So, i have a never-activated S920L grand prime. I took it to a local unlocking service and they tell me its impossible because the "Sim card is only for data, such as LTE". So i have a few questions about this:
Does this mean that even with a custom rom/recovery, this phone cannot be unlocked?
Is it necessary to first activate Straight Talk's service before you even begin to attempt to unlock it?
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Hello, I recently purchased a supposedly unlocked note 3 N900W8 variant however when I put in my rogers sim card I get the message "Network Locked Sim Card Inserted" and it prompts me to enter a code. I read through a couple of threads and have some questions.
1. Some people fixed this by buying an unlock code but I don't see why I need to do this if my phone is already unlocked? Or is my phone not really unlocked
2. I saw the tool Region Away and was debating on whether to root my phone and try it but some people said that the phone will get messed up since the canadian variant is already region unlocked?
How can I use the phone with my sim?
Thanks for the help
I have an edge that is unlocked by tmobile.. in the app, permanent unlock (tmobile unlock app), it says.. "unlock failed" but below says permanently unlocked, unlock approved.. my understanding is this is a normal message.
When i went to the ATT store to test a sim.. they use their live sim, put it in, try to make a phone call but simply said it didnt work, isnt unlocked, which i dont think is right.. issue is i didnt see what if any error message there was.
Is there some step that the att rep should have done to get this on the att network besides putting it in the phone?
Thanks in advance for any info
edit: appears a special sim is needed, at least according to an online rep.. i was told to have them look up the IMEI with the MyCSP tool in the store to determine which sim.
Hi All - I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S8 from someone else. It worked fine when I was with T-mobile but when I moved to another network and popped in a new SIM, it asked me to "Enter network unlock code". I figured it must be locked to T-mobile so I reached out to them. They said my account met all the unlock criteria and said they'll send me instructions via email. I got the email two days later saying I need to use the "Device Unlock App". However, there's no such app on phone and there's no way to install it either (its not in the Play Store). I went back to T-mobile and they said since the device wasn't purchased through T-mobile, its not be a T-mobile "branded" phone. My questions are:
1. If its not a T-mobile branded phone, why does it only work on the T-mobile network? I checked its not rooted. It doesn't have any T-mobile apps and doesn't show any splash screen with the T-mobile logo.
2. Someone said that Samsung GS8 locks to the network of the first SIM you put into an unlocked phone. Is that true?
3. T-mobile says they've "whitelisted" my IMEI, so if I can somehow get the Device Unlock app I may be able to unlock it. Any idea how I can do that? Do I need to flash the firmware and install the T-mobile version or is there another way.
Thanks!
If you need to app, you can try here: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-14011
However, as your phone is asking for the unlock code, the app might work but not unlock your phone.
You really need to do a network check and see which network is your phone actually locked. If your phone needs unlocking code, you might need factory level codes.
I think you should visit :
https://support.t-mobile.com
Hello,
I have an old galaxy S5 I am trying to network unlock so I could get rid of it. I called Sprint to get it unlocked, and after a long time being placed on hold, I was told the phone is not unlockable. However, they provided me the unlock code. I tried putting on a different carrier sim expecting to be prompted to enter the code, but that didn't happen. I only got an invalid sim error.
What can I do?
EDIT: it is possible to unlock, see below.
It is not unlockable with some "unlock code", you have to hack the modem firmware partition and flash it to the phone.
There was an online unlock service for $35 at http : / / idoneapps . com and I've successfully unlocked 2 phones with their service but the website does not work anymore, also they do not reply to email or facebook.
If anyone knows the similar service - please share the link, I'm interested too.
I've managed to unlock the G860P for international SIM cards, check this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/confirmed-sim-unlocked-s5-sport-g860p.3128965/
Can't seem to find this answer. If I bypass the SIM unlock part, unlock my bootloader and load a custom ROM, like LOS or crDroid, will the new ROM overwrite the SIM lock? Could I then use an international SIM (I live in the US) when I travel abroad?
T-Mo is giving me the run around cause I'm not a T-Mo customer, saying they won't SIM unlock for me.
Here's how I did it: Settings -> About Phone -> scroll down to Network Unlock -> hit Continue (mine's unlocked already so I only see "Continue" or "Cancel" for a brief moment before it says, "This mobile device is permanently unlocked and can be used with any carrier!" Also I was not a T-Mobile customer when I unlocked this phone (never have been) and did this over Wifi in another country. I didn't have to contact T-Mobile either. I recommend trying to unlock it from the menu because it seems a lot easier than attempting a bypass.
Is the phone giving you some kind of message/error when you attempt to unlock using this method? Or are you attempting an experiment with the phone for research/discovering additional SIM unlock methods?
Hi
Is there a way i can run two sim at the same time in oneplus 7t pro mclaren hd1925?
Note that there is a dual SIM slot in my mobile, but only one of them works
Thanks