If i buy a bad esn phone from ebay can i use it outside the us? and if it is also gsm/wcdma( uses sim) can i use it for example with a sim of a mexico carrier?
You can, it should be GSM (Europe an much of Asia), and get a SIM in that country. You could also be in receipt of stolen goods and violate several laws.
Josih said:
If i buy a bad esn phone from ebay can i use it outside the us? and if it is also gsm/wcdma( uses sim) can i use it for example with a sim of a mexico carrier?
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Cricket / Metro might be of assistance as well in the US.
This is really wierd. Hope someone can help.
I bought an unlocked LG Optimus G E971 phone in Toronto, Canada this May. Inserting a Rogers and Fido SIM card was perfectly fine and working while I was in Toronto Canada. No SIM network unlock PIN required.
In October, I travelled on vacation to Hong Kong with the same phone that I thought was unlocked. As always, I would buy a local SIM for my unlocked phone. To my surprised, it prompted for a SIM network unlock PIN. I went to a total of 3 carriers, including 3 Telecom, China Mobile and one other (cannot remember the name). All asked for a SIM unlock PIN.
Not believing what had happened, I went back to the shop in Toronto, Canada after returning home. Tried inserting Rogers, Fido, Bell and AT & T SIM card, all worked perfectly.
My question is, could this be a region lock? Like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
Anyone has similar experience to share?
chopstks said:
This is really wierd. Hope someone can help.
I bought an unlocked LG Optimus G E971 phone in Toronto, Canada this May. Inserting a Rogers and Fido SIM card was perfectly fine and working while I was in Toronto Canada. No SIM network unlock PIN required.
In October, I travelled on vacation to Hong Kong with the same phone that I thought was unlocked. As always, I would buy a local SIM for my unlocked phone. To my surprised, it prompted for a SIM network unlock PIN. I went to a total of 3 carriers, including 3 Telecom, China Mobile and one other (cannot remember the name). All asked for a SIM unlock PIN.
Not believing what had happened, I went back to the shop in Toronto, Canada after returning home. Tried inserting Rogers, Fido, Bell and AT & T SIM card, all worked perfectly.
My question is, could this be a region lock? Like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
Anyone has similar experience to share?
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Probably.
Region locking or maybe that your phone did not have the right baseband? I dont know. My phone had a similar problem, it displayed roaming in the native country I was.
If you find something about it, please do post back, ok. I am very curious to this issue.
You need to unlock the phone from your carrier in order to user unlocked sim on your mobile
naveenii1991 said:
You need to unlock the phone from your carrier in order to user unlocked sim on your mobile
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I can use both Fido/Rogers and Bell. They are different carriers and Fido and Bell are competitors in Canada. My LG Optimus G E971 is manufacture unlocked meaning its brand new and unlocked when I bought it from the shop. I don't buy locked phones from carriers and I don't need an unlock code. Been buying and using manufacture unlocked GSM phones in the past 10 years, never had an issue. Not a believer of locked phones and it's ripped off plans in North America.
shadowcore said:
Probably.
Region locking or maybe that your phone did not have the right baseband? I dont know. My phone had a similar problem, it displayed roaming in the native country I was.
If you find something about it, please do post back, ok. I am very curious to this issue.
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The LG Optimus G E971 is quad band and it has HSDPA 850/1900/2100. I matched this to my Samsung Omnia II (I8000) which has HSDPA 900/1900/2100. My Omnia II is manufacture unlocked and is usable in Hong Kong (Asia) without an issue. Not a phone tech person but I would assume my LG Otpimus G E971 is quad band and is useable in Hong Kong.
I didn't know there was a section for LG Otpimus G, I have also posted my replies here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498109
Hi,
I bought the phone from europe but I'm in Turkey right now and no one nearby has a european sim card. is there another way to remove region lock?
Hi,
I have my dad's phone which is S6 with Vodafone UK. He needs to use here in USA. but, after sim is inserted, the phone states enter Sim unlock code....... it seems it is sim locked to Vodafone. My dad bought this phone from local market shop and did not knew it will be locked to vodafone simcard only.
Can someone help.
hello friends. i just bought J7 for US CELLULAR on ebay, i live in europe and using gsm carrier. SM-J727R4 supports all gsm bands for my carrier but is it unlocked for gsm or nor? if not, how can it be unlocked?
I bought a Galaxy J727R4 also and been trying for 2 months to get it unlocked and no one can seem to generate an unlock code no matter how much I pay