OK well I was given an unlocked [email protected] galaxy s5. I tried to put in my metro pcs simcard and it gave me an error. (Phone not allowed mm#6 ) but when I put in my girlfriends tmobile simcard it worked like a charm Just throwing this out there for whatever it's worth. I put the metro pcs sim in and when the phone booted up it presented metro pcs very quickly at the top left 9f the screen but then it disappeared and would only let me make emregency calls. I read that it could be my simcard could be tied to my other phones imei but I told the representative at the metro store that and she said that she switched the imei from the galaxy to my account. She said maybe the phone isn't unlocked but is that possible if the phone is [email protected] and the tmobile sim works on it? Could it somehow have locked itself to tmobile? Even if it did wouldn't I still be able to use my metro sim? Anyways any help would be appreciated thank you.
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Hello I really need help here I originally have iPhone 4s and basically just got this Galaxy Note today a white one. Anyhow I went to ATT store and they gave me a normal size big SIM card so I called to have the sim card activated. however I poped it in the galaxy note and nothing no signal at all. I even called AT&T support and they just pretty much told me the phone is not compatible....IM LIKE THAT SUCKS. So my question is does anyone here have the Hong Kong version? White?
At this point I'm even second guessing if my. NOTE is unlock? Even tho the ad that I bought it from said its unlock...and how do I confirm it's unlock or not?
PLEASE HELP!! Spent 800 for this bull****!!
Mines the HK version and I have an ATT sim card I got from their corporate store. Went in, showed the Note, said I needed a sim card for it and the guy activated it for me and I checked it on the spot to make sure it works. If they did activate it, then you should get a signal after restarting the phone.
Ok so it does work with AT&T I assume yours is unlock like mine?
Anyway yeah they gave me the sim card and said I have to call since its a business account ....that's bull****. Also I didn't bring the phone in there.
You have th big simcard? Or the micro iPhone 4s sim card?
I have a regular sized sim card and yes its unlocked.
I wonder how do u confirm it's unlocked?
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I wonder how do u confirm it's unlocked?
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i would bring in your Note to an AT&T store to get the sim activated. I had issues getting my Note to recognize my sim card, this one time in band camp, I went to an AT&T store to get a new sim card activated. For some reason, it took the CSR like 3 sim cards before my Note recognized one.
You need to program into your phone the proper APN settings, so it knows how to talk to AT&T's network. Search for AT&T APN settings. There are 2 settings depending on which plan you're on; smartphone or dumbphone. Go to your home screen, hit menu, settings, Wireless and Network, Mobile Networks, etc. Being able to setup your own phone is what separates the men from the iboys.
Yeah, take it into a store.
Since they can actually see that yes, you do have a phone, they are far more likely to be helpful.
I called AT&T - the guy on other side of the phone didn't know what to do.
The lady in the store also hit the same snag, but she got around it and got my phone working.
- Frank
I have tried every code mentioned, in here, that was successful for others but not for me.
I started by buying my Galaxy S4, out right, at Walmart for use on Family Mobile. Poor signal everywhere except in my house. The phone has T-Mobile support as far as towers go. After about three weeks I had my phone number transferred to Straight Talk and they sent a SIM card for use with AT&T support. The phone was purchased as an unlocked phone, I did all the codes in this forum to check and sure enough, it is supposed to be unlocked, BUT, every SIM card I get from Straight Talk gives me "INVALID SIM CARD" when I boot up the phone then a black screen comes on with a subdued color message saying, "Sim network unlock PIN" and all the help from Family Mobile, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, Walmart and AT&T, have not helped my situation. I can't write a new APN and store it because I have an invalid SIM card. I have tried the service mode and did everything mention in these forums but no luck so far.
I really like the device(my NOT-Phone) but it does not function as a phone. Can anyone help with this one?
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I have tried every code mentioned, in here, that was successful for others but not for me.
I started by buying my Galaxy S4, out right, at Walmart for use on Family Mobile. Poor signal everywhere except in my house. The phone has T-Mobile support as far as towers go. After about three weeks I had my phone number transferred to Straight Talk and they sent a SIM card for use with AT&T support. The phone was purchased as an unlocked phone, I did all the codes in this forum to check and sure enough, it is supposed to be unlocked, BUT, every SIM card I get from Straight Talk gives me "INVALID SIM CARD" when I boot up the phone then a black screen comes on with a subdued color message saying, "Sim network unlock PIN" and all the help from Family Mobile, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, Walmart and AT&T, have not helped my situation. I can't write a new APN and store it because I have an invalid SIM card. I have tried the service mode and did everything mention in these forums but no luck so far.
I really like the device(my NOT-Phone) but it does not function as a phone. Can anyone help with this one?
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No warranty in Walmart?!
