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I was interested in getting the s4 I plan on going on a cruise soon to Bahamas and was interested in unlocking the phone,I do not have it yet but wanted to know if someone can try it out for me.What I was referring to was Samsung unlock code that someone found in this thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
You can call Sprint and have the SIM card officially unlocked. If you are a new customer you have to wait 90 days before they let you do this though, if you're an old customer it shouldn't be a problem.
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You can call Sprint and have the SIM card officially unlocked. If you are a new customer you have to wait 90 days before they let you do this though, if you're an old customer it shouldn't be a problem.
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Is this based on your personal experience with Sprint with the S4?
optimummind said:
Is this based on your personal experience with Sprint with the S4?
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I do not have Sprint I highly doubt they would be willing to just give it to me,Im with boost mobile
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I do not have Sprint I highly doubt they would be willing to just give it to me,Im with boost mobile
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can someone with the phone try that ## code from the thread I posted in the first link to see if it works?
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You can call Sprint and have the SIM card officially unlocked. If you are a new customer you have to wait 90 days before they let you do this though, if you're an old customer it shouldn't be a problem.
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i see an option under System update that says UICC Unlock....is that the same thing? i clicked it and got an error though
Sortilege said:
i see an option under System update that says UICC Unlock....is that the same thing? i clicked it and got an error though
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From what I understand Sprint has to do something on their end to unlock the SIM. It will only work on overseas networks too, they aren't unlocking it for domestic networks.
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can someone with the phone try that ## code from the thread I posted in the first link to see if it works?
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I gave it a shot, can't even get into the menu that's described. The code did nothing.
I just called sprint to try to unlock my s4 and they told me that the phone has to be active on the account for 90 days before they unlock it. Not be a customer for 90 days or more.
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animal7296 said:
I just called sprint to try to unlock my s4 and they told me that the phone has to be active on the account for 90 days before they unlock it. Not be a customer for 90 days or more.
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I called and got approved for an unlock, though I fear it will only be international and not fully unlocked.
thekingofmean said:
I called and got approved for an unlock, though I fear it will only be international and not fully unlocked.
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Correct. Sprint never unlocks GSM devices for use inside the US.
thekingofmean said:
I called and got approved for an unlock, though I fear it will only be international and not fully unlocked.
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I will try again but I'm sure that it only unlocks internationally.
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myphone12345 said:
Correct. Sprint never unlocks GSM devices for use inside the US.
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I'm not trying to sound like a **** but just want to make the note that I have a Sprint Blackberry Tour 9630 from 2009 which cam SIM unlocked and is currently being used domestically with a T-Mobile SIM card.
I also have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and am really hoping they will allow for it to be SIM unlocked for domestic use as well. At least they didn't ship it with a locked bootloader.
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From what I understand Sprint has to do something on their end to unlock the SIM. It will only work on overseas networks too, they aren't unlocking it for domestic networks.
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myphone12345 said:
Correct. Sprint never unlocks GSM devices for use inside the US.
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man..that's such bullcrap!
brianhot1 said:
I was interested in getting the s4 I plan on going on a cruise soon to Bahamas and was interested in unlocking the phone,I do not have it yet but wanted to know if someone can try it out for me.What I was referring to was Samsung unlock code that someone found in this thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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So has any one actually tried the code I posted at the beginning to see if that works for unlocking
Landon4444 said:
I'm not trying to sound like a **** but just want to make the note that I have a Sprint Blackberry Tour 9630 from 2009 which cam SIM unlocked and is currently being used domestically with a T-Mobile SIM card.
I also have a Samsung Galaxy S4 and am really hoping they will allow for it to be SIM unlocked for domestic use as well. At least they didn't ship it with a locked bootloader.
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Sorry, I didn't know about the Blackberry. Maybe because Blackbaerrys are somewhat unusual devices they made an exception. In any case, that would make it the only Sprint GSM device that I have ever heard of that was capable of operating in the US. All iOS and Androids have always been blocked for usage in the US. That said though, there have been hacks to some of them which enabled US use, though sometimes at the expense of not being able to use the device with CDMA while the hack was in place (meaning they couldn't be used on Sprint).
Hello, guys.
Who looking to unlock own Samsung S4 Sprint - please send to me PM. I have one way which shall to be checked. I'm still don't havemy own Sprint's S4 on hands to check if this way will works
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So has any one actually tried the code I posted at the beginning to see if that works for unlocking
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I gave it a shot, can't even get into the menu that's described. The code did nothing.
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Yep... it was a fruitless venture.
it would be great if we could get the sim unlocked for domestic use.
I'd be happy with unlocking it for non US GSM providers at the moment, I find it ridicules that I have to wait 90 days after having the account with Sprint for 2 years. It is a new phone and I need to travel now.
Anyways if there is any way to unlock it I'd like to know.
