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[Sprint][Bounty] SM-G900P GSM International SIM Unlock For DEV

I have a Sprint Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P) outside of US, need to be GSM unlocked internationaly.
I have been waiting for more than 4 months now. It seems like many others are interested as well.
So lets donate who ever will do it. (Let me start with $20.)
Current Bounty : $635
Currently active threads are...
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743024
Note:
@aalyatim already found a solution for this. depend on the bounty amount, he will release that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56213379&postcount=767
So Please post the amounts you like to pledge......

Great start...
jodhaaa said:
I have a Sprint Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P) outside of US, need to be GSM unlocked internationaly.
I have been waiting for 2 months now. It seems like many others are interested as well.
So lets donate who ever will do it. I'll give 20$ for unlock. Lets see how many others will..
Currently active threads are...
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743024
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/general/sprint-smg900p-sim-unlock-t2831286
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Very nice! Glad to see this being offered. Everyone, keep in mind: the larger this number grows, the more potential DEVS will be interested in finding the solution.
I have a couple recommendations. @jodhaaa , it would be a good idea to check this thread regularly, and update the op with the usernames of all who have pledged, how much, and a running total of the full amount that will be offered to whomever finds the solution.
It may also be a good idea to offer a "side-bounty" for those wishing for domestic (U.S.) unlock as well.....for instance, "xdamember123" might say "I pledge $20 for international unlock, and an additional $10 for domestic unlock".
Great effort, OP - this may go a long way in developing the solution.
Good Luck, everyone :good:

samwathegreat said:
Very nice! Glad to see this being offered. Everyone, keep in mind: the larger this number grows, the more potential DEVS will be interested in finding the solution.
I have a couple recommendations. @jodhaaa , it would be a good idea to check this thread regularly, and update the op with the usernames of all who have pledged, how much, and a running total of the full amount that will be offered to whomever finds the solution.
It may also be a good idea to offer a "side-bounty" for those wishing for domestic (U.S.) unlock as well.....for instance, "xdamember123" might say "I pledge $20 for international unlock, and an additional $10 for domestic unlock".
Great effort, OP - this may go a long way in developing the solution.
Good Luck, everyone :good:
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I think that what most of us want is a domestic unlock. You can always acheive international by calling Sprint. Thats the only reason these phones also support GSM. AND if they cannot gain an international unlock thru Sprint. They shouldnt have had Sprint as carrier in the first place.

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Crossvxm said:
I think that what most of us want is a domestic unlock. You can always acheive international by calling Sprint. Thats the only reason these phones also support GSM. AND if they cannot gain an international unlock thru Sprint. They shouldnt have had Sprint as carrier in the first place.
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There's a lot of ppl waiting for the international unlock, also the domestic unlock is going to be easy to get as soon as we geet the international one.
BTW you have $20 more to the bounty by me if someone gets the internationall unlock wich is the one i need.

Crossvxm said:
I think that what most of us want is a domestic unlock. You can always acheive international by calling Sprint. Thats the only reason these phones also support GSM. AND if they cannot gain an international unlock thru Sprint. They shouldnt have had Sprint as carrier in the first place.
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You have to keep in mind that MANY people bought the Sprint variant not knowing they couldn't simply purchase a "GSM Unlock Code" from an online merchant, due to the nature of Sprint using OMADM for the unlock....and since they are neither a Sprint Customer, nor CAN be a Sprint customer....they won't ever get unlocked by Sprint.
Such was the case for the Moto X: in fact, the majority of the "pledgers" were from outside the U.S.
Once could certainly say "they should have done their research, first", but that's not what this is about. I DO, however, agree that the domestic solution is appealing to many...
Jezielnaf said:
There's a lot of ppl waiting for the international unlock, also the domestic unlock is going to be easy to get as soon as we geet the international one.
BTW you have $20 more to the bounty by me if someone gets the internationall unlock wich is the one i need.
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I think I've seen someone make that statement before.....I'm very curious how you arrive at this logic? What leads you to believe it will be "easy" once the international solution is found? I would argue that the international unlock *should* be MUCH easier to find, since we have actual internationally-unlocked phones to compare NVDATA with...
Please explain...

