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What does the author meant by SIM Free? Isn't it just taking the SIM out considered as SIM free?
removing simlock so any providers simcard can be inserted without the problem that the universal blocks the sim
for example: my mda pro is locked to t-mobile. if i insert an o2 simcard i cant use the phone function, it only works with t-mobile simcards.
with this unlock i can use any providers simcard i would want to
Bartjan said:
with this unlock i can use any providers simcard i would want to
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I hope this one will be true, and free.
Complete tribes are waiting for this.
Ohh perfect!
But i am a question...I am a vodafone v1640 from UK buyer, and i am vodafone spain customer. My phone is sim unlocked but network locked for UK. Somebody know something about this?. will it be possible to unlock the network too???
Regards.
pekeno said:
Ohh perfect!
But i am a question...I am a vodafone v1640 from UK buyer, and i am vodafone spain customer. My phone is sim unlocked but network locked for UK. Somebody know something about this?. will it be possible to unlock the network too???
Regards.
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Do you mean it is blocked in the UK? Did you get it as a second hand?
No, its new. it isnt blocked, its locked for vodafone uk network, but is sim unlocked.
Yep, that's what this is all about. It's not really to remove the SIMLock, but more specifically a NETlock which locks the device to a specific provider/network.
Or probably both, but I don't know if there is even any SIM-locked Universal out there. I think if the Universal comes with a lock it is generally a NETlock AFAIK.
SIMlock is usally used for chreaper prepaid bundles and NETlock for higher priced but branded devices.
hi all. Ok I have a Mytouch that i got from google, didnt buy it at the store.
I want to unlock and have received a code for that. I have tried putting in an active ATT sim and I am not prompted for the unlock?..what gives..just says no service. Is there somewhere I am suppose to enter that information?
thankyou
so...i have to have the sim card in the phone of the service i plan to use?..So if i am going to europe i have to wait to get there to put the sim in and then it will ask me for unlock code?
If thats the case why when i put the active Att sim in i dont get prompted for that?
sign me ...
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harsaphes said:
so...i have to have the sim card in the phone of the service i plan to use?..So if i am going to europe i have to wait to get there to put the sim in and then it will ask me for unlock code?
If thats the case why when i put the active Att sim in i dont get prompted for that?
sign me ...
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if your referring to Carrier locked, is it locked to what carrier then?
if you put a SIM of the same carrier the phone is locked to, it obviously wont ask you to unlock it!
put in anoter carrier's sim and it will. then enter the code.
No its on tmobile now..if i put the att sim card in it just says no service.
harsaphes said:
No its on tmobile now..if i put the att sim card in it just says no service.
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Im not sure at all here but is ATT not on CDMA??
If thats the case then you need to put in a sim of a European carrier (GSM).
yeah sounds right thanks
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Im not sure at all here but is ATT not on CDMA??
If thats the case then you need to put in a sim of a European carrier (GSM).
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ATT is GSM
did you test your ATT sim in another phone?
yes its from a working Iphone
Factory reset / data wipe.
This can occasionally assist folks with internal issues with the hardware. It's a common way to approach solving a problem with your device. Consider it, try it, and then go from there before continuing to further with the unlocking process.
Best of luck.
hello
my friend have used phone from t-mobile usa
and the phone can't read any sim except orange israel (don't know about t-mobile sim)
how can it be ?
and how it can be changed that the phone will read all the sims ?
now when i try to put any sim i got message "sim card not found"
This phone requires a certain type of SIM. Different SIMs have different shapes and sizes of contact area for the chip. Compare them and you'll see what I mean.
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This phone requires a certain type of SIM. Different SIMs have different shapes and sizes of contact area for the chip. Compare them and you'll see what I mean.
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thanks for your answer
than there is anything to do to solve this ?
from 7 different carriers orange israel will be the only one will work on this phone?
btw . i now see other post you talked about the sim sizes...
in my case the sim size is identical
but i think the chip size is different
the one that work have a larger chip
look at the bottom of the sim and make sure the metal contacts are in the same place as the tmobile sim (look up a picture of tmobile sim on google if you need it) otherwise its possible that the phone is not sim unlocked
from what i see it's not on the same place as t-mobile sim
just orange israel sim is the same as t-mobile
benhouli said:
from what i see it's not on the same place as t-mobile sim
just orange israel sim is the same as t-mobile
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Take a working SIM to the carrier you want it to work with and see if they will sell you a SIM that matches that type.
