guys i got a galaxy s5 from UK and my phoneshows signal bars even without a sim inside the phone (pic attached ) and whenever i put a sim it says 'sim network unlock pin' does this means its carrier locked or region locked? does those signal bars means that its ready use in country and phone just carrier blocked or what .. thanks fellas this is a SM g900f UK version with fully paid and bought from samsung store ( not contract phone with any carrier) and have used with with a vodaphone sim for like 4 minutes.. (received a call but non taken from it )
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guys i got a galaxy s5 from UK and my phoneshows signal bars even without a sim inside the phone (pic attached ) and whenever i put a sim it says 'sim network unlock pin' does this means its carrier locked or region locked? does those signal bars means that its ready use in country and phone just carrier blocked or what .. thanks fellas this is a SM g900f UK version with fully paid and bought from samsung store ( not contract phone with any carrier) and have used with with a vodaphone sim for like 4 minutes.. (received a call but non taken from it )
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The 3 bars are the signal strength as you can still make emergency calls, your message sim network unlock pin means the phone is sim / network locked you need a pin code to unlock it, take it back to the store you got is from if it is supposed to be unlocked to any network and get them to sort it, this should be free if you bought it as an unlocked phone.
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Just seen you other post here that you put up 2 hours before this one, why start another thread asking the same thing. In this one you say your brother bought it in the UK and sent it to Asia for you, it is Vodafone UK network locked, if it was bought sim free it would not be network locked.
Was it really bought in the UK or obtained in an alternative way other than being bought.
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Most likely it's a network lock. But you haven't provided enough information to be certain. You say that you got the phone in the UK but neglected to tell us what region you are using it in? Where your Vodaphone carrier is based or the context of the calls you have made. i.e used for 4 minutes where?.. and the meaning of "non taken from it" is uncertain.
If the phone is rooted, you can check whether it's region locked by looking at the customer.xml blacklist file. Or alternately pay for a network unlock and that will typically clear both network and region locks.
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Im currently in Sri lanka (South Asia) and the phone is with me , but the phone was bought in UK , where my brother lives.. he said he wasn't aware of this region lock and he wasn't aware of the 5 mins call.. but just to check the phones functionality he has poped his UK vodaphone sim in to the phone and he has received a call to it for like 1- 2 mins . but he has not taken any calls to a UK number with it . what im currently getting is 'Sim Netowrk Unlock Pin' i think my phone is sim locked not reigion .. (or is it ?) . thank you very much for replying earlier
and also i followed your tutorial and checked the file (using es manager .. no rooting) and the result i got is attached as a pic below
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one more thing . all my country carriers are under one MCC code (413 ) . so editing that line in to a different number will solve the problem? ex- changing 413 to something like 222 or 567 ?? thank you!
after comparing codes in customer.xml and online found list .. it can be seen that all EU countries are not on the list (means this is region locked i asssume). will changing my country code to one of the EU codes will solve the issue? will my phone face any issues if i edit it without rooting (i have the ability to edit it without rooting using es file manager) thank you!
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Hi! folks!
I known that recently European Note3 & Galaxy devices are locked by regional lock.
I would like to this european regional lock can unlock by at least 5minute in roaming status.
This is my scenario
1. buy Galaxy Note 3 from UNITED KINGDOM and going to Korea
2. In Korea, put the UK O2 sim card or Swisscom sim card on Note 3 unlokced device. (Device will must be going to Roaming status)
3. Make a oversea call to UK O2 SIM number or Swisscom SIM number and get the call on Note 3 by korea landline number.
4. keep calling status at least 5 minute (yes, oversea call fee will be apply )
5. DONE. country unlocked!!
Who can verify above my scenario is correct or not?
If my scenario is wroing, this regional unlock by calling 5minute unlock method is only accepted european networks (like T-mobile, O2, Orange..or ETC..) ?
Pulverizer said:
Hi! folks!
I known that recently European Note3 & Galaxy devices are locked by regional lock.
