Cannot Unlock Sim Samsung S4 Rogers - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

Hey Guys,
I have had one heluva time trying to unlock my Rogers Galaxy s4. I purchased an unlock code, which did not work. I tried through service mode. Then I tried flashing the rom to a factory rom, which has now disabled my cellphone reception. At this point I am trying to put the stock rom back just get my phone working. Is there anything else I can do?

FastGSM.com has been the "last resort / saviour" for many here when service menu didnt unlock nor purchased-code.

fastgsm
I also used fastgsm to unlock mu i337m using the usb unlock method

Never try it but it could maybe help you out ;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431

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Unlock Code from AT&T

I have entered my unlock code from AT&T and it worked fine. I did find out the hard way that if you intend to use an unlock code supplied from AT&T you must use an AT&T firmware. If you use the Euro firmware on the AT&T to gain phone capabilities the AT&T supplies unlock code won't work. - yes, I know there are several ways to manually unlock your phone using Roto's method and others - this was just something I found interesting.
The question now is , if you use an AT&T unlock code and you then upgrade your firmware to the Euro firmware, will you loose the AT&T unlock?
is the Unlock lost during a .pit function.
just trying to learn more about how this works -
thanks
Anyone have any idea on this?
Just checking bac to see if anyone knows whether this will effect the AT&T Unlock - loading Euro firmware
Can You assist me on getting the code to unlock an AT&T tab?
I don't believe flashing a new rom should affect your subsidy lock status as long as it doesn't overwrite the efs partition. You should definitely do a rotobackup prior to flashing though, just in case.

Telus i337m menu unlock not working. Idea?

Hey guys I'm looking for advice with my new Telus locked phone. I've tried the unlock menu method South the latest and even downgraded firmware. Every time it is still locked when I boot up.
Had the same issue with my s2 previously and resolved it by flashing a us carriers older stock firmware and modem then unlocking it then restoring back the Canadian one.
what I've read the bootloader complicated things with this phone. Can I change to old att modems and firmware? It seems only Odin ones exist and I don't want to do something stupid. I don't want to spend 45 on a code as I understand it won't work after trying the menu method. Any ideas or do I have to pay for the gsmusb method.
I ended up just doing the fast gsm usb unlock for $15.

[Q] [Issue] Stuck in a weird situation of trying unlock i337m

Before you judge me by saying how i'm posting something thats done before, it hasn't, I've searched everywhere no methods work
Please, someone help me I've been at this for 4 days now and maybe just 15 hours of sleep :crying:.
The phone I have right now is the SGH-i337m Galaxy s4 running NC1 with MDJ modem (Kitkat 4.4.2) Does not detect sim, it says "No sim available".
I'm not exactly sure if the phone is from Bell but the phone use to be running fine on my old rogers sim card until I updated to their new ShareTap Sim.
With the ShareTap Sim the phone doesn't detect my sim anymore. So I tried my Share Tap Sim in another unlocked phone (Galaxy note 3) it worked fine.
Then I tried a Virgin mobile sim card on the S4 and it detected it and worked fine also. So then I tried to unlock it by flashing it with many different methods:
1. I tried flashing a older version of Bell 4.2.2 but it bricked my phone ( I already unbricked it back to 4.4.2)
2. I tried flashing the MDJ modem but it doesn't show the hidden menu.
3. I tried flashing ATT modem to try it but that also bricked my phone.
4. I tried to use the AWS tutorial shown here
5. I tried the regionlock away tutorial here in the third method (RegionlockAway doesnt do anything to my phone)
6. I pulled the modem.bin from the TAR file from sammobile of Bell's 4.2.2. But it still doesn't show the hidden menu! It's the MDJ modem but it still doesn't work!
I'm not sure whats wrong with my phone. When I put the Virgin mobile sim card in there it only shows Telus, EXT and Virgin Sim networks available not the whole spectrum which is what is supposed to happen with the 337_aws.qcn file from the AWS tutorial. Then when I flash MDJ modem from bell or the one from this dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2m3id2cx4l...37MVLUAMDJ.zip
It still doesn't show my secret menu.
The secret menu I'm trying to access is the *#0011# but if that didn't work I also tried the *#9090# It still doesn't show the secret menu. So what do I do now? Please Help!
Thanks for reading!
Sorry to hear that, but you are in the same situation i was, the phone was probably sim-unlocked by Box Software, like Octopus or Z3X Boxes as i did, the phone won't recognize some sim cards by unknown reasons, there is no fix avaliable for this as i changed imei, tried different NVM from other phone & even replacing sim card reader. i finally sold it & got myself a i337m unlocked via code.
Edit:
forgot to mention, My SIM stopped being recognized when i upgraded it to a newer LTE version
Kind regards.
Have you tried stock NC1 with the included modem? If the device is unlocked, you might have better success with SIM recognition. In my case, my device was not unlocked, so I Odin flashed stock Telus MDJ, then rooted with CF-Auto-Root, unlocked with RegionlockAway (KNOX tripped), and applied the AWS Mod.
Then I flashed stock NC1 with the incl. modem (root gone), and managed to get Rogers LTE and Wind H+ on the Telus device. From there, I OTA updated, and rooted with CF-Auto-Root, flashed TWRP, and worked my way to 5.0.1. Trust me I know how frustrating this can be, but thanks to this forum, there was a solution. Here's what worked for me (link). Good luck.

s4 unable to unlock possible change imei?

ive been trying to get my samsung s4 SGH-i337m Bell unlocked.
ive tried a few internet companies and they said they cant unlock the phone for many possibly reasons.
ive swapped the motherboard with a smashed screen phone because my first s4 had the sim card issues and many other issues so i swapped with a newer mobo.
now i want to unlock my phone to work with my carrier (wind mobile) but im not finding any ways to unlock it myself. ive tried using menus trying to unlock "PERSO SHA256 OFF" through the menu but i have 4.4.2 and 4.3 is the android version that can be unlocked easily through menu screens. once the phone is at 4.4.2 it seems like its unable to flash back to 4.3.
ive got the idea to change the IMEI so my phone will be basically original but with the newer mobo...but im having problems changing my IMEI.
ive used QPST and changed the hex code and reset the phone and it wont take and ive used NV reader and still doesnt seem to change the IMEI. each time i check my IMEI its still the original.
is there a way i can unlock it or change the IMEI to my first phone and use my first unlock code to unlock my phone with the new motherboard?
thanks
Changing your imei is illegal in many countries. You went get any support on doing that on XDA.
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How do I unlock my CM13-flashed i337 w/o a SIM?

Got an unlock code from AT&T, but I can't seem to be able to get to the point where I can punch it in and unlock the phone (no, I do not have a SIM card). Any advice? I tried a bunch of codes to get it to unlock mode, none works. Currently running CM13 on my 1337.
Many thanks!
In order to be promoted for sim unlock code or to enter the unlock code using the dialler menu, the phone needs to be running a stock or close to stock rom with the stock dialler.

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