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[Q] AT&T Captivate for use in EUROPE?

Hi folks
I´m new in android and want to ask if it´s possible to use a AT&T Captivate in Europe (e.g. Germany) after unlock with e.g. vodafone?
Read some threads with rooting and flash I9000 ROMs but not shure if there is way to use this phone in our local (german) network with non att sim card without any problems
Is there a CAPTIVATE ROM available with correct settings to use OUTSIDE the US?
Sorry for my noobness....

As of right now AT&T will not hand out unlock codes to sim-unlock the handset, so you'd be unable to use it with a non-AT&T sim.

NukaCola said:
As of right now AT&T will not hand out unlock codes to sim-unlock the handset, so you'd be unable to use it with a non-AT&T sim.
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sure? saw some offered on ebay UNLOCKED so i guess there is a way outside att...
@all: any proved links to unlook or user that have experience with it?

There is a thread in captivate general about sim unlocking. The ebay sellers were not able to unlock the phones and only a few lucky ones have been able to get unlock codes out of at&t by complaining. There is some sort of turbo sim device a couple of them are using though.
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I just called and got mine in under 5 minutes

decepticon said:
I just called and got mine in under 5 minutes
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hey - thought it´s only available in the US from AT&T - right?
So it´s no choice for me know...

dewt said:
There is a thread in captivate general about sim unlocking. The ebay sellers were not able to unlock the phones and only a few lucky ones have been able to get unlock codes out of at&t by complaining. There is some sort of turbo sim device a couple of them are using though.
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Could you give me more details about that "turbo sim device" theme?

[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.

[Q] Cant activate my Droid Mini

Hello! Just bought Droid Mini unlock Verizon. And i cant unlock it! I live in russia.My phone cant activate, it writes me
Please wait while we activate your new phone.
Then:
Sorry, we are having trouble activating your phone. Make sure you have a good signal and try again. If you are indoors, try moving closer to a window or going outside.
Should i turn on my phone with russian sim card? Or what should i do?... Please help me...Sory for my terrible English

aldo apache rain said:
Hello! Just bought Droid Mini unlock Verizon. And i cant unlock it! I live in russia.My phone cant activate, it writes me
Please wait while we activate your new phone.
Then:
Sorry, we are having trouble activating your phone. Make sure you have a good signal and try again. If you are indoors, try moving closer to a window or going outside.
Should i turn on my phone with russian sim card? Or what should i do?... Please help me...Sory for my terrible English
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If you have the Verizon SIM card still inside, no it will not activate if you are trying in Russia. In that case, replace the SIM card with your Russian carrier's SIM card and see how it goes.

raichur0xx0rz said:
If you have the Verizon SIM card still inside, no it will not activate if you are trying in Russia. In that case, replace the SIM card with your Russian carrier's SIM card and see how it goes.
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It works!!!:good::good::good:thank you very much!

Is it unlocked?
aldo apache rain said:
It works!!!:good::good::good:thank you very much!
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Just bought the same phone, Motorola Droid Mini, from the US through eBay and i am planning to insert my sim card when it arrives.
Does the phone require to unlock it for international GSM use, or is it already unlocked?
Thank you.

petermit said:
Just bought the same phone, Motorola Droid Mini, from the US through eBay and i am planning to insert my sim card when it arrives.
Does the phone require to unlock it for international GSM use, or is it already unlocked?
Thank you.
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it should be unlocked

The Droid Ultra, the Droid MAXX, and the Droid Mini are all GSM unlocked - just put a SIM card for your GSM carrier in the slot and it'll work just fine, anywhere in the world.

[Q] Single SIM Models?

Hey everyone,
I'm in Australia and Vodafone have the Huawei Mate7 but are saying it is only single SIM.
From all the research I've done, I can't find anywhere that says there is single SIM model.
Could anyone confirm this? Or do the Vodafone reps just not know enough about the product?
Any help would be great. This phone looks worth getting, but I need the dual SIM feature.
Thanks

White and black : single sim
Gold : duel sim
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I can't say that that was very obvious from the info online....

ITChelp said:
Hey everyone,
I'm in Australia and Vodafone have the Huawei Mate7 but are saying it is only single SIM.
From all the research I've done, I can't find anywhere that says there is single SIM model.
Could anyone confirm this? Or do the Vodafone reps just not know enough about the product?
Any help would be great. This phone looks worth getting, but I need the dual SIM feature.
Thanks
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Vodafone only have the Single Sim Model in their stock list (MT7-L09) . But, **** Smith have introduced the Dual sim as an unlocked version (MT7-L10)
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/unlocked-smart-phones/huawei-mate7-gold-dsau-em6839

lynxdog said:
Vodafone only have the Single Sim Model in their stock list (MT7-L09) . But, **** Smith have introduced the Dual sim as an unlocked version (MT7-L10)
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/unlocked-smart-phones/huawei-mate7-gold-dsau-em6839
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I have a Vodafone Mate 7 purchased from **** Smith (Western Australia) and it is a MT7-L09 with a second slot for either a second sim or a MicroSD card. A couple of other things to note:
> Even though it came in a Vodafone box it has no Vodafone network locking, bloatware or branding anywhere, it might as well be unbranded.
> It is a weird software version that is currently on B127SP02 and none of the firmwares posted here are compatible with it, the apocalypse will probably come before this gets an OTA
Other than the occasional bug and the white notification pulldown I'm really happy with the phone.

