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I want to sim-unlock my at&t sgs4. please help! i asked at&t for unlock codes, it too didnt work!
i tried all the methods posted here on xda developers.. can anyone please help!
wtj16 said:
I want to sim-unlock my at&t sgs4. please help! i asked at&t for unlock codes, it too didnt work!
i tried all the methods posted here on xda developers.. can anyone please help!
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I too experienced problems unlocking my I337M device (not AT&T, it's the Canadian version, hence the "M" in device model). After trying the keypad menu method and failing, I tried sending my IMEI number into a website to generate a key, but apparently the Samsung servers were experiencing a global delay and they refunded me after two days. (This delay was confirmed from multiple sources.) I then tried a tethered method using an application offered by an unlocking website. It cost $15 (compare at $35 for the IMEI method) and it worked instantly! This was after two days' worth of trying other methods. I won't give you the exact link, but if you google "fastgsm", it should come up. Make sure it's the tethered method. Good luck.
thanx!
Te3k said:
I too experienced problems unlocking my I337M device (not AT&T, it's the Canadian version, hence the "M" in device model). After trying the keypad menu method and failing, I tried sending my IMEI number into a website to generate a key, but apparently the Samsung servers were experiencing a global delay and they refunded me after two days. (This delay was confirmed from multiple sources.) I then tried a tethered method using an application offered by an unlocking website. It cost $15 (compare at $35 for the IMEI method) and it worked instantly! This was after two days' worth of trying other methods. I won't give you the exact link, but if you google "fastgsm", it should come up. Make sure it's the tethered method. Good luck.
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Thanx. I will try this method and get back to you. Hope it works!
Te3k said:
I too experienced problems unlocking my I337M device (not AT&T, it's the Canadian version, hence the "M" in device model). After trying the keypad menu method and failing, I tried sending my IMEI number into a website to generate a key, but apparently the Samsung servers were experiencing a global delay and they refunded me after two days. (This delay was confirmed from multiple sources.) I then tried a tethered method using an application offered by an unlocking website. It cost $15 (compare at $35 for the IMEI method) and it worked instantly! This was after two days' worth of trying other methods. I won't give you the exact link, but if you google "fastgsm", it should come up. Make sure it's the tethered method. Good luck.
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The FASTGSM website says:- Warning
Check your phone’s software version by going to Settings > About device. If Baseband version ends with MI1 or later (e.g. MJ1), your phone is not supported for USB unlocking. Use a different unlock method or downgrade your phone’s firmware.
And iam on mf3. So i think it should work!( f comes before i)
I used the FastGSM tethered method, and it worked on my MF3 stock rooted rom. Granted, I do not have MF3 bootloaders, but it otherwise seemed to work. The instructions included inside the program have you dial *#0808#, but other instructions (like the ones on their website) have to go and install a bunch of crap to your phone and dial some other number, but I found the *#0808# will get you straight to the options you need to switch your phone over to DM mode. Also don't forget to switch it back to MTP + ADB (or MTP-only if you don't want ADB debugging on).
EDIT: also make sure you have a completely unfiltered network connection. I tried it on my work's "guest" wireless that has far fewer restrictions, but it blocks something within FastGSM's app that reaches out to their servers right before performing the unlock. It's a safety to avoid them handing out a bunch of free unlocks.
Also! I forgot that I didn't have a 100% success. It didn't unlock the phone by itself, but it did at least provide me the network unlock code. I manually entered this on my phone and it worked the first time. Don't try entering the code multiple times if it doesn't work the first time! Save a copy of the log it makes, but don't post it here (includes IMEI).
wtj16 said:
The FASTGSM website says:- Warning
Check your phone’s software version by going to Settings > About device. If Baseband version ends with MI1 or later (e.g. MJ1), your phone is not supported for USB unlocking. Use a different unlock method or downgrade your phone’s firmware.
And iam on mf3. So i think it should work!( f comes before i)
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did fastgsm work for you? as i am on UCUAMF3 via OTA update and i am trying to do it but i get an error "Establishing communication with phone....{Fail}
i am not rooted but can root if neccessary?
i have installed samsung usb drivers from the samsung official website but have never installed Kies.
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hemsmaverick said:
did fastgsm work for you? as i am on UCUAMF3 via OTA update and i am trying to do it but i get an error "Establishing communication with phone....{Fail}
i am not rooted but can root if neccessary?
i have installed samsung usb drivers from the samsung official website but have never installed Kies.
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I have tried using their usb method and it didnt work and they give me full refund.
