Hello guys, i have a question, it is possible to remove Carrier Branded software on my huawei mate 20 pro?
Thanks a lot.
Same I put my friends Orange sim and from a clean phone I got carrier branded but I use another carrier, though there is no problem with it but I would still prefer a no carrier
Flo0fy said:
Same I put my friends Orange sim and from a clean phone I got carrier branded but I use another carrier, though there is no problem with it but I would still prefer a no carrier
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I buyed it from another store, not Orange, it just got Branded after i put a Orange sim card.
Just curious, when this happened did the phone tell you it was installing apps? Was there a cancel option at all? Kinda worried that mine may do this if I swap SIM cards.
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aindow said:
Just curious, when this happened did the phone tell you it was installing apps? Was there a cancel option at all? Kinda worried that mine may do this if I swap SIM cards.
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Mine, it was on first startup, i put The sim, and now is branded, i got an update and i don't think that have a cancel buton.
Alexrock231 said:
Mine, it was on first startup, i put The sim, and now is branded, i got an update and i don't think that have a cancel buton.
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Good to know. Because I'd heard rumours of this, I booted my phone for the first time and went through setup without a SIM card in place. I'm not sure if BT Mobile brand their handsets but mine doesn't seem to be.
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Hi,
I have 2 SIM cards, 1 Orange, 1 Hong Kong.
1st time I set up the phone with the Orange SIM card inside, I had the same "issue".
Then, some time ago I did a "full reset" by flashing version 9.0.0.187 through dload method. At the time I had the Orange SIM in another phone only not to lose any calls during the process (so only Hong Kong SIM inside). After setup I got Fota to 9.0.0.210 (again only with HK SIM).
Since then I have obviously reinserted the Orange SIM but never got the carrier branding through fota.
On a side note, I was on 9.0.0.210 until a couple of days ago and no update available. Removed the Orange SIM (only keeping HK SIM) and was prompted only minutes later for 9.0.0.238.
I have an old EE SIM (used to be Orange), and I stuck that in my phone yesterday. I was instantly met with a software update of 15MB and it stated it was for carrier optimisation. I declined but every time I scanned for an update it would attempt to brand my phone. I guess I won't be using EE anytime in the future.
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Got the same problem here in Poland. I don't want to have branded software. Any tips how to disabled it?
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Any solutions ? Anyone solved the problem ?
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Hi All,
Just a quick question. Has anyone with sim free Nokia (CW, P4U etc) received the 7440 update, yet?
It looks like only the branded handset's got it.
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Hi All,
Just a quick question. Has anyone with sim free Nokia (CW, P4U etc) received the 7440 update, yet?
It looks like only the branded handset's got it.
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My one is sim free.....NOT YET
Mine is from phones4u sim-free, and its still got no update from 7720.
Same here. Sim-free, no update.
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Same here.
Brandend h3g italy, no upgrade
Bought mine on PAYG (not sure if it's SIM FREE as I don't have another Micro SIM to try) from Three, no update yet
Unbranded bought in The Netherlands. No update yet.
Same as WizardX. However this thread would be a lot more informative if only the updated handsets were posted.
debug77 said:
Bought mine on PAYG (not sure if it's SIM FREE as I don't have another Micro SIM to try) from Three, no update yet
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I got mine from 3UK and tried my O2 SIM (by getting a cutter) and it works fine so SIM Free!
T-mobile UK had update on 17th though not used outlook or voicemail so a little wasted on me
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Tonybro said:
I got mine from 3UK and tried my O2 SIM (by getting a cutter) and it works fine so SIM Free!
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Superb, thanks for the heads up. I have an O2 SIM (on a contract) but didn't want to chop it up until I was certain
Sim free from phones4u....updated to 7740 with metro-tube!!!
Just kidding stuck with stupid 7720 and lazytube
Do you think if i put a tmobile sim inside it will update to 7740?
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Hi,
Sim free with french orange network and no update for now
Got mine direct from Nokia via Developer program and no update for 7740 also the 'Nokia Marletplace" doesn't show up in the marketplace for me.
For me the Nokia Marketplace doesn't show up either. Has anybody seen that on his device?
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For me the Nokia Marketplace doesn't show up either. Has anybody seen that on his device?
