ok so i have already unlocked and rooted my verizon galaxy s3 using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
everything is working fine however when i place a t-mobile sim card the phone says that the sim card i inserted is not a verizon sim card. can someone please point me into what i have to do next? i have a 16gb verizon galaxy s3 with 4.1.1 jellybean installed. i searched the verizon s3 forum via the search tool but couldn't find anything with my problem. thank you so much for all your help!!!
Your problem is that you have mistaken unlocking a bootloader for unlocking the SIM. Unlocking a bootloader means that you can now flash custom ROMs,kernels,mods,and tweaks.
raul18000 said:
ok so i have already unlocked and rooted my verizon galaxy s3 using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
everything is working fine however when i place a t-mobile sim card the phone says that the sim card i inserted is not a verizon sim card. can someone please point me into what i have to do next? i have a 16gb verizon galaxy s3 with 4.1.1 jellybean installed. i searched the verizon s3 forum via the search tool but couldn't find anything with my problem. thank you so much for all your help!!!
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Search the dev section for "Fully working Verizon S3 on T-Mobile"
jmxc23 said:
Your problem is that you have mistaken unlocking a bootloader for unlocking the SIM. Unlocking a bootloader means that you can now flash custom ROMs,kernels,mods,and tweaks.
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thank you so much for the reply . but do you know how can i unlock the sim to use with any carrier? i called verizon but unfortunately they were of no help even though i already payed my way out of the contract.:laugh:
found it.
SlimSnoopOS said:
Search the dev section for "Fully working Verizon S3 on T-Mobile"
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ok so i did the search and found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647 just in case another noob like me is searching and thanks for your reply. im going to work on this and hopefully make this work
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I am a complete noob and this is my first ever post on XDA. I have searched the forums but unable to find it. So here are some of my queries.
I am using at&t one x, sim unlocked and I am using it in Pakistan with Waridtel. Now when I check for updates in at&t software update, it says service unavailable (because I m not using at&t I guess). So does this mean I will not be able to update it unless I put at&t sim in it?
The other query is all the methods which I searched including one click method and manual ones have a step where one has to check for update. But as I cant have it because it says service unavailable, does this mean I will not be able to root unless I put at&t sim in it?
Sorry for being so dumb again but help will be highly appreciated. I have attached couple of scrrenshots of firmware and baseband etc.
Regards,
Remove the sim card and try again using wifi. That worked for someone in Japan. Just remember not to accept the update. There are instructions for how to proceed.
gunnyman said:
Remove the sim card and try again using wifi. That worked for someone in Japan. Just remember not to accept the update. There are instructions for how to proceed.
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Awesome, Thanks a lot. I now have a rooted one x
UsmanImtiaz said:
Awesome, Thanks a lot. I now have a rooted one x
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Happy to be of service.
Hello,
I have a AT&T i727 SkyRocket Galaxy S2, I'm currently trying to unlock the phone. I purchased an unlock code from CellUnlocker.net. I'm unable to unlock the phone doesnt give me an error besides unsuccessful unlock. I tried getting help from CellUnlocker.net, very nice people but problem is it seems like they never ran in to this issue before. I was told I had to be on a certain baseband (modem ver.), I was also told i had to be on a stock Rom..
I have searched the forums and i was unable to find answers.
I read around that "usb unlock" is easier and better way to unlock it, I just dont know how to do that or who provides that service.
My question has anyone had any issues unlocking this version of the Galaxy S2 ?
Is there a simpler way of unlocking this phone ?
Any other recommendations of websites that can provide a USB unlock ?
pcboy123 said:
Hello,
I have a AT&T i727 SkyRocket Galaxy S2, I'm currently trying to unlock the phone. I purchased an unlock code from CellUnlocker.net. I'm unable to unlock the phone doesnt give me an error besides unsuccessful unlock. I tried getting help from CellUnlocker.net, very nice people but problem is it seems like they never ran in to this issue before. I was told I had to be on a certain baseband (modem ver.), I was also told i had to be on a stock Rom..
I have searched the forums and i was unable to find answers.
I read around that "usb unlock" is easier and better way to unlock it, I just dont know how to do that or who provides that service.
My question has anyone had any issues unlocking this version of the Galaxy S2 ?
Is there a simpler way of unlocking this phone ?
Any other recommendations of websites that can provide a USB unlock ?
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get a refund and use the free method, reading the 1stop sticky you would of found it, heres the link for the freeway, read 1st 2 posts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029650
We're you able to get any help or get it unlocked? I'm having the same issue.
UCLA3
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vincom said:
get a refund and use the free method, reading the 1stop sticky you would of found it, heres the link for the freeway, read 1st 2 posts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029650
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+1 I just ised that unlock method 2 days ago and unlocked my skyrocket with ease
Shortbus-Driver said:
+1 I just ised that unlock method 2 days ago and unlocked my skyrocket with ease
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Does not work with UCLA3.
R3b3 said:
Does not work with UCLA3.
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Read the 1st and 2nd posts of the unlock thread. You have to be on UCLD2.
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Didn't say it did....but I followed instructions.
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I unlocked mine with the free method works usb unlocking and others have risks
Hello everyone!
I'm writing for help from the experts. I don't know if this had been answered somewhere else but i looked all over the place and i didn't find anything for this phone.
After trying and trying for a few days now, i have not been able to unlock my verizon SGS3 so that i can use it with other sim cards.
