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At&t nexus s sim locked?

Hi,
Im from asia and i have a friend who is from texas i wanted her to buy me a nexus s and the only one available is from at&t.she would buy full retail but the salesman said that the phone is locked!i thot all nexus were unlocked.so im confused.is it really locked?if so how can i unlock it?i really need help
Thanks!
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Please..anyone?
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it's a truth of the world that salesmen will lie to make a sale, it now appears that they will lie to prevent a sale....
no nexus S will ever be sim locked.

As far as I know every single Nexus S is factory unlocked (Google requirement)...

So does that mean the salesman is just lying?cuz at&t wanta it to be called "locked"?
Btw thanks for replies guys!
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dark06 said:
So does that mean the salesman is just lying?cuz at&t wanta it to be called "locked"?
Btw thanks for replies guys!
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I think he just does not know
better
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Many thanks bro!she just bought it.hope that salesman is all BS
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I've seen too many cellphone salesmen say so many incorrect things about devices, or their own plans and policies that I usually bundle them with used car salesmen until they've "proven themselves"...

Droid razr "employee edition"

How much would be a fair price to pay for a droid razr "employee edition"?
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What makes this so special?
Check out this link.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Veri...-special-edition-Red-DROID-RAZR-MAXX_id30126/
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
What makes this so special?
Check out this link.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Veri...-special-edition-Red-DROID-RAZR-MAXX_id30126/
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I just like the color. I was just wanting to know a good price because I know where I can buy one.
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Bump
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I wouldn't pay more than $20 to $50 above an equally conditioned "normal" razr.
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I used to work in a Verizon store, gave my friend my job because I was moving over to Sprint. He started working there around the time this phone came out, and he said the ESNs for these phones will only activate on employee lines.

TJBunch1228 said:
I wouldn't pay more than $20 to $50 above an equally conditioned "normal" razr.
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I got them to give me a price and they want $575. No less
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Product F(RED) said:
I used to work in a Verizon store, gave my friend my job because I was moving over to Sprint. He started working there around the time this phone came out, and he said the ESNs for these phones will only activate on employee lines.
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Ohhh now that you mention it, I remember my Verizon rep telling me that same thing after showing me his.
OP, unless you have a dealer line, I think you're hosed. $575 for a Razr (not even Maxx) is extortion anyway. Tell your friend to pound sand.
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TJBunch1228 said:
Ohhh now that you mention it, I remember my Verizon rep telling me that same thing after showing me his.
OP, unless you have a dealer line, I think you're hosed. $575 for a Razr (not even Maxx) is extortion anyway. Tell your friend to pound sand.
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+1. I mean, you're essentially buying the housing, since replacing the housing on a regular Razr is the only way you'd get an Employee Edition running on your account.

Need phone outta contract

How can I get my phone meid unlocked so that I can send it to beigephone and get it flashed to page plus. This DFB didn't pay her bill so I'm stuck with a bolt I can't do anything with but Wi-Fi use any ideas
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I guess is that it's not possible fml
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i have no intentions of flashing to another carrier, but several thunderbolt users i've seen have been able to flash to pageplus. you may need CDMA workshop if you want to do it yourself, i think CDMA workshop is around $100.00. there's a free demo version too, but i'm not sure that the demo would be sufficient to do this.
check this out:
http://www.beigephone.com/flash-htc-thunderbolt-to-page-plus/
and this one, probably the most useful:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1294179.html

Yea dude I know all that I need the meid freed from a contract
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skeet43169 said:
Yea dude I know all that I need the meid freed from a contract
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So you're in a contract with Verizon right now?
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skeet43169 said:
Yea dude I know all that I need the meid freed from a contract
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I'm not sure that you can 'unlock' an meid yourself, that's something the carrier has to do (with stolen phones and whatnot)
So if it's on her account, she'll have to get in touch with them herself and give her IMEI number and account details. They should then give an unlock code to make the phone usable again.
If that IMEI number has been flagged (as stolen or possibly delinquent) even an unlocking service won't be able to help you until the carrier clears it.

skeet43169 said:
...This DFB didn't pay her bill so I'm stuck with a bolt I can't do anything with but Wi-Fi use any ideas
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What you are looking for is to CLEAR the MEID/IMEI so that it can be used on another account.
You can't do that. Only the carrier can. Until the account is settled/paid with the carrier, that MEID/IMEI will be associated/assigned to that account and therefore can't be used on a different account.
Since PagePlus uses VZW towers/service (to my knowledge), you're stuck until the old account issues are settled.

Yup I'm stuck with Wi-Fi only thunderbolt this sux I guess she won in the long run although I have seen some nice prepaid phone's I seen an HTC one and some evo 4g's that have ics and are affordable virgin mobile and boost have unlimited data
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skeet43169 said:
How can I get my phone meid unlocked so that I can send it to beigephone and get it flashed to page plus. This DFB didn't pay her bill so I'm stuck with a bolt I can't do anything with but Wi-Fi use any ideas
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So someone else didn't pay the bill for your phone and you're mad about it? Why don't you pay for your own phone?

wcfarris said:
So someone else didn't pay the bill for your phone and you're mad about it? Why don't you pay for your own phone?
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WRONG!!!!!! This D.F.B. LOST HER JOB AND DIDN'T PAY HER BILL SO IT GOT 4 MONTHS BEHIND AND THEY SHUT IT OFF I PAID MY PART
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skeet43169 said:
WRONG!!!!!! This D.F.B. LOST HER JOB AND DIDN'T PAY HER BILL SO IT GOT 4 MONTHS BEHIND AND THEY SHUT IT OFF I PAID MY PART
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Woah!
Well all emotion aside, it sounds like you're SOL.
If you were on a shared plan I really feel for ya man, 'friends' can really d*ck you over on splitting the bill

