I have a Sprint Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P) outside of US, need to be GSM unlocked internationaly.
I have been waiting for more than 4 months now. It seems like many others are interested as well.
So lets donate who ever will do it. (Let me start with $20.)
Current Bounty : $635
Currently active threads are...
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743024
Note:
@aalyatim already found a solution for this. depend on the bounty amount, he will release that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56213379&postcount=767
So Please post the amounts you like to pledge......
Great start...
jodhaaa said:
I have a Sprint Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P) outside of US, need to be GSM unlocked internationaly.
I have been waiting for 2 months now. It seems like many others are interested as well.
So lets donate who ever will do it. I'll give 20$ for unlock. Lets see how many others will..
Currently active threads are...
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743024
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/general/sprint-smg900p-sim-unlock-t2831286
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Very nice! Glad to see this being offered. Everyone, keep in mind: the larger this number grows, the more potential DEVS will be interested in finding the solution.
I have a couple recommendations. @jodhaaa , it would be a good idea to check this thread regularly, and update the op with the usernames of all who have pledged, how much, and a running total of the full amount that will be offered to whomever finds the solution.
It may also be a good idea to offer a "side-bounty" for those wishing for domestic (U.S.) unlock as well.....for instance, "xdamember123" might say "I pledge $20 for international unlock, and an additional $10 for domestic unlock".
Great effort, OP - this may go a long way in developing the solution.
Good Luck, everyone :good:
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Very nice! Glad to see this being offered. Everyone, keep in mind: the larger this number grows, the more potential DEVS will be interested in finding the solution.
I have a couple recommendations. @jodhaaa , it would be a good idea to check this thread regularly, and update the op with the usernames of all who have pledged, how much, and a running total of the full amount that will be offered to whomever finds the solution.
It may also be a good idea to offer a "side-bounty" for those wishing for domestic (U.S.) unlock as well.....for instance, "xdamember123" might say "I pledge $20 for international unlock, and an additional $10 for domestic unlock".
Great effort, OP - this may go a long way in developing the solution.
Good Luck, everyone :good:
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I think that what most of us want is a domestic unlock. You can always acheive international by calling Sprint. Thats the only reason these phones also support GSM. AND if they cannot gain an international unlock thru Sprint. They shouldnt have had Sprint as carrier in the first place.
Bounty++
Crossvxm said:
I think that what most of us want is a domestic unlock. You can always acheive international by calling Sprint. Thats the only reason these phones also support GSM. AND if they cannot gain an international unlock thru Sprint. They shouldnt have had Sprint as carrier in the first place.
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There's a lot of ppl waiting for the international unlock, also the domestic unlock is going to be easy to get as soon as we geet the international one.
BTW you have $20 more to the bounty by me if someone gets the internationall unlock wich is the one i need.
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I think that what most of us want is a domestic unlock. You can always acheive international by calling Sprint. Thats the only reason these phones also support GSM. AND if they cannot gain an international unlock thru Sprint. They shouldnt have had Sprint as carrier in the first place.
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You have to keep in mind that MANY people bought the Sprint variant not knowing they couldn't simply purchase a "GSM Unlock Code" from an online merchant, due to the nature of Sprint using OMADM for the unlock....and since they are neither a Sprint Customer, nor CAN be a Sprint customer....they won't ever get unlocked by Sprint.
Such was the case for the Moto X: in fact, the majority of the "pledgers" were from outside the U.S.
Once could certainly say "they should have done their research, first", but that's not what this is about. I DO, however, agree that the domestic solution is appealing to many...
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There's a lot of ppl waiting for the international unlock, also the domestic unlock is going to be easy to get as soon as we geet the international one.
BTW you have $20 more to the bounty by me if someone gets the internationall unlock wich is the one i need.
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I think I've seen someone make that statement before.....I'm very curious how you arrive at this logic? What leads you to believe it will be "easy" once the international solution is found? I would argue that the international unlock *should* be MUCH easier to find, since we have actual internationally-unlocked phones to compare NVDATA with...
Please explain...
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You have to keep in mind that MANY people bought the Sprint variant not knowing they couldn't simply purchase a "GSM Unlock Code" from an online merchant, due to the nature of Sprint using OMADM for the unlock....and since they are neither a Sprint Customer, nor CAN be a Sprint customer....they won't ever get unlocked by Sprint.
Such was the case for the Moto X: in fact, the majority of the "pledgers" were from outside the U.S.
Once could certainly say "they should have done their research, first", but that's not what this is about. I DO, however, agree that the domestic solution is appealing to many...
I think I've seen someone make that statement before.....I'm very curious how you arrive at this logic? What leads you to believe it will be "easy" once the international solution is found? I would argue that the international unlock *should* be MUCH easier to find, since we have actual internationally-unlocked phones to compare NVDATA with...