If it connects to T-Mobile towers out of the box, can you borrow a T-Mobile SIM from soneone and go through the SIM unlock procedure? I'd do that just to make sure it's SIM unlocked. Then try Straight Talk with whatever APNs they use. Do this on stock and once you can confirm you get that far and it's working then go crazy. Good luck.
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If it connects to T-Mobile towers out of the box, can you borrow a T-Mobile SIM from soneone and go through the SIM unlock procedure? I'd do that just to make sure it's SIM unlocked. Then try Straight Talk with whatever APNs they use. Do this on stock and once you can confirm you get that far and it's working then go crazy. Good luck.
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If I put the original, 1st SIM (Family Mobile) that I bought, back in, I do not get the Unlock Sim code message but I also do not have service because I already had the number ported. I've been that route. I tried the APN routine but it won't save because I don't have service with that SIM card. I go into the unlock routine through the service mode and it says it's already unlocked. Any Sim card from Straight Talk gives me Invalid SIM.
I'm going to return it to Walmart and try another phone.
Had my Verizon Galaxy note 3 running on the T Mobile network flawlessly until one day a week ago I woke up with no network connection. Upon contacting T Mobile I was told that the IMEI had been reported stolen so it was blocked. I contacted Verizon and they confirmed that this has (inadvertently) happened and the IMEI had been blocked. They unblocked the IMEI for me and I was able to later confirm through several online sources that the IMEI was no longer showing stolen. HOWEVER!!! My note 3 will no longer work on the T Mobile network and they are telling me that the phone is now locked...
I purchased a brand new sim card and had it activated on my line through T Mobile, still nothing. I have put a Verizon SIM from my sisters Verizon account into my phone and it immediately has 4G LTE..
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT VERIZON HAS CARRIER LOCKED MY NOTE 3????? CAN THEY DO THIS? IF SO HOW DO I UNLOCK IT SINCE NO ONE HAS CODES FOR CDMA PHONES (ESPECIALLY VICIOUS VERIZON)???
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE NOT HAD MY PHONE ON THE NETWORK FOR A WEEK NOW AND I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING. VERIZON IS TELLING ME THE PHONE IS NO LONGER BLOCKED.
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Had my Verizon Galaxy note 3 running on the T Mobile network flawlessly until one day a week ago I woke up with no network connection. Upon contacting T Mobile I was told that the IMEI had been reported stolen so it was blocked. I contacted Verizon and they confirmed that this has (inadvertently) happened and the IMEI had been blocked. They unblocked the IMEI for me and I was able to later confirm through several online sources that the IMEI was no longer showing stolen. HOWEVER!!! My note 3 will no longer work on the T Mobile network and they are telling me that the phone is now locked...
I purchased a brand new sim card and had it activated on my line through T Mobile, still nothing. I have put a Verizon SIM from my sisters Verizon account into my phone and it immediately has 4G LTE..
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT VERIZON HAS CARRIER LOCKED MY NOTE 3????? CAN THEY DO THIS? IF SO HOW DO I UNLOCK IT SINCE NO ONE HAS CODES FOR CDMA PHONES (ESPECIALLY VICIOUS VERIZON)???
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME, I HAVE NOT HAD MY PHONE ON THE NETWORK FOR A WEEK NOW AND I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING. VERIZON IS TELLING ME THE PHONE IS NO LONGER BLOCKED.
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You can contact with you service provider . or you can resolve this issue if you contact with any cell pone hardware dealer.
Verizon will not replace your note 3 unless you are a Verizon customer. You would have more luck if you called while the phone was activated to your sisters account and asked for a replacement. It would most likely be a CLN device, but it will work on TMobile
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Hi there,
I was coming home from the cottage went thru a dead zone with no service.
when I looked back down at my phone it said unregistered sim card...
with the phone being unlocked.. instantly thought blacklisted....
My sim works in other phones just wont register on this phone.. however I tried to put another sim from my mothers bell and it brought up bell on the phone.
I have contacted telus my provider and they just keep saying its something with your phone because my card works elsewhere in other phones,
I just purchased this phone I could really use some help with this.
Thank you
OK, so I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 from an friend of mine, and found out that it was from a different carrier than my phone before this one, (which I still have and could use if this can't be fixed) the S5 is from AT&T, and I usuall do Virgin Mobile. I know that when I put in my old SIM card it will ask me for a SIM key, which I do not have. My question is, is there a way to get the SIM key, or do I have to have access to my friend's AT&T account in order to get it? People say I have to call my carrier to get the key, but I'm not sure if that is how it works. Thank you in advance.
OK sounds good. But I heard that you can contact the network it came from to get it, or is it the network your SIM card is from? If it's the company the phone came from, then it would be AT&T, and would I need to have my friend's at&t account in order to get the Network Code? If that's the case, then I'll just have to use the website you gave.