Hey Guys.
I purchased a Galaxy S6 Edge+ online to replace my Note 4. The Edge+ is from Verizon, and I was going to use it on Straight Talk using Verizon towers. I thought it would be straight forward but apparently I still have to have it unlocked to use it. It seems there aren't any free ways to unlock it myself, and I am skeptical of paying sketchy websites for the code to unlock it. Do any of you have any recommendations for my dilemma, or am I just SOL?
Thanks in Kind.
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Hi,
I am on AT&T using a T-Mobile S5 because it's a better device to run RoMs on. Someone suggested GSM nation as a place to purchase a Galaxy S6 unlocked. I am looking for folks who have tried that, and am curious how the experience went for them. It would seem that they sold the 9000M version of the S5.
Was it updated faster then Carrier versions?
Was it limited at all by not have Carrier bloat?
How was your warrantee experience, if you had to use it?
Any other thoughts?
I suppose I can buy an S6 outright from T-Mobile and just put my Sim in it, but I thought I would explore all my options.
Thanks!
Hi there,
Soon to be first time android user(maybe?) wanting to purchase a Galaxy s6 edge plus.
But I have a couple of questions I was hoping people with experience can help me out.
1.- Since I live in the US but will be using the phone often overseas, I would like a fully unlocked phone that will work with any mobile carrier. But it is such trouble buying unlocked phones in the US I am really confused as to how should I proceed doing so? I could buy an Att phone at full retail and get it unlocked by them right? Will I be able to delete the ATT bloatware? Is there a better way to just buy an unlocked phone? I want the 64 gb gold version which seems to be very very hard to find ( ATT does have it though). Note: I am aware Verizon phones are unlocked but they do not carry the 64 gb gold variant and aren't their bands totally bad for international use?
2.- Coming from an iphone user, I've always jailbroken every iphone i've owned, it truly unlocks the full potential of a phone such as installing small modifications that make a great diff. My question is: will I be able to do the same with my galaxy s6 edge plus if I get my hands on an unlocked one? Is this called rooting? I've been reading threads from here and what I got is that rooting devices is very hard specifically for the galaxy brand? Is there a way around that?
That's all for now, just want to thank you going to the trouble of reading my post and would really appreciate your help if you happen to know any of the questions I have.
Thank you
Hi, I am currently with AT&T but would prefer purchasing a t mobile S7 outright and unlocking it for use on AT&T. Anyone have any experiences with unlocking services?
Yap, I remember using https://www.unlockunit.com/ last year, charged me ~$20 for AT&T S6 Edge, and it worked.
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I have used these guys a few times with success
Quick phone unlock dot com
don't know about ATT but with Tmobile, unlock codes do not work anymore. atleast for the s6
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do any one know how to unlock sim for galaxy s7 sprint provider trying to switch to metro pcs
marese310 said:
do any one know how to unlock sim for galaxy s7 sprint provider trying to switch to metro pcs
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Try these guys - www.cellunlocker.net. I've been using them for a long time and they've always come through for me.
Sim-unlock.net
Did mine last night
i have used cellunlocker.net before and they have been 100% able to unlock what i had. i even made the mistake of buying twice for some reason but they refunded me the 2nd one without me even asking. it's the new tmobile unlock app i havent tried yet. i tried getting them to unlock my tmobile s6 before but after a day or two they said they couldnt do it because of the new system and refunded me and i never tried again. but looks like they figured it out for the s6. i would try it but there is no way for me to test if it works. every sim i have and can borrow is tmobile
I wanna buy now a Sprint, Galaxy S7, and use it on the Verizon network, because Verizon has less capabilities to play around with software. but Verizon is still the better service, so I wanna stick to them, so does anybody know if Sprint still locks their LTE phones? And will it work 100% on the Verizon network, and how will it work internationally on the GSM network, can someone please educate me in this Subject?
Try this service: www.unlockradar.com if you want to unlock your Glaxy S7. Customer support is very responsive and they can asist you at any time.
Hi all,
So long time reader, first post. I joined when I was able to root/rom my S3 on AT&T and a lot has changed since then so forgive me if I post something/where incorrect.
If i'm understanding correctly, not many phones now a days can easily be rooted/bootloader unlocked when purchased via ATT/VZW/... So due to me missing roms/root.... greatly on my VZW Note 4 (SM-N910V, 5.1.1), I want to be able to purchase a phone that I can do all that on. I was considering getting the Factory S7 (SM-930F). But I'm still confused. Would the answer from here on out in the industry be to purchase a factory unlocked phone and essentially sign up for a BYOP option to a major carrier? Please feel free to give your input and thanks for any help/advice.
-X
Vzw note4 can be rooted now. The factory s7 doesn't have the proper radios for vzw. It might work on T-Mobile or att. I don't know for sure.
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Alright, I purchased this phone off of a friend who discontinued their service with Sprint. Their account was in good standing, and they'd had the phone on the account over 50 days, so it was eligible to be unlocked. I currently have a Nexus 6, which works fine, but the screen is shattered. I wanted to use the S7 EDGE while I get the screen fixed on the Nexus 6.
I've called Sprint on numerous occasions, and they've 'unlocked' the phone; however, when I put the T-mobile SIM card in, I get invalid SIM. I've tried factory resetting with just the T-Mobile SIM as well, and I get the same result. I did some research online, and talked to some people, and I got mixed responses. I've heard that you can't use a Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile because one's GSM and one's CDMA. However, I've also seen that some people have success in using Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile.
I did a bit more research, and I saw that some suggested flashing the SM-G935U ROM, which is the unlocked ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I tried this as well using ODIN, and still get invalid SIM.
Can anyone please provide some advice on what steps I need to take in order to get this unlocked? I've spent a lot of time researching this on the internet, and still haven't found a clear solution to what I'm encountering.
Thanks in advance for any help!
cakeomnom said:
Alright, I purchased this phone off of a friend who discontinued their service with Sprint. Their account was in good standing, and they'd had the phone on the account over 50 days, so it was eligible to be unlocked. I currently have a Nexus 6, which works fine, but the screen is shattered. I wanted to use the S7 EDGE while I get the screen fixed on the Nexus 6.
I've called Sprint on numerous occasions, and they've 'unlocked' the phone; however, when I put the T-mobile SIM card in, I get invalid SIM. I've tried factory resetting with just the T-Mobile SIM as well, and I get the same result. I did some research online, and talked to some people, and I got mixed responses. I've heard that you can't use a Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile because one's GSM and one's CDMA. However, I've also seen that some people have success in using Sprint S7 EDGE on T-Mobile.
I did a bit more research, and I saw that some suggested flashing the SM-G935U ROM, which is the unlocked ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I tried this as well using ODIN, and still get invalid SIM.
Can anyone please provide some advice on what steps I need to take in order to get this unlocked? I've spent a lot of time researching this on the internet, and still haven't found a clear solution to what I'm encountering.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Sounds like the device is locked. So therefore you need to use a 3rd party unlocking service, or if you have access to a z3x box then you can perform the unlock yourself :good: