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Verizon N6 Fastboot OEM Unlock Supported

I was just on the Verizon Wireless site looking at the new Nexus 6 that was released today and it prompted a live chat with a representative. I decided to go ahead and ask her if the device was locked and if so, did it support Fastboot OEM Unlock. She said went to check with her tech team and they confirmed that it was able to be unlocked with that method. Finally, and unlocked bootloader

Wait till you get the device in your hands
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This is really not surprising in the least
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I'm really hoping that someone who's buying the phone from Verizon soon can confirm on here if this is true for sure. I won't be upgrading for a couple months but I'm really curious!

They'll tell you anything you want to hear to get you to buy something.
"check with her tech team" = going to take a leak in the bathroom....
Lets wait till someone has phone in hand!

The galaxy nexus was, right? Is Verizon even getting a unique part number?

Its fine I wouldn't worry,its a nexus vzw didn't mess with !

I don't know why people assumed verizon nexus would be locked its the same thing as others just has verizon logo on it
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To anyone doubting.. Every single Nexus 6, regardless of where you bought it, will be bootloader unlockable with fastboot oem unlock. End of speculation.

I think the biggest question is will there be an OEM partition filled with a bunch of garbage like the ATT version.

Evo_Shift said:
I think the biggest question is will there be an OEM partition filled with a bunch of garbage like the ATT version.
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Prob but that is easily taken care of..No worried once u root and unlock

2defmouze said:
To anyone doubting.. Every single Nexus 6, regardless of where you bought it, will be bootloader unlockable with fastboot oem unlock. End of speculation.
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I hope this is true! Where did you get your information?

I'll have mine next Tuesday or Wednesday. Can't wait to drop the Note 3.
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misterpyrrhuloxia said:
I hope this is true! Where did you get your information?
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It's a Nexus. Google has said multiple times that their phones will never be locked down

I bet it will be sim locked like ATT though.

Peylix said:
I bet it will be sim locked like ATT though.
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All Verizon LTE phones come SIM unlocked.

catcher8587 said:
All Verizon LTE phones come SIM unlocked.
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Never knew this. So it seems VZW is the lesser of the two evils other than taking a decade to launch the device.

misterpyrrhuloxia said:
I hope this is true! Where did you get your information?
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DubleJayJ said:
It's a Nexus. Google has said multiple times that their phones will never be locked down
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What he said. A Nexus is a Nexus and will always have an easy unlockable bootloader. I've been tinkering with Androids for many years and this one is written in stone, Verion can do nothing to change it.

I should find out by Thursday.

All verizon lte phones are sim unlocked and usually have global bands. ATT is the absolute worst carrier.

"Sunderwear" T-Mobile financed g4 sim unlock service works!

I just used Sunderwears unlock service. My lg g4 is being financed so i cannot request a permanent unlock..only a temp unlock. Using his service allowed me to permanently unlock my g4 for any carrier! Here is a video i took.
http://youtu.be/gzWFy7LADzc

Is there a link to the service?

jordy787 said:
I just used Sunderwears unlock service. My lg g4 is being financed so i cannot request a permanent unlock..only a temp unlock. Using his service allowed me to permanently unlock my g4 for any carrier! Here is a video i took.
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carrier unlock is not the same as bootloader unlock. there is no "temporary" bootloader unlock. its either unlocked or its not.
however, some unlocks can be reverted, that doesnt mean they are temporary.

It sounds like your refering to a sim unlock. I would change the name of your thread because when you just say unlock we think you have found the Holy Grale. Call it a sim unlock in your topic.

It is a sim unlock. He is charging $45 for it.

Pm him I'm not sure if he has a website yet. And yea my bad its a Sim unlock

from segment 1 to segment 2, there's a 3 hour delay based on the phone clock. Maybe it's just me, but something seems off.
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Mi|enko said:
from segment 1 to segment 2, there's a 3 hour delay based on the phone clock. Maybe it's just me, but something seems off.
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during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol

Sunderwear said:
during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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Can u try to do bootloader unlock also?
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Sunderwear said:
during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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Man I'm very interested I sent you a PM. could you please reply with instructions. Thank you .

I have a ROM that is unlocked sim for the T-Mobile USA H811!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...g4-h811-global-sim-unlocked-rom-v1-0-t3167672

MicroMod777 said:
I have a ROM that is unlocked sim for the T-Mobile USA H811!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...g4-h811-global-sim-unlocked-rom-v1-0-t3167672
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Yeah who ever is paid for this service and is on tmo is probably going nuts now. Lol

TecknoFreak said:
Yeah who ever is paid for this service and is on tmo is probably going nuts now. Lol
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Well if u want Wifi calling and HD Voice u need the unlock service. But then again these only work for T-Mobile.
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Roms can't sim unlock devices

Could you pm me?
Could you pm me??i have one for you to unlock
Sunderwear said:
during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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please do not pm requesting me to unlock your device. T-mobile caught up and the loop hole is been closed. Sorry.

Can you stillunlock?
Nevermind

@Sunderwear
can this be done on a G4 that had it's IMEI changed to unblock it? I have one that this was done on, still can't use the unlock app, and of course talking to t-mobile is useless, they have no record of the new IMEI so they can't unlock it for me.
Edit: wanted to also advise, I tried this with that rom that is supposed to allow to you unlock a H811, when I use the dialer code to get into the unlock menu, all of the options show as permanently being locked, so it may not work at all for the app either.

xxxwalo said:
Man I'm very interested I sent you a PM. could you please reply with instructions. Thank you .
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Did you unlock it?

Blacklisted Nexus 6P

Hi everyone,
I bought a Nexus 6P on Shpock selling app the other day, the previous owner had factory reset the phone before sending it to me. I was setting up the phone, and it asked me to put in the previous owners Google account to continue set up, obviously I did not know the details, and my impatience to ask for them was too short as I wanted to get into the phone and use it.
Anyway I found a video on YouTube explaining how to bypass this security. I followed all the steps and did everything correctly.
And now it turns out, my Nexus has been blacklisted. It had apparently been done on the same date and time as I was doing the security bypass. I will attach a photo to show you all
So my question is, could it have been blacklisted because of the security bypass?
I also have the email from Google saying welcome to your new Nexus 6P attached, this is to show the times are accurate to the blacklist time on the report.
Cheers!

Looks like there is about a month difference between blacklist date and email date. 7/5 and 6/6. Maybe previous owner decided to ditch it because of the T-Mo blacklist?

Oh my god I genuinely didn't notice the months difference! How stupid of me to not realise something so simple! The seller said it was unlocked, but when I try GiffGaff sim card who are linked to O2-UK it asks for a sim unlock pin. I've ordered a unlock code online, maybe it will work? I think it might because I bought a EE sim card to test it out (T-Mobile and Orange joined to make EE) and I got a signal on it??

LDH2K10 said:
Oh my god I genuinely didn't notice the months difference! How stupid of me to not realise something so simple! The seller said it was unlocked, but when I try GiffGaff sim card who are linked to O2-UK it asks for a sim unlock pin. I've ordered a unlock code online, maybe it will work? I think it might because I bought a EE sim card to test it out (T-Mobile and Orange joined to make EE) and I got a signal on it??
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In the US so not too sure of the carriers in your market, but the 6P is designed to be unlocked for any US sim (T-Mo, Sprint, Verizon, ATT I know for sure). It's not like a Samsung where you're tied down to one carrier. But if the phone does need an unlock I'm not aware of, the previous owner may have botched it and thus caused the blacklist.

Any possibility of it being a contract phone with an unpaid bill you think? Because i don't understand why it would be locked to one network and not be a contract phone, unless it was purchased from the EE store and locked to that network by default, I have no idea

LDH2K10 said:
Any possibility of it being a contract phone with an unpaid bill you think? Because i don't understand why it would be locked to one network and not be a contract phone, unless it was purchased from the EE store and locked to that network by default, I have no idea
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I just did some cursory research. Seems T-Mobile (and maybe by extension EE?) is keen on locking SIMs regardless of if they were unlocked originally. Just saw this link http://www.t-mobile.com/company/com...olicy/unlock-your-mobile-wireless-device.html.
Would definitely contact T-Mo directly since they're the one who blacklisted it. Maybe you can talk to them about removing the block since you're not the original phone owner with whom they have issues.

eregev said:
I just did some cursory research. Seems T-Mobile (and maybe by extension EE?) is keen on locking SIMs regardless of if they were unlocked originally. Just saw this link http://www.t-mobile.com/company/com...olicy/unlock-your-mobile-wireless-device.html.
Would definitely contact T-Mo directly since they're the one who blacklisted it. Maybe you can talk to them about removing the block since you're not the original phone owner with whom they have issues.
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Just made a strange discovery... apparently the IMEI of this phone is not recognised by T-Mobile???
I have no idea wtf is going on, guess I could call them and ask, but by the looks of it, I won't get anywhere with them!

