I just brought Telstra T-tab (Huawei S7) from Australia but it's comes with sim lock. How can i unlock this sim card to use another network?
Thank you.
Hi, i got the same problem. usually i only use wifi but it would be nice to connect via hsdpa somtimes....
i tried some wifi2umts software solutions in combination with my S60 and my windows mobile phone but i could not get connection, neither via bluetooth - the connection over my defy (android) worked w/o problems.
The Hauwei S7 is sold in the U.S.A unlocked. It's hard to believe it's unlocked here and locked overseas. It's usually the other way around.
how much does it sell for in the US?
I picked up my T Touch for $250.
Any postings I had seen on ebay for the s7 had it at $350-$450
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Yes that is strange that it is locked outside the States. I am happy to have one in my collection.
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It's $299 regular price at Best Buy. No phone or data plan required.
I probably missed the intro sales price. Oh well.
...found a service company that offers the unlock codes for almost every device/provider - happy now with my unlocked S7!!!
How much did it cost?
Who have you gone with?
Pre-paid or post-paid.
I'm wondering if changing to one of the overseas kernals would cause it to be unlocked anyway. I know that some people have been playing with various versions over at the android tablets forum.
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Correction and info for you. I have the australian version reflashed to US. It does not unlock the phone.
how can you reflash your Huawei S7 (T-Tab) and where can I find Huawei S7 rom?
Please advice, thank you.
Hi ultimize,
i just had my S7 unlocked by a company in the US - worked perfect!
Took about 2 days.
sorry to jump in but do you have a www. where i can find the unlock code?
I thank they are unlocked when you buy it in the US. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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They come locked to Telstra in Australia. I heard some people have success talking to someone in Huawei.
Huawei
I can get you codes to unlock that phone .
27.5 € per code and up to two days to deliver the code .
Cheers
Hi.. Do you mean Ideo S7?? By using unlock codes you can unlock your mobile. And this is easy too. I had search the service for your mobile. Just visit the following link and get the codes from there. http://www.superunlockcodes.com/huawei-ideos-s7-unlocking-service/rs12wp10/ . It having the service for your mobile. Here you have to give your mobile's IMEI number and other required details. So it will be helpful to generate unlock codes for your mobile. After that their information will guide you to unlock your mobile. Then you can use it to any network.
Claian said:
how much does it sell for in the US?
I picked up my T Touch for $250.
Any postings I had seen on ebay for the s7 had it at $350-$450
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yes is true i purchased mine for $99.99 via Ebay.
I rooted my device and runs great i can also install custom roms at will.
i use TWRP Recovery this is great for the price $99.99 Unlocked
Hey guys, I have a situation and was hoping to hear some input on other alternatives I might've looked over. I have been with VZW since 09/25/12 and my current contract doesn't end until '14. I signed a family plan contract with my wife and I, (both started with the SGS3 -she's still using hers), but I've sold my handset last week, (temporarily using a flip phone awaiting the GN3). Now, what I was planning on doing was buying the VZW GN3 outright and using it until my contract is up in '14; I do realize buying outright will cost me ~$700 + tax, but I don't see a better option for me to upgrade as I am unable to upgrade handsets for another year and I do want a newer device or a new phone number. Is buying outright my best option? Should I invest in insurance, (I'm thinking yes for such a costly device, but which insurance? VZW insurance?)
Secondly, I will likely want my GN3 rooted with a custom ROM and the ability to tether, I've heard where people have stated with the KNOX feature and being on VZW, I will not be able to unlock the bootloader and thus not be able to root. If that is the case, and I am buying outright, should I not buy the VZW version and buy another brand GN3, (ie T-Mobile?). Again, I want to be able to do what Androids are meant to be able to do -customize. If I buy a $700 device I want to make sure I'll not be let down, hence my worries and questions.
Thirdly, and lastly, I plan on selling my wife's SGS3 and purchasing a VZW SGS4 for her. Granted, her SGS3 is not rooted and she isn't making use of the functionality available by rooting, is buying a VZW SGS4 her best option, (ie from Craigslist). Or can you "SIM unlock" another carrier's SGS4 that may be able to root/custom ROM, (unsure whether the SGS4 from VZW is rootable).
Thanks guys for any and all input! I realize some of my questions may have been answered, but making a single thread with cohesive answers for my questions is a far more efficient method for me to aid in purchasing my device.
