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Any way to unlock yet?

Without using a paid for service? I bought a phone from ebay, seller claimed it was unlocked, guess what - it isn't . Seller won't co-operate in obtaining the unlock code from T Mobile (UK).
Is there any way it can be unlocked without me having to resort to unlock-tmobileg1.com?

There was a thread I recall that had instructions on how to unlock it for free... basically what you need to do is call T-Mobile and just ask for the unlock code. By law they have to give it to you for free (USA law, that is) so just use the excuse that you're going out of the country and do not want to have excess charges from it or something.
Edit: found it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=474144
I believe that thread's author was telling people if they don't have T-Mobile or something, PM him asking about it and he should help you through the details. You probably have to PM him your IMEI as well, but don't take my word on it because I haven't tried it.
Don't pay for something that should be free!

samsung galaxy S5 unlocked !

well having a European locked samsung galaxy S5 over a month with me ... i could not find a reliable and working solution on internet.
after finding few success stories in this web i decided to pay £20 on www.fastgsm.com and buy a code .i received my code within 15 mins and received NCK, MCK and RGCK code types with the mail. my region lock is finally off!!! if you don have money to spent like that i would recommend you mail samsung Romania, Austria and Germany regarding this as they are very helpful about samsung products! on the other hand i would like to say UK samsung Customer service is utter **** as my poor brother who bought this from UK walked from store to store asking for a code and all they said was 'we cant provide such a code sir'. many people have received their codes for UK bought samsung equipment from other European customer service centers ( search this section ).
so in short if you dont have money and have a genuinely bought samsung galaxy S5 with the invoice ,mail Samsung Help Germany ,Austria and Romania as they never disappoint you! UK customer share is full of posers!
or else use www.fastgsm.com and please use their instructions before you order within seconds
disclaimer - i am not a member or a worker oF fastgsm.com or another website which is related to mobile unlocking . and if you ARE TO BUY A CODE FROM THIS MENTIONED WEBSITE .. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK BECAUSE ME OR xda-developers.com WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR INTERFERE IN ANY CASE IF A CODE DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU! THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE RELEVANT WEBSITE . CODES I RECEIVED WORKED FOR ME PERFECTLY AND WANTED TO SHARE THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THE PAIN OF HAVING A SHINY NEW PHONE LYING IN A DRAWER! PLEASE USE THE THANK YOU BUTTON AS I AM A NEW MEMBER .. OR ASK ANY QUESTIONS AS I WILL TRY TO HELP OR ANSWER YOU GUYS WITH MY BEST.PEACE!!!! and best of luck!

Bought phone from someone, can't unlock it

I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum for this but I don't know where else to go with it. Long story short, I bought this TMobile locked Samsung s7 edge from a local guy who said he bought it outright no contract. He didn't say it was s locked I assumed it was unlocked (yeah...I know) anyway I use a different cell phon carrier which I won't work. I've called tmobile 4x and they can't/won't unlock it but they t ok me the IMEI is good. But the guy will not contact me back about getting the phone unlocked...I think out my money and options. I was t old that it needs to be unlocked remotely not just a code I paid a site to try the code and they couldn't do it.
Any advice/help or experience with this kind of situation?

You can check here in case it was bought from samsung by original seller - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3592266
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The guy I bought it from said he bought it outright, no contract and when I contacted him about not being able to unlock it he said when he asked tmobile about it that could not find it in their system and I'd have to get it unlocked online. I've tried several sites already and no one does it remotely.

Try calling TMobile and they should unlock it right away. If they won't do it, you might need to contact the person who purchased the phone and tell them to give tmobile a call. Clean IMEI does not mean it is still carrier locked. It just means the phone isnt marked as lost/stolen. My S7 Edge won't unlock in the app even though I am already out of contract. After I called them, they did something in their system and instructed me to reboot then try again, and it unlocked in the unlock app directly. "Unlock Codes" DOES NOT work with tmobile s7 as you are required to do it in the app.

help google locked Samsung Galaxy S8 active

I just bought this phone and its google locked, the person i bought it from now blocked me and wont help me unlock it. can somebody help me out?
Ive seen walkthroughs and been reading, but i cant find firmware to match my model #? G902AUCS2BRF2
PLZ HELP. IM OUT $300 AND A PHONE

captainsavage64 said:
I just bought this phone and its google locked, the person i bought it from now blocked me and wont help me unlock it. can somebody help me out?
Ive seen walkthroughs and been reading, but i cant find firmware to match my model #? G902AUCS2BRF2
PLZ HELP. IM OUT $300 AND A PHONE
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I saw your other post and Like I said I would contact the local law As if she isnt giving you the password or offering to unlock it or even I believe just logging onto google and releasing it from her account Something is up and you will get no help here as this is a fishy situation

Google locked S8 will be forever locked. The only way you can unlock it "legally" is to have the original owner unlock it for you, or do it via "law". File a case to that person - Legal papers that are properly signed & notarized will be acknowledged by Samsung and they can do the inhouse unlocking[im not sure how they do this but yes they can] of your phone ( You need the Original Receipt of the product also)
But in your case, this purchase is something fishy, I believe you got this from buy&sell with no Real Identification of seller. No original receipt of purchase, which is very important when dealing with this matter .

boght phone off ebay year later Blocked IMEI number

So i bought a S8 plus off ebay back in January 2018 and I just found out the person who sold it to me stopped paying for it this week. So now my IMEI number is blocked and eBay and T-Mobile won't help me.
If I root the phone would it unlock the IMEI number?
The model is G955F Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955U)

jackscagnetti said:
So i bought a S8 plus off ebay back in January 2018 and I just found out the person who sold it to me stopped paying for it this week. So now my IMEI number is blocked and eBay and T-Mobile won't help me.
If I root the phone would it unlock the IMEI number?
The model is G955F Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955U)
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No take your recept and go to your local police as the sellar sold you property that was not his or hers to sell. We do not discuss blacklisted imei fixing on XDA this is the best advice you will get here. It sucks when people do this crap and they outha be slapped in the mouth. Tmobile wont help other than either you pay it off or nothing. You should be able to go in your ebay history and get your recepit...

yeah i kind of figured this out.
Ebay told me to email their police reinforcement team because i stopped using the term they stopped paying for their phone instead used they sold me a stolen phone. guess i need to print out my receipt and file a report. maybe i can atleast get the person who sold it to me banned.