Please explain...
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Well that's what i say, its not easy from ppl outside the states to just call sprint and get the phone internationally unlocked, I've tried to do it and i couldn't. btw ive seen a lot of ppl saying that there's some kind of software to domestically unlock any phone, honestly im not 100% sure.
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You have to keep in mind that MANY people bought the Sprint variant not knowing they couldn't simply purchase a "GSM Unlock Code" from an online merchant, due to the nature of Sprint using OMADM for the unlock....and since they are neither a Sprint Customer, nor CAN be a Sprint customer....they won't ever get unlocked by Sprint.
Such was the case for the Moto X: in fact, the majority of the "pledgers" were from outside the U.S.
Once could certainly say "they should have done their research, first", but that's not what this is about. I DO, however, agree that the domestic solution is appealing to many...
I think I've seen someone make that statement before.....I'm very curious how you arrive at this logic? What leads you to believe it will be "easy" once the international solution is found? I would argue that the international unlock *should* be MUCH easier to find, since we have actual internationally-unlocked phones to compare NVDATA with...
Please explain...
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Yeah I guess your right. I forgot that we here in the US arent the only ones with the problem. Sadly each year we have less and less people in the Sprint forums on any phone. Sprint is getting pretty old in the game. Honestly we would need more support from outside of XDA to get the bounty more on an interest level.
Now i have to find out how to set up a paypal account.
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Yeah I guess your right. I forgot that we here in the US arent the only ones with the problem. Sadly each year we have less and less people in the Sprint forums on any phone. Sprint is getting pretty old in the game. Honestly we would need more support from outside of XDA to get the bounty more on an interest level.
Now i have to find out how to set up a paypal account.
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Keep in mind -- most DEVS will accept a donation by other means...Money order / Google Wallet, etc. You can always pledge a bounty, and work out how you will fulfill it later
Glad this is showing so much interest already!!!
Jezielnaf said:
btw ive seen a lot of ppl saying that there's some kind of software to domestically unlock any phone, honestly im not 100% sure.
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That would be great news, if true! If you hear anything further about this, let us know the details. :good:
samwathegreat said:
Very nice! Glad to see this being offered. Everyone, keep in mind: the larger this number grows, the more potential DEVS will be interested in finding the solution.
I have a couple recommendations. @jodhaaa , it would be a good idea to check this thread regularly, and update the op with the usernames of all who have pledged, how much, and a running total of the full amount that will be offered to whomever finds the solution.
It may also be a good idea to offer a "side-bounty" for those wishing for domestic (U.S.) unlock as well.....for instance, "xdamember123" might say "I pledge $20 for international unlock, and an additional $10 for domestic unlock".
Great effort, OP - this may go a long way in developing the solution.
Good Luck, everyone :good:
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Yeah ill have to look into that asap
So if this works could I use my phone on H2o? I'm thinking about leaving Spring soon
eric46201 said:
So if this works could I use my phone on H2o? I'm thinking about leaving Spring soon
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I added a Indegogo Campaign for the bounty, im willing to add any and all moderators to the campaign. ITs an all -or-nothing campaign meaning that if we dont get it done, all money is refunded.
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/38ab0169
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So if this works could I use my phone on H2o? I'm thinking about leaving Spring soon
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H2O is an at&t MVNO (GSM), so yes that's exactly what this is for. It would require the domestic unlock since it is a U.S. carrier, though.
$20 for the international unlock
i nee solution
unsung_hero_ said:
$20 for the international unlock
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i need solution please
do you really have solution
unsung_hero_ said:
$20 for the international unlock
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i want to spend 20 bucks to unlock my sprint S5
is there anything new about it?
Guys, this is a bounty pledge thread..
I pledged $20 for the unlock, I do NOT have the unlock solution!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using XDA Free mobile app
$20 for domestic.... has anyone set up an account for domestic?
I pledge $30
Sent from my SM-N900P using XDA Free mobile app
genesiss said:
$20 for domestic.... has anyone set up an account for domestic?
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Currently no one is focusing on a domestic unlock. Everyone is trying to do the international unlock first so no one has to contact sprint to do so.
Once an international unlock is found/developed/understood/gifted it allows the phone to at least recognize other sims. After the international unlock is performed they can focus on domestic.
Related
I logged in today and was surprised to see these three new threads about this already well known topic. So I'm going to try to put an end to this by merging all of the "Help me unlock my MyTouch" topics into this one thread and stickie it so that I can just move future posts directly to the trash. So be warned, any future posts regarding SIM unlocking WILL be removed!
