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[Q] Sim Unlock Question

Hi guys,
So I bought new droid 2 global from the US, unfortunately the sim unlock codes I found do not work.
Do you think if I loaded a non-stock ROM would solve my problem? for example Fission 2.4.3? or I'm stuck with a $400 brick?
Just to mention, I'm trying to use the phone with a Telstra (Australian) Sim card.
Thanks a lot.
Bob

Hmmmm it looks like the sim lock and ROMs are irrelevant. I thought the lock codes are kept in the ROM itself...
Any ideas?

I have suggested on many ocasions trying a universal sim unlock on the D2G. These worked fine on many phones, including Milestone (1), I won't be surprised if it works fine on D2G. At least it is cheap to try - they go 5 bucks shipped on ebay.
Give it a go - worst case you are $5 in more than you are currently in. Best case - you get a working phone!

leobg said:
I have suggested on many ocasions trying a universal sim unlock on the D2G. These worked fine on many phones, including Milestone (1), I won't be surprised if it works fine on D2G. At least it is cheap to try - they go 5 bucks shipped on ebay.
Give it a go - worst case you are $5 in more than you are currently in. Best case - you get a working phone!
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Thanks for the suggestion I will give it try, never used these Univirsal sim unlocks before.
Cheers.
Bob

crawling said:
Thanks for the suggestion I will give it try, never used these Univirsal sim unlocks before.
Cheers.
Bob
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Kindly let us know if it works for you.

What about a turbo sim??
Maybe that would work.

MGA2009 said:
What about a turbo sim??
Maybe that would work.
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The unlock code is tied to IMEI code. It doesnt matter what rom you have installed. If a company does not ask you for the IMEI then it is not a real unlock code.

MGA2009 said:
What about a turbo sim??
Maybe that would work.
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Yes, that's just another name for the same thing.
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swangotp said:
The unlock code is tied to IMEI code. It doesnt matter what rom you have installed. If a company does not ask you for the IMEI then it is not a real unlock code.
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Sim unlock module is not a rom but a hardware device. So called universal unlock sims or turbo sims are actually an addon which you add to your existing sim (stick underneath the sim card) and it acts up as a "proxy" which makes the phone to believe its got an "engineering" sim thus bypassing network restriction. Works on a vast amount of phones. I have personally tried on Motorola Milestone (droid 1 gsm) and it worked fine. I could have tried on the D2G, but unlocked it beforehand and now can't verify. I have high confidence it might work just fine on the D2g!
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You could try Verizon Global customer support. Although I was in the first month of service when they gave me mine it's worth a shot.
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swangotp said:
The unlock code is tied to IMEI code. It doesnt matter what rom you have installed. If a company does not ask you for the IMEI then it is not a real unlock code.
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Yeah I understand, but for example, on my Captivate, the unlocks codes are stored on the phone somehow
Anyway, I'm still waiting for the Sim unlock hting to be delivered, I will let you know the outcome. Would this "Sim unlock" affect 3G or Data capability? some people say it will only allow phone calls....

NICE.......
crawling said:
Yeah I understand, but for example, on my Captivate, the unlocks codes are stored on the phone somehow
Anyway, I'm still waiting for the Sim unlock hting to be delivered, I will let you know the outcome. Would this "Sim unlock" affect 3G or Data capability? some people say it will only allow phone calls....
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Let US know if it works!!! I was thinking about to get the turbo sim but could wait so i ordered the code from ebay.

No luck
No, The universal sim unlock didn't work... it still prompts for an unlock code... I'm not even sure that this universal sim unlock thing is working... it looks dodgy

i actually one from ebay but it failed
refunded and try other service but they oso gv the same code
so it is verizon locked

rebel simcard 2
crawling said:
No, The universal sim unlock didn't work... it still prompts for an unlock code... I'm not even sure that this universal sim unlock thing is working... it looks dodgy
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rebelsimcard.com
they update firmwares to their turbo sims.

Help: Can not unlock SIMLOCK TMobile Z3

I have TMobile Z3 with SIMLOCK. But when insert international sim, the phone did not pop up table to insert the code.
I also have DeviceUnlock app on my phone but it did not work as showed at clip.
Please help to advise me this case.
https://youtu.be/aoPtcqob6iY

Need a t-mobile sim to permanently sim unlock it. Did you pay full price for phone? Or are you on contract still?

