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Sign Petition to allow T-MOBILE SIM Unlocking

http://www.change.org/petitions/t-mobile-enact-common-sense-sim-unlock-policy#share
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Doesn't tmobile already sim unlock, and for free?
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Once your phone is paid off they will unlock it if you're using EIP...if you purchased full price and have had your account over 40 days they will unlock it...don't see the need for a petition lol

Do these things really help?
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coupetastic-droid said:
Doesn't tmobile already sim unlock, and for free?
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They change their policy in April 2013. They are giving people that purchased at full price a headache to unlock their phones...
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ahernandez4110 said:
They change their policy in April 2013. They are giving people that purchased at full price a headache to unlock their phones...
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So is AT&T.
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droidiac13 said:
Do these things really help?
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Nope. But it makes people feel better and that seems to be what matters most...
MG

As long as you bought the phone outright you can unlock it. I just sim unlocked my at&t varient.

Online sim unlocking services...

I don't get it. I unlocked my SIM by paying some guy (I forgot his sellers is name) on EBay $3.50
Why is there a need for a petition?
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At the moment, in the USA, sim unlocking by anyone except the carrier is technically illegal. The exemption was removed. I think they are working on taking care of that though. On that same note T-Mobile should let you sim unlock if you ask. Remember you can always ask for a supervisor.
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shinji257 said:
At the moment, in the USA, sim unlocking by anyone except the carrier is technically illegal. The exemption was removed. I think they are working on taking care of that though. On that same note T-Mobile should let you sim unlock if you ask. Remember you can always ask for a supervisor.
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It isn't technically illegal, it is just plain illegal.

stevedebi said:
It isn't technically illegal, it is just plain illegal.
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There already was a petition on the whitehouse site to remove that bit and they responded to it.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/its-time-legalize-cell-phone-unlocking

[Q] Phone Unlocks

Hey guys
I have a question regarding the adds you see everywhere about unlocking phones.
Im here in Ireland and it always seems to be foreign people doing it.
I go through a lot of phones and have availed of there unlocking services on many occasions.
Are these guys using some software that the got hold of? One guy just asked me for the imei number and within ten minutes he text me the network unlock code. So I know that they are not rooting and unlocking.
S4's Note 2's Htc ones and basically any kind of phone they are unlocking.
Anyone got any insight into how these are doing it?

For the samsung galaxy s series + note series there is an application on google play that can do that. It cost 1 euro.
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calinormy said:
For the samsung galaxy s series + note series there is an application on google play that can do that. It cost 1 euro.
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I didnt know that,, So it unlocks S4's and Note 2's? Does it have to be installed on the phone?
These guys are also unlocking iphones and everything..

The last time I used was when I bought S3. The app need root ( if I remeber well) but you can install after that an untouched firmware. The unlock remain forever.
The first phone I unlocked was an htc tytn 2... in service they asked me 50 euros and 2 weeks to do it...in the next weekend in 4 ours ( 3.5 FOR DOCUMENTATION ON THE NET) I was able to unlock it myself.
Usualy they own some programs and based from your imei they generate an unlock code. You just simply put another sim card in the phone and tipe the code when the phone ask for....and that's all. For the very fresh devices the waiting period for the unlock database is greater, and sometimes the codes comes from the manufacturer of the fone ( I guess) ( excluding apple of course)
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GalaxSim unlock is the app I told you about.
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calinormy said:
The last time I used was when I bought S3. The app need root ( if I remeber well) but you can install after that an untouched firmware. The unlock remain forever.
The first phone I unlocked was an htc tytn 2... in service they asked me 50 euros and 2 weeks to do it...in the next weekend in 4 ours ( 3.5 FOR DOCUMENTATION ON THE NET) I was able to unlock it myself.
Usualy they own some programs and based from your imei they generate an unlock code. You just simply put another sim card in the phone and tipe the code when the phone ask for....and that's all. For the very fresh devices the waiting period for the unlock database is greater, and sometimes the codes comes from the manufacturer of the fone ( I guess) ( excluding apple of course)
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GalaxSim unlock is the app I told you about.
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Cheers dude.. I presumed it was some sort of program that generates the code based on your imei number.
I though if anywhere is going to know what it is and how to get it then it would be here.
I would happily pay for the program as I say I go through a lot of phones and have many friends that could benefit with me having it.

