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[Q] TMO unlock

I have a tmo blue gs3, and a att white gs3, I have both services, contract ends with tmo in 10 days, I want to unlock the blue tmo to use with att, anyone have any ideas?
I could swap the att mb to the tmo, but I will use that as a last resort.
I like the blue phone look better.
Thanks for any help.

TheAxman said:
I have a tmo blue gs3, and a att white gs3, I have both services, contract ends with tmo in 10 days, I want to unlock the blue tmo to use with att, anyone have any ideas?
I could swap the att mb to the tmo, but I will use that as a last resort.
I like the blue phone look better.
Thanks for any help.
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Just call T-Mobile and tell them you need an unlock code for travel to another country. They will give you the code for free.
From my understanding the T-Mobile SG3 does not have LTE ability. The phone will still work on AT&T but at slower speeds then your current AT&T SG3.

Unnoticeable slower speed if you don't test the speed.
But yes call T-Mobile and unlock it asap
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Like everyone else says, T-Mobile will give you an unlock code. But on a side note, how many "unlock sgh-t999" threads does there have to be? jw..

Actually, I did read that I could call tmo, and after reading, alot of people were talking that they did not do that any longer, I will give it a shot, thanks to all that helped.

TheAxman said:
Actually, I did read that I could call tmo, and after reading, alot of people were talking that they did not do that any longer, I will give it a shot, thanks to all that helped.
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thats a lie, the reps are just lazy.

Use tmobile chat...takes 5 minutes and they'll email you the code within 24hrs. Just unlocked mine a couple weeks ago.

Teo032 said:
thats a lie, the reps are just lazy.
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I thought they had to by law? I could be wrong though.

I'd recommend calling them.
A good reasoned argument with a lazy rep usually gets you what you want.

Like everybody else, call the rep and they will send it to your email even though you are still in contract. I was able to request my phone to be unlocked after having 2 months subscribed in TMO. And I still able to have them unlock my new S3 phone. No provider can beat that. Try it
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To be lazy by law?
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google wins:
If you have a Postpaid Plan, T-Mobile will provide the SIM Unlock Code upon request to eligible customers, provided the requesting customer has a minimum of 40 days of active service with T-Mobile and did not request a Subsidy unlock code in the last 90 days.
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588
assuming you fall into one of those categories
(worked the same way for me with some off contract iph4's with ATT)

[Q] How to Unlock T-mobile Note II?

Does any one know how to unlock the t-mobile galaxy note 2?

Cellunlocker.net
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Try tool 14 here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31801134&postcount=4

I just asked for the unlock code and got it. I purchased my device outright so it was easy enough...

Tidbits said:
I just asked for the unlock code and got it. I purchased my device outright so it was easy enough...
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Same for me and I am on a prepaid Monthly4G plan and they are in the process of e-mailing it to me.... FREE from your carrier!

Has someone tried tool 14???

tested and it says it can unlock my phone but haven't gone through the payment option. i'll leave it a bit since i don't need an unlocked phone yet

gaberosa said:
Does any one know how to unlock the t-mobile galaxy note 2?
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Get it free if you pass 60 days using TMO service or off-contract phone

how long does it take cellunlocker to give code? i been waiting 16hrs and nothing

bgaccord said:
how long does it take cellunlocker to give code? i been waiting 16hrs and nothing
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dunno bout them but on my page I give the code in 1 to 15 minutes for only 2 or 3 bucks more.
also,
tommo123 said:
tested and it says it can unlock my phone but haven't gone through the payment option. i'll leave it a bit since i don't need an unlocked phone yet
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I dont know how because I downloaded the app and it says unnable to read nv data.

How you do that sir?
Tidbits said:
I just asked for the unlock code and got it. I purchased my device outright so it was easy enough...
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I just got done talking to a normal call rep and the supervisor, i even gave them a hard time, i told them about how i owned my devices out right, i told them about how service on tmobile sucks at my house, and they still told me i had to wate 60 days from activation. so how you get them to give it to you?

Got mine from T-Mo on Wednesday, called them on Thursday, send them the receipt on Fri (by fax) and had my unlock code today (Sun).

