am i sim locked? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi my mate purchased a gs4 from is mate ,he asked me to root it and see if it is sim unlocked,i can put different sims in .EE,giffgaff,[o2 ] and vodafone,they do not bring a screen saying wrong sim or anything but i can go on to network search find the carrier ,but when i try to connect it states cannot connect to network,i have tried a IMIE search and the phone is not barred or blocked or anything sinister like that , i can get a signal with t mobile but i thought my EE sim would work in it strange any help please would be appreciated cheers

anyone? i tried my EE sim but it does not dial out ,could it be that it is blocked ? i think i will just hand it back to him

westentertainer said:
anyone? i tried my EE sim but it does not dial out ,could it be that it is blocked ? i think i will just hand it back to him
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i got the exact same prob with a i9505 gs4 on JB then i updated it to stock rom kitkat 4.4.2 and its still the same with a o2 sim i can see the data arrows and the signal bars but other sims just signal bars but never connects to any network, if it was blocked it would ask for an unblocking code? would it not? did u get anywhere with this problem? my imei is ok and so is the serial no, and i checked and its not black listed and the phone works ok with wifi

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-I have the exact same problem with n9005 version
-check your IMEI by dialling *#06# then pull you battery your find IMEI number......they wont be the same
I think the problem is here
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try register manually. from settings - more networks- mobile networks - mobile operator
hellrazr209 said:
so today I got an error when trying to place a call that said not registered on network and I do not have any signal. I have a galaxy note 3 unlocked from t-mobile running on Metro's network. I would like to know if anyone has any ideas how to fix this thank you
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If u have not change or modified anything in your Mobile than call your service provider.
I haven't done anything to it. Its wierd cus if I put my wifes sim in it work but not mine. So I bought a new metro sim and its the same thing.
Ok so found out someone got ahold of my imei and programmed it in their phone. And is using if on metro. And because u cant have 2 of the same imei's on the same network. It kicked me off. Any way I can change me imei number?
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Ok so found out someone got ahold of my imei and programmed it in their phone. And is using if on metro. And because u cant have 2 of the same imei's on the same network. It kicked me off. Any way I can change me imei number?
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well if they can change to yours.............
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Hi, sorry if this in the wring place but couldnt find a zoom forum
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You have signal bars because You can make emergency calls without SIM.
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Galaxy S4 i9505 suddenly shows "No Service"

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OK... for years I have been using an S4 and been really pleased with it (UK model i9505 SIM locked to EE Network).
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Wireless works fine
IMEI Number shows correct
No SIM/non EE SIM inserted - says not registered on network but see signal strength on top bar
EE SIM inserted (correct for carrier lock) - get a no entry sign and no signal strength on top bar
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O/S - 5.0.1
BB - I9505XXUHOD7
Build - LRX22C.I9505XXUHOD7
Any help would be great as if I cant get it working I will need to go buy one for my friends son before Xmas as I have had and spent the money
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