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Take a working SIM to the carrier you want it to work with and see if they will sell you a SIM that matches that type.
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i don't think they have that type of sim
because they new carriers that sell just the new one
there is no service that can unlock it to work with all the sim cards types ?
or this is done deal ?
It not the carrier type that is the issue. This is the hardware on the mobo. If your SIM reads, but the phone is carrier restricted then it will tell you. Unless you are getting a message to that effect this is H.A.R.D.W.A.R.E.
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It not the carrier type that is the issue. This is the hardware on the mobo. If your SIM reads, but the phone is carrier restricted then it will tell you. Unless you are getting a message to that effect this is H.A.R.D.W.A.R.E.
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as u said , i am not getting any requset to put any pin or puk or any unlock code...
but there is one carrier that the phone read his sim card (with the bigger chip on the sim card), but it's just 1 from 7 carriers , because the others have different types of sim cards.(the one with the smallest chip on the sim card)..
what about cellphone labs ? they can't replace the part that read the sim to one that can read all the types of the chips (that on the sim cards)
i am the first that stuck with that problem ?
i really don't want to buy another phone
i like that phone
there is no solution for this hardware problem ?
thanks
Cell phone labs? What? Dude it's part of the motherboard. It's engineered for and soldered to the motherboard. You just need the correct style of SIM card.
There are dual SIM adapters out there that MAY work. You could try that, but it will require cutting of the SIMs to make them fit under the battery.
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Cell phone labs? What? Dude it's part of the motherboard. It's engineered for and soldered to the motherboard. You just need the correct style of SIM card.
There are dual SIM adapters out there that MAY work. You could try that, but it will require cutting of the SIMs to make them fit under the battery.
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thanks again
i don't know why they bother to release phone that accept just one type of sim
that most of the phones can accept all the types
Hello everbody,
i read all threads related to SIM unlock on T-mobile nexus here on xda, and many people suggested that Nexus 4 comes factory unlocked, even from T-mobile, but it seems that's not true!?
I wrote about this in thread bellow,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38939958#post38939958
and many people there wrote that Nexus 4 is always factory unlocked, doesn't matter which GSM provider, but it seems that's not true!
When i inserted my european SIM card, here in Europe, in T-mobile Nexus 4, arrived today at me, GSM signal is locked !? Is there any solution for sim unlock?
Thanks!
Greetzz!
sucro
****update
it was problem with micro-sim card and pin issue, tried with another sim card, and no problems, it's unlocked, and fixed gsm signal very fast with working micro-sim card here in Europe !
Apologize for wrong info!
sucro said:
Hello everbody,
i read all threads related to SIM unlock on T-mobile nexus here on xda, and many people suggested that Nexus 4 comes factory unlocked, even from T-mobile, but it seems that's not true!?
I wrote about this in thread bellow,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38939958#post38939958
and many people there wrote that Nexus 4 is always factory unlocked, doesn't matter which GSM provider, but it seems that's not true!
When i inserted my european SIM card, here in Europe, in T-mobile Nexus 4, arrived today at me, GSM signal is locked !? Is there any solution for sim unlock?
Thanks!
Greetzz!
sucro
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It`s not locked! Change your sim with a proper microsim!
It seems you didn't read my previous post, i wrote, micro-sim card is already used, but there is again GSM signal locked!
***update
My apologize to all of you guys! It was problem with sim card, not about micro-sim, but there was problem with PIN of my sim-card, so definetely, it works now, with another micro-sim card with no PIN issue, it worked immediately, GSM signal came very fast!
Once sorry!
And tnx for suggestions!
Greetzz!
sucro said:
It seems you didn't read my previous post, i wrote, micro-sim card is already used, but there is again GSM signal locked!
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nexus 4 isnt sim locked. check to be sure that your APNs are set up right for your carrier. why do you think its locked? are you not getting a signal or do you get a locked message? have you checked with tmobile to make sure your account is set up right?
sucro said:
Hello everbody,
i read all threads related to SIM unlock on T-mobile nexus here on xda, and many people suggested that Nexus 4 comes factory unlocked, even from T-mobile, but it seems that's not true!?
I wrote about this in thread bellow,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38939958#post38939958
and many people there wrote that Nexus 4 is always factory unlocked, doesn't matter which GSM provider, but it seems that's not true!
When i inserted my european SIM card, here in Europe, in T-mobile Nexus 4, arrived today at me, GSM signal is locked !? Is there any solution for sim unlock?
