ok i was on my att wireless account online and went to my services then phones from there it said unblock sim card and im wondering isnt the puk the code you need to unlock your phone i would try it but my captivate is with my sister right now so just checking to make sure
I think the puk code is for when you put a password on your device / sim card and then forget it.
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maybe but you never know is someone willing to try?
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i have a Motoroi XT720 rooted. i just want to use 3g, sms, call features of the phone. is there a way to maku it unlock?
anyone guys?
come on guys,anyone?
Well, I'll tell you that I've certainly read your posts each time you bump this, but I hesitate to answer because your question is so vague and without any details to work from.
The only way I know to remove a sim lock is to use the various shops/online stores that sell unlock codes. As far as the how to get 3G working... you need to find out what frequencies are used by your carrier and what their apn settings are.
Oh, my bad. What should i post here about my xt720? Is unlock code the only way?
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I don't expect you need to unlock, but *you* asked about it in the first post...?!?
I'll just suggest that your phone is in your hands in front of your eyes giving you trouble. Most of us just aren't psychic.
If you want help, you need to tell us what you need help with as *specifically* as possible. If you don't want help just continue what you're doing and before long you'll be on everyone's block list.
yes,but i dont know which term to use with that "unlock thing"
well my motoroi has a rom Ho!No!CM7.1.1-ICS_Edition-V1-XT720-J.Y.Daddy and im fomr Philippines and i use Globe SimCard
creamoncrop said:
yes,but i dont know which term to use with that "unlock thing"
well my motoroi has a rom Ho!No!CM7.1.1-ICS_Edition-V1-XT720-J.Y.Daddy and im fomr Philippines and i use Globe SimCard
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Try typing words exactly as they are displayed on the phone in a dialog/error message or take a screenshot/photo. I can't even guess what "unlock thing" means. I assume you flashed the ROM yourself? Did it work on stock before you flashed the custom ROM?
oh to be clear ,the problem is i cant use SIM card. no signal, no recognition, no anything.
and yes i flashed the rom by myself. And on stock rom it does not work also.
Is airplane mode on by any chance?
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Is airplane mode on by any chance?
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nope,and theres a sim unlock code,everytime i put SIM card inside the phone
You will have to check with your carrier. This definately is phone related.
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Have u tried to go to settings/location and security /similar lock and unlock it there?
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TIMZOZO said:
You will have to check with your carrier. This definately is phone related.
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so thats the only way? here,it cost about 20$
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Have u tried to go to settings/location and security /similar lock and unlock it there?
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oh,i will try it. om on flashin method now . in similar lock,do i need to enter a code? or pin? i dont have an idea,im flashing my motoroi right now
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Have u tried to go to settings/location and security /similar lock and unlock it there?
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well i tried it and nothing happen,it is its just a sim card lock.thanks for that.
"Sim Pin"
my phone's current state is no gsm. no sms and call features. no phone features.
I think a sim pin code is different from a subsidy lock (but I'm not 100% certain--subsidy lock is sometimes called a sim lock--sorry, it's confusing). A subsidy lock is what requires an unlock code. I know some people have reported problems using sim pin codes when using Motoroi ROMs after they were ported to Milestone XT720 (I think it was mostly French users that reported the problem--you can try searching the Bravo and XDAspecial threads in the XT720 Development section). IIRC the CyanogenMod's usually haven't had this problem, though and your signature say you're at least tried a CM7-based ROM.
I think people are suggesting that your carrier might be able to help you troubleshoot the problem. It sounds like a configuration problem on your sim card. It could be that you need a different sim card or that they need to reprogram it. At the very least I think you should know what the sim pin code is...
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I think a sim pin code is different from a subsidy lock (but I'm not 100% certain--subsidy lock is sometimes called a sim lock--sorry, it's confusing). A subsidy lock is what requires an unlock code. I know some people have reported problems using sim pin codes when using Motoroi ROMs after they were ported to Milestone XT720 (I think it was mostly French users that reported the problem--you can try searching the Bravo and XDAspecial threads in the XT720 Development section). IIRC the CyanogenMod's usually haven't had this problem, though and your signature say you're at least tried a CM7-based ROM.
I think people are suggesting that your carrier might be able to help you troubleshoot the problem. It sounds like a configuration problem on your sim card. It could be that you need a different sim card or that they need to reprogram it. At the very least I think you should know what the sim pin code is...
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i understand what you trying to say. Subsidy lock is the one i need to figure out.
ill go check out the Rom's you have said.
hmm.. so you think thats the only way i can solve the problem? go to my carrier provider? it can cost me uhmm 2000 pesos/ 25$ ,or there's any?