I unlocked my S4 for $14.99 from cellunlocker.net and I got the code in an hour.
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[Solved] AT&T Sim Unlock

Hello, I was curious about something when it comes to doing a SIM unlock. I did some research and found that there are different ways to do sim unlocks depending on what type of phone you have (of course). In my case I'm running a GPE edition ROM on a i337. Would I use the i337 way or the GPE way? Or...would I have to flash a factory ROM to do it? Found a ton of troubleshooting for unlocking but never saw anything about using different ROMs. Thanks for your help!

I actually used this method. Read it carefully before attempting. I recommend printing it so you can have it to refer to. The *#0011# code is the one that I used. Remember that when instructed to hit the 'back' key, that doesn't mean on your device. It refers to the 'back' button you will see when you press your phone's menu button.
http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/c...y-s4-so-you-can-use-another-sim-card-0148110/
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So you had a custom ROM installed when you did it?
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Just ask at&t for the code. That service menu can cause trouble in the long run. Plus theres no known method of returning settings to stock.

Will they give it to me even though I'm still under contract?
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agent929 said:
Will they give it to me even though I'm still under contract?
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Sometimes they will come times not. Never hurts to ask. And if the first try didn't work give them a call on another day. Sometimes it depends on who you get a hold of.

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Will they give it to me even though I'm still under contract?
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What previous post said. But they have a policy some of their reps follow. Some are more nicer. They give it when youre 90 days in contract

j510 said:
What previous post said. But they have a policy some of their reps follow. Some are more nicer. They give it when youre 90 days in contract
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I'm way past 90 days into my contract. You didn't mean 90 days from your contract expiring did you? By the way thanks for your help along with everybody else in this post that has helped me!

90 days into contract. So you should be good to go. Shouldnt be a problem once they see that you meet requirements.

Thanks guys!
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At&T will not allow me to unlock my phone since it is still under service until 2015 >.< It took 4 people to finally get someone who spoke real english and well this is the last straw with att, no longer buying phones through them. Hello nexus.

toxicpaulution said:
At&T will not allow me to unlock my phone since it is still under service until 2015 >.< It took 4 people to finally get someone who spoke real english and well this is the last straw with att, no longer buying phones through them. Hello nexus.
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I guess you actually don't call them to do it. You can go to https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/ and do it there.

agent929 said:
I guess you actually don't call them to do it. You can go to https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/client/en_US/ and do it there.
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Says it wont allow it.
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Says right on the site...
Postpaid Smartphone Customers: Account has been active for at least ninety days and is in good standing (i.e., it has no past due amount or unpaid balance owed AT&T.
This doesn't apply to Apple products (not that you have one, but I thought it's good to know)

So I got the unlock codes from AT&T a few moments ago..and I'm a little unsure how to enter them into the phone..i thought you type it in the dialer but that didn't work. I just read that you need to insert a sim from another carrier...lol my intention was to sell an unlocked s4 so I could buy a different one. How do I unlock without a different carriers sim card...I have the unlock code

No suggestions?
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No suggestions?
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Don't think you can. Hopefully, i'm wrong because I can't enter the code due to the previous 'free' attempt and can't get back into service menu (CM rom)

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No suggestions?
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You need to pop in another carriers sim card or any older non att based sim card.
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Some back info first... I had most of the high end AT&T androids and the iphone 5 in the past year. I tried numerous times to get unlock codes from customer service. Unlocked phones just have better resell value. Nothing works cause still under contract.
I currently have 3 smartphones with data share. $250/month is killing me. So recently traded my iPhone 5 for a S4. I didn't activate it on my line. I was looking towards the prepaid especially with Straight talk having ATT lte now and the nationwide release of Aio Wireless but T-Mobile $30 plan (100 min unlimited text and unlimited data up to 5gigs) is what I really wanted. This made me want to unlock the S4 since I live in a refarmed area. I can live with Hspa for $30.
I read on numerous forums that ppl may get a better chance of unlocking their device thru ATT international online chat. I tried so many times but they were always busy. Got lucky, finally spoke to a someone online. Gave them my ATT account info and etc. Was thinking I never got them to give me the codes before. This was just another time they would deny me. Another thing this s4 isn't even activated on my account. Gave them the imei, few minutes later I got directions and the unlock code for it. So damn excited but that's not the best part.
There's also an "Aws T-Mobile mod" for our ATT S4 to enable the Aws bands on the att s4. I'm like this is perfect. I can use the refarmed spectrum and the other hspa+ bands on the s4 and pay only $30/month. This is a no Brainer. Unfortunately. Couldn't get the Aws mod to work because you need a PC and I have a mac.
Took one of my old reg tmobile sim, using a sim template, I cut down the sim to a micro sim. Did the unlock procedure and it worked. Went to best buy to buy a tmobile prepaid kit and activated it with the $30 plan (only available to new activations). I'm thinking the 1900mHz refarmed band is reg but my phone showed 4g and was confused but I was getting 4-6mb down. Definitely could live with this. This is where I live. Driving to work, it showed full bars 4g lte. Got excited so I did a speed test. The highest I got was 12mb. I also looked it up just as I got home and one forum confirmed the same thing. Unlocked AT&T S4 works on T-Mobile Lte.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/292079-t-s4-unlocked-lte-t-mobile.html
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Febby said:
You need to pop in another carriers sim card or any older non att based sim card.
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You have to shut off your phone, insert tmobile sim, restart, entunlockrr code and voila.
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Negri will ship a locked Tmobile N3 with unlock code

