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Will all Nexus 4's be sim unlocked?

I want to buy one from one of the carriers in Ireland whenever they start selling it but I don't want to get it if it's locked. I know Vodafone said their Galaxy Nexus was locked when in fact it wasn't.

All boot loaders can be unlocked, but it may be sim locked if you buy from a carrier rather than from Google.
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scott_doyland said:
All boot loaders can be unlocked, but it may be sim locked if you buy from a carrier rather than from Google.
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I'm worried about it being sim locked.

So the only way to find out is to ask the carrier you buy it from. Or buy direct from Google so you know its definitely unlocked.
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scott_doyland said:
So the only way to find out is to ask the carrier you buy it from. Or buy direct from Google so you know its definitely unlocked.
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I can't buy it directly from Google in Ireland and I don't trust the carriers because they've already lied in the past.

3bs11 said:
I want to buy one from one of the carriers in Ireland whenever they start selling it but I don't want to get it if it's locked. I know Vodafone said their Galaxy Nexus was locked when in fact it wasn't.
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Buy it from google and you're good to go.

3bs11 said:
I can't buy it directly from Google in Ireland and I don't trust the carriers because they've already lied in the past.
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The sellers on Ebay can help you get the Nexus 4 from Google for you

At the time of release, the Nexus 4 will only come in an unlocked version. Whether that changes in the future is anyone's guess, but it really looks like Google was upset with how the locked versions of the Galaxy Nexus were treated. I would bet anything they are going to refuse to let any carrier sell a locked version of their phone in the future.

barondebxl said:
Buy it from google and you're good to go.
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Not available in Ireland
taodan said:
The sellers on Ebay can help you get the Nexus 4 from Google for you
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I will have to find a reputable buyer but if I do then I don't mind using ebay. I got my GS3 from a company selling it on ebay in the US.
drumist said:
At the time of release, the Nexus 4 will only come in an unlocked version. Whether that changes in the future is anyone's guess, but it really looks like Google was upset with how the locked versions of the Galaxy Nexus were treated. I would bet anything they are going to refuse to let any carrier sell a locked version of their phone in the future.
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I hope you're right but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Are all nexus 4s unlocked?

I have the opportunity to acquire a nexus 4 on virgin UK. An orange sim works in it but atm cannot prove if my o2 simply will work. If anyone can confirm if carrier supplied handsets are unlocked that'd be great.
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Yes as far as I know they are .. for GSM networks.

They are all unlocked.
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From what I have seen, I am sure they are.
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All Nexus 4's come unlocked.

Great thanks everyone - as I don't think this was bought from the Play Store, but instead carrier provided, I wanted to make sure.

New Nexus 4 owner

Hey everyone, I just bought a used Nexus 4 today. The previous owner had used it in T-Mobile, but I wanted to use it on AT&T. I had read that it doesn't matter who you buy the Nexus from, its always unlocked. When I called AT&T and had the rep run the IMEI, he said it was clean but the phone was carrier locked. Does this sound right or was the rep wrong?

Rep is wrong its unlocked. If I'm not mistaken even the T-Mobile one is unlocked. Try a att sim
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Lmao yea he's wrong
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Change your SIM then change the APN accordingly to AT&T.
Enjoy your Nexus 4!
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Wow he should not be working for AT&T if he thinks a Nexus 4 is ever locked. Lmao!
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Ya, I assumed he was wrong. I explained that all Nexus 4s are unlocked, but he said that it showed it was locked on his end.

Yea he is not aware of the nexus. It will work. Just pop your microsim in there and adjust your APN settings accordingly and you are good to go. Just got mine a few days ago and I had no problems setting it up.
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[Guide] At&t Note 3 Sim Unlock

I bought two At&t Note 3s yesterday. One for me and one for a friend. I'm on At&t and my friend is on MetroPCS. I called At&t for an unlock and they couldnt get me a code, even though one was paid in full price and "qualified" to get unlocked according to them. So this is how I got the phones unlocked.
Reminder: I'm not responsible for any damage you may do to your phone. Proceed at your own risk!
Root is Required!
1. To root your At&t Note 3 follow this guide (Thank You designgears!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474422
2. You will need to allow unknown sources to be installed.
Settings>General>Security>Unknown Sources (Make sure its checked)
3. Install Chainfire's RegionLock Away App from Google Play Store (and buy him a beer :highfive or download it from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
4. Tap "Region Unlock" in the app
5. Let it do its thing
6. Choose Reboot Later (Thats what I did at least)
7. Turn off the phone and try a non-At&t sim card.
I tried my old T-mobile sim in mine and it pulled up, and we just got back from the MetroPCS store and have his running on that.