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I have no seporate Nokia marketplace however, the nokia apps show up when i do a search and i know this is not just nokia releasing to all as i did the same search on my wifes Mozart. I hope the do put a seporate folder for them soon though may just be waiting to build up a good number.
Just received the 7740 update! Works perfect
Sim Bouygues Telecom, update OK.
Hi bought this in Nov from CPW. Was UK single sim, 128GB unlocked. Every other phone I've bought from CPW has been unlocked and without branding.... as was this one until I installed my three sim, which immediately installed the three splash screen and other three bloat... none of which can be uninstalled.
Bit cheesed off at this, because I detest all the garbage that they load onto phones... and this one has plenty.... deezer etc...
I'm wondering if others from a different network have noticed similar findings... ??? O2 / Vodafone / EE [email protected] installed after sim insertion.... ??? (this might explain why the firmware size is so colossal if all networks are contained in the one version)
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Hi bought this in Nov from CPW. Was UK single sim, 128GB unlocked. Every other phone I've bought from CPW has been unlocked and without branding.... as was this one until I installed my three sim, which immediately installed the three splash screen and other three bloat... none of which can be uninstalled.
Bit cheesed off at this, because I detest all the garbage that they load onto phones... and this one has plenty.... deezer etc...
I'm wondering if others from a different network have noticed similar findings... ??? O2 / Vodafone / EE [email protected] installed after sim insertion.... ??? (this might explain why the firmware size is so colossal if all networks are contained in the one version)
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Also on Carphone Warehouse with O2. No branding or bloat. Also no update as of yet.
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Before I inserted my three sim I had a play with the phone and non of the bloat was installed even tho I purchased it from three. So the phones ship with a standard Huawei firmware and as soon as you insert a SIM it installs all the bloat.
Really this should be optional.
If you remove the SIM and do a factory reset will the three branding still remain?
That's strange... is this a three network only feature... original FW was .115 and pre-installed [email protected] only appeared when sim installed (which was before .124 appeared a couple of weeks ago)... so there are NO bloatware apps at all installed on the O2 network ??? (amazon etc ??)
Was wondering myself if the three branding would get nuked with a factory reset... but can't be bothered with the pain of rebuilding my phone... anybody up for the challenge ??
i did a factory reset to clear the three bloat and splash screen. The first thing i saw as it booted fresh.... Three splash screen
Exactly the same thing happened to me (also Three sim) and it bloated the phone with bloat and branded it to them, mentioned it a few times on this forum, I just hope its not locked it to them after I bought the ruddy thing sim free
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That's strange... is this a three network only feature... original FW was .115 and pre-installed [email protected] only appeared when sim installed (which was before .124 appeared a couple of weeks ago)... so there are NO bloatware apps at all installed on the O2 network ??? (amazon etc ??)
Was wondering myself if the three branding would get nuked with a factory reset... but can't be bothered with the pain of rebuilding my phone... anybody up for the challenge ??
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It had the usual Google apps and a bunch of Huawei apps, don't remember much else. It's been a couple of months since I set the phone up, so don't remember exactly.
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falsivas said:
That's strange... is this a three network only feature... original FW was .115 and pre-installed [email protected] only appeared when sim installed (which was before .124 appeared a couple of weeks ago)... so there are NO bloatware apps at all installed on the O2 network ??? (amazon etc ??)
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I suspect it might be because only Three have it on contract while Carphonewarehouse (where I got mine) sell it unlocked, sim free...................forcing Three bloat on it though is out of order
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i did a factory reset to clear the three bloat and splash screen. The first thing i saw as it booted fresh.... Three splash screen
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Did you remove the three sim before the reset ?
why buy from 700gpb there when some places can get 580 or 600? just curious, I don't really know the scene.
because bootlocker doesn't matter does it to root and custom room these? not like the LG v30 for example?
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I suspect it might be because only Three have it on contract while Carphonewarehouse (where I got mine) sell it unlocked, sim free...................forcing Three bloat on it though is out of order
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That would explain why it only seems to be happening to three customers !!!! (didn't know it was a three exclusive)... bit of a poor show though... bit annoyed at the three garbage that can't be uninstalled... but, hey-ho, in the grand scheme it's not the end of the world.... or is it worth an email to CPW to express my annoyance......
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Did you remove the three sim before the reset ?
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sure did,my sim was in my pixel at the time
The UK Mate 10 Pro situation is a new one. The phones automatically rebrand themselves to the SIM you put in. Even without bloatware, there is an EE branding, a Three branding, a Vodafone branding, and perhaps others that I didn't mention.