Anybody care to chime in? Also with the GN3, is voice and data simultaneously operatable like the Sgs3?
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I'm with att wireless and purchased mines at full price selling my note 2 to my friend I recommend getting insurance also I no longer root devices so I can't answer that question for you
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You can't use a gsm carrier phone on a cdma network. Some roms may work but cell towers are different.
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Anyone? I understand the differences between GSM vs. CDMA.
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It seems like the regional SIM lock Samsung has put on the Galaxy Note 3 in Europe and the U.S. is an issue that isn’t going away any time soon. After initial outrage from users, Samsung recently issued a statement that the SIM lock only comes into effect if you turn on the device for the first time with a foreign SIM card, and that the handset can be used anywhere in the world after it has been activated with a local SIM card.
However, that doesn’t seem to be the case for many users out there, and a Samsung official has reportedly confirmed to an XDA user that the Note 3 cannot be used with SIM cards from a region that it wasn’t bought in. The company rep, after being asked several times, said that the region lock means that you simply cannot use a European Note 3 with a SIM card from the USA, even if the device has been turned on with a local SIM for the first time.
Basically, the region lock cannot be bypassed and is final, with many users over at the XDA forums complaining of incidents such as a Note 3 bought in Germany not working with a SIM from Thailand. Moreover, what’s worrying is that the aforementioned company rep said that the region lock will be extended to current devices like the S3 and Note II with the Android 4.4 KitKat update, meaning international roaming would become impossible unless you continue to use a SIM from the home country of the device.
Now, usually we’d rejoice at hearing that the rep could have unintentionally confirmed that an Android 4.4 update is coming, but the gravity of the region lock situation is a serious one. The region locking is being done to supposedly curtail grey imports, but really, how many grey importers import devices that have been in use for more than a year or so? It’s clear that despite Samsung’s attempts to clear the air and try to talk down the commotion over its rather stupid region locking stunt, the problem isn’t going away and could cause major backlash in the coming weeks.
But hey, maybe that backlash will cause them to backtrack on their plans to region lock old devices, and perhaps remove the limitation from the Note 3 through a software update as well. Fingers crossed that the Korean manufacturer does what’s in the best interest of consumers, instead of troubling them just to stop a few grey importers from making a quick buck.
It's fully copy paste from Sammobile
Just wanna let it know :good:
If Samsung definitely keeps to that route and it happens xda members can't unlock it, I'll get a nexus as my next phone.
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Here I come Sony, I really regret getting a Galaxy S3, lack of Exynos drivers ruined AOSP and Touchwiz ruins Samsung stock. I personally like the look of Xperia's UI.
I will never buy a Samsung again if future devices have a region lock, I travel over seas a lot and this is a deal breaker for me. By November my phone will be on eBay.
so thats what it was.
i went to pakistan recently with my uk i9300 which i bought sim free.
he sim there wouldnt work so i went to a shop there and the guy rooted it for it to work.
he said something like country lock.
have they removed this in the s4 or the latest 4.1.2 s3 update?
gunner786 said:
so thats what it was.
i went to pakistan recently with my uk i9300 which i bought sim free.
he sim there wouldnt work so i went to a shop there and the guy rooted it for it to work.
he said something like country lock.
have they removed this in the s4 or the latest 4.1.2 s3 update?
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don't know what you're talking about dude... it hasn't been implemented yet
gunner786 said:
so thats what it was.
i went to pakistan recently with my uk i9300 which i bought sim free.
he sim there wouldnt work so i went to a shop there and the guy rooted it for it to work.
he said something like country lock.
have they removed this in the s4 or the latest 4.1.2 s3 update?
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Not implemented for S3 yet. Might have been some other issue.
As for S4, I'm not sure.
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Not implemented for S3 yet. Might have been some other issue.
As for S4, I'm not sure.
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I bought i9300 S3 on 16 sept 2013 in switzerland, and its REGION LOCKED similar like note 3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450728
it comes with jb 4.1.2 mg4 from the factory...
i bought this phone for my girlfriend in indonesia as a gift, but until this moment, it cannot be use....F*CK SAMSH*T, never ever samsung anymore.
But if I buy one in Germany, I can still use it in Belgium? It is Europe right?
