Hey, I just wanna know if it's unlocked because t mobile told me it's not unlocked and this guy on youtube told me it's not unlocked but it's easy to unlock.. Yet I see soooo many forums that say it's unlocked. I need to know if it's unlocked cause I may be switching to Sprint due to the fact that they have more coverage in PA than T Mobile does even though I live in NY, i recently bought a house down in PA and my t mobile service sucks
If it isn't unlocked, please tell me how I can unlock it. Thank you.
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nexus device never locked in my memory .
timgreen123 said:
nexus device never locked in my memory .
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Because it's T-Mobile branded it probably is locked. Also I don't think u can use it on sprint because it uses cdma bands and nexus 4 is gsm
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Hey guys well I have an old iPhone 4 from att and I'm looking to sell it. I no longer have att. Can they still unlock it for me? Can apple unlock it for me? Is there a free way to unlock it? I also don't mind paying. As long as I can get it done thanks guys
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xXJay_RXx said:
Hey guys well I have an old iPhone 4 from att and I'm looking to sell it. I no longer have att. Can they still unlock it for me? Can apple unlock it for me? Is there a free way to unlock it? I also don't mind paying. As long as I can get it done thanks guys
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I don't think AT&T nor Apple can unlock the iPhone 4 for you, and depending in your firmware, you might not be able to do it yourself. I believe anything from 04.11.08 and newer can't be unlocked yet. If your firmware is older, you can get a gevey sim and unlock it using that.
You can call AT&T and ask, but they WILL tell you NO.
only other way is to get a gevey sim if you're on the compatible basebands.
as of right now there is no way to get your phone 4 ios 5 unlocked but the good news is gevey sim is working on it and it should be out very soon
im new so i cant show post links but if you google "gevey sim unlock iphone 4" or something like that u will find what im talking about
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I don't think AT&T nor Apple can unlock the iPhone 4 for you, and depending in your firmware, you might not be able to do it yourself. I believe anything from 04.11.08 and newer can't be unlocked yet. If your firmware is older, you can get a gevey sim and unlock it using that.
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Apple will unlock a iPhone, but you have todo it through your phone network. Many carriers world-wide support iPhone unlocking like regular unlocking, but some don't.
It looks like your network dosen't unlock it, so theres no current way of unlocking it unless you get an unofficial unlock (one currently dosen't exist) or use a modified SIM.
Also like to point out xda has a sister site for iOS best use that
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My assumption, based on history, is that the Nexus 5 sold by Sprint is SIM locked. Has anyone confirmed this?
ronwi2 said:
My assumption, based on history, is that the Nexus 5 sold by Sprint is SIM locked. Has anyone confirmed this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534382
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534382
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If you look at the thread you referred to, no one actually says that they got the phone and it was unlocked. Two people say it is unlocked, but don't state how they know.
Also, I asked about Sprint, that thread is Best Buy.
It comes unlocked. I popped a T-Mobile SIM in and was good to go
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As have I. I started a thread before my Nexus from sprint was delivered. Then after I got it I tried a att straight talk sim and it worked without issue
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Amazing, that is a first!
I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
As far as I know they should be unlocked.
Rasumgal said:
I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
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first of, questions go into the q&a section, not general http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477886
2nd, you must not have searched too hard, lol.
3rd, its the exact same phone(16gb) that you buy at the play store or tmobile. all they do is sell it, they do not add any software or bloatware to it.
they are all carrier unlocked. you can buy it at tmobile and use it on att if you want.
The T-Mobile rep told me it's locked to T-Mobile I found out later it's not lol
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I bought mine from Sprint, and it is unlocked. Also, since the N5 is cool like that, it even works 100% with AT&T and T-mobile (which I use now, same phone)
nerv8765 said:
I bought mine from Sprint, and it is unlocked. Also, since the N5 is cool like that, it even works 100% with AT&T and T-mobile (which I use now, same phone)
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md1008 said:
The T-Mobile rep told me it's locked to T-Mobile I found out later it's not lol
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Thank you both. This is exactly what I was hoping. I was curious about the Sprint version as I currently have them, but don't want to be tied to them because they suck and plan on switching to Tmobile or AT&T but don't want to buy a phone if I don't have to.
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Rasumgal said:
I have scoured the net but find conflicting answers. Is the Tmobile version of the Nexus 5 locked down to T Mobile? I know the Play Store version is unlocked (as with all Nexus devices obviously), but what about the carrier versions?
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I know the Bell version is unlocked, but I'm not ware of the others. What carrier did you get the device from?
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Thank you both. This is exactly what I was hoping. I was curious about the Sprint version as I currently have them, but don't want to be tied to them because they suck and plan on switching to Tmobile or AT&T but don't want to buy a phone if I don't have to.