First of all please hide your IMEI Number from Picture by paint on it
It easy that some people can use this IMEI for their own benefits. which is not good

trungctu said:
I have TMobile Z3 with SIMLOCK. But when insert international sim, the phone did not pop up table to insert the code.
I also have DeviceUnlock app on my phone but it did not work as showed at clip.
Please help to advise me this case.
https://youtu.be/aoPtcqob6iY
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serophia said:
Need a t-mobile sim to permanently sim unlock it. Did you pay full price for phone? Or are you on contract still?
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Already test with TMobile sim but it dod not work. I bought phone and unlock cofe separately.

You can't, it needs to be done over the air, for me they unlocked it when I called, as the app did not work. They will only unlock it if you are a customer. That too after 40 days of service using the device. Only option for you is to give it to a TMO customer for use temporarily.

After searching on google, I found instruction as below:
- unlock bootloader
- root it
- push simunlockapp.apk to internal memory and restart, it will pop up table for unlock code.
But now I stuck at bootloader...

[Discussion] Let's Brainstorm a SIM Unlock. (Unlocked Sprint Owners Please Help).

I have a few ideas about a possible unlock for the Sprint variant of the Essential Phone.
Summary:
Basically, it revolves around modifying the value of an item in the nv-data partition that contains the sim lock status.
This method is based on:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...int-xt1056-t2825155/post54338871#post54338871
Possible Solution:
1. Getting a backup of the nv-data from a locked Sprint phone and an unlocked Sprint phone,
2. Comparing the items from my locked phone and another locked phone and finding the items that have same value
3. Comparing the items found in step two to the items from the unlocked sprint phone and possibly finding an item that is different.
4. Writing the value of the found item to a locked phone and seeing if it becomes unlocked.
How you can help make this solution a reality:
We need backed up nv-data from at least one locked and one unlocked sprint phone, here is how you can back it up.
1. Open the dialer and input the secret code *#*#3424#*#*
2. On this screen enter 000000 and tap confirm (very great for us that essential left the default msl value).
3. On this screen check the diagnostic mode and close the app.
4. Download and extract the nv-data reader on a PC [url]http://phonegeek.us/NV-items_reader_writer.rar[/URL]
5. Connect your phone, in device manager, a new Qualcomm device should appear.
6. Run the program, in the top bar: select the com port (it should be shown in device manager), check both of the boxes in the top bar, and click connect.
7. Now in the top bar click read, if the log says "Log message: > SPC is correct. Phone unlocked" you have done everything correctly so far. (The unlocked part has nothing to do with the SIM lock status)
8. Under "Range (Dec):" enter 0 to 07300 and click read (07233 seems to be the last useful value but a little buffer is good)
9. Save the file with any name you like and send me a private message with it.

nice topic
i would like to use a essential phone locked to sprint with gsm card in europe, but right now there are no solutions for that right?

dentedilupo said:
nice topic
I would like to use an Essential Phone locked to sprint with gsm card in europe, but right now there are no solutions for that right?
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People have gotten their phone unlocked by paying it off and waiting a few days for it to unlock. Sprint seems to have disabled this method. Another way is staying with sprint for 50 days and then requesting unlock code. One more way is to "social engineer" a sprint rep into unlocking your phone YMMV. EDIT: This method could possibly if it works guarantee an instant and permanent unlock for all carriers worldwide.

dentedilupo said:
nice topic
i would like to use a essential phone locked to sprint with gsm card in europe, but right now there are no solutions for that right?
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Not a hack, no. You could get Sprint service and keep it for 50 days and then request that they unlock the phone. Other than that, you're screwed.
whymoo said:
People have gotten their phone unlocked by paying it off and waiting a few days for it to unlock. Sprint seems to have disabled this method. Another way is staying with sprint for 50 days and then requesting unlock code. One more way is to "social engineer" a sprint rep into unlocking your phone YMMV. EDIT: This method could possibly if it works guarantee an instant and permanent unlock for all carriers worldwide.
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Paying it off and waiting a few days for it to unlock often only results in a domestic unlock, not an international unlock. If you social engineer a Sprint rep, all you're likely to get is a temporary international unlock. Then it'll relock itself in 30 days. Currently, the only way to guarantee a full unlock is to wait 50 days with active Sprint service.

Hmmm, so does this have any relevance to this thread? This is what i get from my PH-1..

LordLugard said:
Hmmm, so does this have any relevance to this thread? This is what i get from my PH-1..
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how you get that

Settings, About Phone, OMADM Updates, UICC Unlock.
My PH-1 was bought outright from Sprint, no financing/contract, nothing of that sort. (Not sure if that matters or makes a difference). I never called in or requested an unlock.