The very first rule of the XDA-Developers forum is to search before posting.
So I figure that if this is stickied then there really isn't any excuse whatsoever.
While I'm doing all of this I want to clearify something for all of those that are interested in unlocking their MyTouch.
Currently (as of July 2010) there is no solution for unlocking your MyTouch without first acquiring the Subsidy key for your device.
There are no hardware hacks, software installations or anything like that.
You really only have four options.
Contact your carrier and request it. Most carriers have minimum requirements to be met before requesting. Check with your carrier for additional information.
Use of third party services (go ahead post your success in this thread).
Use of an overlay card. (I have not personally verified this method)
Purchase the device already unlocked.
If you have a successful result then post it in this thread and I'll update this post accordingly.
Please note that myself, other members or the XDA-Developers do not take responsiblity for failed efforts, damage to your device, money wasted or anything else that might make you upset.
Any new posts regarding anything already discussed in this topic will be subject to deletion without warning!
As stated above, I merged three three new topics and moved them to this thread.
I have tried several service and got a code that did not work. (another gave me another set and still didnt work). All had to go the the htc master database to get the code
The phone works on t-mobile but i want to use it in all countries.
And way to unlock the phone?
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My Phone locked by T-Mobile
Whats the way to unlock network ??
thanx
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Hi All,
I had used the search and found out that all the questions regrading Tmobile HTC mytouch sim unlock were refferd to pay-sites.
Is this true? did non of the forum members das an answer?
and if so, What is the most reliable site for this ?
I got a TMobile htc Mytouch 3g and I can not use it.
(I noticed that other members had said that all TMobile's MyTouch are sim free, well mine is not).
Please help.
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You could use something like a TurboSIM. It's a small film-like device that goes between the SIM card and the reader in your phone, forcing your phone to accept it. I don't know if all/any work on android/sapphire so you'd need to get a second opinion before ordering.
The only HTC Sapphires that come unlocked are the 'Google ION'/ADP2 devices, so yes you'll need to buy an unlock code. If you've been with tmo for more than 3 months phone them and say you're going out of the country, they should give you the code. If you're looking for a reputable company for unlock codes, go on eBay, that way you know the testimonials and feedback is real.
I've used SIM unlock services from ebay. Cost about $10 and was fairly painless. Had to try a few different sellers since the others couldn't find the code. HTC master key had to be used in order to get the code for mine, that's why they charged $10 instead of the usual $2-3.
Even at $10, I found it to be a lot cheaper and effective than other website prices.
xdame said:
I've used SIM unlock services from ebay. Cost about $10 and was fairly painless. Had to try a few different sellers since the others couldn't find the code. HTC master key had to be used in order to get the code for mine, that's why they charged $10 instead of the usual $2-3.
Even at $10, I found it to be a lot cheaper and effective than other website prices.
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Thanks for the info!
i use a overlay card like x-sim and its cheap and effective
blizard80 said:
i use a overlay card like x-sim and its cheap and effective
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Thanks for that input. Please also include any additional information if you have it available such as:
Product name
Company name
Website
Cost
Device compatibility
and any other information that you might find helpful for the rest of the community.
just the thread i was looking for!
does 3g work if its unlocked? im thinking of giving the phone to my gf because i dont think its worth it to sell.
also, i just canceled my tmo service and its expiring at the end of this month. had tmo for almost a year. do you think theyll give me the subsidy key? and last question, is the subsidy key the imei or is that the real unlock code for it?
thanks
manooti said:
just the thread i was looking for!
does 3g work if its unlocked? im thinking of giving the phone to my gf because i dont think its worth it to sell.
also, i just canceled my tmo service and its expiring at the end of this month. had tmo for almost a year. do you think theyll give me the subsidy key? and last question, is the subsidy key the imei or is that the real unlock code for it?
thanks
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3G will probably not work for another carrier if that's what you're asking.
If you are no longer a T-Mo subscriber then they will probably not give you the key.
You submit the imei to the unlock service (carrier or whoever) and they use that to look up your devices specific unlock key. Takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few days to get it though.
thanks for the info. sucks that i cant get the code from tmo. i should of gotten it before i told them to cancel my service. ill probably just use this phone for backup or something. i dont feel like i want to part with my first android device lol
root / upgrade locks me back?
I have an HTC Magic from Rogers Canada that I got unlocked as soon as I bought it. I need it unlocked since I am living over 5000 miles away from Canada. Everything is all well and nice now, working on the local carrier 3g and all.
I have been considering rooting the phone or maybe installing an unofficial ROM for a while now, but I never ended up doing it for fear my phone might get locked back to Rogers, rendering it useless for me.