You might be able to get around it by first putting in a non-UK sim. Otherwise, you'd need to use a rebranding procedure to set it back, as far as I can tell. I don't have a UK device or SIM to do testing on, but that is what I've gathered so far.
Hello. I saw this issue as well with Orange Romania. As soon as you insert the sim and get signal, those apps install themselves, even if the phone is dual sim, unlocked, etc. As you guys mentioned before about the branding, most of the carriers have to modify the phone`s software in order to offer VoLTE and other services like these. Anyway, I just got like 5 apps from Orange(considering that Huawei`s apps are like 10-15 )) ), and I`m using 2 of them so far, so not a big deal for me.
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That would explain why it only seems to be happening to three customers !!!! (didn't know it was a three exclusive)... bit of a poor show though... bit annoyed at the three garbage that can't be uninstalled... but, hey-ho, in the grand scheme it's not the end of the world.... or is it worth an email to CPW to express my annoyance......
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I'd contact cpw , if you bought it SIM free I'd be expecting a device with no carrier branding, usually devices that carry the three branding are the most deprecated value wise when it comes to resale in past experience
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That would explain why it only seems to be happening to three customers !!!! (didn't know it was a three exclusive)... bit of a poor show though... bit annoyed at the three garbage that can't be uninstalled... but, hey-ho, in the grand scheme it's not the end of the world.... or is it worth an email to CPW to express my annoyance......
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That would depend on whether the phone has now been locked to them after I bought it unlocked, that's when it hits the fan
That's a very good point... Is it unlocked, or has it now locked itself to three....?? Anybody out there got a couple of sims to swap about to see if it is truly unlocked still??
I bought mine unlocked from mobilephonesdirect which is an unlocked device. Inserting my EE sim card didn't add any bloat.
No branding or bloat with Bouygues Telecom in France but branding and bloat with orange and SFR for info
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No branding or bloat with Bouygues Telecom in France but branding and bloat with orange and SFR for info
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Where did you get yours ? I suppose it only happens with phone bought in France ? I got mine in Hong-Kong, and if all the ****ing crap from orange is installed when I'll insert a SIM I'll go crazy !
Hi all,
I purchased a Mate 10 Pro SIM free from Carphone Warehouse. However, after inserting a O2 SIM card, there was a pop up message and my phone rebooted automatically. Now there is a folder called O2 recommended with bunch of apps was not there before, and my Vendor ID is now display as O2.
Even after factory reset, those O2 apps still present and the vendor ID still says O2.
I'm going back to Carphone Warehouse to exchange the Mate 10 pro. Is there a way to stopp O2 SIM card make system modification to the new Mate 10 pro? I also have a BT (EE) SIM card as well, if I put the BT SIM card 1st then the O2 SIM card after, will that make a difference? Or if there a cancellation option on the pop up message stopping the modification after put in the O2 SIM card?
This is the 1st time I encounter such strange problem on a SIM free phone. If I buy a Mate 10 Pro from a different store, would that make any difference?
Many thanks
Bigmille said:
Hi all,
I purchased a Mate 10 Pro SIM free from Carphone Warehouse. However, after inserting a O2 SIM card, there was a pop up message and my phone rebooted automatically. Now there is a folder called O2 recommended with bunch of apps was not there before, and my Vendor ID is now display as O2.
Even after factory reset, those O2 apps still present and the vendor ID still says O2.
I'm going back to Carphone Warehouse to exchange the Mate 10 pro. Is there a way to stopp O2 SIM card make system modification to the new Mate 10 pro? I also have a BT (EE) SIM card as well, if I put the BT SIM card 1st then the O2 SIM card after, will that make a difference? Or if there a cancellation option on the pop up message stopping the modification after put in the O2 SIM card?
This is the 1st time I encounter such strange problem on a SIM free phone. If I buy a Mate 10 Pro from a different store, would that make any difference?
Many thanks
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I had the same problems with a three sim, any SIM you insert into a unlocked Mate 10 Pro in the UK will get carrier branding, there is thread here with my struggles
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Thank you for the quick reply. Now i'm thinking if it is worth the trouble going to Carphone Warehouse and swap for a new Mate 10 pro.