chongo_au said:
I have a Vodafone Mate 7 purchased from **** Smith (Western Australia) and it is a MT7-L09 with a second slot for either a second sim or a MicroSD card. A couple of other things to note:
> Even though it came in a Vodafone box it has no Vodafone network locking, bloatware or branding anywhere, it might as well be unbranded.
> It is a weird software version that is currently on B127SP02 and none of the firmwares posted here are compatible with it, the apocalypse will probably come before this gets an OTA
Other than the occasional bug and the white notification pulldown I'm really happy with the phone.
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Have you tried a second sim in this model (MT7-L09)?... because it's not possible. Mine is from Dickies too, but will not take another sim card only micro-sd
Even if you try the mods online it will not work.
Currently i'm on 5.1 Beta, and i tell ya, it's bloody amazing. Cant wait for the real one to come out.

Ah OK, no I've never tried a sim in it I just assumed it was functional, I guess not.

chongo_au said:
I have a Vodafone Mate 7 purchased from **** Smith (Western Australia) and it is a MT7-L09 with a second slot for either a second sim or a MicroSD card. A couple of other things to note:
> Even though it came in a Vodafone box it has no Vodafone network locking, bloatware or branding anywhere, it might as well be unbranded.
> It is a weird software version that is currently on B127SP02 and none of the firmwares posted here are compatible with it, the apocalypse will probably come before this gets an OTA
Other than the occasional bug and the white notification pulldown I'm really happy with the phone.
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Thanks Chongo_au, Have you tried a 2nd SIM in the SD card slot on the MT7-L09 phone, any success?

lynxdog said:
Currently i'm on 5.1 Beta, and i tell ya, it's bloody amazing. Cant wait for the real one to come out.
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Whenever I've tried to flash a firmware with the Updater app I get errors. Did you have to unlock your bootloader to flash it?

chongo_au said:
Whenever I've tried to flash a firmware with the Updater app I get errors. Did you have to unlock your bootloader to flash it?
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Yeah, my bootloader is unlocked. There is a specific firmware you have to be on before you can update to 5.1 ---> https://mega.co.nz/#!fVIUCbaD!JZerWHy66gCzpNQHB58at6mynNzulP5NARQJnLsmaEQ
Make sure it's on that one before you try and update.
Works like a charm.

Thanks, can I ask what method you used to get the bootloader unlock code?
I've emailed Huawei a couple of times but they wouldn't give me an unlock code

T-Mobile converted to international dual sim single imei question

As the title states, I have a T-Mobile OP 7 pro thats been converted to international. I already have the dual sim tray in it and have used it with a verizon sim in slot one and google fi in slot two. Only verizon required the imei to be attached to the sim. Google fi was pop it in and go.
Both lines worked perfectly with that set up.
I'm about to be using a verizon sim and a red pocket sim on att network in it. Thats going to require me to report the imei to redpocket to activate the sim sim same as verizon.
Will only haveing the one imei reported to both carriers be an issue? and is there a way to retrieve the second imei from the phone?+
I tried searching the forums and couldn't really find an answer.

As long as your 2 sims are on different networks for example one on AT&T and one on T-mobile you should be ok. The only time you might run into an issue is if you are using an mvno's sim that uses the same network as your primary. I'm doing that right now (also on a t-mobile op7 converted to international with dual sim tray) with T-mobile as my 2ndary and soon to be gone sim and Ultra Mobile as my Primary (which also uses t-mobile's network)......T-Mobile has been reported multiple times not to pay attention to this. Other networks may not be so forgiving. To answer your last questions...there IS no second imei to retrieve. The device was intended to be a single sim device so no 2nd one was allocated. The fact it works with the same imei in both is luck more than anything else.

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As long as your 2 sims are on different networks for example one on AT&T and one on T-mobile you should be ok. The only time you might run into an issue is if you are using an mvno's sim that uses the same network as your primary. I'm doing that right now (also on a t-mobile op7 converted to international with dual sim tray) with T-mobile as my 2ndary and soon to be gone sim and Ultra Mobile as my Primary (which also uses t-mobile's network)......T-Mobile has been reported multiple times not to pay attention to this. Other networks may not be so forgiving. To answer your last questions...there IS no second imei to retrieve. The device was intended to be a single sim device so no 2nd one was allocated. The fact it works with the same imei in both is luck more than anything else.
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Thanks for the reply, the second part is what I really wasn't sure of if the phone just hid the second IMEI or if it actually didn't have one.
I should be good then. I got the AT&T Redpocket sim and main will be Verizon.

blooddragon78 said:
Thanks for the reply, the second part is what I really wasn't sure of if the phone just hid the second IMEI or if it actually didn't have one.
I should be good then. I got the AT&T Redpocket sim and main will be Verizon.
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Don't quote me on this, but from days with the 6T, I'm pretty sure it's just not reported in the software correctly but on the network side there are actually two different IMEID.
You should be able to (at least on Verizon) to log in and see the IMEID that is attached to a SIM.

Try the VZW sim in slot 1 and check online for the imei. Log out and switch the sim to slot 2 and check again. Hopefully you should see a different imei. Please let us know what you find out.
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blooddragon78 said:
As the title states, I have a T-Mobile OP 7 pro thats been converted to international. I already have the dual sim tray in it and have used it with a verizon sim in slot one and google fi in slot two. Only verizon required the imei to be attached to the sim. Google fi was pop it in and go.
Both lines worked perfectly with that set up.
I'm about to be using a verizon sim and a red pocket sim on att network in it. Thats going to require me to report the imei to redpocket to activate the sim sim same as verizon.
Will only haveing the one imei reported to both carriers be an issue? and is there a way to retrieve the second imei from the phone?+
I tried searching the forums and couldn't really find an answer.
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@blooddragon78 couple questions for you, as I also have OP7P that I bought from t-mo and switched to international:
- Were you able to use the sim tray that came with the phone? Or did you buy an aftermarket tray? I've heard mixed messages about the tray from t-mo having physical space for 2 sim cards.
- Did you have to unlock your phone to make use of the dual SIM functionality? Or in other words, are you still making device payments to t-mo?

flick0416 said:
@blooddragon78 couple questions for you, as I also have OP7P that I bought from t-mo and switched to international:
- Were you able to use the sim tray that came with the phone? Or did you buy an aftermarket tray? I've heard mixed messages about the tray from t-mo having physical space for 2 sim cards.
- Did you have to unlock your phone to make use of the dual SIM functionality? Or in other words, are you still making device payments to t-mo?
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I purchased a dual Sim tray from Amazon. The Sim tray from T-mobile will not fit 2 Sim cards. I'm a t-mobile tech expert so I do know for sure aside from owning one and doing it. For dual Sim to work the device does need to be unlocked as it only has one imei. If you didn't unlock before the conversion you will need to convert back to get the unlock app to be able to unlock.
There were a couple of threads on xda to get unlocked in the system but you still have to run the app. Not sure if they are active still.
If you need some help dm me.

Help with Op 7 Pro Sprint Unlocked version
Hello, I sent you a private message @blooddragon78, but Imma post here as well to see if anyone else can help me out, I'll greatly appreciate it. I came across this thread on being able to convert a T-mobile OP 7 Pro to the international version and enabling dual sim functionality. I was hoping to do the same as well, but I havent made the purchase yet in case it's not doable. Im currently looking at this OP7 Pro (Sprint version) that was factory unlocked and sold on Amazon (it's the OP 7 Pro sold at USD 499 by the Farmug Store) (if will be great if you guys can check and see the product to know what I mean exactly).
My question is what is the difference and meaning between "factory unlock/ phone unlocked" vs "sim unlocked" vs "unlocked bootloader?" I know this phone is unlocked for use on different carriers (and I live in Malaysia even), but how do I convert the phone to the international version so that I can receive updates from OnePlus directly (and not through the carrier)?
And how do I enable the dual sim functionality? Do I need to unlock the bootloader? Am I able to do that myself? Because I got confused as some people say unlocking the sim can only be done by the carrier, but Im not sure what is the difference of that with unlocking the bootloader.
In addition, say if Im able to convert it to the international version and get updates from OnePlus directly, dual sim functionality is enabled and such. Will updating the OS of the phone automatically (not doing it manually) lock the network/ brick the phone?

xHayashi said:
Hello, I sent you a private message @blooddragon78, but Imma post here as well to see if anyone else can help me out, I'll greatly appreciate it. I came across this thread on being able to convert a T-mobile OP 7 Pro to the international version and enabling dual sim functionality. I was hoping to do the same as well, but I havent made the purchase yet in case it's not doable. Im currently looking at this OP7 Pro (Sprint version) that was factory unlocked and sold on Amazon (it's the OP 7 Pro sold at USD 499 by the Farmug Store) (if will be great if you guys can check and see the product to know what I mean exactly).
My question is what is the difference and meaning between "factory unlock/ phone unlocked" vs "sim unlocked" vs "unlocked bootloader?" I know this phone is unlocked for use on different carriers (and I live in Malaysia even), but how do I convert the phone to the international version so that I can receive updates from OnePlus directly (and not through the carrier)?
And how do I enable the dual sim functionality? Do I need to unlock the bootloader? Am I able to do that myself? Because I got confused as some people say unlocking the sim can only be done by the carrier, but Im not sure what is the difference of that with unlocking the bootloader.
In addition, say if Im able to convert it to the international version and get updates from OnePlus directly, dual sim functionality is enabled and such. Will updating the OS of the phone automatically (not doing it manually) lock the network/ brick the phone?
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I don't k ow about dual sim.but converting International will allow Ota updates. If it's sim unlocked it should stay. Mine is still sim locked to t-mobile and I'm on internatti fimware