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T-Mobile USA/Telus T989 Samsung Galaxy S2 SIM UNLOCK

Can any one please confirm if Hercules is locked to Tmobile
Thx
AG

Yes! Got it today to use with provider other than TMO but SIM is locked...Looking for unlocking solutions now!

darn it!
thanks for the confirmation.
any idea if the SIM unlock method for the SGS2 works on hercules too?

Try the SGS Unlock app from Market. Let us know if it unlocks.

Ya its a real bummer!
If your talking about the one on the market. I was considering that but it says needs (root) superuser???
I called Tmobile 4 times already. First they said they dont give the SIM unlock yet because of the 14 day return policy, so I would have to call back after then. Calls two and three was "you dont have an account with us? Oh sorry we cant give you the unlock code then... Final call our asked for supervisor and they transfer me to Tech. department. Tech guy was cool and gave me a number to fax my receipt showing I paid full retail for two phones plus some add'l info for them to be able to get back to me. He allow them 24-48 to get back to me!!! But it could take as long as 7-14 days. I'm sure each and everyone of them was looking at the SIM code unlock screen as we was talking. BOO TMO!!!

is tmobile really selling the phone for 529.99$?
i checked wirefly and letstalk, they charging like 600$ !

SaHiLzZ said:
Try the SGS Unlock app from Market. Let us know if it unlocks.
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SGS Unlock free version does not work
Pro version needs root!
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netnerd said:
is tmobile really selling the phone for 529.99$?
i checked wirefly and letstalk, they charging like 600$ !
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Got mine for $529.99 + sales tax at local tmo

Bummer... Need to cross border from Canada to get one myself as well.

Did anyone get unlocked or I guess everybody actually is on tmobile? I still need unlocking!

tenxo said:
Did anyone get unlocked or I guess everybody actually is on tmobile? I still need unlocking!
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i just bought my phone full price too. and i forgot to ask that girl for the unlock code. i got the phone with 30$ prepaid plan, if coverage is good enought i'm going to cancel att!

Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I can recall is..
You can only request 1 "sim-subsidy unlock" every 6 months. Your post paid account must be active for at least 30 days. Prepaid accounts must be active for 60 days with at least $10 balance in the account. If you purchased a phone at full price, you can fax in your proof of purchase to the "Blackberry & PDA support department" for a response within 24-72 hours.
I work for T-Mobile, I'll check the specifics the next time I'm at work.

hydroidonic said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I can recall is..
You can only request 1 "sim-subsidy unlock" every 6 months. Your post paid account must be active for at least 30 days. Prepaid accounts must be active for 60 days with at least $10 balance in the account. If you purchased a phone at full price, you can fax in your proof of purchase to the "Blackberry & PDA support department" for a response within 24-72 hours.
I work for T-Mobile, I'll check the specifics the next time I'm at work.
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That sounds about right on with what I was told. I dont have any sort of account with tmobile so I had to do the fax method so patiently waiting since 24 hours now.
Are they reliable to send if you did fax them receipt or do they still find a loop to say no?

[Q] T-Mobile USA T989 Samsung Galaxy S2 SIM UNLOCK
Anyone figured out how to SIM unlock the T-Mobile USA T989 Samsung Galaxy S2 SIM UNLOCK??
I found the link below, but not sure if it is real or a scam
Please advise ASAP
Thanks

call tmobile they will give you the code. tell them you leaving the country and will be using a different sim from the country you going to be in

b0ricuaguerrero said:
call tmobile they will give you the code. tell them you leaving the country and will be using a different sim from the country you going to be in
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This is exactly what you need to do. I called to do it but actually never did, though they sent me the code. I decided it was better for me to just keep my number active for emergencies when I went abroad.
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Do any of you mind requesting the unlock code for my Hercules? I am not a T-mobile subscriber. My cousin tried to do it for me, but they wanted a copy of the sales receipt....I bought from a phone shop, not an authorized T-mobile store, so I don't think they will accept my receipt.

