Hi I've done every possible guide to unlock my hermes ive got a virgin payg sim im running manila v16 rom and radio 1.56. There is signal on the bar and the hermes recognises the net work but when i try to make a call it ends straight away.
any links to a better guide or a simple solution
help please cheers shane
oh and ive done sim cid unlock
If you bought it 2nd hand theres a chance it was stolen, or there have been unpaid bills, cotract has been broken and IMEI has been blocked. You won't be able to call...
Otherwise, check your radio version, its in your settings. If its not there then it means you need to reflash your STOCK Radio ROM. This might fix it or might not, though as you've said you have signal its more likely that the phone IMEI has been blocked.
Please help me, my Dopod 838 Pro has No GSM!
My phone dtarted yesterday losing band signal..
cant call or text...
Only when i manually secarch for operators , it founds but after 5 secs...looses again...
someone know wtf is this ??????
i havent done anything...he just startd this alone...:S
i only have it for 2 months....damm
any help ?????????
Backup/hard reset/see what happens/use your warranty.
Have you customised your device in any way?
If you have already flashed a HSPL i would recommend trying different Radio ROMs to see if there is one that works better for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547276
Make sure you know what you are doing before attempting anything that requires flashing. You can always ask here for help.
Edit: Don't forget that the occasional problem may be with your carrier rather than with the phone itself!
any luck???
I have a galaxy S4 sch-r970 (from US Cellular) and I am located in Europe (Greece), when I put my local carrier sim it says invalid sim, do you think that my phone is sim locked?. Also in options, at available bands, it has only cdma/lte, no gsm/wcdma to select.Anyone know how can I enable the GSM band to use it in my Country? I know the phone hardware supports the GSM bands, also its written on the manual and on the box. Can I flash a european rom and rebrand the phone to a gt-i9505? or flash another modem to enable GSM?? I cannot find any complete instructions about this. Plase if anyone know what to do give me some light, I have searched all over the internet without a clear answer
sazistas said:
I have a galaxy S4 sch-r970 (from US Cellular) and I am located in Europe (Greece), when I put my local carrier sim it says invalid sim, do you think that my phone is sim locked?. Also in options, at available bands, it has only cdma/lte, no gsm/wcdma to select.Anyone know how can I enable the GSM band to use it in my Country? I know the phone hardware supports the GSM bands, also its written on the manual and on the box. Can I flash a european rom and rebrand the phone to a gt-i9505? or flash another modem to enable GSM?? I cannot find any complete instructions about this. Plase if anyone know what to do give me some light, I have searched all over the internet without a clear answer
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Your phone is Qualcomm based. The hardware supports GSM and LTE. Did you try flashing a GT i9505 ROM? That should come with a GSM enabled radio. I wonder if the antennas on your phone support your country's frequencies.
rojocapo said:
Your phone is Qualcomm based. The hardware supports GSM and LTE. Did you try flashing a GT i9505 ROM? That should come with a GSM enabled radio. I wonder if the antennas on your phone support your country's frequencies.
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I just tried to flash the custom rom omega now for i9505 and working, but first problem I cannot turn on the wifi.I insert my sim card and it says NO SIM card inserted. At original rom used to say invalid sim. Maybe this has to do with the sim lock. I will try to call us-cellular and ask them for unlock code. Also in supported networks now I have also gsm/wcdma but I when I select one of them it returns back automaticly to CDMA. So maybe its something that has to do with the modem. Can I flash a european modem or it will hard brick my device? anyone know?
rojocapo said:
Your phone is Qualcomm based. The hardware supports GSM and LTE. Did you try flashing a GT i9505 ROM? That should come with a GSM enabled radio. I wonder if the antennas on your phone support your country's frequencies.
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Try flashing an XX modem for the i9505 from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
That way you won't have to reflash the whole ROM.
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sazistas said:
I just tried to flash the custom rom omega now for i9505 and working, but first problem I cannot turn on the wifi.I insert my sim card and it says NO SIM card inserted. At original rom used to say invalid sim. Maybe this has to do with the sim lock. I will try to call us-cellular and ask them for unlock code. Also in supported networks now I have also gsm/wcdma but I when I select one of them it returns back automaticly to CDMA. So maybe its something that has to do with the modem. Can I flash a european modem or it will hard brick my device? anyone know?
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Did you try to SIM unlock the phone with the method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
MAKE AN EFS BACKUP FIRST!!!
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Go into service mode by dialing *#0011# and see what network type settings you find.
rojocapo said:
Try flashing an XX modem for the i9505 from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
That way you won't have to reflash the whole ROM.
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Did you try to SIM unlock the phone with the method described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
MAKE AN EFS BACKUP FIRST!!!
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Go into service mode by dialing *#0011# and see what network type settings you find.
