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[Q] Unlocking

Hey guys I'm new to this site and I just ordered a Dell Venue Pro from eBay. The listing said the mobile was locked to the T-Mobile USA network, I live in the UK. If I phone T-Mobile for an unlock code will they give it me so I can use it on the UK O2 network? Also once the phone will be unlocked to the O2 network will I be able to use it worldwide for example in India? Thanks!

techrack said:
Hey guys I'm new to this site and I just ordered a Dell Venue Pro from eBay. The listing said the mobile was locked to the T-Mobile USA network, I live in the UK. If I phone T-Mobile for an unlock code will they give it me so I can use it on the UK O2 network? Also once the phone will be unlocked to the O2 network will I be able to use it worldwide for example in India? Thanks!
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tmo won't help you. email [email protected] with your imei to get the code

now a days i hear that neither tmo nor dell help you out unlocking the phone.
best would be to check on ebay. there is a guy with username fire who does it instantly it will cost you between 30-50USD but its instant.
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just to add to my previous statement first try sending email to [email protected] as suggested by @weatherx and if that does not work only then use ebay to get it unlocked.

xpmymob said:
now a days i hear that neither tmo nor dell help you out unlocking the phone.
best would be to check on ebay. there is a guy with username fire who does it instantly it will cost you between 30-50USD but its instant.
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just to add to my previous statement first try sending email to [email protected] as suggested by @weatherx and if that does not work only then use ebay to get it unlocked.
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Thank you weatherx, I will try that, if that doesn't work then I will try your methot xpmybob. Thank you both!

Phone Call
Well I phoned T-Mobile USA (08454125000) and asked them about my situation. The lady was very helpful and told me that when I receive my phone I should dial 611 and speak to the operator who will give me an unlock code and my phone will be unlocked to all networks in the UK. I asked her if there was any charges for getting the unlock code. She said T-Mobile UK defenitely charges but she wasn't sure about USA which is odd as she was there. So friends I will be receiving my phone tomorrow and I will try the 611 process. If that doesn't work then I'll email Dell. If that doesn't work then I'll visit the High Street. From all this bother I think I'll just buy an unlocked device next time no matter the price! I would also like to make you aware all UK buyers that a fully unlocked Dell Venue Pro is going for £240 and comes with a free headset and 1 year Dell warranty and P&P is free. Unfortunately this came on just after I purchased my device from another seller otherwise I would have bought this. I can't post a link on here but if you just search for it click on the first multi view option and its the first one from there. Please note I'm not advertising this, it's not my product, I'm not selling it, I am just making you aware.

Just got mine, and it works on AT&T.

I have been with Sprint with their version of the GS2 for years (HTC EVO 4G & PHOTON 4G) but their data speeds even on 4G have been deteriorating steadily over the years so I was ready and waiting for something to jump ship with.
The short version:
I ordered the GT-i9300 16GB (blue) from Expansys.com.
Also a micro sim cutter from Amazon : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FQUWKS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Within 48 hrs I had both items.
I went to AT&T and had my number ported over and bought the cheapest $12.99 crappy phone and had them activate it.
Using the sim cutter I cut the sim card to micro size and inserted into my GT-i9300 and got the "NO SIM" error.
I thought I messed up the sim while cutting it but when I put it back into the crappy phone it worked.
Did some research and found some scary stuff mentioning bent pins in the sim slot of the phone...blah blah.
Luckily I found a thread somewhere mentioning a user from Denmark having the same issue - he said that some "older & outdated" sim cards will not be recognized by the GT-i9300.
Went back to the AT&T store....told them the buttons where too small on the crappy phone and that I bought a chinese off-brand phone with BIG buttons but the
store clerk told me I would need a micro sim card for it and that I should come back with one.
I got a micro sim right away and was told I would have to activate it when its in the actual phone.
2 minutes later I was in my car - micro sim in the GT-I9300 - no errors whatsoever - calling AT&T - activated the sim's serial number - was never asked about IMEI numbers or phone brands since my account was already active with zeee crappy phone.
The phone is working perfectly, I am getting HSDPA+ speeds and KIES updated it to whatever firmware was available automatically. (see screenshot)
That is pretty much it, I'd like to thank all the XDA users who took the time to figure out this method and posted it for all of us to benefit from.
Thank you again.

so this post was just to inform us that you have the medianet plan right??

the2rrell said:
so this post was just to inform us that you have the medianet plan right??
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I don't know what the "medianet" plan is.
This post was to inform / confirm that the "unlimited non-smartphone" data plan can be had with the international GT-i9300 using the method that was posted here on XDA and that I have followed.

