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[Q] SIM Unlock code not working

Hello all. I found a thread on how to pull the unlock code off my tmobile galaxy s 4g using the embedded information on the phone. I tried this code with no success so I decided to give tmobile a call to get the code. So today I get an email with the code and it is the same exact one that I pulled off the phone and it still doesnt work. It this point I do not know what else to do. I tried both the apps from the andriod store with no success(helroz/ SGS Unlock) one says null and the other is blank where the code supposed to be. Does anyone have any ideas? My phone is the samsung sgh-t959v tmobile galaxy s which has been ungraded to 2.3.6 via klies mini and is rooted via superoneclick 2.3.3-shortfuse. Any help is appreciated.

Flash back to stock and walk into a T-Mobile store with your phone and the email.
Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development

You need to have a different carriers SIM card to use the code. Find a buddy who has ATT and put that SIM in the phone. Reboot and enter the code. Presto you're now unlocked.

jeffsf said:
Flash back to stock and walk into a T-Mobile store with your phone and the email.
Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development
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So I decided to call the store before wasting gas and I am glad I did. The agent said there is nothing that they can do and I must call customer case to resolve this. Let the drama begin...

hechoen said:
You need to have a different carriers SIM card to use the code. Find a buddy who has ATT and put that SIM in the phone. Reboot and enter the code. Presto you're now unlocked.
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I used a digicel sim card that I have still active in another country (Jamaica) with the sim unlock attemps. The only other sim that I have laying around is an old metro pcs sim thats deactivated. I doubt it is the sim the phone is just not taking the code.

eh3forlife said:
I used a digicel sim card that I have still active in another country (Jamaica) with the sim unlock attemps. The only other sim that I have laying around is an old metro pcs sim thats deactivated. I doubt it is the sim the phone is just not taking the code.
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So your running stock/rooted and you've tried another carriers card. OK. I'm not sure whether that SIM has to be able to get connection or not. Next step would be to borrow someones card. I know when I unlocked mine I just popped in an ATT sim. Entered the code and that was it.

So I just got off the phone with customer care. They are saying that the imei on my account dosent match the phone I am requesting the sim unlock for so they have to correct that first before resending the code again. But what I dont get is why when i pull the hex code off of the phone the code matches the first unlock code they gave me. Both these things seem to tell me that the code is correct but why isnt the phone accepting it? I have 5 attempts remaining left and I have tried to reset it from some threads that I see but with no luck. Hope I dont end up with a useless phone. If I run a custom rom on my phone will it unlock it that way?

You need to be on stock to get the phone to accept the unlock code so don't flash anything else.

not to hijack, I'm on remics rom. If i were to put in a sprint sim and enter the unlock code that would not work?

mikhail777 said:
not to hijack, I'm on remics rom. If i were to put in a sprint sim and enter the unlock code that would not work?
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Nope because Sprint doesnt use sim cards.

eollie said:
Nope because Sprint doesnt use sim cards.
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LOL.

owneddd lol. good to know

hechoen said:
You need to be on stock to get the phone to accept the unlock code so don't flash anything else.
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not saying you're wrong, but it worked for me running a custom rom.
sent from within pure darkness

GFX.myst. said:
not saying you're wrong, but it worked for me running a custom rom.
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I've seen people running into issues with it on customs. Which one where you on?

hechoen said:
I've seen people running into issues with it on customs. Which one where you on?
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not sure, but i do know it was one of raver's roms. either the last audiophile rom or un-named rom. i've been a raver rom fan since the beginning until aokp came to our device.
sent from within the beast

Those are still stock based. That is why it worked.

eh3forlife said:
Hello all. I found a thread on how to pull the unlock code off my tmobile galaxy s 4g using the embedded information on the phone. I tried this code with no success so I decided to give tmobile a call to get the code. So today I get an email with the code and it is the same exact one that I pulled off the phone and it still doesnt work. It this point I do not know what else to do. I tried both the apps from the andriod store with no success(helroz/ SGS Unlock) one says null and the other is blank where the code supposed to be. Does anyone have any ideas? My phone is the samsung sgh-t959v tmobile galaxy s which has been ungraded to 2.3.6 via klies mini and is rooted via superoneclick 2.3.3-shortfuse. Any help is appreciated.
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Happen to have the link to that thread you mentioned about pulling the unlock code off the SGS? Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
Never mind as I found the thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980157

[Q] Please help me unlock my LG G2 D800 32GB locked to AT&T

I purchased LG G2 D800 (32gb) locked to AT&T network. I wanted to unlock it with a code and tried various webstites - 3 of them replied that they cannot offer any support, 2 emailed me back with an unlock code. Codes from those 2 different websites were the same, however it did not work - I now have the last attempt left to unlock it. I tried through one of the 'shops' as well, but they couldn't help either. Can you please advise if you have a reliable way of unlocking or obtaining a code for unlocking? Is there any other way to unlock this phone? Maybe at least a way of bringing the count of tries back to 1? I also tried ringing AT&T but they could not help, as I did not have an account with them - I'm stuck.
Thanks for any help or suggestions you may have,

