Hello i'm in mexico and i have a galaxy s4 whit bad esn
i try to put a sim card (telcel) but only shows " not valid sim card''
i pres #*06# to obtain the imei and it show me the imei.
My question is. It's a hidden menu keys to press to access the unlock code?
I will apreciate if one of you have unlocked their sprint phone and tell me how. Thanks
If you have a bad ESN, I'm afraid Sprint will not give you the unlock code to use an international SIM. The code will have to come from Sprint....I think you're out of luck.
unlock via ServiceMode
try to do this
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Step 1: Start the Phone app on the Galaxy S4, and call in: *#0011#
Step 2: Push the Menu button after the Back key. Then, press the Menu button once again and choose KEY INPUT. Type in 1 and click the OK button to get into ServiceMode.
Step 3: Then once again push Menu button and tap Back button again. This will show the Main Menu of ServiceMode. Then select [1] UMTS.
Step 4: Now choose [1]DEBUG SCREEN, then [6] PHONE CONTROL.
Step 5: From the following screen, select the [6] NETWORK LOCK.
Step 6: You will offer three options. Select the [3] PERSO SHA256 OFF.
Step 7: Now get intoto Main Menu. Press the Menu button then press by the Back key. From the Main Menu, now select [6]COMMON, and then select [6] NV REBUILD.
Step 8: The phone will ask you that a Golden Backup is available. then select [4] Restore Back-up.
Your phone will now going via a sequence of various conditions, in which it will initially freeze, then a black screen with a Blue LED will on and the capacitive buttons will be on, after that it will restart immediately. The whole routine might take a time, so you have to be patient. Once it you phone is on, it will be network unlocked, completely.
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please let us know if it work
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if *#0011# doesn't work try *#197328640#
Alex_X1i said:
try to do this
begin---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Step 1: Start the Phone app on the Galaxy S4, and call in: *#0011#
Step 2: Push the Menu button after the Back key. Then, press the Menu button once again and choose KEY INPUT. Type in 1 and click the OK button to get into ServiceMode.
Step 3: Then once again push Menu button and tap Back button again. This will show the Main Menu of ServiceMode. Then select [1] UMTS.
Step 4: Now choose [1]DEBUG SCREEN, then [6] PHONE CONTROL.
Step 5: From the following screen, select the [6] NETWORK LOCK.
Step 6: You will offer three options. Select the [3] PERSO SHA256 OFF.
Step 7: Now get intoto Main Menu. Press the Menu button then press by the Back key. From the Main Menu, now select [6]COMMON, and then select [6] NV REBUILD.
Step 8: The phone will ask you that a Golden Backup is available. then select [4] Restore Back-up.
Your phone will now going via a sequence of various conditions, in which it will initially freeze, then a black screen with a Blue LED will on and the capacitive buttons will be on, after that it will restart immediately. The whole routine might take a time, so you have to be patient. Once it you phone is on, it will be network unlocked, completely.
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please let us know if it work
---------- Post added at 11:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:50 AM ----------
if *#0011# doesn't work try *#197328640#
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phone to be connect to do that? tks!
sergio_79 said:
phone to be connect to do that? tks!
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Hey, does this really work?
ryan.a193 said:
Hey, does this really work?
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Response Via Email (Chris T.) 05/23/2013 04:47 PM
Thank you for contacting Sprint regarding unlocking your device. At this time, since you live outside of the United States and not a Sprint customer, we would be unable to assist with unlocking your Sprint phone. Sprint Policy requires:
1) the device be on an active Sprint Account
2) the account be at least 90 days old
3) the account not be delinquent
4) the account not be on an Account Spending Limit
Without meeting these requirements we could not unlock the device. The request is sent out Over the Air on the Sprint Network and that is why the device has to be on our network for us to assist.
Thank you,
Chris T.
Senior Specialist
Sprint Worldwide
Tues-Fri 2pm-11pm CST
Sat 12pm-9pm CST
Once the device is unlocked you wouldn't need to do anything with sprint any longer right?
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ryan.a193 said:
Hey, does this really work?
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we are on the same boat mate i have no idea .
Alex_X1i said:
try to do this
begin---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Step 1: Start the Phone app on the Galaxy S4, and call in: *#0011#
Step 2: Push the Menu button after the Back key. Then, press the Menu button once again and choose KEY INPUT. Type in 1 and click the OK button to get into ServiceMode.
Step 3: Then once again push Menu button and tap Back button again. This will show the Main Menu of ServiceMode. Then select [1] UMTS.
