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[Q] 1 unlock tries left

I bought an unlock code, which did not work (I double and triple checked IMEI).
I now have only 1 unlock tries left.
How do I unlock if last try does not work ?

For real dude in the dev section?

I was able to unlock it using the Stock rom only

ok
i reverted to stock rom through LG update (except recovery, in case that matters)

ido said:
i reverted to stock rom through LG update (except recovery, in case that matters)
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Did you happen too see this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13381450#post13381450

Just call tmo. Your code might be wrong one.
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I'm not a t-mo customer, and I don't live in the US..

Try to order another code from a reputable seller and check to see if they are the same. If it is the same, you must have either read the IMEI wrong or enter it incorrectly. If it is not the same, you can take your last chance try to unlock it...

ido said:
I'm not a t-mo customer, and I don't live in the US..
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I bought mine on eBay from this seller and it worked fine
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=260776518349
It was $10 back in may when I bought mine and it looks like it's only $3.20 now. Like I said mine worked fine. Your mileage may vary.

Get back to the person you bought the code from and have them double check it. If you hard lock the device you will never be unable to unlock it. You have to make sure the IMEI is correct by doing *#06# and enter your unlock code super carefully. How many times did you enter the wrong code? LG gives you ten unlock attempts. Why do you only have 1 attempt left? If you want a code fast I can help you get one for $6.00 (cheaper on eBay). Make very sure the next code you try is correct and enter the numbers very carefully.

There is NO reason you have to buy a unlock code.
Cell providers in the USA HAVE too provide you the unlock code, it's the LAW.
They email it too you within 24 hours.

Mikey1022 said:
There is NO reason you have to buy a unlock code.
Cell providers in the USA HAVE too provide you the unlock code, it's the LAW.
They email it too you within 24 hours.
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OP already said he doesn't live in the USA.

phburks said:
OP already said he doesn't live in the USA.
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You dont need too live in the USA.......it's a USA cell providers phone

Mikey1022 said:
You dont need too live in the USA.......it's a USA cell providers phone
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I'm pretty sure there is no law requiring that in the USA. T-Mobile will do it for active account holders. I think you have to have had your account in good standing for a certain number of consecutive days or something. But I don't think there is any law requiring it.

Mikey1022 said:
You dont need too live in the USA.......it's a USA cell providers phone
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I think its a FCC regulation they have to provide them. I'm not sure.
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lanlee212 said:
I think its a FCC regulation they have to provide them. I'm not sure.
Sent from my Eris
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It is lawful to unlock your phone, but there is no law that I know of that requires a carrier to do so. In many cases they will provide you with the code if your case meets their criteria.

Here is T-Mobile's policy on the matter
https://t-mobile.jive-mobile.com:443/#jive-document?content=/api/core/v1/documents/1588

jboxer said:
Get back to the person you bought the code from and have them double check it. If you hard lock the device you will never be unable to unlock it. You have to make sure the IMEI is correct by doing *#06# and enter your unlock code super carefully. How many times did you enter the wrong code? LG gives you ten unlock attempts. Why do you only have 1 attempt left? If you want a code fast I can help you get one for $6.00 (cheaper on eBay). Make very sure the next code you try is correct and enter the numbers very carefully.
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Actually I've double checked the code that I gave them, and it still does not unlock.
I tried multiple roms, and this is why I have only 1 attempt left.
Think you can help me with the unlock code ? I can give you the code I've tried, and you can see if you have another one listed.
Edit: I've called t-mobile, and after talking with them for 20 minutes, they said that I can ask a "friend" which has a T-mobile account with prepaid and active for over 60 days, which could ask for the subsidized unlock code for me..
Any volunteers ? (It should "cost" you only a call to them..)

ido said:
Think you can help me with the unlock code ? I can give you the code I've tried, and you can see if you have another one listed.
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Yes but you would need to send me $6.00 by PayPal for me to get the code for you. I would need your IMEI also (triple checked). Then you can see if the code from my source is the same as the code you bought already.

jboxer said:
Yes but you would need to send me $6.00 by PayPal for me to get the code for you. I would need your IMEI also (triple checked). Then you can see if the code from my source is the same as the code you bought already.
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A. I won't pay $6 just to check if its the same code.
B. I am hoping to get free help from a t-mobile customer as I wrote above..

[Q] Sim Unlock T-Mobile US HTC One S

Hi guys,
I've tried all the major unlockers online and could not get an unlock code. Has anyone had any luck?

Has anyone been able to this? I'm stuck with my n9 until I can get this puppy unlocked.

