hi, i just got my (second hand) nexus 6p and so far i like it alot.
updated to 8.1, unlocked the boot loader, installed twrp amd magist to get root all working fine.
the phone seems to be locked to vodafone (uk) as it works ok with a voda sim but when i try a ee sim or 3 uk sim it will not register on the networks and says emergency calls only. the thing thats confusing me is that it does not ask for a unlock code when i try another network sim, every other phone i had has always asked for a code to unlock it. am i missing something or is there another way to input a unlock code if / when i get it from voda or a third party unlocking provider?
cheers / thanks
You might be right but the solution is there check out this page https://support.vodafone.co.uk/Usin...one-device-if-I-m-not-a-Vodafone-customer.htm
thanks to a message from Exodusche my problem is solved. the phone is not network locked at all, when changing the sim for some reason i had to turn off the security pin then reboot the phone and as if by magic after that i had service and everything working fine. some sort of glitch in 8.1 i guess.
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Hello all
This is my first post here, but I have been reading a lot for some days now
So this is the issue
Some days ago I bought on ebay from a reputable seller the sgs2 stated as unlocked for all networks. This is a UK phone but I am located in portugal, and I use a vodafone sim card
Much to my surprise I was greeted with the O2 logo when turning it on.. oh well.. no big issue on that but...! right after entering my sim card pin code it asked for a network lock control key.!
Trying to avoid too much assle for being a newbie in android I bought an unlock code from mobileunlocked, and well, it didn´t work! says "requesting network unlock" over a fraction of a second and then right afterwards "network unlock request unsucessfull"
Ok, so I went the hard way and read all about firmware and rooting at the android development part of the forum
Was able to flash the XWKE7 / baseband XXKE4 with odin, was able to root it with intratech´s thourough instructions, no more O2 startups or logos, even installed the galaxy S2 sim unlock (it finds the same unlock code I got before, and it is probably right)
but.... the dam unlock code question does not go away, so I have no mobile network at all!
Seems it tries to communicate with O2 for the unlocking but of course I am nowhere near the UK..
So I have a fantastic up to date piece of brick in my hands!
Could someone please help, how can I get over this network unlock code ?
I am running out of options, please help!
best rgds
Buy a code from somewhere online instead. They're more reliable then the app unlock.
Samsung phones can be locked by 4 methods methods but generally the first three are what you are interested in .
1. [NCK] Network lock
2. [SCK] Subset lock
3. [SPCK] SP lock
4. [MCK]
o2 generally only lock down NCK
1 ensure you have down the correct IMEI number , when you got your network unlock code was it just the unlock code they gave you or did they supply the above too.
2. you do not need to have an O2 sim to unlock as the procedure means you need to put a different sim in to enable the codes .
3 mobileunlocked.co.uk are very good and if you contact them they will be able to help you . Send them an email .
Hope this helps but just make sure you entered the correct IMEI number *#06# from the start .
good morning
indeed they do, I bought from them. I had to enter the MCK and then the NCK
how could I know ? lolol
also thank you guys for your prompt help
turning on the little devil as I write... ta nan!
I received a unlock code for my phone and when i put a sim card for other network it is not detecting any network but when i put the sim unlock code phone is accepting it and telling that phone is successfully unlocked.
Can someone help me how can i resolve this issue and be able to use my phone on other network other than TMobile
I am trying to use the phone on Aitel Network in Delhi India - FYI
Reboot the phone after you've unlocked it.
If it boots locked again - there's your problem.
If it reboots unlocked, but you still see no data - you might have a HW issue with your phone. Looking at your carrier supported bands, the phone should work with them. Verify that you have a good signal in your area.
vikramdhani said:
I received a unlock code for my phone and when i put a sim card for other network it is not detecting any network but when i put the sim unlock code phone is accepting it and telling that phone is successfully unlocked.
Can someone help me how can i resolve this issue and be able to use my phone on other network other than TMobile
I am trying to use the phone on Aitel Network in Delhi India - FYI
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If you still having problems just root the phone using the gfree method. It will unlock your sim
sent from my Google Nexus 12! yup I'm from the future
Hi Everyone,
I just bought a brand new s10+ from marketplace. I ran a full imei report and everything is clean & not blacklisted. It was a sprint phone however the provider I use is consumer cellular (uses ATT towers). When I put my sim card in it obviously said invalid sim and request it get unlocked. I wasnt concerned because I was going to convert it to unlocked anyways via odin like I did my note 9. I reflashed it via odin with the u1 firmware. However the same thing is happening it keeps saying invalid sim and the button for mobile operators is not showing. I have a tmobile sim card and if I put that in it works fine. Being though tmobile and sprint are the same thats why it works fine. I also have a ATT sim card, If i put that in I get the same invalid sim message. So it still appears to be locked somehow. Only sprint / t mobile sim works. I thought by reflashing to unlocked it would unlock the phone sim.
Just to be clear the phone is brand new and never was attached to any account.
Any ideas? I dont know what to do here.
Thanks!!
As I understand, phones that are locked to a network are not just software branded... also the phones hardware ID. So flashing a generic firmware is not enough. You need to get the phone unlocked from the phone's original operator
I found out what I had to do. I had to use a remote unlock service to remove the software lock on the phone. Its fine now. Thanks
Can't seem to find this answer. If I bypass the SIM unlock part, unlock my bootloader and load a custom ROM, like LOS or crDroid, will the new ROM overwrite the SIM lock? Could I then use an international SIM (I live in the US) when I travel abroad?
T-Mo is giving me the run around cause I'm not a T-Mo customer, saying they won't SIM unlock for me.
Here's how I did it: Settings -> About Phone -> scroll down to Network Unlock -> hit Continue (mine's unlocked already so I only see "Continue" or "Cancel" for a brief moment before it says, "This mobile device is permanently unlocked and can be used with any carrier!" Also I was not a T-Mobile customer when I unlocked this phone (never have been) and did this over Wifi in another country. I didn't have to contact T-Mobile either. I recommend trying to unlock it from the menu because it seems a lot easier than attempting a bypass.
Is the phone giving you some kind of message/error when you attempt to unlock using this method? Or are you attempting an experiment with the phone for research/discovering additional SIM unlock methods?
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Is there a way i can run two sim at the same time in oneplus 7t pro mclaren hd1925?
Note that there is a dual SIM slot in my mobile, but only one of them works
Thanks
Hi Folks,
I have a VNS-L31 running C440B392, EMUI 5.0.4
It is UK region and currently locked to EE, or sort of. I have the unlock code from EE, no problems getting that but when I put in different SIM cards I'm not given the prompt to unlock the phone. The phone boots and tries to connect but then fails to register on the network.
Oddly, if I boot the phone, put in an EE SIM and allow it to connect, then swap the SIM to another network without rebooting it will connect to the alternate network for a short while.
I've been looking at the instructions for putting custom firmware on but most of the links are old and dead. Even trying to find copies of the stock ROM doesn't do well these days as the Huawei database is gone.
So, I'm not sure where I am with it other than waiting for a response from EE that may or may not help.
Factory reset makes no difference...
It's a lot of hassle to go to for a backup phone!
Cheers.