I tried free method many many many times with original firmware and the lastest and it failed everytime. I even got the unlock code from att and it also didnt work. I was able to get my phone replaced because of the unlock code didnt unlock the phone. They gave me hard time but i was able to get replacement.
The replacement had the latest firmware, so i didnt try the free method or usb unlock, i just got the code from att and it worked. The free unlock method def. does something that prevents the phone from being unlocked.
PopcornKiller said:
I have tried using their usb method and it didnt work and they give me full refund.
I tried free method many many many times with original firmware and the lastest and it failed everytime. I even got the unlock code from att and it also didnt work. I was able to get my phone replaced because of the unlock code didnt unlock the phone. They gave me hard time but i was able to get replacement.
The replacement had the latest firmware, so i didnt try the free method or usb unlock, i just got the code from att and it worked. The free unlock method def. does something that prevents the phone from being unlocked.
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I have a Same Problem by G4 has 4.2.2 UCUAMF3 Stock Rom. I can't root it via Odin or Change to I337UCUAMDB or I337UCUAMDL version, what's wrong with Stock and Can I change to other ones to unlock it, I bought unlock code and it said successfully unlocked. but does not work
paata01 said:
I have a Same Problem by G4 has 4.2.2 UCUAMF3 Stock Rom. I can't root it via Odin or Change to I337UCUAMDB or I337UCUAMDL version, what's wrong with Stock and Can I change to other ones to unlock it, I bought unlock code and it said successfully unlocked. but does not work
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From what I've seen on xda it appears that if you have mf3 firmware the sim unlock does not work. It's just an observation and I may be wrong.
jd1639 said:
From what I've seen on xda it appears that if you have mf3 firmware the sim unlock does not work. It's just an observation and I may be wrong.
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I will try FASTGSM USB method now and report results
I couldn't make fastgsm usb method work. I wonder if it works for you.
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nsical said:
I couldn't make fastgsm usb method work. I wonder if it works for you.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
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I tried it 15 minutes ago, it doesn't work. Failed while attempting to connect. Some security is blocking everything, no downgrade, no unlock. Idk what to do
I just did the chat with international care and they gave me the code. The code worked when I inserted the T-Mobile sim card
xisruno said:
I just did the chat with international care and they gave me the code. The code worked when I inserted the T-Mobile sim card
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Can you please, give me contact information, I want to try it. How much is unlock code? u have MF3 right?
paata01 said:
Can you please, give me contact information, I want to try it. How much is unlock code? u have MF3 right?
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Use the chat option to the lower right of the screen
http://www.att.com/esupport/travelAndIntl.jsp?cv=820
I am on MF3 and they did not charge me anything
This is exactly how I have unlocked all of my devices on AT&T. I just chat with international support, tell them I am going out of country and would like to use my phone there. They ask for the IMEI and within a minute give me an unlock code. Never had anyone say no, and never had issues. Unlocked S2, S3, S4, Atrix. All phones except S3 purchased on contract and still no problems.
Idk why anyone would pay $35 for something that is so easy and free and the unlock code is guaranteed to work.
geoldr said:
This is exactly how I have unlocked all of my devices on AT&T. I just chat with international support, tell them I am going out of country and would like to use my phone there. They ask for the IMEI and within a minute give me an unlock code. Never had anyone say no, and never had issues. Unlocked S2, S3, S4, Atrix. All phones except S3 purchased on contract and still no problems.
Idk why anyone would pay $35 for something that is so easy and free and the unlock code is guaranteed to work.
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Thanks I will try to do so, problem is my device is blacklisted. will I still be able to unlock it? I bought it from craigslist and seller blacklisted it after a week.
geoldr said:
This is exactly how I have unlocked all of my devices on AT&T. I just chat with international support, tell them I am going out of country and would like to use my phone there. They ask for the IMEI and within a minute give me an unlock code. Never had anyone say no, and never had issues. Unlocked S2, S3, S4, Atrix. All phones except S3 purchased on contract and still no problems.
Idk why anyone would pay $35 for something that is so easy and free and the unlock code is guaranteed to work.
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Thanks, AT&T international care gave me unlock code which was the same I got from http://myunlockedphone.com/, but unfortunately I can't unlock it yet, I tried free unlock and may damaged something, how Can I restore everything to default including Service mode menu.
paata01 said:
Thanks, AT&T international care gave me unlock code which was the same I got from http://myunlockedphone.com/, but unfortunately I can't unlock it yet, I tried free unlock and may damaged something, how Can I restore everything to default including Service mode menu.