Call up T-Mobile and they probably will
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk

ekolb123 said:
Hi guys,
I've tried all the major unlockers online and could not get an unlock code. Has anyone had any luck?
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eBay has codes for like $15

Got a code through a great guy on ebay, LOCKPOP.

ekolb123 said:
T-mobile refuses to give me a code as I am not a customer in good standing, every unlocker comes back with nothing - the code just cannot be found. If someone here is with T-mobile USA and gets me an unlock code, ill pay pal 30 bucks no problem. Email me at [email protected] or message me here, any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Its probably because its new. Wait a few weeks and they'll have em
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk

Have you tried HTC SIM Unlock? http://www.htcsimunlock.com/#oid=1096_1
They list the HTC One S and I've used them several times with no issues.

cellunlocker.net worked for T-Mobile USA One S

Call T-Mobile
Just call up T-Mobile. They will shoot an e-mail to HTC and intern forward you the code with in 3 days.
Josh-

ricosuaveishere said:
Just call up T-Mobile. They will shoot an e-mail to HTC and intern forward you the code with in 3 days.
Josh-
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I'm curious, what reason do you give for needing to unlock?

coolguy9379 said:
cellunlocker.net worked for T-Mobile USA One S
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Yeah I was about to post I saw this video of them successfully unlocking One Tmo S....
http://cellphoneforums.net/htc/t342...-code-use-other-networks-htc-one-s-phone.html

JohnHenrySDM said:
I'm curious, what reason do you give for needing to unlock?
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I have unlocked several phones through T-Mobile customer service. I simply tell them I am travelling oversees and need to use a GSM sim card from an oversees provider. Usually I would receive a response within a few days, but have seen 24 hour turnaround times before. The official name for the code is "subsidy unlock code" -at least at ATT they called it that. I think the only limitation is that TMOUS will only unlock 1 phone within a 90 day period per phone line or something like that. Good luck.

I tried to get an HTC One S code from Cellunlocker.net and it initially came back "not found" as they said its too new so try back a week later. I waited a week and a half and the code came back and it worked. Film it and you can get it for free sometimes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVdFXFMca6Q

mine also said couldn't find

ekolb123 said:
Got a code through a great guy on ebay, LOCKPOP.
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I'm interested in unlocking this phone for a canadian network, wind. How long did it take to receive the code?

About 3 days, he was the only guy who could unlock it for me.

JohnHenrySDM said:
I'm curious, what reason do you give for needing to unlock?
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Usually tell them you are traveling abroad and need it unlocked to use another sim card while you are over there. I have had several phones unlocked that way.
I have also just said "I need my phone unlocked for personal reasons" and generally they do not follow up with a why.

Telus is now offering the Blue/gray. Not sure if that would be any easier though.

Oreellyfool said:
Usually tell them you are traveling abroad and need it unlocked to use another sim card while you are over there. I have had several phones unlocked that way.
I have also just said "I need my phone unlocked for personal reasons" and generally they do not follow up with a why.
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Yeah, I work for T-Mobile in tech care and we don't care what the reason is really. You can do it for any reason at all as long as your account is eligible. I don't remember all the requirements but the major ones are these:
active account for at least 40 days (might be 45)
not delinquent, nothing past due on your account
not received another subsidy unlock code in the last 90 days for that phone line
There are other things they will check also, but those are the major points we look at. It's real easy though, we just ask for your IMEI and and email address and fill out an electronic form that goes to a department that gets sim unlock codes from the manufacturers. You will usually get an email with unlock code and instructions within 48 hours.

ekolb123 said:
Got a code through a great guy on ebay, LOCKPOP.
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Can you please give their email here. THanks !

HTC ONE MINI Network unlock

Hi All,
I just bought a locked HTC ONE MINI on VIP network in Macedonia.
I'm trying to unlock it without sucess and I used 2-3 sellers but when I enter the code that they gave me it says "wrong password".
I was wondering if any one knows a good method or online seller that i can get code from?
Thanks a lot!

What code do you mean? like sim code?
Oh i see, you want to SIM-unlock it to use other carriers.

Everest_ said:
What code do you mean? like sim code?
Oh i see, you want to SIM-unlock it to use other carriers.
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Correct, I want to use another carrier.

Can't you just call your service provider?

