Ok stupid me. I bought a Nexus 4 from a guy off craigslist. He turned the phone on and all functions worked. I didn't have the sim pin and nor did he so I was not able to insert my sim card and check. Once I got home, and put my sim card in the phone keeps deleting everything. ESN check on Swappa is clear. Now the guy does not pick up my calls texts and his phone is off. Am I stuck with a paperweight? What are the legal ramifications?
mitrals said:
Ok stupid me. I bought a Nexus 4 from a guy off craigslist. He turned the phone on and all functions worked. I didn't have the sim pin and nor did he so I was not able to insert my sim card and check. Once I got home, and put my sim card in the phone keeps deleting everything. ESN check on Swappa is clear. Now the guy does not pick up my calls texts and his phone is off. Am I stuck with a paperweight? What are the legal ramifications?
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Is Bootloader unlocked? Are you able to boot into bootloader and unlock with a toolkit and flash factory images?
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Is Bootloader unlocked? Are you able to boot into bootloader and unlock with a toolkit and flash factory images?
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The phone is plain stock without any modifications. I will try and load a factory image on the phone. I just don't want the cops coming after me or someone capturing my data.
mitrals said:
The phone is plain stock without any modifications. I will try and load a factory image on the phone. I just don't want the cops coming after me or someone capturing my data.
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That is probably your only option since you don't know the sim pin
Unlock the bootloafer then flash factory image. Then pray for it dont be IMEI locked. Its sad when people scam us.
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mitrals said:
Ok stupid me. I bought a Nexus 4 from a guy off craigslist. He turned the phone on and all functions worked. I didn't have the sim pin and nor did he so I was not able to insert my sim card and check. Once I got home, and put my sim card in the phone keeps deleting everything. ESN check on Swappa is clear. Now the guy does not pick up my calls texts and his phone is off. Am I stuck with a paperweight? What are the legal ramifications?
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if the ESN/IMEI checks out with swappa you don't have a paperweight. call T-Mobile and register your device.
factory reset every and if it still isn't working try installing factory images.
you're only stuck with a paperweight if its reported stolen (which only works if the phone was bought from T-Mobile directly.) or if it doesn't work whatsoever
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Hi,
I rooted my phone using the ultimate s=off guide on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
However, with a SIM card in the phone, it says "No Sim card in phone (emergency calls only)"
I've tried both a Rogers and Mobilicity Sim card and they both work in other phones. How can I get it to read my SIM card?
Thanks in advance for any help. I really hope I can get this working.
I'm really hoping for a reply here, because I have a feeling that the phone is damaged and I bought it on ebay.
I flashed the phone with the royal ginger rom and I tried adding APN settings for Rogers, however nothing pops up for me to select after I click save. It is just an empty black screen.
Is it worth it to buy an unlock code from ebay and try unlocking it that way? It looks like to me that the phone is not recognizing the SIM card at all.
If you used the gfree method and added your APN, it should work, unless theres no coverage in your area.
corey.t.m said:
I'm really hoping for a reply here, because I have a feeling that the phone is damaged and I bought it on ebay.
I flashed the phone with the royal ginger rom and I tried adding APN settings for Rogers, however nothing pops up for me to select after I click save. It is just an empty black screen.
Is it worth it to buy an unlock code from ebay and try unlocking it that way? It looks like to me that the phone is not recognizing the SIM card at all.
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Did it work before you flashed the rom?
JDV28 said:
Did it work before you flashed the rom?
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No it did not. As soon as I got the phone I tried putting my SIM in and it did not ask me to input unlock code. So I rooted it using the gfree method and it still didn't read my SIM card. I'm left to believe that I was sold a broken phone, so I'm going to ask the seller for a refund.
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No it did not. As soon as I got the phone I tried putting my SIM in and it did not ask me to input unlock code. So I rooted it using the gfree method and it still didn't read my SIM card. I'm left to believe that I was sold a broken phone, so I'm going to ask the seller for a refund.
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yep, good idea. hardware problem that I'm sure the seller knew about
On a side note. Is it possible that the seller did an unroot and reset to factory settings improperly that is what broke the phone? They claim it was fully functional and the seller did do this before shipping, so if that is the case I''m going to make it clear.
corey.t.m said:
On a side note. Is it possible that the seller did an unroot and reset to factory settings improperly that is what broke the phone? They claim it was fully functional and the seller did do this before shipping, so if that is the case I''m going to make it clear.