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Any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
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Good Day
I any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
Thanks
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It is my understanding that unlocking your handheld without permission from your carrier has become illegal. You could only unlock your device with your carrier's permission. In any case, I think it is still kind of early to come up with a way of unlocking the device without the device being available to the masses.
T-Mobile and Sprint to do not lock their bootloaders. AT&T only started doing it lately and it's pretty random. They did lock the S4 bootloader, so I'm expecting the N3's to be locked as well. Verizon always locks their bootloaders. There's underground pre-planning going on right now, but the devices will need to be in hand to start tinkering effectively.
I believe he means sim unlock for use on other carriers!
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SIM Unlock
If you are talking about SIM unlock I believe both will be unlocked according to the description on negrielectronics.com
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 32GB LTE (T-Mobile) (Unlocked) (Black)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 32GB LTE (AT&T) (Unlocked) (Jet Black)
sharl1987 said:
It is my understanding that unlocking your handheld without permission from your carrier has become illegal. You could only unlock your device with your carrier's permission. In any case, I think it is still kind of early to come up with a way of unlocking the device without the device being available to the masses.
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If I'm not mistaken, the FCC pushed for the reversal of this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/technology/fcc-urges-a-right-to-unlock-cellphones.html
Regardless, if I own the device, I have no problem breaking a law I feel is unjust and unlocking it. Not to mention the fact that I do not reside in the US, so the law would not apply to me. I plan on unlocking mine on day one. Either via some "special menu" which is often found or a paid service.
I may be incorrect but I did read somewhere that they were making different versions for each country and that the one version cannot be used in the other countries.
socheat said:
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Any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
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had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
porkaysi said:
had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
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and, how did you unlock it?
socheat said:
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Any information to unlock galaxy note 3?
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ropeluna said:
and, how did you unlock it?
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craigslist for 35 bucks, i have the number if u want it. i had my code in 15 minutes.
porkaysi said:
craigslist for 35 bucks, i have the number if u want it. i had my code in 15 minutes.
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off course I need it. What do you need?
ropeluna said:
off course I need it. What do you need?
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paypal and device imei code. i am inboxing you the number now and if anyone else wants it pm me.
I just inboxed you for the number as well. I REALLY appreciate it. I am NOT going to buy another AT&T bootloader locked device.
What is you would have bought your device already unlocked? I will get this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Samsung...6?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item4177470470#shpCntId
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paypal and device imei code. i am inboxing you the number now and if anyone else wants it pm me.
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PM sent to you. Thanks!
porkaysi said:
had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
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Is working correctly?
wonsanim said:
Is working correctly?
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LTE and alll, very happy with my decision.
porkaysi said:
LTE and alll, very happy with my decision.
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I may have missed it elsewhere on the forum, but is this the first confirmation that an unlocked TMO Note works fine with AT&T LTE?
Team Union ROM LT4 v7, LT3 Modem, Speedmod k5-5, Carrier: AT&T (US)
wonsanim said:
Is working correctly?
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incisivekeith said:
I may have missed it elsewhere on the forum, but is this the first confirmation that an unlocked TMO Note works fine with AT&T LTE?
Team Union ROM LT4 v7, LT3 Modem, Speedmod k5-5, Carrier: AT&T (US)
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no someone else had it before me.
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had my tmobile version unlocked and working on att.
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Can you share your APN settings? I cant get my Note 3 to get LTE.
Hey, so im wanting to buy the unlocked note 3 n9005 64gb variant and was wondering if I would need to first activate it with a european sim (I live in the USA)
before I would be able to use a usa carrier like tmobile/simple mobile. Or would it be possible to just use chainfires regionaway app so I can just activate it on tmobile without all the mentioned above hassle.
Reason I want the n9005 over the usa versions of note 3 is because 64gb note 3 is not available over here and I found a crazy good online deal for the unlocked 64gb note 3. Hoping to hear back soon!
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
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Hey, so im wanting to buy the unlocked note 3 n9005 64gb variant and was wondering if I would need to first activate it with a european sim (I live in the USA)
before I would be able to use a usa carrier like tmobile/simple mobile. Or would it be possible to just use chainfires regionaway app so I can just activate it on tmobile without all the mentioned above hassle.
Reason I want the n9005 over the usa versions of note 3 is because 64gb note 3 is not available over here and I found a crazy good online deal for the unlocked 64gb note 3. Hoping to hear back soon!
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
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As it's unlocked you should be good to go it might lock to the 1st sim you put in
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As it's unlocked you should be good to go it might lock to the 1st sim you put in
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Thats good to hear!
Id be 100% fine with it being locked to tmobile and its lte network
Thanks for the quick reply gonna order it today
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
d12unk13astard said:
Thats good to hear!
