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[Q] Factory unlocked

I recently got a new case, before I put the case on I opend the phone and notice that my galaxy s4 had a sprint ship like t mobile or att. My question is would i be able to unlock the phone to go to another carrier? I also heard that inturnacianal phones are worth more. Before this galaxy s4 i had a galaxy s2 and htc evo 3d and i never had a chip on any of those phones thanks in advance guys.:good:

Arceo85 said:
I recently got a new case, before I put the case on I opend the phone and notice that my galaxy s4 had a sprint ship like t mobile or att. My question is would i be able to unlock the phone to go to another carrier? I also heard that inturnacianal phones are worth more. Before this galaxy s4 i had a galaxy s2 and htc evo 3d and i never had a chip on any of those phones thanks in advance guys.:good:
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It's a world phone and can be used on international prepaid networks. I think
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SAShady said:
It's a world phone and can be used on international prepaid networks. I think
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so if you wish to use it on another carrier outside the US then by all means

shabbypenguin said:
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so if you wish to use it on another carrier outside the US then by all means
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My quistion is if its posible to unlock sprint galaxy s4? And does everyone s4 have a sprint chip? And incase i loose my phone can someone just put there chip in and use my device? Sorry for the quistions but i dont have any resorcces at this time to investigate this my self.

Arceo85 said:
My quistion is if its posible to unlock sprint galaxy s4? And does everyone s4 have a sprint chip? And incase i loose my phone can someone just put there chip in and use my device? Sorry for the quistions but i dont have any resorcces at this time to investigate this my self.
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The SIM card is removable, and there is an option to set the network to GSM, so I'm assuming it can be done.
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Arceo85 said:
My quistion is if its posible to unlock sprint galaxy s4? And does everyone s4 have a sprint chip? And incase i loose my phone can someone just put there chip in and use my device? Sorry for the quistions but i dont have any resorcces at this time to investigate this my self.
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you mean sim? yes if you wnat lte you should have a sprint branded sim
sprint worldwide app suggests to me that they have every intention of making it usable overseas.

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Arceo85 said:
I recently got a new case, before I put the case on I opend the phone and notice that my galaxy s4 had a sprint ship like t mobile or att. My question is would i be able to unlock the phone to go to another carrier? I also heard that inturnacianal phones are worth more. Before this galaxy s4 i had a galaxy s2 and htc evo 3d and i never had a chip on any of those phones thanks in advance guys.:good:
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Can it be unlocked? It is very likely that it can be. If you're in good standing with Sprint, you could probably call them and tell them that you are going on an international trip and would like to use a prepaid international SIM card, and they would probably unlock it for you.
As far as how it goes with, if the phone is stolen, if you report it as stolen, there is a chance they couldn't use it at all with the new blacklist in place, compared to the old one that only blocked the ESN for CDMA activation.

Sprint sims are locked to device. So say you lose your phone someone else puts their sim in it won't work. If you got a one and a gs4 and want to swap sims that wont work either. If you lose your sim you have to get new one directly from sprint... being so new I have heard these may be difficult to find at the moment.
Not sure how much control sprint has over international sims once unlocked. I suppose that is a risk you take for the freedom.

Converting Sprint S4 to ATT

I get my wife a used S4 today that was previously on the Sprint network. We are on ATT and i planned on rooting the phone any ways. What all do i need to change to get rid of the sprint phone number that is on the phone, and what do i need to flash to make it work with the att network?

Don't believe it's possible. ..Sprint is CDMA and dont use SIM cards ATT uses GSM and SIM cards
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Only other carrier that uses CDMA is VZW
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it has a sim card slot on the phone. They said it was unlocked and would work with all carriers. When i put the sim card in, it says Invalid SIM card

Twiztidunreal said:
it has a sim card slot on the phone. They said it was unlocked and would work with all carriers. When i put the sim card in, it says Invalid SIM card
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Because its for international SIM cards. Your Sprint S4 WILL NOT WORK on any US carrier other than Sprint.