How you do that there?
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Same for me and I am on a prepaid Monthly4G plan and they are in the process of e-mailing it to me.... FREE from your carrier!
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Tidbits said:
I just asked for the unlock code and got it. I purchased my device outright so it was easy enough...
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not same for me and i contacted tmobile they gave me some story about having to be a custumer for 60 days, and yes i have my 649.99+tax receipt. I am a prepaid custumer. I even gave them an extreamly hard time which normaly works for stuborn carriers

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not same for me and i contacted tmobile they gave me some story about having to be a custumer for 60 days, and yes i have my 649.99+tax receipt. I am a prepaid custumer. I even gave them an extreamly hard time which normaly works for stuborn carriers
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Send them to their own website explaining. Regardless if you purchase the device outright and have documentation they have to send you the unlock code. I posted it somewhere on here.
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Guys,
This might be really stupid question. But I wanna make sure.
What do you mean by unlock?
I am pretty new in these kinds of things. Android and stuffs.
Does it mean I can pop in any sim card from any carrier from any countries?
I bought the phone from tmobile as well.
Thank you so much for answering. Thank you for sharing the knowledge.

We are talking about being you to use it on multiple carriers not just T-Mobile
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Tidbits said:
We are talking about being you to use it on multiple carriers not just T-Mobile
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In my case, I will have to move back to Thailand as I am in USA right now. I wanna bring the note 2 with me. Does this work on my case as well?

Yes as long as you purchase it outright
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Tidbits said:
Yes as long as you purchase it outright
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Yes, I bought it 700$.
However, I have received email from tmobile.
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. The account must meet the following criteria:
1.Must be active for 60 days
2.Must have a balance of at least $10.00 or have had a refill placed on the account within the last 30 days
Thank You,
Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
I just don't get it. I bought a phone with a full price. Something is wrong here?
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I contacted the better businesses buro and opend a complaint against them, since that time they have been extrodanaraly helpfull. Also see the above post about directing them to their own web page that states if you buy the device outright they are required to give you the unlock code whenever you ask. Get that adress n call if they still hastle you call the BBB
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Note 2 no contract price from at&t

Has anyone bought a note 2 with no contract pricing from at&t before? If i was to buy one outright would they provide me with the sim unlock code so i can use it abroad since i travel alot? I dont want to use my upgrade just yet and my employer is willing to buy the phone for my use. I just want to make sure at&t will provide the unlock code since im paying full retail pricing. Has anyone experienced this before?

I don't think you're going to run into any issues paying full price, just keep asking until someone says yes.
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climo said:
Has anyone bought a note 2 with no contract pricing from at&t before? If i was to buy one outright would they provide me with the sim unlock code so i can use it abroad since i travel alot? I dont want to use my upgrade just yet and my employer is willing to buy the phone for my use. I just want to make sure at&t will provide the unlock code since im paying full retail pricing. Has anyone experienced this before?
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Have you called them and asked them?

Yes they will give u the unlock code as long as the phone isn't blacklisted. But if I'm not mistaken didn't they just banned phone unlocking? If so u might want to consider other options

You can flash one of the modems that works with the service menu unlocking method.
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Thanks guys i will ask in person and call their customer service and see what they say. Worst case i should be able to unlock it with the help of devs here on xda or buy a code online if they still allow it. I was hoping for a factory unlock though.

climo said:
Has anyone bought a note 2 with no contract pricing from at&t before? If i was to buy one outright would they provide me with the sim unlock code so i can use it abroad since i travel alot? I dont want to use my upgrade just yet and my employer is willing to buy the phone for my use. I just want to make sure at&t will provide the unlock code since im paying full retail pricing. Has anyone experienced this before?
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I've purchased my last 4 phones at the no contract price and have not had any issue's with obtaining the unlock code. Various methods can be used, but I just jump a on chat session and request the code, each time has been less than 5-10 min.

