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SGS II SK SHG-i727 full unlock......

Hey guys, any ideas how to fully unlock(SIM) SGS II SK SHG-i727? I got mine and need to switch to TMob. Share and help others.....

Call att and ask for unlock code or pay an unlocking service
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fcpelayo said:
Call att and ask for unlock code or pay an unlocking service
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AT&T is a bunch of asshats and won't give us the unlock code.... haha.
I'm going to try calling Samsung tomorrow, and see if they'll do it.

I believe it's federal law now, they have to give you the unlock code. Assuming the purchase was legit.
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Android__Fanboy said:
I believe it's federal law now, they have to give you the unlock code. Assuming the purchase was legit.
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Well, the purchase was legit, the cost... I kinda tricked Amazon lawl.
They say they don't have it, bunch of lying..... Oi.

Yeah, i've heard of them doing that before... good luck
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Cellunlock.net can unlock it. They unlocked mine. You might be better off selling your skyrocket and getting the T mobile SGS II. I used a T mobile SIM to unlock my skyrocket after getting the code and I do not think you get hspa speeds for data, I think it was EDGE if I remember. The voice worked fine.

Hey guys
Isnt there a manual DIY way to unlock the Skyrocket? I have searched and searched and searched and only thing i turn up is...'goto cellunlocker.com'. Those guys charge a whopping 30 dollars for this.
There are numerous methods and tools for other S2 variants...but nothing for this one?
Hasnt anyone found it yet? Surely it cant be that difficult.

You do know they will give you the code as long as your account is in good standing and it also depends on the age of your account. I've been with this **** company for 5 yrs now. Anytime I've asked I've never been denied.

Take it they didn't make the mistake of having the unlock code on the phone this time like they did for the Captivate...?
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I have been with AT&T for 5 years now. They say this device has exclusive contract with AT&T and cannot be unlocked, period. They forwarded my application to the device unlock team with no results whatsoever. They just denied me the code.
I tried various unlocking sites (cellunlocker, cellunlock, ebay, unlockunit) and all of them keep saying 'Samsung Unlock Code database is delayed'. Strange but that is what they keep saying.
Got refunded from cellunlocker and unlockunit. I just placed an order with cellunlock since they have this 50% off thing going on, so thought $7.50 is not bad at all for another try.

i tried cellunlock.net and they still havent sent me my code and its been more than 72 hours

allenjthomsen said:
i tried cellunlock.net and they still havent sent me my code and its been more than 72 hours
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Looks like I tried almost all avenues. Anyone looking for a quick, instant code - don't get your hopes high (anytime soon at least). Samsung global database is experiencing delays/issues (their words)!

kkiran said:
Looks like I tried almost all avenues. Anyone looking for a quick, instant code - don't get your hopes high (anytime soon at least). Samsung global database is experiencing delays/issues (their words)!
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Hey....any update on the whole unlocking business? Kkiran, did you get the code from the site you said was have delays....?
i have been sitting with a locked SR for days now. no luck...
Btw, check out the T989 development thread for a post on unlocking the T989..there seems to be some activity happening there about the filesystem.

kkiran said:
I have been with AT&T for 5 years now. They say this device has exclusive contract with AT&T and cannot be unlocked, period. They forwarded my application to the device unlock team with no results whatsoever. They just denied me the code.
I tried various unlocking sites (cellunlocker, cellunlock, ebay, unlockunit) and all of them keep saying 'Samsung Unlock Code database is delayed'. Strange but that is what they keep saying.
Got refunded from cellunlocker and unlockunit. I just placed an order with cellunlock since they have this 50% off thing going on, so thought $7.50 is not bad at all for another try.
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did u ever get feedback from the site?

nokisnokil said:
did u ever get feedback from the site?
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I placed order yesterday and it was cancelled today for unavailability of the code from ATT.
They said they need to retrieve it from Samsung's database and the cost will go up.