Medianet is the non smart phone data plan. I went and asked for a micro sim, telling them I was getting a sgs3 but I didn't want to activate the smart phone plan until I received the phone phone in the mail. They said okay, gave me the micro sim and an adaptor for free from one of their old micro sims and went on my way.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

A-ha! Thanks for explaining that, I am new with AT&T.. didn't know they called it Medianet.

I read that thread but can't seem to find it again.
Can someone post a link please?
Thanks!
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five40 said:
I read that thread but can't seem to find it again.
Can someone post a link please?
Thanks!
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Never mind found it

Doesn't look like you are getting much of a signal........

Congrats, but there's a MASSIVE thread about this already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27067277&postcount=1

Now you just need to sort through all the modems/radios that would give you the best signal. DXLF3 does wonders for me.:good:

GT-I9505 no sim only for EE and Tmob after port

My contract for my S4 had expired, i decided to ring and cancel so i didnt get charged on a rolling basis, two hours later i saw a good deal in Phones4U, it was a galaxy note 3 and i explained what i had just done and they said it was fine and that it would be ported etc etc..after a week and numerous calls to EE the sim had not ported, it took a great deal of effort to get anything done and eventually was passed (after many dropped calls) to a UK based english speaking team that deal with porting, they explained that something had gone wrong and that it will be sorted..it was and the note 3 with the sim card from phones4u took my previous number. I then wanted to sell the S4 but whenever a EE or Tmobile sim is inserted it says no sim, i went about unlocking the phone which now works with all the carriers but still wont read either Tmob or EE sims, i took it to different shops and one sharp guy spotted the sim i had in my galaxy was a store demo sim which should not have been issued to me..it has my number ported onto it..what can i do to get this back to normal working on all sims..is it something they have done and is being refused by my imei number ??..i have complained to EE but the poor quality overseas call centres just keep saying the pohne is damaged, even though it works fine with all other carriers.

How about going to an EE physical shop and explaining to them what happened?

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How about going to an EE physical shop and explaining to them what happened?
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I should have elaborated. The 'different shops' as per my post I took it to were ee and t mobile shops, they don't know ow and just tell you a load of crap to get you out the store as they are not earning any money whilst helping after sales customers.

loady said:
I should have elaborated. The 'different shops' as per my post I took it to were ee and t mobile shops, they don't know ow and just tell you a load of crap to get you out the store as they are not earning any money whilst helping after sales customers.
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Did you try another tmobile sim card? This happened to me before, it was an old sim card and somehow my note 2 did not like it. I got a new sim card same carrier and it worked. Mins you that was in UK a few years back.

I used a known working t mobile sim and ee one

EE UK LOCKED - How to unlock ?

Friend is selling his brand new phone he bought with contract from EE UK a couple of weeks back.
EE has a policy of 6 months minimum before they will unlock it themselves.
Can I just go through an unlock code website/ebay/ corner shop to get the phone unlocked? If so,what do you recommend?
The phone will aslo be used in another country,no the UK.
Thank you !

root and flash right firmware
are your friend really buy it?
hear stolen phones

Any other say other than root? Online codes seem nice and easy.
If i were to factory reset it later on,will i lose the unlock?
Thank you again!

No matter what sim card I try i keep getting Not Registered on Network. Any help?

