Hello All,
I am thinking of buying a bad ESN Galaxy Sprint S5 from US. So, my question is will I be able to use it here in India after unlocking region lock? And secondly will I be able to unlock it using 3rd party website for unlocking cell phone for international use? And if I buy factory unlocked bad ESN Galaxy Sprint S5 will I be able to use it here in India with any GSM networks or not? Because S5 is supported both CDMA and GSM bands so sprint is a CDMA company thus if CDMA is locked through bad ESN if I unlock the GSM for international use I can as far as I read upon different forums. But want expert advice who have tried this
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After reading stuff i figured that all G2's are world phones.
Im From india and my question is that if i get a G2 of ebay sprint one with a bad ESN, since it cant be activated on sprint again which is a given.
Now my question is can buy the phone and use it with a regular GSM sim card from india ?
If yes what would i need to do to use the phone if it has a Bad ESN.
Any kind of answer would be helpful thanks a ton
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I don't think a Sprint G2 would work in India, sorry. Sprint is a US carrier and uses CDMA instead of GSM. However, the international D802 model should work fine. The ESN is attached to the phone and not the carrier anyway, so no matter what carrier your on it won't activate.
The Sprint G2 is not factory unlocked for international GSM usage. It is an international capable device though (GSM 850/900/1800/1900). If the seller is not specifically stating that the phone has been unlocked for international use then it will not work in India. Only Sprint can unlock the phone and if your not the owner of the phone with an active line with Sprint they wont unlock it for you plain and simple. I would recommend to save your self a big hassle and buy the international G2 D802.
daCLOUD said:
The Sprint G2 is not factory unlocked for international GSM usage. It is an international capable device though (GSM 850/900/1800/1900). If the seller is not specifically stating that the phone has been unlocked for international use then it will not work in India. Only Sprint can unlock the phone and if your not the owner of the phone with an active line with Sprint they wont unlock it for you plain and simple. I would recommend to save your self a big hassle and buy the international G2 D802.
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Cool thanks a ton
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Cool thanks a ton
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No problem, I forgot to mention that the Verizon G2 is factory unlocked for GSM service. You could buy a BAD ESN Verizon G2 and put in your India GSM sim card and it would work with no unlocking necessary. I'm not sure what band you need for LTE, but HSPA+ should work.
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i bought one a&t samsung galaxy s5 from ebay.com.. with broken screen(easy fix) but there is sim lock.. and the bad news are when i contact to a&t.. they told that that imei is stolen or lost.. can i bypass sim lock? with anything ike... root.. rom.. radio ? or not? i want to use it at greece..
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i bought one a&t samsung galaxy s5 from ebay.com.. with broken screen(easy fix) but there is sim lock.. and the bad news are when i contact to a&t.. they told that that imei is stolen or lost.. can i bypass sim lock? with anything ike... root.. rom.. radio ? or not? i want to use it at greece..
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My understanding with IMEI codes is that you have a few options but they really depend on the circumstances. If AT&T locked it here in the US, it's very unlikely it will ever work with AT&T in the future. There is a possibility it might work with another carrier (such as Verizon), if they locked down the GSM side of the phone (AT&T) rather than the whole phone (you can still use CDMA, if that's not locked down, which is what Verizon uses). My understanding is that if it is blocked in the US, there's a possibility it will only have been locked down on carriers within the US and it's possible it will still work using international carriers.
Unfortunately, it's a lot of "maybes" and "it depends" but that's my understanding regarding phones with bad IMEI numbers. When you try it in Greece, let me know if it works! I'm interested to hear how it turns out. Good luck!
I am in Greece and I put one Greek sim so I need unlock code of a&t so if I change rom should I bypass this or not? Anyone? Ideas?
I have S3 from Rogers locked and was told even if I were to unlock it my model wouldn't work on WindMobile. As I haven't bought S6 Edge+ yet from Rogers, I can't tell you what model it'll be so lets say it is not compatible due to the bands. Would unlock code make the bands work on any provider? or would I need to mess with the firmware flashing or whatever the name is with a bootloop every time the phone restarts? I know close to nothing what I'm talking about firmware etc. so bare with me =)
Explain my options, and point me to the direction where I should research. I don't mean to spoon fed but one spoon full is enough to be taught.
Thanks in advance
-Potential Roger customer for a short time
You would need to check the supported bands for that specific model. Unlock codes are used so that the device isn't tied down to the carrier and you can activate it on any other supported carrier, but if the new carrier uses different frequencies then you are out of luck. And you cannot change your phone's supported bands.
Your can research the supported bands of the carriers that you might be planning to change to and purchase the phone that is compatible with them. Once you have the information verify it with the different models of the s6 edge+ to see compatibility.
You could also look for another phone that has most bands by default like the Moto X or the Nexus.
Hi there friends , i see on amazon.com that there are new galaxy s5 verizon phones that are unlocked and for only 200$. So after i broke my s5 sprint variant i am planing to buy one on verizon. For sprint there was a lil apk that was unlocking sprint phones with only one click, so my question is will i be able to make my galaxy s5 verizon phone to work on any gsm network ?
Here is the link from amazon with the s5 i want to buy
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IZ1Y2XM/ref=twister_B00WZZ64QW?_encoding=UTF8&th=1
Anyone got any info?
I've used my G900V with a couple different MVNOs on ATT and it also worked on T-Mobile. It will get LTE if you have the coverage for it. Should mention that I did mess around some with unlocking bands but I don't know if that was necessary in the end. Here are a couple band unlocking threads if interested:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/guide-enable-unlock-edit-add-gsm-lte-t2948822
The Verizon version on Marshmallow is more difficult to work with than the Sprint version when it comes to rooting and unlocking the bootloader.
I've used a carrier unlocked g900v for about a year now it works on at&t networks and t-mobile networks just fine I get edge through 4g lte service connectivity on cm based roms
Bootloader unlock method by getex works on kitkat through Mm firmware and only Cid 15 devices can get bootloader unlock oh and check out Groupon for carrier unlocked Refurbished g900v there normally cheaper than amazon for Refurbished phones
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Hi dear tech bros
I am from canada. I want to unlock my s8 (G-SM950W) . Its orginal carrier is WIND. I am looking for a best unlocking site to purchase unlock code.
Please refer me a good unlock site
Thnks
You need to be a little more patient bud. Making the same thread 3x won't get you anywhere faster
Wind uses CDMA technology and is not a GSM network.
Wind's band can be found here https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/wind-canada
So, I don't recommend unlocking your phone because you will probably not be able to use it with any other network. But this depends on each phone. I recommend you check with Wind first and also check if your phone accepts GSM SIM cards and GSM frequency bands.