By chat session do you mean irc or something else?
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climo said:
Thanks guys i will ask in person and call their customer service and see what they say. Worst case i should be able to unlock it with the help of devs here on xda or buy a code online if they still allow it. I was hoping for a factory unlock though.
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You shouldn't have not one problem! Because the phone is not on any contact with them. Buying it full price!!:thumbup:
Example:
After someone upgrades there line get's a new phone, the old phone can b unlocked because it's out of contract.
But if you should run into anything, here's a link that I used to unlock mine and a few of my friends phones!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
Just my 2¢
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[Q]

So I wanted to buy myself a Galaxy s3 for T mobile, so I go on craigslist to buy a used one since I cannot afford a brand new one. I find one, meet the seller, and buy it since it was in excellent condition. 4 days later the phone stops working on the t mobile network. I thought it was because of a rom I had on it, but It wasn't. I called T mobile to see if there was something wrong with my service, and told me my phone was reported stolen and they blacklisted it from the network. Since I have the sellers number and the texts between him and myself, I thought I could prove to T mobile that I didn't steal the phone, but they insisted that they cannot help me and told me to file a report at the police station, like that gonna do anything.
So my question is, since the IMEI of the phone is blocked, is there a way I can change the IMEI to a generic one? Will that work? Only reason I am asking is because I cannot sell my phone, nobody is interested. I even unlocked for $20 and still won't sell. I bought it for 380, and the highest I've gotten on craigslist so far is 280. I don't know what to do. Any help is appreciated thanks.

Never mind, just found out generic IMEI doesn't work on t mobile anymore, bummer

sadakli2010 said:
So I wanted to buy myself a Galaxy s3 for T mobile, so I go on craigslist to buy a used one since I cannot afford a brand new one. I find one, meet the seller, and buy it since it was in excellent condition. 4 days later the phone stops working on the t mobile network. I thought it was because of a rom I had on it, but It wasn't. I called T mobile to see if there was something wrong with my service, and told me my phone was reported stolen and they blacklisted it from the network. Since I have the sellers number and the texts between him and myself, I thought I could prove to T mobile that I didn't steal the phone, but they insisted that they cannot help me and told me to file a report at the police station, like that gonna do anything.
So my question is, since the IMEI of the phone is blocked, is there a way I can change the IMEI to a generic one? Will that work? Only reason I am asking is because I cannot sell my phone, nobody is interested. I even unlocked for $20 and still won't sell. I bought it for 380, and the highest I've gotten on craigslist so far is 280. I don't know what to do. Any help is appreciated thanks.
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You are pretty much SOL man. There is NOTHING legal you can do to restore its service on T-Mobile. I would sell it as an ATT device. 280 is ridiculous though. Even if it doesnt work on T-Mobile, it WILL still work on any other GSM network.
Im really sorry dude. Maybe there is something that can be done legally through a lawyer or something since you have all the information stating you bought it. I mean, essentially what that guy did is 100% fraud.
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elesbb said:
You are pretty much SOL man. There is NOTHING legal you can do to restore its service on T-Mobile. I would sell it as an ATT device. 280 is ridiculous though. Even if it doesnt work on T-Mobile, it WILL still work on any other GSM network.
Im really sorry dude. Maybe there is something that can be done legally through a lawyer or something since you have all the information stating you bought it. I mean, essentially what that guy did is 100% fraud.
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It will not work on AT&T, T-Mobile and AT&T share the same blacklist database.
It isn't really worth going through the legal system over $380.
OP, how do you know the number the guy used just isn't some generated number from a free texting app. I would just sell it for $280 and take the $100 lost. Or track the guy down and beat the living crap out of him, but what are the chances of that?
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707BeastMode707 said:
It will not work on AT&T, T-Mobile and AT&T share the same blacklist database.
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This is news to me. Thats kinda dumb. Everyone else who had the same situation as the OP says it works on ATT. For instance, Straight Talk on ATT. GoPhone.
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This thread should be closed! There is a bunch of people making threads on how they bought stolen phones on cl and cant use them! You cant trust any one on cl end of story! Take the loss and move on! There is nothing anyone here can do to help
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evil1art said:
This thread should be closed! There is a bunch of people making threads on how they bought stolen phones on cl and cant use them! You cant trust any one on cl end of story! Take the loss and move on! There is nothing anyone here can do to help
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I bought my galaxy s2 from Cl to this day (bought over a year ago) it would still work if I didn't break it.
It's a gamble.
But I don't see how it should be closed. It's not the OPs fault he had a douche bag sell him the phone. People don't need to be like that. He's just trying to make the best of his situation.
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The problems isn't craigslist per se , but its that the desperation out there is higher. People are willing to take risks to make money because they are broke, out of a job , etc. Not saying any of those are excuses to steal or commit fraud, but if a few people came on this thread and found out others are doing it, they are willing to try it also.
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We need a sticky on how to buy a phone on CL. You need to go to a T-Mobile store with the person before buying it (meet there) and have the rep check it out and conform hehe status and make a note on your account.
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That still is not guarantee. I have seen post where the phone was blacklisted 3 or 4 weeks later.