Everest_ said:
Can't you just call your service provider?
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Nope, they dont provide such service

G920F Sim network unlock pin

Hi,
I bought galaxy g920f from the usa, I bought it from ebay, the seller says that the device is factory unlocked.
when i'm trying to put a sim on the phone i'm getting the next message:
SIM Network unlock pin.
(photo attached)
what's that say? the device is sim locked? region locked?
can i release the lock by my self?
Thanks

You've been duped. The phone is not unlocked. If it was you would not see that screen

yes i understand it :crying:
The seller dont want to give refund (ebay top seller).
someone familiar with this site?
https://www.getunlocked.com/
it's safe to buy unlock code from there?
I can buy worldwide code in 50$,

ChuckWow550 said:
You've been duped. The phone is not unlocked. If it was you would not see that screen
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Be careful with online shopping ... you've been fooled .. condolences to you:crying::cyclops:

zintung2911 said:
Be careful with online shopping ... you've been fooled .. condolences to you:crying::cyclops:
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Thanks man.
i buying online a lot, it's the first time that i have a problem.
that's the seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/28165832119...49&var=580661082019&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Beware!
i bought a unlock code from simunlock, i'll update when i'll get it

ToMerbi said:
Thanks man.
i buying online a lot, it's the first time that i have a problem.
that's the seller:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/28165832119...49&var=580661082019&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Beware!
i bought a unlock code from simunlock, i'll update when i'll get it
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Give him negative feedback. He'll be open to a partial refund after that.

BCSC said:
Give him negative feedback. He'll be open to a partial refund after that.
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you think i should tell him that i'm going to give him negative feedback if he won't give me partial refund or just give him and wait?

ToMerbi said:
you think i should tell him that i'm going to give him negative feedback if he won't give me partial refund or just give him and wait?
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Yes definitely negative feedback - Item not as described, if you raise a case with ebay you should be able to get your money back that way, if you can prove it's not unlocked when they sold it as unlocked.

FSOP said:
Yes definitely negative feedback - Item not as described, if you raise a case with ebay you should be able to get your money back that way, if you can prove it's not unlocked when they sold it as unlocked.
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I already opened a case on ebay.
I added picture that shows that the device is locked, including the imei and all.
ebay answer: "Final decision: A refund won't be issued for this case", i was in shocked when i read it.
i saw that i can appeal on there decision, but i cant find where, someone try this before?

ToMerbi said:
I already opened a case on ebay.
I added picture that shows that the device is locked, including the imei and all.
ebay answer: "Final decision: A refund won't be issued for this case", i was in shocked when i read it.
i saw that i can appeal on there decision, but i cant find where, someone try this before?
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That's crazy. All sellers should have to enter the IMEI of the phone they're selling so eBay can confirm it's the same phone they've sold as what the buyer receives, so in cases like this they can see that it's the same phone, which is not unlocked (and it's not blacklisted etc).
Definitely give the seller bad feedback, even if at the very least it warns someone else off buying from this guy

FSOP said:
That's crazy. All sellers should have to enter the IMEI of the phone they're selling so eBay can confirm it's the same phone they've sold as what the buyer receives, so in cases like this they can see that it's the same phone, which is not unlocked (and it's not blacklisted etc).
Definitely give the seller bad feedback, even if at the very least it warns someone else off buying from this guy
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I agree with you.
some good news, samsung sent me a mail back.
they says that the device is only region lock and not sim lock, and they give me link to ask region unlock code.
I sent message to the seller that i expecting to get his compensation for all the heartache and chaos.
and if he will give me a partial refund i'll leave him native feedback that says the he sold me region locked device but he helped me to solve this out.
Hope that the story will end soon.
i'll keep posted!

ToMerbi said:
you think i should tell him that i'm going to give him negative feedback if he won't give me partial refund or just give him and wait?
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Just give him the negative first. A seller has the option to contact you and ask you to reverse the feedback which you then only do if he reimburses you the cost of the unlock. He has a 99.9 reputation. Every negative hurts. Glad to see you're almost done with the ordeal. Enjoy that phone.

ToMerbi said:
I agree with you.
some good news, samsung sent me a mail back.
they says that the device is only region lock and not sim lock, and they give me link to ask region unlock code.
I sent message to the seller that i expecting to get his compensation for all the heartache and chaos.
and if he will give me a partial refund i'll leave him native feedback that says the he sold me region locked device but he helped me to solve this out.
Hope that the story will end soon.
i'll keep posted!
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What link did they give you to request a code mines region locked too and I need a region unlock

Good luck, hope you get it sorted without too much more bother!

Thanks guys, I really appreciate youץ
XoomZoom said:
What link did they give you to request a code mines region locked too and I need a region unlock
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here is the link
http://www.samsung.com/us/common/visitcountrysite.html
You need to choose the country that your device is locked for and talk with their technical support (that's what they told me to do).

i tried to edit the last post, you can delete this message.

Region lock and sim lock are two different things. It would be unfair to give the seller negative feedback because of region lock. Aren't ALL samsung phones region locked? To bypass this, you must first put in the sim that belongs to that region, then you can use any other sim.