What are the risks of this actually happening? Is the phone unlock a permanent operation, or are there any.types of upgrade or root that could bring the lock back?
Thanks!
adamantivm said:
I have an HTC Magic from Rogers Canada that I got unlocked as soon as I bought it. I need it unlocked since I am living over 5000 miles away from Canada. Everything is all well and nice now, working on the local carrier 3g and all.
I have been considering rooting the phone or maybe installing an unofficial ROM for a while now, but I never ended up doing it for fear my phone might get locked back to Rogers, rendering it useless for me.
What are the risks of this actually happening? Is the phone unlock a permanent operation, or are there any.types of upgrade or root that could bring the lock back?
Thanks!
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Once you unlock the phone for other carriers it stays unlocked regardless of rom.
LOL
Anyway, There was a reason for my posting.
I ended up getting the unlock code from T-mobile and it is the exact number that I got from the unlocking service which did not work in the first place.
So I am wondering if the problem now lies in the fact that I rooted the phone and installed 3rd party rom before I unlocked the phone.
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As stated above, I merged three three new topics and moved them to this thread.
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So I am wondering if the problem now lies in the fact that I rooted the phone and installed 3rd party rom before I unlocked the phone.
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There is no way that's the cause...
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There is no way that's the cause...
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I can only agree. I don't see how that would be possible since the subsidy has nothing to do with the type of spl, radio version or rom.
the unlock code has nothing to be with rom... spl or radio only imei
blizard80 said:
the unlock code has nothing to be with rom... spl or radio only imei
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Sounds like something that I had just said.
Success!!
Website: www.unlock2go.com
Cost: $20 USD
Delivery time: instant (even on a Saturday evening at 8:30pm)
Important note: I selected "T-Mobile" as the carrier, and then MyTouch 3G as the manufacturer, NOT HTC. Not sure if this matters, but thought I'd pass along that info.
Good luck!
Edit: So far we have 2 confirmed success cases. Anyone else that uses it please post up - would be nice to confirm reliability for everyone.
Hey Thanks for the site I used them and received the code less than thirty mins
I can also confirm unlock2go.com works! for Mytouch 3g
Sent them my payment 19-08-2010 at 11:40 pm EST and got the code by 11:50 pm !!!! all I can say is wow, it now recognizes my SIM in Colombia.
Tip: I used promo code unlock30 and got $2 off (paid $18).
Help! now that the phone is unlocked I'm stuck because I've got no data plan, and I can't find the way to go to Wifi, or even make a regular call. All the guides I find assume the phone is already working, but my menu, or home keys don't do nothing I get back to the green robot screen.
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.
Can unlock SGH-i337 from at&t to another operators? if can please show me really worked methods
Have you Googled it?
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i cant googled this
Yes you can. Its simple.
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
Yes you can. Its simple.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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so funny and so smart dont giving simple answer.... omg...
aratta said:
so funny and so smart dont giving simple answer.... omg...
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What I meant was that you can google this easy enough. This is NOT a support forum.
im googled and find only http://www.cellunlocker.net/ but any other information about working unlock codes and where i can get it, that why i decided to ask here.....
aratta said:
im googled and find only http://www.cellunlocker.net/ but any other information about working unlock codes and where i can get it, that why i decided to ask here.....
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Your best bet is to get it from the orignal carrier. Other then that you can pay a few places to get the code and sometimes they will have it. But remember that it is illegal now without the carriers permission.
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Your best bet is to get it from the orignal carrier. Other then that you can pay a few places to get the code and sometimes they will have it. But remember that it is illegal now without the carriers permission.
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i need to know for a 100 % can i unlock att phone or not, that general problem of this theme
aratta said:
i need to know for a 100 % can i unlock att phone or not, that general problem of this theme
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Can it be done? Yes. The only 100% way is to get the unlock from the carrier. Any GSM phone CAN be unlocked. Some research would have told you that. What does a theme have to do with it?
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The only 100% way is to get the unlock from the carrier
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att gives unlock codes for locked galaxy s4???????
aratta said:
att gives unlock codes for locked galaxy s4???????
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Did you even research carrier lock/unlocks at all? This has been covered hundreds of times in this forum alone.
Wayne Tech Nexus
yes im unlocked lg nitro hd from att and sony xperia ion from another web sites whoo sold unlcok codes, but i waited with sony ion for unlock code more that 2-3 months, dont want the same situation with galaxy s4
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so funny and so smart dont giving simple answer.... omg...
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I think what he was trying to do is teach you how to fish for yourself...... instead of just giving you a fish. This way you can find your own answers and do some reading and learn while doing so. Most of the devs on XDA get frustrated because people do not try to get their own answers and just want someone to figure it out for them instead. These usually are the people who brick their phones and don't know how to fix them. Then they post here about how urgent it is and need someone to help them un brick their phones. I have seen this so many times here......