Android__Fanboy said:
I believe it's federal law now, they have to give you the unlock code. Assuming the purchase was legit.
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I am currently working for an ISP/Cell Provider in Ontario and we have been told MANY different things by many different companies and customers. Our CFO recently found the truth behind this. This goes for Canada AND USA.
The only reason that your Cell provider HAS to give you your unlock code is:
-if you FULLY purchase the phone out right (pay the $500+)
or
-if you are on a contract, at the end of the contract, they BY LAW have to give you the unlock code.
Some providers will give them away when the customer asks but that is generally an agent not knowing better or really not caring about their job.
The best way is to pay the $10 and get the unlock code.
I used http://cellunlockednow.com. It took about 6-8 hours to get the code and was $10.99 CAD.
Hope this helps.

ceasee said:
I am currently working for an ISP/Cell Provider in Ontario and we have been told MANY different things by many different companies and customers. Our CFO recently found the truth behind this. This goes for Canada AND USA.
The only reason that your Cell provider HAS to give you your unlock code is:
-if you FULLY purchase the phone out right (pay the $500+)
or
-if you are on a contract, at the end of the contract, they BY LAW have to give you the unlock code.
Some providers will give them away when the customer asks but that is generally an agent not knowing better or really not caring about their job.
The best way is to pay the $10 and get the unlock code.
I used http://cellunlockednow.com. It took about 6-8 hours to get the code and was $10.99 CAD.
Hope this helps.
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That's correct!
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waterpass said:
Hey guys, any ideas how to fully unlock(SIM) SGS II SK SHG-i727? I got mine and need to switch to TMob. Share and help others.....
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Well you can try http://www.cellunlocker.net/ I used it and got the unlock code in 2 hours in both of my skyrockets I dunno if was luck but this site worked for me pretty well. Also if you want to get HSPA+/3g on T-mobiles network try to test these modems from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507825 Good Luck.

You guys should talk to hassoon2000 about unlocking phones he's usually in the amaze forum.
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[Q] Selling ATT HTC OneXL Internationally?

I'm looking to sell my ATT Htc OneXL and have had inquiries from overseas (currently I'm in the US). If I sell this to someone overseas, as is (no unlocked anything etc) will it still be able to work in whichever country they're in with a sim card they buy (I know LTE isn't available abroad)? And if that's not the case, will unlocking it via the new 2.20 exploit method, allow someone to use it overseas? Thanks!

shankinstuff said:
I'm looking to sell my ATT Htc OneXL and have had inquiries from overseas (currently I'm in the US). If I sell this to someone overseas, as is (no unlocked anything etc) will it still be able to work in whichever country they're in with a sim card they buy (I know LTE isn't available abroad)? And if that's not the case, will unlocking it via the new 2.20 exploit method, allow someone to use it overseas? Thanks!
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It "can" work on other carriers sim cards but it must first be sim-unlocked which most not be confused with the bootloader unlocked that you refered to as the new 2.20 exploit. ATT will sim-unlock your device for free if your account with them is in good standing, and there are other sites that will sim-unlock your device for a small fee. The 2.20 exploit has nothing to do with the sim card though.

In isolated cases, some people have been having trouble getting the SIM unlocked from paid unlocking services. If that is the case for the foreign buyer, they are going to be dissatisfied, and probably seek a return/refund, even if you state in the terms of the transaction that the phone is sold as-is and SIM locked. You would still be in the right to refuse a return, but its going to result in a pissed-off buyer, nonetheless. Not a position I would want to be in, personally. Plus, I would think that there would be enough interest from US buyers, that you would not have to hassle with a foreign sale. Especially once you add in the cost of shipping to a foreign location.
And as already mentioned, root and bootloader unlock do not get you SIM unlock. Might be possible with S-Off, but that has not yet been achieved. There is no way to get SIM unlock, aside from AT&T or paid services.

