Samsung S8 Unlocked on Verizon - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

I bought an S8 from B&H. Showed up as a tmobile phone so I just flashed the unlocked version onto it. However, I stuck my old sim card from my phone onto it and now its asking for a pin unlock key and a pin. I've tried the ones off verizon and it isn't working at all.
Any ideas?

The phone is sim locked. Most likely going to have to get tmobile to unlock it.
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Thor2j said:
The phone is sim locked. Most likely going to have to get tmobile to unlock it.
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Ah, I get it. I'm going to get it exchanged as I'm pretty sure someone skimmed the unlocked version off and replaced it with the tmobile. The unlocked version should be fine right? Just pop the sim card in?
Thanks

If you get a true unlocked version that should be the case. I bought a US unlocked S8 directly from Samsung and all I did was pop in my Verizon sim. I'm on a prepaid plan so the only extra feature I get is VoLTE. Not sure if postpaid is any different.

snowbrdd said:
Ah, I get it. I'm going to get it exchanged as I'm pretty sure someone skimmed the unlocked version off and replaced it with the tmobile. The unlocked version should be fine right? Just pop the sim card in?
Thanks
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Yes.
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Related

Just got my nexus s... but...

**updated: ok, that is fixed... inserted a sim card that was not activated by mistake.....
Now, my new question..... I did root my nexus one, then I rooted my galaxy tab...... is there any reason to root this just yet? Or wait for custom roms/overlcock/kernels! Thx!!
Also, unlike my desire hd... it seems to have the edge speeds automatically... I did not have to put in the apn settings? cool, but why is that?
Mr.Kakarot said:
Long story short, my friend drove down and bought 2... problem is, I fear they are not factory unlocked.... I put in my sim card and it says no sim installed, emergency calls only?
It also came with a tmobile sim card, which I thought was odd.... so if he drove 6 hours, round trip.... just to buy a locked phone? Are we screwed? heh
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hmm weird all the phones have the same SKU so its all the same phone you couldnt have gotten a "locked" device
slowz3r said:
hmm weird all the phones have the same SKU so its all the same phone you couldnt have gotten a "locked" device
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True. They're all the same. You have to be doing something wrong haha.
Mine came with t mobile sim but it's unlocked. All phones are unlocked.
raeef said:
Mine came with t mobile sim but it's unlocked. All phones are unlocked.
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You should keep that sim, never know when it comes in handy, i too was surprised to see it comes with a SIM
true but I live in canada! well, wtf! I hope my phone is not busted.... heck of a drive.
thx
**edit.... must of grabbed wrong sim card, have the tab, focus and nexus s pulled apart.... put in my other sim and it worked!!
phew, thx
They all come with T-Mobile SIMs.
Maybe these handsets are locked to U.S. carriers, i.e. T-Mobile and AT&T..
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sounds like you have an deactivated/defective/possibly really old SIM?
uansari1 said:
Maybe these handsets are locked to U.S. carriers, i.e. T-Mobile and AT&T..
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that shouldnt be the case, a GSM carrier is a GSM carrier
yea, I had 2 phones and the tab pulled apart... grabbed the wrong sim card by accident.... thx

[Q] How to Unlock the Sprint Galaxy S4

I did some searching but couldn't really make anything out... is it possible to unlock my Sprint Galaxy S4 for AT&T Use?
No, not yet anyways. The only thing possible at the moment is to have the SIM unlocked by Sprint for international SIM card usage while overseas.
It's already unlocked, I took my phone over seas and just popped my sim in there and everything was working fine
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nas02302 said:
It's already unlocked, I took my phone over seas and just popped my sim in there and everything was working fine
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That's cool to hear. You're the first example I've read about whose S4 just worked out of the box with an international SIM without getting it unlocked first from Sprint. Did you buy the phone brand new from Sprint at a retail location?
optimummind said:
That's cool to hear. You're the first example I've read about whose S4 just worked out of the box with an international SIM without getting it unlocked first from Sprint. Did you buy the phone brand new from Sprint at a retail location?
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no actually you might be right, i went to a samsung event and won it there and im on employee line.

