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So are all verizon Rhodium phones CDMA with GSM only when out of country?
Which meaning at the moment have no HARD-spl and are able to flash?
I've added some custom apps to my phone which is from verizon and is not flashed. So i was just curious.
Thanks,
Alfredo

SlashX1896 said:
So are all verizon Rhodium phones CDMA with GSM only when out of country?
Which meaning at the moment have no HARD-spl and are able to flash?
I've added some custom apps to my phone which is from verizon and is not flashed. So i was just curious.
Thanks,
Alfredo
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If you call Verizon (and have their service for awhile, in good standing) they will guide you to unlocking the SIM slot 'for use outside of the country'. Once unlocked, it will work with TMobile, AT&T and any other GSM provider in the US that doesn't do IMEI checking, or that allow the TP2 on their network, in which IMEI checking wouldn't be a problem.
Anyways, get the unlock code for your device (specific to your device) from Verizon, scroll to SETTINGS on the homescreen, click ALL SETTINGS, click PERSONAL, click SECURITY and enter the unlock code they gave you and your phone will SIM unlock itself.
As for Hard-SPL, I haven't seen anything about it yet.. but I haven't been searching, since the phone already does what I'd like it to with simple cab installs.
I hope this helps!
-mak

Yeah ive had verizon for a good amount of years now. So i might give that a try. and yeah. I agree about hard SPL.
Are there any other advantages to unlocking the sim card other then being able to change services?
I am still new with all this, and unaware the advantages of unlocking the SIM card.
Curious for In Country and Out of country.
Like what are benefits of it while still in the states?
and what are the benefits if i go to canada? does this mean i don't have to pay extra for the plan while in canada to make phonecalls/texts/data?

.mak said:
Anyways, get the unlock code for your device (specific to your device) from Verizon, scroll to SETTINGS on the homescreen, click ALL SETTINGS, click PERSONAL, click SECURITY and enter the unlock code they gave you and your phone will SIM unlock itself.
-mak
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I believe you may be incorrect on that, check this out, I have yet to verify this my self but from what I have read here and other places the GSM will be unlocked for use overseas. This way you can use another country's SIM card instead of Verizon's SIM (expensive rates) while overseas for an extended period of time.

There are now several threads in several forums about this.
What people often leave out when they talk about what their phone can do is what carrier they have it on.
With Verizon, when you SIM Unlock the phone you can toss in any SIM and it'll work. I personally have a UK SIM and works fine in the US on my Verizon TP2 unlocked. Others have reported using TMobile (US) or AT&T (US) SIM's just fine in their Verizon TP2's after unlocking.
Sprint TP2's come unlocked but will NOT register at all on US carriers (even with a foreign SIM).
--Chris

Oh so i have to somehow get a hold of another sim card?
nowwww i get it.
so unless i plan on actually going out of country there really is no point in unlocking my phone.

SlashX1896 said:
Oh so i have to somehow get a hold of another sim card?
nowwww i get it.
so unless i plan on actually going out of country there really is no point in unlocking my phone.
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I unlocked mine, just in case I ever decide to leave Verizon to go to Tmobile or AT&T (yeah, right lol).. or for when I upgrade, it makes it more universal when it comes time to sell it.
It costs you nothing if you're a Verizon customer in good standing, I'd unlock it just in case
-mak

Yeah good point. I was more curious on flashing purposes, but TBH i have no use to flash it. Though once the markeplace comes out, im assuming its going to be like the iphones appstore? and hoping in time we find ways to "jailbreak" or something to get them free, thats always fun lol.
Now i do travel to canada a lot. But unlocking it has no use unless i actually pay for the plan and a sim card? I know verizon offers a plan for it, but i dont got that much to where il pay extra for the plan was just curious.

SlashX1896 said:
Now i do travel to canada a lot. But unlocking it has no use unless i actually pay for the plan and a sim card? I know verizon offers a plan for it, but i dont got that much to where il pay extra for the plan was just curious.
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some folks over at PPCGeeks pointed out that in some situations, it might be cheaper to just buy a prepaid sim card when traveling abroad, as the prepaid cards could prove to be a cheaper alternative to verizon's international roaming rates through verizon's sim card, included with the Rhodium.

Alright, thanks i'll look into that.

the problem with going to canada is the sim card has nothing to do with their network. it is still CDMA in canada and while you may have an unlocked phone and different sim card, verizons network will still pick up your phone and charge you accordingly.

gt3dan said:
the problem with going to canada is the sim card has nothing to do with their network. it is still CDMA in canada and while you may have an unlocked phone and different sim card, verizons network will still pick up your phone and charge you accordingly.
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If you have an unlocked phone and a different SIM card in, if you set it to GSM mode Verizon won't/can't charge you for using it in Canada.

Hope thatyour right iamrobk, elsewise im confused.

Does the Skyrocket have a SIM socket?