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i havent heard of unrooting destroying hardware on a phone... :/
Ok, thank you for your help. This phone was definitely broken when they sent it to me then. They are feeding me a load of bs at the moment. Good thing this purchase was protected by paypal.
corey.t.m said:
No it did not. As soon as I got the phone I tried putting my SIM in and it did not ask me to input unlock code. So I rooted it using the gfree method and it still didn't read my SIM card. I'm left to believe that I was sold a broken phone, so I'm going to ask the seller for a refund.
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That's your best move but first, slide a piece of folded paper into the SIM slot and then put the SIM card in under it so it'll make contact, that's the only way my MT4G will recoginze the SIM. I use regular notebook paper folded once and cut to be about 1/2 the width of the SIM slot and long enough to let me grab it and pull it out so I can remove the SIM.
Try it, it might work. If it does, it's not a big deal, you can return the phone or you may decide to keep it.
corey.t.m said:
Ok, thank you for your help. This phone was definitely broken when they sent it to me then. They are feeding me a load of bs at the moment. Good thing this purchase was protected by paypal.
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no problem, theres a thanks button for that do what the guy right ^ above me just said first and see if that works. if not, get your money back! Goodluck, I hope you decide to get another MT4G
xs11e said:
That's your best move but first, slide a piece of folded paper into the SIM slot and then put the SIM card in under it so it'll make contact, that's the only way my MT4G will recoginze the SIM. I use regular notebook paper folded once and cut to be about 1/2 the width of the SIM slot and long enough to let me grab it and pull it out so I can remove the SIM.
Try it, it might work. If it does, it's not a big deal, you can return the phone or you may decide to keep it.
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Hmm, this is interesting. I'll try it when I get home. I've tried pushing on the SIM with a bit of pressure while the phone was on and it didn't make a difference though. The SIM slot is pretty tight though, do you place the paper first, then the SIM card?
Tried the paper thing and it still didn't work. Going to have to try and get a refund.
You know, now that I think about it, the phone was powered on when it arrived. It was in postal for about a week, could that have caused the SIM to get damaged?
I have just received a Nexus 4 off ebay today. Said it was a month old, unlocked etc.
I got it for the Mrs. She powered it up, and inserted her O2 sim and it said "no service".
We haven't done a thing to the phone but turn it on. Is there a reason for this?
I've attached the software details.
X82X said:
I have just received a Nexus 4 off ebay today. Said it was a month old, unlocked etc.
I got it for the Mrs. She powered it up, and inserted her O2 sim and it said "no service".
We haven't done a thing to the phone but turn it on. Is there a reason for this?
I've attached the software details.
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Have you tried to set the Settings->Wireless&Networks->Mobile Networks->Network operators on "Choose automatically"?
It may have been set to another carrier by the previous owner.
Clicking set automatically doesn't seem to do anything. And when she clicks mobile networks, which usually shows a list, nothing happens.
X82X said:
Clicking set automatically doesn't seem to do anything. And when she clicks mobile networks, which usually shows a list, nothing happens.
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Have you tried adding your APN manually
http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI...ion,question=ref(User):str(Mobile),CASE=19044
http://www.geeksquad.co.uk/articles/chapter/595-04-how-to-set-apn-settings-for-the-02-mobile-network
Take the sim out and make sure its in properly, then re insert and reboot, and try again to find network, try choosing o2.
I had this problem and it just seemed to fix itself while doing the above
Wait is the IMEI present in settings?(don't post a photo)
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It does come up with a IMEI when I go into settings. As you can see from the attached, there is no signal at all. I've tried mine and her sim. This phone looks brand new, the guy said he used it for a month, it's running 4.3. Everything works but this.
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It does come up with a IMEI when I go into settings. As you can see from the attached, there is no signal at all. I've tried mine and her sim. This phone looks brand new, the guy said he used it for a month, it's running 4.3. Everything works but this.
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Did you update the APN or are you just going to keep telling us that the guy used it for a month and that it looks brand new?
Whats the point of even putting in an APN when I have NO signal and it can't even scan for networks.
Secondly, I think it's faulty. I noticed the sim tray isn't sitting flush, with or without a sim card inside. And more worryingly, I just tried the to add an APN, it didn't even save, and there is this rippling effect on the screen if I press the back of the phone, or front. It's in the exact same spot. Even holding the phone in the hand and gripping causes the effect, It's like an invisible stick is poking at the screen, distorting it. Hard to explain.
Maybe all this is irrelevant, but I'm suspicious.
