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[REQUEST][MOD] Region lock removal tool

REQUEST][MOD] Region Lock Removal Tool
hello modders
I and others who travel a lot will need a tool which will remove region lock provided to all new galaxy phones since July 2013
Reference: http://gigaom.com/2013/09/26/seriously-samsung-sorry-european-roamers-but-the-new-galaxy-note-3-is-region-locked/

we need to find the code that was used to unlock the note 2 but now does not work on note 3 we can then acess secret menu and maybe unlock all regions hope we can find the engineer code.
This one below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037017

Yah, this is true and for me it doesn't make sense.
I can confirm that when i got the Galaxy note 3 yesterday it has a sticker on it, I checked the retailers here also S4 boxes have that sticker too.

okloub said:
Yah, this is true and for me it doesn't make sense.
I can confirm that when i got the Galaxy note 3 yesterday it has a sticker on it, I checked the retailers here also S4 boxes have that sticker too.
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Just purchased mine in Hong Kong, No Sticker or warning of any kind.

No idea where this information comes from and which countries Note version/s it refers to, but I just got my N9000 (SM-N900) here in Bangkok, Thailand and tried it with European SIM cards (roaming, as I am still in Bangkok) and they all work just fine.
EDIT: Also no sticker or warning of any kind.

It is only for the first time you activate the phone. E.g. If you are in Europe with an European phone, activate using a European sim, you are OK to use other Sims when you travel.
But if u try using a say a American sim to activate the European ph on first boot then u are ****ed.
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dcracks said:
It is only for the first time you activate the phone. E.g. If you are in Europe with an European phone, activate using a European sim, you are OK to use other Sims when you travel.
But if u try using a say a American sim to activate the European ph on first boot then u are ****ed.
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Not exactly ****ed. You can still unlock it via code or the service center.
Updated details here: http://www.sammobile.com/2013/09/27...cking-works-and-its-not-as-bad-as-we-thought/

Others have already shown that this is a software lock done via the CSC. I don't have a Note 3, but based on my experience with the Galaxy S4, this is something that would be very easy to remove.

European sim unlock needed

Hi my device was supplied by carphone warehouse uk and when i got it thought it to be sim unlocked only to find a European sim lock exists
cant root cause it's mj7/mj4 ?
so can anyone recommend how to unlock it as i am travelling to India in the next week
any help or advice would be appreciated

tkwish said:
Hi my device was supplied by carphone warehouse uk and when i got it thought it to be sim unlocked only to find a European sim lock exists
cant root cause it's mj7/mj4 ?
so can anyone recommend how to unlock it as i am travelling to India in the next week
any help or advice would be appreciated
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I think you need to contact carphone warehouse uk or samsung uk and ask for a code. Other than that you can also root with kies 0x1 and try regionlockaway, but I would first try to complain to carphone warehouse uk and samsung uk first. Whatever they tell - TEST IT FIRST (insert a non-EU SIM in the phone while you are still in UK as a test).

xclub_101 said:
I think you need to contact carphone warehouse uk or samsung uk and ask for a code. Other than that you can also root with kies 0x1 and try regionlockaway, but I would first try to complain to carphone warehouse uk and samsung uk first. Whatever they tell - TEST IT FIRST (insert a non-EU SIM in the phone while you are still in UK as a test).
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Carphone warehouse completely unhelpful
where would i obtain a non European sim? at this stage don't want to root and trip knox is there any proven and trusted code providers?
thanks for any help

Check out this threat http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2566995
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I'm not sure what you mean here mate. Do you mean you have a region lock or network lock. If you can use different sims like Vodafone, ee, three etc.. and you had a socket on your phone saying it's region locked then if you been using the phone with an uk sim then it should technically have the region lock removed. (Not always the case) if you can't use different sims in the uk already then you have network lock and can get a code to unlock by calling up the network provider
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alom5 said:
I'm not sure what you mean here mate. Do you mean you have a region lock or network lock. If you can use different sims like Vodafone, ee, three etc.. and you had a socket on your phone saying it's region locked then if you been using the phone with an uk sim then it should technically have the region lock removed. (Not always the case) if you can't use different sims in the uk already then you have network lock and can get a code to unlock by calling up the network provider
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carphone warehouse tell me its network unlocked but there is the sticker on the box saying its European locked how can i check ?