MattMJB0188 said:
Because its for international SIM cards. Your Sprint S4 WILL NOT WORK on any US carrier other than Sprint.
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I can confirm this. I work as a Sprint wireless consultant. A sim unlocked phone from Sprint is not compatible with any domestic carriers.
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Its true.. Sprint is the only greedy company that goes out of their way to block gsm domestically within the USA.
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worthless sprint is sprint and sprint only...sorry, no ATT for you.

Febby said:
Its true.. Sprint is the only greedy company that goes out of their way to block gsm domestically within the USA.
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I'm sorry to have to disagree with this but I own a blackberry 9630 world phone from sprint and the sim slot works both with at&t as well as tmo. I understand ad long as contract is fulfilled and any etf's are paid Sprint will unlock sim slot and it will work with any carrier, gsm and CDMA alike. Check Sprint forums and speak with cs agents... :good:

onebenadams said:
I'm sorry to have to disagree with this but I own a blackberry 9630 world phone from sprint and the sim slot works both with at&t as well as tmo. I understand ad long as contract is fulfilled and any etf's are paid Sprint will unlock sim slot and it will work with any carrier, gsm and CDMA alike. Check Sprint forums and speak with cs agents... :good:
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Try using an Att/T-Mobile sim on an s4. It will be blocked even if the phone has been unlocked. Previous phones from sprint did not block USA native gsm but as of lately they do.
My good ol htc touch pro was a lucky one to work on USA gsm as of course your old black Berry.
You get it now? Its an accepted fact sprint has been going out of their way to block USA native gsm access on their latest phones. Perhaps some new ones aren't but the s4 is unless a work around is done but it doesn't work for everyone.
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This isn't entirely true. I unlocked my Sprint HTC One to run on aio wireless which is on the ATT network. I haven't unlocked my Galaxy S4 but I intend on giving it a shot.

Call sprint and ask for a subsidy unlock code.
You'll need to provide the IMEI
*#06# on the keypad. After they give you the code, try a gsm sim. Hope this helps.
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Or buy an unlock code from Amazon or ebay if they wont give it to you ofcourse

CuhThooLoo said:
This isn't entirely true. I unlocked my Sprint HTC One to run on aio wireless which is on the ATT network. I haven't unlocked my Galaxy S4 but I intend on giving it a shot.
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thinking of doing the same with my s4 on sprint and going to aio. Been with sprint over a decade and finally over it. In houston and lte sucks.

wow that sucks, because even Verizon who is the greediest of them all will let you use their phone on both AT&T and T-Mobile. I have the AT&T Galaxy S4 and I can use my phone on T Mobile as well.

sleekgreek said:
thinking of doing the same with my s4 on sprint and going to aio. Been with sprint over a decade and finally over it. In houston and lte sucks.
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I tried and tried to unlock my Sprint S4 for domestic SIM but I have failed time and time again. I got it unlocked for International but Sprint has somehow managed to block the S4 from working on a Domestic carrier. I'll let you know if I have any luck.

CuhThooLoo said:
I tried and tried to unlock my Sprint S4 for domestic SIM but I have failed time and time again. I got it unlocked for International but Sprint has somehow managed to block the S4 from working on a Domestic carrier. I'll let you know if I have any luck.
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I think I've read about people unlocking for use on metro pcs which is tmobile. Thanks for heads up though, probably gonna have to buy one when I switch.