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You have to keep in mind that MANY people bought the Sprint variant not knowing they couldn't simply purchase a "GSM Unlock Code" from an online merchant, due to the nature of Sprint using OMADM for the unlock....and since they are neither a Sprint Customer, nor CAN be a Sprint customer....they won't ever get unlocked by Sprint.
Such was the case for the Moto X: in fact, the majority of the "pledgers" were from outside the U.S.
Once could certainly say "they should have done their research, first", but that's not what this is about. I DO, however, agree that the domestic solution is appealing to many...
I think I've seen someone make that statement before.....I'm very curious how you arrive at this logic? What leads you to believe it will be "easy" once the international solution is found? I would argue that the international unlock *should* be MUCH easier to find, since we have actual internationally-unlocked phones to compare NVDATA with...
Please explain...
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Well that's what i say, its not easy from ppl outside the states to just call sprint and get the phone internationally unlocked, I've tried to do it and i couldn't. btw ive seen a lot of ppl saying that there's some kind of software to domestically unlock any phone, honestly im not 100% sure.

samwathegreat said:
You have to keep in mind that MANY people bought the Sprint variant not knowing they couldn't simply purchase a "GSM Unlock Code" from an online merchant, due to the nature of Sprint using OMADM for the unlock....and since they are neither a Sprint Customer, nor CAN be a Sprint customer....they won't ever get unlocked by Sprint.
Such was the case for the Moto X: in fact, the majority of the "pledgers" were from outside the U.S.
Once could certainly say "they should have done their research, first", but that's not what this is about. I DO, however, agree that the domestic solution is appealing to many...
I think I've seen someone make that statement before.....I'm very curious how you arrive at this logic? What leads you to believe it will be "easy" once the international solution is found? I would argue that the international unlock *should* be MUCH easier to find, since we have actual internationally-unlocked phones to compare NVDATA with...
Please explain...
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Yeah I guess your right. I forgot that we here in the US arent the only ones with the problem. Sadly each year we have less and less people in the Sprint forums on any phone. Sprint is getting pretty old in the game. Honestly we would need more support from outside of XDA to get the bounty more on an interest level.
Now i have to find out how to set up a paypal account.

Crossvxm said:
Yeah I guess your right. I forgot that we here in the US arent the only ones with the problem. Sadly each year we have less and less people in the Sprint forums on any phone. Sprint is getting pretty old in the game. Honestly we would need more support from outside of XDA to get the bounty more on an interest level.
Now i have to find out how to set up a paypal account.
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Keep in mind -- most DEVS will accept a donation by other means...Money order / Google Wallet, etc. You can always pledge a bounty, and work out how you will fulfill it later
Glad this is showing so much interest already!!!
Jezielnaf said:
btw ive seen a lot of ppl saying that there's some kind of software to domestically unlock any phone, honestly im not 100% sure.
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That would be great news, if true! If you hear anything further about this, let us know the details. :good:

samwathegreat said:
Very nice! Glad to see this being offered. Everyone, keep in mind: the larger this number grows, the more potential DEVS will be interested in finding the solution.
I have a couple recommendations. @jodhaaa , it would be a good idea to check this thread regularly, and update the op with the usernames of all who have pledged, how much, and a running total of the full amount that will be offered to whomever finds the solution.
It may also be a good idea to offer a "side-bounty" for those wishing for domestic (U.S.) unlock as well.....for instance, "xdamember123" might say "I pledge $20 for international unlock, and an additional $10 for domestic unlock".
Great effort, OP - this may go a long way in developing the solution.
Good Luck, everyone :good:
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Yeah ill have to look into that asap

So if this works could I use my phone on H2o? I'm thinking about leaving Spring soon

eric46201 said:
So if this works could I use my phone on H2o? I'm thinking about leaving Spring soon
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I added a Indegogo Campaign for the bounty, im willing to add any and all moderators to the campaign. ITs an all -or-nothing campaign meaning that if we dont get it done, all money is refunded.
http://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/38ab0169

eric46201 said:
So if this works could I use my phone on H2o? I'm thinking about leaving Spring soon
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H2O is an at&t MVNO (GSM), so yes that's exactly what this is for. It would require the domestic unlock since it is a U.S. carrier, though.

$20 for the international unlock

i nee solution
unsung_hero_ said:
$20 for the international unlock
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i need solution please

do you really have solution
unsung_hero_ said:
$20 for the international unlock
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i want to spend 20 bucks to unlock my sprint S5

is there anything new about it?

Guys, this is a bounty pledge thread..
I pledged $20 for the unlock, I do NOT have the unlock solution!
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$20 for domestic.... has anyone set up an account for domestic?