Japultra said:
Region lock and sim lock are two different things. It would be unfair to give the seller negative feedback because of region lock. Aren't ALL samsung phones region locked? To bypass this, you must first put in the sim that belongs to that region, then you can use any other sim.
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Hi Japultra,
The seller declared that the device is free from any lock.
I gave him a nagative feedback and ebay deleted it because of the case results.

ToMerbi said:
Hi Japultra,
The seller declared that the device is free from any lock.
I gave him a nagative feedback and ebay deleted it because of the case results.
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I understand, but from what I see, the phone IS factory unlocked (sim unlocked) which is what the listing stated, so he technically and actually sold you the product as advertised.

Japultra said:
I understand, but from what I see, the phone IS factory unlocked (sim unlocked) which is what the listing stated, so he technically and actually sold you the product as advertised.
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the description says "no regiong lock".
Look down on 6

to those that bought an LG G5 from BuySpry

guys still there is no solution for our version (the one from Buyspry) i wonder if anyone found a solution to unlock the device ? There is a website they are asking for 69$ with gurante for unlocking it with app , like they will put your device in to a TMobile database so after that the unlock app will be function , so this is our only choice ? paying money ?

rawezh96 said:
guys still there is no solution for our version (the one from Buyspry) i wonder if anyone found a solution to unlock the device ? There is a website they are asking for 69$ with gurante for unlocking it with app , like they will put your device in to a TMobile database so after that the unlock app will be function , so this is our only choice ? paying money ?
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What site?
I asked on several sites - they said it's impossible at the moment.

SummerWind86 said:
What site?
I asked on several sites - they said it's impossible at the moment.
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Cellunlocker.net they can unlock it fir 69$ , but i think I'm gonna wait for a lower price or i will stick with my version till i buy a new phone

unlocking service for T-Mobile device unlock are now available at cellunlocker. it costs $69.99. Maybe its my last chance to get my device unlocked.

Purchased. Now waiting for result.

SummerWind86 said:
Purchased. Now waiting for result.
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I'm in the same situation. :good:

you can request to their customer support for discount codes. they will give you 5% discount.

cheeze.keyk said:
you can request to their customer support for discount codes. they will give you 5% discount.
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Please tell us what's gonna happen

rawezh96 said:
Please tell us what's gonna happen
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I didnt purchase it yet.

SummerWind86 said:
Purchased. Now waiting for result.
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What's happened?

rawezh96 said:
What's happened?
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I'm still waiting. They said until Monday.

SummerWind86 said:
I'm still waiting. They said until Monday.
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any news?

I purchased it 4 days ago, two days ago they warned that I could use the app to unlock, it did not work, I told them and I'm waiting for their response.

https://www.onlineunlocks.com/tmobile-lg-g5-h830-official-unlock
49usd
For an unlock, cant vouch for them though.

are you guys trying the unlock app on the stock rom or 20i_un ROM? There were couple of reports that the unlock app worked only by going into stock ROM (thus losing the unlock first) and then using the Device Unlock app. Verify this with the website you purchased from before doing anything, I wouldn't accept any responsibility if you lose your soft unlock and the Device Unlock you bought doesn't work either. Good luck.

I tried the other day to get one of their Facebook csr's to escalate the imei to eligible list but they wouldn't. Funny thing is they recommended using a 3rd party unlocking service to get the imei eligible. I asked which one? No answer apart from look on Google lol....
In terms of all these unlock services what I would do before flashing a new ROM so the unlock app works is check your imei on T-Mobile's imei status check page first : https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx (once your service provider confirms they've done the job)...

ozkaya said:
are you guys trying the unlock app on the stock rom or 20i_un ROM? There were couple of reports that the unlock app worked only by going into stock ROM (thus losing the unlock first) and then using the Device Unlock app. Verify this with the website you purchased from before doing anything, I wouldn't accept any responsibility if you lose your soft unlock and the Device Unlock you bought doesn't work either. Good luck.
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I think this is true , you have to get the stock TMobile ROM first , then using 3rd party unlocking service

mrw187 said:
I tried the other day to get one of their Facebook csr's to escalate the imei to eligible list but they wouldn't. Funny thing is they recommended using a 3rd party unlocking service to get the imei eligible. I asked which one? No answer apart from look on Google lol....
In terms of all these unlock services what I would do before flashing a new ROM so the unlock app works is check your imei on T-Mobile's imei status check page first : https://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx (once your service provider confirms they've done the job)...
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That's what they told me too.
You must be on stock rom first before going to 3rd party unlocking services.

George16 said:
I purchased it 4 days ago, two days ago they warned that I could use the app to unlock, it did not work, I told them and I'm waiting for their response.
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They refund me. "We have tried multiple databases, and it seems as though this IMEI number cannot be unlocked at this time."

Anyone successfully unlocked their device thru cellunlocker or other 3rd Party unlocking service?