I was contemplating purchasing a phone from a seller on craigslist. I am an AT&T customer and my account is in good standing. I called from my ATT phone and connected with a customer service representative. After about 2 minutes of establishing rapport and explaining that this phone would be for my wife for mother's day and I wanted to be certain it wasn't reported stolen. I also explained that we will be traveling in the next month to go to Cambodia. She said no problem, and I received a text with the unlock code. Total time on the phone was under 3 minutes.
if you pay full price for the phone from a carrier (meaning the off contract price), they are legally obligated to provide you the unlock code. if you didn't you have to use a website's services
thanks!
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thanks!
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i had the s3 for att unlocked yesterday i sold my s3 to get the s4,call and say you want the network sim unlock code they will ask for imei and then youll wait while they search to make sure its not stolen or blacklisted and if its fine they give you code and instructions how to do it ,but idk if they will for the s4 just yet,had it unlocked for tmo
Why not unlock the phone for free with the hidden menu option?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431
ATT sucks
I fought with them for hours to get an unlock code and they told me i had to cancel my contract and pay the fee to get the code. I canceled my contract and fought with them until they credited my fee and they said in 24hrs you can have an unlock code fromt he protal on ATT.com. I waited and tried and tried and tried and it didnt work they said it couldnt be unlocked at this time.. So i called them back and after about 45minutes on the phone with another rep he said that they told me bad information and you need to fully complete your contract to be able to get an unlock code then offered to start me back up and give me a free month. Thats not what i wanted because im goign to tmobile for a pay as you go plan but in the end, ATT screwed me and then kept going on about how it wasnt their fault but it was and they werent going to do anyhting about giving me an unlock code. Now im using Unlock-Code-World.com and they are taking forever to give me a code and probably wont even work anyway because they replied for me information saying they could crack it with what i had given them. Unfortunately the free way also doesnt work anymore because they locked it down in 4.3 or even the mf3 in 4.2.2 but who knows, it doesnt work.
...iPhone by the 1000 miles.
Well, before the fan boys start throwing feces at me, here is the story.
I know that it is different hardware and OS and all that, but the problem is not in this.
The problem is the way Apple and Samsung approach the demands from the carriers to lock down their devices and how is the unlocking process handled.
So to SIM unlock the iPhone you call Sprint Customer Service (SCC) and after usual crap about 90 days they say, ok we submitted the request to unlock to Apple you should receive an e-mail shortly. In about 30 minutes the e-mail comes where it instructs you to backup-factory-reset-restore your iPhone. You do that, and that's it. It is unlocked for _ALL_ GSM carriers, foreign and domestic alike.
It is that simple.
Now to SIM unlock the SG4 you call SCC and after usual crap about 90 days you are told that your phone is unlocked, and it will magically work when you abroad but there is absolutely no way for you to see if it works with a foreign SIM while you are in the US. Moreover there is absolutely no way you can use it with any of the US GSM carriers. Most likely when you finally get abroad it will still not work.
Pain and disappointment.
So what happened here?
The answer is simple, Apple gives a middle finger to all carriers who ask it to give them control over the device. Have you seen any bloatware from Sprint, Verizon, ATT or TMO on the iPhone? No!
The Samsung, on the other hand, bands over backwards for carriers and it turns everything in to the theater of the absurd.
One would think: "...well if Sprint made Samsung to lock down the device in a certain way they must be able to ask Samsung to do the SIM unlock"; nop, no such luck, the SCC will tell you that Samsung has nothing to do with this and at Samsung they will tell you to go to your carrier.
Ok, fine, then apparently if this is the OS modification made by Sprint, one would try to reason: "...the SCC must have some internal tool to unlock the device and check that it is unlocked"; well this is also not the case.
What Sprint is obviously happy about is that they bravely disallowed you to use local GSM carriers.
So it is an interesting situation, actually Samsung and Sprint are equally to be blamed for our pain with SIM unlock and non will take a blame.
I'm pretty sure the ATT and TMO customers just laughing at us right about now the SG4 on their networks can be unlocked with a simple app from the market or even with some service menu.
There was a guy from SCC here, or so he claimed, it would be nice if he could comment on this, and given something more of an answer than just: "...well those are different devices and different OS". Who's really doing the unlocking? Is it Sprint is it Samsung? Why are there no tools to check this on the phone? Why the phone says "Invalid SIM" when it was "unlocked" while it should just refuse to connect to ATT and TMO while here in the US?
Well, I'm pretty sure those are the questions that we never get answers to...