ronj1986 said:
Do any of you mind requesting the unlock code for my Hercules? I am not a T-mobile subscriber. My cousin tried to do it for me, but they wanted a copy of the sales receipt....I bought from a phone shop, not an authorized T-mobile store, so I don't think they will accept my receipt.
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I tried to help out someone off of Craigslist before by doing this. You will have to allow someone you trust who is a T-Mobile customer to put their sim card in your phone for a couple of days for T-Mobile to pick up the phone. I tried getting the code by using the persons imei number and they accepted it and then sent me an email 24 hours later about my sim card not being in the phone.
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i won an att fone from a radio station once and called att , told em im wit tmobile, and they still hooked it up with the unlock code

My NSPRO box unlocks it....
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I tried going through the beaurocracy (or however it spells) of T-Mobile to get an unlock code, but never got one for various reasons. You're better off at least trying.
If you don't get it, cellunlocker.net is not a scam. I ordered an unlock code from them for my T989 and got my code within the day. All is unlocked and fine.

[Q] ATT Galaxy S3 SIM Unlock Method

Hello Folks,
I just received my ATT Galaxy S III and was wondering if there is an unlocking tool to unlock the device as I will be travelling overseas and wanted to use my S III without having to pay crazy roaming charges. Since I just got the phone ATT will not unlock it until some time has passed. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

I don't know of a tool but there is Unlocking service on web that can unlock Galaxy S3 for a fee. I don't know how much they charge for S3 but they charged $24.99 for Galaxy Note and $14.99 for HTC One X. Here it is:
http://www.cellunlocker.net/unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-iii.php
They claim they can unlock AT&T Galaxy S3 now.

No unlock tool as of yet.

Ok so I am going to purchase an unlock code from the site above. I have used them for my galaxy s2 skyrocket with success. Now I would like to help out the community by taking a system dump before the unlock and after. If anyone has info on how to do this or what to do please let me know. I have no idea how to go about this process.

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harryrasul said:
Hello Folks,
I just received my ATT Galaxy S III and was wondering if there is an unlocking tool to unlock the device as I will be travelling overseas and wanted to use my S III without having to pay crazy roaming charges. Since I just got the phone ATT will not unlock it until some time has passed. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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even i am in the same situation as you ...i took a risk and went with unlockunit...there is an app u can download from play store....it is 24.99$...they provide u unlock code...they say 1-60 mins but that is not accurate..it will take couple of hours....unlock worked for me...i tried putting tmobile sim and it worked fine....

ATT gave me my unlock codes for free for the S2 when I asked for it. Maybe you want to call them too.

I just tried ATT with my S3 that I purchased at full price. She typed in my imei and said it was not available.

Lets keep this on topic. If u wanna post a guide then make sure its for the sgs3
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Anything happen with this unlock? I'm trying to do research on cellunlocker but no infomation whatsoever

Hammer unlocks did my friends AT&T galaxy S III. It took under an hour to get the code back.

how much do hammer unlocks charge?

AT&T just gave me my code today. so try them again, maybe because the 30 day window has passed.

raghu007 said:
even i am in the same situation as you ...i took a risk and went with unlockunit...there is an app u can download from play store....it is 24.99$...they provide u unlock code...they say 1-60 mins but that is not accurate..it will take couple of hours....unlock worked for me...i tried putting tmobile sim and it worked fine....
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What app?

How did you receive the code?
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I got my unlock code from AT&T and not sure why they won't give it to you, well I got it my self because I work for AT&T.

Cheapest price I've found
I haven't found a free tool as of yet but the cheapest unlock I've found is $19. It is on ebay from the user "aprivate". Sorry I'm a noob so I can't post the link but pm me for it if you can't find it. Hope that helps!

onthezone said:
I got my unlock code from AT&T and not sure why they won't give it to you, well I got it my self because I work for AT&T.
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Just wanted to say thanks. I thought the last thing AT&T would do was give me an unlock code for my Galaxy S3, which is about 2-3 weeks old. But I went online and chatted with them and got the code. The first guy gave me the PUK unlock code which was wrong. Then then next guy knew exactly what I wanted and asked me for my IMEI number and I just found that when I pulled the battery out. He gave me a code, I found an old non-AT&T SIM which I cut down and popped into the phone and entered the code. It took about 30 seconds but it then said I was unlocked.
My account is about 4 years old and have been through 2 prior phones with AT&T. I don't know if this makes a difference in whether or not they will give you an unlock code but you should try! I just told them I was going to travel overseas and need to use another SIM. No hassles!

