HI,
I'm thinking of buying AT&T 1020, but I from Europe and don't want to wait any exclusive period to over (like 920) so I can unlock the phone.
Did someone tried this already to unlock 1020 bought from AT&T ?
Evidently there are reports of people getting AT&T to unlock their devices, but not everyone has been successful so your mileage may vary.
I called at&t to unlock and the rep said the device can't be unlocked till 2014. I called back and asked for a manager, I explained to him that I bought it at full price and the phone is not on a contract. I was actually told if a device is bought at full price then yes it can be Unlocked. the manger put me on hold and then returned with the unlock code just fight the issue with at&t and ask for a manager even if you have to call several times that is as long as you bought it full price.
Yes, I tried
Yes, I tried. Got very complicated Code with easy instruction. Now At&t Nokia Lumia 1020 phone is Unlocked. Thanks for attphoneunlockingshop(dot)us site's Support team.
Thanks
smrkhn124 said:
Yes, I tried. Got very complicated Code with easy instruction. Now At&t Nokia Lumia 1020 phone is Unlocked. Thanks for attphoneunlockingshop(dot)us site's Support team.
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so i have a at&t phone 1020...i think that is already unlock, in fact i can use every sim; but i have problem with thetering; when i try to active the option, the phone say that i must contact at&t for thetr abilitation. A solution?
tailele said:
so i have a at&t phone 1020...i think that is already unlock, in fact i can use every sim; but i have problem with thetering; when i try to active the option, the phone say that i must contact at&t for thetr abilitation. A solution?
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try to install another language keyboard beside english one..this was working solution for AT&T 920.
boril said:
try to install another language keyboard beside english one..this was working solution for AT&T 920.
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i think to have already the italian Keyboard and the English so
Yes, I've got the same problem. Have you solved it?
Phone was unlocked with code provided by ATT rep, but tethering isn't working. I know that AT&T phones from Microsoft stores were unlocked by personnel without problems.
https://twitter.com/bongiozzo/status/383679862638387200 here is my conversation Nokia Care US (AT&T admitted that phone fully unlocked in their systems) with no resolution.
I've got additional Russian keyboard - so it doesn't look like solution.
Actually I've experienced once this problem when was using Lumia 920 with AT&T SIM in USA business trip. When I returned to Russia I couldn't share internet with the same error message.
So I launched Access Point from Settings which sets parameters to Cellular, MMS and Internet Sharing. Problem was solved.
But I don't have Access Point in my Lumia 1020 setting. Moreover, firmware of ATT Lumia 1020 is older than official Russian firmware of Lumia 920.
What is possible solution to enable internet sharing? It's critical for me.
Does flashing solve this problem? What ROM can I use for Lumia 1020?
I think the tethering is set by the carrier and even though you have you're phone unlocked, you can't get tethering working unless you're able to flash a ROM that enables it OOTB. I had a problem with an HTC 8X from Rogers on ATT. Could never solve the problem even though ATT help desk tried to help me for hours.
sergey.polyakov said:
Yes, I've got the same problem. Have you solved it?
Phone was unlocked with code provided by ATT rep, but tethering isn't working. I know that AT&T phones from Microsoft stores were unlocked by personnel without problems.
https://twitter.com/bongiozzo/status/383679862638387200 here is my conversation Nokia Care US (AT&T admitted that phone fully unlocked in their systems) with no resolution.
I've got additional Russian keyboard - so it doesn't look like solution.
Actually I've experienced once this problem when was using Lumia 920 with AT&T SIM in USA business trip. When I returned to Russia I couldn't share internet with the same error message.
So I launched Access Point from Settings which sets parameters to Cellular, MMS and Internet Sharing. Problem was solved.
But I don't have Access Point in my Lumia 1020 setting. Moreover, firmware of ATT Lumia 1020 is older than official Russian firmware of Lumia 920.
What is possible solution to enable internet sharing? It's critical for me.