Id be 100% fine with it being locked to tmobile and its lte network
Thanks for the quick reply gonna order it today
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
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I only know that it will work ok from YouTube lol the guy on this has a unlocked one with tmobile www.galaxynote3root.com
d12unk13astard said:
Thats good to hear!
Id be 100% fine with it being locked to tmobile and its lte network
Thanks for the quick reply gonna order it today
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
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Looks legit to me thanks for the reference!
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
Hi Friends,
I'm on the Canadian side. Bought the phone with Wind Mobile, had to activate with their SIM, but then unlocked it with an unlocking code Wind provided like two hours after.
I'm now on Telus network, but the phone does not show LTE. I do recall it showing 4G/LTE when I was using the Wind sim.
Anyone have any solutions? Suggestions?
Anyone? Many thanks
Does telus has LTE? Wind doesn't have LTE, it has 4g...i am on rogers... Just another question.. Do you have Mobile Data toggle? I don't hve it.
mathrania said:
Does telus has LTE? Wind doesn't have LTE, it has 4g...i am on rogers... Just another question.. Do you have Mobile Data toggle? I don't hve it.
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Yes Telus has LTE. Wind doesn't. I'm using the same SIM card I used on the iphone 6, and the iphone 6 displays LTE no problem with this SIM.
I don't think I have mobile data toggle.
liwei8759 said:
Yes Telus has LTE. Wind doesn't. I'm using the same SIM card I used on the iphone 6, and the iphone 6 displays LTE no problem with this SIM.
I don't think I have mobile data toggle.
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Did you try changing the CSC to Telus? Maybe the fact that it's a wind phone disables the LTE. Just thinking out loud.
mathrania said:
Does telus has LTE? Wind doesn't have LTE, it has 4g...i am on rogers... Just another question.. Do you have Mobile Data toggle? I don't hve it.
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Did you try changing the CSC to Telus? Maybe the fact that it's a wind phone disables the LTE. Just thinking out loud.
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I haven't tried that but very possible that could be the solution. Do you mind letting me know how I would go about doing that? Having stayed away from androids for 2 years now makes me basically an idiot rookie.
liwei8759 said:
I haven't tried that but very possible that could be the solution. Do you mind letting me know how I would go about doing that? Having stayed away from androids for 2 years now makes me basically an idiot rookie.
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Sure thing! You need to go in your dealer and dial *#272*(insert imei)# this will take you to the csc page. If you don't know what your imei is dial *#06# and write it down. Make sure you write down the first 15 digits as it might give you 2 extra. (after a dash of course)
Once you're in there you should see your csc as GLW I think that's the wind one. If what you want is Telus then select tls.
If it's already tls leave it. That's won't resolve your issue.
***Warning***
This will wipe your device
Hope that works for you bud :thumbup:
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Sure thing! You need to go in your dealer and dial *#272*(insert imei)# this will take you to the csc page. If you don't know what your imei is dial *#06# and write it down. Make sure you write down the first 15 digits as it might give you 2 extra. (after a dash of course)
Once you're in there you should see your csc as GLW I think that's the wind one. If what you want is Telus then select tls.
If it's already tls leave it. That's won't resolve your issue.
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Thank you sooooooooo much my friend!!!!!!!! That sure fixed it! Much much appreciated for the help to a noobie like me
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Thank you sooooooooo much my friend!!!!!!!! That sure fixed it! Much much appreciated for the help to a noobie like me
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No problem my friend. Glad I could help.
Thank you!!! That helped me out a lot. Bought a stupid wind phone cause it was cheaper and turned out no LTE+. I am on Bell and the speeds are amazing. Hate wind!!!!
nuclear said:
Thank you!!! That helped me out a lot. Bought a stupid wind phone cause it was cheaper and turned out no LTE+. I am on Bell and the speeds are amazing. Hate wind!!!!
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I bought it from Rogers. I don't get LTE+. How do i check if it supports LTE+, i mean my phone and rogers both?
mathrania said:
I bought it from Rogers. I don't get LTE+. How do i check if it supports LTE+, i mean my phone and rogers both?
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Your phone supports LTE+. All Canadian Galaxy s7 edge models are same regardless of carrier and contain all network bands offered by the respective carriers. I believe Roger's offers 4g if I'm not mistaken which is quite similar to LTE+. If you want LTE+ just change your CSC to BMC and put in a bell Sim card as long as your phone is unlocked. Then u will get LTE+.
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nuclear said:
Your phone supports LTE+. All Canadian Galaxy s7 edge models are same regardless of carrier and contain all network bands offered by the respective carriers. I believe Roger's offers 4g if I'm not mistaken which is quite similar to LTE+. If you want LTE+ just change your CSC to BMC and put in a bell Sim card as long as your phone is unlocked. Then u will get LTE+.
