I never had a contract before but I'm thinking about getting an Xperia Z with a 2-year T-Mobile contract, what happens when I root it and flash a custom ROM on it? Will they find out? What happens when they do?
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They won't. Except when you send it in for warranty for which you obviously return it to stock so they won't find out.
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lars1216 said:
They won't. Except when you send it in for warranty for which you obviously return it to stock so they won't find out.
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So there's no difference in the data sent back and forth from which they could find out? And once I unlock the bootloader, can I relock it again or something?
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They break down your door in the middle of the night and cart you off to a secret holding facility for interrogation.:laugh:
The absolute worst they can do is tell you that you have no warranty cover for your phone but must keep paying the contract regardless.
gFrenken97 said:
I never had a contract before but I'm thinking about getting an Xperia Z with a 2-year T-Mobile contract, what happens when I root it and flash a custom ROM on it? Will they find out? What happens when they do?
Please let me know
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Nothing will happen. I for one have rooted very single android phone I have owned. If you find something wrong with the software or its not very nice sounding or what ever. Return it to stock and relock the bootloader.
If it won't turn on then don't bother. That happened with my HTC and it went fine.
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In Hungary, the T-Mobile doesn't allow that, but the Vodafone does
elek12 said:
In Hungary, the T-Mobile doesn't allow that, but the Vodafone does
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What do you mean by not allowing, no one allows it but they can only find out when you send your phone to the store ..
Relocking the bootloader would still show as "relocked" status if I'm not mistaken.
ZoltanOrDie said:
Relocking the bootloader would still show as "relocked" status if I'm not mistaken.
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I don't know and I don't really care honestly, I have a 2 year contract without any warranty so next year i'll just get the hot phone of 2014 so I won't have to deal with this phone for another year.
Note that now under the DMCA, unlocking your phone, whether it is under contract or not, is illegal. Rooting your phone is now, however, since you need to unlock your phone before you can root it...
https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone
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Note that now under the DMCA, unlocking your phone, whether it is under contract or not, is illegal. Rooting your phone is now, however, since you need to unlock your phone before you can root it...
https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone
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I don't care if it's illegal or not i'll still root my phone ...
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I bought a HTC one s for 200$ off of Craiglist (first time buying anything from there) came home and tried putting a SIM card in it doesn't get any signal. So i called tmobile up and they said to me the phone was block for fraud and they told me there isn't anything they can do about it. I tried calling n texting the seller back he would not respond. Is there anything i can do with the phone now or am i just stuck with the way the phone is now?
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igotdez said:
I bought a HTC one s for 200$ off of Craiglist (first time buying anything from there) came home and tried putting a SIM card in it doesn't get any signal. So i called tmobile up and they said to me the phone was block for fraud and they told me there isn't anything they can do about it. I tried calling n texting the seller back he would not respond. Is there anything i can do with the phone now or am i just stuck with the way the phone is now?
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Not much you can do as far as T-mobile.
It could be SIM unlock to use on a different network, ie AT&T.
Meant to "quote" but gave you a "Thanks" LOL
i tried the free method of unlocking it but that didn't work. I thought i was coming up with the wrong code but turns out it was the correct code because i tried a online website that charge to unlock it and they gave me the same exact code i came up with and still haven't had any luck
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Did you use a SIM card from a different carrier than T-mobile?
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Did you use a SIM card from a different carrier than T-mobile?
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Yeah i tried using my at&t SIM card but every time i try to type the unlock code in it would tell me unsuccessful unlock. I tried it at least 4 times.
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igotdez said:
Yeah i tried using my at&t SIM card but every time i try to type the unlock code in it would tell me unsuccessful unlock. I tried it at least 4 times.
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Yeah I do see some peoples say their unlock code don't work either.
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Yeah I do see some peoples say their unlock code don't work either.
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I'm curious as to why it will not work, is it because the phone imei was block by tmobile. Would that also block me from unlocking it. I look everywhere online n i can't seem to find a solution.
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I have no idea what you can do OP but damn that sucks. Good luck with resolving it... now I'm going to think twice before buying a phone from Craiglist.
Always power up, insert sim and make a test call, text and data pull with any used phone purchase. Put the screen through tests, and the touch sensor. Test the headphone jack and all buttons. Look at water damage indicators.
There is a sim unlock thread in development section have you tried it? The only way than would be to change your imei though thats ILLEGAL! As ILLEGAL as stealing and buying the steal!
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There is a sim unlock thread in development section have you tried it? The only way than would be to change your imei though thats ILLEGAL! As ILLEGAL as stealing and buying the steal!
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I tried that thread did everything correct but had no luck unlocking it.
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igotdez said:
I tried that thread did everything correct but had no luck unlocking it.
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Does the wifi work fine? Hopefully it isn't a hardware issue!
Everything works fine the phone is practically new it came with the original box and everything. Its just block by T-Mobile carrier. I'll go check at a local cell phone shop and see if they can unlock it, to see if it works on another carrier. If it doesn't then got damnit I'm stuck with the phone way it is....
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Making call., send text , .... On the phone before you buy still not enough. There are some asshole out there sell the phone;
1) then report stolen (assume they have insurance ) . Then whatever you do still meaningless.