ImagioX1 said:
It "can" work on other carriers sim cards but it must first be sim-unlocked which most not be confused with the bootloader unlocked that you refered to as the new 2.20 exploit. ATT will sim-unlock your device for free if your account with them is in good standing, and there are other sites that will sim-unlock your device for a small fee. The 2.20 exploit has nothing to do with the sim card though.
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Thanks for the info. I'm in good standing with ATT so hopefully they'll allow me to sim-unlock it. Thanks again

redpoint73 said:
In isolated cases, some people have been having trouble getting the SIM unlocked from paid unlocking services. If that is the case for the foreign buyer, they are going to be dissatisfied, and probably seek a return/refund, even if you state in the terms of the transaction that the phone is sold as-is and SIM locked. You would still be in the right to refuse a return, but its going to result in a pissed-off buyer, nonetheless. Not a position I would want to be in, personally. Plus, I would think that there would be enough interest from US buyers, that you would not have to hassle with a foreign sale. Especially once you add in the cost of shipping to a foreign location.
And as already mentioned, root and bootloader unlock do not get you SIM unlock. Might be possible with S-Off, but that has not yet been achieved. There is no way to get SIM unlock, aside from AT&T or paid services.
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Thanks for the info. Yeah, I'm in good standing with ATT (as far as I know) and would prefer to get it sim-unlocked on my end before shipping it overseas just so the buyer has no problems with it.
I've had a hard time finding a US buyer. I've posted the phone on Swappa and Craigslist. Lots of looks but no real interest it seems like. If you can recommend some other places I might be able to try and sell it, I would appreciate it. Thanks for the info none the less!

I think 11/06/2012 is the date AT&T will officially start to allow the One X to be sim unlocked (by them for free). AT&T Customer care will let you know for sure. The online unlocking guys do it for less than $5 if you don't have luck with AT&T or don't have the patience to wait for them. Price is the key factor in selling anything, if priced right it will go fast. Priced poorly and it will linger with little interest.

shankinstuff said:
Thanks for the info. Yeah, I'm in good standing with ATT (as far as I know) and would prefer to get it sim-unlocked on my end before shipping it overseas just so the buyer has no problems with it.
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AT&T may or may not give the SIM unlock code to you. Technically, they don't need to give it to you for a period of 10 months after the phone was released (May 2012) per their policy. But have given the code for some devices after 6 months (which is right about now). Some people have already gotten the code for the One X. Being a long time customer, and multiple lines may have been a factor. There is really no guarantee. But certainly doesn't hurt to ask.
shankinstuff said:
I've had a hard time finding a US buyer. I've posted the phone on Swappa and Craigslist. Lots of looks but no real interest it seems like. If you can recommend some other places I might be able to try and sell it, I would appreciate it.
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eBay. Lots more exposure than Craigslist (just going to get local attention), and I've never even heard of Swappa. Maybe I'm just out of the loop about that website. But everyone has heard of eBay.
Looks like some really good activity on eBay for the AT&T One X. Not surprising, since its a great phone still. Not sure what you expect to get. But it looks like lots of AT&T One X's going for $200-300 with time still left in the auctions (depending on condition).

I called and 11/6/12 is the end of the att HTC one x exclusive thingy. This was two weeks ago but my phone was already unlocked when it arrived.
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There is a lot of T-Mobile branded V20's on Swappa right now.

Like 23 right now compare that to 6 AT&T and 7 Verizon branded units. What exactly is the deal with T-Mobile?

maybe people who are stuck in twrp bootloop?

Tmobile service sucks maybe
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Sub-Negro said:
Like 23 right now compare that to 6 AT&T and 7 Verizon branded units. What exactly is the deal with T-Mobile?
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A good number of All but one of 'em are unopened/New,they probably bought 'em to take advantage of the $200 Rebate & headphone offers.
As long as they have a net gain from purchase price/rebate/sale price,I suppose it's a worthwhile endeavor.........