Step 4: Now choose [1]DEBUG SCREEN, then [6] PHONE CONTROL.
Step 5: From the following screen, select the [6] NETWORK LOCK.
Step 6: You will offer three options. Select the [3] PERSO SHA256 OFF.
Step 7: Now get intoto Main Menu. Press the Menu button then press by the Back key. From the Main Menu, now select [6]COMMON, and then select [6] NV REBUILD.
Step 8: The phone will ask you that a Golden Backup is available. then select [4] Restore Back-up.
Your phone will now going via a sequence of various conditions, in which it will initially freeze, then a black screen with a Blue LED will on and the capacitive buttons will be on, after that it will restart immediately. The whole routine might take a time, so you have to be patient. Once it you phone is on, it will be network unlocked, completely.
begin---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
please let us know if it work
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if *#0011# doesn't work try *#197328640#
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That's what I did and it borked my phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290017
apexcell said:
that's what i did and it borked my phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290017
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sorry.
I put my s4 in hand of technicians in mexico and can't activate my phone
and i try whit the unlock method but nothing happends after reset !!
If anyone could do please help me. !!!!
dj.striker said:
Hello i'm in mexico and i have a galaxy s4 whit bad esn
i try to put a sim card (telcel) but only shows " not valid sim card''
i pres #*06# to obtain the imei and it show me the imei.
My question is. It's a hidden menu keys to press to access the unlock code?
I will apreciate if one of you have unlocked their sprint phone and tell me how. Thanks
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Did sprint fixed the issues (similar to the HTC one) of unlocking the SIM for use with local (abroad/international) SIM?Wanted to be sure before purchasing.
Thanks!
samsung s4 sprint
dj.striker said:
sorry.
I put my s4 in hand of technicians in mexico and can't activate my phone
and i try whit the unlock method but nothing happends after reset !!
If anyone could do please help me. !!!!
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I was have galaxy s4 from sprint and try the method s mentione but doesn't work the only solution for me was activated the phone on boost mobile network the galaxy s4 sprint has cdma and gsm GSM basebands can be use only if sprint unlock for international use
Can we try by Flashing Tmobile S4 M919 or AT&T S4 Firmware to Sprint Galaxy S4?
Has anyone try to Flash other GSM (Tmobile / AT&T) Galaxy S4 Stock Firmware into the Sprint Galaxy S4?
Maybe we can then try the FREE SIM Unlock Method.
Anyone care to comment if this is possible?
Thanks!
I'm living on Mexico too and tried method below, after the phone restarted I put a new sim card but no luck on activating, it just say "no sim card"
My phone is not a bad esn, any other ideas on how to check if it is really unlocked?
Alex_X1i said:
try to do this
begin---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Step 1: Start the Phone app on the Galaxy S4, and call in: *#0011#
Step 2: Push the Menu button after the Back key. Then, press the Menu button once again and choose KEY INPUT. Type in 1 and click the OK button to get into ServiceMode.
Step 3: Then once again push Menu button and tap Back button again. This will show the Main Menu of ServiceMode. Then select [1] UMTS.
Step 4: Now choose [1]DEBUG SCREEN, then [6] PHONE CONTROL.
Step 5: From the following screen, select the [6] NETWORK LOCK.
Step 6: You will offer three options. Select the [3] PERSO SHA256 OFF.
Step 7: Now get intoto Main Menu. Press the Menu button then press by the Back key. From the Main Menu, now select [6]COMMON, and then select [6] NV REBUILD.
Step 8: The phone will ask you that a Golden Backup is available. then select [4] Restore Back-up.
Your phone will now going via a sequence of various conditions, in which it will initially freeze, then a black screen with a Blue LED will on and the capacitive buttons will be on, after that it will restart immediately. The whole routine might take a time, so you have to be patient. Once it you phone is on, it will be network unlocked, completely.
begin---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
please let us know if it work
---------- Post added at 11:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:50 AM ----------
if *#0011# doesn't work try *#197328640#
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dj.striker said:
Hello i'm in mexico and i have a galaxy s4 whit bad esn
i try to put a sim card (telcel) but only shows " not valid sim card''
i pres #*06# to obtain the imei and it show me the imei.
My question is. It's a hidden menu keys to press to access the unlock code?
I will apreciate if one of you have unlocked their sprint phone and tell me how. Thanks
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cuetzpallin said:
i'm living on mexico too and tried method below, after the phone restarted i put a new sim card but no luck on activating, it just say "no sim card"
my phone is not a bad esn, any other ideas on how to check if it is really unlocked?