LordLugard said:
Settings, About Phone, OMADM Updates, UICC Unlock.
My PH-1 was bought outright from Sprint, no financing/contract, nothing of that sort. (Not sure if that matters or makes a difference). I never called in or requested an unlock.
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How long ago did you buy it? Bet you are going to get it locked again
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LordLugard said:
Settings, About Phone, OMADM Updates, UICC Unlock.
My PH-1 was bought outright from Sprint, no financing/contract, nothing of that sort. (Not sure if that matters or makes a difference). I never called in or requested an unlock.
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Yes you bought your phone outright so I believe Sprint is required to unlock it, this is for people who bought it on a lease and then paid it of, some people on leased phones got them unlocked, some people were able to pay it off and then unlock it through that menu, however it looks like Sprint disabled that method. Since your phone is a Sprint unlocked phone your nv-data would be useful if you are willing to share it. One other thing you should check is whether your phone works with non-American SIM cards.

whymoo said:
Yes you bought your phone outright so I believe Sprint is required to unlock it, this is for people who bought it on a lease and then paid it of, some people on leased phones got them unlocked, some people were able to pay it off and then unlock it through that menu, however it looks like Sprint disabled that method. Since your phone is a Sprint unlocked phone your nv-data would be useful if you are willing to share it. One other thing you should check is whether your phone works with non-American SIM cards.
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Sprint will still unlock the phone automatically after payoff. It's just that Sprint will relock it to prevent reselling.
It's actually kind of lame, considering they are required by the FTC/FCC to unlock their devices when they are paid off.

cfclay said:
How long ago did you buy it? Bet you are going to get it locked again
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I got it November 8th, so more than a month now. I've never had or seen a Sprint unlocked phone get relocked.

LordLugard said:
I got it November 8th, so more than a month now. I've never had or seen a Sprint unlocked phone get relocked.
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Ascertion said:
Sprint will still unlock the phone automatically after payoff. It's just that Sprint will relock it to prevent reselling.
It's actually kind of lame, considering they are required by the FTC/FCC to unlock their devices when they are paid off.
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According to Slickdeals Sprint has disabled the auto unlock after payoff the only way to unlock now is to stay with them for 50 days. There have also been many reports on Slickdeals of people's unlocked phones relocking. That is why developing this method is super important and why we need people to send their nv-data because right now it's our best shot at a permanent solution.

How do they relock?
Say when I'm using tmobile, is there a program that runs in the back ground that checks with Sprint via web and relock?

LordLugard said:
I got it November 8th, so more than a month now. I've never had or seen a Sprint unlocked phone get relocked.
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Mine did. It was unlocked for around a month and then Sprint locked it when I was using a different sim card in a foreign country.

The device has not been reported as lost or stolen, associated with fraudulent activity, or otherwise flagged as ineligible to be unlocked
Maybe the devices are being relocked because sprint thinks the activity people are doing ie "paying off the lease on 5 phones the first day then cancelling after 3 days" is fraudulent ???
Sounds like there is a program that has to be run for the phone to sim unlock.
Maybe the program is what's needed for it to stick?
Otherwise once a sprint sim is reinserted it may relock according to the huge slickdeals thread.

My device was unlocked about 36 hours after paying it off. Then a few days later I was locked to Sprint again.
From what I'm reading Sprint can relocked it as long as a Sprint sim in inserted.

Ascertion said:
My device was unlocked about 36 hours after paying it off. Then a few days later I was locked to Sprint again.
From what I'm reading Sprint can relocked it as long as a Sprint sim in inserted.
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Did you have a Sprint sim inserted?

The relock probably happens through the com.redbend.app also known as the Sprint OMA-DM app uninstalling it might fix the issue. However, I don't know for certain and we need an unlocking method anyway can any of you share your nv-data?

Received my phone in 12/15 and paid off the lease the next day, but never got an unlock I think they nerfed the automatic unlock. Has anyone have luck with this method?

whymoo the numbers in your steps in your instructions are off.
Plus, I'm open to help but I'm a total noob at doing something like this. You're going to have to explain things more after the 4th step so it could be as painless and easy and then I definitely do it!

need help tmobile device unlock app not working

Ok so I'm in tmobile prepaid.
I have a galaxy s10e that is was purchased full price from someone else. We verified everything at a tmobile store. The unlock was approved and i got the email approval. The tmobile device unlock app for this phone doesn't work. So I have to go to settings>network>more>network unlock
Or something like that. I get an error message that ends in 0x86
On both temp and perm unlock
I already went through it with tech support 17 diff calls. Nothing. Nobody knows what this error is. Ine tech guy gave me two sets of numbers. Both 8 digits. I believe these are the nck or unlock codes but my question or rather what I need help in is inputting these codes. I tried the generic ones I found online to no avail. The dial codes is what I'm talking about. Also when I reset with unlocked rom it still says to put tmobile sim. And doesn't give me a option to input unlock code that I have
I even called Samsung and they cant help me bc it's a tmobile phone. Tmobile doesn't know how to input the code when I do mention it. And yes I reset the phone put a diff sim. Tried with Abd w/o wifi. Everything.
So now I flashed the U1 rom on it amd the unlock options in the network settings is no longer there. Obviously bc u flashed the unlocked rom on it.
Any suggestions? Tmobile is giving me minimal help bc I'm a prepaid customer