S4 Sim Unlocked/Bootloader Unlocked

I just purchased an AT&T S4, I was told it is already unlocked so that I can use on any carrier. Is there a way to verify that without the obvious way, putting in a different carrier SIM?
Also, since the phone is not under contract, can I get the bootloader unlocked by AT&T?
appzattak said:
I just purchased an AT&T S4, I was told it is already unlocked so that I can use on any carrier. Is there a way to verify that without the obvious way, putting in a different carrier SIM?
Also, since the phone is not under contract, can I get the bootloader unlocked by AT&T?
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As far as I know, the only way is to test with a different carrier sim.
There is no way to unlock the boot loader.
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Verizon Use

T-MOBILE S7 Edge works on Verizon, ATT with unlocked Sim card! I also have LTE on All 3 Networks.
First question is how did you get your phone unlocked? I thought tmobile made you wait 45 days before they would unlock the phone
2swizzle said:
First question is how did you get your phone unlocked? I thought tmobile made you wait 45 days before they would unlock the phone
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A lot of times if the phone is paid off, it'll unlock as long as it meets 1 requirement.
Sweet Verizon is super fast and coverage is virtually anywhere.
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droid rocks said:
T-MOBILE S7 Edge works on Verizon, ATT with unlocked Sim card! I also have LTE on All 3 Networks.
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Does it have CDMA support?
I am able to make calls. I'm not sure because I use dialpad for all of my calls.
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I said that I was going over seas for a trip. Then the device unlock app was activated.
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Verizon uses a lte sim card for data only. There will not be(shouldnt be anyway) any call support because the 935t does not have cdma, unless verizon is using different bands on newer devices like tmobile(band 12 - 700a)
droid rocks said:
T-MOBILE S7 Edge works on Verizon, ATT with unlocked Sim card! I also have LTE on All 3 Networks.
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I unlocked my T-Mobile S7 Edge, I cant make it connect to Verizon network for some reason, when did you buy the phone and how did you unlock it? any special things you need to do?
droid rocks said:
I am able to make calls. I'm not sure because I use dialpad for all of my calls.
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can you show us the steps I just tried to add my unlocked sm-935t to. Verizon and they tried to add the imei but it's not in there system do you think if I flash sm-935u will it work ??
help
droid rocks said:
T-MOBILE S7 Edge works on Verizon, ATT with unlocked Sim card! I also have LTE on All 3 Networks.
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how did you get sm-g935t to work in verizon please help me i have my s7 edge unlocked from t-mobile and i am trying to used it on verizon

SIM card is not from Verizon...

