Hi Everyone,
I using a Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727 and flashed few ROMs by using Clockworkmode recovery. But it still ask for the network unlock code i.e. I can't get rid of the network lock ?
I have removed the network lock of an Inspire 4G few months back by flashing a new ROM. Wondering why I cant do the same thing on this new SGH-I727.
-Thanks in advance
Nayanaith.
It does not work that way. you need to go here if you want it network unlocked http://www.cellunlock.net/.
Yes dude, but I can get it easily by a Google search.
I am certain I did it for HTC Inspire 4G which I am using right now. I wonder why I can't do that for this Skyrocket.
On the inspire there was a way to sim unlock the phone after your S-off and all that, the Skyrocket does not have a software way to unlock atm. To unlock and use for other sims you have to purchase an unlock code through a third party.
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Hello,
I bought a Captivate in USA, the cell works fine in my country (Chile). I want to install a customrom, but I don't know if it's possible considerating the problem of the Sim.
I appreciated if you help me
Thanks
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Hi, i bought a factory unlocked captivate from USA and never had a problem with custom roms. The sim never got relocked and i had flash over 20 roms on my phone. And i live in Argentina, without any access to an AT&T sim.
Though i would suggest, that you try to get your unlock code written down somewhere before you do custom roms, specially if you did not buy it factory unlocked. There is an app that gets the unlock code for you, I can't recall its name. Some of the phones get relocked after going back to stock; though I'm not sure if it is because they where manually unlocked instead of factory unlocked. What I do know is that when i tried to get my unlock code it wasn't anywhere, so I started flashing the phone hoping it didn't get sim locked.
If you don't get the code, flash and get sim locked there are several posts that explain how to unlock your phone. Those and the "universal sim unlock" gave me some peace of mind at the time.
Thanks!
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Back up your efs directory. It is possible to relock and be stuck if you don't. There is no factory unlock captivate. All are att and have to be unlocked via code.
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I will buy an unlock code for my inspire 4G. if i install the factory stock ROM on my inspire 4G which is s-on and unrooted, will the unlock code work? will i be able to make calls on it?
trapzz said:
I will buy an unlock code for my inspire 4G. if i install the factory stock ROM on my inspire 4G which is s-on and unrooted, will the unlock code work? will i be able to make calls on it?
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Yea, but if you do root you'll carrier unlock your phone and be rooted plus saves you about 20 bucks or so from buying a unlock code
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You can call AT&T and they will give you the unlock code for free. I did it yesterday for my phone.
f308gt4 said:
You can call AT&T and they will give you the unlock code for free. I did it yesterday for my phone.
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That's if you bought the phone from att, I think he got the phone elsewhere
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That's if you bought the phone from att, I think he got the phone elsewhere
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hi bluizzo.. i got tmobile.. but i bought the phone from craigslist. so far, i've re-rooted and s-off the phone. i installed 'android revolution' ROM, and i still cant make any calls. i really dont understnad this.
i think at this point i'll get an unlock code. hopefully this will work. but will an unlock code work on a custom rom?
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hi bluizzo.. i got tmobile.. but i bought the phone from craigslist. so far, i've re-rooted and s-off the phone. i installed 'android revolution' ROM, and i still cant make any calls. i really dont understnad this.
i think at this point i'll get an unlock code. hopefully this will work. but will an unlock code work on a custom rom?
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i really wish you would take 5 minutes to let all this sink in.....
you seem hellbent on NOT listening to the advice of others, but i will waste my breath anyway:
YOU WERE UNLOCKED
if you root, YOU WILL BE UNLOCKED
custom rom, stock rom, it doesnt matter
have you bothered trying to get TMobile to replace your freakin sim as suggested?
have you done ANYTHING that anyone has suggested to you aside from flashing a custom rom?
no
you fail to listen
you seem to think an unlock code is going to help you...its not
run the hack kit, get s-off and flash a rom of your choice. walk into a freaking TMobile store, and ask for a new freaking SIM card
have THEM help you understand why its not dialing out....you got it to call out a few times...THAT MEANS YOU WERE UNLOCKED!!
if it was locked, you would get NO signal, NO data, NOTHING AT ALL....you wouldnt even be able to make a phone call once!!
why dont you understand that?? why cant you grasp that??
as i asked you before, you are aware that you will NOT get 3G/4G data right??
can someone here tell me why i'm not able to call out even though i'm unlocked? someone else had this problem also.. he has the same situation like me.
trapzz said:
can someone here tell me why i'm not able to call out even though i'm unlocked? someone else had this problem also.. he has the same situation like me.
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have you tried getting a new SIM as suggested?? i believe someone else said that worked for them.......
someone here also suggested that either my radio rom or hardware radio is messed up.. but which? any suggestions?
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someone here also suggested that either my radio rom or hardware radio is messed up.. but which? any suggestions?