Have you tried performing a hard reset? It could possibly be blacklisted, amongst other things.
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Looks like the IMEI is blocked. This can mean the phone is reported stolen and therefore the IMEI is blocked.
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Really? It's there a way I can check without first accusing this person?
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X82X said:
Really? It's there a way I can check without first accusing this person?
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one way, but i dont know if this will help you http://www.t-mobile.com/VERIFYIMEI.ASPX
heres another way https://prod.eie.net.au/portal/template/MYMIMEIInquiry.vm
Thanks for that. Both tests included a seperate paid one, show no problems, no blocked IMEI.
The only road I can think of to go down now is the whole unlocking bootloader, flashing other modems/roms etc.
X82X said:
Thanks for that. Both tests included a seperate paid one, show no problems, no blocked IMEI.
The only road I can think of to go down now is the whole unlocking bootloader, flashing other modems/roms etc.
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is that micro sim working in another phone? if your sim card works in anotger phone, then the n4 itself is the issue. my first n4 i returned within a day, it wasnt reading any sim cards at all.
Both sims work fine in other phones. I'm so annoyed by this, it's near mint condition. This guy had to know it was faulty surly.
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X82X said:
Both sims work fine in other phones. I'm so annoyed by this, it's near mint condition. This guy had to know it was faulty surly.
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it could be the phone itself then. the n4 has a known issue with faulty sim readers. btw, was your sim cut down to a micro size or is it an actual micro sim?
btw, this simms works fine too
It's a proper micro sim. I just want to be sure that it's nothing my end before I start moaning and getting refunds. But at the moment I think there is no other option. Would trying to flash another radio make a difference? Or is it futile?
X82X said:
It's a proper micro sim. I just want to be sure that it's nothing my end before I start moaning and getting refunds. But at the moment I think there is no other option. Would trying to flash another radio make a difference? Or is it futile?
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the radios might play a role for a little better or worse reception, but one wont not give you a connection and another will is highly improbable.
It's imei related. Since you stated it's present & not erased, that means it can't register with the network due to a possible blacklist.
Also micro Sims and normal Sims that are cut will both function in the nexus(I've tried both).
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Hey everyone, My dad got his sim locked Verizon galaxy s5 G-900V unlocked a year back and it was working great with his T-mobile sim card. Until few weeks ago when he started to experience that his signal kept dropping and anytime he made calls he got this message on the other line stating ""your account is not authorized to make calls to this phone number "" and this one as well """your phone is not activated to activate your phone please press n key""" . This problem kept persisting until he only could make calls a few times a day because he wasn't getting any signal. I thought that a factory reset might fix the problem but after I did that to my surprise the phone sim-locked back itself to Verizon , I also noticed that if you try and make a call with the locked phone it gives the same message about the phone not being activated like before. So my questions is why did the factory reset sim-lock a phone that was already unlocked and second any idea what was the cause of those messages that prevented the phone to make calls and the fact that they are the exact same messages you get when you are making a call with a incorrect sim card with a sim locked phone.
Bump ... Anyone ???
how was the device unlocked?
justinxfan said:
how was the device unlocked?
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I have no Idea my dad said he brought it to one of those local phone repair stores and they unlocked it for him ..
Raheem420 said:
I have no Idea my dad said he brought it to one of those local phone repair stores and they unlocked it for him ..
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Tell him to take it back around, it shouldn't have locked after a reset
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Tell him to take it back around, it shouldn't have locked after a reset
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Its been over a year. I dont think they will allow that. I always thought that when I phone was unlocked it was unlocked im surprised that after a year of using it one reformat would cause it to sim lock
I recently switched carriers to Tmobile and couldn't be happier, they also paid the remaining balance on both my v20's
I requested for the phones to be unlocked which they did.
it of course isn't a phone I want to use as my Daily since I got the V30+ but just for the hell of having a backup
I tried my tmo sim card and it worked I just had to set apns.
Last night I decided to reset the phone cause I hate that sprint bootscreen and also wanted it to be fresh.
I tried putting the Tmo sim card again and now it won't even recognize the sim is in..
So anyone with more experience would or could point me to make it work again ??
I would really appreciate any feedback
thanks!!
No one??
Did you just do a standard factory reset?
Zaleus3 said:
Did you just do a standard factory reset?
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Yes!
Settings/backupand restore/factory reset..
