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[Q] SIM unlock only?

I have had an Inspire for some time now, and I rooted it with one of the original kits from here way back when. I cannot remember the specific kit.
I have a hunch that the kit may have included a sim unlock, but I cannot recall fully.
I would like to confirm my phone is unlocked, as I will be travelling to Europe soon and want to use a prepaid sim (I am aware the Inspire will only be able to use EDGE data). Is there some method to do this? I am aware that you can try a sim from a different carrier, but I am in heavy Verizon country, and as far as I know, my friends all have Verizon (no sim cards) or AT&T.
I tried a sim card from an old Cingular phone. The Inspire didn't complain, but it didn't connect to the cell network, either.
The very nice post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352 is a root method with sim unlock. Is there a way I can just perform the sim unlock, since the phone is already rooted? I would have asked this simple question there, but the forum system will not let me .

All the rooting methods had simunlock, ur should also be unlocked.
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can you tell me how to root it? i am using t-mobile i can try it for u

o(T_T) said:
can you tell me how to root it? i am using t-mobile i can try it for u
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Check out the sticky guide in the general section. Mudknot wrote it and it helps out a lot with many things.
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dooyoo222 said:
Check out the sticky guide in the general section. Mudknot wrote it and it helps out a lot with many things.
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its rooted but now the wifi is acting weird .. it said its connected but i couldnt do anything on the web..any solution?

Are you still on the downgraded rom?
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[Q] GT-I5800D? SIM Card, ROM Questions.

I r n00b.
I have this GT-I5800D. As I understand it, this is a Canadian only model that comes on a plethora of Canadian Networks such as Rogers and Telus.
I have managed to Root my phone with little hassle. My question however, is to use a different ROM do I have to unlock or do anything otherwise special to this phone to use my SIM?
Also, this will be my first attempt at doing anything like this with a cell phone so general pointers would be much appreciated.

Spitlebug said:
I r n00b.
I have this GT-I5800D. As I understand it, this is a Canadian only model that comes on a plethora of Canadian Networks such as Rogers and Telus.
I have managed to Root my phone with little hassle. My question however, is to use a different ROM do I have to unlock or do anything otherwise special to this phone to use my SIM?
Also, this will be my first attempt at doing anything like this with a cell phone so general pointers would be much appreciated.
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No, just go ahead and flash a ROM but be warned that if a ROM is not according to your area, in your case Canada, then you may not be able to make calls etc. I think. Go onto samfirmware and you can find your regional ROM.

Smonic said:
No, just go ahead and flash a ROM but be warned that if a ROM is not according to your area, in your case Canada, then you may not be able to make calls etc. I think. Go onto samfirmware and you can find your regional ROM.
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You should maybe flash a custom kernel so you can backup your current rom so you can restore it if you are facing problems like not being able to make calls as mentiones by Smonic earlier. Or you can download a stock rom from sammobile.com and have it ready in case you cant make calls etc. I'll pm you the exact link if you need it.
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@Smonic i think that android firmwares have been shifted to sammobile.com
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bscraze said:
@Smonic i think that android firmwares have been shifted to sammobile.com
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hi
yes u are right that is the new site i can confirm on the same

Installing CM9 on skyrocket will allow to choose 2G/3G network?

I have brought an unlocked version skyrocket from at&t. Since I stay in India, we don't have a 4G and it's shame to say not even full 3G coverage here as of yet.
My question is when I move into 3G coverage area I see 4G instead of 3G and I feel battery drains quite fast during data usage under 3G (or 4G for phone). So I heard in Roger version of skyrocket and some custom roms allow switching off 4G completely ( 4G/LTE/HSPA+). So does cyanogenmod 9 allow such feature to disable 4G connectivity which is not there on at&t rom? Anybody who has already flashed CM9 on at&t skyrocket can reply so I can root this device and go for CM9 or other stable that allows such feature.
Thanks.
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Yes

Where in India..? How did u manage to get carrier signals... I struggled a lot to get the signals, I had to flash stock ics uclf6.. may b d radio in it was the thing did it...
Into the topic,.. yes u can switch 2g/3g... you don't need to root ur phone... u can flash a recovèry using Odin.. then flash the custom rom... u get root if the rom is pre rooted... if not u can flash su... I'm using sky ics now but I'm unable to switch network mode.. people say it might b radio prob..
Pls post back if u succeed with cm9..
Thank u..
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Yes, CM9 allows it. I'm on TeamChopsticks' CM9 and the option to switch is available in the Wireless and Networks setting.
However, do understand that you need a RAT unlocked radio. That's actually what allows you to switch to 2G on the skyrocket -- having a RAT unlocked radio. You can find a list of radios in this thread.

Hi!
That's what I was about to say: if I understood correctly what I read, having a ROM that allows you to choose between network modes (LTE/HSPA/GSM) is not sufficient. Your radio should also be unlocked -- like Rogers' radio. Changing the settings in your ROM when you use a locked radio -- like AT&T's radio -- would have no effect.

I've tried using this feature in CM9 and it doesn't seem to work. It was noted on their list of problems but I don't know if it was ever resolved. I have an unlocked RAT and I still can't get it to work right. Somewhat annoying because during the day I'd like to have it to save battery, but basically I gave up on trying to get it to work.

Try using this code *#*#197328640#*#*

leechgod27 said:
Try using this code *#*#197328640#*#*
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Sorry that doesn't seem to work. That may only work in Touchwiz based OSes, but in CM9 it's not doing anything.