Is that as same as a factory unlocked phone?

Kisses99 said:
Is that as same as a factory unlocked phone?
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No, but it will still function the same. It still would be a tmobile phone though.

delayed updates, bloatware, perhaps other restrictions... I won't go for it, even if the price is nice!
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sounds good to me... they mentioned that factory unlocked phones lose their warranty from samsung, but if these are t-mobile phones locked and given unlock codes, they should retain the warranty.

TML1504 said:
delayed updates, bloatware, perhaps other restrictions... I won't go for it, even if the price is nice!
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What........:banghead:
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holycow1 said:
sounds good to me... they mentioned that factory unlocked phones lose their warranty from samsung, but if these are t-mobile phones locked and given unlock codes, they should retain the warranty.
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Never heard that unlocking makes a device loose warranty...

Google Play N4

Can a Google play purchased N4 get black listed?
If so will it be on att and tmobile only or all gsm carriers?
And even if it did get blacklisted I can just get another motherboard and use that?
Just asking because on planning on buying one of CL
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It would be blacklisted to whatever carrier that did it.

biscuitownz said:
It would be blacklisted to whatever carrier that did it.
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But can you blacklist it on all carriers?
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If I remember correctly, att and tmobile share the same database for blacklisting. Anyway, if it has a bad imei, it won't work in the usa, for all carriers.

biscuitownz said:
If I remember correctly, att and tmobile share the same database for blacklisting. Anyway, if it has a bad imei, it won't work in the usa, for all carriers.
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It has a good imei I checked it and its unlocked.
If I buy it and the seller decides to report it stolen, can it still be used? The user said he has tmo on it, but bought the phone from Google. I'm on att, am I out of luck?
I don't plan on using it on att, its going to be used on Straight Talk
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If you plan to use it on att, and he reports it stolen to tmobile then yeah, it won't work

This is easy to get atound.
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Straight talk can still activate it. I have done this before.
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Jposton said:
This is easy to get atound.
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Straight talk can still activate it. I have done this before.
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Not anymore. Once its blacklisted its done.
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Being that the phone was bought straight out and not from a carrier only the phone number and the SIM card should be blacklisted not the phones IMEI number
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I just want it to work on straight talk

How can a nexus 4 get blacklisted if it's from play store anyways? You pay full price for it so it's yours. I understand if it is from T-Mobile then it can get blacklisted if it paying it in payments.
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1slow4G said:
How can a nexus 4 get blacklisted if it's from play store anyways? You pay full price for it so it's yours. I understand if it is from T-Mobile then it can get blacklisted if it paying it in payments.
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But let say you call Google, give them all the phone info and ask them its stolen? Just wondering does Google actually blacklist the phone?
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But let say you call Google, give them all the phone info and ask them its stolen? Just wondering does Google actually blacklist the phone?
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I see your point. Does Google offer insurance of that sort? Didn't pay attention when I ordered mine
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Well I got the N4 so far its working great. Old user had T-Mo on it but clearly said he bought it from Google.
Afaik its working great got Slim running on it.
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I see your point. Does Google offer insurance of that sort? Didn't pay attention when I ordered mine
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no idea but i think it would too much work for Google to do that and I highly doubt they would bother with it. Just pray the person doesnt report it. If so, be ready to move to another country to make it work .