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hello my galaxy s4 are flashed to a mexican carrier called iusacell or unefon
the phone has a bad imei and can't unlock to telcel or movistar. But whit bad imei could be flashed to iusacell or unefon. The price is arround 50 dollars.
Hello. Did you do it online?
dj.striker said:
hello my galaxy s4 are flashed to a mexican carrier called iusacell or unefon
the phone has a bad imei and can't unlock to telcel or movistar. But whit bad imei could be flashed to iusacell or unefon. The price is arround 50 dollars.
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This Method Doesn't work an the new MF9 update
I think waiting another month
CDMA tool
dj.striker said:
Hello i'm in mexico and i have a galaxy s4 whit bad esn
i try to put a sim card (telcel) but only shows " not valid sim card''
i pres #*06# to obtain the imei and it show me the imei.
My question is. It's a hidden menu keys to press to access the unlock code?
I will apreciate if one of you have unlocked their sprint phone and tell me how. Thanks
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Did somebody try "CDMA tool" ? They say it is compatible with the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4. I can not do because I do not have the phone.
I work for sprint and they would not unlock my S4. That just shows how hard it is to get them to unlock
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Hello
I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I need unlock phone as I am moving in a few weeks and will need to use a new sim card. I have an unlock code but it is not working and I believe the reason is a while back a tried the free unlock method that has been online for a while and I was able to follow the steps fully (it didn't work to unlock my phone).
Now trying to follow the same steps again, I cannot where I enter *#0011#, choose back from the menu, then key input and enter 1. This used to bring me to the main menu but now it stays on the same page and does not change and I cannot access the main menu.
If somebody knows how to access the main menu a different way or fix this problem I would be very grateful :fingers-crossed:
Mar2312 said:
Hello
I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I need unlock phone as I am moving in a few weeks and will need to use a new sim card. I have an unlock code but it is not working and I believe the reason is a while back a tried the free unlock method that has been online for a while and I was able to follow the steps fully (it didn't work to unlock my phone).
Now trying to follow the same steps again, I cannot where I enter *#0011#, choose back from the menu, then key input and enter 1. This used to bring me to the main menu but now it stays on the same page and does not change and I cannot access the main menu.
If somebody knows how to access the main menu a different way or fix this problem I would be very grateful :fingers-crossed:
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Try the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2421161
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Hi,
Thanks for this. I unchecked use recommended settings and picked Proxy Call Activity MAIN MENU: RilServiceModeApp (197328640) from the drop down list and then 'run with above settings choosed'
I took a screen shot of the list that opens but I'm not sure where to go from there.
These are the steps I was told to follow to fix the unlock but I can't get passed e.
Go to the Dial pad and dial *#0011#
b. Please click your MENU button (Bottom LEFT button) and click BACK on the menu that appears.
c. Please click your MENU button AGAIN and this time click KEY INPUT
d. When the Key input box appears please input the number "1" and hit OK
e. You will see a number 1 for a while, please wait until it changes into the SERVICE MENU
f. Please click [1] UMTS > [1] DEBUGGING SCREEN > [6] Phone Control > [6] Network LOCK
g. You will see 3 OPTIONS within Network LOCK
h. Please click on number [1] Perso Sha256 INFO, the screen will change slightly
i. Please hit the MENU button then when the menu pops up please carefully hit BACK to return to the previous screen
j. Next Please click on number [2] Perso Sha256 ON, the screen will change again to a one line message
k. Restart the phone on the screen by holding the power button and click RESTART
Mar2312 said:
Hi,
Thanks for this. I unchecked use recommended settings and picked Proxy Call Activity MAIN MENU: RilServiceModeApp (197328640) from the drop down list and then 'run with above settings choosed'
I took a screen shot of the list that opens but I'm not sure where to go from there.
These are the steps I was told to follow to fix the unlock but I can't get passed e.
Go to the Dial pad and dial *#0011#
b. Please click your MENU button (Bottom LEFT button) and click BACK on the menu that appears.
c. Please click your MENU button AGAIN and this time click KEY INPUT
d. When the Key input box appears please input the number "1" and hit OK
e. You will see a number 1 for a while, please wait until it changes into the SERVICE MENU
f. Please click [1] UMTS > [1] DEBUGGING SCREEN > [6] Phone Control > [6] Network LOCK
g. You will see 3 OPTIONS within Network LOCK
h. Please click on number [1] Perso Sha256 INFO, the screen will change slightly
i. Please hit the MENU button then when the menu pops up please carefully hit BACK to return to the previous screen
j. Next Please click on number [2] Perso Sha256 ON, the screen will change again to a one line message
k. Restart the phone on the screen by holding the power button and click RESTART
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hmmm, yea I get the same menu as in your screenshot, not sure if there is a solution yet for this one sorry.