KOLIOSIS said:
A good number of All but one of 'em are unopened/New,they probably bought 'em to take advantage of the $200 Rebate & headphone offers.
As long as they have a net gain from purchase price/rebate/sale price,I suppose it's a worthwhile endeavor.........
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T-Mobile is basically giving these things away. If they used the trade in thing, it makes the phone either free or less than $200. They probably have another phone they are using and don't plan on leaving T-Mobile, so they just got one and are selling it. T-Mobile, effectively, puts you in a contract doing this. They take the price of the phone and give you bill credits for the whole term of the EIP. If you terminate service, you owe the phone. Combine that with the free line promotion they had a few days prior, I am guessing this is what is happening. The contract does not say anything about using the phone. As long as they keep their bill current and keep their service, it will be able to be used (I think...). I would be careful buying one of these V20s in case you are not allowed to use the phone on a line that isn't associated with the account, but that is me being a worry wort.

EDubs11 said:
T-Mobile is basically giving these things away. If they used the trade in thing, it makes the phone either free or less than $200. They probably have another phone they are using and don't plan on leaving T-Mobile, so they just got one and are selling it. T-Mobile, effectively, puts you in a contract doing this. They take the price of the phone and give you bill credits for the whole term of the EIP. If you terminate service, you owe the phone. Combine that with the free line promotion they had a few days prior, I am guessing this is what is happening. The contract does not say anything about using the phone. As long as they keep their bill current and keep their service, it will be able to be used (I think...). I would be careful buying one of these V20s in case you are not allowed to use the phone on a line that isn't associated with the account, but that is me being a worry wort.
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Swappa won't let you sell a phone that still has anything owed on it. They check the IMEI.
I assume the bill credits wouldn't affect this as long as the phone is free and clear.

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Like 23 right now compare that to 6 AT&T and 7 Verizon branded units. What exactly is the deal with T-Mobile?
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I bought one unopened for $485. It was purchased with the T-mobile employee discount for $285.

Evilv2 said:
I bought one unopened for $485. It was purchased with the T-mobile employee discount for $285.
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Nice find,congratulations! ?
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KOLIOSIS said:
Nice find,congratulations!
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I assume lot of the unopened were bought with significant discounts. They are being sold for $500 +/- $15.

Watch out t-mobile is the carrier that's gets the lg partner purchase program phones. They can not be carrier unlocked. That's why there up and cheap.

aknotts415 said:
Watch out t-mobile is the carrier that's gets the lg partner purchase program phones. They can not be carrier unlocked. That's why there up and cheap.
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I'm guessing you can use a paid SIM Unlock service to override this........................

KOLIOSIS said:
I'm guessing you can use a paid SIM Unlock service to override this........................
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Won't work. When they go to get the unlock code from T-Mobile the imei isn't in their system so they can't get it and it can't be done. Trust me. I've seen this happen on the v10 and g5. Just look it up.

aknotts415 said:
Won't work. When they go to get the unlock code from T-Mobile the imei isn't in their system so they can't get it and it can't be done. Trust me. I've seen this happen on the v10 and g5. Just look it up.
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If that's the case, I'd think the sellers would know better than to post a listing on Swappa.
Guess we'll find out soon enough how many of the listings are fraudulent.....

KOLIOSIS said:
If that's the case, I'd think the sellers would know better than to post a listing on Swappa.
Guess we'll find out soon enough how many of the listings are fraudulent.....
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There not fraudulent. Not sure why u think that. Theres nothing wrong with selling lg partner purchase program phones. They just can't be carrier unlocked and the sellers don't go out of their way to tell you. They just say their not sure.

aknotts415 said:
There not fraudulent. Not sure why u think that. Theres nothing wrong with selling lg partner purchase program phones. They just can't be carrier unlocked and the sellers don't go out of their way to tell you. They just say their not sure.
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Full disclosure is a given when selling on Swappa,anything less would be fraudulent,if not to the letter of the rules,it certainly would be in spirit/practice.
This is some good information though,glad you brought it up. :good:
I'm betting a lot of folks have never heard of such a thing.