Yea, I agree that it sucks the way things are right now and I wish it wasn't so. Hopefully, Samsung will continuebto be so successful that in the next round (S5), they too can give the middle finger to the carriers and end the unlocking lunacy.
Please explain to me how you got your iphone unlocked for domestic use. I got my old one unlocked by sprint did everything and still had to buy a rsim to use it in the states.
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Yea, I agree that it sucks the way things are right now and I wish it wasn't so. Hopefully, Samsung will continuebto be so successful that in the next round (S5), they too can give the middle finger to the carriers and end the unlocking lunacy.
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Yeah, I hope so too. For my Samsung Galaxy Discover (s730m) that I got because my Samsung Galaxy Q ( T589r ) has a cracked screen , I tried phoning Telus & Fido to get it unlocked..neither of them would do anything..if Samsung were to do this so that I could just ask Samsung, that'd be very great, and I'd be able to use my new phone. :/
I'll be nice so I won't call troll. TL;DR. If your intention was to run a phone on gsm, why would you buy a CDMA phone? As for bringing up the subject of why a iPhone is better in an android forum, what the hell are you doing here?! We don't care if you think iPhone is better! Go elsewhere and post to people that actually agree with your point of view. Sorry for being so blunt, I've had a few... Still, the few months I had an iPhone, before I had sprint buy it back because I hated the apple experience, I didn't go on apple forums and spout how android was so much better. I may have honestly shared my experience but I didn't do it in a way that rubbed smugness in other people's face. I'm sorry that I'm coming across like I'm flaming you but, in all reasonableness, this isn't the place to do it.
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I'll be nice so I won't call troll. TL;DR. If your intention was to run a phone on gsm, why would you buy a CDMA phone? As for bringing up the subject of why a iPhone is better in an android forum, what the hell are you doing here?! We don't care if you think iPhone is better! Go elsewhere and post to people that actually agree with your point of view. Sorry for being so blunt, I've had a few... Still, the few months I had an iPhone, before I had sprint buy it back because I hated the apple experience, I didn't go on apple forums and spout how android was so much better. I may have honestly shared my experience but I didn't do it in a way that rubbed smugness in other people's face. I'm sorry that I'm coming across like I'm flaming you but, in all reasonableness, this isn't the place to do it.
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Prob because he has nothing better to do other than play angry birds on that lil 4 inch screen, isn't that all its capable of?
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The title was intentionally provocative, because I'm really pissed with the way things going with sg4 sprint sim unlocking process. I'm not an iPhone user though, I have and use sg4, but I need to be able to use it on my trips overseas, this is why I bought it in the first place, because it is a world phone, or at least it is advertised as such. This was my attempt to analyze why this whole sim unlocking for sg4 is a outright failure.
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The title was intentionally provocative, because I'm really pissed with the way things going with sg4 sprint sim unlocking process. I'm not an iPhone user though, I have and use sg4, but I need to be able to use it on my trips overseas, this is why I bought it in the first place, because it is a world phone, or at least it is advertised as such. This was my attempt to analyze why this whole sim unlocking for sg4 is a outright failure.
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Two things then...
If you need it for overseas trips then what's all the hoopla about? Just get it unlocked by Sprint. Yes, at the beginning they had issues with the unlock because it is a brand new process they've never used before (and yes, unfortunately very unprepared for). But now supposedly it's fixed so chill.
It is not true that Sprint's iPhone unlocking process makes it usable on US GSM carriers.
Anyway, I am not sure why you claim that "the iPhone beats the S4 by a 1000 miles". Sprint gives you a method to unlock both phones for international use so that you don't have pay their exorbitant intl roaming rates. That seems fair to me and I don't see what obligation they (or even Samsung) have towards you as a Sprint subscriber beyond that. If you want a device that will work on one of Sprint's domestic competitors, go buy an unlock phone, or one from one of those carriers.
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It is not true that Sprint's iPhone unlocking process makes it usable on US GSM carriers.
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You obviously don't know the subject that well, it is true, I've unlocked my wife's iPhone and it works roams to ATT and TMO now with a _foreign_ SIM inserted, but you right, what I care is the outside US use and this is still an issue unfortunately.
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You obviously don't know the subject that well, it is true, I've unlocked my wife's iPhone and it works roams to ATT and TMO now with a _foreign_ SIM inserted, but you right, what I care is the outside US use and this is still an issue unfortunately.
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I'm in the same boat.
When I get back to the states I will be perma-roaming 24/7 in order to get the service termination letter.
ehaalandtluk said:
I'm in the same boat.
When I get back to the states I will be perma-roaming 24/7 in order to get the service termination letter.
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Are you saying that u unlocked with sprint and traveled overseas to only find your are screwed and can't use your sg4?
