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If I purchase the g2x from T-mobile without being a t-mobile customer, will they provide an unlock code?
Go to the store and ask or call them and ask, best way to get solid answers
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I think the phone has to be in service for either 60 or 90 days (don't remember which) and then they'll give you the unlock code. You have to tell them you're traveling internationally. It takes about 24 hours from the time of the request for HTC phones and the code is sent in an e-mail. I just got the code for my G2 which I'm selling to get a G2X. The code for the G2X has to come from LG so I don't know what their turn around time is.
BarryH_GEG said:
I think the phone has to be in service for either 60 or 90 days (don't remember which) and then they'll give you the unlock code. You have to tell them you're traveling internationally. It takes about 24 hours from the time of the request for HTC phones and the code is sent in an e-mail. I just got the code for my G2 which I'm selling to get a G2X. The code for the G2X has to come from LG so I don't know what their turn around time is.
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I've heard if you've been a customer for (60-90? days), even prepaid, they'll give you an unlock code even on a freshly purchased phone. I've got a T-Mo prepaid card that I keep afloat with minimum top-ups for my trips to the US, so if I do buy the G2x or another T-Mo phone I should be able to get the unlock from them.
I thought it was mandatory now. If you ask for the unlock code, they have to give it to you regardless. Guess I was wrong?
Anyone here work at t-mobile that can give any solutions to non t-mobile customers who don't want to open an account?
I suspect this device is carrier locked, but I would buy one if I could confirm that I could use it on AT&T out of the box.
Compatibility AT&T 4G
nomisunrider said:
Anyone here work at t-mobile that can give any solutions to non t-mobile customers who don't want to open an account?
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Sorry nomisunrider, not trying to hijack your thread, but since we are already Hijacking the o2x forum
I have another question for Non-T-Mobile (AT&T) people.
My question is how compatible is the G2X going to be with AT&T's "4G"?
Also I am currently using Nexus One AT&T 3G, but I am thinking that I should be able to change that to the 4G service without altering my contract, or loosing grandfathered "unlimited data plan"?
Any input or info much appriciated
nomisunrider said:
Anyone here work at t-mobile that can give any solutions to non t-mobile customers who don't want to open an account?
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T-Mobile isn't in the business of selling phones. They'll only sell you a phone in conjunction with a pre- or post-paid wireless plan. As someone said, out of the box the phone is locked to T-Mobile. You can request an unlock code after 60 or 90 days of maintaining an account in good standing.
nomisunrider said:
Anyone here work at t-mobile that can give any solutions to non t-mobile customers who don't want to open an account?
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why don't you wait until after the 20th and most likely you will find them online unlocked..just like the t-mobile sg vibrant
I have a friend on t-mobile. Can he call them up and request sim unlock codes?
I am also in this situation but I prefer not to buy from ebay. What about unlocking services? Do they permanently unlock the phone? Does flashing a different ROM on the phone affect the unlock?
nomisunrider said:
Anyone here work at t-mobile that can give any solutions to non t-mobile customers who don't want to open an account?
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Cant get it right away, but I am sure it will be available soon.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/lg-g2x-android-smartphone-unlocked-216928/
I believe the G2X is unlocked out of box I got to review the device today and it has at&t options under network settings like the Nexus One.
If you purchase out right you can get code immediately (meaning requesting the code). If its an upgrade/new activation must wait until buyers remorse is up and not be past due or had an unlock code in last 90 days. I'm not at work now but that's the policy, I believe not sure if its 90 or 60 though can't remember. Hope this helps
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I've been asking around and several people have informed me that if you purchase the phone for full retail, t-mobile will provide you with an unlock code. I also found this on wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock#United_States
"One of the two national GSM carriers, T-Mobile,[43] will unlock handsets for those with active account in good standing for at least 40 days and no unlock code request in the last 90 days. T-Mobile will also unlock a phone if the full retail price is paid and proof of purchase is provided through a faxed document. "
nomisunrider said:
I've been asking around and several people have informed me that if you purchase the phone for full retail, t-mobile will provide you with an unlock code. I also found this on wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock#United_States
"One of the two national GSM carriers, T-Mobile,[43] will unlock handsets for those with active account in good standing for at least 40 days and no unlock code request in the last 90 days. T-Mobile will also unlock a phone if the full retail price is paid and proof of purchase is provided through a faxed document. "
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There we go that's the policy takes 24 hours for the request to process and up to 7 days to receive the code.
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i'm a sales rep and according to our new policy (if reps follow it) we cant even sell phones without service and if you arent a customer (if you did buy the phone full price wo being a customer) we do not provide unlock codes....
h0wlings0nnets said:
i'm a sales rep and according to our new policy (if reps follow it) we cant even sell phones without service and if you arent a customer (if you did buy the phone full price wo being a customer) we do not provide unlock codes....
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Sorry to inform you, but you need to brush up on your company's policies.
I just got off of the phone with t-mobile customer care (1-877-453-1304). I called them because I wanted clarification on this before I purchased 2 full retail price phones.