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well, since your threads are so spread out....its impossible to keep up with what you have actually done for troubleshooting. if i remember right, you never flashed a new radio...
A new radio wouldn't matter. I got a question trappz do you have signal. If you have signal go into T-Mobile and request the new simcard. But you will still not get 3g/4g data due to the different base and frequencies they run off.
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Hiyabuz said:
A new radio wouldn't matter. I got a question trappz do you have signal. If you have signal go into T-Mobile and request the new simcard. But you will still not get 3g/4g data due to the different base and frequencies they run off.
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hi, hiyabuz.. i dont have signal... but when i get signal, its there for like 4 secs then it disappears.. and i already tried using another friend's sim card. hes got tmobile.. and that didnt work either.
Ok that right there is telling us that your network is being blocked or your just in a very low coverage area for edge which is their bottom teir data/signal. This phone is not compatable with all of T-Mobiles network so your service can be shotty. It's worth a shot of getting a new sim or doing a new radio flash which could boost your service. If that doesn't work we can always try and troubleshoot more to see if the phone is just bad.
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Hiyabuz said:
Ok that right there is telling us that your network is being blocked or your just in a very low coverage area for edge which is their bottom teir data/signal. This phone is not compatable with all of T-Mobiles network so your service can be shotty. It's worth a shot of getting a new sim or doing a new radio flash which could boost your service. If that doesn't work we can always try and troubleshoot more to see if the phone is just bad.
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well i installed a "factory" rom (note the quotes) to replace the custom rom on it so i can s-on and unroot. the link to that "factory" rom is:
RUU_Ace_Gingerbread_S_Cingular_US_2.47.502.7_Radio _12.56.60.25_26.10.04.03_M
but when i go into hboot, i still find my phone is s-off and rooted.
i dont understand why the above rom is "factory" when its really not. then someone suggested i run a 'gene poole tool' to reset to factory an d get s-on and unroot.. but i think i ran that before cuz i got that tool on my desktop. this is getting to be one of the worst experiences i ever had on any phone.
i'll let you know what happens.
The rom didn't give you s-on because when you use gfree to get s-off (which the hack kit does) you have to use gfree to get s-on. You should use this to get s-on:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208507
The ruu is factory. If you don't believe me go to HTC website and the download is there as well. The ruu rom doesn't touch soff. You are unrooted though
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The ruu is factory. If you don't believe me go to HTC website and the download is there as well. The ruu rom doesn't touch soff. You are unrooted though
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i beleive you.. i just updated the phone OTA today.
I recently Purchased a Rogers Samsung Galaxy LTE (SGH-1727r)
I want to root/unlock the phone. If I do this, Will I be able to use the phone on the Bell/Telus network?
It is my undrstanding that I would nee to purchase an unlock code from one of the various websites. Would I also need to get an active "pay-as-you-go" SIM card in order to unlock it? Or am I able to make due with the Bell/Telus SIM cards I have from my other phones?
If u root and unlock, yez, u can use this phone with telus and bell.
Purchase an unlock code online and once its sim unlocked, root it and install CWM. You don't necessarily need a custom rom for the rest but if u do I recommend TPC v3 or MHX-Superlite 3.0.
Flash the telus vk1 radio in cwm and you're good to go.
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Thanks for the quick reply. It can be a little overwhelming at first.
I can confirm this I have my i727r running on the virgin network right now which is run by Bell. Just need to get the unlock code or take it somewhere to get it unlocked.
I have a skyrocket that i unlocked Via cellunlocker.net. they gave me the unlock code and i punched it into my phone and it unlocked my phone successfully. here is where the problems came.
i have spent hours searching the web on how to get a tmobile signal on the skyrocket but nothing works. i have many roms, kernels, and radios on my phone including Juggernaut, stock ics, nexusmod ics zero 2 and more as far as roms go.
for the kernels i have the zefie mod .001, hercules ics kernel 009, instigatorx jb kernel, and the stock skyrocket kernel
for radios i have the blaze 4g LB7, Blaze 4g LF4, SGH-T989D KJ3, SGH-T989 TLLE4, tmo SGH-T989 KID, and tmo SGH-T989 VKL1 radios
no matter what combinations i try i cannot get a tmobile signal. when i start the phone up with the tmobile sim card in it it gives me the message "phone not allowed MM#6. when i set the APN nothing changes when ever i try to make a call i get the message "not registered on network" and when i try to register on the network and go back to the phone, i get the same message.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME? PLEASE!!!!