That is odd. I definitely call them, humans are more understanding and creative than the website. Ask nicely, use flattery, and let us know what happens either way.
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eregev said:
That is odd. I definitely call them, humans are more understanding and creative than the website. Ask nicely, use flattery, and let us know what happens either way.
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Yeah will do! Cheers for the advice/help anyways! ?

Turns out my phone is not blacklisted from EE network, so sticking to them ?
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Beautiful! Enjoy your phone!
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eregev said:
Beautiful! Enjoy your phone!
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Turns out it works with the internet only but blocked from receiving calls/texts and making calls/sending texts :/

LDH2K10 said:
Hi everyone,
I bought a Nexus 6P on Shpock selling app the other day, the previous owner had factory reset the phone before sending it to me. I was setting up the phone, and it asked me to put in the previous owners Google account to continue set up, obviously I did not know the details, and my impatience to ask for them was too short as I wanted to get into the phone and use it.
Anyway I found a video on YouTube explaining how to bypass this security. I followed all the steps and did everything correctly.
And now it turns out, my Nexus has been blacklisted. It had apparently been done on the same date and time as I was doing the security bypass. I will attach a photo to show you all
So my question is, could it have been blacklisted because of the security bypass?
I also have the email from Google saying welcome to your new Nexus 6P attached, this is to show the times are accurate to the blacklist time on the report.
Cheers!
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edit the attahced image to hide your email

Google Play Pixel XL locked by Big Brother Red

I didn't think this was possible, but I got a replacement Pixel XL from Google months ago (They even had to manually add the phone to their network since it was from Google) to replace my VZW Pixel XL. I had no problems, OEM unlocking toggle was always enabled. Recently I went to OP3, and was trying to pass the Safetynet check and as a troubleshooting step I locked the BL thinking I could unlock it again since I did NOT have a VZW Pixel XL. To my surprise I'm now SOL, and unable to unlock it now it appears VZW is checking their IMEIs and rather the Pixel is from them or not they'll disable OEM unlocking on Android 8

FUZER384 said:
I didn't think this was possible, but I got a replacement Pixel XL from Google months ago (They even had to manually add the phone to their network since it was from Google) to replace my VZW Pixel XL. I had no problems, OEM unlocking toggle was always enabled. Recently I went to OP3, and was trying to pass the Safetynet check and as a troubleshooting step I locked the BL thinking I could unlock it again since I did NOT have a VZW Pixel XL. To my surprise I'm now SOL, and unable to unlock it now it appears VZW is checking their IMEIs and rather the Pixel is from them or not they'll disable OEM unlocking on Android 8
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What are you using to check safetynet

pcriz said:
What are you using to check safetynet
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Safetynet is the last of my concerns now after these course of events

FUZER384 said:
Safetynet is the last of my concerns now after these course of events
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You already answered the question of whether or not the system was modified or not when you locked it in another thread.

pcriz said:
You already answered the question of whether or not the system was modified or not when you locked it in another thread.
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Yeah it was modified but I was trying use Magisk for the root then lock the BL to see if that would make it pass. Just messing around not expecting to be locked out like I had a VZW device

I feel like an idiot I bought mine 3 days ago and it was on 7.1 . I put my VZW sim In and it just went right into the update I'm so pissed it did that.. I really wanted to run Pure Nexus.
I'll put $25 in toward the bounty.

jspencer89 said:
I feel like an idiot I bought mine 3 days ago and it was on 7.1 . I put my VZW sim In and it just went right into the update I'm so pissed it did that.. I really wanted to run Pure Nexus.
I'll put $25 in toward the bounty.
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I wouldn't mind putting cash down either but when its a workaround and the same device being sold without a permanently locked BL, its gonna be super tough for a dev to think its worth it. Most likely we'll have to get new devices from Google....somehow

FUZER384 said:
I wouldn't mind putting cash down either but when its a workaround and the same device being sold without a permanently locked BL, its gonna be super tough for a dev to think its worth it. Most likely we'll have to get new devices from Google....somehow
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The only somehow is to buy one.
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Dumb question, would factory resetting and biting with another soon such as at&t or FreedomPop work to allow unlocking?