I pledge $30
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genesiss said:
$20 for domestic.... has anyone set up an account for domestic?
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Currently no one is focusing on a domestic unlock. Everyone is trying to do the international unlock first so no one has to contact sprint to do so.
Once an international unlock is found/developed/understood/gifted it allows the phone to at least recognize other sims. After the international unlock is performed they can focus on domestic.

Petition to unlock bootloaders on the AT&T and Verizon Note 5’s

https://www.change.org/p/at-t-randa...e-bootloader-on-the-galaxy-note-5/preview_new

Ok instead of a petition ....offering them $50,000,000,000 USD (50 billion) and they may consider it.
Or....convince like 80% of Verizon subscribers so threaten to transfer to T-Mobile.

I think I've seen one of these threads for every Samsung device since the S4 or so, and they never work. AT&T and Verizon aren't listening to you since 95% of their millions of customers don't even know what root is, so why be their customer?

I really don't know why people waist their time on this. It isn't going to happen no matter how much you cry over it..
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bkeaver said:
I really don't know why people waist their time on this. It isn't going to happen no matter how much you cry over it..
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Ha ha. Your right about that. After I got the note 3 on AT&T and the bootloader was locked. I decided that since I'm paying for the phone it belongs to me not AT&T to decide what I can do with my phone. So I waited for the unlimited data plan from T-Mobile and made the switch. Never been happier. I use to pay AT&T 140$ for my note 3 with 300 megs of data a month and my wife's phone didn't even have data. Now I pay 160$ and both of us have unlimited data. It was too much of a sweet deal to let pass.
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Typing this response in this topic is 30 seconds of my life that I will never get back.

bfilipowski said:
Typing this response in this topic is 30 seconds of my life that I will never get back.
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And 30 more to read my quote of your post
Back on topic, what was the last Samsung device on AT&T or Verizon to have an unlocked bootloader?

save your time.. Samsung will never care

CafeKampuchia said:
And 30 more to read my quote of your post
Back on topic, what was the last Samsung device on AT&T or Verizon to have an unlocked bootloader?
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I believe it's the galaxy s4 only with mdk bootloader any update after mdk is locked

keaheng said:
save your time.. Samsung will never care
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This.
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Why do ppl buy devices that they know are locked down in the first place lol?
You know they are locked but buy anyway then complain about it. Buy one which isnt locked..simple solution.
Not rocket science lol.
Sent from my Nexus 6 or Note 4

if people keeps buying from verizon and att they will keep it the way it is. if you dont like it get a new provuder eg. sprint or tmo in the states. thats what i did.

mtrujillog1 said:
if people keeps buying from verizon and att they will keep it the way it is. if you dont like it get a new provuder eg. sprint or tmo in the states. thats what i did.
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Exactly. Or buy an unlocked one and put it on at&t

0xDFA said:
Ok instead of a petition ....offering them $50,000,000,000 USD (50 billion) and they may consider it.
Or....convince like 80% of Verizon subscribers so threaten to transfer to T-Mobile.
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That's the only way. AT&T and Verizon couldn't care less about a petition. They won't even know that it exist. They are more focused on scheduling more employees next Friday for the iPhone release.
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keaheng said:
save your time.. Samsung will never care
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Then why is it that the T-Mobile version and sprint version have unlocked bootloaders?
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keaheng said:
save your time.. Samsung will never care
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barondebxl said:
Then why is it that the T-Mobile version and sprint version have unlocked bootloaders?
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+1 This is the decision of AT&T and Verizon. When Samsung sells an international unlocked phone, it always has an unlocked bootloader, which is why you should do this of you insist on staying with AT&T:
musclehead84 said:
buy an unlocked one and put it on at&t
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musclehead84 said:
Exactly. Or buy an unlocked one and put it on at&t
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Too bad I can't do that with Verizon.
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S4 had a locked boot loader on mdk on Verizon. We had the Loki method that bypassed the locked boot loader, but it was still locked. That vulnerability was fixed in later updates.
I continue to be a Verizon customer because they have the best network. Doesn't mean we can't still be pissed about carriers locking down phones we buy. The whole system is messed up.

Vodafone UK Galaxy S7 Bootloader locked?