I would like to this european regional lock can unlock by at least 5minute in roaming status.
This is my scenario
1. buy Galaxy Note 3 from UNITED KINGDOM and going to Korea
2. In Korea, put the UK O2 sim card or Swisscom sim card on Note 3 unlokced device. (Device will must be going to Roaming status)
3. Make a oversea call to UK O2 SIM number or Swisscom SIM number and get the call on Note 3 by korea landline number.
4. keep calling status at least 5 minute (yes, oversea call fee will be apply )
5. DONE. country unlocked!!
Who can verify above my scenario is correct or not?
If my scenario is wroing, this regional unlock by calling 5minute unlock method is only accepted european networks (like T-mobile, O2, Orange..or ETC..) ?
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Did it work ? Thanks for you answer!!
Hi guys,
I am Italian and I bought an S5 (SM-G900F - international) when I went back in Italy for vacations and I've used the phone for a week there with my italian sim card. Now I am back to Canada. I put my canadian sim card but it doesn't want to find "Wind Mobile" I am in roaming with "Wind away" when I go to select a network provider I can see "BELL", "TELUS" but nothing about "Wind Mobile".
When I bought the phone a samsung representative told me I could have used to phone worldwide. So now I do not understand what the issue is. I do not think it is sim unlocked cause in Italy they do not do that. In addition I do not see any place to put a code to unlock the sim so... I was wondering if there is a region lock and how to solve the problem. Thanks
xxezioxx said:
Hi guys,
I am Italian and I bought an S5 when I went beck in Italy for vacations and I've used the phone for a week there with my italian sim card. Now I am back to Canada. I put my canadian sim card but it doesn't want to find "Wind Mobile" I am in roaming with "Wind away" when I go to select a network provider I can see "BELL", "TELUS" but nothing about "Wind Mobile".
When I bought the phone a samsung representative told me I could have used to phone worldwide. So now I do not understand what the issue is. I do not think it is sim unlocked cause in Italy they do not do that. In addition I do not see any place to put a code to unlock the sim so... I was wondering if there is a region lock and how to solve the problem. Thanks
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seem like network issue, well why dont you check with your network provider.
Hi All
OK... for years I have been using an S4 and been really pleased with it (UK model i9505 SIM locked to EE Network).
Recently I was given a Note3, so have been using this with my EE Sim and left the S4 sitting in a drawer for a few weeks.
This week I ported my number from UK EE to UK Vodafone - so the original contract SIM which I had in my S4 is no longer available to try as it has been disconnected!
Anyway - I sold my S4 to a friend for her son for Xmas and I thought I should wipe it before giving it to her. I had Android 4.4.2 with CWM and also had CerberusApp rolled in the ROM so when a factory reset/wipe was done CerberusApp would still be there. However after doing a wipe I inserted a PAYG EE SIM and it says no service and shows a no entry sign on the top bar. When I put in a Vodafone PAYG SIM or O2 PAYG SIM it shows strength of signal (i.e. no 'no entry' sign) but says that the phone is network locked - which is correct!
But I cant work out why the EE SIM (which is the correct network) wont work. I have tried the EE PAYG SIM in my unlocked Note3 and it all works OK - so I know it cant be a SIM problem.
In desperation I upgraded the O/S to Android 5.0 using Kies and all seems OK but still the same problem. I have checked the IMEI is all OK (*#06#) and its all good - so I am lost why this wont work. Its almost as though the phone has been barred on EE - but its my phone, bought from a work colleague, so not reported lost etc so there is no reason it should be barred.
Can anyone throw in some ideas, or even let me know if there is a way to remove carrier lock on the S4 without doing it through the carrier as my colleague is not with EE now either, so I will struggle to get them to unlock it.