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I had the same exact issue, I called AT&T and had them replacement my phone under warranty.
PopcornKiller said:
I had the same exact issue, I called AT&T and had them replacement my phone under warranty.
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Yes I managed to unlock it, it turned out seller blacklisted device, and I was trying to use Simple Mobile, AT&T and T Mobile (simplbo) share blacklist database
Can anyone Help me out here or try and lead me in the correct direction? So I tried to flash my Galaxy S4 i337M on BELL back to factory in odin. I used the I337MVLUAMDJ_I337MOYAAMDJ_I337MVLUAMDJ_HOME.tar.md5 But after flashing and booting up the phone Wi-Fi no longer works along with the phone either says "emergency calls only" or different SIM errors. I'm 100% sure the SIM works perfect I tested it in both or my other phones my Blackberry 9300 and my galaxy S3 and no problems. I have also downloaded that same bell rom from 3 different locations to see if rom downloaded incorrectly. The Phone is also rooted and has the philz_touch_5.18.2-jfltecan.tar.md5 recovery. Any help would be much appreciated.
vipergeis said:
Can anyone Help me out here or try and lead me in the correct direction? So I tried to flash my Galaxy S4 i337M on BELL back to factory in odin. I used the I337MVLUAMDJ_I337MOYAAMDJ_I337MVLUAMDJ_HOME.tar.md5 But after flashing and booting up the phone Wi-Fi no longer works along with the phone either says "emergency calls only" or different SIM errors. I'm 100% sure the SIM works perfect I tested it in both or my other phones my Blackberry 9300 and my galaxy S3 and no problems. I have also downloaded that same bell rom from 3 different locations to see if rom downloaded incorrectly. The Phone is also rooted and has the philz_touch_5.18.2-jfltecan.tar.md5 recovery. Any help would be much appreciated.
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cant say about the wifi issue, im having my own issues too..but download and flash the correct or compatible kernel for that rom .. that usually fixes sim errors or no signal
Do you have Knox issued in download mode? If so, you need to install 4.3 firmware only
SaHiLzZ said:
Do you have Knox issued in download mode? If so, you need to install 4.3 firmware only
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How can I tell if Knox is issued?
vipergeis said:
How can I tell if Knox is issued?
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I found this....
knox kernal lock: 0x0
knox warranty void : 0x1
does this mean it is issued?
vipergeis said:
I found this....
knox kernal lock: 0x0
knox warranty void : 0x1
does this mean it is issued?
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Means you tripped knox. Warranty is now void, and knox itself cannot be used, which has some corporate implications, but if you dont use active sync then it doesn't matter. Now that youve done that, enjoy flashing whatever you want. Cf auto root will give you root, then id install clockworkmod myself via rom manager, and look for a rom to flash. If you wanna keep stock can use xposed to tweak.
Sent from my SGH-I337M
lojak29 said:
cant say about the WiFi issue, I'm having my own issues too..but download and flash the correct or compatible kernel for that ROM .. that usually fixes Sim errors or no signal
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so last night i flashed the bell 4.3 ROM and WiFi did start working. I do have signal however I'm still getting a unregistered Sim error. is there any kernel you would recommend? I'm willing to try anything at this point. I bought this phone and not more then a few days after getting it I screw my self out of using it.
vipergeis said:
so last night i flashed the bell 4.3 ROM and WiFi did start working. I do have signal however I'm still getting a unregistered Sim error. is there any kernel you would recommend? I'm willing to try anything at this point. I bought this phone and not more then a few days after getting it I screw my self out of using it.
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If you flashed the stock rom, you'll already have the stock kernel. Did you perform factory resets after you flashed stock? You'll want to, i find it help. If you flashed back to odin with stock, and didn't unlock at some point, should auto assign apn, etc.
Can you confirm eimi and apn are correct? Did you clean flash? Wiping davlik, cache, and factory reset?
Sent from my SGH-I337M
So guys i figured out my problem..... Which really sucks... so I bought this phone off of kijiji. the reason why my phone shows up as unrecognized sim is because apparently the phone is stolen.... after just getting off the phone with bell I found this out. so I'm out $450 bucks... I don't know if its possible but is there maybe anyway for me to revive this phone still? change the imei # maybe? idk...
You could unlock it i suppose and use on another carrier, you'd need to purchase a new sim or get one on a plan from a new carrier, unless it gets listed somehow. Not much experience with stolen handset. Maybe go back thru kijiji support and push for a refund.