When I first put my O2 SIM (SIM only contract) in my Mate 10 (Non Pro) which was ALP-L00 rebranded to ALP-L29, I never got any rebranding or O2 folder. Likewise, I just moved to EE and no EE apps, folders or branding anywhere. All completely clean..
Not sure why it's happening to you.
Sounds like it might be a good idea to lob as many complaints as you can coordinate OFCOM's way.
I know and accept that a carrier needs to broadcast APN settings to your 'phone on first connection with a new SIM, but shoe-horning bloatware is just malicious. Your device is effectively being downgraded to the level of a subsidised device from the relevant carrier, without the benefit of the subsidy.
I will find the thread and link it here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3728420
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tboy2000 said:
When I first put my O2 SIM (SIM only contract) in my Mate 10 (Non Pro) which was ALP-L00 rebranded to ALP-L29, I never got any rebranding or O2 folder. Likewise, I just moved to EE and no EE apps, folders or branding anywhere. All completely clean..
Not sure why it's happening to you.
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Must be a specific UK Mate 10 Pro version thing, I guess since the non pro mate 10 is not officially on sell in the UK, there is no provsion in the firmware to re brand the handset.
Cephalus said:
Sounds like it might be a good idea to lob as many complaints as you can coordinate OFCOM's way.
I know and accept that a carrier needs to broadcast APN settings to your 'phone on first connection with a new SIM, but shoe-horning bloatware is just malicious. Your device is effectively being downgraded to the level of a subsidised device from the relevant carrier, without the benefit of the subsidy.
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It's interesting that Carphone warehouse is also selling pay as you go Mate 10 Pro for the same price as their SIM free version. Since all their phones come
SIM unlocked, I guess they don't differentiate between pay as you go and SIM free. hence their so called SIM free Mate 10 pro rebrand to the 1st SIM card inserted.
Also, there is no mention of SIM Free on my receipt, only the IMEI mumbler and price. So not sure its worth the trouble to see if Carphone Warehouse is will to exchange my Mater 10 pro.
Hi Team. Picked up unlocked m10 pro from UK store. Put my 3 sim network in there and it's totally rebranded as a 3 phone (boot animation etc.) And not a factory reset clears it down. Other sims work but I want rid of it really. Any ideas? Thanks
You can't now. Only way is to rebrand it European build C432
Boy I'm glad T-Mobile doesn't do that stuff here in the US!
It's because 3 mobile UK have an exclusive to sell it on contact I believe
Thanks for the input peeps. Rang Huawei and they said ring 3 shouldn't be happening and also swap device 'again' back at carphone whorehouse. I'm no stranger to flashing stuff but there isn't a great deal out there on rebranding to C432 as stated previous. Any decent guides? Cheers
technotika said:
Thanks for the input peeps. Rang Huawei and they said ring 3 shouldn't be happening and also swap device 'again' back at carphone whorehouse. I'm no stranger to flashing stuff but there isn't a great deal out there on rebranding to C432 as stated previous. Any decent guides? Cheers
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This is the thread you need to rebrand, the other option would be to go back to wherever you bought tickets, swap it for a new handset, get Vodafone SIM, and make sure that's the first sim you install, it has no branding as such, just two apps which can be removed.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ma...-10-flash-oreo-update-package-t3716814/page68
I bought one as well and it's also branded 3 but that's about it, apart from the Huawei apps it's fine
Are your wanting to rebrand because of the splash screen
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the rebranding for 3 is for a reason i believe but not sure, i've still not received an update from huawei regarding the re-branding of the phones when you place a 3 sim in it.
i think the reason is to allow the phone to use the 3 wifi calling without the actual app, i pixel xl won't work on 3 unless i use the app, but the mate 10 pro works. I've also heard that the wifi calling features of the phone do not work on O2 without an app, so it could be for this reason the phone updates and installs their bootloader.
Hello guys,
I live in the Netherlands now and my folks came to visit.
While they were here, they bought an S9+ (SM-965F) for themselves on Belsimpel (on the store) and took it to Brazil.
We asked the guy if the phone was completely unlocked and he said yes, but...
When we were unboxing the phone, it said: "European SIM Only."
We then tried inserting two SIM Cards at the same time, one from Italy (TIM Italia) and another one from Brazil (VIVO Brazil).
In Brazil, we never get asked for PIN/PUK, so when it booted up, we entered the default Italian PIN (0000).