Reported this belongs in q&a or the developers thread itself not in the general section.
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So does it work in Sky-ICS? Im on AT&T so if I am going to install the rom for the first time what radio would I use?

Yes, I have rooted my new skyrocket with cwm touch recovery and flashed CM9 Stable version and it seems to working perfectly for me. .
Let me know if you face any problem and if you are from India. Will try to help if I could :beer:
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I know it works on my ROM (EMBRYO) always had this feature since I travel to India it works perfect. You need to be SIM unlocked and a RAT unlocked RADIO (like any Rogers RADIO NOT ATT)..

mohan_kr said:
I know it works on my ROM (EMBRYO) always had this feature since I travel to India it works perfect. You need to be SIM unlocked and a RAT unlocked RADIO (like any Rogers RADIO NOT ATT)..
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You mean I need to unlock my phone in order to get this to work? I didn't have to fully unlock my Nexus 1 to do it. Is it different with the Skyrocket?

No you have to use a rogers radio rat unlocked isn't the same as unlocking the phone
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Illnevertell said:
No you have to use a rogers radio rat unlocked isn't the same as unlocking the phone
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That's what I figured but I have an unlocked RAT (I727RUXLF3) on AT&T and I still can't get it to switch to 2G on CM 9.1..

dvandam said:
That's what I figured but I have an unlocked RAT (I727RUXLF3) on AT&T and I still can't get it to switch to 2G on CM 9.1..
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Huh? I guess I must have worded it differently. You need to be SIM Unlocked AND have a RAT Unlocked radio, to change the preferred network mode (at least on I727)...sigh..

mohan_kr said:
Huh? I guess I must have worded it differently. You need to be SIM Unlocked AND have a RAT Unlocked radio, to change the preferred network mode (at least on I727)...sigh..
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Ok thanks.

mohan_kr said:
Huh? I guess I must have worded it differently. You need to be SIM Unlocked AND have a RAT Unlocked radio, to change the preferred network mode (at least on I727)...sigh..
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Ok I am now SIM unlocked and Rat Unlocked and it STILL won't toggle over. Any Ideas?

odin to rogers stock flash rogers stock ics modem first. Then root and install cm9.
If that doesn;t work try the same process just use rogers gb
the att modem does strange things with network selection. It works for me when I dont use automatic network selection

tjsooley said:
odin to rogers stock flash rogers stock ics modem first. Then root and install cm9.
If that doesn;t work try the same process just use rogers gb
the att modem does strange things with network selection. It works for me when I dont use automatic network selection
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I tried doing the ODIN with the Rogers ROM and it kept failing. I had to then install a custom recovery and then flash CM9.1 and it still didn't work. Before trying this I tried another ROM (Embryo) to see if that could toggle and it couldn't either. :crying:

Phone Activation

Hey Guys, ive given my bro one of my S3 to use in India. but he wants to flash it back to stock and then re-root it. question i have is that he doesnt have a Verizon sim, he doesn't even get Verizon network on roaming! so can he be able to use the phone?
Thanks

Diamond_dawg said:
Hey Guys, ive given my bro one of my S3 to use in India. but he wants to flash it back to stock and then re-root it. question i have is that he doesnt have a Verizon sim, he doesn't even get Verizon network on roaming! so can he be able to use the phone?
Thanks
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To go back to stock you don't require Verizon sim. I am in india and using Verizon GS3 with IDEA without any issues.
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T-mobile to work on ATT

Hi,
I spent last night getting my t-mobile galaxy s4 to work on ATT. I did a lot of research on the subject and it wasn't that difficult at all. I bought the phone off of EBAY.
I was able to accomplish this from all of the tools here and a little research. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335109
The first thing i did was root the phone and install CWM. I then used the sim unlock found in the link above. The next step i took (because i like custom roms on my phone) was to install TASK650's AOKP rom. I flashed the rom and followed his instructions.
After the restart, I went through the welcome screen and shut the phone down. I put my sim in and started the phone. I noticed i was getting the H, but no LTE. This led me to more research. The fix was easy once I found it. The APN needs to be pointed to the ATT phone option. It defaults to wap.cingular. After about 5 minutes and a reboot the LTE appeared and after the speed tests confirmed.
This is not a guide. I am just sharing my experience. If you do this please do your own research as you can do damage to your phone. There are risks involved, flash and modify your phone at your own risk.

Just wondering, why did you get a tmobile s4 to use with att? Normally the att version can be found for cheaper price
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I am confused here, what is it you were trying to accomplish? running a att rom on your tmo device? Because you say you have a tmo phone.
Why go thru all that, when this rom is already setup to work on tmo with the tmo apn settings already setup for you.
[ROM] Task650 AOKP (Jellybean 4.2.2)(6.26.2013)
Do you new people just go and see a rom you like, in any forum, and do not look in your devices forum and flash it? if so, your are asking to brick your phones.

maldinimi said:
Just wondering, why did you get a tmobile s4 to use with att? Normally the att version can be found for cheaper price
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Sadly he wants the unlocked boot loader that the T-Mobile s4 has I am miserable with my locked I337 .... also the T-Mobile variant has unlocked aws bands I had to flash something in my radio to get aws bands on T-Mobile using my AT&T s4
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If you want an unlocked bootloader, can't you just install the custom recovery?
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klamse said:
If you want an unlocked bootloader, can't you just install the custom recovery?
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Doing so does not unlock it ..... just bypass it .. it's like wearing a police uniform but your not ...
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