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azuziel said:
You could unlock it i suppose and use on another carrier, you'd need to purchase a new sim or get one on a plan from a new carrier, unless it gets listed somehow. Not much experience with stolen handset. Maybe go back thru kijiji support and push for a refund.
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I don't really wanna put anymore money into this phone if unlocking it doesn't work. and I tried to get a hold of the guy that sold the galaxy to me but no such luck. I think I just have a mini tablet on my hands? either that or a paper weight.
Sim card is like 50 bucks at most. Id unlock it (understand you'll lose LTE) and use a sim from another carrier. Can get them for travel or even online.
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azuziel said:
Sim card is like 50 bucks at most. Id unlock it (understand you'll lose LTE) and use a sim from another carrier. Can get them for travel or even online.
Sent from my SGH-I337M
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Ill get it unlocked later today just phoned around someone will unlock it for $40. so ill give it a try. I will message back later with the results.
vipergeis said:
Ill get it unlocked later today just phoned around someone will unlock it for $40. so ill give it a try. I will message back later with the results.
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. I would unlock, and see if you can borrow a friends sim on a different carrier to make a few calls. If it works, try and get the new carrier to sell you a SIM. they may or may not, depends if the device comes back stolen for them too.
there are guides here you can use to unlock. Usually just a code and combination of presses to unlock. Don't need to pay for it. Search out a few guides. Isn't all that hard, and theres a few apps that do it too.
azuziel said:
. I would unlock, and see if you can borrow a friends sim on a different carrier to make a few calls. If it works, try and get the new carrier to sell you a SIM. they may or may not, depends if the device comes back stolen for them too.
there are guides here you can use to unlock. Usually just a code and combination of presses to unlock. Don't need to pay for it. Search out a few guides. Isn't all that hard, and theres a few apps that do it too.
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so just as you recommended I went on you tube and found a free way to unlock my phone. but even after unlocking it and using both a valid Koodo and Fido sims from my friends neither of them worked. both left with the same problem "unregistered sim / emergency calls only" So is there any real way to get my phone fixed? I dont think its possible to change the IMEI? not to imagine that its probably not legal... Any idea if I was to get a smashed s4 even if it was the i337M and say it was the US i337main motherboard would swapping it work?
has anyone tried to sim unlock their phone AFTER the update to 4.3???
I'm asking because I have a BELL i337m, upgraded to 4.3 and decided to unlock my phone after.
I tried 3 different sites to unlock my phone, they all gave me the same code and nothing happens
I tried downgrading to 4.2.2 but this wasn't very successful, its stuck in the boot animation screen
any ideas?
kyrotech said:
has anyone tried to sim unlock their phone AFTER the update to 4.3???
I'm asking because I have a BELL i337m, upgraded to 4.3 and decided to unlock my phone after.
I tried 3 different sites to unlock my phone, they all gave me the same code and nothing happens
I tried downgrading to 4.2.2 but this wasn't very successful, its stuck in the boot animation screen
any ideas?
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I know it's not helping, but I received my Bell phone yesterday and it was shipped with baseband I337MVLUAMG1. I tried the "free sim unlock method" found on this forum, but it doesn't work. I cannot access service mode (*#0011#, Menu button, Back, Menu button, KEY INPUT, 1, OK).
Still searching for a stock rom that will have the service mode enabled...
Dont waste your time looking for a free unlocking service..Pay 29.99 USD and have it umlocked from cellunlocker..you will be happier in the long run as i am..thank me for not wasting time unlocking for free..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
kyrotech said:
has anyone tried to sim unlock their phone AFTER the update to 4.3???
I'm asking because I have a BELL i337m, upgraded to 4.3 and decided to unlock my phone after.
I tried 3 different sites to unlock my phone, they all gave me the same code and nothing happens
I tried downgrading to 4.2.2 but this wasn't very successful, its stuck in the boot animation screen
any ideas?
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I am having pretty much the same problems on my Telus/Koodo i337m. I recently updated to the most recent firmware (4.3) on the advise of cellunlocker because the code I was given was not working. None of the codes work and I can't even access the screens to do it manually. I have recently rooted it, props to Chainfire, but have no luck with most of the service screens. I'm still working with Cellunlocker to resolve the issue. I had access to all the service screens/menus on MDJ but not MG1 or MK6. Wondering if maybe the update missed some files or if the update locked some features. not sure if this is helpful but I'm happy to share whatever information I have to help others with the same problems.
Same here,
Bell with MK6. 3 sites provided same unlock codes. Nothing works, service menus different, etc.