I realise it's a bit of a noob question but I do a fair amount of travelling and would look at getting a Skyrocket if I can unlock it and use different SIMS depending on which country I'm in at the time, I know from previous experience that some of the North American providers 'hard' lock their phones to only their networks.
I currently am carrying a i9100 SGS2 which I'm pretty happy with however I'm also looking at the GNote and perhaps any other Samsung phones that support 4G(LTE) and will let me swap SIMS.....all suggestions and comments welcome.

Yes it has a sim card slot
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I believe all GSM cell phones have SIM card slot(s). I am thinking to get the AT&T Samsung Skyrocket phone. But I am wondering about your statement/question ("if I can unlock it..." to use other carriers' (local) SIM cards while on travel outside AT&T service areas.
Has anybody succeeded to unclock it? And how?

jcc266 said:
I believe all GSM cell phones have SIM card slot(s). I am thinking to get the AT&T Samsung Skyrocket phone. But I am wondering about your statement/question ("if I can unlock it..." to use other carriers' (local) SIM cards while on travel outside AT&T service areas.
Has anybody succeeded to unclock it? And how?
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If you have been a customer with AT&T for some time they will give you an unlock code if requested.
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Global Swag said:
If you have been a customer with AT&T for some time they will give you an unlock code if requested.
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It depends on the device. If the device is new to AT&T they might not release the SIM unlock code. I have been with AT&T since they took over from L.A. Cellular and AT&T would not give me a SIM unlock code for my Infuse a month or so ago. The Customer Rep gave some BS excuses. Luckily Rooting and unlocking the SIM could be done without AT&T.
The Skyrocket is a different story, I am also interested but could not confirm that it could be SIM unlocked.
Some folks reporting some paying service could do it and some said they do not work.

[Q] [q] d2g + us att sim?

So I've done a large amount of searching, not only on XDA but elsewhere to find a real 'answer' to my question, but I haven't found anything concrete, hence this thread.
I have aquired a Droid 2 Global from VZW for free, and I want to use it with my US ATT SIM, on the US ATT GSM Network.
Things i have done:
- Flashed the phone to the stock OS in order to....
- Flash the radio so it accepts ATT GSM signal
- Aquired the sim unlock code from ATT for my current phone/sim (I'm unclear on exactly what this whole sim unlock process is about, perhaps why I'm asking)
The phone boots, but when I have my SIM inserted, it asks for the unlock code.... What exactly IS it asking for?
The SIM unlock that I recieved from ATT doesn't work.. (I assume this is the unlock for my sim, in my current phone?)
What is the next step, if this is possible? I've looked at getting the phone unlock code via ebay, or one of the piggyback devices like TurboSIM, but I'm unsure what will work, if anything will work?
Help??
Thanks in advance for any info provided

It asks for the unlock code you can get from VZW's Global Support if you are a VZW customer.

Gasai Yuno said:
It asks for the unlock code you can get from VZW's Global Support if you are a VZW customer.
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Well, since I'm at ATT customer, how would I go about getting this code? I do have a friend that works for VZW, which is how i got the phone, and he is willing to assist me. Can he provide it?

The phone must be on an active line of service, and the billing history must be clean for the past 6 months.
If your friend works for Global Support, then maybe. If not, I doubt it.

Hmph..
I guess I overestimated the difficulty of getting this to work. It was just another case of having to get the unlock code from the phone itself via IMEI number,and yahtzee, working as I had hoped.
For some reason I had the notion that it was significantly more difficult after reading all of the posts about trying to get other SIMs to work.. but its actually very very straight forward and easy.. it just seemed that nobody had ever really made it clear that a US ATT sim could work on a VZW D2G handset with US ATT service.
Thanks for your input!

SIM Unlock Pin (I don't have it, just an idea)

I was just pre-ordering my Galaxy S3 on VZW and decided to skim the contract. I noticed in one paragraph that they have in writing what code the S3 is defaulted to for SIM unlock and use on another carrier. Now, I am wondering if AT&T was just as kind and put it in our One X contracts? If anyone has theirs handy, or a digital version, check it out. The paragraph in VZW contract said it was defaulted to either "000000" or "123456". I tried generic codes on my One X to no avail, and obviously don't have my SGS3 to test if they were telling the truth! Let me know if you guys find anything!

First of all, you will likely have to call Verizon to get the network unlock code in order for roaming. Unlock code usually is tied to the IMEI number of your phone for GSM phones. Secondly, even if you unlocked your Verizon global phone, you will still not be able to use on AT&T or T-Mobile. You can only use it abroad.
Now, it is possible for newer global phones from Verizon be unlocked use a default code but you will still not be able to use them on other US GSM carriers.
On AT&T, not only you have to ask for the unlock code specfic to your phone, but also AT&T won't give it to you until the new phone is on the martket for 10-month, the so called 'exclusive' period.

foxbat121 said:
First of all, you will likely have to call Verizon to get the network unlock code in order for roaming. Unlock code usually is tied to the IMEI number of your phone for GSM phones. Secondly, even if you unlocked your Verizon global phone, you will still not be able to use on AT&T or T-Mobile. You can only use it abroad.
Now, it is possible for newer global phones from Verizon be unlocked use a default code but you will still not be able to use them on other US GSM carriers.
On AT&T, not only you have to ask for the unlock code specfic to your phone, but also AT&T won't give it to you until the new phone is on the martket for 10-month, the so called 'exclusive' period.
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First of all, you are absolutely WRONG because I have a Rezound that works perfectly fine on AT&T without any unlock code, secondly I asked if anyone had seen this on their contract, so you can take your irrelevant post and shove it up your a$$.
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Well this thread went nowhere fast. Most people wont know your answer. You're either going to have to call AT&T or just wait to see if its unlocked already.