Can you unlock iPhones also?
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Where is the cheapest place online to get the AT&T S III unlocked? I really need to get this done ASAP. Thanks..

raghu007 said:
even i am in the same situation as you ...i took a risk and went with unlockunit...there is an app u can download from play store....it is 24.99$...they provide u unlock code...they say 1-60 mins but that is not accurate..it will take couple of hours....unlock worked for me...i tried putting tmobile sim and it worked fine....
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how u get 4g on t-mobile for a galaxy s3 from at&t

[Q] how can i unlock my tmobile sgs3 sgh-t999

I have rooted my tmobile sgs3 t-mobile sgh-t999..is there a simple(FREE WAY TO UNLOCK IT..PLEASE HELP

Hey looking for the same thing this is my second s3 I had a Verizon an rooted an was really easy to get unlocked with this tool but been looking around an getting mixed Info but I can tell u that their is definitely a unlock method for the cdma Verizon one might take a look at that thread an see if it works just got mine a hour ago gonna root mine soon =)
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For T-Mobile, you just call them and ask nicely.
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1588

You can tell them you are going to Europe and want to use your phone on the trip.
Got me the unlock code for this one.
The codes are cheap on eBay, as well.
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Me too. I just asked nicely. I'm even on the installment plan. I never thought it would work.....the lady told me that she would put in a request and I got it in my e mail later that day.
Good luck
Sent from my SGH-T999

are they different for each device? if so how can you buy from ebay. if the code is universal no one wants to post it? I just don't understand how this works.

say you are going out of nation to tmobile.

BeatnikBandit said:
are they different for each device? if so how can you buy from ebay. if the code is universal no one wants to post it? I just don't understand how this works.
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It's a unique code for each phone. You send them your IMEI and they can look up your specific code from some database.

i have a situation here..my dad bought S3 for me and send it to Philippines where i live at the moment..any suggestion on how can i unlock Tmo S3 without paying a person or site/s to unlock it...LAST OPTION would be PAYING
EDIT: i can't register on Tmobile site cuz i live in the Philippines and my dad won't give his number to me =\

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Bitcloud30 said:
i have a situation here..my dad bought S3 for me and send it to Philippines where i live at the moment..any suggestion on how can i unlock Tmo S3 without paying a person or site/s to unlock it...LAST OPTION would be PAYING
EDIT: i can't register on Tmobile site cuz i live in the Philippines and my dad won't give his number to me =\
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As somebody said earlier call t-mobile and talk nice and they might send you the unlock code but this will work only if the phoe is registered with t-mobile (bought from t-mobile)
Else pay for unlock code. many sources available on the web or may try a local dealer who may do it for you.
Good luck

Just read this...damn I was hoping you could unlock it like the G2 bummer guess I'll have to call. I thought you had to have the phone for 3 months though can anyone confirm?

[Q] Unlock AT&T Sim lock from Note4

Does anyone suggest a tool/trick to unlock AT&T as i am traveling abroad for few weeks and AT&T is charging lot more roaming fees.
Is there any tools like GalaxyTools for AT&T running with Android 5.0.1

Unlock DOES NOT WORK from cellunlocker.net
opiumfever said:
Does anyone suggest a tool/trick to unlock AT&T as i am traveling abroad for few weeks and AT&T is charging lot more roaming fees.
Is there any tools like GalaxyTools for AT&T running with Android 5.0.1
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I ordered mines 9 days ago and it does not work! sent me another code! and still does not work, THEY ARE SCAMMERS!... I asked for a refund after made all the video and all THE TIDIOUS PROCESS for refund. tHEY SUCK... MADE ME WASTE 9 DAYS OF WAITING WHEN THE TURN AROUND TIME IS 1-2DAYS AS their website list. do not use CELLUNLOCKER.NET
Just use a local service usually 20-30 dollars.. i got mines unlocked for a TELCEL and it works. I really dont suggest using any online sites since they send you a non-working code and since the phone is recnet model, then they dont have the options to unlock it. Dont make the same mistake i made.