And I also cleared the attached Data profile from Sprint with a ##code
Does the t mobile SIM card you're trying to use work in any other device? Ensure that SIM isn't just worn out from you taking it out and inserting it into phones by trying it in another phone. Also confirm the phone sees the Sprint SIM when that one is in. Pay attention to how both SIMs sit in the phone to see if you can see one of them sitting slightly further into the phone or something like that. I'm not sure how you expected your boot to not have a Sprint logo on startup if you did a factory reset though because as far as I know that's just part of the stock OS bootup, even if the phone is running a different carrier.
kbrn said:
I recently switched carriers to Tmobile and couldn't be happier, they also paid the remaining balance on both my v20's
I requested for the phones to be unlocked which they did.
it of course isn't a phone I want to use as my Daily since I got the V30+ but just for the hell of having a backup
I tried my tmo sim card and it worked I just had to set apns.
Last night I decided to reset the phone cause I hate that sprint bootscreen and also wanted it to be fresh.
I tried putting the Tmo sim card again and now it won't even recognize the sim is in..
So anyone with more experience would or could point me to make it work again ??
I would really appreciate any feedback
thanks!!
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THIS is the stupid world of Sprint. This is what exactly happened to two LG XPowers I had with Sprint. My GSM SIMs worked great with the XPowers until I reset the device to factory settings or that the device went through a security update. You unfortunately have to get Sprint involved with the unlocking process from their end. And getting Sprint to do something? Good luck with that.
Had I not been getting unlimited free service from Sprint I would have left it some time ago and it's not for their phone or data service, but unlocking devices that is a pain in the ass!
Zaleus3 said:
Does the t mobile SIM card you're trying to use work in any other device? Ensure that SIM isn't just worn out from you taking it out and inserting it into phones by trying it in another phone. Also confirm the phone sees the Sprint SIM when that one is in. Pay attention to how both SIMs sit in the phone to see if you can see one of them sitting slightly further into the phone or something like that. I'm not sure how you expected your boot to not have a Sprint logo on startup if you did a factory reset though because as far as I know that's just part of the stock OS bootup, even if the phone is running a different carrier.
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Yes The boot logo goes away when you reset the phone..
When it activates then u get the sprint logo.
The sim card I used work just fine on another phone, I actually thought the same thing you mentioned but nothing.
And yes indeed the sprint sim card reads just fine just no service.
Thanks for your willingness and suggestions though
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THIS is the stupid world of Sprint. This is what exactly happened to two LG XPowers I had with Sprint. My GSM SIMs worked great with the XPowers until I reset the device to factory settings or that the device went through a security update. You unfortunately have to get Sprint involved with the unlocking process from their end. And getting Sprint to do something? Good luck with that.
Had I not been getting unlimited free service from Sprint I would have left it some time ago and it's not for their phone or data service, but unlocking devices that is a pain in the ass!
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I guess I will have to do so.. oh well..
I bought the phone from Ebay and it was advertised as unlocked, but when I got the phone, I noticed the T-Mobile Device Unlock app with the options of permanent unlock or temporarily unlocked. I tried doing permanent unlock but it said it didn't work, but temporarily unlocked did.
What confuses me is that before i try all this, I tried 2 different sim cards from 2 different networks and it worked fine. The app says that if it is permanently unlocked, the app will disappear. So is there a way to check if my phone is truly permanently unlocked or only temporarily?
FWIW my phone has been fully refurbished and the s/n has been altered before. So idk what has been changed on this phone.
imeem said:
I bought the phone from Ebay and it was advertised as unlocked, but when I got the phone, I noticed the T-Mobile Device Unlock app with the options of permanent unlock or temporarily unlocked. I tried doing permanent unlock but it said it didn't work, but temporarily unlocked did.
What confuses me is that before i try all this, I tried 2 different sim cards from 2 different networks and it worked fine. The app says that if it is permanently unlocked, the app will disappear. So is there a way to check if my phone is truly permanently unlocked or only temporarily?
FWIW my phone has been fully refurbished and the s/n has been altered before. So idk what has been changed on this phone.
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I'm pretty sure it's temporary, since not only is it not gone but you also pressed temporary which is allowing the other service to work
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I'm pretty sure it's temporary, since not only is it not gone but you also pressed temporary which is allowing the other service to work
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weird thing is that my phoned worked as "unlocked" before i press temporary unlock. Unless the seller did it and factory reseted the phone so that i don't see it. But anyways, i went here: https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx and entered my imei and it said it has a outstanding balance. Gonna email the seller about that...