Does flashing solve this problem? What ROM can I use for Lumia 1020?
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Nokia 1020 AT&T Tethering unlock solution
I bought my Nokia 1020 from NegriElectronics unlocked (AT&T).
It worked very well in Canada (Rogers), Portugal (Vodafone), Spain (Vodafone). So no question it was unlocked. But Tethering was not working.
I got in touch with Negri and they pointed out this article: http://www.wpcentral.com/issues-internet-sharing-windows-phone-try-out-diy-fix
But I could not apply the workaround because the Cellular Settings did not allow me to add a second APN. I could only update the existing or delete it and add it again.
Anyway, I found this page: http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Pool-of-Knowledge/Nokia-Windows-Phone-8-App-Updates/td-p/1640082
They had a QR code on it to update the Access Point settings app (My Phone did not have it, probably removed by AT&T). Link to QR Code: http://imgur.com/ZLdL6
After I installed the AccessPoint from the QR code, it added to my phone settings an Access Point configuration. Then I could follow the original steps from the WPCentral article.
My Nokia 1020 is now unlocked for Tethering, and I did not have to call AT&T or dial 611...
boril said:
HI,
I'm thinking of buying AT&T 1020, but I from Europe and don't want to wait any exclusive period to over (like 920) so I can unlock the phone.
Did someone tried this already to unlock 1020 bought from AT&T ?
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I know im "a little" late but i bought mine at the MS Store in SFO and called AT&T afterwards and after ~45min and 3 different people i had to exlpain myself (plus i was customer of a goPhone once back in 2008) i finally got my unlock code
Works like a Charm here in Germany with Vodafone (except for LTE ofc coz of the different bands).
Penecho said:
I know im "a little" late but i bought mine at the MS Store in SFO and called AT&T afterwards and after ~45min and 3 different people i had to exlpain myself (plus i was customer of a goPhone once back in 2008) i finally got my unlock code
Works like a Charm here in Germany with Vodafone (except for LTE ofc coz of the different bands).
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Hi everyone, anyone know where I can unlokc my lumia 1020 from at&t? cellunlocker.net said me that they cannot do that.. please I listen there are issues with at&t...
Seems like you are doing a little bit of spamming.
You made a similar post for a lumia 520
Leading to the same site.
at & t operator nokia lumia 1020
People tell me what could be wrong, my phone lock on at & t operator nokia lumia 1020.Problema next when I enter the unlock code there 10 attempts and is considered to be only the first, and then stands on the 9th and nothing happens even slightly enter these codes unlock ((((how to fix it?
nokia lumia 1020
orepator at & t
IMEI: **************
the first time you enter the code does not write an incorrect PIN, and the following are not considered an attempt to not error sim cards ((((what is this?
Please remove your imei in your post.......
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Is it possible to unlock these phones, does it just ask for a code or how is it done, would like to know, do any of the phones come factory unlocked.
Yes it's possible to unlock the phones.
What phone are you looking at for unlocking?
Phones to unlock
I wanna either get a htc surround or a Lg quantum. I will pick one up Monday when they come out just nor sure which one yet.
I'm not sure weather they will come unlocked but I can only speak for the UK, the HTC HD7 was locked to o2 as were other phones on respective networks (orange etc).
You CAN get unlock codes though, I managed to. You might have to wait a few days after purchase (I had to wait 5 days) as the phones are that new the IMEI numbers aren't in any databases yet. Not sure if this would apply to the US though as the phones have been around for a bit now elsewhere.
For the omnia 7, direct unlock here:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828503
HTC surround isn't doing so well in terms of reviews and what not. I'd reconsider that.
Lg quantum
I think i will go for the lg instead as i want the full keyboard, where can i find someone to unlock these win7 phones.
gthompson75 said:
I think i will go for the lg instead as i want the full keyboard, where can i find someone to unlock these win7 phones.