The program is called the "Sim Subsidy Unlock Program." It is for anyone that purchases a phone for the full retail price from a corporate store or an authorized retailer and pays all of the price upfront.
You need to call customer care, explain that you purchased a phone for full price and request a "remedy request form number." They will then open this request and you then have 7 days to fax the following to the Sim Unlock Team at 1-813-353-6557 :
ATTENTION: SIM UNLOCK TEAM
Full Name
Mobile Number
Email Address
Readable Copy Of Sales Receipt
It takes 24 to 72 hours to process and they will email you instructions to unlock your phone.
Yeah, if you bought the phone full price, then you will not be required to wait any time to unlock the phone. The 3g and 4g frequency will not work well, or at all, because the phone uses 1700 and 2100 for 3g and 4g. The 1700 frequency is exclusive to T-Mobile.
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i want to unlock my phone, because i live in indonesia, that indonesia dont have tmobile
dacihappymaker said:
i want to unlock my phone, because i live in indonesia, that indonesia dont have tmobile
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Why not just buy one there? I have an unbranded Asian version from Malaysia that was Sim unlocked already and it didnt have the T-Mobile bloatware on it
been looking for a good and cheap unnlocking website for a while but no success so far:|
It's as simple as calling t-mobile and telling them you need to unlock it. Tell them that you're going overseas and need to have it unlocked to use on other carriers. I normally say that we're going on vacation and are going to use a pre-paid sim overseas. Then they send me an email after a couple of days with the unlock instructions + unlock code. I've done this 3 times with no problems.
Paging Dr B said:
It's as simple as calling t-mobile and telling them you need to unlock it. Tell them that you're going overseas and need to have it unlocked to use on other carriers. I normally say that we're going on vacation and are going to use a pre-paid sim overseas. Then they send me an email after a couple of days with the unlock instructions + unlock code. I've done this 3 times with no problems.
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This is correct. We will provide an unlock code to you free of charge with no questions asked. Just ask to be transferred to our Sim Unlock dept. and they will be more than happy to assist you.
oooo, i see isee, there is no a software to unlock this phone?
if this phone is already s-off, it will be unlocked ?
T-Mobile will only unlock the phone for you once they can verify that you are a T-Mobile customer, or you paid full price for the phone at one of their T-mobile branded stores and can fax them a copy of the receipt. I just went through all of this with them on Monday. If you cannot do either of those 2 things, they will not help you.
The only way to get it unlocked if you are not a T-mobile customer is an unlock service. I used a guy on ebay that unlocked 2 of them for me and sent me the code within 5 mins. He charged $24.95 per phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSn0xvA2Y
guys come and see, it this works ?
dacihappymaker said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSn0xvA2Y
guys come and see, it this works ?
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Why dont you just buy one of the unlocked Asian versions? I dont get it.. I have the unbranded Malaysian version that I'm using on TMO USA and it came already unlocked
the price is expensive
how much you bought your htc sensation ?
dacihappymaker said:
the price is expensive
how much you bought your htc sensation ?
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I got mine in a trade so I didnt pay out of pocket for it. Not sure what they retail for in NYC, more than a T-mobile one that's for sure since unlocked phones are usually a higher price
TMO rep told me they can't unlock the phone yet, I'll try again in couple weeks or so.
After spending a couple hours on the phone with T-Mobile trying to work out my data plan in the wee morning hours last week, I received the unlocking code for my Sensation accidentally. After going through all the hell to keep my old rate for my data plan, and finally succeeding, they asked "Will there be anything else Sir". I said "Yes, one more thing. Can I get the SIM Subsidy Unlock Code for my HD2? And being so tired and half awake, I might have given the wrong IMEI number, because the next day I received the unlock code for my Sensation and not my HD2.
I called back the next day and told a tech supervisor that they had sent the unlock code for the wrong phone. The women on the phone apologized and said they would send it without the 24hr wait, and I should receive it within 2hrs. But when receiving the Email from T-Mobile a couple of hours later, this was the response:
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. This subscriber has received an unlock code within the last 90 days. Per T-Mobile Policy only one unlock code will be provided per active subscriber every 90 days. Please submit a new request 90 days after the last unlock code was provided.
No big deal. I at least got the Sensation unlock code and just paid $20 online for the HD2 code.
gave tmobile a call. they seem to not want to give out unlock codes. they told me that i had to either pay for the price of the phone, the full price, or i need to use the phone 40 days. also got an email like this -
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, this subscriber is not eligible to receive the unlock code at this time. In order to be eligible, the subscriber must complete 40 days of active service. Please submit a new request 40 days after this subscriber was activated.
Paging Dr B said:
It's as simple as calling t-mobile and telling them you need to unlock it. Tell them that you're going overseas and need to have it unlocked to use on other carriers. I normally say that we're going on vacation and are going to use a pre-paid sim overseas. Then they send me an email after a couple of days with the unlock instructions + unlock code. I've done this 3 times with no problems.
