Sooo,
IDK much about android. Although I would like to learn more. Anyways, a while back I rooted my captivate and flashed Andromeda custom. (forgive if my terms are incorrect)
So my question is: I am going abroad this summer to Korea...they use a UMTS 2100 MHz network
if I followed the captivate guide from xda and used Galaxy S Unlock and when i type: *#7465625#
It says:
Personalizatiob Status
Network Lock
[OFF]
Network Subset Lock
[OFF]
SP Lock
[OFF]
CP Lock
[OFF]
Does this mean my phone is unlocked and will work in Korea? Please help cause I am leaving pretty soon.
Thanks again
Yep - u r unlocked.
Will work in Korea... Yep
(see link > http://m.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00038066&fm_seq=38234)
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Thanks for the help...I am a novice so I just wanted to confirm.
Another question I am currently using Andromeda ROM if I flash back to stock, but phone remains rooted this will not affect the phone being unlocked. Is that correct?
Once unlocked--always unlocked.
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I suggest flashing any of the i9000 ported ROMs. They are more international friendly.
so, i flashed from andromeda to AOKP and now I have a new issue
I tried checking if it was still unlocked using *#7465625# and it says Connection Problem or Invalid MMI Code
what's wrong? is it not unlocked...is there another way to unlock it...
I need the phone unlocked please help or I guess I gotta flash back
Once you unlock the phone it is unlocked through other flashes. I'm not positive but I believe the dialer code you are trying is Samsung specific that's why it's not working on the aokp based ROM you are on
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thanks that is what I was told, but I just bricked my phone....but it still unlocked after using odin
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I have a Captivate that was given to me. When I put in my SIM card a message said network lock and asked for a code. I know you can buy a code but would like to do without purchasing one. Is it possible to do? I am new to the android phones and dont want to screw it up....PLEASE HELP....thanks
http://tinyurl.com/3efo7ow
choose your poison. information is abundant, even in these forums, you just have to read.
Market, galaxy s unlocker
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pandakh said:
Market, galaxy s unlocker
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By helroz. Worked for me.
Pirateghost said:
http://tinyurl.com/3efo7ow
choose your poison. information is abundant, even in these forums, you just have to read.
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lol! awesome.
mrhaley30705 said:
By helroz. Worked for me.
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double that. worked for me too. tried and tested in foreign country network too. a quick link is Here but you need to be rooted. now if you dont know whats that, please follow Pirateghost's advice
sim unlock the captivate with froyo 2.2 (KB1)
I have tried it on a captivate with Froyo.UCKB1 (2.2), and it works. (Old stuffs in this forum are for 2.1. )
http://www.androidgalaxy.net/how-to-unlock-a-samsung-galaxy-s-from-stock-android-2-2-froyo/
"I was able to successfully unlock using one of them: Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz. This app offers 2 methods. The first method is now outdated, as it works similar to the Eclair scripts. The second method replaces a file in a folder called EFS. This is a protected folder. however, so in order to run the app, you require root."
For a Captivate with froyo (KB1) rom,
1.unroot using SuperOneClickv1.6.5-ShortFuse.
2.install "Galaxy_S Unlock by Helroz", (it will install busybox for you) and run:
backup EFS files -- step 1.
sim unlock -- step 2.
3. wait until it reboot.
Now your captivate is sim unlocked.
Galaxy S unlock worked great for me on my Rogers Captivate running Mosiac VI gingerbread.
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Hi,
I have eclair android with ATT OS on captivate. Its rooted but when I try to intall from sdcard it says blocked (like only allowed from market). I did not find the option like unknown source allowed in the menus so am unable to install.
On top of it the wifi connectivity to adhoc,open hot spot on my laptop is not working for captivate.
so I am stuck like cannot install from android market and nor from sdcard.
any alternative (I need to unlock sim so cannot do 3g).
Regards,
Miten.
Superoneclick
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Wondering what is the current way to unlock my Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE from Rogers. Is there a free way to do so or do I need to go through the unlocking code websites (if so which one is the cheapest)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35021528
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Thanks was this way tested on Canadian phones as well? Also do I really need to bring the phone back to stock ROM? Will that unlocking method make my phone permanently unlocked or will it disapear once I flash to another ROM? And finally what modem should I flash it to, I saw several in that thread, not sure if that has to do with the service provider or phone type?
You should read more. You have to bring to stock, make a nandroid of where you are now. It will permanently unlock you.
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Worked thanks!
What i have to do if i want to lock my phone's recovery and download mode?????
One of my friends found a Galaxy S, and when he tries to det in recovery and download he could not!!!! He tried everything but nothing!!!!!!
Is the phone hard-bricked?
If not, is he doing the procedure correctly?
Is this simply found or "found"?
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Pennycake said:
Is the phone hard-bricked?
If not, is he doing the procedure correctly?
Is this simply found or "found"?
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Its not bricked.. He turned it onand it asked him for lock code.
He did not steal it because he found the owner and gave it back!!!
But I can't find out why he could not achieve R and D mode...
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Maybe the owner reported it lost / stolen and the carrier locked it down, because recovery and download would allow a wipe and re-use by the finder.
Maybe he just wasn't doing it correctly. Those things can be pretty picky and easy to mess up. Not sure if you can really "lock down" a hardware function like that, but maybe.
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bodh said:
Maybe the owner reported it lost / stolen and the carrier locked it down, because recovery and download would allow a wipe and re-use by the finder.
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Do you mean that he reported its imei and the carrier locked it down.????
My friend tried everything. He its not noon as he flashes ROMs to his i9100
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Well im also not sure what a carrier's capabilities are as far as locking down a lost / stolen phone, but surely they have some method..And dont forget that the carrier's reps scan the imei at the store, or by putting in a sim, it detects the imei, so they have it. Perhaps they can send some kind of temp kill via sim?..
Ok guys I know there are other threads about howbto get this phone to work on carriers like tmobile and att but I can't seem to get anything to work. I am rooted and fairly certain my bootloader is unlocked because I'm running a custom rom but nothing seems to work the most that I've gotten is under settings it shows my phone number but I can't get calls or signal or anything with any carrier. Is it that my carrier isnt unlocked ? I have mynphone set to global and hage tried gsm and nothing and tried apns and nothingg. The only thing I havent been able to test is the hidden menus trick and that's cuz I cant find a rom that has the options for all the steps plz help guys I really wanna at least make calls.
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Btw I'm running jellybeans 4.1.2 build 20 any and all help is greatly appreciated
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Ok I figured it out had to flash synergy rom for the hidden menus and then within service node got band selection for gsm and switched to a lot k works like a charm now. Smh can anyone tell me if its safe to flash other roms without the bands changing?
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I have the Canadian variant of the skyrocket, the sgh-i727r. I'm running CM 12.1. The other day I went to get my phone unlocked at some store, they tried stuff but nothing worked. I installed the GalaxSim app and that didn't work either. Does anyone know if there is a way which I can unlock the phone?
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goto the howto section here, link to unlocking is there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785999