a friend of mine just got some galaxy 4g device(i have no idea which model is it) from USA and he told me that he is unable to use it here in India due to its carrier's lock.
is there any way to bypass it?
yzak58 said:
a friend of mine just got some galaxy 4g device(i have no idea which model is it) from USA and he told me that he is unable to use it here in India due to its carrier's lock.
is there any way to bypass it?
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Search in galaxy 4g section you'll find a way, I think it will be a custom rom
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Most american phones have a carrier lock, meaning they won't work without the sim of the original carrier...
The model number you can find in about phone...and then search around for the phones forum...
Unlocking the phone would allow him to use it here in india...(hopefully)
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thanks guys
its a galaxy s 4g...will checkout its section
I'd like to start a thread regarding the NET10 Samsung S4 4G LTE SGH-S970G.
Has anyone seen a way to unlock this device? Neither of the standard 2 methods of unlocking a Galaxy S 4 seem to work. I am unable to reach SERVICE MODE MAIN MENU beyond step 4 using the method described here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
From what I have gathered thus far this might be able to be resolved by downgrading the radio/baseband however I would need an older stock firmware for this device and I do not believe one exists - and I am afraid of bricking the device using any other stock firmware.
Does anyone know of a method I might be able to carrier unlock this puppy?
Thanks in advance!
I have the same phone, SGH-S970G, and am unable to find a root option for it either. Has anyone found one?
EDIT: (01/14/14) SafeRoot also worked for me. Thank you to all for your help, I really appreciate it!
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aristoblis said:
I have the same phone, SGH-S970G, and am unable to find a root option for it either. Has anyone found one?
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You could try apps that root the phone for you such as Framaroot and Poot, Framaroot has it's own forum on XDA. If you try let me know which works
What technical specs does this model of S4 have?Maybe the root method from i9506 works!
aresbv2000 said:
What technical specs does this model of S4 have?Maybe the root method from i9506 works!
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I think the i9506 has different specs such as the cpu
Saferoot worked for me but I haven't found a way to unlock the sim yet.
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JeffGuinness said:
Saferoot worked for me but I haven't found a way to unlock the sim yet.
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It worked on the SGH-S970G?
Owen16 said:
It worked on the SGH-S970G?
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Yes.
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Does anybody know of any flashing methods for this device, such as custom recovery and roms?
I heard something about a region unlocked helping to unlock the metro
C version of this phone I think that is close to this model so I guess we could start there
Guys please try rooting and then using the app "region lock away" it unlocks sims on other gs4, tested myself yesterday, please someone try with this model and reply soon. MAY NOT work on 4.3 but totally safe, will look for older modems. and report back
Cheers.
I can try but can anyone post a link to region unlock and the rooting app I've been looking for them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
that's region away, the poster that said previously that he rooted will hopefully send a link to his App/process.
hit thanks if i helped.
Ok just need a link to safe root
Here's saferoot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
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I tried safe root and region unlock no go mybe I need to do something after installing them both
Digitalx1 said:
I tried safe root and region unlock no go mybe I need to do something after installing them both
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Which part failed? Rooting or region unlock?
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Rooting seem to went fine unlocking seem to not go so fine someone offered me like $350 for it so I'll sell it rooted. Still couldn't get the menu it shows different carriers but network fails to connect for some reason
I noticed that some members have had these straight talk phones for more than a year now, so shouldn't some people be able to unlock their Straight Talk/Tracfone Galaxy S4 phones by now?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2763160
Here try this it might help you guys.
Please can someone help figuring out how to get root permission for galaxy s3 device ?
karlstessy1 said:
Please can someone help figuring out how to get root permission for galaxy s3 device ?
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At lease tell us what rom version you're running!!
karlstessy1 said:
Please can someone help figuring out how to get root permission for galaxy s3 device ?
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First, check and see which version of Android your phone came with. If it is 4.3, DO NOT USE THE LINK BELOW!
If it's 4.1.2, then read the instructions carefully and you should be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332825
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karlstessy1 said:
Please can someone help figuring out how to get root permission for galaxy s3 device ?
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First and most important, tell us which galaxy S3 device you have. I'm order for anyone to help you in this section you should have the sch-i535 Verizon variant.
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You cant do this with samsung galaxy s unlock..and i dont find any tutorial..is this posible?
Correct me if im wrong... But is our phone available anywhere with simlock? If yes you should visit the webpage of your carrier in order to get an unlock code... This maybe will only work if your contract is old enough but its the only way i know
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This is for Samsung SII Plus I9105/P Thread... not for samsung galaxy S
Elucidator21 said:
This is for Samsung SII Plus I9105/P Thread... not for samsung galaxy S
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I have s2 plus..i said i cant unlock it with that app called" Samsung galaxy s unlock"
Easy
Fir3Soul said:
I have s2 plus..i said i cant unlock it with that app called" Samsung galaxy s unlock"
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I think you can use this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
Hey guys there's a note edge Verizon on Craigslist here that I'm considering getting. Just need to know if there's root and a working recovery for it. Thank u
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zounduser said:
Hey guys there's a note edge Verizon on Craigslist here that I'm considering getting. Just need to know if there's root and a working recovery for it. Thank u
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Following your thread. I'd like to know the same. There are two roots on the verizon forum. One says it's for developer edition only. And then the other doesn't say and no one is responding to my question in it.
phonepie said:
Following your thread. I'd like to know the same. There are two roots on the verizon forum. One says it's for developer edition only. And then the other doesn't say and no one is responding to my question in it.
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Well I hope there is, I really want to buy it. Lol.
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Nobody knows?
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Hey guys sorry for you not getting an answer, there are options for root and recoveries, but you do need to convert the device to developer version first. The process isn't too hard and can be found here for marshmallow devices and here for lollipop devices. Hit the thanks button on those threads if those developers helped and if you need help with carrying out the unlock of the bootloader so you can root, then you can hit me up