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i understand what you trying to say. Subsidy lock is the one i need to figure out.
ill go check out the Rom's you have said.
hmm.. so you think thats the only way i can solve the problem? go to my carrier provider? it can cost me uhmm 2000 pesos/ 25$ ,or there's any?
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Sim pin lock: you have to enter a pin that you choose to use the phone
Subsidy lock: the phone is sold under contract by a particular carrier (suppose: SKTelecom) and only will work with a sim card from that same carrier.
To remove a sim lock you need to get an unlock code. I have not done this, but there are companies that you can purchase this from online. You have to provide them information about your phone (IMIE code and others I think) and they use some server to compute an unlock code that you enter in the phone. I think the online services charge something like $15 to provide the code. There are many videos on youtube showing how to unlock the XT720 (for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSCNxR2yzMw -- not an endorsement/recomendation/anything of that company -- just the first thing I found when searching youtube for "xt720 unlock"). So you can look at those videos and see if that's what you need to do or if you're seeing something else. There are also links in related videos that claim to tell you how you might go about generating the unlock code yourself (warez).
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Sim pin lock: you have to enter a pin that you choose to use the phone
Subsidy lock: the phone is sold under contract by a particular carrier (suppose: SKTelecom) and only will work with a sim card from that same carrier.
To remove a sim lock you need to get an unlock code. I have not done this, but there are companies that you can purchase this from online. You have to provide them information about your phone (IMIE code and others I think) and they use some server to compute an unlock code that you enter in the phone. I think the online services charge something like $15 to provide the code. There are many videos on youtube showing how to unlock the XT720 (for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSCNxR2yzMw -- not an endorsement/recomendation/anything of that company -- just the first thing I found when searching youtube for "xt720 unlock"). So you can look at those videos and see if that's what you need to do or if you're seeing something else. There are also links in related videos that claim to tell you how you might go about generating the unlock code yourself (warez).
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yes and your absolutely right!
yeah and i know how those thing goes,but for now, ill go search for some more.
i think ill go check those link out. i will give it a try. all i need is a unlock code thats what i wish for
Just bought a used Infuse, already have it rooted and running Paranoid Android Jellybean, but I'm having trouble unlocking it. All of my other phones were unlocked automatically when I flashed a custom ROM, but this doesn't seem to be the case for the Infuse. The phone won't detect my T-Mobile SIM at all, even to say "Invalid SIM" etc. Now, I know one of the first suggestions will be "reflash" but at this point I've tried 2 custom ICS ROMs, unofficial CM9, Zeus, and have flashed PA 3 times, and none of them are detecting my SIM or prompting me for the unlock code, which I've already obtained. Is there any way to force the prompt for unlock code, or some other way to enter the code, some way to do it through Odin, or using the PC...just looking for any way I can get it unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176886
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All of my other phones were unlocked automatically when I flashed a custom ROM, but this doesn't seem to be the case for the Infuse.
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That's news to me. I don't think I've ever flashed a ROM that automatically SIM unlocked the phone as well.
It seems very odd that it wouldn't prompt you for the unlock code as soon as you put a foreign SIM card in it. Have you tried an actual AT&T SIM card in it just to make sure that there's not a hardware issue with the SIM card reader? Also, it may be worth going all the way back to stock and seeing if it gives the prompt.
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Like I said, I already have the unlock code. I just can't get the phone to prompt me for it. I read that thread, it's actually the one I used to obtain the code, and didn't see anything that helped with my particular dilemma.
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Like I said, I already have the unlock code. I just can't get the phone to prompt me for it. I read that thread, it's actually the one I used to obtain the code, and didn't see anything that helped with my particular dilemma.
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I'm on the latest PA build and I was able to unlock just fine. Is it reading an AT&T sim card? First off make sure that the sim card you are using is actually activated. I just got a straight talk sim card that has not been activated and when put into my phone I was not prompted for the unlock code. I used my sister's T-Mobile sim card and it prompted for it. Make sure you swap them while the phone is powered off as well.
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I just got a straight talk sim card that has not been activated and when put into my phone I was not prompted for the unlock code.
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Unless you bought Straight Talk's T-Mobile BYOP SIM card, you wouldn't be prompted for an unlock code. Straight Talk's AT&T based SIM cards will work right off the bat, with an AT&T branded phone. When I used the hex editor method to find my unlock code, I used an old T-Mo SIM card that hadn't been active for well over a year, and I was prompted for the code as soon as I booted the phone up.
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Unless you bought Straight Talk's T-Mobile BYOP SIM card, you wouldn't be prompted for an unlock code. Straight Talk's AT&T based SIM cards will work right off the bat, with an AT&T branded phone. When I used the hex editor method to find my unlock code, I used an old T-Mo SIM card that hadn't been active for well over a year, and I was prompted for the code as soon as I booted the phone up.
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It is an at&t compatible sim card, so maybe that is why it didn't prompt, I just thought it was because it wasn't activated.
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Still baffled on this, if anyone knows how to force the unlock request screen, or some other way to unlock the phone, I would be very appreciative. Will donate for proper answer.
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Still baffled on this, if anyone knows how to force the unlock request screen, or some other way to unlock the phone, I would be very appreciative. Will donate for proper answer.
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Go to a T-Mobile store and pick up a prepaid SIM with 10 miniutes of air time. Power down your phone, and insert the SIM card. Power back on your phone, and you should be prompted for an unlock code. Your phone will be permenantly unlocked after entering the code and pressing enter.
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Go to a T-Mobile store and pick up a prepaid SIM with 10 miniutes of air time. Power down your phone, and insert the SIM card. Power back on your phone, and you should be prompted for an unlock code. Your phone will be permenantly unlocked after entering the code and pressing enter.
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Thanks but as I've said I've already tried the standard method.
It seems most likely that its a hardware issue; the phone isn't even reading AT&T Sims, so it might be a lost cause at this point.
I don't have any sim cards or access to sim cards from other carriers.
Is there a way I can do it with the code they gave me?
then you cant use your code. I think the AAHK used to root the Inspire 4g unlocks the sim but I never bought a tmobile sim card to try. If you didnt do that, then i dont know of another way without a sim card from another carrier.
Yeah mobile data only works with a sim. Aahk makes your phone sim unlocked and will work on any carrier if you set the apn right. But with no sim, all you can use is WiFi.
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Good afternoon all you XDA-ers out there, so ive been looking to see what the PUK code is and how it can be used on our devices. Im trying to network unlock it, and i have the PUK code, just wondering if that can be used somehow to unlock it. Thanks in advace for any/all help
Ok, so sprint told me that the device is unlockable with the msl. If the phone is deactivated, you type #7465625*638*# in the dial pad, and the phone will ask you for a code which is your msl. Once entered it will be network unlocked and usable on any network. If you reactivate it on sprint, it'll network lock back to sprint, but you should be able to repeat the process to unlock it again this is untested, but this info came directly from sprint so take it for what it is. If anyone is brave enough to try it, just know that its UNTESTED at this point still
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I got a Galaxy S8+ from Telus (Canada) Phone works great with Telus SIMs, phone is not black listed or anything. I am with Rogers, so I purchased a unlock code from https://www.mobileincanada.com/ , took like almost 2 weeks.
Code finally arrived. when i input the network unlock code, the phone right after asked me for a PUK. I figured Id get a PUK from both Telus and Rogers (knowing the PUK is attached to the SIM)
I entered the Rogers (Sim carrier) PUK and did not work, entered the Telus PUK (Phone carrier) and did not work ether.
SIM works fine with other phones, and the PUK is asked for with any SIM I enter.
Anyone know what might be happening? How to fix it?
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I got a Galaxy S8+ from Telus (Canada) Phone works great with Telus SIMs, phone is not black listed or anything. I am with Rogers, so I purchased a unlock code from https://www.mobileincanada.com/ , took like almost 2 weeks.
Code finally arrived. when i input the network unlock code, the phone right after asked me for a PUK. I figured Id get a PUK from both Telus and Rogers (knowing the PUK is attached to the SIM)
I entered the Rogers (Sim carrier) PUK and did not work, entered the Telus PUK (Phone carrier) and did not work ether.
SIM works fine with other phones, and the PUK is asked for with any SIM I enter.
Anyone know what might be happening? How to fix it?
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PUK (Personal Unblock Key) is usually mentioned on the SIM card (The Bigger part) itself, and if you have not received it in the starter pack, You can always call up the network provider and ask for it. Also, Attempt first with just one sim in the slot to identify which one is asking for it.
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PUK (Personal Unblock Key) is usually mentioned on the SIM card (The Bigger part) itself, and if you have not received it in the starter pack, You can always call up the network provider and ask for it. Also, Attempt first with just one sim in the slot to identify which one is asking for it.
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PUK (Personal Unblock Key) is what i got. As mentioned , my carriers SIM card is the one asking for it... Its only the SIM from the phones carrier, telus that doesnt... every other carrier asks for it.
I have tried 3 different carriers. The PUK message appears each time. I was able to change my SIM cards PIN using the correct PUK.... The phone starts, boots up and then it tells me the SIM in not valid. Network locked I need a PUK.