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First of all decide where you are buying your phones from. Some of the providers like O2 do not lock their devices.
For the other devices which come locked there are quite a lot of sites which gives you the unlock code within minutes or max 1 day.
Also you can check how much your provider is charging to unlock the device. Usually the charge between your provider and the ones outside is not that huge and if that is the case it is always better to get it unlocked from your provider.
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shamreez said:
First of all decide where you are buying your phones from. Some of the providers like O2 do not lock their devices.
For the other devices which come locked there are quite a lot of sites which gives you the unlock code within minutes or max 1 day.
Also you can check how much your provider is charging to unlock the device. Usually the charge between your provider and the ones outside is not that huge and if that is the case it is always better to get it unlocked from your provider.
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My carrier that actually has win 7 phones wont give you an unlock code for 30 days and want 75 bucks after that, so im looking for an aftermarket company to unlock the lg quantum on bell in canada and also unlock a rogers samsung focus on rogers.
you guys
i'm concerned about this unlocking business. if an iphone comes originally unlocked there's of course 0 problem, but if the simlock gets removed using some software or code and the phone gets its software updated, the simlock comes right back. i know there weren't any wp7 updates yet, but do you think this situation also concerns wp7 devices?
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you guys
i'm concerned about this unlocking business. if an iphone comes originally unlocked there's of course 0 problem, but if the simlock gets removed using some software or code and the phone gets its software updated, the simlock comes right back. i know there weren't any wp7 updates yet, but do you think this situation also concerns wp7 devices?
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u r talking about jail breaking here not sim unlocking.
Once you sim unlock your phone the only advantage is you can use the SIM of any carrier in it and no future updates would be locking it back.
The scenario you told would only come if you find a way to modify the reg settings to use the phone as a usb storage or something like that. in this case once you update ur phone with a wp 7 update ur hack would stop working till u find and tweak ur registry settings again
shamreez said:
u r talking about jail breaking here not sim unlocking.
Once you sim unlock your phone the only advantage is you can use the SIM of any carrier in it and no future updates would be locking it back.
The scenario you told would only come if you find a way to modify the reg settings to use the phone as a usb storage or something like that. in this case once you update ur phone with a wp 7 update ur hack would stop working till u find and tweak ur registry settings again
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thanks for replying, but i actually was talking about sim unlocking. i heard that if the iphone is originally locked to some carrier e.g. at&t, the simlock gets removed using a code or software and the phone gets an update, the simlock returns. i was wondering whether this scenario concerns wp7. either way, it's always best to buy a phone that's originally sim unlocked (more expensive...)
pikacz said:
thanks for replying, but i actually was talking about sim unlocking. i heard that if the iphone is originally locked to some carrier e.g. at&t, the simlock gets removed using a code or software and the phone gets an update, the simlock returns. i was wondering whether this scenario concerns wp7. either way, it's always best to buy a phone that's originally sim unlocked (more expensive...)
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The phones are initially prepared unlocked from the manufacturers like HTC. Carriers like orange than orders phones for them which they ask to be locked to Orange SIMS. There would be an unlock code to enable the handset to accept all the SIM's as the handset was made like that. If you contact your carrier like Orange they would in turn contact HTC and get the unlock code from them. If you contact any third party from the web they calculate this unlock code and msg or mail you (God knows how... Quite a lot of people have asked in XDA and there is no reply to this other than silence)
So if you SIM unlock your phone it is done. All your future updates for the OS would be done via zune and there is no way your handset would get locked again..
Hope everything is clear....
thank you, all is clear now
Successful unlock codes
Hi guys,
Just want to let you know that my Focus finally arrived this Monday, as soon as I got it I sent the IMEI and payed to the ebay guy nckzone, this seller is amazing, in 2 hours he sent me the unlock code to my paypal email address, the code worked just great.