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However keep in mind that if you're in a different country the SIM network unlock code will not work, it would only work if you're still within T-Mobile's network coverage.
ngmt said:
However keep in mind that if you're in a different country the SIM network unlock code will not work, it would only work if you're still within T-Mobile's network coverage.
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Huh? That is what the unlock is for, to use your phone with a different countries network when there is no tmobile network. I do this when I go on vacation.
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hi, im currently on at&t, im planning to get the sensation 4g from tmobile and then unlock it to use it on my at&t sim, i wanted to make sure that 3g/4g will work on at&t on the sensation 4g after unlocking it...coz i read somewhere online that 3g wouldnt work on at&t in US....plzz bear with me as i am new here and don't have much idea about these things.....
saty47 said:
hi, im currently on at&t, im planning to get the sensation 4g from tmobile and then unlock it to use it on my at&t sim, i wanted to make sure that 3g/4g will work on at&t on the sensation 4g after unlocking it...coz i read somewhere online that 3g wouldnt work on at&t in US....plzz bear with me as i am new here and don't have much idea about these things.....
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You will not get 3G/4G on AT&T with the T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G.
Elvis_Freshly said:
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This is correct. We will provide an unlock code to you free of charge with no questions asked. Just ask to be transferred to our Sim Unlock dept. and they will be more than happy to assist you.
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That is correct but I just called t-mobile to ask for unlocking my HTC Sense 4G yesterday and today I received an email from the Unlock Dept saying that they could not process my request for unlock right now because I had requested to unlock once within the past 90 days...bla bla bla...and please call us back 90 days after the last day you requested. I don't understand why t-mobile policy prohibit unlock requests within 90 days like that. I doesn't make sense at all. I would suggest to unlock your phone, or in my case the HTC Sense 4G, @ other unlock websites for $6.49 with REALLY NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
saty47 said:
hi, im currently on at&t, im planning to get the sensation 4g from tmobile and then unlock it to use it on my at&t sim, i wanted to make sure that 3g/4g will work on at&t on the sensation 4g after unlocking it...coz i read somewhere online that 3g wouldnt work on at&t in US....plzz bear with me as i am new here and don't have much idea about these things.....
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The t-mobile version, as well as the Asian & European version, won't work with AT&T 3G. The Canadian Bell version works with AT&T 3G, but it cost CAD550 before tax without contract to buy one from them. So be prepared to pay at least $600 to get one.
Is there any reason that you want to stick with AT&T (e.g. no t-mobile reception in your area or on a family plan)? I paid AT&T about $200 to break my contract, which still has another year before it ends. Sign up a new contract with t-mobile and get the Sensation for $150. So in the end I paid $350 for the phone, still a much better deal than paying $600+ for the Canadian version.
Hi. I know it is illegal to unlock phones in the United States now but it isn't in countries like India. I am planning to go to India soon so can I buy, lets say for example, a Samsung Galaxy S4 from Amazon for $200 with a AT&T contract and receive it at home and not activate the phone and then when I go to India and unlock it over there and then just use it as a phone to make calls over wifi? When you buy a phone online with a 2 year agreement attatched to it, do you have to fill out the contract details and everything while ordering it online or do you do that when activating the phone?
As the Title Says:
Can you buy a Career Subsidized Phone & Unlock it ?
I live in India, and we don't get Career Subsidies, so I had a Question,
Can I Import a Subsidized Phone & Unlock it, Here in India and Use it for a Lot Less Price.
For Example an iPhone 5S can cost up to $649 but you can buy a Career Subsidy one for $199
If Yes, Please also tell Your Experience with it.
By Unlocking I mean Unlocking by Buying Unlock Codes and Applying them
I have just purchased a Pixel 3a which is locked to EE UK and I want to unlock it to use with another carrier. As I'm not an EE customer, how can I go about this? I called EE and they checked the IMEI but won't unlock it for me as it is still new and in contract. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks
Blaze Falconburger said:
I have just purchased a Pixel 3a which is locked to EE UK and I want to unlock it to use with another carrier. As I'm not an EE customer, how can I go about this? I called EE and they checked the IMEI but won't unlock it for me as it is still new and in contract. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks
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I'm guessing the price was good, and you will have a problem finding the person who sold it. The carrier is likely to blacklist the phone when the payments on the existing contact are not paid.
It will stay locked to EE until the provider's contract is satisfied. It should not have been sold to you without disclosing the carrier lock/contract. Either return it to the person who sold it, or pay off the carrier contract.
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I'm guessing the price was good, and you will have a problem finding the person who sold it. The carrier is likely to blacklist the phone when the payments on the existing contact are not paid.
It will stay locked to EE until the provider's contract is satisfied. It should not have been sold to you without disclosing the carrier lock/contract. Either return it to the person who sold it, or pay off the carrier contract.
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I know the owner (a non-technical relative) who wouldn't have known about the carrier lock, and I failed to research it thoroughly. EE confirmed they can only unlock it when it has more than 6 months old, so I'll return it, no problem. Shame, I wanted to keep it!