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I ordered mines 9 days ago and it does not work! sent me another code! and still does not work, THEY ARE SCAMMERS!... I asked for a refund after made all the video and all THE TIDIOUS PROCESS for refund. tHEY SUCK... MADE ME WASTE 9 DAYS OF WAITING WHEN THE TURN AROUND TIME IS 1-2DAYS AS their website list. do not use CELLUNLOCKER.NET
Just use a local service usually 20-30 dollars.. i got mines unlocked for a TELCEL and it works. I really dont suggest using any online sites since they send you a non-working code and since the phone is recnet model, then they dont have the options to unlock it. Dont make the same mistake i made.
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Thanks for saving my 20 bucks by your advise about Cellunlocker.net as i was thinking to order to them.

Do you have it on a payment plan or do you own it outright?

Ohh joy because ive used them too and guess what it does not work.

chubbychub said:
I ordered mines 9 days ago and it does not work! sent me another code! and still does not work, THEY ARE SCAMMERS!... I asked for a refund after made all the video and all THE TIDIOUS PROCESS for refund. tHEY SUCK... MADE ME WASTE 9 DAYS OF WAITING WHEN THE TURN AROUND TIME IS 1-2DAYS AS their website list. do not use CELLUNLOCKER.NET
Just use a local service usually 20-30 dollars.. i got mines unlocked for a TELCEL and it works. I really dont suggest using any online sites since they send you a non-working code and since the phone is recnet model, then they dont have the options to unlock it. Dont make the same mistake i made.
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Did you buy your phone online? Do you know the original owner? I ran it to the issue where the sell of my phone was the original owner and still had the cell phone under is name with ATT but not activate. The seller has to contact ATT and let them know that they sold the device and then once it is release the unlock code works.

imei-unlocker.com
opiumfever said:
Does anyone suggest a tool/trick to unlock AT&T as i am traveling abroad for few weeks and AT&T is charging lot more roaming fees.
Is there any tools like GalaxyTools for AT&T running with Android 5.0.1
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I just unlocked my Note 4 and my wife's Note Edge in the last couple weeks and I used imei-unlocker.com. It was $29.90 something and worked flawlessly. We had the codes back and phones unlocked within a few hours of placing an order.

Just a quick tip for anyone else needing to unlock, try going though ATT first.
I bought my phone used and submitted the info and while it said 2 business days I had my code within minutes - for free.
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/index.html?_ga=1.49591136.739536559.1446418073#/

True. ^^^^ I have unlocked for free from att. Phone has to be clean imei paid for completely. If not they won't give u code.
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To unlock from att directly like others have suggested it looks like you need a valid account and phone number with them. I am wondering if there is any way around this or if you can just call them and explain you bought a refurbed unit off ebay and simply want to unlock it.

cas8180 said:
To unlock from att directly like others have suggested it looks like you need a valid account and phone number with them. I am wondering if there is any way around this or if you can just call them and explain you bought a refurbed unit off ebay and simply want to unlock it.
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don't need an account, just choose "Non-AT&T Mobility Customer"

cas8180 said:
To unlock from att directly like others have suggested it looks like you need a valid account and phone number with them. I am wondering if there is any way around this or if you can just call them and explain you bought a refurbed unit off ebay and simply want to unlock it.
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True. ^^^^ I have unlocked for free from att. Phone has to be clean imei paid for completely. If not they won't give u code.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using xda premium
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i just bought a new AT&T Note 4 on eBay for use with Cricket Wireless, i filled out
the AT&T unlock request selecting "Non-AT&T Customer" and had the unlock code
exactly 48 hours later for free. phone was successfully unlocked !

Sprint s9 & s9+ Sim Unlocking discussion

Hi everyone, I'm new to xda forum and i don't know if this is the right section for this topic. I purchased two brand new sprint s9 phones at a very good price on ebay due to them being bad esn from unpaid bills , i always purchased bad esn phones and unlocked them to use outside the usa at about 10-15$ per phone via remote unlock. So i made this foolish mistake of not checking first if they could get unlocked for a cheap price like i used to do on my previous s8 and note 8 both from sprint ... now i got 2 brand new phones locked to sprint and as far as I've researched on the internet the only options to unlock them are some guys on ebay that demand minimum 150$ per unlock .... however i don't know of someone who had any success with their services ... 150$ for a unlock is a lot of money but it's still better than having 2 unusable smartphones... any news or any info regarding this topic is much appreciated... should i wait a few more weeks for a new unlocking method ? Anyone has had succes with the ebay unlocking services ? Please help me guys !

Thread re opened

Cheapest i find is imeigurus at 100usd. Even that is exorbitant. Even i have a s9 but i don't want to spend 100.
If anyone has a cheaper option, please post.