The next day (Tuesday), my girlfriend's HTC Surround arrived and so I proceed to ask him if he also unlocks HTC Surround (this is because we live in Costa Rica and ICE's network is lock because of AT&T's policies), and he told me he can do those as well, so I payed and in 30 minutes he replied with the code. Great service for real...
If somebody needs to buy unlock codes for WP7, I think this guy can. The link of the auction is this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Unlock-Samsung-Focus-i917-Omnia7-Galaxy-Tab-CODE-/140482107888?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b562d9f0#ht_2581wt_1139
jaraya13 said:
Hi guys,
Just want to let you know that my Focus finally arrived this Monday, as soon as I got it I sent the IMEI and payed to the ebay guy nckzone, this seller is amazing, in 2 hours he sent me the unlock code to my paypal email address, the code worked just great.
The next day (Tuesday), my girlfriend's HTC Surround arrived and so I proceed to ask him if he also unlocks HTC Surround (this is because we live in Costa Rica and ICE's network is lock because of AT&T's policies), and he told me he can do those as well, so I payed and in 30 minutes he replied with the code. Great service for real...
If somebody needs to buy unlock codes for WP7, I think this guy can. The link of the auction is this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Unlock-Samsung-Focus-i917-Omnia7-Galaxy-Tab-CODE-/140482107888?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b562d9f0#ht_2581wt_1139
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Damn. Man! My Focus will arrive in just a few days. I had to have it shipped. I really hope his magic will work on mine as well. Although I really hate AT&T for forcing Samsung to lockdown on the unlock codes for the US-released Focus. It's not like they're the only Telecom company that matters.
Well, enough trolling. =)) Thanks for the heads up.
denizen08 said:
Damn. Man! My Focus will arrive in just a few days. I had to have it shipped. I really hope his magic will work on mine as well. Although I really hate AT&T for forcing Samsung to lockdown on the unlock codes for the US-released Focus. It's not like they're the only Telecom company that matters.
Well, enough trolling. =)) Thanks for the heads up.
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No problem pal, I hope you enjoy your device as much as I am enjoying mine! Regards
Hello, I come from Italy and I got a Nokia Lumia 710 sim-lock on Orange
I wanted to know if there is any way to sim-unlock my lumia 710
If I flash the lumia whit the custom rom + interop will it become sim free?
I read on forum that some people suggest to call the Orange company for unlock it.
The telephone come from Austria and I don't get the orange sim card, so I tryed to contact Orange- AU for the unlock and they reply me:
"Dear Mr. xx,
thank you for your reply.
We could not find the given IMEI 3593xxxxxxxxxxxxx in our system.
Please contact the seller to find a solution for your issue.
Thank you for your understanding."
I try to call Orange UK also and that's their reply:
"Dear O2 Customer,
Thank you for your unlatching request.
Sorry, We are unable to process your request as the IMEI given on the
form has not been used on O2 network."
Flashing a rom or interop unlock will not remove the sim lock.
There are websites that offer sim-unlocking for small fee. Just google sim unlock lumia 610 etc.
>>But before you pay any money for the service, search for reviews about that particular site and confirm that it is legit<<
Also I notised you said the phone is from Austria, correct?
But you stated you emailed Orange AU. Isnt AU = AUSTRALIA, not AUSTRIA?
Loco5150 said:
Flashing a rom or interop unlock will not remove the sim lock.
There are websites that offer sim-unlocking for small fee. Just google sim unlock lumia 610 etc.
>>But before you pay any money for the service, search for reviews about that particular site and confirm that it is legit<<
Also I notised you said the phone is from Austria, correct?
But you stated you emailed Orange AU. Isnt AU = AUSTRALIA, not AUSTRIA?
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Yea, sorry I type it wrong... The one who sold me the telephone told me that the device has a Simlock Orange in Austria... so it's Orange AT the one I emailed
Then I guess paying would be the easiest.
I dont think it costs that much, 20 eur or so (havent looked at the prices in a long time).