It has to be unlocked with the previous owners sim card

RomLord14495 said:
It has to be unlocked with the previous owners sim card
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Got it unlocked after switching to postpaid then going thru them and cancelling out the line once it got unlocked

Question Boost Carrier locked S22 Ultra Snapdragon USA

I recently purchased an S22 Ultra from swappa for my wife. This phone is not stolen or financed. I've never had an issue getting any carrier to unlock a phone that has been paid off, but apparently Boost Mobile requires that any Boost Mobile carrier locked phone be active on their network for at least a year before they'll release the unlock code, even if the phone is paid off. At this point I have an expensive paperweight. Can anyone point me in a direction to get this phone carrier unlocked without the help of the carrier? I'm fairly comfortable with ADB, Fastboot and ODIN. I'd love any suggestions that anyone may have.

smurfturf said:
I recently purchased an S22 Ultra from swappa for my wife. This phone is not stolen or financed. I've never had an issue getting any carrier to unlock a phone that has been paid off, but apparently Boost Mobile requires that any Boost Mobile carrier locked phone be active on their network for at least a year before they'll release the unlock code, even if the phone is paid off. At this point I have an expensive paperweight. Can anyone point me in a direction to get this phone carrier unlocked without the help of the carrier? I'm fairly comfortable with ADB, Fastboot and ODIN. I'd love any suggestions that anyone may have.
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There is no service currently available to unlock carrier locked models. Was it sold as a boost locked model on Swappa and you were expecting to get it unlocked by Calling boost mobile? Return the phone if you have an option.

It was sold properly. I've just never had an issue calling the carrier to get it unlocked. Thank you for your reply. I will see if it can be returned

smurfturf said:
It was sold properly. I've just never had an issue calling the carrier to get it unlocked. Thank you for your reply. I will see if it can be returned
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Search boost mobile samsung unlock service on eBay and see what comes up. I see a few for the s20 plus you may want to message them and seenif s22 is possible they might be willing to try with no change if unsuccessful. Good luck.

Airtioteclint said:
Search boost mobile samsung unlock service on eBay and see what comes up. I see a few for the s20 plus you may want to message them and seenif s22 is possible they might be willing to try with no change if unsuccessful. Good luck.
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Thank you for the tip!! I hadn't thought about checking ebay. I tried the Unlocking Company, but they were unable to help me.

smurfturf said:
Thank you for the tip!! I hadn't thought about checking ebay. I tried the Unlocking Company, but they were unable to help me.
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WELCOME TO XDA @smurfturf !
There's several other unlocking services available,this one has been around for a long time:
CellUnlocker.net
Unlocking Codes for all Networks
www.cellunlocker.net
Unlock Samsung Phones, Phone Unlocking - CellUnlocker.net
Get your Samsung phones unlocked at CellUnlocker. We unlock Samsung phones, tablets, mobile and smart devices.
www.cellunlocker.net
I've used this company in the past with no issues whatsoever:
Unlock Cell Phone - Unlock iPhone IMEI - Free Unlock Instructions
Unlock Cell Phone - World's biggest provider of Cell Phone Unlock Codes. We also provide free cell phone unlocking instructions - how to unlock cell phone. Unlock your cell phone within minutes at home with Master Unlock Code. Free Unlock Instructions
www.masterunlockcode.com
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Unlock Code - Free Unlock Instruction
Simply provide us your Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G IMEI and current service provider. The unlock code together with FREE instructions will be sent to your email within hours. Simple codes to be entered via Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G's keypad and you are done.
www.masterunlockcode.com

Thank you!! I'll try them. T
KOLIOSIS said:
WELCOME TO XDA @smurfturf !
There's several other unlocking services available,this one has been around for a long time:
CellUnlocker.net
Unlocking Codes for all Networks
www.cellunlocker.net
Unlock Samsung Phones, Phone Unlocking - CellUnlocker.net
Get your Samsung phones unlocked at CellUnlocker. We unlock Samsung phones, tablets, mobile and smart devices.
www.cellunlocker.net
I've used this company in the past with no issues whatsoever:
Unlock Cell Phone - Unlock iPhone IMEI - Free Unlock Instructions
Unlock Cell Phone - World's biggest provider of Cell Phone Unlock Codes. We also provide free cell phone unlocking instructions - how to unlock cell phone. Unlock your cell phone within minutes at home with Master Unlock Code. Free Unlock Instructions
www.masterunlockcode.com
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Unlock Code - Free Unlock Instruction
Simply provide us your Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G IMEI and current service provider. The unlock code together with FREE instructions will be sent to your email within hours. Simple codes to be entered via Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G's keypad and you are done.
www.masterunlockcode.com
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Thank you!!! This is very helpful!!