I unlocked a Sprint s4 and I am able to make calls with a AT&T micro sim in but cannot get data and texts working. I had to downgrade the baseband to get into hidden menu, but I stopped there. In the hidden menu you have to make some changes but I was scared that if I got it to work on at&t I wouldnt be able to get it back working on Sprint. Everyone does say that Sprint doesnt allow anyone to use other domestic carriers.
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cyrusalmighty said:
I unlocked a Sprint s4 and I am able to make calls with a AT&T micro sim in but cannot get data and texts working. I had to downgrade the baseband to get into hidden menu, but I stopped there. In the hidden menu you have to make some changes but I was scared that if I got it to work on at&t I wouldnt be able to get it back working on Sprint. Everyone does say that Sprint doesnt allow anyone to use other domestic carriers.
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here is a video I made for on sprint 4g to att h+ back to sprint 4g with no problems no sound in the video tho and no need for root inless you want data then you need to edit apns no you should get on E or 3g maybe with this without apn.
tNoobYsYL8o <--- end of youtube link just made an acc so can't post the whole link

how you do it
eheilner said:
here is a video I made for on sprint 4g to att h+ back to sprint 4g with no problems no sound in the video tho and no need for root inless you want data then you need to edit apns no you should get on E or 3g maybe with this without apn.
tNoobYsYL8o <--- end of youtube link just made an acc so can't post the whole link
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can you provide how you do it to unlock the s4 sprint use in att
thanks in advance

How to activate unlocked Not 3 on US Cellular?

I just got a factory unlocked Note 3 SM-N9000 from an online retailer. I was told by the seller that I should be able to just swap the sim card from my Galaxy s4 to the new Note 3 without any issues. Of course this is not the case. I took it to a US Cellular retailer to see if they can activate it and they said it cant be done.
Is there a trick to get this to work or am I out of luck?
Thanks for any help.

LordRahl72 said:
I just got a factory unlocked Note 3 SM-N9000 from an online retailer. I was told by the seller that I should be able to just swap the sim card from my Galaxy s4 to the new Note 3 without any issues. Of course this is not the case. I took it to a US Cellular retailer to see if they can activate it and they said it cant be done.
Is there a trick to get this to work or am I out of luck?
Thanks for any help.
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Sorry but as far as I know US Cellular is CDMA not GSM so you are out of luck.

sn707 said:
Sorry but as far as I know US Cellular is CDMA not GSM so you are out of luck.
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Sort of figured. thanks for the info.
Should work fine with AT&T then right?

LordRahl72 said:
Sort of figured. thanks for the info.
Should work fine with AT&T then right?
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Yes perfect for att or tmobile

Att G6 Edge + on Verizon

I just won an ATT Galaxy 6S Edge + but I'm a Verizon subscriber. Does anyone know if I can get it to work on Verizon network?

sandstorm77 said:
I just won an ATT Galaxy 6S Edge + but I'm a Verizon subscriber. Does anyone know if I can get it to work on Verizon network?
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Probably but you'll have to find out how or where to get it unlocked and then have Verizon input their apn. Maybe they'd unlock it and activate it for you for a fee!

Verizon phones also support CDMA, you can't use a GSM only phone on Verizon network.

sandstorm77 said:
I just won an ATT Galaxy 6S Edge + but I'm a Verizon subscriber. Does anyone know if I can get it to work on Verizon network?
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Just sell it and buy a verizon one! Thats what I would do...

overlord727 said:
Just sell it and buy a verizon one! Thats what I would do...
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I was hoping i could just activate it. I might try swapping it out at Best Buy as the box will still be sealed. If not then i will just sell it.

sandstorm77 said:
I was hoping i could just activate it. I might try swapping it out at Best Buy as the box will still be sealed. If not then i will just sell it.
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Unfortunately it won't activate on Verizon due to the nature of their networks. Hopefully you can swap it or yeah worst case, you can sell it for profit and get what you want!

overlord727 said:
Unfortunately it won't activate on Verizon due to the nature of their networks. Hopefully you can swap it or yeah worst case, you can sell it for profit and get what you want!
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thanks

Best international model for sprint?

How would I go about buying an international Galaxy s7,and which one is best for sprint?
Thanks!

I did not get your question properly but here i want to inform you that sprint is offering BOGO deal for s7.

Lifehags said:
How would I go about buying an international Galaxy s7,and which one is best for sprint?
Thanks!
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Sprint will never activate an international model of any phone, especially if said phone lacks a CDMA antenna.