Yeah ur right. Lol I wast trying to buy a v10 and g5 earlier this year and ran into this situation. Very difficult to deal with. Most sellers selling them do t really understand them selves and they blame T-Mobile. It probly is T-Mobile fault since it's branded T-Mobile. Just want everyone to be aware they can't be unlocked, even a third party unlock service can't. Having it on ur account for 40 days doesnt matter either. It's a crappy situation lol

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Yeah ur right. Lol I wast trying to buy a v10 and g5 earlier this year and ran into this situation. Very difficult to deal with. Most sellers selling them do t really understand them selves and they blame T-Mobile. It probly is T-Mobile fault since it's branded T-Mobile. Just want everyone to be aware they can't be unlocked, even a third party unlock service can't. Having it on ur account for 40 days doesnt matter either. It's a crappy situation lol
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I'd heard of employee deals/mfg-partner phones/etc..,but,I didn't know about the SIM Unlocking issue.
Again,many THX for bringing this up,you've no doubt saved some people a lot of trouble. :highfive:
FWIW,here's Swappa's policy on clean ESN's:
https://swappa.com/faq/sell/share_esn_numbers
Bulletproof,no,but,it sounds as if they're doing their due dilligence w/researching the ESN/IMEI,perhaps w/more tools than the general public is armed with.
Some sharp individuals here on XDA/Swappa running the show,I'm guessing/hoping they have this scenario covered,enough to ensure the buyers are protected in a worse-case scenario.

A little bit off topic, can you get square trade insurance for phones purchased at swappa?

aknotts415 said:
Yeah ur right. Lol I wast trying to buy a v10 and g5 earlier this year and ran into this situation. Very difficult to deal with. Most sellers selling them do t really understand them selves and they blame T-Mobile. It probly is T-Mobile fault since it's branded T-Mobile. Just want everyone to be aware they can't be unlocked, even a third party unlock service can't. Having it on ur account for 40 days doesnt matter either. It's a crappy situation lol
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Um I'm not trying to be a pain but I bought my G5 from Tmobile and had it unlocked in 24 hours as I was traveling out of the country. I used the app on the phone and the code the rep gave me. I've traveled to 7 countries since then and used sim cards from each one no problem.

seanmfield said:
Um I'm not trying to be a pain but I bought my G5 from Tmobile and had it unlocked in 24 hours as I was traveling out of the country. I used the app on the phone and the code the rep gave me. I've traveled to 7 countries since then and used sim cards from each one no problem.
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Ur probly wasn't a lg partner purchase program one then lol.

Anywhere to get a refurb rootable Pixel3?

Got one from Amazon, said nothing about it being a Verizon phone, and I can't unlock the bootloader. Other vendors are saying they can't guarantee theirs won't be Verizon-locked either. I really don't mind a refurb for the savings, but I've got to have my hotspot! Any ideas on where to get one that's not Verizon?
Thanks a ton!

Wrote a review about a post like that on Amazon.
eBay seller
Wrote to these guys asking the same thing.
They told me they only sell Canadian stock and they can say that their phones are NOT Verizon since they don't have Verizon in Canada.
Canada Pixel 3 / XL are bootloader unlocked. (Basically anywhere that isn't the US)
I personally just bought from Google.
Enjoy.

Man, what a life saver!! Thank you so much! Going to give it a whirl. Definitely seems worth it to pay nearly half the price for a lightly used Pixel3! I really appreciate you taking the time to post this!!! Have a great rest of your day.