Did you end up getting it unlocked through any of these services? I have an iPhone with the same issue I am trying to get unlocked.

ssanderson said:
Did you end up getting it unlocked through any of these services? I have an iPhone with the same issue I am trying to get unlocked.
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I think you'll have some luck with some of these vendors because you have an iphone. The problem I'm having is that Samsung just upgraded their bootloader and so these services aren't able to crack the encryption yet. My phone is still locked to Boost at the moment.

smurfturf said:
I think you'll have some luck with some of these vendors because you have an iphone. The problem I'm having is that Samsung just upgraded their bootloader and so these services aren't able to crack the encryption yet. My phone is still locked to Boost at the moment.
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I am working with TheUnlockingCompany and was losing faith. They emailed me and said the official Boost policy doesn't effect there ability to unlock. I am still a little wary of that, I bought the phone on FB marketplace so there's almost no recourse. Luckily it wasn't a lot of money invested, truly do not want to switch my number to boost however. There customer support is trash and that policy is a scam.
Did unlocking company tell you why they were unable?

The unlocking company and all of the other companies I checked was unable to unlock my phone because Samsung upgraded their bootloader recently on my phone and they were unable to gain the proper access to my phone in order to remove the network lock. Right now I have an expensive paperweight I'm checking with a company in the UK that claims they can just provide the unlock code for my specific phone. They claim they can take two weeks, but that is my last ditch effort.

smurfturf said:
The unlocking company and all of the other companies I checked was unable to unlock my phone because Samsung upgraded their bootloader recently on my phone and they were unable to gain the proper access to my phone in order to remove the network lock. Right now I have an expensive paperweight I'm checking with a company in the UK that claims they can just provide the unlock code for my specific phone. They claim they can take two weeks, but that is my last ditch effort.
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The phone doesn't ask for a code when you insert a non Boost SIM, so therefore any service or website claiming to provide a "code" is nothing more than a scam, since you have nowhere to type one in anyways.
There is a way to get it SIM unlocked, but it's not fast or cheap, and you also have to mail the phone off

iBowToAndroid said:
The phone doesn't ask for a code when you insert a non Boost SIM, so therefore any service or website claiming to provide a "code" is nothing more than a scam, since you have nowhere to type one in anyways.
There is a way to get it SIM unlocked, but it's not fast or cheap, and you also have to mail the phone off
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Which unlocking service would that be?

iBowToAndroid said:
The phone doesn't ask for a code when you insert a non Boost SIM, so therefore any service or website claiming to provide a "code" is nothing more than a scam, since you have nowhere to type one in anyways.
There is a way to get it SIM unlocked, but it's not fast or cheap, and you also have to mail the phone off
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Mine does ask for a code when I put in a sim card from other carriers.

smurfturf said:
Mine does ask for a code when I put in a sim card from other carriers.
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That's probably because you flashed U1 firmware to it

iBowToAndroid said:
That's probably because you flashed U1 firmware to it
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Yes. That's what I did.

smurfturf said:
Yes. That's what I did.
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Yeah, i know. By default, on U firmware, it doesn't ask for a code. So therefore no code exists and no service or website can provide you a code, since one doesn't exist

Carriers have sadly pretty much locked down unlocking methods from the past where they provide and let you enter unlock codes. Now they do it from their server end once you request it. On Samsung phones you do this by going to settings- connections-more connection settings- network unlock- permanent unlock.

dj24 said:
On Samsung phones you do this by going to settings- connections-more connection settings- network unlock- permanent unlock.
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Only on T-Mobile and Metro phones. All other carriers are totally different

iBowToAndroid said:
Yeah, i know. By default, on U firmware, it doesn't ask for a code. So therefore no code exists and no service or website can provide you a code, since one doesn't exist
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Please pardon my ignorance about the topic but I have question. I happened to buy a SM-S908U1 unit via eBay but it turned out to be locked to T-Mobile. The phone asks for an unlock code when I enter a Mint Mobile SIM card which was supposed to be compatible with the phone according to the listing. Can a genuine SM-S908U1 model be locked to a network or my phone was also flashed with U1 firmware?