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are you sure that it is safe to do this? some say flashing another carrier modem can hard brick devices! I dont care if it will soft bricked and then reflash it *with odin to revive but I dont want to end with a complete dead phone
I have copied the entire EFS folder to a safe place? is this enough for backup? also tried already this sim unlock method, but doesnt seem to do something, I still have the invalid sim error message.
by dialing *#0011# I find that has all the network settings about WCDMA,GSM,LTE,CDMA, and also all the frequencies about each band.
another question is: if the hardware its completly the same as the european version, theoretically someone can flash the european modem,rom,kernel and bootloader and transform the device completly to a european model. Can anyone give me a clear answer if this is possible? because I dont know a reason why this cant be done.!! and I am much interested to do this, if its possible :laugh:
sazistas said:
another question is: if the hardware its completly the same as the european version, theoretically someone can flash the european modem,rom,kernel and bootloader and transform the device completly to a european model. Can anyone give me a clear answer if this is possible? because I dont know a reason why this cant be done.!! and I am much interested to do this, if its possible :laugh:
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I don't know if the hardware is completely the same or not. You have already flashed Omega 6 which is based on a GSM stock ROM and includes GSM modem firmware which works in Europe.
The issue here imho is configuring the modem correctly, since it was configured by Samsung for US Cellular so it works in CDMA mode. Does the phone go into GSM roaming mode if you plug in a US Cellular SIM card?
Copying the contents of the EFS partition is not enough. I would use an EFS backup/restore app for that task.
Playing with the baseband configuration can hard brick the phone, as some have reported.
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I don't know if the hardware is completely the same or not. You have already flashed Omega 6 which is based on a GSM stock ROM and includes GSM modem firmware which works in Europe.
The issue here imho is configuring the modem correctly, since it was configured by Samsung for US Cellular so it works in CDMA mode. Does the phone go into GSM roaming mode if you plug in a US Cellular SIM card?
Copying to contents of the EFS partition is not enough. I would use an EFS backup/restore app for that task.
Playing with the baseband configuration can hard brick the phone, as some have reported.
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the omega rom didnt changed my modem, I can see in about phone but it remains the original.
I have put the us cellular sim card but cannot connect to any network.
Also about EFS, I tried the efs pro but after recognising the phone with ADB doesnt show in the list inside the program. Maybe due to not known model like i9505
sazistas said:
the omega rom didnt changed my modem, I can see in about phone but it remains the original.
I have put the us cellular sim card but cannot connect to any network.
Also about EFS, I tried the efs pro but after recognising the phone with ADB doesnt show in the list inside the program. Maybe due to not known model like i9505
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You are right about Omega 6 not changing the modem software. I have been using Omega for S3 since Aug 2012 and I thought the modem firmware was always updated to match the rest of the release. Sorry about that mistake.
Can you call US Cellular and ask if they have roaming agreement with your Greek GSM operator? That might shed some light on compatibility.
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You are right about Omega 6 not changing the modem software. I have been using Omega for S3 since Aug 2012 and I thought the modem firmware was always updated to match the rest of the release. Sorry about that mistake.
Can you call US Cellular and ask if they have roaming agreement with your Greek GSM operator? That might shed some light on compatibility.
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I will give them a call, but I believe the reason why cannot find network with uscellular sim its not having roaming agreement with Greek GSM as you said. But I dont care about roaming. I want to use my local sim cards for GSM network and pay for local prices.
little update: I just called us-cellular customer care, and they cannot help me! They are trying to tell me that this is a not world phone and I can use it only with their sim cards ! :laugh: they Dont know also something about sim lock, cannot provide me any unlock codes they said. So, anyone can tell me what can I do now? I dont want to sell it.
sazistas said:
little update: I just called us-cellular customer care, and they cannot help me! They are trying to tell me that this is a not world phone and I can use it only with their sim cards ! :laugh: they Dont know also something about sim lock, cannot provide me any unlock codes they said. So, anyone can tell me what can I do now? I dont want to sell it.
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Well, if selling it is not an option, you can try flashing an old 9505 XX modem from the post I mentioned previously and then try to SIM unlock it from the service menu.
rojocapo said:
Well, if selling it is not an option, you can try flashing an old 9505 XX modem from the post I mentioned previously and then try to SIM unlock it from the service menu.
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What about buying an unlock code on eBay? I've done it several times and it usually works. The cost is very low, usually less than 5 US dollars
hey any update
bassist82 said:
little update: I just called us-cellular customer care, and they cannot help me! They are trying to tell me that this is a not world phone and I can use it only with their sim cards ! :laugh: they Dont know also something about sim lock, cannot provide me any unlock codes they said. So, anyone can tell me what can I do now? I dont want to sell it.
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did u get a correct rom to activate the gsm frequency ?
bassist82 said:
I will give them a call, but I believe the reason why cannot find network with uscellular sim its not having roaming agreement with Greek GSM as you said. But I dont care about roaming. I want to use my local sim cards for GSM network and pay for local prices.
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Hi, I have the same phone, and I am in Dominican Republic. I need to use it with a local GSM provider, but when I insert the sim card the phone shows the message INVALID SIM CARD.
Did you resolved this issue? If so, please tell me how to resolve it.
Thanks.
