I'm new and searching the net to try to figure out how to crack the PUK code on a AT&T tilt phone that my friend that just passed away and his parents gave me. They didn't know his PUK code and neither did I. Is there a way to crack it or get around it ? Any help is much appreciated. I hope this is the right section of the forum for this topic if not I do apologize.
Uh... why not call AT&T. That is who you would have to get it from its linked to that sim card. Or use your own Sim card. Usually this is needed when someone has stolen a phone and puts the wrong PIN number in incorrectly too many times. Eventually it will permanently disable the sim card.
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ive tried all methods on unlockin my tilt but none seem to work. i dont even get a pop up asking me to enter unlock code??? it just says sim card missing.. please help
ugonnax said:
ive tried all methods on unlockin my tilt but none seem to work. i dont even get a pop up asking me to enter unlock code??? it just says sim card missing.. please help
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If you've had your AT&T account for a while, just call up their service center and ask them for the unlock code, and possibly mention you may need it for travelling abroad. That's what I did, and they just gave me the code, no questions asked! To get the pop-up requesting the unlock code, you need to insert the SIM of another carrier - SPRINT / T-MOBILE etc, and reboot the phone... Good luck!
ive done that.. ive never been with att... i just bought the phone off ebay..
lol... well if you bought the phone off ebay, att customer service should give you the unlock code no fuss at all.
ok but i still cant get into where i put the unlock code.. it says my sim card is missing.. i did it with different t-mobile sim cards also.
Try and get a hold of an AT&T SIM card from a friend's phone and validate that the phone at least works with it. BTW.. did you perchance get this phone from a guy named Charlie in California? I happened to see an AT&T Tilt for sale on Craigslist last week, and he said the SIM card connector wasn't working... maybe he sold it on eBay? ...just a wild thought...
run the program simlock.exe which is in the windows directory, and you can enter your unlock code. Even then......it seems like you phone is still not reading your sim card. my suggestion.......put a piece of paper behind the sim card......see if that helps.
i'm assuming u tried the unlocking program already
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=361039
cus it worked for me, and i'm on t-mobile as well...
you were right.. i put a piece of paper behind it and it read the sim
If it says Sim card is missing, then the phone is not reading the SIM card.
You would get a SIM card Invalid or it will ask for unlock code if the phone is still locked.
Try cutting a piece of paper, size of the sim, fold it, then put it on top of the sim. Put the sim card in with the paper on top. Some Tmo SIMs are quite thin, so they wont read.
My coworker had this issue with their tilt. It was fixed by just doing the above.
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nvm. i guess im a minute too late..
I bought the unlock code for my Fuze online. I do not have a non-AT&T sim and do not want to remove and re-insert my SIM.
Does anyone who's previously received an unlock code from AT&T provide me their instructions on how to apply the unlock code?
In my previous devices AT&T provide me a string of numbers/symbols plus the subsidy unlock code.
Thanks for the help.
the first step is to get the unlock code, easiest is to call them and tell them that you are travelling overseas and will need to use a local provider. you'll also need a sim card from another GSM provider, i don't think there is a way around this. you turn off the phone, then insert the other sim card, then start it, the phone will ask you to provide the unlock code.
AthenaLod said:
the first step is to get the unlock code, easiest is to call them and tell them that you are travelling overseas and will need to use a local provider. you'll also need a sim card from another GSM provider, i don't think there is a way around this. you turn off the phone, then insert the other sim card, then start it, the phone will ask you to provide the unlock code.
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I got my Fuze from AT&T before they made the mandatory 'data plan on ALL smartphones' went into effect. I bought my unlock code from eBay. I want to enter the code without having to use a non-AT&T sim card. From various boards it seems like taking the sim out, using a different sim, and then going back to the original sim would somehow tag the smartphone as needing the data plan. So bottom line is that I want to avoid AT&T's bullsh*t data requirements/policies.
On my Nokias I would enter a string of symbols with the unlock code on the dialpad and the phone is unlocked.
I wanted to get the instructions from Fuze users who called into AT&T and got the unlock code. What were the AT&T instructions? Would AT&T tell users to insert a non-AT&T sim just to unlock?
This board has been extremely helpful and I appreciate all the help.
somepeon said:
I got my Fuze from AT&T before they made the mandatory 'data plan on ALL smartphones' went into effect. I bought my unlock code from eBay. I want to enter the code without having to use a non-AT&T sim card. From various boards it seems like taking the sim out, using a different sim, and then going back to the original sim would somehow tag the smartphone as needing the data plan. So bottom line is that I want to avoid AT&T's bullsh*t data requirements/policies.
On my Nokias I would enter a string of symbols with the unlock code on the dialpad and the phone is unlocked.
I wanted to get the instructions from Fuze users who called into AT&T and got the unlock code. What were the AT&T instructions? Would AT&T tell users to insert a non-AT&T sim just to unlock?
This board has been extremely helpful and I appreciate all the help.
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AFAIK, the only reason you can need the unlock code, is to use such phone with another carrier, e.g. t-mobile, or overseas. don't see the relationship between the unlock code and att's new policy
anyway, i think you still have to find a sim card from another carrier to apply the unlock code.
Maybe there's a way to unlock the phone with the unlock code without using another sim card, but I've never heard of it. And what's the point, anyway? If you want to unlock the phone, you clearly want to use another sim card (and presumably have/will have one). I really doubt that unlocking that way is going to alert ATT that you don't have a data plan (how will they know when their sim isn't even in the phone??). You're going to put the other sim card in there sooner or later. This sounds like the type of crap that an ATT rep would say.