That's why I upgraded to be able to use when go to home country. Might look into htc.
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galexandr said:
Are you saying that u unlocked with sprint and traveled overseas to only find your are screwed and can't use your sg4?
That's why I upgraded to be able to use when go to home country. Might look into htc.
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Yes, precisely.
Nah, I don't want to buy another HTC phone after what they did with the EVO 3D. Samsung has a great phone, I just don't like sprint at all.
I'm trying to find a place that you guys had success getting a AT&T Note10+ carrier unlocked.
I read since this phone is quite new most unlock sources are not able to unlock them.
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
spanky310 said:
I'm trying to find a place that you guys had success getting a AT&T Note10+ carrier unlocked.
I read since this phone is quite new most unlock sources are not able to unlock them.
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
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what is the specific variant? you might check your specific variant at samkey if supported then you are lucky. I unlock mine there (s10+ japan docomo locked). goodluck
You get it from att unlock portal
kimLJT said:
what is the specific variant? you might check your specific variant at samkey if supported then you are lucky. I unlock mine there (s10+ japan docomo locked). goodluck
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Thanks for the referral, I will take a look at that place.
Have not been staying current with phone mods so I have no idea it existed or how it works
Thanks again!
Player04 said:
You get it from att unlock portal
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Really????
Thanks for nothing.
spanky310 said:
Really????
Thanks for nothing.
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Yes, if u pay off your att note. They will unlock your phone for free
The forum user ibowtoAndroid can unlock it and he is reliable, just pricey.
Player04 said:
Yes, if u pay off your att note. They will unlock your phone for free
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NO! REALLY?????
Hope this time you will catch the sarcasm and if not I give up!
StoneyJSG said:
The forum user ibowtoAndroid can unlock it and he is reliable, just pricey.
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I will reach out to him/her and see what he offers for my phone.
Thanks for the referral.
Merry Christmas
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NO! REALLY?????
Hope this time you will catch the sarcasm and if not I give up!
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I didn't catch it. Lmao. Merry Christmas
duplicated post
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I didn't catch it. Lmao. Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas to you and your family my friend
you can pay it off and have att unlock it like normal people do.. bypassing this means you got the device through unconventional means or you dont want to pay for the device usually which is the property of att until its paid in full which some might translate into stealing or fraud.. just saying..
why did you buy an att model if you need to use it on another carrier in the first place?
also, sometimes its not possible to simply use an "unlock code" and sometimes requires a physical connection to the device which might not b a good idea to let some random off the internet to do
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you can pay it off and have att unlock it like normal people do.. bypassing this means you got the device through unconventional means or you dont want to pay for the device usually which is the property of att until its paid in full which some might translate into stealing or fraud.. just saying..
why did you buy an att model if you need to use it on another carrier in the first place?
also, sometimes its not possible to simply use an "unlock code" and sometimes requires a physical connection to the device which might not b a good idea to let some random off the internet to do
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I asked the question and you came on to start talking trashing about what I did, didn't or trying to do, you have too much bloody time on your hands????????
I have been an AT&T customer for close to 20 years and always paid for my stuff.
Not that it's any of your FREAKING BUSINESS but I can't pay off the phone because my Black Friday rebate from Costco requires me to stay on the payment plan for at least 3 months or I will lose the rebate.
I have an overseas trip coming up at the end of January and I would like to use my phone with a local prepaid SIM card, that is why I want to unlock my phone.
You need to ask questions first because start mouthing off garbage making judgement on other people, trying to steal the phone, no I have no need to do so but if that is how your logic work s then you most likely would be one doing such things.
Talking about being a 'normal people', normal people with average intelligence usually ask questions before posting stupid trash talk making assumptions about whom they know nothing about. Yes I just made an assumption about your intelligence but mine was based on your post so I'm sure it's not too far off.
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I asked the question and you came on to start talking trashing about what I did, didn't or trying to do, you have too much bloody time on your hands????????
I have been an AT&T customer for close to 20 years and always paid for my stuff.
Not that it's any of your FREAKING BUSINESS but I can't pay off the phone because my Black Friday rebate from Costco requires me to stay on the payment plan for at least 3 months or I will lose the rebate.
I have an overseas trip coming up at the end of January and I would like to use my phone with a local prepaid SIM card, that is why I want to unlock my phone.
You need to ask questions first because start mouthing off garbage making judgement on other people, trying to steal the phone, no I have no need to do so but if that is how your logic work s then you most likely would be one doing such things.
Talking about being a 'normal people', normal people with average intelligence usually ask questions before posting stupid trash talk making assumptions about whom they know nothing about. Yes I just made an assumption about your intelligence but mine was based on your post so I'm sure it's not too far off.