Hi !!
rafelitosoriano said:
Hi, I have the same phone, and I am in Dominican Republic. I need to use it with a local GSM provider, but when I insert the sim card the phone shows the message INVALID SIM CARD.
Did you resolved this issue? If so, please tell me how to resolve it.
Thanks.
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Make a Back-up First !!!!!
Try to download "GalaxSim Unlock" App for root users only, Run the "GalaxSim Unlock" and buy the unlock service, if it work ( GalaxSim Unlock State: Unlocked), then flash you phone ( I dont know what rom work fine for this phone).
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Make a Back-up First !!!!!
Try to download "GalaxSim Unlock" App for root users only, Run the "GalaxSim Unlock" and buy the unlock service, if it work ( GalaxSim Unlock State: Unlocked), then flash you phone ( I dont know what rom work fine for this phone).
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Just checking if someone has been able to use an overseas sim card with this phone? If yes, what was used as a means to unlock the sim... Please help.
rojocapo said:
Well, if selling it is not an option, you can try flashing an old 9505 XX modem from the post I mentioned previously and then try to SIM unlock it from the service menu.
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I tried all modems from your link, but each time I get error on odin "secure check fail". Can you help?
bassist82 said:
I just tried to flash the custom rom omega now for i9505 and working, but first problem I cannot turn on the wifi.I insert my sim card and it says NO SIM card inserted. At original rom used to say invalid sim. Maybe this has to do with the sim lock. I will try to call us-cellular and ask them for unlock code. Also in supported networks now I have also gsm/wcdma but I when I select one of them it returns back automaticly to CDMA. So maybe its something that has to do with the modem. Can I flash a european modem or it will hard brick my device? anyone know?
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did u ever get it?
Hello, I have the exact same problem (hardware revision and country)
Did you ever manage to solve it?
Hi community,
i was trying to get rid of my sim card (korean olleh provider) not working on my E330S (SK). So I tried to get a custom, unfortunately i made some mistakes while installing (yes, i know my fault )
Now I want to get my phone into a "freshly bought" state, so I can a clean installation of a custom rom on my phone.
I have been searching now for over 5 hours (no joke), to find a solution and especially find a stock rom . actually i was looking for 5.0 lollipop stock rom, but now i seriously dont care kitkat or whatever ^^, because it seemed to me that there is no other option than paying money for a stupid ffast download account or wait 3 days to download a file....?
I appreciate any help in any way.
Thank you very much.
Oh,
I am willing to pay money (via Paypal or Poker Stars Transfer) to the person who can make it possible for me to use my olleh sim card on my E330S.
More details to the problem (and the payment) after request. thank you very much.
hunni100 said:
Oh,
I am willing to pay money (via Paypal or Poker Stars Transfer) to the person who can make it possible for me to use my olleh sim card on my E330S.
More details to the problem (and the payment) after request. thank you very much.
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1. The problem of your device is that the unique simcard that will work is SK Telecom. You will have to unlock by IMEI (buying a unlock code) if you want use others.
2. The websites that have the firmwares have slow download always if you don't pay: Sammobile.com.
Joku1981 said:
1. The problem of your device is that the unique simcard that will work is SK Telecom. You will have to unlock by IMEI (buying a unlock code) if you want use others.
2. The websites that have the firmwares have slow download always if you don't pay:.
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thank you, so there is no other solution except for unlocking? where can i do that? do i have to contact my phone provider?
None. You're dealing with a SIM lock here, and changing firmware won't circumvent it. You'll have to contact your phone provider for the unlock code, and hope they give it to you.
English is not my native language.. Sorry for my bad writting..
I have a problem upgrading my edge plus from Lollypop to Marshmallow. It happens that after upgrading via odin and going with the firmware that supposedly belongs to me (G928GUBS2BPF3_G928GUUB2BPE4_G928GUBU2BPE4_HOME.tar.md5) succesfully, the phone starts saying that the sim is invalid, and i have no possibility of having any signal. If you need more information ask please! For me, an user (Noobuser) that doesnt know anything about flashing, its really hard to know where my trouble is and give you the right information.. (I can use the phone normally without the chip.. but that isnt it function)
Please if someone can help, I would really appreciate, Its getting me mad, Its a very expensive phone in my country (Argentina)
MiltrozosEDGE said:
English is not my native language.. Sorry for my bad writting..
I have a problem upgrading my edge plus from Lollypop to Marshmallow. It happens that after upgrading via odin and going with the firmware that supposedly belongs to me (G928GUBS2BPF3_G928GUUB2BPE4_G928GUBU2BPE4_HOME.tar.md5) succesfully, the phone starts saying that the sim is invalid, and i have no possibility of having any signal. If you need more information ask please! For me, an user (Noobuser) that doesnt know anything about flashing, its really hard to know where my trouble is and give you the right information.. (I can use the phone normally without the chip.. but that isnt it function)
Please if someone can help, I would really appreciate, Its getting me mad, Its a very expensive phone in my country (Argentina)
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i think that you need to flash the modem for your phone.Happened to me too.