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Hi everyone,
I travel a lot outside of the US and will need to unlock this phone so it can be used in other networks with SIM cards other than ATT's .... so, has anyone used such an unlock code or knows of a trusty source where to get one from even if you have to pay ?
Thanks.
Search this thread "Can we unlock the GS2¿"
Type Unlock in the Market Place. You will find the App to unlock your SGII
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Rooted first?
you need root and i used this to unlock
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&feature=search_result
tried with my friend's T-mobile sim it worked great!!
unlock
call at&t they aways gave me the code for all my blackberry
danncas said:
call at&t they aways gave me the code for all my blackberry
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I called and as expected there is an exclusivity period for the phone and AT&T won't give out the unlock code yet until that period is over. However, since I paid full price without a contract, they ask me to fax in my receipt for proof of purchase and we will see from there.
rotted and search the code through "Galaxy S2 Sim unlock" app. Will Let ya all know if it works.
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sweetboy02125 said:
rotted and search the code through "Galaxy S2 Sim unlock" app. Will Let ya all know if it works.
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No it's not working. Couldn't find the unlock code.
foxbat121 said:
I called and as expected there is an exclusivity period for the phone and AT&T won't give out the unlock code yet until that period is over. However, since I paid full price without a contract, they ask me to fax in my receipt for proof of purchase and we will see from there.
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Update: just received my unlock code. That was quick.
foxbat121 said:
Update: just received my unlock code. That was quick.
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From where ? ATT cus?
sweetboy02125 said:
From where ? ATT cus?
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He paid retail for the phone. The unlock code he received was from AT&T because he had proof that he bought the phone at retail price.
so does that unlocker from the market work?
illmac said:
so does that unlocker from the market work?
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No it's not working after 15 mins trying to find the code.
bah! i'm going to be out of the country next week...hopefully i can sweet talk at&t into unlocking my phone
illmac said:
so does that unlocker from the market work?
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I would not expect it to work for any Galaxy S II variant released after mid-June.
Has not worked for the SC-02C or other regional releases afterwards.
anilkuj said:
you need root and i used this to unlock
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&feature=search_result
tried with my friend's T-mobile sim it worked great!!
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so does this work or no? couple of reviews on the above link says it works for AT&T GSII? Can anyone else confirm? Thanks!
Proof of purchase,
Nice might go this route and by the phone retail. Plan on doing that anyway.
Good to know they honor that.
Yeah. I sold my Captivate on eBay for $200 to offset the cost of the new phone. And Walmart's $520 off contract price is the best deal around. That leaves me $320 + tax for the new phone with NO contract extension.
Can be unlocked by AT&T, priceless
foxbat121 said:
Update: just received my unlock code. That was quick.
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My process was a little more painful than yours. Yesterday I was on the phone with Customer Service for an hour, at the end of which they told me I needed to go into a corporate AT&T store with my proof of purchase (faxing was not an option), and they then would complete the request for the unlock code (I, too, travel frequently outside the US). So today I go into the store but unfortunately meet with the same resistance (i.e. "wait 6 months", "proprietary phone", "not our policy", etc.). Essentially it was almost an hour of:
AT&T: not possible
me: not acceptable
AT&T: not possible
me: not acceptable
AT&T: not possible
me: let me speak to your supervisor, please
[ hold ...... ]
AT&T: not possible
me: not acceptable
AT&T: not possible
me: not acceptable
AT&T: not possible
me: not acceptable
AT&T: not possible
me: well let me speak with someone who /can/ do it
[ hold ...... ]
AT&T (same person): Here's your unlock code, sir
Frustrating to say the least.
So, now I have the unlock code, but no instructions on how to enter the code into the phone. Would you, foxbat121, be so kind as to post the procedure so that I can get this thing unlocked? [ Thank you. ]
pistou said:
So, now I have the unlock code, but no instructions on how to enter the code into the phone. Would you, foxbat121, be so kind as to post the procedure so that I can get this thing unlocked? [ Thank you. ]
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There are some wackey ways to enter unlock code. But I always keep a foreign SIM card around, even if it no longer works, just for this purpose (both enter unlock code and test if it works). So what I did was put in the foreign SIM card and power up the phone. It will ask you to put in the unlock code right away. See if you can find someone with T-Mobile phones to unlock and test your unlock code.
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?
firearmed said:
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.
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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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
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda app-developers app
richii0207 said:
Lol he's talking about unlocking It in terms of using using it on a different carrier. Nothing to do with bootloader
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda app-developers app
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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
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
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
firearmed said:
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?
firearmed said:
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?
firearmed said:
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?
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.
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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
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
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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
If you don't want to wait 180 days to get your phone network unlocked file a complaint with FCC. I've had my OnePlus Nord N10 5g for less than a month and it is supposed to be unlocked Monday or Tuesday.
How did you go about doing this?
timrrow36 said:
If you don't want to wait 180 days to get your phone network unlocked file a complaint with FCC. I've had my OnePlus Nord N10 5g for less than a month and it is supposed to be unlocked Monday or Tuesday.
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I contacted the fcc got a reply email did metro contact you like the fcc said they should what was your process
I went to the FCC website and filed a complaint against Metro and was called by Metro. The woman I spoke with submitted a request for network unlock which happened 2 days later. I still cant unlock bootloader though.
I unlocked mine with a third party company. Still working on getting the bootloader unlocked as well
Anyone know how to unlock oneplus n10 5g T-Mobile by commands? I saw a post here explained but I tried and doesn't works.
I'm wondering what would happen if I filed a BBB report against TMobile for discriminatory practices involving the right to repair and maintain. The option is there, the metro Nord N10 has a functioning DSU launcher.
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I contacted the fcc got a reply email did metro contact you like the fcc said they should what was your process
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Just curious. What was the complaint based on? I mean, if they ask, "what is your complaint".
poog said:
Just curious. What was the complaint based on? I mean, if they ask, "what is your complaint".
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Its just a form but you own the phones when you buy from metro they can't hold them hostage
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Its just a form but you own the phones when you buy from metro they can't hold them hostage
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Just use the process in the "found a chinc in the armor" thread.
TektTheGeek said:
I unlocked mine with a third party company. Still working on getting the bootloader unlocked as well
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hi. can I ask which 3rd party service you used? thanks
TektTheGeek said:
I unlocked mine with a third party company. Still working on getting the bootloader unlocked as well
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whats the name of the company please
cellphones12345 said:
Anyone know how to unlock oneplus n10 5g T-Mobile by commands? I saw a post here explained but I tried and doesn't works.
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Just use the process in the "found a chinc in the armor" thread.
mustangtim49 said:
Just use the process in the "found a chinc in the armor" thread.
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As far as I read, that is just for bootloader unlocking...not sim/network unlocking.
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Just use the process in the "found a chinc in the armor" thread.
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I saw multiple people recommending to try that, but it only helps for bootloader unlocking, not network/sim unlocking right?
here's the request unlock site https://www.oneplus.com/unlock_token you need to follow instructions get code for request ive only had the T models like 8t they use msm to network unlock free dont know about nord
does the fcc website still work?
use this oem unlock will be able to be toggled after without network unlock
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