Hello everyone, im thinking about getting myself a Samsung galaxy gio to replace my ZTE blade which broke.
But i have a question, is it easy to remove the network lock if it has any?
On my ZTE blade i could just insert my sim and type a code from some website to unlock it.
Or do the custom roms automaticly unlock it?
thanks in advance
Depends where u buy it from I guess
the ones sold in baltics do not have network lock
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It's relatively easy to unlock, and safe as long as you use the bml5 method.
Some stock ROMs, such as the Bell Canada one, will relock the phone under certain conditions. (Factory reset with either a Bell SIM or no SIM in the phone.)
For the same reasons, booting it for the first time with a "foreign" SIM should prevent the phone from even locking in the first place. (I'd still get my code to be on the safe side, to avoid complications due to a relock away from home.)
Modded ROMs don't do the unlock, but they can prevent relocks.
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Greetings Fellow XDA Friends,
I have a family plan with my girlfriend we both have G2's running latest CM7Nightly and we use a 3rd MT4G running RoyalGinger 3.0.
I have called tmobile and had them "unlock" them for international calls as well will be going to the Europe this Fall in October.
They emailed us an unlock code.
Question 1. Do I need to purchase an intl sim card insert it then use the code they gave me before unlocking?
Question 2. Can I unlock them before going overseas and then replace my U.S. SIM card and continue to use this?
If you rooted your phone with gfree its already unlocked...
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Sorry still learning,
Sorry for the ignorance. Just learning as fast as I can, If I rooted all 3 phones with visionary then they won't be unlocked?
My understanding and explanation would go like this.
Using the unlock code simply allows the phone to be used internationally with another carrier's SIM. Applying the unlock code simply opens up the functionality to read another SIM card.
Apply the unlock code, and you can put in any SIM card from a carrier that runs on the same frequencies as your phone. Put a T-mobile SIM card back in and the phone will work as it does now.
martonikaj said:
My understanding and explanation would go like this.
Using the unlock code simply allows the phone to be used internationally with another carrier's SIM. Applying the unlock code simply opens up the functionality to read another SIM card.
Apply the unlock code, and you can put in any SIM card from a carrier that runs on the same frequencies as your phone. Put a T-mobile SIM card back in and the phone will work as it does now.
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What he said is correct, and you'll only need to enter the code after inserting a different SIM card into your phone. When you get home, plug back in your other card and you're still good to go. (Or now you could go and switch carriers without breaking or signing contracts )
Or just unlock with gfree and never have to enter a code...
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Visionary only gives you root, not S-Off. If you are on CM7, then you must have S-Off (in order to be able to flash any custom ROMs). Do you remember how you got S-Off? You probably did Visionary than gfree, and just don't remember doing gfree. Did you use ADB, and enter any terminal/command lines on your desktop computer? If so, you probably did gfree.
If you did gfree, then you have Subsidy Unlock, which means your phone is SIM-unlocked. Nothing else to do, just slip the new SIM into your phone and use it.
Some people have had an issue, where applying the T-Mobile SIM unlock code renders their phone unable to read any SIM. So I would stay away from the code, and do gfree, if you have not already.
Has anyone used Rebtel? http://gigaom.com/mobile/free-international-calls-android-rebtel/ My gf and I are moving to the UK
I am wondering should I just cancel my tmobile account? Is there a way out of the contract? What do I do?
Hello,
I just purchased a second hand Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GMS) in France carrier locked to SFR. Since the previous owner didn't provide the receipt, it will be virtually impossible to convince the carrier to unlock it for me (even though French and European legislation says otherwise).
If I understand correctly, unlocking the bootloader or rooting the phone will not get me anywhere. How can I carrier-unlock this phone without having to install a custom ROM.
I will gladly accept links to other threads although I have looked and did not find any clear answers.
[EDIT] It occurs to me that since this is a Google vanilla phone I could simply flash it with a stock Android ICS ROM. Is this correct ?
Thanks
You're right that rooting won't help. You'll need a SIM unlock code.
Hi guys so I just bought a new galaxy nexus and I am coming from blackberry so this is my first android device ... now the device I bought is currently locked to Fido (canadian carrier) and I currently have a SIM card with Telus(canadian carrier) on my blackberry ... I read about wugfresh and other one-click toolkits but I was just wondering if ''unlock'' also means unlocking the phone to multiple carriers or if it only means that its giving me access to root my phone etc...
Thank you,
Matthew
Option B. No relation between the 2.
Damn it ... Do you know of any software that can let me unlock the device so it can be used with a different carrier ?
That's not how it works. You need the unlock code to correspond to your device.
You get the unlock code from the original carrier. Call and see if they will give it to you.
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Well ok guys thank you !
MattGoshko said:
Hi guys so I just bought a new galaxy nexus and I am coming from blackberry so this is my first android device ... now the device I bought is currently locked to Fido (canadian carrier) and I currently have a SIM card with Telus(canadian carrier) on my blackberry ... I read about wugfresh and other one-click toolkits but I was just wondering if ''unlock'' also means unlocking the phone to multiple carriers or if it only means that its giving me access to root my phone etc...
Thank you,
Matthew
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I have used Wugfresh toolkit for quickness, when you unlock the bootloader it just gives you acces to the files. I don't think it has anything to do with carrier. If they are both GSM carriers and the phones supports the freq's then you should be able to use your phone on different carriers. I'm on Verizon so I don't get to do all that but from what I have read you should be able to put the new sim card from the new carrier in and it work if your phone supports the freq's they use.
Don't forget that if you unlock the bootloader it will wipe your phone so make sure you have anything on there you want to keep backed up first.
Unlock phone, sim, root, odin, flash cwm, flash twrp, use your "unique key", wtf?