How can I tell if my NS is unlocked or not?

Hello everyone.
I just pulled the trigger on a Nexus 7 32GB and I want to sell my LNIB Nexus S i9020T to help pay for the N7. I have its original box with all original accessories, including the original screen protectors still on the screen. This phone was never activated, nor was the T-Mobile card ever taken out of the box. So, I have no clue if this means it is unlocked or locked to T-Mobile. I assume this also means the ESN is considered clean, or is that IMEI?
I would like to put it on eBay as "New Other" LNIB, in Mint condition. But I noticed other sellers are advertising theirs as "Unlocked". Is there a way I can tell if this is unlocked also? Or can I unlock this easily? Is it worth more as unlocked? I have no history on this device as it was purchased by my sister in law (ex) brand new, and she was going to give it to her son Jason last year but instead he got in serious trouble (with the law) and she decided he was not deserving of it anymore. So she gave it to me as payment for working on her computer. I was the first one to ever open the box and play around with it. However, I simply do not need another mobile device laying around here unused.
So, how would you list this if you had it for sale? unlocked or t-mobile only? How do I know the ESN is clean? just because the phone never had a sim card inserted? I never sold a Android device before, so kinda worried that I might get the description wrong if I list it as unlocked with clean esn (or is it IMEI?). Any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks
SkOrPn

Pick up SIM card from another carrier and see, that's the simplest way to find out. If u get message for network unlock code than it's locked on T-Mo. Originally, i9023 or i9020 were sold unlocked, but i am not so sure about i9020A or i9020T versions (AT&T and T-Mo).

Ted Mosby said:
Pick up SIM card from another carrier and see, that's the simplest way to find out. If u get message for network unlock code than it's locked on T-Mo. Originally, i9023 or i9020 were sold unlocked, but i am not so sure about i9020A or i9020T versions (AT&T and T-Mo).
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Very good idea. Maybe I can try my current AT&T sim card from my other phone? By the way, I just noticed that when the device boots, the boot screen shows a "Lock" under the word Google. The lock is an icon and is in the Unlocked position. I just now noticed it, lol... I wonder if that means what I think it means... I will still try the sim card though. Thanks

All Nexus S are unlocked. HOWEVER, they are frequency limited (tri-band vs Galaxy Nexus penta-band).
This means that on some carriers, depending the frequency they use, you might not get 3G or signal at all if they don't operate a 2G service.
The lock you see when booting just means it's fastboot unlocked, so you can flash custom recoveries, roms and so on. Nothing to do with the network.

IMEI would be correct in this case. ESN is generally only used with non-GSM phones (Sprint, etc), AFAIK.

polobunny said:
All Nexus S are unlocked. HOWEVER, they are frequency limited (tri-band vs Galaxy Nexus penta-band).
This means that on some carriers, depending the frequency they use, you might not get 3G or signal at all if they don't operate a 2G service.
The lock you see when booting just means it's fastboot unlocked, so you can flash custom recoveries, roms and so on. Nothing to do with the network.
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Ah, thanks for the clarification on that icon. OK, so it seems the word "Unlocked" is just there to let people know it may or may not work in 3G on there own network due to frequency differences. Gotcha.
Now I feel confident I can list this with an accurate description. Thank you!

Nomedias said:
IMEI would be correct in this case. ESN is generally only used with non-GSM phones (Sprint, etc), AFAIK.
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Thanks for the clarification on that. Yeah, there is a clear IMEI sticker on the box and a IMEI sticker under the battery. I assume since this phone has never had a sim inserted the IMEI on this device can be used anywhere legally, right?

SkOrPn said:
Thanks for the clarification on that. Yeah, there is a clear IMEI sticker on the box and a IMEI sticker under the battery. I assume since this phone has never had a sim inserted the IMEI on this device can be used anywhere legally, right?
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To my knowledge, inserting a sim into a carrier unlocked phone doesn't suddenly lock it (legally, contractually or via software).

Nomedias said:
To my knowledge, inserting a sim into a carrier unlocked phone doesn't suddenly lock it (legally, contractually or via software).
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That's what I thought to. However, I am just making sure because, if I sold this, and then found out the buyer could not use it I would be liable for making it right (I hate refunding). My ratings at eBay is still a perfect 5.0 out of 5.0 at 100% positive feedback and I do not want to give someone any reason what so ever to give me negative feedback of any kind. lol I guess I am being overly cautious.
Thanks Nomedias :good: