This is really wierd. Hope someone can help.
I bought an unlocked LG Optimus G E971 phone in Toronto, Canada this May. Inserting a Rogers and Fido SIM card was perfectly fine and working while I was in Toronto, Canada. No SIM network unlock PIN required.
In October, I travelled on vacation to Hong Kong with the same phone that I thought was unlocked. As always, I would buy a local SIM for my unlocked phone. To my surprised, it prompted for a SIM network unlock PIN. I went to a total of 3 carriers, including 3 Telecom, China Mobile and one other (cannot remember the name). All asked for a SIM unlock PIN.
Not believing what had happened, I went back to the shop in Toronto, Canada after returning home. Tried inserting Rogers, Fido, Bell and AT & T SIM card, all worked perfectly.
My question is, could this be a region lock? Like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
Anyone has similar experience to share?
It's a SIM/network lock, nothing more. You can purchase an unlock code for under $10 online. That's what I did.
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phoenix_rizzen said:
It's a SIM/network lock, nothing more. You can purchase an unlock code for under $10 online. That's what I did.
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I'd think that, too, but then all these Canadian SIM cards he listed wouldn't work... I know for a fact that Bell, Fido and Rogers phones (at least every single one I tried, and that's quite a few of them), when locked, don't let you use each other's cards. If each of those cards work without problem, I doubt the phone is simlocked... But anyway, it may be worth trying unlocking it - the code for any LG model (with few exceptions) is only $4 from freemyblackberry.com, so there's not much to lose. It's a fast and reliable service, I used it several times myself.
On some smartphones, you can use them with its sub carrier. So Rogers E971 may work with Fido SIM even though it's locked. Buy an unlock code and you'll be fine.
Its not the $4 unlocking fee that I am avoiding. How do I proof my phone has been unlocked successfully? As someone had said, Bell and Fido are different carriers in Canada. It won't allow using each others SIM cards, but I can use both right now. So do I need to wait and travel again to Asia before I can proof that my LG has been unlocked sucessfully? Frustrating.
chopstks said:
Its not the $4 unlocking fee that I am avoiding. How do I proof my phone has been unlocked successfully? As someone had said, Bell and Fido are different carriers in Canada. It won't allow using each others SIM cards, but I can use both right now. So do I need to wait and travel again to Asia before I can proof that my LG has been unlocked sucessfully? Frustrating.
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I am sure E971 accept Rogers and Fido SIM card. I did not try Bell. But I unlocked my E971 by using Wind mobile SIM card. You could try Wind mobile.
One person told me that the North American version unlocked phone would not work in Asia (Hong Kong in my case). I verified my LG box and it's labelled LG Canada. That defeat the whole purpose of an unlocked phone for worldwide use. When you spend the extra effort to get a manufacture unlocked phone, you expected it to be unlocked worldwide. Got to write to LG Canada to see if that is their marketing strategy or it's a system bug.
All Asia and Europe cell phones are legitimately manufacture unlocked. Just not a believer in locked phones and their ripped off plans in North America.
chopstks said:
One person told me that the North American version unlocked phone would not work in Asia
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Would this be only about LGs, or any phone? Can't comment on Asia, as I never had to travel there, but my Canadian Galaxy S2 (originally locked to Bell) worked perfectly in several European countries after unlocking. My LGOG works with North American and European SIM cards, but it's a Korean F180S, so that doesn't prove anything...
All Asia and Europe cell phones are legitimately manufacture unlocked. Just not a believer in locked phones and their ripped off plans in North America.
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Amen to that! Side by side comparison of European and American (especially Canadian) cell phone service prices is nothing short of a shock to either party. It is as ridiculously cheap in Europe as it is outrageously expensive on this side of the pond.
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Would this be only about LGs, or any phone? Can't comment on Asia, as I never had to travel there, but my Canadian Galaxy S2 (originally locked to Bell) worked perfectly in several European countries after unlocking. My LGOG works with North American and European SIM cards, but it's a Korean F180S, so that doesn't prove anything...
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I like this LG Optimus G E971, reasonably priced with all the great features. I owned Samsung Omina II (I8000) Windows 6.5, Motorola Ming A1200 and Motorola V300 before. All except V300, was manufacture unlocked and bought in Canada. All worked perfectly in North America and Asia with local SIMs. That is why this came as a surprise. If I had known this will be the NA unlocked version, I would plan differently. Such as get a $0 to 299 carrier locked phone and spend $4 to unlock it worldwide.
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sky007 said:
I am sure E971 accept Rogers and Fido SIM card. I did not try Bell. But I unlocked my E971 by using Wind mobile SIM card. You could try Wind mobile.
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so you can confirm that the e971 will work with wind mobile sim card ??
Hi.
I got HTC 10 from my friend from Ireland. She bought in 3(three) store. But I have bill pay in different carrier. How I can get unlock code or how to remove simlock?
Please help
I'd also like to know about this
I'd also like to know about this
Three Ireland are a pain in the ass to unlock from officially as they insist if the phone was bought on PAYG that the accountee tops up by €140 after they have bought the phone before they unlock ...
They will not unlock for anyone other than the accountee ..
So you will have to use an eBay seller who will circumvent it but it will cost you around €20-25 euro.
Just search for HTC 3 Ireland unlock in eBay.
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I bought unlock code on that website http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/ and works perfect
Just ordered USA unlocked (G710ULM) Platinum Grey. Why no news of bootloader unlock since 2 months of launch? What's the duration of LG's previous flagships which got bootloader unlock?
The purchase is from B&H, freebies like AVODA Case & Tempered Screen.
is there statistics where how many have purchased total LG G7s worldwide as per variants (G710ULM vs G710EU sales).
We know LG G7 sold more than LG G6 during launch, surprisingly the USA unlocked (US997) got bootloader unlocked around a month after launch.
Is LG busy with LG V40 launch? Also must be busy rolling out Android 9..0 Pie by Q4 of 2018.
Any chance at unlocking and rooting the b&h g7?
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Any chance at unlocking and rooting the b&h g7?
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The main reason I bought the USA unlocked G710ULM is to wait for the official bootloader unlock from LG. Unlike the US997 LG G6 is enjoying root, I'm surprised and upset that the USA unlocked LG V30 (US998) and now the LG G7 (G710ULM) has no word from LG. They just want us to purchase the European unlocked, which is more expensive , they are out of my price range in buying my favorite LG flagship. The US variant is reasonably well priced where as the European variants aren't. 11th July was the launch of the G710ULM and 4 months nothing from LG.
Ali Mirza said:
The main reason I bought the USA unlocked G710ULM is to wait for the official bootloader unlock from LG. Unlike the US997 LG G6 is enjoying root, I'm surprised and upset that the USA unlocked LG V30 (US998) and now the LG G7 (G710ULM) has no word from LG. They just want us to purchase the European unlocked, which is more expensive , they are out of my price range in buying my favorite LG flagship. The US variant is reasonably well priced where as the European variants aren't. 11th July was the launch of the G710ULM and 4 months nothing from LG.
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Gonna be honest I don't think we're getting anything from LG. I think we're on our own for this one
Anyone know where I can find a non-verizon model? I purchased one on ebay with photos showing it was 4 barcodes and I asked the seller to be safe, only to find they weren't actually selling unlocked models and just verizon models with pictures of unlocked.
Go to swappa, and ask the seller to give you the output from http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html, make sure they use LG check.