.
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How did you do that?
Simple flash a firmware
And it worked until I played with lg up unlocked. Now he is bricked 9008, and never go back to turn on
Unsavoury_Puma said:
Simple flash a firmware
And it worked until I played with lg up unlocked. Now he is bricked 9008, and never go back to turn on
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Can you pls write steps how to flash our phones?
Va1erka said:
Can you pls write steps how to flash our phones?
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Hi, send a private message, i can tell you about that
Hello Guys,
I can't see how could be possible to download a "Porto Rico" (H820PR) software in ATT version.
Normally, Bootloader checks if region code matches before flash.
Could you please explain more about this procedure?
Thanks for supporting our community!
rfsaidel said:
Hello Guys,
I can't see how could be possible to download a "Porto Rico" (H820PR) software in ATT version.
Normally, Bootloader checks if region code matches before flash.
Could you please explain more about this procedure?
Thanks for supporting our community!
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Its not more of the bootloader, but Antirollback. This works perfectly on older LG's like the G2, G3, G Pro, etc.
Hi, i have bought unlocked galaxy s23 ultra from usa. And now im in india. Will i still get the software updates since my phone is from usa?
jason.antao said:
Hi, i have bought unlocked galaxy s23 ultra from usa. And now im in india. Will i still get the software updates since my phone is from usa?
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"Factory Unlocked Phones are not made for a specific carrier thus are unlocked out the factory. These phones can be used on ANY GSM carrier as long as the phone carriers the band widths that carrier supports."
In simple words yes It should work with no problems. However It depends on band widths your carrier supports.
About software updates you will receive everything. Don't worry
jason.antao said:
Hi, i have bought unlocked galaxy s23 ultra from usa. And now im in india. Will i still get the software updates since my phone is from usa?
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You may have to change the CSC to India for everything to work nicely.
TheMystic said:
You may have to change the CSC to India for everything to work nicely.
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Impossible...as the firmware only carries CSCs of the US. U and U1....
TheMystic said:
You may have to change the CSC to India for everything to work nicely.
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But even if i don't change th csc, i should normally get the updats from us
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But even if i don't change th csc, i should normally get the updats from us
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Depends....every carrier releases at different times. If you want to stay updated the fastest. Then download and flash who ever comes first then change the CSC to your preference.
Klaudas said:
"Factory Unlocked Phones are not made for a specific carrier thus are unlocked out the factory. These phones can be used on ANY GSM carrier as long as the phone carriers the band widths that carrier supports."
In simple words yes It should work with no problems. However It depends on band widths your carrier supports.
About software updates you will receive everything. Don't worry
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What if i factory reset my phone and than insert sim card from my country?
jason.antao said:
What if i factory reset my phone and than insert sim card from my country?
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It should work without factory reset
jason.antao said:
Hi, i have bought unlocked galaxy s23 ultra from usa. And now im in india. Will i still get the software updates since my phone is from usa?
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Yes, You will get update when curruntly set CSC gets update. (You can check from Settings - about phone - Software Info)
Though If your device is S918U/U1 may some network features won't work expected, specifically Jio.
Klaudas said:
It should work without factory reset
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Now the sim is working fine. Only thing i want to change csc
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But even if i don't change th csc, i should normally get the updats from us
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Getting updates should not be a problem. Some things may not work unless you change the CSC.
Klaudas said:
It should work without factory reset
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My phone from another region was not reading the SIM card. Once I changed the CSC, it did.
wr3cckl3ss1 said:
Impossible...as the firmware only carries CSCs of the US. U and U1....
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Not sure about now, but few years back I changed the CSC of my device to make it detect the SIM card. It wasn't from the USA though.
The option you're referring to is now housed in Preconfig.
MPS CODE.
Enable it....to prevent your CSC from changing over when you put in any sim card. Disable it and it will always change.
wr3cckl3ss1 said:
The option you're referring to is now housed in Preconfig.
MPS CODE.
Enable it....to prevent your CSC from changing over when you put in any sim card. Disable it and it will always change.
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I tried to get this menu using this code on dialer app *#272*IMEI# . But it says invalid
I too got s23 ultra from USA and I'm using in India. We will get regular updates don't worry. Today morning I got may month's security update.
jason.antao said:
Hi, i have bought unlocked galaxy s23 ultra from usa. And now im in india. Will i still get the software updates since my phone is from usa?
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You can't change csc to INS, unless rooted.
jason.antao said:
Now the sim is working fine. Only thing i want to change csc
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