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#1, Im assuming as it is law in Singapore that all mobile devices are not locked to a certain carrier that I will have no problem throwing my Telus Canadian Sim card in the device? Correct me if I am wrong.
#2 would this also make the phone an International Version??
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so, I've surfed the forum looking for answers, I did find many conflicting answers but no firm ones. I am considering the TMO variant so I'll have 4G connectivity in the US and 3G where I travel frequently to in Europe. Assuming the TMO note 3 is SIM AND bootloader unlocked, can I flash international firmware on it while keeping TMO's modem settings ? I will only consider the TMO variant if this can be done, otherwise I think i'll sacrifice the 4G connection and get an international variant as usual.
sharl1987 said:
so, I've surfed the forum looking for answers, I did find many conflicting answers but no firm ones. I am considering the TMO variant so I'll have 4G connectivity in the US and 3G where I travel frequently to in Europe. Assuming the TMO note 3 is SIM AND bootloader unlocked, can I flash international firmware on it while keeping TMO's modem settings ? I will only consider the TMO variant if this can be done, otherwise I think i'll sacrifice the 4G connection and get an international variant as usual.
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another option would be to get the TMO note 3 from negri... it is sim unlocked ( i think)
neederishelp said:
another option would be to get the TMO note 3 from negri... it is sim unlocked ( i think)
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If you are paying the full price for the phone, it wouldn't matter where you get it from, it WILL be sim unlocked. my question is, knowing that the phone is SIM unlocked, and assuming it will be bootloader unlocked, can I flash any international firmware on it ?
sharl1987 said:
If you are paying the full price for the phone, it wouldn't matter where you get it from, it WILL be sim unlocked. my question is, knowing that the phone is SIM unlocked, and assuming it will be bootloader unlocked, can I flash any international firmware on it ?
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I don't see why not since Tmobile/ATT version is identical to the Euro S800 version, as long as you keep the Tmobile modem. My at&t S4 is identical to the euro version and I can flash any euro ROM. Just hope it will be bootloader unlocked .
sharl1987 said:
If you are paying the full price for the phone, it wouldn't matter where you get it from, it WILL be sim unlocked. my question is, knowing that the phone is SIM unlocked, and assuming it will be bootloader unlocked, can I flash any international firmware on it ?
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umm negative. Apparently our carriers suck like that. For example, t-mobile which is generally more lax than ATT will not unlock your phone until you've been with them for 40 days (or is it 4 months?) but yeah. No immediate unlock even if you purchase outright. I think you'll have to purchase it from someone else that explicitly states it is sim unlocked. Negrielectronics was a good example.
Hello all,
Please help a newb on switching networks! I currently have T-Mobile with my Note 3.
Is it as easy as just switching out the SIM CARD? Or do I have to do something special to use it on AT&T?
If so can you please explain how hard or easy this would be to do?
Thank you!
rayman121985 said:
Hello all,
Please help a newb on switching networks! I currently have T-Mobile with my Note 3.
Is it as easy as just switching out the SIM CARD? Or do I have to do something special to use it on AT&T?
If so can you please explain how hard or easy this would be to do?
Thank you!
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More information is needed. Which specific model of Note 3 do you have? N900T? N9005? If you have the TMobile branded version (N900T) you will need to get the phone unlocked first before you can use an AT&T SIM card.
dirrtyswan said:
More information is needed. Which specific model of Note 3 do you have? N900T? N9005? If you have the TMobile branded version (N900T) you will need to get the phone unlocked first before you can use an AT&T SIM card.
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I have the T-MOBILE BRANDED version N900T.
I started making payments on it a few months ago. They won't let me unlock it until phone is paid off.
Is there anyway around this?
rayman121985 said:
I have the T-MOBILE BRANDED version N900T.
I started making payments on it a few months ago. They won't let me unlock it until phone is paid off.
Is there anyway around this?
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You are actually in the International Note 3 forum, this question would be better suited in the T-mobile N900T or AT&T N900A Note 3 forum. Luckily for you, I'm running a N900T on AT&T :good:.
Anyway have a look at this thread and it should answer your questions. Don't forget to hit Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2464498
Hi! first poster here.
I've just got this phone wich was recently unlocked from TELCEL MEX carrier. The weird thing here is that the phone work flawlessly with any domestic carrier sim cards, but not with my US T-Mobile sim card.
I've test this T-mobile sim card with other unlocked phones (Galaxy S4 i9500 and Alcatel Pop) here in México without problem, but in the S4 above mentioned asks for sim unlock code.
The cell phone is SGH-I337M with KitKat 4.4.2. and firmware CSC code TCE
Thank you very much in advance!
This may be relevant or not.
My previous phone was an HTC Desire S on O2UK.