Do a google search on what offers there are, then when you find one you like (site looks professional, price etc), do another google search to find people who have used the site with success. If a site is legit you should be able to find boards, like xda, where people recommend it. Most likely you can find people recomending sites here on xda, if so, go and see do they offer the service to Lumia's.
Also I think I saw Lumia unlocks on eBay too if Im not totally wrong (my mind could be playing tricks here), but check that too. If I dont remember wrong I saw it for 10usd or something. There you should get buyer protection and you could also check for feedback.
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Then I guess paying would be the easiest.
I dont think it costs that much, 20 eur or so (havent looked at the prices in a long time).
Do a google search on what offers there are, then when you find one you like (site looks professional, price etc), do another google search to find people who have used the site with success. If a site is legit you should be able to find boards, like xda, where people recommend it. Most likely you can find people recomending sites here on xda, if so, go and see do they offer the service to Lumia's.
Also I think I saw Lumia unlocks on eBay too if Im not totally wrong (my mind could be playing tricks here), but check that too. If I dont remember wrong I saw it for 10usd or something. There you should get buyer protection and you could also check for feedback.
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I check for long time... and I couldn't find any service that unlock Lumia 710 Orange AT... there is only Orange Espana or Orange UK and need around 45-46 € for unlock
Anyone know a good siteweb that unlock lumia 710 on Orange AT??
Yes I searched for a sec also now, looks like you will have to pay little more or wait...
Did you see this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419076
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the reason no one is getting unlock codes from the suppliers mentioned for lumia on orange or tmobile uk is because the lumia is actually locked to a new hybrid orange/tmobile mcc+mnc network.
phones locked to this network are not locked to tmobile or orange, they are actually locked to both networks, try both sims and you will see for yourself, that the phone will take sims from both networks, but not any other.
T-Mobile and Orange UK have merged recently.
They have started locking newer NOKIA handsets to a new MERGED network MNC+MCC
NEW T-Mobile / Orange UK Merge Lock uses MNC+MCC = 2343300190233141
Older Standard Orange UK uses MNC+MCC = 2343300000000000
Older Standard T-Mobile UK uses MNC+MCC = 2343000000000000
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Known models with hybrid lock
Nokia Lumia 700 locked to UK Orange or UK T-Mobile
Nokia Lumia 710 locked to UK Orange or UK T-Mobile
Nokia Lumia 800 locked to UK Orange or UK T-Mobile
Nokia E7-00 locked to UK Orange or UK T-Mobile
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I haven't read really in depth on your problem or on the specifics on your phone.. But I just unlocked my Samsung Focus S from AT&T for $25 at cellunlocker.net and they were great... Just some advice for future unlocks ect.
jeffreygtab said:
I haven't read really in depth on your problem or on the specifics on your phone.. But I just unlocked my Samsung Focus S from AT&T for $25 at cellunlocker.net and they were great... Just some advice for future unlocks ect.
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I already ask cellunlocker.net about my telephone before I opened this tread and they told me they can unlock lumia 710 Orange- UK for around 45-46€ but they aren't able to unlock my Lumia Orange AT (Austria)..
roky217 said:
I check for long time... and I couldn't find any service that unlock Lumia 710 Orange AT... there is only Orange Espana or Orange UK and need around 45-46 € for unlock
Anyone know a good siteweb that unlock lumia 710 on Orange AT??
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Nothing compared to the official Orange AT unlock, they want ~200 Euros from you... ripoff.
I'm considering buying a cheap 710 with A1 (also Austria) SIM lock, and I'd be interested in a method as well. Besides bringing it to a shop.
Loco5150 said:
Yes I searched for a sec also now, looks like you will have to pay little more or wait...
Did you see this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419076
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Cheers bud, i just tried this and it worked a treat
I highly recommend an ebay firm unlockfusion. I have had them unlock a few units for me and family. Last one was $2 and had the unlock code with minutes - the longest I've waited is 1 hour in the middle of the night.