Additional info:
Wireless works fine
IMEI Number shows correct
No SIM/non EE SIM inserted - says not registered on network but see signal strength on top bar
EE SIM inserted (correct for carrier lock) - get a no entry sign and no signal strength on top bar
Model - GT-i9505
O/S - 5.0.1
BB - I9505XXUHOD7
Build - LRX22C.I9505XXUHOD7
Any help would be great as if I cant get it working I will need to go buy one for my friends son before Xmas as I have had and spent the money
Thanks in advance
S
Bump... anyone got any ideas?
this g900f was bought through orange (my old carrier) ran on touchwiz lolipop edition with some crappy apps from orange that i could not delete (android 5).
then i move to another carrier named hot mobile (a well known mobile carrier in my country) but for some reason my g900f wasn't able to connect to the network, i was able to do everything else, except making and receiving calls..
so i root and installed twrp and then flashed cm13&gapps but still i'm unable to make and receive calls.
right now on the lockscreen it says "Hot Mobile (my new carrier) - Emergency calls only"...
when i'm searching for networks it only shows me orange and others, but there is no hot mobile (the one i need) there...
do you think this g900f is simlocked ?
and i know for sure this phone supports this carrier cause my father has the same one, and its working for him.
do u have any idea on how to fix it ?!
bw since i rooted this guy calling orange for help is not an option...
please help ?!
Maybe this app can shed some light on your sim lock status. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock but it's most likely your phone is locked to orange. I've used phones in the past which were sim locked and they show the new carrier but only give emergency coverage. Here in the UK orange lock there phones to the network. Not sure why rooting would stop you contacting orange but usually you would need to contact orange BEFORE changing carriers to unlock device. Maybe that app can help unlock too? Not sure though...
Guys, I really need your help. I bought S7 Edge SM-G935F from Middle-East, Saudi Arabia. I didnot notice that in the box stated "MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICAN SIM CARD ONLY". I bought this phone for my brother in Indonesia (South-east Asia country). Can we use this phone using Indonesian local operator SIM Card? I am afraid that it's useless already to buy this phone which is my brother won't be able to use in Indonesia.
As I read from this forum, my S7 Edge model is SM-G935F which is global version but still I have no idea whether this phone can be used in my country or not; just because of the warning sentence above. I do need your suggestion what I should do, guys. Thanks in advance for your help.
You need to use middle east SIM cards and make a call/receive call for a cumulative duration of at least 15 minutes to remove the region restriction.
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You need to use middle east SIM cards and make a call/receive call for a cumulative duration of at least 15 minutes to remove the region restriction.
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So, it means that I need to use Middle East SIM card first in my country to make/recieve a call from/to another country? Then, it will be used normally & automatically functioned in my country? Thanks a bunch for your answer.
Or you can just have it (SIM) Unlocked - but you'll have to pay for the service if you can't do it yourself.
15min for the Middle East version? Hmmm the SEA version requires only 5min of call from a SEA sim card.
Not sure if free call also counts.
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So, it means that I need to use Middle East SIM card first in my country to make/recieve a call from/to another country? Then, it will be used normally & automatically functioned in my country? Thanks a bunch for your answer.
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Any calls will do. Local or international. Make sure it is at least 15 minutes.
I use 7 edge Duos with Nigerian CSC code in Europe without problems
Thank you, guys, for all your answers.
Egyptian Sim card
Hi,
I have the Egyptian version of Galaxy S7 Edge G935F - live in New York with AT&T. It works fine except no Samsung Pay, VoLTE, WiFi-Calling. Would sim unlock or getting an Egyptian Sim card to remove region restriction be of any benefit?
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Hi,
I have the Egyptian version of Galaxy S7 Edge G935F - live in New York with AT&T. It works fine except no Samsung Pay, VoLTE, WiFi-Calling. Would sim unlock or getting an Egyptian Sim card to remove region restriction be of any benefit?
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No. If it's working now in NY, there is no more region restriction.
I assume you bought it from Egypt. In that case, to get VoLTE, wifi calling etc, you need to call ATT to ask if they support them on international s7 edge. It's unlikely that you can get it working since it's something to do with your baseband and csc.