66yyhhnn66 said:
No matter what sim card I try i keep getting Not Registered on Network. Any help?
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If you have tried a ee sim and it says not registered on network, this means it is blocked and has either been reported lost or stolen, this means there is nothing you can do to make that phone work on a network.
If the phone does work and can make and recieve calls on a ee sim then all you need to do to unlock is to put a ee pay as you go sim in and fill in the form from the link provided. The unlock costs 9 pound direct from EE.
Here's a link: http://ee.co.uk/help/contact-us/phone---devices/unlocking-my-phone/unlock-my-phone

amar95353 said:
If you have tried a ee sim and it says not registered on network, this means it is blocked and has either been reported lost or stolen, this means there is nothing you can do to make that phone work on a network.
If the phone does work and can make and recieve calls on a ee sim then all you need to do to unlock is to put a ee pay as you go sim in and fill in the form from the link provided. The unlock costs 9 pound direct from EE.
Here's a link: http://ee.co.uk/help/contact-us/phone---devices/unlocking-my-phone/unlock-my-phone
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What if I were to use it in another country? Would it work by any chance ?

66yyhhnn66 said:
What if I were to use it in another country? Would it work by any chance ?
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Should work outside UK.

66yyhhnn66 said:
Friend is selling his brand new phone he bought with contract from EE UK a couple of weeks back.
EE has a policy of 6 months minimum before they will unlock it themselves.
Can I just go through an unlock code website/ebay/ corner shop to get the phone unlocked? If so,what do you recommend?
The phone will aslo be used in another country,no the UK.
Thank you !
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Just unlock from EE for free they wont charge you. You can unlock via third party if you wont but it wont be blocked or anything unless you report it stolen to them or you stop paying the contract bill for that phone

66yyhhnn66 said:
What if I were to use it in another country? Would it work by any chance ?
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Yes it will work very will outside of the UK even if it is blocked.
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v1rk said:
Just unlock from EE for free they wont charge you. You can unlock via third party if you wont but it wont be blocked or anything unless you report it stolen to them or you stop paying the contract bill for that phone
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Unlock with ee is only free after you have had the phone and contract for a minimum of 6 months.

EE charge normally, but any website should be able to unlock a device for a fee. Agree with what people are saying, though, it's almost certainly stolen if an EE sim doesn't work in it.

Unless EE have changed their policy recently, the will charge you to unlock even if you are outside of contract. They tried to charge me when I unlocked my S4. I unlocked through the EE app, and I argued that the information that I was to be charged was outside of the bounds of my screen (I had to scroll all the way down to see that I was about to be charged) so they wavered the fee.
EE Unlock Link

It's not stolen. It was either reported stolen or stopped paying contract. Probably the latter.
The phone is a gift for someone outside the UK. I only want to know if he is going to be able to use it with no problems.

could you recommend reliable sim unlock service for T-Mobile oneplus 6t?

Purchased mine on OfferUp. Was told paid off but two months later when I requested unlock from T-Mobile, Rep told me there is still balance on it. Could anyone recommend a reliable and safe unlock service for the T-Mobile 6t?
I already talked to TMobile on T-Mobile app and Tweeter for weeks. They only asked me to find the original seller....
I just wanted to get it sim unlocked... please help.
You could pm me if posting other websites is against xda rule... Much appreciate.

Did you see this ?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/t-mobile-6t-to-international-t3888307?nocache=1

laofan said:
Purchased mine on OfferUp. Was told paid off but two months later when I requested unlock from T-Mobile, Rep told me there is still balance on it. Could anyone recommend a reliable and safe unlock service for the T-Mobile 6t?
I already talked to TMobile on T-Mobile app and Tweeter for weeks. They only asked me to find the original seller....
I just wanted to get it sim unlocked... please help.
You could pm me if posting other websites is against xda rule... Much appreciate.
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It seems to me your phone has been blacklist by Tmo for an unpaid account so I dont think any of the sim unlock services can do anything about it. Is your phone working with Tmo network now?