Pay with paypal. They send an email with a login to their web site. Leave the details and a few minutes later they email you the unlock code. What more, I have had no further spam email from them at all.
(I'm not at all connected to them, but their service is unbeatable for a couple of bucks)
Can the Lumia 820 be SIM unlocked? I know at least for the At&t version of the 920 it cannot. I am on T-mobile in the US and even though they have the 810, I want the 820 instead. The 810 is hideous.
You need to ask your provider. In Europe there's a law that says you must provide a free unlock service - you can't sell simlocked phones otherwise, maybe there's similar thing in the US.
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I Bought the nokia lumia 820 AT&T on eBay but i live in Mexico and i can't use AT&T Carrier because AT&T doesn't exist here, exist TELCEL and i need unlock the phone.
Ways to unlock the phone?
-Unlock codes
Whats more?
Please, Help me.
Hey Guys, this page is reliable? h t tp: // ww w.cellunlocker.net/
Please try guys.
here a video that how can i get the code in this page.
h t tp: //ww w. dailymotion. com/video/xvmiqh_how-to-unlock-htc-8x-windows-8-phone-by-unlock-code-at-t-telus-bell-rogers-all-networks_tech#.UOo2am_K5vc
Is an example.
But in the page appears the nokia lumia 820 AT&T.
confirm if the page is reliable and effective.
Robert_hawk said:
I Bought the nokia lumia 820 AT&T on eBay but i live in Mexico and i can't use AT&T Carrier because AT&T doesn't exist here, exist TELCEL and i need unlock the phone.
Ways to unlock the phone?
-Unlock codes
Whats more?
Please, Help me.
Hey Guys, this page is reliable? h t tp: // ww w.cellunlocker.net/
Please try guys.
here a video that how can i get the code in this page.
h t tp: //ww w. dailymotion. com/video/xvmiqh_how-to-unlock-htc-8x-windows-8-phone-by-unlock-code-at-t-telus-bell-rogers-all-networks_tech#.UOo2am_K5vc
Is an example.
But in the page appears the nokia lumia 820 AT&T.
confirm if the page is reliable and effective.
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I honestly think 90% of unlock websites are scam. If you're going to pay for it - it's best to visit some kind of network outlet or Nokia Care and see how can they help you.
Ok, can i unlock the cellphone on Nokia care service?
i think that is better on nokia that the page.
Its says it costs $999.99 USD to unlock my phone! WTF
Cellular Unlocker
theusername said:
Its says it costs $999.99 USD to unlock my phone! WTF
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actually . that's like a default price if they don't have the code. I've definitely used this site for my sony ericcson play, for about $15 . its legit . im considering ottawapc.ca ... kinda nervous about that one, but cellularunlocker is legit.
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Hello, I want to say to everyone who has whatever it is "Sim Locked" phone to use this site cellunlocker .n et . The people are very kind and serious, I guarantee it 100%
Hi,
Has anyone who tried the site and had any success?
I have lumia 820 locked from Orange France I don't know is there a way to use my phone with other networks..
Excuse me if I have wrong spelling.
Sorry to bump such an old topic, but I thought you guys might like to know that you can get unlock codes for AT&T 820's now. I bought one yesterday from cellunlocker.net and it worked. It was $15. I've also been reading that people have successfully been able do a chat with AT&T and get it for free.
A friend of mine is flying over beginning of August and would be able to bring back a phone for me, does anyone know if the AT&T Lumia 1020 will work in Europe? Or does it have any drawbacks?
AT&T branded phones will be SIM-locked and won't work on other networks. You'll need to get it SIM-unlocked. It may be possible to do this when buying from AT&T, but if you can get it elsewhere I would do so. Expansys (online) is a great supplier of SIM-unlocked international phones...
was hoping to get it earlier
Too bad navifirmn is down or I could have flashed a Europe ROM to it...