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AT&T man
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My brother recently got a tmobile nexus 5 on craigslist, and it turns out it can't be activated on tmobile. My question is could he use the nexus 5 on sprint or does he have to get it carrier unlocked. I've read around and some say that the phone is carrier locked and some say it isn't. Just wanted to get an answer from the reliable xda community.
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My brother recently got a tmobile nexus 5 on craigslist, and it turns out it can't be activated on tmobile. My question is could he use the nexus 5 on sprint or does he have to get it carrier unlocked. I've read around and some say that the phone is carrier locked and some say it isn't. Just wanted to get an answer from the reliable xda community.
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its not carrier locked, but you might have to get level 2 support for them to add the IMEI to their system.
he cant activate it on tmobile then it must be blacklisted. if its blacklisted, it goes on a national registry. i know att and vetizon are part of the registry, if sprints on it as well then you wont be able to use it on sprint.
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he cant activate it on tmobile then it must be blacklisted. if its blacklisted, it goes on a national registry. i know att and vetizon are part of the registry, if sprints on it as well then you wont be able to use it on sprint.
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This. Not to mention the fact that there is no such thing as a carrier locked Nexus 5. If you want to take a Nexus from one carrier to another, you simply add the IMEI to their system when you activate the new service. If you can't activate it, then the phone must be blacklisted which makes you SOL. All the more reason not to buy a phone off of Craigslist.
you can check if its been blacklisted, for free, here http://swappa.com/esn
Almost positive that the tmobile nexus 5 doesn't have CDMA in the phone. Try an att Sim in the phone. If att and t mobile don't work in there, then nothing will.
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Almost positive that the tmobile nexus 5 doesn't have CDMA in the phone. Try an att Sim in the phone. If att and t mobile don't work in there, then nothing will.
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uh, it does have a CDMA radio. its the same hardware as the play store version which has a CDMA radio.
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uh, it does have a CDMA radio. its the same hardware as the play store version which has a CDMA radio.
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Have fun with that.
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there is only 1 version of the nexus 5 and it does have both GSM and CDMA radios.. i did a quick search and it looks like sprint MAY activate your phone if you give them the imei minus the last digit (MEID).
https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/150262?start=0&tstart=0
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Have fun with that.
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<----- This guy. T-mobile Nexus 5 w/ Sprint SIM.
Proof - tell me what you want to see because the 'About Phone' screen shows model Nexus 5 w/ Android Version L. Also, during the update to L previe, Google only proviedes one firmware update for Nexus 5 hammerhead on their preview dl page.
drwx said:
there is only 1 version of the nexus 5 and it does have both GSM and CDMA radios.. i did a quick search and it looks like sprint MAY activate your phone if you give them the imei minus the last digit (MEID).
https://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/150262?start=0&tstart=0
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Yes it can be done but there is a different situation here whereby the phone cannot be activated on tmob, presumably because it's blacklisted.
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rootSU said:
Yes it can be done but there is a different situation here whereby the phone cannot be activated on tmob, presumably because it's blacklisted.
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True... In that case he's screwed.
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Hi,
I can't find an answer here so i will ask my question.
Is it possible to unlock the network (sim lock) ?
Because if i understand well, root and unlocked the bootloader will not remove the sim lock ?
thanks by advance
As far as I know, the nexus 5 is not sim locked, even if you buy it from your carrier store...
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As far as I know, the nexus 5 is not sim locked, even if you buy it from your carrier store...
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+1
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Nexus 5 comes sim unlocked.. I'm on sprint and sprint CDMA fones even when u unlock the sim, will not work on any other gsm network like t mobile or att in the US... But my sprint nexus 5 works even on att or t mobile... So basically to answer ur question just insert any sim and it will connect to that network...
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metallized said:
Nexus 5 comes sim unlocked.. I'm on sprint and sprint CDMA fones even when u unlock the sim, will not work on any other gsm network like t mobile or att in the US... But my sprint nexus 5 works even on att or t mobile... So basically to answer ur question just insert any sim and it will connect to that network...
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I bought an nexus 5 simlocked on O2 services.
so i need find an unlocked website to unlock my phone right?
nicx said:
I bought an nexus 5 simlocked on O2 services.
so i need find an unlocked website to unlock my phone right?
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If your n5 is sim locked, its the first ever one that is sim locked because every other n5 here is NOT sim locked.
Put your sim in and test for yourself.
I can confirm that a Nexus 5 bought and activated with Sprint becomes Sim locked. I have tried several different sims with several carriers. It will not read any of them. I'm stuck with no service on my Nexus 5 unless I go back to Sprint which I will not do. Not a big deal to me, just an annoyance. Sprint just has crap for coverage and isn't really much cheaper anymore.
That isn't right because I got my phone through Sprint and it works on American GSM just fine. What exactly is it doing?
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No Nexus should be sold locked. It's against policy. Get on Sprints case and make them unlock it FREE