Just stick a different sim in to check. But souls to me out had the region lock. Which should be unlocked according to Samsung sheet you user it with a durian provider for a few calls. ... Only way to check is get a sim from different region. Sure you can buy froom a shop or something
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just been on the phone to samsung uk
they tell me all i need to do to unlock to use outside of europe is with the sim provided have a 5 minute continuous conversation from the handset
from then on it will be unlocked guess i'll have to wait and see

Just a quick update I am now in India and phone is compleatly open and I'm using a local idea sim without having to do anything

[Q] American Sim only-Working on GreecE?

Greetings they will bring me galaxy s5 from fujairah,my bro said me that inside the phone writes ''american sim only''.
The person who sell it to my bro told him that with an adapter works for all countries (europe and non europe)
my question is: will it work with an adapter? :/
I am on Greece..
PS.dont ask about shops etc..my bro is travellings with cargo ships..

Airboner said:
Greetings they will bring me galaxy s5 from fujairah,my bro said me that inside the phone writes ''american sim only''.
The person who sell it to my bro told him that with an adapter works for all countries (europe and non europe)
my question is: will it work with an adapter? :/
I am on Greece..
PS.dont ask about shops etc..my bro is travellings with cargo ships..
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Your brother will need to SIM Unlock the Galaxy S5 he is bringing to you for it to be able to work in your region.
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SolarTrans said:
Your brother will need to SIM Unlock the Galaxy S5 he is bringing to you for it to be able to work in your region.
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sim unlock how?
the seller told him that with an adapter will work..
but here i asked some friends and told me that will not work..
btw i will go tomorrow to cosmote and ask them..

Airboner said:
sim unlock how?
the seller told him that with an adapter will work..
but here i asked some friends and told me that will not work..
btw i will go tomorrow to cosmote and ask them..
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There is no SIM "adapter" that will make a phone work in different regions.
Maybe he was talking about the outlet plug in the wall for power?
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SolarTrans said:
There is no SIM "adapter" that will make a phone work in different regions.
Maybe he was talking about the outlet plug in the wall for power?
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no he didnt tell to my bro about plug power..
he told him about sim adapter
i searched it and i find this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-Na...170?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item417f57de22
there is sim adapter..
but dude what do y mean with sim unlock?what i have to do?

Those SIM adapters change the physical size of the SIM card to fit in different devices, and have no effect on network compatibility.
Google SIM unlocking Galaxy S5, and you'll get much more information than what I can give you.
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As far as I know, Samsung reacted to the outcry against region locking by not really region locking them - the just need to be first used (I guess activated, so to speak) with a sim from the original region. After doing that, you should be able to use them with any sim. At least that's what it says on the side of my box (this is an S5 bought in Germany though, US carriers may have locked their phones down)
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cherrytontonne said:
As far as I know, Samsung reacted to the outcry against region locking by not really region locking them - the just need to be first used (I guess activated, so to speak) with a sim from the original region. After doing that, you should be able to use them with any sim. At least that's what it says on the side of my box (this is an S5 bought in Germany though, US carriers may have locked their phones down)
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and if you dont have a sim of original region?
SolarTrans said:
Those SIM adapters change the physical size of the SIM card to fit in different devices, and have no effect on network compatibility.
Google SIM unlocking Galaxy S5, and you'll get much more information than what I can give you.
Sent from my iPhone 5s using Tapatalk
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ok i will search it,meanwhile i will go to cosmote and ask them wtf is going with locks..

i asked on samsung hellas and they told me that it cant be unlock cauze is non europe..
and its has region lock..
so my question is..here in xda forum is there any app so we cant unlock facking phone on our region?