2) they are on value plan ( they pay full price for thier phone in 20 month). Then they stop using tmobile.
=> both cases above will make tmobile lock your phone.
The most safety way to buy phone on craoglist now is have proof of purchase from the owner.
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A proof of purchase from seller on CL does not insure you won't have these fraud problems.
To OP, I would file a police report.
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A proof of purchase from seller on CL does not insure you won't have these fraud problems.
To OP, I would file a police report.
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no, with proof of purchase that shows the seller is the one who bought the phone from tmobile, then you can contact tmobile so they can unlock your phone and make the seller pays for what he/she did. If you file a police report, i assume they wouldn't do anything except you have to turn in the phone you bought. There are several topics on XDA discuss about this problem and the only loser is the buyer. I'm feel sorry for OP.
P/s: nasty things like this are happening more often on Craigslist lately, this is why i won't buy phone from craigslist anymore.
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no, with proof of purchase that shows the seller is the one who bought the phone from tmobile, then you can contact tmobile so they can unlock your phone and make the seller pays for what he/she did.
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What these people are doing is buying the phone on a payment plan. Sell the phone on CL and not make the payments to Tmobile. Sometimes phone will work for a month till it get BL. There's no disputing that it was bought from Tmobile but no payment to then equal BL phone.
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What these people are doing is buying the phone on a payment plan. Sell the phone on CL and not make the payments to Tmobile. Sometimes phone will work for a month till it get BL. There's no disputing that it was bought from Tmobile but no payment to then equal BL phone.
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Yeah, that's the case make me pissed off. By BL a phone because some one not pay money for them, Tmobile just wastes their phone, make the buyer become such a loser and pretty angry to tmobile them-self . however, the winner is the a**hole who sold the phone...
Weirdest thing is that it can't be unlocked ?? Gosh
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Not sure how it works in the States but here in the UK if your phone gets blocked it'll be blocked on all UK carriers.
If you put any sim card it checks against a database and notifies that it's barred.
No way around it apart from changing IMEI which is ILLEGAL.
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Okay guys so I bought my phone off of ebay and i would like to install a custom ROM. My phone is unlocked it was originally locked to telus, so im asking, what rom should i use?? And will it get rid of my unlock?? Sorry if its a dumb question, i just dont want to have to pay 50$ to unlock it
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wow! $50 is expensive. Rogers only wanted to charge me $7. It's definitely possible; I've seen people claiming to have unlocked it for free using apps. There's also websites that supposedly use your IMEI number to give you an unlock code for relatively cheap.
Well im going to try tomorrow to root i hope i dont mess it up aha, ill make a backup first i suppose thank you
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I came across this article today http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=1&articleid=26045339&m=d
The articles states that after a contract has been fullfilled its legal to unlock the phone. Will our phone be unlocked now? Does this mean Verizon will unlock our bootloaders? Or just the phone? Also if I buy the phone outright for 600$ does the phone come unlocked out the box?
jager420 said:
I came across this article today http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=1&articleid=26045339&m=d
The articles states that after a contract has been fullfilled its legal to unlock the phone. Will our phone be unlocked now? Does this mean Verizon will unlock our bootloaders? Or just the phone? Also if I buy the phone outright for 600$ does the phone come unlocked out the box?
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That's sim unlock, not bootloader unlock. They aren't related.
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BadUsername said:
That's sim unlock, not bootloader unlock. They aren't related.
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That's wack. The phone is now mine but I'm not allowed to use different OS's? I have to stay with the OS that comes with the phone? That should be illegal
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jager420 said:
That's wack. The phone is now mine but I'm not allowed to use different OS's? I have to stay with the OS that comes with the phone? That should be illegal
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Yeah but Verizon always complains about users trying to replace their phone when it is completely their fault if they fail at flashing and don't have a backup. A lot of people, from what I can tell, can hide the fact that they've rooted and/or unlocked their bootloader and they can get a new phone.
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Yeah but Verizon always complains about users trying to replace their phone when it is completely their fault if they fail at flashing and don't have a backup. A lot of people, from what I can tell, can hide the fact that they've rooted and/or unlocked their bootloader and they can get a new phone.
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I've ran into this as well. Before rooting and the plethora of android phones flooded the market, VZW was a bit more relaxed on what they would replace. Now that I'm up to my S3, they proved to be sticklers in my own situation. I had a legitimate reason to exchange my previous Samsung Stratosphere. Mine was rooted and my wife's was stock. Both had the same radio issues. I told them this and they upgraded her no problems at all. I had quite a hard time getting them to upgrade it without revoking my grandfathered unlimited data plan... smh. Oh well, guess times change when some people abuse the system blatantly.
guys. is there a way to bypass the tmobile device unlock app to put in the unlock code? I really don't want to lose samsung pay feature
xuanphucn said:
guys. is there a way to bypass the tmobile device unlock app to put in the unlock code? I really don't want to lose samsung pay feature
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You won't lose samsung pay for unlocking the device using the tmobile app. It's not touching the bootloader in that way.