Can't downgrade to 4.2.2 since image found crashed (bricks the phone). Image I found was at Sam Mobile
Apparently BELL will unlock it for 50$ but require original sales receipt, which I don't have (purchased phone on ebay)
Just paid BELL $57 to unlock, and their code is the same as all the sites... NOT WORKING !!!
I wanted them to give me the 1st 2 digits and last 2 digits so I can refuse before payment. But they insisted on pay first - code after - code by email. Luckly I had an employee of Bell at Bell Boutique confirm code not working.
I'm now on hold (1hr) to try see if they have another code?
kyrotech said:
has anyone tried to sim unlock their phone AFTER the update to 4.3???
I'm asking because I have a BELL i337m, upgraded to 4.3 and decided to unlock my phone after.
I tried 3 different sites to unlock my phone, they all gave me the same code and nothing happens
I tried downgrading to 4.2.2 but this wasn't very successful, its stuck in the boot animation screen
any ideas?
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r1tesh said:
Dont waste your time looking for a free unlocking service..Pay 29.99 USD and have it umlocked from cellunlocker..you will be happier in the long run as i am..thank me for not wasting time unlocking for free..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
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I think you're right... I ended up buying a code from unlocksamsungonline.com for 29.71$ CAD with a coupon. Received the codes in 55 minutes. Hope it works...
My provider Bell Canada, gave me the same codes as all these sites, and they don't work on 4.3. Looks like Samsung has a major BUG in 4.3 in regards to unlock. Bell says call Samsung ! Go figure!
Problem is that will take a while to fix, aka get it out to consumers....
Chatted with Samsung, they say call BELL !
WoW !!!
merledm said:
I am having pretty much the same problems on my Telus/Koodo i337m. I recently updated to the most recent firmware (4.3) on the advise of cellunlocker because the code I was given was not working. None of the codes work and I can't even access the screens to do it manually. I have recently rooted it, props to Chainfire, but have no luck with most of the service screens. I'm still working with Cellunlocker to resolve the issue. I had access to all the service screens/menus on MDJ but not MG1 or MK6. Wondering if maybe the update missed some files or if the update locked some features. not sure if this is helpful but I'm happy to share whatever information I have to help others with the same problems.
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kyrotech said:
has anyone tried to sim unlock their phone AFTER the update to 4.3???
I'm asking because I have a BELL i337m, upgraded to 4.3 and decided to unlock my phone after.
I tried 3 different sites to unlock my phone, they all gave me the same code and nothing happens
I tried downgrading to 4.2.2 but this wasn't very successful, its stuck in the boot animation screen
any ideas?
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Are you sure your phone is locked to bell?
Did you try putting different simcard other then Bell? Did your phone ask for unlock code when you put the other carrier's sim?
r1tesh said:
Dont waste your time looking for a free unlocking service..Pay 29.99 USD and have it umlocked from cellunlocker..you will be happier in the long run as i am..thank me for not wasting time unlocking for free..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
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this still doesn't work.
Paid and tried from 3 different sites, they all gave me the same exact code
I think that the update has locked the bootloader and anything else.
I was reading somewhere that Samsung may be blocking the sim unlock and forcing people to pay roaming fees
Well all I can say is that this has been a huge step backwards for Samsung (from my point of view) locking/blocking features, really is a major turn off for me.
I think its time to look at other options until someone from XDA figures this one out.
Oncet said:
Are you sure your phone is locked to bell?
Did you try putting different simcard other then Bell? Did your phone ask for unlock code when you put the other carrier's sim?
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100% locked to Bell
I have the original sim from Bell and is working fine
Put a Fido sim and asks for the unlock code, when I enter it, it says unsuccessful
everything is correct, IMEI has been verified many times and the codes also
Samsung is blocking something here with the latest 4.3 MK6 update
dcoulombe said:
I think you're right... I ended up buying a code from unlocksamsungonline.com for 29.71$ CAD with a coupon. Received the codes in 55 minutes. Hope it works...
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did you unlock your phone with the code?
kyrotech said:
did you unlock your phone with the code?
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Well I tried 2 times the unlock code and it didn't work. I'm doing a backup right now and I will go back to stock and try again...
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Well I tried 2 times the unlock code and it didn't work. I'm doing a backup right now and I will go back to stock and try again...