Excuse me. I do this a couple times every year or so and I'm still confused as to what's going on? And why do I have to keep doing it? I just got a new AIO sim card and it requires some code to unlock. Does that mean my phone unrooted itself when I flashed the latest stock rom in here, which btw finally a fully functional ROM, go figure... And what's the difference between using odin and this code sequence from the dialer method I found somewhere where you punch in a long *#blablabla# code which puts you in the matrix where you do a little dance here and there then viola your sim is unlocked? Anyway, if these are all unrelated, what is this unlocking my sim business and when the heck does rooting actually occur within the maze of steps Odin takes you. And why all this after I flashed the stock rom? It's supposed to retain your rooted state still no?
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juntjoo said:
Excuse me. I do this a couple times every year or so and I'm still confused as to what's going on? And why do I have to keep doing it? I just got a new AIO sim card and it requires some code to unlock. Does that mean my phone unrooted itself when I flashed the latest stock rom in here, which btw finally a fully functional ROM, go figure... And what's the difference between using odin and this code sequence from the dialer method I found somewhere where you punch in a long *#blablabla# code which puts you in the matrix where you do a little dance here and there then viola your sim is unlocked? Anyway, if these are all unrelated, what is this unlocking my sim business and when the heck does rooting actually occur within the maze of steps Odin takes you. And why all this after I flashed the stock rom? It's supposed to retain your rooted state still no?
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So let me see if I understand your statement. You flashed another ROM... and then got a new SIM for your phone, but when you turned it on it will ask you for an unlock code? Rooting and unlocking are two different things, you can be rooted and not unlocked... so what you need to do is follow the unlocking method. Or... I don't seem to understand what you mean, can you be a little more specific?
Sorry. It's confusing. I'm stuck at the sim unlocking part, where you can put in a code from the dialer as shown here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024514
Unless you know your unique code to unlock your sim whatever that means. So I should still be rooted but now somehow still locked or something? Or is it just the sim that is locked? I'm fine with my old tmobile sim/account in place as in as I'm writing this, but as soon as I pop in my aio sim, back to that thread but id need to install uvle1 but b4 I do all that I just want to know what and why I am doing. Should I continue? What exactly will I be doing? Thanks
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Sounds like right now your phone is carrier-locked; i.e. your phone will not work with a sim card for a network other than T-mobile's. Rooting will not unlock your phone for use with another carrier's sim card, however, the instructions in the thread you linked in your post will. If you really want to use that AIO sim card without paying for an unlock code from T-mobile or some other source, then the instructions in that thread are probably the best way to make it work. UVLE1 identifies particular modem/radio firmware and stock ROM that needs to be installed on the T989 in order to have access to the menu items required for the unlocking process. You can switch to the most recent radio or any ROM of your choice afterward without losing the ability of an unlocked phone.
My friend, you have a lot of studying to do....I'm sorry, but you seem awfully confused. No insults intended.
Please read all the stickies and then some.... before you attempt anything on your device. Very bad things can happen if you don't understand what you are doing and exactly how to do it.
Good luck!
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2 search terms for Google will answer everything too.
One: how unlock t989 free XDA
Two: how root t989 xda
Those will get you started. ?
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Okay in up to speed now on all this. I've known this stuff at different points in my PDA phone assisted life but due to my own RAM deficiency i easily forget this stuff. Especially since I only learn it over a few days of the year.
Anyway, I forgot I never unlocked my phone because I never even needed to till now. My phone had always been rooted as I've been swapping ROMs for a while now. Well I'll go work on that solution now. Thanks for the replies
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unlocking a china phone
please i need help on how to sim unlock a china phone
name:mizhi
model number:mz6 note
YunOS version:3.0.1
firmware:3.0.1-F-20150421.9035L
Baseband:MTK6595
kernel:3.4.67 SMP PREEMPT
BUILD VERSION:T1786DN_XKCKJ_W1_ALIYUN_SEC_V1.0.4_USER_r16059
would be glad if someone can give me information on how to sim unlock this phone.i bought it in china and came to another country.its dual sim
Good day my phone is not connecting to any network. When I insert my sim card it just writes emergency calls only... it doesn't even prompt me for the sim unlock code....plz help
Hi THERE ,
I have an unlocked AT&T S3 phone and it has been flashed with stock ROM and updates of 4.4.2 has been installed and everything was deleted .
so now , how could i restore or recover the unlock code to use it again to unlock the phone ?
thanks FOR YOUR TIME
ahmad83it said:
Hi THERE ,
I have an unlocked AT&T S3 phone and it has been flashed with stock ROM and updates of 4.4.2 has been installed and everything was deleted .
so now , how could i restore or recover the unlock code to use it again to unlock the phone ?
thanks FOR YOUR TIME
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If the phone was properly unlocked in the first instance, it would be impossible to lock it back again as the unlocking process should survive any firmware upgrade. I'm somewhat puzzled by your question. Could you please clarify? The only way to test if it is still locked would be to put a non-standard SIM inside (i.e. any non AT&T sim). If it requests an unlock code, then it means it was not unlocked at first.
Yes I did this I put non-att Sim card and it requests an unlock code
Before flashing it was working 100% without att Sim but now NO
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Were able to use the phone with another carrier's sim card? After fixing your phone, it will only work with an AT&T sim card?
Yes it like this
I am wondering from where could I get back the unlock code.
Any way any idea
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Did you buy a code? If you did, the unlock code would not have changed as long as the imei did not change.
If it was unlocked when you received the phone, you'll have to buy another unlock code.
I'm surprised it became locked after it was bricked. I didn't think this would happen.
Are there any firmware for unlocked sgh-i747.
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If you are on a stock ROM that is 4.3 or higher, you must buy a code.