People shouldn't assume what they think they know that's what's wrong with this place
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So I found a site that will get my phone a clean esn.So it's no longer a Wi-Fi only paperweight mrcellphoneunlocker.com
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Where to sell s-off one s

**NOTE TO MODS I'M NOT TRYING TO SELL THIS VIA XDA**
Ok so as most people will know xda market place is closed until further notice or it would be on there for sale. So where would be the best place to sell my s-off one s as its no longer required, is there another site like xda mp?
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EBay, Amazon, etc etc...not that hard if you just search
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Gumtree or try standing on the streets with a sandwich board shouting that you're trying to flog it.
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Sgt-Hartley said:
**NOTE TO MODS I'M NOT TRYING TO SELL THIS VIA XDA**
Ok so as most people will know xda market place is closed until further notice or it would be on there for sale. So where would be the best place to sell my s-off one s as its no longer required, is there another site like xda mp?
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Kinda seems like you're trying to sell it here since you didn't post your question in the Q&A forum. Hoping to get more traffic in general maybe?
Your answer is rootzwiki.com classifieds forum.

Spastic909 said:
EBay, Amazon, etc etc...not that hard if you just search
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Not many people on eBay would know what s-off mean, and how much it would be worth compared to a normal one s
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It'd be hard to get much more for it... Rare? Yes. Honestly that useful, worth spending significant extra cash? Not likely
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Google: "swappa"

dc211 said:
Kinda seems like you're trying to sell it here since you didn't post your question in the Q&A forum. Hoping to get more traffic in general maybe?
Your answer is rootzwiki.com classifieds forum.
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Funny that. If u was trying to sell I would just ask if anyone wanted to buy it.. would make sense really...
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lorddart said:
It'd be hard to get much more for it... Rare? Yes. Honestly that useful, worth spending significant extra cash? Not likely
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I don't want no extra for it than its value. And to everyone else I'd rather it go to someone who is actually going to make use of the s-off or just wants an s-off device, which is why it's not on amazon or eBay. Hence why I asked if there was anything like xda mp anywhere
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Swappa is your best bet.
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http://www.craigslist.com
http://www.swappa.com

Cheers guys ill try swappa.
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S3 still the best on verizon market?

Hey I have a chance to get a phone on contract and switch it to my unlimited plan on Verizon. I have an s3. Is this the best on verizon. My friend for some reason has really bad credit but has a chance to get new lines with new contract price. Then he is just not going to pay. Now this isn't something I would do but he did offered me a chance to get any phone I want for cheap price. Should I keep my s3 or just get a different phone and sell it.
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Do you like the Note 2? I'd get that if I had the chance. If you want to wait a few months then we may see the GS4. The best phone currently announced is Xperia Z which who knows will ever come to VZW.

I do like the note 2 but it is pretty big. Is that the best phone to get
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Its really a matter of preference in screen size. And the fact the note has a quad core. I would wait and get the galaxy 4 when it comes out. I love my 3
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Yeah so ill probably just keep my s3 so ill just sell a phone is there anywhere I can sell. I know ebay and I have close to 500 feedback but hate fees. If someone offers something I can do threw paypal.
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arglmr said:
Yeah so ill probably just keep my s3 so ill just sell a phone is there anywhere I can sell. I know ebay and I have close to 500 feedback but hate fees. If someone offers something I can do threw paypal.
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Try craigslist. You can often get better prices on ebay even after the fees, if you are lucky.

The new DNA looks pretty good. Only down side is it doesn't have a removable battery or expandable memery
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My unbiased opinion says the SIII is still King.

I agree I just happen yo be running a note 2 rom on my 3. Best if both worlds
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Galaxy SIII - powered by Hyperdrive

S3 is my baby. Love the thing. But if the Note 2 was out when I upgraded, I may have gone with that. They're so close on about everything except screen size. Like it was stated above, personal preference.
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arglmr said:
My friend for some reason has really bad credit but has a chance to get new lines with new contract price. Then he is just not going to pay.
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That's dirty, man.

yeah when you said "for some reason" your friend has bad credit.... Doing stuff like this is the reason. It's also why lots of people who are just joining verizon pay a $300 deductible for service. That being said, my gf has the SIII, and I'm still rockin' the GNEX running ParanoidAndroid. I'm upgrading my work phone and going with either the Note2 or the DNA. I think you'd get a better re-sale price for either of these 2 phones than for the SIII if that's what you're looking for.

Tell your friend I said thanks for doing his part to make my service more expensive.

Whats the name of your note 2 rom and is there a Verizon version
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Blue6IX said:
Tell your friend I said thanks for doing his part to make my service more expensive.
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Honestly you should blame the verizon reps. We went today and he was 250 past due. Usually they don't open new lines. He was going to pay it but the rep said its Ok I have a way around it so you can pay later. I was on the side like WHAT. What would you do. So not to a note 2 at 350? Instead of full retail? I ended get the note 2 for my gf which it is pretty cool.
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I got the note 2
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Pay your bill, you lazy bum.

fearlesspaula said:
Pay your bill, you lazy bum.
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Sound mad bro
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Before to long we will be using our tablets as phones
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Rootaddict said:
Before to long we will be using our tablets as phones
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Ya have you heard the rumored size of the note3. It's going to be 6.5 inches. I think the 5.5 is pushing it. I held the note 2 is not to bad but anything bigger than that is pointless to me unless you are on bluetooth headset all day for calls. The battery has to be humongous to power that bad boy.
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