I bought a Verizon unactivated HTC 10 recently, for my AT&T SIM card (AT&T is not selling HTC 10, and I have a Best Buy gift card, so I had to buy either Verizon or Sprint. Verizon is cheaper.)
The AT&T SIM card works just fine, but there's an annoying notification saying that "SIM card is not from Verizon..." that won't go away.
Other people online (using different phones) suggest disabling "activation manager", but no such app exists.
I already disabled & force stopped any Verizon/Amazon apps.
Does anyone know how to get rid of the notification?
sim unlocking service like this http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/htc-model-unlock-code/htc-10.htm ? there is other companies also. I have no experience with any.
Use any SIM on any GSM Network
With an unlocked HTC 10 you can change carriers without buying a new phone. This means you can take advantage of the best service package for your current needs. Then if your needs change, you can change providers any time.
afuller42 said:
sim unlocking service like this http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/htc-model-unlock-code/htc-10.htm ? there is other companies also. I have no experience with any.
Use any SIM on any GSM Network
With an unlocked HTC 10 you can change carriers without buying a new phone. This means you can take advantage of the best service package for your current needs. Then if your needs change, you can change providers any time.
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I'm not sure if you understood my question (or am I just reading the website wrong?)
The SIM works just fine; I just want to get rid of the notification telling me the SIM isn't from Verizon.
davidchuyaya said:
I'm not sure if you understood my question (or am I just reading the website wrong?)
The SIM works just fine; I just want to get rid of the notification telling me the SIM isn't from Verizon.
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but by actually sim unlocking the phone the message shouldn't pop anymore since it is allowed to use any. right now the phone is locked to Verizon sims. really are all your features working 100%? some may not be functioning. I have no personal experience with this just seen it many times
afuller42 said:
but by actually sim unlocking the phone the message shouldn't pop anymore since it is allowed to use any. right now the phone is locked to Verizon sims. really are all your features working 100%? some may not be functioning
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Calls work, that's all I've tested so far. Theoretically Verizon phones come unlocked no?
davidchuyaya said:
Calls work, that's all I've tested so far. Theoretically Verizon phones come unlocked no?
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nope, they are the more locked down version, htcdev even has them blocked to unlock the bootloader and stuff. http://htc.com has the actual unlocked model that you should of bought.
afuller42 said:
nope, they are the more locked down version, htcdev even has them blocked to unlock the bootloader and stuff. http://htc.com has the actual unlocked model that you should of bought.
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I know. In the OP, I said that I had to buy a Verizon version because I had a Best Buy gift card. They don't sell unlocked
I understand. but because of that you may have to spend another $10 to get it "unlocked" for your sim card
Or try calling Verizon and see if they'll give you your SIM unlock code for free. They did it for me a few years back when I was preparing for some international travel, but I am also a long-standing customer with a good history on Verizon.
davidchuyaya said:
I bought a Verizon unactivated HTC 10 recently, for my AT&T SIM card (AT&T is not selling HTC 10, and I have a Best Buy gift card, so I had to buy either Verizon or Sprint. Verizon is cheaper.)
The AT&T SIM card works just fine, but there's an annoying notification saying that "SIM card is not from Verizon..." that won't go away.
Other people online (using different phones) suggest disabling "activation manager", but no such app exists.
I already disabled & force stopped any Verizon/Amazon apps.
Does anyone know how to get rid of the notification?
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This is an XML edit you need to do. The sku that your phone currently has loaded is for Verizon. Have you s-offed yet? If you have we can rid this message.
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dottat said:
This is an XML edit you need to do. The sku that your phone currently has loaded is for Verizon. Have you s-offed yet? If you have we can rid this message.
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I have not S-OFF'd, but after installing the firmware update this afternoon (with HTC Sync Manager) and rebooting, the notification is gone.
Thanks anyway guys?
davidchuyaya said:
I have not S-OFF'd, but after installing the firmware update this afternoon (with HTC Sync Manager) and rebooting, the notification is gone.
Thanks anyway guys?
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Cool. If it comes back. It's the sku id in one of the default.XML files you will be chasing.
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afuller42 said:
sim unlocking service like this http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/htc-model-unlock-code/htc-10.htm ? there is other companies also. I have no experience with any.
Use any SIM on any GSM Network
With an unlocked HTC 10 you can change carriers without buying a new phone. This means you can take advantage of the best service package for your current needs. Then if your needs change, you can change providers any time.
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afuller42 said:
but by actually sim unlocking the phone the message shouldn't pop anymore since it is allowed to use any. right now the phone is locked to Verizon sims. really are all your features working 100%? some may not be functioning. I have no personal experience with this just seen it many times
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afuller42 said:
nope, they are the more locked down version, htcdev even has them blocked to unlock the bootloader and stuff. http://htc.com has the actual unlocked model that you should of bought.
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afuller42 said:
I understand. but because of that you may have to spend another $10 to get it "unlocked" for your sim card
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FYI, all of Verizon's postpaid LTE phones have been SIM unlocked since ~2012, including for GSM usage both in the US and internationally. No SIM unlock is needed for the Verizon-branded HTC 10 or any other modern Verizon postpaid LTE device.
It's totally normal for a Verizon ROM to state that an inserted SIM is not a Verizon SIM, it doesn't affect usage of that non-Verizon SIM.
dottat said:
This is an XML edit you need to do. The sku that your phone currently has loaded is for Verizon. Have you s-offed yet? If you have we can rid this message.
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What can I do to get rid of the message about Verizon sim card not installed. I am s-offed
clemel said:
What can I do to get rid of the message about Verizon sim card not installed. I am s-offed
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For anyone else needing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594804
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I'm sure dottat's suggestions are the "clean" way of doing this, but the way I got rid of the Sim and Wifi Connected nags are with a handy Xposed
Module called Notifyclean.

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