But good to know the HW is the same!
thanks!
pencilcase said:
was hoping to get it earlier
Too bad navifirmn is down or I could have flashed a Europe ROM to it...
But good to know the HW is the same!
thanks!
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I just use the CareSuite External mod for NCS. I downloaded my ffu from Data Package Manager 2012.18.0 (the latest requires a login.) If someone starts posting the product codes for it then it should be easy to get. The product codes can be swapped between other 1020s, but the different versions are limited to single product codes. I'm still trying to piece this whole ffu swapping thing together on my tutorial.
At least with the Lumia 920 the US variant was a different hardware model than the EU variant (RM-820 vs RM-821). You could not simply flash the other one. With respects to supported bands the 1020 should work in european 2G and 3G networks but LTE bands likely won't be compatible.
I dont see a reason why your phone cant work. Yes it will work as long as you unlock it.
already solved, got an EU model
FYI, according to Nokia Hotline the guarantee for US models doesn't count in EU, phone would need to send it in to USA for repair.
Hello all,
I purchased a Samsung galaxy s2 GT-i9100m off someone on craigstlist a few years back (original owner /w box clean imei).
I am currently on Virgin Mobile which is bell mobility network - Apparently when I purchased it he already unlocked/rooted the phone but I believe I removed that by installing the official jellybean on my phone (it still works with my virgin sim).
Now I am planning to purchase a new smartphone and give my mom this one.. She is on the rogers network.
I have no idea if this phone is virgin or bell locked (does it actually matter between the two while selecting it on a unlock code site?)
If it does matter how do I find out the orginal locked carrier? The phone has no logos besides the type GT-i9100m.
Oh and what is the cheapest unlock site?
Thank you.
Meowthx said:
Hello all,
I purchased a Samsung galaxy s2 GT-i9100m off someone on craigstlist a few years back (original owner /w box clean imei).
I am currently on Virgin Mobile which is bell mobility network - Apparently when I purchased it he already unlocked/rooted the phone but I believe I removed that by installing the official jellybean on my phone (it still works with my virgin sim).
Now I am planning to purchase a new smartphone and give my mom this one.. She is on the rogers network.
I have no idea if this phone is virgin or bell locked (does it actually matter between the two while selecting it on a unlock code site?)
If it does matter how do I find out the orginal locked carrier? The phone has no logos besides the type GT-i9100m.
Oh and what is the cheapest unlock site?
Thank you.
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It depends on the unlocking method, some just unlock using a standard code whilst others contact the network it is locked to for a specific code. I would advise checking just to be sure so the unlock works. However after research that phone is seen most common on Virgin so I would select them and if that option isn't available go Bell (After all most services offer a refund/retry, all that I've used anyway)
Unfortunatley, I do not know a cheap and reliable service but some say you can do it yourself but I'm sure after some search on Google/eBay you can get a good, RELIABLE service (Reliability is more important than cost)
Hope I could help and good luck with your unlock
Meowthx said:
Hello all,
I purchased a Samsung galaxy s2 GT-i9100m off someone on craigstlist a few years back (original owner /w box clean imei).
I am currently on Virgin Mobile which is bell mobility network - Apparently when I purchased it he already unlocked/rooted the phone but I believe I removed that by installing the official jellybean on my phone (it still works with my virgin sim).
Now I am planning to purchase a new smartphone and give my mom this one.. She is on the rogers network.
I have no idea if this phone is virgin or bell locked (does it actually matter between the two while selecting it on a unlock code site?)
If it does matter how do I find out the orginal locked carrier? The phone has no logos besides the type GT-i9100m.
Oh and what is the cheapest unlock site?
Thank you.
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sorry, i cant help you with your question.
i just wanted to point out to be very cautious when choosing an unlock site. i see posts frequently of users getting ripped off. when choosing a site, i would do some google searches on them, to see if it results in any scam reports.
i have never used one of these sites, so i dont know ant to suggest.