I currently have it running on JB 4.1.2 it is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked thanks to the EZ- Unlock technique.
But when i put in a non verizon sim it says "sorry, this SIM is not supported. please....."
Can it be done ?
Thanks in advance
BTW: i've tryed the "galaxsim", and "Sim unlock" by chainfire as well as all the other similar apps i could find on the playstore but they have not worked for me.
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Verizon S3 is sim unlocked for GSM, but not sure about the cdma. You can use it with t-mobile, att etc. There is a thread in android development forum about how to setup s3 as global phone. Try that one if you are using gsm.
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ramdesai said:
Verizon S3 is sim unlocked for GSM, but not sure about the cdma. You can use it with t-mobile, att etc. There is a thread in android development forum about how to setup s3 as global phone. Try that one if you are using gsm.
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Hey !
Thank you so much for responding. I am trying to use it on a gsm network but it wont register, that's why i figured maybe its locked somehow. Also because of the message in the top that says non-verizon sim, it says sorry this sim card is not supported etc..
Where can i find the thread you mentioned?
Thanks again.
Go through the below thread to check how to setup the Verizon GS3 as world GS phone :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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ramdesai said:
Go through the below thread to check how to setup the Verizon GS3 as world GS phone :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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Ok so i worked on it till very late last night, and was able to do everything in the thread. My phone now shows the network apn in the apn list in the settings and i was able to get rid of the non-verizon sim message that poped up at startup.
But my phone still won't register on any network, I've tried to different sim cards and tried in global settings as well as gsm/utms auto or manual but it wont register onto a network.
What can i do ? Is it locked by Verizon or something ? Should i flash a different rom ?
Thanks for your invaluable help, i really appreciate it!
Have you tried using phoneinfo? Try using the phone info app to select preferred network type by going into device information. Find link below to the app. Try with different network type
http://uppit.com/5eua0rken6jx/myc.phone.PhoneInfo-1.apk
If this doesn't work then try with lte sim card.
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So, I recently got this phone from a friend (not on stock btw) and I was just wondering if this phone is unlocked. I read a few post online saying the phone comes pre-unlocked with a jellybean update. It is Verizon, but I use T-Mobile. So does this phone actually come pre-unlocked?
Sim unlocked maybe but bootloader unlocked not a chance
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
ShapesBlue said:
Sim unlocked maybe but bootloader unlocked not a chance
From my Wicked S3 on SOKP
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Yeah, I was just wondering if it was carrier unlocked.
ruddin2198 said:
Yeah, I was just wondering if it was carrier unlocked.
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I've heard it being able to be carrier unlocked but since this isn't a true GSM phone people aren't having a lot of luck on other carriers with the VZW variant of the S3
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I am thinking about getting Tmobile galaxy s7 to use on Cricket. Can anyone tell if it's sim and bootloader unlocked? I think tmobile s6 was unlocked bootloader and sim.
Thanks.
SIM locked, bootloader unlocked.
SM-G930T 6.0.1
SIM lock doesn't happen until a SIM is put in I believe. That said if you put the Cricket SIM in first it should lick to Cricket.
Corwinder said:
SIM lock doesn't happen until a SIM is put in I believe. That said if you put the Cricket SIM in first it should lick to Cricket.
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That's what people are saying, but T-mobile has the app lock on their version. That is part of the software that ships with the phone. Don't believe everything you hear. My SM-G930T came locked to T-mobile.
I'm in the same boat, getting a tmobile s7 for use on cricket.
Unfortunately, it'll come locked, and you'll need to keep it on the network for 40 days before they unlock it for you.
And yet another person on that same boat...
Hopefully we can find a company to remote unlock it. If anyone finds a company that can remote unlock it for a reasonable price, hopefully they can post in this thread
Just because a recovery that isn't meant for your phone can't be flashed on this and because it says Qualcomm secure boot enabled which almost every QC Samsung phone has said does not MEAN THE BOOTLOADER IS LOCKED!!! MY GOD PEOPLE! The tmobile S7 is bootloader UNLOCKED and SIM CARD!
It is as simple as that!!!
Nevermind
Confirmed it with them! http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...r-unlocked-t3335224/post65803692#post65803692
ethanscooter said:
Confirmed it with them! http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...r-unlocked-t3335224/post65803692#post65803692
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thanks for the information!
grmcrkrs said:
SIM locked, bootloader unlocked.
SM-G930T 6.0.1
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Are you saying your G930T's bootloader unlocked? If so can u please point me in that direction...I'd flip!
General Pop.! said:
Are you saying your G930T's bootloader unlocked? If so can u please point me in that direction...I'd flip!
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Sim unlock is very possible, mine is. You just use the device unlock app by T-Mobile. But no one, I mean no one, on any USA variant has an unlocked bootloader. Unless they work for samsung or simply aren't sharing.
billydroid said:
Sim unlock is very possible, mine is. You just use the device unlock app by T-Mobile. But no one, I mean no one, on any USA variant has an unlocked bootloader. Unless they work for samsung or simply aren't sharing.
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Thx 4 the speedy response... One more question....what is the best firmware for the g930t? (That maintains a stable root)? Thanks in Advance!
General Pop.! said:
Thx 4 the speedy response... One more question....what is the best firmware for the g930t? (That maintains a stable root)? Thanks in Advance!
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They are equal. Nougat beta doesn't have root. There is a root guide in general. Be sure to follow all steps. There are important ones to avoid lag and battery drain.