No. You'll have to activate the phone with a SIM card from the carrier it was purchased from, and make a 5 minute phone call. After that, it is ABLE to be region unlocked. You'll then need to contact the original carrier and request an unlock code.
There are some websites that will sell you unlock codes, but 1. They won't work unless you activate on the original carrier and make a 5 minute call
2. I have no idea of the legitimacy of some unlock websites.
I've heard good things about many of those sites, but I've never used one myself so I can't vouch for their validity.
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Airboner said:
i asked on samsung hellas and they told me that it cant be unlock cauze is non europe..
and its has region lock..
so my question is..here in xda forum is there any app so we cant unlock facking phone on our region?
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First off, where did your brother get the phone?
In he got it in the United States, then the phone is not region locked but it would probably be carrier locked (unless it is from Verizon).
If he got it from the European Economic group then it is region locked and it has to be activated first in the original region and then can be used anywhere.
Good luck to you

koyanishi said:
First off, where did your brother get the phone?
In he got it in the United States, then the phone is not region locked but it would probably be carrier locked (unless it is from Verizon).
If he got it from the European Economic group then it is region locked and it has to be activated first in the original region and then can be used anywhere.
Good luck to you
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my bro works on cargo ships as 2nd captain.
he was on fujairah and he bought it but when he opened the device he saw that the back of the phone writes ''american sim only''
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yesterday he told me that he put on galaxy s5 greek sim from iphone and it worked perfect..
so i guess that the seller he done all the job before he sell it
btw today i will have news cauze its returned his home

note 4 limitations?

hi there, I bought a European note 4, I live in uk
SM-N910F
my question is, is there any limitations or issues il face using this model in uk? with a UK network like o2

batteriesNI said:
hi there, I bought a European note 4, I live in uk
SM-N910F
my question is, is there any limitations or issues il face using this model in uk? with a UK network like o2
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No, it will work perfectly. :good:

batteriesNI said:
hi there, I bought a European note 4, I live in uk
SM-N910F
my question is, is there any limitations or issues il face using this model in uk? with a UK network like o2
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No limitation. The only thing is when you setup device initially - the default language will be in the language of the device origin. I have a german DBT Note 4 myself - imported to Ireland. So on initial setup I'm greeted in German - so have to change to english.
Other than that you should have no problems. Likewise you will receive updates based on the territory you bought your device, so if the UK get lollipop OTA update - don't expect your own to get it at same time - you will get that when the update rolls out for the territory your device was originally bought in...
Unless you flash a clean new official rom and change your CSC. But familiarise yourself with the Note 4 before worrying about doing anything like that.

you'd only face the real limitations if you had a US SIM, as the European note 4 models come with a temporary region lock to discourage import.
since the UK is part of Europe, there shouldn't be a problem.

hi everyone...i bought one samsung galaxzy note 4, and after some timeof usage, i noticed unusual sound from the phone whenever i touch the screen, or do anything on the phone, the kind of sound i hear is like the phone want to blow up.. i presently turned the phone off now...pls advice what can i do??

SM-G950F Change carrier to South America

So, I have a question. My wife and I both bought the G950F version in Norway, and we would like to know if it would be possible to use these phones in Peru.
My wife flew down last week, and she tells me the phone is not accepting the local SIM cards.
Appreciate any input, as I am going down there myself shortly..
Current SP is SAOMC_SM_950F_OXM_NEE_0080

It is not going to work because you need to make call on s8 Europe version so it will work internationally. Basically, it is sim lock only for Europe if you got Europe sim just make call for only 5 mins and then you can use anywhere you want

gurinder073 said:
It is not going to work because you need to make call on s8 Europe version so it will work internationally. Basically, it is sim lock only for Europe if you got Europe sim just make call for only 5 mins and then you can use anywhere you want
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Both the S8 has been in use in Norway for 2 months, but they still wont accept the SIM card in Peru.

4rr4k said:
Both the S8 has been in use in Norway for 2 months, but they still wont accept the SIM card in Peru.
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Please then check capability (gsm/cdma) of phone with carrier in the Peru

I have a 950F from Europe and am using it in Canada after making the 5 min call. If I flash either updated firmware form Samsung or a custom rom, will I have to make the call again?

Plugplay said:
I have a 950F from Europe and am using it in Canada after making the 5 min call. If I flash either updated firmware form Samsung or a custom rom, will I have to make the call again?
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No, you won't. Once it's been unlocked, it stays unlocked. Proof: bought my S8 from Amazon Germany. Had to make the call. Been using it in Argentina since android 7, with numerous firmware updates