Caltinpla said:
It seems to me your phone has been blacklist by Tmo for an unpaid account so I dont think any of the sim unlock services can do anything about it. Is your phone working with Tmo network now?
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It is not blacklisted, just has balance. Still on T-Mobile network. Was talking to TMO with T-Mobile app on the phone

null0seven said:
Did you see this ?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/t-mobile-6t-to-international-t3888307?nocache=1
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Yes I did browse the thread but I am looking to sim unlocked my 6t.
The method could not sim unlock a T-Mobile 6t, if I am correct.

laofan said:
Yes I did browse the thread but I am looking to sim unlocked my 6t.
The method could not sim unlock a T-Mobile 6t, if I am correct.
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Correct, just to convert the TMO 6T variant to OOS without the required sim/bootloader unlock first, the normal way!
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laofan said:
It is not blacklisted, just has balance. Still on T-Mobile network. Was talking to TMO with T-Mobile app on the phone
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It will if you don't pay off the balance and I'm surprised that TMO has it activated with an unpaid balance!

Caltinpla said:
Correct, just to convert the TMO 6T variant to OOS without the required sim/bootloader unlock first, the normal way!
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It will if you don't pay off the balance and I'm surprised that TMO has it activated with an unpaid balance!
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Well, the balance is not on my account, I can't do anything about it. T-Mobile don't even want me to pay it off since I don't know whose account it was belong to
My main carrier is ATT. I wish I could use the rebranding method to get it sim unlock but I guess I am out of luck

As long as the balance is not paid off, you don't own the phone, T-mobile does. If and when the original owner stops paying it, you're screwed. Btw, T-mobile has a tool to check the IMEI and balance status: https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx
I think you got scammed.

UnidH4x0r said:
As long as the balance is not paid off, you don't own the phone, T-mobile does. If and when the original owner stops paying it, you're screwed. Btw, T-mobile has a tool to check the IMEI and balance status: https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx
I think you got scammed.
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I met the seller at the T-Mobile store to check the IMEI when I purchased it. I am aware of the IMEI website.
Thank you for letting me know again that I am screwed, like T-Mobile has told me so.
Now, who knows a real solution for a paid unlock service?

laofan said:
Purchased mine on OfferUp. Was told paid off but two months later when I requested unlock from T-Mobile, Rep told me there is still balance on it. Could anyone recommend a reliable and safe unlock service for the T-Mobile 6t?
I already talked to TMobile on T-Mobile app and Tweeter for weeks. They only asked me to find the original seller....
I just wanted to get it sim unlocked... please help.
You could pm me if posting other websites is against xda rule... Much appreciate.
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To actually answer your question.
In the thread for converting a T-Mobile to International. Someone used cellunlocker and said it worked, here is the post. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78691393&postcount=645
He made a couple of post after that one answering questions about the service.

Swiftunlocks.com
Use t-mobile app unlock. It works 100%

lordmusik said:
Swiftunlocks.com
Use t-mobile app unlock. It works 100%
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the site is down, any alternatives?

Unfortunately I got scammed (I'll tell you at the end why lol) as well. I knew the phone had a balanced on it because it was my cousins and he assured me he would pay it off. He was just a little tight with money right now so I went for it. I knew I couldn't get it unlocked since it had a balanced owed. There's a thread on here to sim unlock. Wasn't very difficult to do but you have to convert it to international rom first just like the previous post said. It took me less than 30 minutes to do it. After 8 months ..Welp, he didn't pay it off! The guy totally changed his number and blocked me on social media which I thought was funny. Moral of the story **** happens and never assume they will pay it off.

johnyrocker44 said:
the site is down, any alternatives?
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Dr8ven said:
Unfortunately I got scammed (I'll tell you at the end why lol) as well. I knew the phone had a balanced on it because it was my cousins and he assured me he would pay it off. He was just a little tight with money right now so I went for it. I knew I couldn't get it unlocked since it had a balanced owed. There's a thread on here to sim unlock. Wasn't very difficult to do but you have to convert it to international rom first just like the previous post said. It took me less than 30 minutes to do it. After 8 months ..Welp, he didn't pay it off! The guy totally changed his number and blocked me on social media which I thought was funny. Moral of the story **** happens and never assume they will pay it off.
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Try to unlock your phone from this guide here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/guide-sim-unlock-t-mobile-version-type-t3915269