Thanks!
Greetzz!
sucro
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1) Can you take a screen shot of the message you get while on WiFi?
2) Are you sure it's Carrier SIM locked and not "SIM card lock"?
3) Was your SIM card cut down from mini to micro?
4) Are you sure it was not reported Lost / Stolen and it's IMEI blacklisted by the carrier?
5) Have you tried another SIM from a different carrier?
As far as I know, all GSM Nexus phones do not support the option for carriers to lock them to their networks.
I had a Nexus S that was subsidized by T-Mobile and it worked just fine on US AT&T, and France SFR networks.
The SFR SIM I used had a PIN on it, so I would have to enter the PIN on boot before I could use it.
Its an unlocked phone...
If it was locked, when you insert a foreign Sim into a carrier locked phone, it pops up a requester for an unlock code.
simms22 said:
nexus 4 isnt sim locked. check to be sure that your APNs are set up right for your carrier. why do you think its locked? are you not getting a signal or do you get a locked message? have you checked with tmobile to make sure your account is set up right?
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I updated info in OP, it was problem of micro-sim card and some PIN issue, i'm not in USA, i'm in Europe, so no contact with T-mobile . However tnx for help!
SpookyTunes said:
1) Can you take a screen shot of the message you get while on WiFi?
2) Are you sure it's Carrier SIM locked and not "SIM card lock"?
3) Was your SIM card cut down from mini to micro?
4) Are you sure it was not reported Lost / Stolen and it's IMEI blacklisted by the carrier?
5) Have you tried another SIM from a different carrier?
As far as I know, all GSM Nexus phones do not support the option for carriers to lock them to their networks.
I had a Nexus S that was subsidized by T-Mobile and it worked just fine on US AT&T, and France SFR networks.
The SFR SIM I used had a PIN on it, so I would have to enter the PIN on boot before I could use it.
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Thank you my friend for all informations! Yes card was standard sim card, and was necessary to cut it, but there wasn't problem with it, and for sure it was genuine my sim card, no locked, no lost, but was problem with some PIN issue, i get new sim card, and problems dissapeared fortunately! Once big tnx for sharing your experiecne!
Salut and greetings
clockcycle said:
Its an unlocked phone...
If it was locked, when you insert a foreign Sim into a carrier locked phone, it pops up a requester for an unlock code.
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You are absolutey right my friend ! Hehe, yeah, but you know, when man feels like a lost , can't think with rationalism, so i was afraid i'm lost and there is phone sim locked, but there was stupid problem with sim card!
So to conclude, definetely no locked Nexus 4 with or without contract, it can be used with any sim card and GSM provider !
Once Big Tnx to all nice guys who participated in this thread to help me! Really i appreciate it!
Greetzz!
sucro
You can contact lg/google as you have manufacture's warranty.
Glad you got it sorted out.
Thank you very much for useful info!
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I just bought an unlock code for this phone but when i put in a new sim it didn't ask for an unlock code, doesn't ask for anything actually, just gives me the 'sim card is not from Verizon' notification. Is there any other way to insert the unlock code?
Whitefrost11 said:
I just bought an unlock code for this phone but when i put in a new sim it didn't ask for an unlock code, doesn't ask for anything actually, just gives me the 'sim card is not from Verizon' notification. Is there any other way to insert the unlock code?
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What kind of SIM are you using? I used a Freedompop Global GSM SIM and didn't have that issue.
I had the same issue, I'm from Venezuela and my sim card is from Digitel, any help is welcome
bw 1 said:
What kind of SIM are you using? I used a Freedompop Global GSM SIM and didn't have that issue.
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with FP Global SIM, do you have to unlock the XT1609 before get it working?
I just got an XT1609 and looking for carrier options. Thanks
DX///M said:
with FP Global SIM, do you have to unlock the XT1609 before get it working?
I just got an XT1609 and looking for carrier options. Thanks
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Yes, you have to unlock it but you won't get any service with the FP Global SIM. At the time I unlocked, I only had the FP Global SIM and I've since got the FP LTE SIM.
You can get band 2 and band 4 LTE through AT&T with the FP LTE SIM and it works pretty well. You won't get GSM 3G (HSPA/UMTS) and you can't make phone calls* over cellular with this phone with a GSM SIM, but with the FP LTE SIM you can make calls and send texts over data using Google Voice and Hangouts/Hangouts Dialer or using the FP app.
* some people have reported that you can send texts over cellular with a GSM SIM.