Too many people buying from CL .. They should look up phone scams on Google before buying
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GTWalling said:
That still is not guarantee. I have seen post where the phone was blacklisted 3 or 4 weeks later.
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Yeah...because they didn't go to a T-Mobile retail store and have a rep put a note of it on the sellers account.
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Note 3 from Negri Tmobile just called me

Anyone else get a call from Tmobile?
They are looking into whether or not the phone was fraudulently purchased, I don't like the sound of this.
The rep said there is nothing I need to do now, but I should have my receipts and all that in order. I don't know what this means, but it's a bad sign. =(

What?
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Did you verify the call was actually from t-mobile? Also, you contact Negri? I personally have not dealt with them, but I would suggest verifying t-mobile truly called me and then taking it up with Negri.
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Unless some third party tapped into Negri's customer database, it's most likely T-Mobile.
Can't say that I'm surprised something like this would happen.

Actually be very careful who you speak to. Anyone Know whitehawkx, Dev on vibrant/S2 and others, anyway he just tweeted today that someone hacked his T-mobile acct, by saying they were T-mo and asked him to do a survey. Just be careful the info you give out.
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explodingboy70 said:
Actually be very careful who you speak to. Anyone Know whitehawkx, Dev on vibrant/S2 and others, anyway he just tweeted today that someone hacked his T-mobile acct, by saying they were T-mo and asked him to do a survey. Just be careful the info you give out.
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Thanks for the warning and I certainly hope it isn't some scam trying to get my information.
But I'm pretty sure it was Tmobile's number (800-937-8997) that was on my caller id and when I called it back it directs to Tmobile customer service. I'm pretty sure it is Tmobile. I've already contacted Negri to see what they say.
I hope this all works out and that I can keep my phone and not get blacklisted.
Just for further information:
They asked where I bought the phone and I told them Negri and how much I paid for it.

neoWhite said:
Thanks for the warning and I certainly hope it isn't some scam trying to get my information.
But I'm pretty sure it was Tmobile's number (800-937-8997) that was on my caller id and when I called it back it directs to Tmobile customer service. I'm pretty sure it is Tmobile. I've already contacted Negri to see what they say.
I hope this all works out and that I can keep my phone and not get blacklisted.
Just for further information:
They asked where I bought the phone and I told them Negri and how much I paid for it.
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It IS possible to spoof a caller ID so that is nothing to go by. I could call you from your bank's phone number and play the old game of social engineering to get your account information the same way. What may have happened is that the Note was stolen or is within the same batch of phones that may have had a shipment stolen. I can't see T-Mobile locking you out of your own phone over this as long as you have a proof of purchase
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neoWhite said:
They asked where I bought the phone and I told them Negri and how much I paid for it.
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Can't imagine anyone calling me and asking for that info and getting any kind of answer from me.
Nice phishing attempt. Caller ID can be spoofed.