tyiphius said:
I bought two At&t Note 3s yesterday. One for me and one for a friend. I'm on At&t and my friend is on MetroPCS. I called At&t for an unlock and they couldnt get me a code, even though one was paid in full price and "qualified" to get unlocked according to them. So this is how I got the phones unlocked.
Reminder: I'm not responsible for any damage you may do to your phone. Proceed at your own risk!
Root is Required!
1. To root your At&t Note 3 follow this guide (Thank You designgears!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474422
2. You will need to allow unknown sources to be installed.
Settings>General>Security>Unknown Sources (Make sure its checked)
3. Install Chainfire's RegionLock Away App from Google Play Store (and buy him a beer :highfive or download it from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
4. Tap "Region Unlock" in the app
5. Let it do its thing
6. Choose Reboot Later (Thats what I did at least)
7. Turn off the phone and try a non-At&t sim card.
I tried my old T-mobile sim in mine and it pulled up, and we just got back from the MetroPCS store and have his running on that.
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Wow thanks it work never thought it would work like magic

I can confirm that this worked to unlock mine. I tried a T-Mobile SIM and was able to make a call. Thanks.

munnarg said:
I can confirm that this worked to unlock mine. I tried a T-Mobile SIM and was able to make a call. Thanks.
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Thanks for sharing.. Is this permanent unlock?

coskevin said:
Thanks for sharing.. Is this permanent unlock?
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Yes. I've soft bricked my phone, reflashed, stuck in my T mobile sim card without running the app and it pulled up the network.
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tyiphius said:
Yes. I've soft bricked my phone, reflashed, stuck in my T mobile sim card without running the app and it pulled up the network.
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This works! I wonder if this affect the LTE because I think it modifies the modem. Have you notice a difference?

tyiphius said:
Yes. I've soft bricked my phone, reflashed, stuck in my T mobile sim card without running the app and it pulled up the network.
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Same question.
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I have an unlocked note 3 simply I went into the AT&T store where I live and said unlock it or I won't buy it and bam they did it. I have a simple pay as you go T-Mobile card popped it in, input the code and unlocked I was. I had to buy the phone outright so was costly but not at all risky. LTE showed up just fine on the T-Mobile network.
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coskevin said:
This works! I wonder if this affect the LTE because I think it modifies the modem. Have you notice a difference?
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slidesear said:
Same question.
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I havent noticed a difference. Everything is still fast for me.
Whoflungdu said:
I have an unlocked note 3 simply I went into the AT&T store where I live and said unlock it or I won't buy it and bam they did it. I have a simple pay as you go T-Mobile card popped it in, input the code and unlocked I was. I had to buy the phone outright so was costly but not at all risky. LTE showed up just fine on the T-Mobile network.
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You lucky mother fu
I asked at&t here about that since i bought one full price and they said, to call customer service. So did the next day and they "couldnt" give me the network code. I honestly dont care about an unlock as I'm on At&t.
The only difference is that you're phone wont be region unlocked. Sim unlock and region unlock are different.
Did you buy your phone full price/off contract?

tyiphius said:
You lucky mother fu
I asked at&t here about that since i bought one full price and they said, to call customer service. So did the next day and they "couldnt" give me the network code. I honestly dont care about an unlock as I'm on At&t.
The only difference is that you're phone wont be region unlocked. Sim unlock and region unlock are different.
Did you buy your phone full price/off contract?
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Yeah I did buy it full price out of contract. As for the region unlock luckily we still have Chainfires method for that fix.
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Whoflungdu said:
Yeah I did buy it full price out of contract. As for the region unlock luckily we still have Chainfires method for that fix.
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Thats kinda of upsetting. I walked into the store and told them I wanted one full price and they were like "There's no 'full price', its just at&t next and you pay it off all at once if you want". I went online and showed them the option to do full price OR next, and they said they couldn't sell full price in the store. Didn't understand that because my s3 and note 3 were both full price at the store, Plus I've found deals with coupons online and they've matched it before! I hate when I go somewhere and I know more than the person working with me (I think he was just trying to get more commission off me.IDK). : They made me wait longer for the phone than I should've too. Guess my store here just sucks :rolleyes
Kudos to you. Wish that would've happened to me!

tyiphius said:
Thats kinda of upsetting. I walked into the store and told them I wanted one full price and they were like "There's no 'full price', its just at&t next and you pay it off all at once if you want". I went online and showed them the option to do full price OR next, and they said they couldn't sell full price in the store. Didn't understand that because my s3 and note 3 were both full price at the store, Plus I've found deals with coupons online and they've matched it before! I hate when I go somewhere and I know more than the person working with me (I think he was just trying to get more commission off me.IDK). : They made me wait longer for the phone than I should've too. Guess my store here just sucks :rolleyes
Kudos to you. Wish that would've happened to me!
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I had herd a lot of horror stories like this before I went it but I knew my facts as it seems you do too. An I was just very blunt and studdorn, but also polite. I explained I travel to Europe all the time since I am English and I refuse to pay international rates. An I guess I got the 1 guy in all AT&T that was willing to go to bat for me.
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Whoflungdu said:
I had herd a lot of horror stories like this before I went it but I knew my facts as it seems you do too. An I was just very blunt and studdorn, but also polite. I explained I travel to Europe all the time since I am English and I refuse to pay international rates. An I guess I got the 1 guy in all AT&T that was willing to go to bat for me.
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Me too. Going back to London next month, I shall see if the my N900T works there with a local sim card. Any recommendations on what sim to get when out there?

