Hello i just bought a factory unlocked galaxy s4 from t-mobile and im trying to activate it to metropcs but the lady said that it cannot be possible to activate it because some problems with t-mobile i think and i have to call to tmobile to see whatsup.. but oviously i dont have an account and the user from ebay he said it dosnt have problems so he is not willing to offer a refund :/ its there any other way to activate it ? because i think the imei has been blacklisted on tmobile or something please heelp
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Hi all! Two weeks ago i bought a sim locked t-mobile wing from usa to russia. I was unpleasant surprised that there is no free and simple solutions for unlock this model. My question: people who have a t-mo account help me please) Could u call 611 and ask code for me? Or it is possible only for a first owner? . Thanks)
1. Dont put ur imei here. This is a public forum, so everyone @ internet can see it
2. Contact jockw2001... He can help u for a small fee
hi. im new here and i just got a t-mobile wing for doing some work. does this jockw2001 have a wesite to unlock the phone?
just call tmobile your self. i recently bought an att tilt off ebay that was locked and att gave me the code for free. when i was useing my wing tmobile gave me the unlock code for free too.
dont you have to be a subscriber for t-mobile to get one? im an at&t user and i dont want to wait 90 days to be able to do it.
T-Mobile USA provides the unlock code for free if
you are in a service agreement
you have a T-Mobile USA prepaid card and uploaded at least $10.00 during the past 3 months
You sure still can try to get the unlock code from them by contacting them via email at www.t-mobile.com
Other than that, I doubt that you can reach T-Mobile USA Customer Care from outside the US.
It sure will work if you know a US citizen with a T-Mobile plan or prepaid card. He then can contact T-Mobile for you and request a SIM UNLOCK CODE by providing them with the device IMEI.
well if thats all i need to do, then i will find someone that has t-mobile. i live in the US so im not worried about not being able to contact t-mobile customer service. thank you for all of your help. you guys are awesome!
is Mr . jockw2001 Reliable ?
so i can send him money ?
iyass said:
is Mr . jockw2001 Reliable ?
so i can send him money ?
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he is very reliable i think olipro can do it as well but another option is IMEI Check they will give u the sim unlock code for a reasonable price
Hi, i'm buying a Samsung galaxy s3, and i worry about bad ESN phone that i can't use on my tmobile account.
For that reason, i think i will pay for a s3 ATT ( if ATT s3 is a bad ESN phone than i still can unlock and use it with my tmobile account, right? )
But i hear someone said that if i use a unlock ATT phone then tmobile data plan won't work on that att phone. I don't know if this is correct information or not.
Can someone help me out?:crying::crying:
Thank you very much.
Also Is there anyone to avoid bad esn phone on craiglists?
Furthermore, is there anyone to buy a bad ESN Tmobile phone, and somehow i can use it with tmobile ?
kingkard said:
Hi, i'm buying a Samsung galaxy s3, and i worry about bad ESN phone that i can't use on my tmobile account.
For that reason, i think i will pay for a s3 ATT ( if ATT s3 is a bad ESN phone than i still can unlock and use it with my tmobile account, right? )
But i hear someone said that if i use a unlock ATT phone then tmobile data plan won't work on that att phone. I don't know if this is correct information or not.
Can someone help me out?:crying::crying:
Thank you very much.
Also Is there anyone to avoid bad esn phone on craiglists?
Furthermore, is there anyone to buy a bad ESN Tmobile phone, and somehow i can use it with tmobile ?
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well you're in the wrong section. you want to go to the s3 section for this.
but to my knowledge. at&t s3 is not compatible with tmobile's 4g. you'll get EDGE speed. but once tmobile has their LTE towers up and running it should work.... NEXT year lol
no you can't used a t-mobile blacklisted phone back on t-mobile.
kingkard said:
Hi, i'm buying a Samsung galaxy s3, and i worry about bad ESN phone that i can't use on my tmobile account.
For that reason, i think i will pay for a s3 ATT ( if ATT s3 is a bad ESN phone than i still can unlock and use it with my tmobile account, right? )
But i hear someone said that if i use a unlock ATT phone then tmobile data plan won't work on that att phone. I don't know if this is correct information or not.
Can someone help me out?:crying::crying:
Thank you very much.
Also Is there anyone to avoid bad esn phone on craiglists?
Furthermore, is there anyone to buy a bad ESN Tmobile phone, and somehow i can use it with tmobile ?
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First of all GSM networks (T-Mobile, AT&T) do not use ESN. Only CDMA networks (like Verizon, Sprint) use it. T-Mobile and AT&T use IMEI numbers.
Second of all, unless you live in an area that T-Mobile has begun to refarm their 1900 mHz band to HSPA+ you will only getEDGE speeds onT-Mobile with an AT&T phone.
If you are so worried about buying a T-Mobile phone with a blocked IMEI number, why not either wait until you have enough money to purchase it directly from T-Mobile or meet the person you're buying from at a T-Mobile store and have the IMEI checked before you buy?