It said it was wrong, so I tried again a couple of times and it did not work at all.
I thought it was weird, but I could call him on the Italian number and that was all I cared for the moment.
Fast forward a few days, they went back to Brazil and..... VIVO does not work.
My father went to a VIVO store and they could not solve it.
He went to a Samsung store, nothing...
He even went to ANATEL (Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications) to see if the IMEI was blocked somehow, it wasn't.
Please help us to get it working with VIVO!
well... solved!
I got him an european SIM card and made a call over 10 minutes to him, that region-unlocked the phone, according to Samsung.
So Sammie are still doing the 5 minutes of calls with a particular SIM before itll work overseas... Well that sucks..
Yea I've heard this regards the Indian version, you've got to use an Indian sim before any other works
It's designed to keep companies from importing large numbers of gray market phones to resell, while still making it possible for individuals to buy a phone in one market and use in another.
leandroqm said:
well... solved!
I got him an european SIM card and made a call over 10 minutes to him, that region-unlocked the phone, according to Samsung.
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Quick question... Did you buy a Dutch sim card (prepaid), send it to him in Brazil and then made a 10 minute phone call to this Dutch sim card in Brazil? And that solved the problem? I bought the same phone also from Belsimpel and have the same problem now in Colombia, even though I made two 5 min calls using a KPN sim card before leaving the Netherlands. But so basically I can borrow a European sim card from someone here , put it in my phone and have someone call me from Europe? Thanks for confirming. Best.
belteg said:
Quick question... Did you buy a Dutch sim card (prepaid), send it to him in Brazil and then made a 10 minute phone call to this Dutch sim card in Brazil? And that solved the problem? I bought the same phone also from Belsimpel and have the same problem now in Colombia, even though I made two 5 min calls using a KPN sim card before leaving the Netherlands. But so basically I can borrow a European sim card from someone here , put it in my phone and have someone call me from Europe? Thanks for confirming. Best.
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Hi!
I landed him my old italian sim card.
We spoke for about 30 minutes in that call, so I am not sure for how long you should be on the call, but it worked!
Good luck!
Thanks for the reply. As it turned out my phone was not region locked as I had made 12 minutes worth of calls while in the Netherlands, using a local sim card. There might have been an easier solution for you though: I was told by Samsung that they have region unlock codes for such cases. You would simply have to request such code from Samsung in the country where you bought the phone.
My problem was different and had to do with the message "SIM network PIN blocked. Enter SIM network PUK". Unfortunately, neither Samsung nor my Colombian provider could help me. I kept being referred from one to the other. My Colombian sim card would work on other phones so that was not the issue. My phone would not accept any Colombian sim card and it seems it had to do with the registration of phone itself in Colombia. In the end the only solution to unblock my phone was to use an online unblocking service. This worked perfectly. My phone was unblocked and I was then able to register my phone in Colombia without any problems. Shame this has to be so complicated but I am glad to be able to use my phone now.
My phone was bought in the UAE and Samsung Pay app etc doesnt work now that I am based in the UK. Samsung next to useless. Can i resolve this by getting a UAE sim (god knows how i'll do that) and then get someone from within the UAE to call me for say 20 minutes?
Does anyone know that if we do a factory reset then do we need to do this 5 minutes call again?
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Hi!
I landed him my old italian sim card.
We spoke for about 30 minutes in that call, so I am not sure for how long you should be on the call, but it worked!
Good luck!
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You solved this way? Can you lend me a hand?
belteg said:
Thanks for the reply. As it turned out my phone was not region locked as I had made 12 minutes worth of calls while in the Netherlands, using a local sim card. There might have been an easier solution for you though: I was told by Samsung that they have region unlock codes for such cases. You would simply have to request such code from Samsung in the country where you bought the phone.
My problem was different and had to do with the message "SIM network PIN blocked. Enter SIM network PUK". Unfortunately, neither Samsung nor my Colombian provider could help me. I kept being referred from one to the other. My Colombian sim card would work on other phones so that was not the issue. My phone would not accept any Colombian sim card and it seems it had to do with the registration of phone itself in Colombia. In the end the only solution to unblock my phone was to use an online unblocking service. This worked perfectly. My phone was unblocked and I was then able to register my phone in Colombia without any problems. Shame this has to be so complicated but I am glad to be able to use my phone now.