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dajumper said:
But if I buy one in Germany, I can still use it in Belgium? It is Europe right?
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its not about the roaming, but about the sim card, actually yes, if you bought the phone from german, you can use belgian sim card without any problem, i also tried my switzerland s3 with italian sim card, it works very well.....
SGS3 - Bought in march 2013, region locked by update?
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Not implemented for S3 yet. Might have been some other issue.
As for S4, I'm not sure.
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I'm not entirely sure whether or not you are right about this
When I checked my own S3 I was somewhat perplexed that a phone I bought in march 2013 has a 38 country long list of NetworkLock-entries in it's customer.xml-file. The extracted information, incl. device information, can be found in the attached PDF.
It appears that the official Samsung ROM is being shipped with region locks. Even to those who bought their phone before (!) Samsung implemented this infuriating "feature".
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don't know what you're talking about dude... it hasn't been implemented yet
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oh hasnt it.
weird. cant be coincidence that what happened to me is very similar to this.
r_ween said:
I bought i9300 S3 on 16 sept 2013 in switzerland, and its REGION LOCKED similar like note 3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2450728
it comes with jb 4.1.2 mg4 from the factory...
i bought this phone for my girlfriend in indonesia as a gift, but until this moment, it cannot be use....F*CK SAMSH*T, never ever samsung anymore.
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UPDATE.....my gf bring that phone to samsung authorized service center in jakarta, Indonesia.......and they reject that phone, they say it can be unlocked only by samsung authorized service center in switzerland.....
im really angry with samsung...really....
At the moment only the Note 3 is confirmed to have this region lock, the S3 is a much older model and may or may not gain this 'feature', as far as the S3 is concerned this is currently speculation.
Even if it turns out true that Samsung will retroactively region lock existing handsets, without a major backlash in mainstream (i.e. not just XDA and tech websites) media Samsung are likely to get away with it. What concerns me is if other handset makers follow suit, and based on who I perceive to have the most to gain from such a move, I'd say mobile networks are behind this.
The only thing I certainly take away from this issue/question is to not buy another Samsung handset when I move on from my S3, as it appears that they are definitely taking the region locking route going forward.
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At the moment only the Note 3 is confirmed to have this region lock, the S3 is a much older model and may or may not gain this 'feature', as far as the S3 is concerned this is currently speculation.
Even if it turns out true that Samsung will retroactively region lock existing handsets, without a major backlash in mainstream (i.e. not just XDA and tech websites) media Samsung are likely to get away with it. What concerns me is if other handset makers follow suit, and based on who I perceive to have the most to gain from such a move, I'd say mobile networks are behind this.
The only thing I certainly take away from this issue/question is to not buy another Samsung handset when I move on from my S3, as it appears that they are definitely taking the region locking route going forward.
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please read this:
http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-note-3-region-lock-statement-277346/
its happen for note3, note2, s3, s4, s4mini that produced since end of july 2013
including on my s3 i9300 phone that bought on 16 sept 2013 in switzerland
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UPDATE.....my gf bring that phone to samsung authorized service center in jakarta, Indonesia.......and they reject that phone, they say it can be unlocked only by samsung authorized service center in switzerland.....
im really angry with samsung...really....
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Samsung warranty is not transferable between all countries anyway .
Clove have received new stocks of region locked S4/S4 mini so it would not surprise me if it happens to newer S3/Note 2 too.
check this out http://omegadroid.co/chainfire-intro...egionlock-app/
Your link is broken, here is the thread from Chainfire: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
It seems the region lock is only in the software and not very deeply hidden (so it might be possible to remove it without root in the future).
And for the people here using custom roms, this won't be an issue anyways.
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Here I come Sony, I really regret getting a Galaxy S3, lack of Exynos drivers ruined AOSP and Touchwiz ruins Samsung stock. I personally like the look of Xperia's UI.
I will never buy a Samsung again if future devices have a region lock, I travel over seas a lot and this is a deal breaker for me. By November my phone will be on eBay.
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Same.... Unless Nexus 5
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r_ween said:
please read this:
http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-note-3-region-lock-statement-277346/
its happen for note3, note2, s3, s4, s4mini that produced since end of july 2013
including on my s3 i9300 phone that bought on 16 sept 2013 in switzerland
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I got mixed up, when I wrote that I was thinking about how Samsung might put the region lock on Galaxy S3 units sold before this whole region lock came about. You're right about newly sold phones carrying the region lock already.