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lol aww.. someone got upset.. cry me a river bro.. it doesnt change the fact you want to circumvent ATT policies to unlock the device which is called fraud.
I also like how you mention always paying off your devices then not paying the device almost in the same sentence.
I could honestly care less what you want it unlocked for. Karma always catches up. You should have thought of your trip when purchasing a device and plan ahead instead of trying to weasel your way around the carriers policies by committing fraud and trying to modify ATT's property (yes its still their property until its paid in full which you surely agreed to in your contract.)
I honestly didnt mean to offend you or anyone else but obviously my personality is too much for you to cope with. If you would have just asked nicely after I asked a few questions in my previous post I would have helped you. Instead you took my honest question as an insult when I was just trying to make sure nothing shady was going on as I do in most situations before helping to ensure I am not breaking any laws.
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I read may be two lines of your reply but I'm glad you took the time to post a response so others can see how stupid your logic is so yeah, I'm enjoying my nice sunny S.Cal Sunday afternoon and will not waste my time with you any more than I have so this post is hereby unsubscribed and ignored.
BTW, my son read it just now and called you a typical stupid self-righteous snowflake he ran into at his college all the time.
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lol aww.. someone got upset.. cry me a river bro.. it doesnt change the fact you want to circumvent ATT policies to unlock the device which is called fraud.
I also like how you mention always paying off your devices then not paying the device almost in the same sentence.
I could honestly care less what you want it unlocked for. Karma always catches up. You should have thought of your trip when purchasing a device and plan ahead instead of trying to weasel your way around the carriers policies by committing fraud and trying to modify ATT's property (yes its still their property until its paid in full which you surely agreed to in your contract.)
I honestly didnt mean to offend you or anyone else but obviously my personality is too much for you to cope with. If you would have just asked nicely after I asked a few questions in my previous post I would have helped you. Instead you took my honest question as an insult when I was just trying to make sure nothing shady was going on as I do in most situations before helping to ensure I am not breaking any laws.
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I read may be two lines of your reply but I'm glad you took the time to post a response so others can see how stupid your logic is so yeah, I'm enjoying my nice sunny S.Cal Sunday afternoon and will not waste my time with you any more than I have so this post is hereby unsubscribed and ignored.
BTW, my son read it just now and called you a typical stupid self-righteous snowflake he ran into at his college all the time.
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wow, seems you read more than you put off! I dont even want to know what college, I hope you can figure it out lol. I guess they dont teach bypassing carrier restrictions in college lmao.
maybe you can get help wherever youre travelling to as its probably not illegal there lol.
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Hi willing to pay $1000 USD bounty for verizon variant google pixel 4 and XL carrier unlock method. Need to be unlock for att, sprint, t-mobile, and for overseas. Thanks
No offense, but this seems highly suspect. Why not simply buy a unlocked phone for $1000?
Long story short, while there are reports of people being able to unlock new Verizon phones that haven't been connected to the Verizon network yet, it is HIGHLY unlikely anyone will find a way to crack the bootloader of a phone that is registered on the Verizon network. It would require a new exploit or workaround to be found and those are pretty few and far between these days.
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No offense, but this seems highly suspect. Why not simply buy a unlocked phone for $1000?
Long story short, while there are reports of people being able to unlock new Verizon phones that haven't been connected to the Verizon network yet, it is HIGHLY unlikely anyone will find a way to crack the bootloader of a phone that is registered on the Verizon network. It would require a new exploit or workaround to be found and those are pretty few and far between these days.
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I never said I need unlock for 1 device. I have access to multiple device that needs unlock if paying someone $1k motivates them why not? Plus you will get the unlock for free without pitching in any money.
salman9430 said:
I never said I need unlock for 1 device. I have access to multiple device that needs unlock if paying someone $1k motivates them why not? Plus you will get the unlock for free without pitching in any money.
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Add 2 zeros to that offer and you *might* get lucky.
It will cost less to get an unlocked version of the pixel 4/xl. And take less time as those variants are already bootloader unlock capable and rootable. Many phone companies have unbranded unlocked phones.
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...Plus you will get the unlock for free without pitching in any money.
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I don't need the unlock. I haven't used Verzion in years based largely on their bootloader policies. I am on a service provider that allows OEMs to unlock their phones without any hassles.
I'm just saying that it is one thing to promise $1000 for a bounty and another to actually shell it out to someone that finds an exploit. The average bounty is probably around $10-50 per person (which can add up to some serious money in the end), so having someone offer such a large amount is unusual. Certainly if I was a developer and saw your bounty, I would assume it was bogus. You know the old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is." Perhaps I'm just too much of a skeptic.....