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Hi, I am new here I have a sprint galaxy s4 with bad esn can it be unlocked to any gsm carrier in us and outside the us because theres a guy in ebay that charges me $70 to flash to any gsm carrier in and out the us only sprint s4 he told me if its iemi blacklisted he cant so i have bad esn so the iemi is blacklisted too or i can still flashed i broke the contract with sprint and i have to send him the phone to flash it your help will greatly be appreciated .
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i have had the verizon s3 work in global mode dge only tmobile
ive had the verizon s4 work in global mode hspda+ tmobile and att h+
ive had the verizon note 3 work in global mode on tmobile and h2o aka att mvno
all have had good and bad imei with verizon didnt seem to stop them from working altho 1 out of the 5 or so s4 phones just wouldnt get signal had to force wcdma mode we never did figure out just what was wrong with it as i switched over to h2o and it wasnt doing that issue anymore
since then ive kept my h2o att mvno simcard
been using 2 verizon s5 phones mine bad imei verizon after got on craigslist
and my wifes intentionally known was bad but bought anyways since we knew the darn thing would get signal on our h2o
now.... i got sick of my s5 and wanted to go back to note3
so i got a note3 happy happy joy joy and i was about to sell my s5 to a friend who knows the circumstances and was going to use it on tmobile
when we turn the s5 on verizon onn with tmobile sim it displays tmobile for 2 secs and then no signal ?!?!??!?! insert my h2o simcard wha la everything is perfect
im afraid its being blocked from tmobile use altho my friend has a in contract sim account and ive read that maybe it needs to be used with a month 2 month tmobile sim but i dont have any clue as to if this is true seems nonesense that an account type would matter insert friends sim in 4 other s5's idk if all of the ones he tryed were all bad imei tho or not but he said he hasnt had any luck trying to find a s5 its the reason i offered mine in the first place
im stumped is verizon sharing imei with tmobile do i need to worry about h2o not working later
been using this devices since aug just fine on h2o and still works on h2o just fine but tmobile doesnt seem to work apn or not global mode or any other mode
i havnt tryed phone info samsung and the secret code menu to force a specific band only but im thinking it still wouldnt work
long story short i see tons of people saying it wont work bla bla some saying it needs a carrier unlock and a bunch of people saying thier s5 verizon works just fine with tmobile so
im super sad is my verizon s5 just a att phone now or what the heck is going on here
now im wondering should i keep it and sell my beloved new note3 i dont want anyone getting screwed with my phone but i hate the task manager button !! i want my note3 but would need to sell s5 everyone wants tmobile no one wants att lol
i need to know DOES ANYONE HAVE A BAD IMEI VERIZON S5 WORKING ON TMOBILE IS THERE A CHANCE ITS A DUMB SIMCARD ISSUE ? NEEDS A MONTH TO MONTH PREPAID SIM NOT A INCONTRACT LEGACY SIM PS MY FRIEND GOT A SIM REPLACMENT 3 MONTHS AGO TOO HE SAID I GUESS THE DAYS OF CHEEP VERIZON UNLOCKED GLOBAL GOODNESS IS OVER
Hi guys quick question I have a friend that visited me her to The Dominican Republic and decided to give me his Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The phone is actually unlocked to any carrier but my main concern is if he goes back to the US and report the phone as lost with Tmobile, will the lock the phone again? Or just make it as bad esn that way it can no longer be activated in the US..
Pls answer me ASAP, my friend is leaving back to the states tomorrow and we just want to make sure prior to he giving me his phone...
Thanks in advance
_PaPaUpA_ said:
Hi guys quick question I have a friend that visited me her to The Dominican Republic and decided to give me his Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The phone is actually unlocked to any carrier but my main concern is if he goes back to the US and report the phone as lost with Tmobile, will the lock the phone again? Or just make it as bad esn that way it can no longer be activated in the US..
Pls answer me ASAP, my friend is leaving back to the states tomorrow and we just want to make sure prior to he giving me his phone...
Thanks in advance
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Network stays unlocked if it was a permanent unlock via Tmobile. (Not a 1 month temporary unlock sometimes done by Tmo). Even if it gets locked, it can be unlocked on ebay for a fee.
ESN will be blacklisted.
nimms said:
Network stays unlocked if it was a permanent unlock via Tmobile. (Not a 1 month temporary unlock sometimes done by Tmo). Even if it gets locked, it can be unlocked on ebay for a fee.
ESN will be blacklisted.
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Thanks for you response but ebay isn't a option
If it's a friend of yours, why would he report it as lost if he's giving it to you? Doesn't sound like a friendly thing to do. Or are you trying to scam TMO somehow?
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If it's a friend of yours, why would he report it as lost if he's giving it to you? Doesn't sound like a friendly thing to do. Or are you trying to scam TMO somehow?
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Thats was not what I said
This sounds shady. He's giving you his phone, then false reporting it stolen so that he can get a new one.
Either way, they won't relock it but the ESN will be bad. If it registers on a tmobile tower (even through a prepay service) it will kill the service because the phone's blacklisted through TMobile.