New unlock s9 plus
Hello to every one, in chinera beta test its able to.unlock for 89 credits,wich is equivalent to 10usd, i would lpve to try it but in my country i can't use paypal if any one could try or help.me remotly i would be super great.

maxx1990 said:
Hello to every one, in chinera beta test its able to.unlock for 89 credits,wich is equivalent to 10usd, i would lpve to try it but in my country i can't use paypal if any one could try or help.me remotly i would be super great.
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Yeah but you still need to have a licence.. just credits are not enough. Wait a few days.. eBay will have the unlocks under 20usd soon (now at 43.. it was $200)

I had my T-Mobile S9 unlocked by swiftunlocks .

So the implication is that these phones were stolen at one point?
Because if they weren't, you can ask sprint to unlock them. Depending on the circumstances, they might charge a fee.

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So the implication is that these phones were stolen at one point?
Because if they weren't, you can ask sprint to unlock them. Depending on the circumstances, they might charge a fee.
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Stolen? Technically yes. Really stolen most likely not. I think these are phones that people signed up for promotions Buy 1 get 1 Free, they get the phone and then sell it. The pearson may even be paying the finance bill for the first phone and just getting the credit for the second, while pocketing the $400 from ebay. So Technically the phone belongs to Sprint until the full bill credits pay it off. But no one got their phone snatched. Maybe a few lost phones make it to ebay.

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Yeah but you still need to have a licence.. just credits are not enough. Wait a few days.. eBay will have the unlocks under 20usd soon (now at 43.. it was $200)
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Which one is most trusted on ebay? I can see now there so many services providing sprint s9 plus unlock. Did anyone try any of ebay sprint unlock service for s9 plus?

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Which one is most trusted on ebay? I can see now there so many services providing sprint s9 plus unlock. Did anyone try any of ebay sprint unlock service for s9 plus?
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I got mine done by reliance unlocks.. they are new to ebay but during chatting he said his website is up since 13yrs or so..
After buying.. start chatting on his website, don't wait for him to msg you (if you want it faster)

UnlockBoot team unlocked my Sprint S9 in less than 10 min. I'm using it now with T-mobile SIM. I recommend you to use them.

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UnlockBoot team unlocked my Sprint S9 in less than 10 min. I'm using it now with T-mobile SIM. I recommend you to use them.
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Are they on ebay? Or do they unlock Sprint as well? I dint find them on ebay

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Are they on ebay? Or do they unlock Sprint as well? I dint find them on ebay
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There are so many sellers.. once it was 200usd.. Now all are doing around 20usd.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/253862596355
Reliance unlocks at 20usd
Some start at 18.5 too. Look at their feedback and purchase.

I used SamKey to unlock my Sprint S9....found a cheap website that gave me 3 credits for $18 and after 3 hours, my baby was unlocked. Waited til ver. 3 baseband update of the G960U1 (which was just two weeks away at the time lol) to be pushed out, and since then, I have VoLTE, a steadier LTE connection period with MetroPCS, and she feels a lot lighter on the OS. With more RAM available. I love this phone, even though there is no root for us Snappies based phones lol.

i used this seller https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=mulenkachi, their website is gsmzambia i believe

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Are they on ebay? Or do they unlock Sprint as well? I dint find them on ebay
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No, this is a website.

I unlocked sprint s9 plus using the remote unlock. Now I am not receiving updates via OTA. Will unlocking the phone break the OTA updates. Is there any way to manually flash the updates.?

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I unlocked sprint s9 plus using the remote unlock. Now I am not receiving updates via OTA. Will unlocking the phone break the OTA updates. Is there any way to manually flash the updates.?
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Do you receive any error message when you try to update it

jamiedoe said:
Do you receive any error message when you try to update it
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It just says Already in latest version. But I know for sure that before unlocking there was an update pending for the November security patches. But after unlocking it shows October security patches are the latest.
Can anyone with sprint s9+ confirm which is the latest version of security patches. Thanks in advance.

jamiedoe said:
i used this seller https://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=gsmzambia, their website is gsmzambia i believe
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Thank you soooooo much, you saved my life. I didnt find them on ebay, but i just searched that name on google and i found them. They even helped me to flash the Unbranded/unlocked firmware.