My Canadian version I527M is locked to Rogers. I purchased an unlock code from them but it doesn't work. My phone is rooted and running a custom ROM (Resurrection Remix) but the IMEI has not changed. The number reported by Android is the same as the IMEI on the inside of the phone.
Any ideas why the code from my own carrier won't work? Does rooting or RR ROM affect unlocking?
Thanks.
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I have i9300, locked to Telenor Serbia
It was already updated to 4.3, so it was EFS2 on it
I rooted, installed Philz touch recovery, and Paranoid Android 4.4.2 (android 4.4)
there still is no way to unlock efs 2 ? I need the phone working asap, and I would purchase code, but I need to ask:
will the purchased code work on this rom, or do I need to revert to stock, in order to apply purchased code ?
thanks in advance
Unlock code should work on any rom, but you could flash a stock firmware to be sure.
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I'm selling my Sprint Note 3 that I had rooted before the lollipop upgrade. Since then I put a lollipop rom on it.
Two stupid noobie questions that I couldn't find answers to when I searched ..
1. Since I'm rooted am I also unlocked ... can he use an att Sim card and use it on att?
2. Do I need a specific rom that would make this possible ... or is there a way to test it to prove to him that it works?
Thanks for the answers.
Just FYI... There's a difference between unlocked carrier and unlocked boot loader.
You do not need a custom ROM to use another Sim card, but you need to unlock the carrier on the phone
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Is there a way to tell if I did a carrier unlock? I don't really even remember what method I used to root it.
You unlock the boot loader to flash a custom rom?
To sim unlock you would have had to run SSU.app or GT.app to international unlock then odined a older radio mj4 or mi3. Then change the APNs to match the carrier's settings for internet and mms messages.
I called sprint and got the master unlock codes ... is there an easy way to unlock it now that I have those?
Hey I've never had a sim unlock device, my friend has a verizon s4 unlocked for tmobile she is still running on either Gingerbread or something that's very old lbs. I was wondering if I root and flash an updated rom with no bloat will it still work on tmobile? also can i flash tmobile roms or only verizon?
SkinnyBiggs said:
Hey I've never had a sim unlock device, my friend has a verizon s4 unlocked for tmobile she is still running on either Gingerbread or something that's very old lbs. I was wondering if I root and flash an updated rom with no bloat will it still work on tmobile? also can i flash tmobile roms or only verizon?
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Verizon phones typically have unlockable bootloaders.
If you have the MDK build you can unlock the bootloader, flash custom recoveries, roms, etc. root and such. You would need to become familiar with using Odin. From your post it would seem you are confusing sim unlock with bootloader unlock. Sim unlocked merely means you can use the phone with any service providers. Provided the radios are compatible.
If the build is other than MDK you may be able to use Safestrap to load custom roms.
All tricky. Do a lot of research first.
All galaxy phones s3 s4 s5 s6 etc are world unlocked you can put a any Sim card in it and it will switch to global network your carriers will not tell you this information
Hello,
I wanna Sim-unlock my phone (galaxy s5) but it's running on cyanogenmod. I know it's not possible to unlock sim with a custom rom but is it possible to unlock the phone if I flash a Stock Rom? And does the rom have to be with original branding?
Greets,
Kenny
EDIT:
No, it's not possible to unlock your phone on a custom firmware. Yes, you have to flash the original firmware with branding by the phone's original carrier then unlock it for all networks. This will work. You can use a custom firmware again after unlocking the phone.
My model is Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (G-928V). The phone is unlocked for any use of any sim card (currently using it on t-mobile).
When looking around on the XDA forums no such root method exists for this model sadly. But since my phone is carrier unlocked can i still install and flash custom roms or even twrp recovery? I may not necessarily need root but it would be nice to be on a custom rom like Resurrection remix or pheonix. Any suggestions? is a custom rom possible on a non rootable phone model?