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Thanks, but my phone is locked... Will get a code after 3 months... And its a 2 years contract...
thank you great one
Can someone please advise how I can flash the rom to jailbreak?
You can't. It's impossible.
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Can someone please advise how I can flash the rom to jailbreak?
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only if we force moto/vz to unlock bootloader in this phone.
somebody know if this cellphone can be unlocked to other carriers working in gsm?
nismo87 said:
somebody know if this cellphone can be unlocked to other carriers working in gsm?
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Yes, Unlock for about $2 on eBay. Will work with Tmo & ATT, and their MVNOs. You may, or may not, need to switch to 3G for first call to register (I had to), then you can switch back to LTE without any further problems. You also may need to manually add APN, but I did not need to.
It's a pretty solid phone and can be had for $40 at Walmart, or price-match elsewhere. Really stinks that the bootloader can't be unlocked. I didn't think it would bother me...but it really does. Oh well, I knew it before I bought it. Will be a good backup.
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Yes, Unlock for about $2 on eBay. Will work with Tmo & ATT, and their MVNOs. You may, or may not, need to switch to 3G for first call to register (I had to), then you can switch back to LTE without any further problems. You also may need to manually add APN, but I did not need to.
It's a pretty solid phone and can be had for $40 at Walmart, or price-match elsewhere. Really stinks that the bootloader can't be unlocked. I didn't think it would bother me...but it really does. Oh well, I knew it before I bought it. Will be a good backup.
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Which carrier do you use?
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Which carrier do you use?
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AT&T on Tracfone.
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AT&T on Tracfone.
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I've unlocked my Verizon variant but can't get any service on it. I know it's capable because the YouTuber J Williams did it and got T-Mobile services to work
shonmac11 said:
I've unlocked my Verizon variant but can't get any service on it. I know it's capable because the YouTuber J Williams did it and got T-Mobile services to work
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Maybe this will help. Scroll down to the Community WIKI section.
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Maybe this will help. Scroll down to the Community WIKI section.
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Didn't help. Still says "Emergency calls only"
Have you tried entering your APN manually? Try Googling Tmobile apn settings.
Others are getting it to work on Tmo.. https://slickdeals.net/f/10418732-s...w-free-store-pickup?p=103877488#post103877488
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Didn't help. Still says "Emergency calls only"
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Maybe your SIM card is activated on another phone. Happened to me on MetroPCS. I put in a SIM that was activated on another phone...it worked fine for about 5 mins., then all service was removed and it said Emergency Calls Only. You really should try entering the APN manually, if you haven't done so already. I'm now using Cricket with no problems at all.
crailey01 said:
Maybe your SIM card is activated on another phone. Happened to me on MetroPCS. I put in a SIM that was activated on another phone...it worked fine for about 5 mins., then all service was removed and it said Emergency Calls Only. You really should try entering the APN manually, if you haven't done so already. I'm now using Cricket with no problems at all.
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Already entered two different MetroPCS APNs, still didn't work
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Already entered two different MetroPCS APNs, still didn't work
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Is the SIM card active or registered to another phone?
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Is the SIM card active or registered to another phone?
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Yes I'm using it on my Stylo 3 Plus from MetroPCS
shonmac11 said:
Yes I'm using it on my Stylo 3 Plus from MetroPCS
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I think that's the issue. Same thing happened to me. I tried to use my gf's SIM from MetroPCS in mine. It worked for like 5 mins and then lost service. MetroPCS doesn't recognize this phone for some reason because it is a Verizon phone. You could call them and try to add it to your account. Cricket picked it up easily. I just had to do a lot of searching for the correct APN.
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I think that's the issue. Same thing happened to me. I tried to use my gf's SIM from MetroPCS in mine. It worked for like 5 mins and then lost service. MetroPCS doesn't recognize this phone for some reason because it is a Verizon phone. You could call them and try to add it to your account. Cricket picked it up easily. I just had to do a lot of searching for the correct APN.
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So what can I do
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So what can I do
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Call MetroPCS and register your SIM to your E4, go with Cricket, Straight Talk, or Total Wireless. There's always a possibility that Metro won't allow your Verizon E4 on their network because they want you to buy theirs. I'm sure...as you know, theirs don't even have a fingerprint reader.
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Call MetroPCS and register your SIM to your E4, go with Cricket, Straight Talk, or Total Wireless. There's always a possibility that Metro won't allow your Verizon E4 on their network because they want you to buy theirs. I'm sure...as you know, theirs don't even have a fingerprint reader.
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Ok I'll try that out. I have the MetroPCS variant already lol
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So what can I do
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Personally, if I were you...I'd go with Cricket, At&t, Straight Talk (At&t), or Total Wireless(Verizon), because T-Mobile (MetroPCS) coverage is not all that great.
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Ok I'll try that out. I have the MetroPCS variant already lol
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Oh. I thought you have the Verizon variant.