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Jammol said:
You won't lose samsung pay for unlocking the device using the tmobile app. It's not touching the bootloader in that way.
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I wanted to get it unlock by buying unlock code online. I can't get the unlock screen to put in the unlock code because I don't have T-Mobile. My other option is to root it and unlock it but I don't wanna lose Samsung pay.
xuanphucn said:
I wanted to get it unlock by buying unlock code online. I can't get the unlock screen to put in the unlock code because I don't have T-Mobile. My other option is to root it and unlock it but I don't wanna lose Samsung pay.
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Ahhh I see what you mean. I've never unlocked that way before. This may seem as a stupid question but have you tried to ask T-Mobile for an unlock code?
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Jammol said:
Ahhh I see what you mean. I've never unlocked that way before. This may seem as a stupid question but have you tried to ask T-Mobile for an unlock code?
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well i don't have tmobile plus I already tried it and the app said my phone isn't eligible
xuanphucn said:
well i don't have tmobile plus I already tried it and the app said my phone isn't eligible
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You don't need to have t-mobile to unlock it. Is it an N920T variant? If you bought it from them out right they will unlock it.
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Jammol said:
You don't need to have t-mobile to unlock it. Is it an N920T variant? If you bought it from them out right they will unlock it.
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I tried that. They said I have to use it on the network for 40 days to give me the unlock code.
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I tried that. They said I have to use it on the network for 40 days to give me the unlock code.
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Did you but it outright from them?
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Jammol said:
Did you but it outright from them?
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Yes. The phone is not on any payment plan. They refused to unlock it unless I use it on the network for 40 days.
tengtengvn said:
Yes. The phone is not on any payment plan. They refused to unlock it unless I use it on the network for 40 days.
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Tmobile is a piece of ****
tengtengvn said:
Yes. The phone is not on any payment plan. They refused to unlock it unless I use it on the network for 40 days.
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That is F'd up dude. If only you lived in California. I believe a state law was passed there that prevents carriers from refusing to unlock devices that are paid for. I'm really starting to despise them more and more. Only thing they are good for where I live is speed and coverage.
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You can try this service from UnlockRadar working 100%: https://www.unlockradar.com/service/t-mobile-usa-device-unlock-app-official-unlock
What ROM are you using? In the past I've gotten that message about device comparability before, I was running an international ROM. If that's not the issue, honestly, give them a call back, might take a couple times but I've had different reps tell me different things and often calling back a couple times I'll get someone that is willing to help me.
Hi, I'm looking at buying this phone today on Ebay and I have a few questions before I do.
1. How easy is it to unlock from T-Mobile?
2. Can it be rooted?
Hiacios said:
Hi, I'm looking at buying this phone today on Ebay and I have a few questions before I do.
1. How easy is it to unlock from T-Mobile?
2. Can it be rooted?
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1. If you're a customer of theirs, it's easy. If not, you may have to pay to het the sim unlock code. If you'll be staying with TMobile, it's a mute point.
2. Yes, of course
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To answer your question"through experience" it is easy to unlock and root the T-Mobile variant. There are guides on this forum to unlock the bootloader and convert from T-Mobile firmware to either global or eu firmware to then root. Takes about 30mins max.
Yep, can do all of the above...
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1. If you're a customer of theirs, it's easy. If not, you may have to pay to het the sim unlock code. If you'll be staying with TMobile, it's a mute point.
2. Yes, of course
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It's a T-mobile locked phone that a guy is selling on ebay and I use Red Pocket so I'm hesitant to buy it because I don't want to be stuck with a phone I can't use my carrier on.
mookiexl said:
To answer your question"through experience" it is easy to unlock and root the T-Mobile variant. There are guides on this forum to unlock the bootloader and convert from T-Mobile firmware to either global or eu firmware to then root. Takes about 30mins max.
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Here is the phone I'm looking at. https://tinyurl.com/yx622tz4
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It's a T-mobile locked phone that a guy is selling on ebay and I use Red Pocket so I'm hesitant to buy it because I don't want to be stuck with a phone I can't use my carrier on.
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If you use the tool to convert the phone to the global firmware it's automatically unlocked regardless of if it's locked to T-Mobile
I did this instead of waiting for TMobile to unlock it. Like the other poster said like 30mins it's unlocked and rooted
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spart0n said:
If you use the tool to convert the phone to the global firmware it's automatically unlocked regardless of if it's locked to T-Mobile
I did this instead of waiting for TMobile to unlock it. Like the other poster said like 30mins it's unlocked and rooted
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Thank you for clearing that up for me. Someone else just bought the phone today so I missed out on getting it at the price I wanted.
Hiacios said:
Thank you for clearing that up for me. Someone else just bought the phone today so I missed out on getting it at the price I wanted.
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Instead of using eBay, try looking on swappa, it's more secure for cell phones. They verify IMEIs before the sale is posted and everything. It's very secure for buyer and seller
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Instead of using eBay, try looking on swappa, it's more secure for cell phones. They verify IMEIs before the sale is posted and everything. It's very secure for buyer and seller
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I bought my op7pro and various others on swappa. It's a good site, and I've also sold there too.
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