O2UK give you a free unlock on all contract phones after 6 months and send a code by email to you.
Any time I tried changing sims to a different carrier it asked for the unlock code, except when it was Tesco Mobile UK.
It may be that the original carrier requires you to input the unlock code for anything other than certain providers.
I tried to get an unlock code for my I9505 LTE but they said it was factory unlocked so can't speak about the phone specifically but with the Desire S, also on O2UK, had a similar issue.
I've got the pin code
Thanks for your input, sure it's relevant.
I have the unlock code for the T-mobile sim card, but of course it's not recognized by the phone (or sim card?)
In the other phones tested the process was straight forward, just inserted sim, boot up and voilá.
Went to the Telcel's service center but the person there confirmed that it's unlocked.
I'ven reading about a "Regional Lock" of some Samsung devices, but i realy can tell if this the case.
Anybody else having this kind of issue?
Region locking I don't believe has anything to do with this. When the phone was unlocked, the region locking should also have been removed.
[Q] Help Requested > Samsung Galaxy S4 , SGH-i337 AT&T Sim Unlock (Sim not Allowed) !
Hey guys I'm not aware much into upgrading rooting flashing etc my phone might be region locked when I insert sim it says Sim not Allowed at some Sim cards says sim not inserted on differet sim operators founds it but wont work properly cant dial cant do anything I've searched and read everywhere but I CANT SEEM TO FIND exact info for my model
Please Direct me to I need to root and region unlock it I really don't know what should I do
Device: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 I have some AT&T applications I think it matters if it's AT&T or not
Android Version: 4.2.2 (I did hard reset it was 4.2.2 and still is)
Baseband Version: I337UCUAMF3
Kernel Version: 3.4.0-812098
Build Number JDQ39.i337ucuamf3
Selinux Status Permissive
Secure boot status Type: Samsung
actlover said:
Hey guys I'm not aware much into upgrading rooting flashing etc my phone might be region locked when I insert sim it says Sim not Allowed at some Sim cards says sim not inserted on differet sim operators founds it but wont work properly cant dial cant do anything I've searched and read everywhere but I CANT SEEM TO FIND exact info for my model
Please Direct me to I need to root and region unlock it I really don't know what should I do
Device: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 I have some AT&T applications I think it matters if it's AT&T or not
Android Version: 4.2.2 (I did hard reset it was 4.2.2 and still is)
Baseband Version: I337UCUAMF3
Kernel Version: 3.4.0-812098
Build Number JDQ39.i337ucuamf3
Selinux Status Permissive
Secure boot status Type: Samsung
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AT&T phones are network locked. Not region locked. I used my S4 (with roaming on) in UK, Canada, Penama, Korea, Thailand where AT&T local network is available. To use local network or other network, your phone need to be network (sim) unlocked.
sway8966 said:
AT&T phones are network locked. Not region locked. I used my S4 (with roaming on) in UK, Canada, Penama, Korea, Thailand where AT&T local network is available. To use local network or other network, your phone need to be network (sim) unlocked.
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can you direct me are there any guides or perhaps u might know what should I do
Contact att to see about getting a free unlock code.
audit13 said:
Contact att to see about getting a free unlock code.
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the thing is att it's in America i'm in Bulgaria
That should not matter. Contact them via email?
actlover said:
can you direct me are there any guides or perhaps u might know what should I do
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I am an AT&T user for 20 years and AT&T always deny to give me the network unlock code. They do provide the network unlock code for the iphone users if they the phone was already paid off (after 2 years contract).
When I asked the network unlock code for my previous AT&T phones, (nokia, LG, HTC) AT&T told me to use the AT&T roaming network and they put me on the worldwide roaming program.
When I tried to unlock my S4 i337, AT&T asked me to go to a link for the unlock instruction but S4 was not listed in there. AT& T told me that if the phone is not listed they could not provide the unlock code.
I end up using cellunlocker.net for all my phones network unlocking. It cost about US$ 30.00 .
You can try to request unlock code from AT&T first at www.att.com. Explain to them about your situation. They might help you. If they denied, just use the paid service like I did.
If AT&T doesn't provide a free unlock code, try ebay.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2514607
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The free method seems to work on very old bootloaders and modems.
Im coming from a S9+. Its been two years since i played around with flashing Fw etc so my memory is a bit hazy.
Short question. If were to put a USA sim card in my Canadian S20+. Will that cause a factory reset? Or does the canadian fw does not have the CSC files for the US carriers so it should continue to function as is, but potentially with missing features for the US carrier? Does that sound about right?
Thank you
It will work just fine, if the device is carrier unlocked. I have an unlocked G981W from Bell, and an ATT sim worked no problem. No device reset etc required.
Also have tried a Rogers and a SaskTel sim without issues .
Cool thanks.