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I have a skyrocket that i unlocked Via cellunlocker.net. they gave me the unlock code and i punched it into my phone and it unlocked my phone successfully. here is where the problems came.
i have spent hours searching the web on how to get a tmobile signal on the skyrocket but nothing works. i have many roms, kernels, and radios on my phone including Juggernaut, stock ics, nexusmod ics zero 2 and more as far as roms go.
for the kernels i have the zefie mod .001, hercules ics kernel 009, instigatorx jb kernel, and the stock skyrocket kernel
for radios i have the blaze 4g LB7, Blaze 4g LF4, SGH-T989D KJ3, SGH-T989 TLLE4, tmo SGH-T989 KID, and tmo SGH-T989 VKL1 radios
no matter what combinations i try i cannot get a tmobile signal. when i start the phone up with the tmobile sim card in it it gives me the message "phone not allowed MM#6. when i set the APN nothing changes when ever i try to make a call i get the message "not registered on network" and when i try to register on the network and go back to the phone, i get the same message.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME? PLEASE!!!!
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Try to flash the ROM and the radio and then do the unlock sequence see what happens
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Does the IMEI display correctly when *#06# is dialed? If not, mostly likely a corrupt EFS which can sometimes be fixed with: this
i will try to enter the unlock code on when i flash a ROM but i am pretty sure that whenever i entered my unlock code it permentantly unlocked my phone. also my IMEI is displayed correctly when i dial that number, however i did not have the tmo sim card in when i entered it. i will try again with the tmobile sim card in there and see what happens. thanks for your responses
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i will try to enter the unlock code on when i flash a ROM but i am pretty sure that whenever i entered my unlock code it permentantly unlocked my phone. also my IMEI is displayed correctly when i dial that number, however i did not have the tmo sim card in when i entered it. i will try again with the tmobile sim card in there and see what happens. thanks for your responses
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If the IMEI displayed without SIM card its fine. A stock ROM is required to enter the unlock code. The phone should prompt for the unlock code when booted with the TMO SIM card. After unlocking on stock ROM any other ROM can be flashed and the phone will remain unlocked. As a check, you should be able to get EDGE data on stock GB or ICS after unlocking. Then experiment with other ROMs/radios after verifying data on stock.
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If the IMEI displayed without SIM card its fine. A stock ROM is required to enter the unlock code. The phone should prompt for the unlock code when booted with the TMO SIM card. After unlocking on stock ROM any other ROM can be flashed and the phone will remain unlocked. As a check, you should be able to get EDGE data on stock GB or ICS after unlocking. Then experiment with other ROMs/radios after verifying data on stock.
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I entered the unlock code with a custom rom installed so i will odin the phone with the stock ROM and try to enter the unlock code again and see if that works.
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I entered the unlock code with a custom rom installed so i will odin the phone with the stock ROM and try to enter the unlock code again and see if that works.
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I cannot enter the unlock code again. I flashed a new rom and put my tmobile sim card in and the the phone does not ask me enter the unlock code again. Also whenever I put my tmobile sim card in the new voicemail icon pops up but I cannot call voicemail or anyone else because it still says not registered on network.
Maybe you need an unlocked radio. The radio may be locked on the US frequencies and preventing from using the other bands...
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Btw, you only need to unlock your phone once. Flashing other ROMs or radios does not re-lock the phone.
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I have just put the latest jb cm10 software on my skyrocket and I have noticed that my lte is gone? Is anyone having this issue besides me?
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OP, someone, google the response and see what it is first shot. Why so difficult?
Here's one of the hits:
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-curve-3g-f216/phone-not-allowed-mm6-728778/
This clearly explains why the OP can't connect to T-Mo network, and it has absolutely nothing to do with bands, radio, or whatever.
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I have just put the latest jb cm10 software on my skyrocket and I have noticed that my lte is gone? Is anyone having this issue besides me?
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It doesn't say lte on cm10, it says 4g
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Hi
Can anyone help me.I have htc sensation locked on vodafone uk,i have now unlocked code but the phone doesn't ask for it when i put new sim card despite that still no network.I can access all the menu with the new simcard but can't make any phonecalls.Is any way that i can unlock the phone?
tonchosi said:
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Can anyone help me.I have htc sensation locked on vodafone uk,i have now unlocked code but the phone doesn't ask for it when i put new sim card despite that still no network.I can access all the menu with the new simcard but can't make any phonecalls.Is any way that i can unlock the phone?
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i am not sure but when you are putting a new sim card it comes with a different unlock code
see also here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Uh, no it doesn't. Are you rooted?
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Uh, no it doesn't. Are you rooted?
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No the phone is unrooted and running isc 4.0.3 but the question is how to enter the unlock code without the phone asking
How many different carrier sims have you tried? Some carriers use the same carrier code and as such there sim will not prompt you for the code. Like in the UK giffgaff and tesco mobile run on the o2 network. And as such do not require the sim unlock to run on an o2 locked phone. Try as many as you can find from different carriers. And if that fails, and it still doesn't give you the prompt, you can s-off the device, and then follow the sim unlock guide by viper (I believe) and do it for free