Limeybastard said:
Me too. Going back to London next month, I shall see if the my N900T works there with a local sim card. Any recommendations on what sim to get when out there?
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EE is the largest provider in England but there are also Vodafone, 3, and someone else.
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Whoflungdu said:
EE is the largest provider in England but there are also Vodafone, 3, and someone else.
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Wasn't EE orange and t mobile joining? I have to verify the lte band support they offer and chose one based on what my unit is compatible with. There is O2 also.
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Limeybastard said:
Wasn't EE orange and t mobile joining? I have to verify the lte band support they offer and chose one based on what my unit is compatible with. There is O2 also.
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That's exactly right yeah so you will probably have your best chance with them since your using a T-Mobile device here.
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Whoflungdu said:
That's exactly right yeah so you will probably have your best chance with them since your using a T-Mobile device here.
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I'm thinking Band 7 2600 , according to Wikipedia both EE and Vodaphone support it.
I'm on ATT on a t mobile device.
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Limeybastard said:
I'm thinking Band 7 2600 , according to Wikipedia both EE and Vodaphone support it.
I'm on ATT on a t mobile device.
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I would say go with EE first cause I have herd mixed results from my mates that are on Vodafone.
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Whoflungdu said:
I would say go with EE first cause I have herd mixed results from my mates that are on Vodafone.
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Okay will do thanks. Going to research sim card prices.
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Limeybastard said:
Okay will do thanks. Going to research sim card prices.
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They should cost more than £1 at most if your just after a crap pay as you go. Its up to you what you put on the account.
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New possible purchase

Ok guys. I have an s4. Am in UK and an thinking of getting a note 3 on tesco mobile. How easy is it to unlock so I can use my 3 network sim. It was simple on s4. Same deal on note 3?
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Simplest and easiest way is to get an unlock code either from the network provider you are with or as you are on three network. ... They are unlocking for free. There is a thread on that. .. check it out.
You ring up three from your three sim option 3,3,2,1 (something like that) and give them your imei number and within 7 days they will send you the unlock code.
Worked for me on a vodafone locked phone
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well its a tesco mobile note 3 - and I want to use my three micro sim card
was wondering if the app 'region lock away' would do the trick?
dont want to sign up for a contract if I cant unlock it myself

Like I said you can still get it unlocked by three. I got my Vodafone locked phone unlocked by three.
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Largewoodenspoon said:
Ok guys. I have an s4. Am in UK and an thinking of getting a note 3 on tesco mobile. How easy is it to unlock so I can use my 3 network sim. It was simple on s4. Same deal on note 3?
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Dont pay, theres a free way to unlock your phone to other networks ...
its on XDA somewhere !! ( i cant remember the name of it currently, but ill update you once I remember )

surely i would need to speak to tesco mobile if its locked to their network? not three?
or am i being stupid??
really need to get this sorted asap - gotta decide in about 30 mins if i am getting this phone
i like the s4 which i have, but the note 3 looks awesome....lol

I've said it to you twice. My phone was locked top Vodafone and I have the imei to three and they gave me the unlock code which worked and now my phone is unlocked
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Was just double checking. That seems very good of them! Was there a fee involved? And did they do it right away?
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No fee and it took 4 days
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Ok. Thanks mate. Will get on it tomorrow morning.
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Largewoodenspoon said:
Ok. Thanks mate. Will get on it tomorrow morning.
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Buy the phone. ... You don't even have to open the box. ... The imei number is on the box (I would open just to make sure of everything) give the a call and if you don't get a code. ... Give the phone back or ask tesco to unlock or use one of these websites to get the code
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Largewoodenspoon said:
Was just double checking. That seems very good of them! ...
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They aren't doing it to be nice, it makes good business sense to make your phone accept a 3 sim so they can start taking money from you.
You can also get a Note3 unlocked for £7 in about 1hr on eBay

After all that. The phone was factory unlocked! Got it from carphone warehouse. £27 contract. Free handset. Working fine on my 3 sim. Thanks for your help guys!
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Largewoodenspoon said:
After all that. The phone was factory unlocked! Got it from carphone warehouse. £27 contract. Free handset. Working fine on my 3 sim. Thanks for your help guys!
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Yeah CPW and P4U sell unlocked handsets with their contracts as they get them in direct rather than via a carrier.