I just bought this phone on Amazon, and Im new to this. My first smart phone. It says its the international version. Its unlocked. I just want to understand how it came to be branded with virgin mobile? The follow on question would be: how do I unbrand it?
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hi guys i just got my new galaxy s6 today in the UK.
i got it on Vodafone and it was locked to Vodafone.
i had it unblocked straight away.
and it has Vodafone bloat on it.
i would like to flash the unlocked software on to my phone.
can anyone tell me which firmware is unlocked software and will it still get software updates as usual?
is unlocked uk software called (BTU)?
anyone??
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aachil said:
hi guys i just got my new galaxy s6 today in the UK.
i got it on Vodafone and it was locked to Vodafone.
i had it unblocked straight away.
and it has Vodafone bloat on it.
i would like to flash the unlocked software on to my phone.
can anyone tell me which firmware is unlocked software and will it still get software updates as usual?
is unlocked uk software called (BTU)?
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i bought an unlocked S6 from best buy. its the t-mobile version G920T, but i use att for my carrier. for rooting and all should i be using this section since its unlocked even though its a tmobile phone?
Hey guys,
I am thinking to buy a Galaxy S6 At&t unlocked version from the local shop so there's no chance to go to the BestBuy to update the phone because they don't operate in my country and the same thing goes to Samsung, Samsung has a sales offices in my country, not the help centers. I want to know If I buy that phone, I can get the latest nougat update from At&t or If I flash the latest At&t ROM from the SamMobile, does this affect my unlocked phone? Like after flashing I can still use any carrier network?
Hope you got it what I'm trying to say.
Edit: is Smart Switch will help me to update to the latest firmware?
im 90% sure you can use any sim if its already unlocked on any other carriers firmware but i know some of the U.S variants are locked down to carrier specific
suburbadroid said:
im 90% sure you can use any sim if its already unlocked on any other carriers firmware but i know some of the U.S variants are locked down to carrier specific
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My friend owns the same phone and He can use any network sim but that was not the question. I want to know about the update, If I manually flash the firmware will it break the unlocked functionality as the model firmware are only specific for the network.
no it wont break it
suburbadroid said:
no it wont break it
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thanks
I recently received my j3 Luna pro from Walmart and checked the specs, of which seem to be the exynos.
is there a legit free way to get this unlocked so I can use it on tmobile, and if there isn't can I flash the j327t or j327u firmware onto it?
any help would be appreciated!!
hellscanyon215 said:
I recently received my j3 Luna pro from Walmart and checked the specs, of which seem to be the exynos.
is there a legit free way to get this unlocked so I can use it on tmobile, and if there isn't can I flash the j327t or j327u firmware onto it?
any help would be appreciated!!
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Look at the Build number, specifically at the letter after J327(?) which would identify what state your device is in. The t stands for T-Mobile (GSM a global phone) the U and the W are I believe from Canada and are carrier unlocked. You should be able to call 1-800-T-mobile and they may unlock it if you will use their network.
Hi I will be ordering a one plus 7 pro
t-mobile unlocked and hate the t-mobile firmware so I want to install the international firmware and was wondering if doing so would remove the unlock from the phone making the phone locked to t-mobile or will I be able to keep the tmobile unlock and run the international firmware