Anyone from the UK with Vodafone and a recent Samsung device? Did Vodafone lock the bootloader of that Samsung device? I'm desperately trying to find out if the bootloader on my pre-ordered Vodafone UK S7 Edge will be locked, if it is and can't be easily unlocked I'm sending the phone back when I get it.
I spoke to someone at Vodafone and he claimed it did come locked, but I suspect he was confused with sim lock despite my best attempts to explain the difference. I've seen mention on the PingPong root thread of someone who rooted their Vodafone S6 (here), although I'm not sure that root method required an unlocked bootloader without reading up on it.
I'd really hate to return this phone when I get it, but no way in hell am I paying £40 a month for a phone I can't root.

Didn't really think about boot loader I went with EE but from buymobiles.net so I assume it won't have EE stuff on the phone so won't be locked

Carrier phones like vodafone are locked to the first sim inserted , better get one at carphone warehouse as thats an unlocked version
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You're confusing sim lock and bootloader lock. I'm taking about the latter.

Tezray said:
Didn't really think about boot loader I went with EE but from buymobiles.net so I assume it won't have EE stuff on the phone so won't be locked
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No yours won't be branded. It is only branded when ordered directly from EE. I wanted to avoid getting it directly from EE but being 90 days away from the end of my contract left me with that being the only option to upgrade. They're also very slow with updates which is the main reason I wanted to avoid getting it direct.
People keep telling me that at least I get wifi calling but that's not something I will ever use as the signal strength is fantastic in my area.

why not cancel and preorder through samsung

Because, unless I go directly through Vodafone, I don't get the 20% employer discount. And over the two lines I have that saves me £480 over 24 months.

Just in case someone manages to get hold of a Vodafone S7 today (I read at least one person on another forum has had theirs delivered) I would appreciate if someone can check this out and let me know. Apparently, if you go into the dev options and the OEM Lock toggle is there and usable, the phone has an unlocked bootloader. Cheers in advance.

I have a voda one turning up today.... Lets see what we get

Beefheart said:
Just in case someone manages to get hold of a Vodafone S7 today (I read at least one person on another forum has had theirs delivered) I would appreciate if someone can check this out and let me know. Apparently, if you go into the dev options and the OEM Lock toggle is there and usable, the phone has an unlocked bootloader. Cheers in advance.
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No, that's just the SE Linux Permissive vs Restrictive toggle. Nothing to do with a locked/unlocked bootloader state.

mathieulh said:
No, that's just the SE Linux Permissive vs Restrictive toggle. Nothing to do with a locked/unlocked bootloader state.
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Incorrect.
http://android.wonderhowto.com/insp...ndroid-even-if-you-dont-plan-rooting-0167840/
I find it ridiculous there doesn't appear to be an east way to discover if a devices bootloader is locked or unlocked. Surely there is an app that can discover this?

Good news by the sounds of it. A few people I know who have the S7 edge from Vodafone have said the bootloader appears to be unlocked.
EE usually lock the load loader too but when I got mine it was unlocked. Result.

Any idea how they discovered this? And how did you know your phone is unlocked? The OEM Unlock toggle apparently isn't an indication it's definitely unlocked.

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Any idea how they discovered this? And how did you know your phone is unlocked? The OEM Unlock toggle apparently isn't an indication it's definitely unlocked.
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I'm not sure how they knew, they just told me it was unlocked so maybe (like me) they're assuming the OEM unlock toggle means it's unlocked.

Yeah, I don't believe that indicates a definite unlocked bootloader. I'm going to do more digging but I might end up having to keep the phone and hope for the best. The only sure way is to attempt a custom kernel flash or custom recovery, and there is no chance of one of them in the next couple of weeks.

Would be good to know for sure before the 14 day return runs out.

kradcliffe said:
Would be good to know for sure before the 14 day return runs out.
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A few Vodafone UK users on here have confirmed root has been successful. Therefore, it is unlocked.

CuBz90 said:
A few Vodafone UK users on here have confirmed root has been successful. Therefore, it is unlocked.
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Source?

Great, thank you!
Just need to wait for a root that doesn't trip Knox and disables it as well.

CafeKampuchia said:
Source?
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Sure.
Beefheart said:
Finally got round to rooting. Went without a hitch. Kudos to the OP.
Sent from my Vic 20 disguised as a Galaxy S7 Edge
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if you look at his post history you will find he has a Vodafone UK Brandad S7E.
Also, this one too...
downesey said:
I know I'm not the first, but root has been achieved for me on a Vodafone UK phone
besides a nexus device, this has been the most pain free root I've ever done
now to go find those couple of preinstalled apps....
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kradcliffe said:
Great, thank you!
Just need to wait for a root that doesn't trip Knox and disables it as well.
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I'm waiting on that too. Although I am now insured so if it's not out soon I will be rooting and using my insurance for any claims if needed.
In my 8 years of owning Samsung Devices, I have only ever had to claim on my warranty once, so fingers crossed I won't need to this time round.

One Plus 6T T-Mobile updates?

I'm very dissatisfied with not receiving any updates yet....
I love my phone but T-Mobile is soooo slowwww.
I have my One Plus 6T thanks to a friend, I didn't have the money to buy the complete phone cash.

Is this a rant? Carrier always push update slow. I don't mind at all. At least you don't have bloatware lol
atrix_noob said:
I'm very dissatisfied with not receiving any updates yet....
I love my phone but T-Mobile is soooo slowwww.
I have my One Plus 6T thanks to a friend, I didn't have the money to buy the complete phone cash.
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x1tymez said:
Is this a rant? Carrier always push update slow. I don't mind at all. At least you don't have bloatware lol
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Ahhh no no don't get me wrong. I love my 6T is just that I thought maybe it would be different with this device.
And yea, no bloatware at all. Battery life amazing, I can't wait to get the new update plus gestures

atrix_noob said:
I'm very dissatisfied with not receiving any updates yet....
I love my phone but T-Mobile is soooo slowwww.
I have my One Plus 6T thanks to a friend, I didn't have the money to buy the complete phone cash.
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Depending on how bad you want the latest build....you could always unlock the Sim, apply for an unlock token and unlock the bootloader. From there you can fastboot flash the latest 9.0.5 images as many users have done already.

Pain-N-Panic said:
Depending on how bad you want the latest build....you could always unlock the Sim, apply for an unlock token and unlock the bootloader. From there you can fastboot flash the latest 9.0.5 images as many users have done already.
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Oh yeah, Believe me. If I had the money to completely pay the device I would.
Sadly I pay it monthly for now has I can't afford to pay it completely. I have the device thanks to a friend, if not I would be stuck on my Xperia XA2 lol

i cashed in with the 300$ off deal!! called and threated to disconnect my T-Mobile digits line. T-Mobile rep unlocked my 6t on the spot over the phone. sent my request for unlock token from oneplus on the 9th... Hopefully I get the email today so I can bump my 6t to 9.0.5.. T-Mobile is definitely taking long to release their version but at least they told us they were. maybe they will push it out today..... 9.0.5 runs better and has the November android security.

Mine is totally unlocked, haven't paid anything but the tax on launch day.. running 9.05 loving it..

jacksummers said:
Mine is totally unlocked, haven't paid anything but the tax on launch day.. running 9.05 loving it..
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How did you do it? I can't get it unlocked without paying the full phone :/

KMHartford said:
i cashed in with the 300$ off deal!! called and threated to disconnect my T-Mobile digits line. T-Mobile rep unlocked my 6t on the spot over the phone. sent my request for unlock token from oneplus on the 9th... Hopefully I get the email today so I can bump my 6t to 9.0.5.. T-Mobile is definitely taking long to release their version but at least they told us they were. maybe they will push it out today..... 9.0.5 runs better and has the November android security.
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I would love, but they deny my petition to unlock the phone. Does it even work with the Temporary Unlock? I have unlocked my phone till the 13th of December
Also, what maked you think that today they are going to update today? Did I miss something?

atrix_noob said:
I would love, but they deny my petition to unlock the phone. Does it even work with the Temporary Unlock? I have unlocked my phone till the 13th of december
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You might have to be a little more aggressive like threaten to cancel your service or something if they don't unlock the phone tell them you're leaving the country and you must have it unlocked immediately ??

atrix_noob said:
How did you do it? I can't get it unlocked without paying the full phone :/
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U gotta be honest totally or bull**** them. We all Chronicled the process in these threads..I even posted pics

atrix_noob said:
How did you do it? I can't get it unlocked without paying the full phone :/
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Agreed with the other folks on here. Just gotta be straight honest or total bull to get it. I haven't made a single payment on my device, did the $300 trade-in deal and my second attempt was successful by going through their Facebook T-Force team. Told them I wanted to unlock bootloader but that required the phone to be fully unlocked. Also told them I have been a customer for 16+ years. Tenure is what got me what I wanted. That's also gotten me free SIM cards and free next day shipping on purchases. Just adapt your approach to whatever fits you best.

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Agreed with the other folks on here. Just gotta be straight honest or total bull to get it. I haven't made a single payment on my device, did the $300 trade-in deal and my second attempt was successful by going through their Facebook T-Force team. Told them I wanted to unlock bootloader but that required the phone to be fully unlocked. Also told them I have been a customer for 16+ years. Tenure is what got me what I wanted. That's also gotten me free SIM cards and free next day shipping on purchases. Just adapt your approach to whatever fits you best.
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I'm right now with a T-Force employee on twitter. ( Fingers crossed)
Let's see if I can convince them thanks for the tips. I been with T-Mobile for 5+ years now. Never have an unlocked phone from them
Let's see how it goes.

I tried maybe 5 times now... Called in / Facebook / online chat..... They will not unlock without device paid off and more than 40days service
I'm on EIP customer 10yrs plus and no luck
Only reason I want root is viper anyway.....ugh

jasons1004 said:
I tried maybe 5 times now... Called in / Facebook / online chat..... They will not unlock without device paid off and more than 40days service
I'm on EIP customer 10yrs plus and no luck
Only reason I want root is viper anyway.....ugh
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I feel ya bro, I'm in the same boat. Got denied through Twitter and their chat. Only reason i root is for viper ?

It's who you talk to you got to just keep calling until you get to the right person to give you the hook up

jasons1004 said:
I tried maybe 5 times now... Called in / Facebook / online chat..... They will not unlock without device paid off and more than 40days service
I'm on EIP customer 10yrs plus and no luck
Only reason I want root is viper anyway.....ugh
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Ask to talk to a supervisor. I can't imagine you being with them for a decade that they won't do the same for you that they did for me.
Here is the gist copy of my convo on facebook messenger:
ME: Hello, was wondering if someone could help me with an unlock. I'm just looking to unlock bootloader but apparently you can't do that without a full unlock initiated by you guys. I've been a customer for over 16 years and have no plans to leave, just want an unlocked bootloader to play with some extra stuff I have used for years. My number is ###-###-####.
TMO:Hey there Andrew! Thanks for taking the time to reach out to us. My name is Chris, and I'll be your #MagentaExpert today, and I'm eager to help out anyway I can! Before we can unlock any phone it has to meet certain eligibility requirements, and I can definitely check on that for you. Can you follow our secure link, so I can pull up all the details. Also what's the IMEI number for the OnePlus 6T? Let me know once you've had a chance to follow the link. *ChrisScott
***sent my IMEI and accepted the invite link through facebook***
ME:I understand the requirements for unlock, which are likely there to make sure people don't get devices under a deal and cut/run, but I can assure you I am not going anywhere as my tenure with T-Mobile affords me a very pleasant experience with support or really any other requests I may have.
TMO:Thanks for following the link for me! I'm pulling up all the details right now, so bear with me for just one moment please. Thanks! *ChrisScott
TMO:Thanks for your patience! Normally a phone needs to be on the account for at least 40 days, but I'm going to make an exception this time around because you've been apart of our family for a very longtime! I did process the override, so you should be able to follow these steps https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-38913 to complete the unlock. Let me know if you run into any trouble. In regards to the 9.0.5 there's no date set for the release, but as soon as it is available you should receive a push notification to your phone so you can update it. *ChrisScott
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amg83 said:
Ask to talk to a supervisor. I can't imagine you being with them for a decade that they won't do the same for you that they did for me.
Here is the gist copy of my convo on facebook messenger:
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Call again tell them. I've been a customer for 10 years other people have been getting their phone unlocked and I want mine unlocked or I'm going to Verizon ??

amg83 said:
Ask to talk to a supervisor. I can't imagine you being with them for a decade that they won't do the same for you that they did for me.
Here is the gist copy of my convo on facebook messenger:
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I will use this against them thank you. Lol
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amg83 said:
Agreed with the other folks on here. Just gotta be straight honest or total bull to get it. I haven't made a single payment on my device, did the $300 trade-in deal and my second attempt was successful by going through their Facebook T-Force team. Told them I wanted to unlock bootloader but that required the phone to be fully unlocked. Also told them I have been a customer for 16+ years. Just adapt your approach to whatever fits you best.
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How did you get ahold of them on messenger? Just search for TMobile and picked @Tmobile but no reply...
I got a reply just now... Crossing my fingers...ugh

Yeah, just found them at default. They can be a little slow on the reply. https://www.facebook.com/TMobile/
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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