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Wich unlocking services you used? I have the same problem, I live in Argentina
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I wrote to about 10 of them, some did not reply, some did not come over as trustworthy and some said they could not unlock dual sim phones. In the end I used UnlockBoot. You can chat with them via their site or write to them via. I cannot post links but you will find them after a quick Google search. It cost a bit more than some others (USD 49) but they did it via TeamViewer and it was well worth it. Just a tip: once you get the code I had a long delay when entering each digit: enter a digit, wait, listen for the click, then enter the next. Best of luck!
belteg said:
I wrote to about 10 of them, some did not reply, some did not come over as trustworthy and some said they could not unlock dual sim phones. In the end I used UnlockBoot. You can chat with them via their site or write to them via. I cannot post links but you will find them after a quick Google search. It cost a bit more than some others (USD 49) but they did it via TeamViewer and it was well worth it. Just a tip: once you get the code I had a long delay when entering each digit: enter a digit, wait, listen for the click, then enter the next. Best of luck!
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I will send a quick DM to you! thanks in advice
It did solve it for me, yes.
All I needed to do is call my father while he had an European SIM on his phone for 30m.
leandroqm said:
It did solve it for me, yes.
All I needed to do is call my father while he had an European SIM on his phone for 30m.
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Sorry for being a pain in the ass. But, He put the sim and.. connected to Roaming for receiving your call? Or not? And so, I can pay you for you to call me? I can give you paypal or anyway you want. I just want this phone to work </3
GraayFox said:
Sorry for being a pain in the ass. But, He put the sim and.. connected to Roaming for receiving your call? Or not? And so, I can pay you for you to call me? I can give you paypal or anyway you want. I just want this phone to work </3
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You are not being a pain in the ass, mate.
You do not need roaming for this as roaming is just for data.
You just need to have enough credits to receive a 30-minute phone call.
I imagine you can get away with a lot less than 30, but we did 30 to make sure we would not have to start over.
Good luck!
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You are not being a pain in the ass, mate.
You do not need roaming for this as roaming is just for data.
You just need to have enough credits to receive a 30-minute phone call.
I imagine you can get away with a lot less than 30, but we did 30 to make sure we would not have to start over.
Good luck!
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I dunno how European sim cards work but, here in LatAm we dont need credit to receive calls. I hope this Simcard doesnt requiere credit haha. Thanks!
leandroqm said:
You are not being a pain in the ass, mate.
You do not need roaming for this as roaming is just for data.
You just need to have enough credits to receive a 30-minute phone call.
I imagine you can get away with a lot less than 30, but we did 30 to make sure we would not have to start over.
Good luck!
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I've just received a Sim Card from Europe! A friend of mine give me one that its working from his last travel to UK. if you could lend me a hand I would pay it!
GraayFox said:
I've just received a Sim Card from Europe! A friend of mine give me one that its working from his last travel to UK. if you could lend me a hand I would pay it!
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There is no need for payments.
All you have to do is receive a call in that number for a number of minutes.
My guess is that 20 minutes would work, but I have done it with 30.
I would talk for 30 minutes with someone on the phone just to make sure it works.
Now... for the call to work, you need to have credits in the UK SIM Card because, even if you are RECEIVING a phone call, you will spend credits because you are receiving a call outside of the country of origin of the SIM card.
If you use your Argentinian SIM card in Europe, you will pay per minute to receive calls too... its just how it works.
So make sure you got around 25-30 pounds (i know, kinda expensive but it is worth it) on the SIM's account and then someone have to call that number.
I would use VoIP to make the call, since it the number is in the UK.
After that, you can shut down the phone and put the Argentinian SIM in.
My father could not believe we cracked this problem after the call.. it is an amazing feeling to finally being able to use your phone like a normal phone.
Good luck, man!
Let me know how it goes!
I'm not sure if it would help somebody. I was also facing this problem with region lock.
I bought a Samsung M30s 128GB (SM-M307F/DS) in India and used just the Wifi while in India. Then I went to Dubai and put in a local SIM card from du.ae and it clearly said region locked. I was not able to call.
After I went back home to Germany, I was leaving the phone switched on without a SIM card inside for a few days and then inserted my local T-Mobile contract SIM and it just works. Was doing several calls yesterday and today without issues. I found it weird because I never removed the region lock.
Maybe it can help someone try something.