The only other way to unlock the phone is with Olipro's unlocker. That does not require another sim card, but it does flash/hack the phone.
Yes. I agree that the line you gave would be AT&T-ish. I'm on the fence right now about switching away from AT&T but have a decent deal via a family plan. I wanted to unlock my Fuze just in case that day came.
Just find someone who's on t-mobile, borrow their card, and get it over with. I unlocked my fuze (non-contract variety) the day I got it and have used it on t-mobile (cheapo pre-paid card) ever since. I also have an Orange UK card that I've used a couple times. ATT hasn't called me yet to tell me I need a data plan, lol.
Dear all i am new captivate owner.Living in pakistan.My captivate is "sim free", but locked to AT&T network.Can anyone tell me how to unlock this phone without AT&T sim card inserted in it.Thanks in advance.
Assuming you have the unlock code, you would insert a Non-AT&T SIM in order to get the phone to prompt you to enter it.
If you already have the unlock code from AT&T, the information at the end of the YouTube video is all you need. As is stated above, start the phone with NO SIM CARD and follow the instructions on the phone's screen.
As AT&T will not release the unlock code to a phone/account that is less than ten months old--with some exceptions--you may be forced to pay for the unlock code if you don't already have it. AFAIK, if you don't have an AT&T account, they will not provide an unlock code to you in any case... although, you may be able to sweet-talk a rep into helping you over the phone. Additionally, there are many "for a charge unlocking services" on the 'Net.
These two links might be of help to you. You'll find a lot of references with a Google search for "unlock samsung captivate at&t" and many on XDA-Developers as well. Good luck.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-vibrant-captivate-sim-unlock-codes-are-hidden-phones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--eB7jQc-tI
thanks .ifound the vedios helpful
Hi guys...I wish I could post this question in the original thread, but I'm new and can't do that.
I've been following this board for awhile, there's alot of good info.
My issue is I've tried the Free Unlock method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
But now I'm getting MM6 error when I try to insert a TMobile (Simple Mobile) sim card. I've verified that sim card works in a different unlocked phone.
I've searched that original thread for MM6 and nothing came up.
I've searched this forum for MM6 and it's a bunch of folks talking about the blacklist and calling out the OPs as theives.
I have recently purchased a Galaxy Note 2 off CL. Couple days later it cut off, blacklisted...insurance fraud by original owner. Long story short, I was able to get ATT to call the "original owner" and question him, at the same time I informed the person who sold it to me that my office where he delivered it has him, his car and license tag on video from about 8 different cameras....so the next day it was *off* the ATT blacklist . The phone has been working fine for the past couple weeks on a ATT PrePay Go account. It also works with my wife's ATT iphone sim.
Now I'm trying to unlock it to go with SimpleMobile, or Net10 on Tmobile's towers. I did the method listed in the thread above, but when I put in the simplemobile sim, it gives the MM6 error message.
I called ATT to confirm it's off their blacklist. I called TMobile to confirm it's off their blacklist.
Did I botch the unlock....is it now permanently locked to ATT? Maybe these guys fooled with it before I got it...Is it worth it to buy an unlock code at this point? What are my options?
Again, sorry I can't post in the original thread. Maybe someone that reads this can point one of those experts to this post.
Thanks for your help in advance
p.s. - if you read this post, see 'mm6' and immediatly reply that i'm a thief and should be banned....i'm going to slap yo mamma :silly: .
And for the record..that darn blacklist is stoopid....it dosn't help anyone get their phone back, it dosn't discourage thieves, it damages the used phone market which in turn inflates the new phone market....no law enforcement involvement is required to blacklist a phone, and there is apparently no law enforcement involvement in the US at all....and there is no enforceable process to legitimately transfer "full ownership" of a device to someone else....just stick it into a drawer and send another $600 of our GDP to China...GREAT!!!
It's like the original owner of my car reporting it stolen to his insurance company (after selling it to me) and then the car just stops working and no shop will fix it, and the insurance company pays him off no problem and dosn't even want to hear from me, and the police don't care because it hasn't actually been reported stolen...WTF!?! anyways...that's my rant....and now I can't unlock this darm thing...
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I was able to call ATT and get the unlock code.
But when I put in the TMobile SIM, it's not asking for an unlock code.
I saw a video on Youtube where they swiped upwards from the bottom to show the screen asking for the code.
The ATT guy also said if I didn't see the unlock prompt, I could do it manually via the dialpad. He said enter a series of numbers and # * etc.:
#<numbers>*<numbers>*<unlock code>#
I did that and nothing.
I know from the 'Free Unlock' thread, that hitting the last # at the end is basically like hitting 'Enter' and it goes to the next screen.
But this just stays on the dialpad after I hit # and nothing happens.
thanks for anyone's help
Update:
Samsung support said they do not support fixing this issue. They said they will not assist at all with an unlocking issue, I need to ask ATT
ATT said they can't do it either. She said the 'unlock date' was listed as NA. Meaning the phone was not eligble to be unlocked. I re-emphasised that ATT gave me the unlock code. doh.
It's not asking for an unlock code. How the heck am I supposed to unlock it?!?
when i have my sim card in my phone i get a lock screen needing the puk code is there a code i can enter it to get rid of it i dont know what my code is and then would i have to go into verizon would i need my phone unrooted before going in for a new sim?
You can just call Verizon and ask them for the PUK code as PUK is related to the Sim!
Well figured it out ended up getting a new sim thought how much trouble that took to get
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Well figured it out ended up getting a new sim thought how much trouble that took to get
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You can log into your MyVerizon account online and it's listed in there once you click on the corresponding phone and line(phone #).