Below is a copy of an email I sent to Samsung through their contact us link. It is my (perhaps naive) hope that this will bring some clarity to Region Lock issue in the Australasian region.
Dear Samsung Australia,
My question is two fold:
(Redacted first part of question- not pertinent to this issue)
Secondly, my next question refers to Region Lock. Does the new region lock measure implemented by Samsung influence the Australasian Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy series in general? As a student (and Samsung fan who is influencing those around me to purchase Samsung products, such as my parents two Galaxy S3 devices and most likely impending Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition) I plan to use the Note 3 for as long as it will last me and would like to take comfort in the knowledge that if I purchase a 64GB variant from sources such as Kogan or a Samsung Experience store, that when I travel I won't have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 "BRICK" but a phone that is able to use what ever sim card a region I visit may have. As a student I will be required to travel in the upcoming two years and the device I purchase, as a single father on low income, must be able to provide reliable communication from wherever I am in what ever countrry I might be so that I may keep in contact with my daughter in this period of time where I am away from her. Region locking a device that I have paid over 800 dollars for would be very counter productive to the whole notion of GSM.
On the note of Region locking I understand two things about it so far:
1. That it may be unlocked by a local Samsung Service center (for free I hope- but am unsure if it will cost)
2. That the impending update of Android 4.4 Kit Kat will implement Region Locking on Galaxy devices receiving the update.
What I would like to know is:
1. If the Australasion Note 3 (3G or 4G Variants) are Region Locked.?
2. If they are, is unlocking them at a service center free?
3. Will the roll out of Kit Kat Android 4.4 Relock a Region unlokced device ( because assuming unlocking an outright device is not free, I as a customer would then need to pay again to unlock the device again.)?
I desperately need to upgrade my device. The battery life is starting to die on me ( it is over 3 years old) and I desperately want to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 as a Samsung loyalist who appreciates the innovation that Samsung provides. If you could provide me with the above information it will greatly help my decision as to whether I continue to support Samsung both personally as a customer and in an advisory role (which is quite strong willed and at constant countenance to those who have Apple products looking to upgrade- I can be quite persuasive) within my social (at University and College) and familial circles.
I sincerely hope that my questions can be answered as Samsung's Customer Focus and willingness to listen has played such a pivotal role in its great success and meteoric rise over the last few years.
Thank you for your time.
Hopefully this will bare some answer to the questions regarding Region Lock in Australia. I will keep the community posted.
I bought my OG NOTE from Hong Kong.
I think I might get the N3 from there aswell.
Why?
HK is the capital city of the travelling world.
Majority of businessmen need devices that work on many bands, and with ease.
Region Lock would mean a "no sale" for these businessmen. And HK's full of them (both local and Int).
As long as the HK version has the superior SD800 model, I'd say go for that one.
The only thing you need to check for are the GSM bands for 4G.
3G is covered, 4G *may* not be with what Telstra/Optus have in store.
http://ausdroid.net/2013/10/01/52838/
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I am purchasing a AT&T version of the SM-N910A to use with straighttalk but in doing some researches on unlocking the phone for other carriers, all I can find is places that want money to do so.
I come from an HTC where I could just follow a few simple steps provided by HTC to unlock it.
Is that the same thing with Samsung and I am missing something or does Samsung not allow this?
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I am purchasing a AT&T version of the SM-N910A to use with straighttalk but in doing some researches on unlocking the phone for other carriers, all I can find is places that want money to do so.
I come from an HTC where I could just follow a few simple steps provided by HTC to unlock it.
Is that the same thing with Samsung and I am missing something or does Samsung not allow this?
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Only options are to buy an unlock code or buy the phone in full and ask ATT to unlock it. They have to by law now, but they won't do it unless the phone is paid off.
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spexwood said:
Only options are to buy an unlock code or buy the phone in full and ask ATT to unlock it. They have to by law now, but they won't do it unless the phone is paid off.
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so what if you buy the phone outright but not from AT&T, ie used or refurbished?
Make sure not to use UnlockBase, they will pull a bait and switch and go from instant cable unlock to "1-2 service" then who knows.
The Android Doctor does it within 15 minutes AND they are half the price!