No. It's been tried time and time again.
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jrk190 said:
Dumb question, would factory resetting and biting with another soon such as at&t or FreedomPop work to allow unlocking?
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Like Bobby janow said, it's been tried and it doesn't work. I'm with TMO now and it is just as locked down as ever. But this is the first time I'm satisfied with stock and don't care about unlocking it. If I didn't like it, I'd sell this one and buy the GPE.

chapelfreak said:
Like Bobby janow said, it's been tried and it doesn't work. I'm with TMO now and it is just as locked down as ever. But this is the first time I'm satisfied with stock and don't care about unlocking it. If I didn't like it, I'd sell this one and buy the GPE.
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My thoughts exactly. As long as I get updates, I'm not picky.

chapelfreak said:
Like Bobby janow said, it's been tried and it doesn't work. I'm with TMO now and it is just as locked down as ever. But this is the first time I'm satisfied with stock and don't care about unlocking it. If I didn't like it, I'd sell this one and buy the GPE.
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I have a GPE Pixel and I'm still locked down maybe from IMEI from Verizon
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FUZER384 said:
I have a GPE Pixel and I'm still locked down maybe from IMEI from Verizon
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Verizon doesn't lock down Google Store bought Pixels. I had my Pixel on Verizon for months and never had an issue.
If you phone IS malfunctioning in any way (cannot unlock bootloader), you should have no issue getting a replacement from Google.

xocomaox said:
Verizon doesn't lock down Google Store bought Pixels. I had my Pixel on Verizon for months and never had an issue.
If you phone IS malfunctioning in any way (cannot unlock bootloader), you should have no issue getting a replacement from Google.
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Technically my phone was a warranty replacement from Google. The initial purchase was from Verizon then Google replaced it with theirs. That still should hold true tho
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FUZER384 said:
Technically my phone was a warranty replacement from Google. The initial purchase was from Verizon then Google replaced it with theirs. That still should hold true tho
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Google has shipped a number of VZ phones to VZ customers under warranty.

TonikJDK said:
Google has shipped a number of VZ phones to VZ customers under warranty.
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And to that I'll add when I received mine it took 2 days to activate because they said since it was from Google it had NOT been added to their network. They had to add the phone by IMEI manually then activate. I believe I was one of the first to report this but it happens if you get a Google RMA.
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FUZER384 said:
And to that I'll add when I received mine it took 2 days to activate because they said since it was from Google it had NOT been added to their network. They had to add the phone by IMEI manually then activate. I believe I was one of the first to report this but it happens if you get a Google RMA.
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So the way I figure it the devices all come from Google. When devices are shipped directly to Verizon as they scan them into their system. Devices that come directly from Google don't get that chance to be populated in their system because they have no manifest or physical interaction with the device.
How is your device labelled in your account information?

pcriz said:
So the way I figure it the devices all come from Google. When devices are shipped directly to Verizon as they scan them into their system. Devices that come directly from Google don't get that chance to be populated in their system because they have no manifest or physical interaction with the device.
How is your device labelled in your account information?
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Not sure how to answer that. Can you give me some direction on where to get that? Verizon app?
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FUZER384 said:
Not sure how to answer that. Can you give me some direction on where to get that? Verizon app?
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You can view your devices from the verizon webpage. When you log in and look at your account, there is likely a page for device info.

T-Mobile (USA) Carrier Lock

I got an S10+ as a gift. I asked T-Mobile support to unlock it and they said no problem and that it would take 72 hours.
Well it's been over a week and I've been back and forth with support trying everything up to and including a factory reset all with no luck. They're now saying that they've "exhausted their efforts" and that *some phones can't be unlocked".
I've never experienced this with support before and am not sure what to do next. I'm pretty sure Samsung is just going to refer me back to the carrier if I try them. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.

Mikesmith2738 said:
I got an S10+ as a gift. I asked T-Mobile support to unlock it and they said no problem and that it would take 72 hours.
Well it's been over a week and I've been back and forth with support trying everything up to and including a factory reset all with no luck. They're now saying that they've "exhausted their efforts" and that “some phones can't be unlocked".
I've never experienced this with support before and am not sure what to do next. I'm pretty sure Samsung is just going to refer me back to the carrier if I try them. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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*Bump*

How do you know it's still locked?

Do you have an account with T-Mobile? Contact their Twitter at TMobile help they are usually way more helpful then calling or chatting thru their website and I've personally unlocked dozens of phones like that, paid off or not.

Outbreak444 said:
How do you know it's still locked?
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When I go to Settings and click "Permanent Unlock" I get an error message *Your phone isn't elligible to be unlocked. Reason code: 999".
However, you're right that I haven't tried to put in a different SIM maybe it already unlocked?