How to fix samsung s4 thats not accepting network unlock code after free unlock
So I finally got it working. So i'll post this in case it helps some else having this problem.
You need to flash an earlier version of the firmware to allow you to access the main menu in service mode
I went to this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39176955
and downloaded the odin v3.04 program and then the XXUAME2 modem from the list.
Then after installing odin I chose phone, chose the extracted .md5 file from my computer and connected my phone to the computer using the usb.
Turn the phone off then switch it on whilst simultaneously holding the volume down and home button and then use volume up to confirm.
Click start on odin and wait for a few mins until the box at the top changes to pass.
Follow the rest of the steps stated in the forum above
After the flash, follow the instructions in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cY4LcdO2WAE
Restart the phone with a locked sim and try the unlock code now, it should work.
Hey guys I've been searching a lot now a days of how to unlock samsung galaxy s4 i337m from telus. I couldn't find any answer so I came here and I now here to ask you guys. Do any of you know how to unlock samsung galaxy s4 i337m from telus
Is there a software, or something I can do. Please help and if you can message me at my email [email protected]
Search on eBay. They have lots of unlock codes that you can use. I would use this one. Pretty cheap and probably unlocks it right away. You can also try searching for cheaper ones too!
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=281211639854
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Search on eBay. They have lots of unlock codes that you can use.
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Give this a try. You might have to figure out a new phone app dial number for step one as this is just copied and pasted (quite a while ago) from somebody on here i wish i could credit.
Step 1: Launch the Phone app on your Galaxy S4, and dial in: *#0011#
Step 2: Press the Menu button followed by the Back key. Then, hit the Menu button again and select KEY INPUT. Enter 1 and press the OK button to enter ServiceMode.
Step 3: Press Menu one more time and tap back again. This will pull up the Main Menu for ServiceMode. Tap [1] UMTS.
Step 4: Now select [1]DEBUG SCREEN, followed by [6] PHONE CONTROL.
Step 5: From the next screen, pick [6] NETWORK LOCK.
Step 6: You’ll get three options. Hit the one that says [3] PERSO SHA256 OFF.
Step 7: Now, you need to get back to Main Menu. To do this, hit the Menu button followed by the Back key. In Main Menu, now pick [6]COMMON, and then [6] NV REBUILD.
Step 8: The phone will tell you that a Golden Backup exists. Tap [4] Restore Back-up.
Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500
The procedure on jelly bean is :-
1. Dial *#0011#
2. Press Menu key,then Back
3. Press Menu again then Key input,Enter value 1,and wait for few seconds
4. Press Menu key,than Back
5. Press [7] DEBUG SCREEN
6. Press [7] WB-AMR SETTINGS
7. Press [1] WB-AMR ENABLE
8. Press Menu and then Back
And finaly 9. Press [6] WB-AMR Status, VIOLA, WB-AMR SETTINGS: ON and UMTS WB: ON
But in kitkat NC1, when i enter 1 for menu it says MENU NOT EXIST. I tried several times times but it didn't worked
CAN ANY PLEASE HELP
Please help someone...????
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Anyone?
Yeah, I have KitKat & have the same issue. Also same issue with my Note 3.anyine have any solutions / anything to try?? I'd greatly appreciate it!! Why in the world do they advertise & sell you on HD Voice & then disable it???
I found it finally
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55000308
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Hello everyone . I have one problem , me phone is locked ( UK Three network ) .
1. Dial *#0011#
2. press Menu then tap BACK
3. press the Menu again the tap KEY INPUT then enter 1, press OK button
4. press Menu then tap BACK
5. Your are now in the SERVICE MODE MAIN MENU
6. Tap [1]UMTS
7. then [1]DEBUG SCREEN
8. then [6]PHONE CONTROL
9. then [6]NETWORK LOCK
10. then tap [3]PERSO SHA256 OFF <-- Not see this for me phone
11. Go back to the UMTS MAIN MENU by pressing Menu then Back then tap [6]COMMON
12. then [6]NV REBUILD
13. then tap [4]RESTORE BACK UP
This method not working for me .
Please helpp !!!
If the rom is too new, the Samsung dialler will not have the necessary settings to sim unlock the phone.