explodingboy70 said:
Actually be very careful who you speak to. Anyone Know whitehawkx, Dev on vibrant/S2 and others, anyway he just tweeted today that someone hacked his T-mobile acct, by saying they were T-mo and asked him to do a survey. Just be careful the info you give out.
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It IS possible to spoof a caller ID so that is nothing to go by. I could call you from your bank's phone number and play the old game of social engineering to get your account information the same way. What may have happened is that the Note was stolen or is within the same batch of phones that may have had a shipment stolen. I can't see T-Mobile locking you out of your own phone over this as long as you have a proof of purchase
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Can't imagine anyone calling me and asking for that info and getting any kind of answer from me.
Nice phishing attempt. Caller ID can be spoofed.
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^^ Yes, this is why I asked if you verified it was truly t-mobile. You can call them back. If they called you, it will be noted in your account. But I do not answer ANYONE, who calls and asks me something. If someone calls me, I will hang up, then call the company after getting the name of the person that supposedly called me. If they have it noted that there is some important information that needs to be discussed, great, but otherwise it is always a terrible idea to answer anything from anyone without verifying. Hell, when you call them they make you give them a pin, answer security questions, etc... There is a reason they protect your identity, I would hope you like to protect yourself from someone else.
Sorry for the rant, I know a few people that have been caught by this type of stuff, and being in the military, they ingrained the "social engineering" aspect into me, so I am cautious about everyone who calls me. But, I am basically saying to be careful. So give them a call and ask them if they called you. This way at least you'll know if it is a legitimate claim or not.

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^^ Yes, this is why I asked if you verified it was truly t-mobile. You can call them back. If they called you, it will be noted in your account. But I do not answer ANYONE, who calls and asks me something. If someone calls me, I will hang up, then call the company after getting the name of the person that supposedly called me. If they have it noted that there is some important information that needs to be discussed, great, but otherwise it is always a terrible idea to answer anything from anyone without verifying. Hell, when you call them they make you give them a pin, answer security questions, etc... There is a reason they protect your identity, I would hope you like to protect yourself from someone else.
Sorry for the rant, I know a few people that have been caught by this type of stuff, and being in the military, they ingrained the "social engineering" aspect into me, so I am cautious about everyone who calls me. But, I am basically saying to be careful. So give them a call and ask them if they called you. This way at least you'll know if it is a legitimate claim or not.
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Well thanks for all that. I will try and be more careful. But if it were someone phishing I don't know what they would do with that information -- seems pretty random to me. I didn't even tell them how much exactly I paid for it -- just gave them an estimation.
I verified with Tmobile, it was a rep that called me as noted in my account -- but they did not specifically say what that matter was.
But again, thanks for your tips guys -- I will be far more cautious next time. This is a good lesson for me to never be caught off guard.

That's good to hear. Probably because there are a ton of fake note 3's out there, and they want to make sure you didn't get one of those. They can always seem real enough, or as Flippy125 said, the shipment may have been lost or stolen, then sold without knowledge to vendor. Hope all is well though.
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It might have something to do with the fact that Negri seems to be selling (or at least has sold) phones that were later blocked by T-Mobile (i.e. they were buying used phones and selling them as new). It's in a thread that I started when I order from Negri (and later cancelled). T-Mobile might be investigating that. I have no proof of that, it's just a theory.

I don't give out any information by period!!
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My phone is blacklisted.
I will never trust another reseller again. This stinks.

neoWhite said:
My phone is blacklisted.
I will never trust another reseller again. This stinks.
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Wow, that absolutely sucks, I'm so sorry.
I would try to get ahold of Negri ASAP

Damn dude, that's crap. Why is it blacklisted?

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Damn dude, that's crap. Why is it blacklisted?
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According to an IMEI check, it's blacklisted most likely due to nonpayment. Meaning whomever Negri purchased the phone from -- they didn't pay off the remaining balance of that phone. At least that's my guess.

That should fall back on Negri, if they want to maintain their business anyway. Otherwise I'd be pursuing legal action, which IMO, they wouldn't have a leg to stand on.. Guess it's up to them at this point.. Have you spoken with Negri, what's their position?
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Pikezer1337 said:
Wow, that absolutely sucks, I'm so sorry.
I would try to get ahold of Negri ASAP
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I contacted Negri and they told me to RMA it. Has this happened to anyone else before?
Also just in an attempt to go beyond Negri, I tried contacting my CC and Paypal about it but they couldn't dispute the charges given the length of time (about 2 months) since the purchase date.
So far, it seems my only resort is hope that Negri takes care of this.
Btw, I contacted Tmobile and they asked me to write the Legal Department a letter if I want to submit and/or ask for further details.

One of my two note 3s got blocked yesterday, trying to contact somebody at Negri during the weekend is impossible. Called, emailed, and tweeted. Even called the owner. I'll update after I get a hold of someone
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