Try Swappa.com
its a good site to buy phones and such, thats where i got my pixel 3 (unlocked)
its easy to navigate the site, if you want the unlocked version they got it and etc!

meechieballer said:
Try Swappa.com
its a good site to buy phones and such, thats where i got my pixel 3 (unlocked)
its easy to navigate the site, if you want the unlocked version they got it and etc!
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Fi is doing a half off sale today. I was tempted to do it and sell my Verizon one, but I can't in good faith right now. Wife would castrate me, since we just had our first born and on only my income ?

Yeah, I just saw that!!! But I'd have to use it with Fi and not Verizon, right?

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Yeah, I just saw that!!! But I'd have to use it with Fi and not Verizon, right?
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You have to activate it on Fi but you can cancel after a day and pay prorated fees.

No kidding - any idea how much we're talking on the prorated fees? It's a heck of a great price for a new P3...

Um so Swappa is AWESOME - too afraid to jack up grandfathered Verizon unlimited to I got one there, definitely not Verizon. I owe you guys!! Thanks a ton.

I'd stay away if you care about unlocking BL. Had a refirb p2 (straight from Google) that couldn't be u locked. OEM unlock was able to be checked off however once I entered the command it would fail. I dread if my pix3 ever needs to be serviced because that experience had a bad taste in my mouth. 2 returns and 2x no root same behavior

Question How to unlock bootloader, Motorola Stylus G 2021?

I'm trying to use my Moto G Stylus 2021 on T-Mobile but it's locked to Boost Mobile. I bought it with the assumption that since T-Mobile bought Sprint, and Sprint owning Boost, it would work the T-Mobile. Wrong I was and I haven't had the phone for nearly enough time for them to unlock it for me. In the past I've just paid for the service, money is extremely tight right now for me. Any suggestiins would be a lifesaver.

caubol77 said:
I'm trying to use my Moto G Stylus 2021 on T-Mobile but it's locked to Boost Mobile. I bought it with the assumption that since T-Mobile bought Sprint, and Sprint owning Boost, it would work the T-Mobile. Wrong I was and I haven't had the phone for nearly enough time for them to unlock it for me. In the past I've just paid for the service, money is extremely tight right now for me. Any suggestiins would be a lifesaver.
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Is it on a payment plan or did you pay in full? Often, as long as you don't owe anything on it, customer service will unlock it.

I paid for it fully. With Boost Mobile you are expected to have uninterrupted service for 12 months with them in order to have them network unlock a phone.
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Is it on a payment plan or did you pay in full? Often, as long as you don't owe anything on it, customer service will unlock it.
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Boost here, unlocked

Just another word of caution: even though Sprint acquired both, if you live in a rural or somewhat remote location there is a chance that T-Mobile towers in the area might still use cellular technologies that aren't compatible with Boost devices.
I definitely don't have any kinda "expert" knowledge on the current state of their networks. I do however live in the middle of nowhere myself and it typically takes years before network switchovers and upgrades are fully deployed around me. So, just something you might want to ask about before getting too set on this plan. I know where I am T-Mobile (aside from having next to no service) was TDMA and Boost locally *still* uses CDMA.

elrod16 said:
Is it on a payment plan or did you pay in full? Often, as long as you don't owe anything on it, customer service will unlock it.
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ShayBox said:
Boost here, unlocked
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I called and they told me no. Am I not asking the right questions or saying the right things to them?

caubol77 said:
I called and they told me no. Am I not asking the right questions or saying the right things to them?
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I went through the run around with them about two weeks ago when I switched to Fi. Took over an hour and having to call again just to get another service rep because the original guy wouldn't stop stalling. Or maybe he had no clue what I was asking him to do. He wouldn't give me my account number for porting my number either.
I'm not sure what other DIY alternatives you have, I don't following the unlocking scene, but I get why you wouldn't wanna shell out $30-$40 bucks for some stranger to mess with your phone.

ShayBox said:
Boost here, unlocked
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brand new here i get all the way to getting unlock code i send command and it gives me 2 options so i use volume down to go to unlock but when i press power button it goes back to previous screen????