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please let me know
BTW, I just got off the phone with Samsung, they say that I have to take this issue up with my service provider.
they are not able to help me and answer why my unlock code isn't working.
he did admit however, that there have been multiple calls about the 4.3 upgrade and that Samsung is going to release an update very shortly
let's just hope that this will rectify the issues that we have been having
kyrotech said:
please let me know
BTW, I just got off the phone with Samsung, they say that I have to take this issue up with my service provider.
they are not able to help me and answer why my unlock code isn't working.
he did admit however, that there have been multiple calls about the 4.3 upgrade and that Samsung is going to release an update very shortly
let's just hope that this will rectify the issues that we have been having
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I restored my stock rom (Bell I337MVLUAMG1) and was able to unlock successfully my phone. I used a Telus SIM and was able to receive a phone call. BTW, I never updated my phone to the stock 4.3 update.
So it seems that you must be stock for unlock codes to work. For the record, I was using KANGAKAT KOT49H 6.0 when the code was not working...
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I restored my stock rom (Bell I337MVLUAMG1) and was able to unlock successfully my phone. I used a Telus SIM and was able to receive a phone call. BTW, I never updated my phone to the stock 4.3 update.
So it seems that you must be stock for unlock codes to work. For the record, I was using KANGAKAT KOT49H 6.0 when the code was not working...
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I unlocked mine on 4.2.2 AMG1 flawlessly.I never updated to 4.3 and looking at the threads regarding KNOX and locked boot loader, probably I never will.
I am wondering if you can flash the MG1 radio from 4.2.2 and try unlocking the phone.If successful install the radio from 4.3 again.
I am not sure weather we are able to flash old radio on 4.3 though.
Please, i need help... need to know if region lock goes away if i change rom for a custom rom from htcmania.com, for example.
I have one rooted note 3 N9005 updated to 4.4.2 and didnt work chainfire app. My base band is N9005XXUENB1. I think that chainfire method is not compatible with my note, right?
But, will i delete region lock if i install recovery and custom rom??
xuncall said:
Please, i need help... need to know if region lock goes away if i change rom for a custom rom from htcmania.com, for example.
I have one rooted note 3 N9005 updated to 4.4.2 and didnt work chainfire app. My base band is N9005XXUENB1. I think that chainfire method is not compatible with my note, right?
But, will i delete region lock if i install recovery and custom rom??
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Nope...
ultramag69 said:
Nope...
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It doesnt work if i install custom rom or for example one oficial rom from Brasil downloaded from SamMobile??
So i dont have nothing to do... no posibilities?? :crying:
Please, explain why you think that is not posible...
That was tried by people with the region lock. It didn't work.The region lock survived the flash causing even more trouble for those that did this.
But hey, go ahead and try... Let us all know how it failed again...
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That was tried by people with the region lock. It didn't work.The region lock survived the flash causing even more trouble for those that did this.
But hey, go ahead and try... Let us all know how it failed again...
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You really DONT need to speak in that way... i was just asking for a solution
Yeah most of the custom roms are region unlocked so flashing any of them will region unlock your phone.
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
Khizar said:
Yeah most of the custom roms are region unlocked so flashing any of them will region unlock your phone.
Sent From My SM-N9005 To All You Wonder Nobodies!!
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Khizar, thanks a lot for your answer...
Are you sure about this? If it is sure, i will do it right now! I say it because ultramag69 said the opposite...
ultramag69 said:
That was tried by people with the region lock. It didn't work.The region lock survived the flash causing even more trouble for those that did this.
But hey, go ahead and try... Let us all know how it failed again...
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Mind linking me to where flashing a custom rom didn't region unlock someone's phone? I have helped 2 or 3 ppl unlock their phone that way. The roms have the region lock taken out so the phone still being region locked doesn't make sense.
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Khizar, thanks a lot for your answer...
Are you sure about this? If it is sure, i will do it right now! I say it because ultramag69 said the opposite...
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Yes I am sure, last person was about a month ago and when he flashed xnote his phone was region unlock.
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Mind linking me to where flashing a custom rom didn't region unlock someone's phone? I have helped 2 or 3 ppl unlock their phone that way. The roms have the region lock taken out so the phone still being region locked doesn't make sense.
Yes I am sure, last person was about a month ago and when he flashed xnote his phone was region unlock.
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Man, i love you!! :laugh: Thanksss a lot, i was waiting this information to can uso my Note.
Thanksssss
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Yes I am sure, last person was about a month ago and when he flashed xnote his phone was region unlock.
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I am still with problems... i installed recovery and rom, with the wipes, etc. etc. and still with region lock...
I installed this rom:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=815355
Khizer, do you know any rom region free, good, that deletes region lock, please??
xuncall said:
I am still with problems... i installed recovery and rom, with the wipes, etc. etc. and still with region lock...
I installed this rom:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=815355
Khizer, do you know any rom region free, good, that deletes region lock, please??
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Try xnote or sweet rom or any other rom. If you read the OP, it will mention whether the rom is region unlocked or not, and most of them are so you won't have any issues if you use any rom on xda.
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Again bad news... i tried both roms, and still the problem of region lock... I dont understand nothing, because in X-Note rom i think it is "region free", but didnt work... I installed this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472301
In another web i saw this, i dont know if it is the same x-note:
http://www.pocketpc.ch/samsung-gala...e-16-03-2014-x-note-build-13-0-n9005-nc2.html
Pleaseee, any idea??
Please, any help??
Khizar, any idea??
Unlock it through Samsung service center but you will have to pay
I want to buy Note 3 N9005 in Amazon.com and my friend will bring me (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00F0FVKRM/ref=olp_tab_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new).
However, I will use in Turkey. If my friend uses it his own simcard in America, region unlock is done? I dont want waste my money (about 600$)
Folks, finally i solved it... It was much more easy that i thought.
I spoke with Samsung Customer Center by chat, and asked them for the region unlock code. They delayed 3 weeks, but finally they sent it to me and it worked fine.
I think that the code is different for each cell, but i leave here mine, never know...
58494794
Good luck!
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Folks, finally i solved it... It was much more easy that i thought.
I spoke with Samsung Customer Center by chat, and asked them for the region unlock code. They delayed 3 weeks, but finally they sent it to me and it worked fine.
I think that the code is different for each cell, but i leave here mine, never know...
58494794
Good luck!
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Hey could you Please tell me which country Samsung customer care you chatted with ? I have the same problem & need an unlock code...Waiting for your reply...Thanks!
So I looked everywhere and no one seems to know how to unlock a straighttalk s4
since this site the best with cellphones problem solving I'm askin for some help :/
its a SM-S975L
when i ran the network unlock tool it was already unlocked the boot loader wasn't locked either the only thing we need now is rom development to include our devices. I have twrp and used towel root to root the device.
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So I looked everywhere and no one seems to know how to unlock a straighttalk s4
since this site the best with cellphones problem solving I'm askin for some help :/
its a SM-S975L
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I'm dealing with this same issue right now. Bought an SM-S975L for straight talk last night and I want to use it on Metro PCS. Metro says all is well on their end and I just have to wait, but all I see is "Invalid Sim" on the status bar. How did you unlock the SM-S975L? There's very limited information around the internet about this model. I'm tearing my hair out and the wifey is driving around without a phone. Figured you (or anybody else) could point me in the right direction.
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So I looked everywhere and no one seems to know how to unlock a straighttalk s4
since this site the best with cellphones problem solving I'm askin for some help :/
its a SM-S975L
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BoominSVX said:
I'm dealing with this same issue right now. Bought an SM-S975L for straight talk last night and I want to use it on Metro PCS. Metro says all is well on their end and I just have to wait, but all I see is "Invalid Sim" on the status bar. How did you unlock the SM-S975L? There's very limited information around the internet about this model. I'm tearing my hair out and the wifey is driving around without a phone. Figured you (or anybody else) could point me in the right direction.
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LOL, the $249 deal was hard to pass up. I got a couple of them, one for me and one for the misses. She'll be fine with the 4.3 that is on the phone out of the box, but I wanted to convert mine to be like the I9505G (GPE). I was thinking it would be simple as I've heard all of the LTE models were like the I9505 and they seem fairly broken into. But I think this is more like the SGH-I337 and maybe boot loader locked, but looking into ways to test that. I did root it already using towelroot. Installed SuperSU and Titanium Backup and root is working, now so see if I can get CMW and a GPE rom on it. If I find a way I'll be sure it is mentioned here as a working method for the SM-S975L. I'm not using it yet as I have my GT-I9500 that I'm using, but seeing better support for the qualcomm for custom roms I decided to get it. The I9500 should get Android 5.0 official rom first though.
For what it's worth, I just picked up this phone from the Black Friday sale, and I would *really* like to put a custom ROM on it. I won't even pretend to be proficient in this. How difficult would it be to convert the custom ROMs on other models of Galaxy S4's to this one?
I am unsure my self the closest variant is the att s4. Both the att one and this one is bootloader locked. Since we have 4.3 version of Android safestrap would be likely what to use. I am afraid of this my self so I have not attempted it
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Whoa whoa whoa. What am I looking at? It looks like that's the model of the T-mobile variant, but the baseband is the same as the S975L!?
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Even a custom kernel flashed! What.
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It is the SM-S975L with a T-Mobile ROM and the custom kernel. The SGH-I337 ROM does not work, it erases the system partition every flash.
Awesome work aromerblz. Anything special you had to do to load the ROM with the S975 baseband...or any issues you're experiencing? Will be testing this out later in the week when I get some free time.
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That is cool, at the very least its Kit Kat. I still would like to find a method to convert completely to GT-I9505G. Just no time. I'm hoping with jtag access it can be completely reconfigured, then just make sure the IMEI is set to that the device should be. Ideally the only way to see it was a SM-S975L would be to look under the battery. I don't really care about removing the SIM lock though, I plan to stick with my ST SIM. I did get a new BYOD SIM and it is showing 4G now (Not sure if it should indicate LTE like old ATT S3 does) as my old BYOD SIM would not and ST support said that I could not move the included SIM to any other device as it would be bound to the S975L.
I would love to get off the Tracfone ROM. I'm going to assume that Samsung/Tracfone will never upgrade this phone beyond Android 4.3. The last native update was in February of this year, and it was just a minor patch. I'm not too concerned about unlocking, but being able to use a different ROM seems to be a step in the right direction. If anyone could post a tutorial or what ROMs they used, that would be extremely helpful. I've looked everywhere and this info is not available anywhere.
For what it's worth, someone over on GSM Forums has claimed to have flashed the AT&T ROM too. They also were unable to unlock it, however. Unfortunately, I can't post the direct link until I have hit 10 posts That poster has been inactive for two months, and before that, he was inactive for three years. It may be hard to get in touch with him..
carlyman said:
Awesome work aromerblz. Anything special you had to do to load the ROM with the S975 baseband...or any issues you're experiencing? Will be testing this out later in the week when I get some free time.
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I first flashed a T-Mobile TWRP recovery v27.1, but the latest v28 works fine. After that i downloaded the TMB firmware NB4 from sammobile.com created a custom rom with the android kitchen. After that the usual flashing of the rom via TWRP. Without a custom kernel the phone does not boot up. So i used the ktoonsez kernel. Once booted i rooted with towelroot and pjone has been working fine. Only things to know is that when booting up it says "Kernel is not SeAndroid"
"Set Warranty Bit: Kernel"
As that specifies it trips the knox flag. Which i dont care if it does as am not in the USA.
You used the TWRP for jfltetmo, correct? Did you use Odin to flash it?
Also, this might seem obvious, but even if I do this, it'll still work/remain locked to ST/AT&T, correct?
lilmul123 said:
You used the TWRP for jfltetmo, correct? Did you use Odin to flash it?
Also, this might seem obvious, but even if I do this, it'll still work/remain locked to ST/AT&T, correct?
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Yeah TWRP for jfltetmo. The jflteatt does not seem to work at all on this model. I flashed with odin, no need to use safestrap on this phone as i think the bootloader is not locked like the one found on the SGH-I337, although its the identical variant.
Yes the phone remains locked to ST/AT&T. A friend of mines was able to get the unlock cod for this phone but even with the unlock code its not a permanent lock. Reason is because you can unlock and be able to use all the features available to the phone but once restarted it asks for the code again. Not sure why it does that, I believe the radio has to be the culprit for that here. Not sure how TracFone will handle the unlocks for this phone after 01/01/15. does the same even on full stock TF firmware.
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I would love to get off the Tracfone ROM. I'm going to assume that Samsung/Tracfone will never upgrade this phone beyond Android 4.3. The last native update was in February of this year, and it was just a minor patch. I'm not too concerned about unlocking, but being able to use a different ROM seems to be a step in the right direction. If anyone could post a tutorial or what ROMs they used, that would be extremely helpful. I've looked everywhere and this info is not available anywhere.
For what it's worth, someone over on GSM Forums has claimed to have flashed the AT&T ROM too. They also were unable to unlock it, however. Unfortunately, I can't post the direct link until I have hit 10 posts That poster has been inactive for two months, and before that, he was inactive for three years. It may be hard to get in touch with him..
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Can you PM me that GSM forums link you are talking about. I want to take a look.
Np, just a sec. (building up my post count)
GSM Forum stating AT&T-based ROM...not much detail I could glean from it tho. http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f286/unlock-samsung-sm-s975l-tracfone-straighttalk-1866981