Mikesmith2738 said:
When I go to Settings and click "Permanent Unlock" I get an error message *Your phone isn't elligible to be unlocked. Reason code: 999".
However, you're right that I haven't tried to put in a different SIM maybe it already unlocked?
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If it is a Tmobile branded phone version then it is locked. Tmobile can unlock it as long as your account is 3+ month old and in good standing I think.

VICosPhi said:
If it is a Tmobile branded phone version then it is locked. Tmobile can unlock it as long as your account is 3+ month old and in good standing I think.
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Again, their support said they entered it in the system to unlock and it's not working so I don't know what to do next. It's a weird position to be in.
It's my understanding that they used to unlock with an app, but that now it's built into the firmware? In any case, can't get it to work and they have literally said there's nothing else they can do which is really strange.

Mikesmith2738 said:
Again, their support said they entered it in the system to unlock and it's not working.so I don't know what to do next. It's a weird position to be in.
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If the person that gifted it to you got it from T-mobile store then it would be quick, but if they got it from elsewhere, T-mobile always has trouble finding that order and IMEI and takes forever to actually unlock it.
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VICosPhi said:
If the person that gifted it to you got it from T-mobile store then it would be quick, but if they got it from elsewhere, T-mobile always has trouble finding that order and IMEI and takes forever to actually unlock it.
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It's directly from T-Mobile, and I gave them a screen shot of the IMEI which they confirmed over and over.
If they can't unlock it, can a third party?

No one knows?

Mikesmith2738 said:
No one knows?
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Try with a non T-mobile SIM and if it is still locked, take it to the T-mobile store and have them call customer service to unlock. This way the store representative can let them know it is in fact locked.
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Mikesmith2738 said:
No one knows?
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Having the same issue with TMobile always get my phones unlocked via Twitter s8, note8, s9, note 9, onplus 6t all on JOD one thing they all had in common was the unlock app with the new S10 they having build in into the system and I have spend 1 month trying to unlock it even have gotten the phone replaced thinking it was defective , T-Mobile chat has said multiple times they did a override to unlock and still nothing I feel like there is an issue with the new build in unlock process vs the unlock app

Do we know if we can use a code to unlock the phone with different firmware? Are we stuck using T-Mobile's unlock protocol/app?

HtcOnekid said:
Having the same issue with TMobile always get my phones unlocked via Twitter s8, note8, s9, note 9, onplus 6t all on JOD one thing they all had in common was the unlock app with the new S10 they having build in into the system and I have spend 1 month trying to unlock it even have gotten the phone replaced thinking it was defective , T-Mobile chat has said multiple times they did a override to unlock and still nothing I feel like there is an issue with the new build in unlock process vs the unlock app
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That's my experience too... there's no app and T-Mobile seems to have no solution.
So what do we do now?

Mikesmith2738 said:
That's my experience too... there's no app and T-Mobile seems to have no solution.
So what do we do now?
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I traded in the S10+ to the LG g8 just to make sure is the phone since the LG still has the unlock app I'll test and see
Edit: asked TMobile via Twitter for the unlock and when through the app , pressed permanent unlock and walla

I was able to successfully unlock my phone through T-Mobile on twitter. They just need your IMEI and will whitelist it. There is no unlock app anymore. I did have to chat with another rep however because the first rep that tried to help me did something wrong on their end and they tried to tell me to use the unlock app which the S10's don't have.

Locking a device with zero EIP balance should be illegal.
I went through this when I bought a 128GB S6 Edge outright. The phone was paid in full at the store yet they wanted me to wait 40 days to unlock it. I tried 3rd party unlockers and they said they couldn't unlock it. (all attempts with codes failed)
It was a real cluster-f.
I just buy my phones from ebay now. No carrier junk or branding and none of this nonsense either. Paypal is great if a seller tries to jerk you around. Fortunately I haven't had any problems.

djlee0314 said:
I was able to successfully unlock my phone through T-Mobile on twitter. They just need your IMEI and will whitelist it. There is no unlock app anymore. I did have to chat with another rep however because the first rep that tried to help me did something wrong on their end and they tried to tell me to use the unlock app which the S10's don't have.
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Yeah their training is clearly a little behind, but I went through their escalations team and everything and they literally said the had "exhausted all efforts" and added that "some phones can't be unlocked". How crazy is that?
So my current question is... are there still third party unlocks possible?

cpufrost said:
Locking a device with zero EIP balance should be illegal.
I went through this when I bought a 128GB S6 Edge outright. The phone was paid in full at the store yet they wanted me to wait 40 days to unlock it.
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Mines similar, a promo free phone with no obligation.