PLEASE HELP!:crying:

hi guys, I still waiting for your answer... Please help me!:crying:

is it giving you an error when you enter the unlock code? are you on a custom rom? i had the same problem with mine when i first got it. I was running a custom rom and it wouldnt accept the unlock code. went back to a fully stock rom and it worked perfectly

r1nstang said:
is it giving you an error when you enter the unlock code? are you on a custom rom? i had the same problem with mine when i first got it. I was running a custom rom and it wouldnt accept the unlock code. went back to a fully stock rom and it worked perfectly
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Thanks a lot for the advice. My phone wasn't rooted (I checked with an app) so I think its runs original rom (and it's Android 4.4.2), Baseband Version M8974A-AAAANAZM-1.0.190082 Kernel Version 3.4.0 Build Number: KOT49I.D80020c Software Version D80020c
I have the last try (10 out of 10) to put a correct unlock code. Have you got any other suggestions? Do you know how to change the number of attempts of unlock back to 1? Thanks

unlock code???
hubertzaw said:
Thanks a lot for the advice. My phone wasn't rooted (I checked with an app) so I think its runs original rom (and it's Android 4.4.2), Baseband Version M8974A-AAAANAZM-1.0.190082 Kernel Version 3.4.0 Build Number: KOT49I.D80020c Software Version D80020c
I have the last try (10 out of 10) to put a correct unlock code. Have you got any other suggestions? Do you know how to change the number of attempts of unlock back to 1? Thanks
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How and where did you get an unlock code for the bootloader? I thought the ATT LG G2 32GB isn't capable of being unlocked.

hubertzaw said:
Thanks a lot for the advice. My phone wasn't rooted (I checked with an app) so I think its runs original rom (and it's Android 4.4.2), Baseband Version M8974A-AAAANAZM-1.0.190082 Kernel Version 3.4.0 Build Number: KOT49I.D80020c Software Version D80020c
I have the last try (10 out of 10) to put a correct unlock code. Have you got any other suggestions? Do you know how to change the number of attempts of unlock back to 1? Thanks
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I would honestly say flash a completely stock rom...go back to square 1 with it. find the AT&T stock image. flash it back thru the LG program. then try again with the unlock code. its possible the previous owner just flashed a stock ROM to the phone. does it have stock recovery on the phone or CWM or TWRP?
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How and where did you get an unlock code for the bootloader? I thought the ATT LG G2 32GB isn't capable of being unlocked.
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hes not unlocking the bootloader. just carrier unlocking it.

hubertzaw said:
I purchased LG G2 D800 (32gb) locked to AT&T network. I wanted to unlock it with a code and tried various webstites - 3 of them replied that they cannot offer any support, 2 emailed me back with an unlock code. Codes from those 2 different websites were the same, however it did not work - I now have the last attempt left to unlock it. I tried through one of the 'shops' as well, but they couldn't help either. Can you please advise if you have a reliable way of unlocking or obtaining a code for unlocking? Is there any other way to unlock this phone? Maybe at least a way of bringing the count of tries back to 1? I also tried ringing AT&T but they could not help, as I did not have an account with them - I'm stuck.
Thanks for any help or suggestions you may have,
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if you have'nt unlocked it yet try this ste i got it done for $1.9 the cheapest ever http://www.unlockcode247.com

Apologies for not writing back sooner. I only have 1 attempt left to put the code in, so I am reluctant to try another website, since 2 did not work.
I am worried I will lock the phone indifinitely. Does anybody know how to bring the count back to 1, so it was showing attempt 1 out of 10 for putting the sim lock code in? Thanks

S7 - Sprint - SM-G930P - ROOT/UNLOCK HELP

Ok, I have a S7 I just bought from some guy on Craigslist. He said it's unlocked BUT.. I put my AT&T sim in and it says "INVALID SIM CARD" Its a SPRINT phone and I want to use it with my AT&T for coverage reasons. Can someone PLEASE tell me a beginner how on earth to make this happen step by step. Do i need to root it, is it really unlocked if it is telling me this on my valid sim card that works in my other phone, if it is LOCKED how do i unlock it, Do i need to ROOT it to unlock it , do i need to flash firm ware... I am willing to PAY someone to log onto my computer via TEAM VIEWER to unlock it or flash it or whatever needs to be done to make it work. I am online on SKYPE tonight for a few more mins so if you want to give it a go and know what your doing contact me at thereverendd on skype. If i dont answer, I will when i get on for sure next time. But I am here for a little while longer tonight... Thanks to all in advance..

If it's the same as the S5, you can't SIM unlock by rooting or flashing firmware, you'd have to take it to an unlock shop, or pay for an online service
Not sure about the US, but in the UK we can call the carrier and request an unlock code once the phone is over 6 months old on that carrier (Pay n Go) or contract some carriers provide an app to request unlock
I'm new to the S7 though so there may be another method

thereverendd said:
Ok, I have a S7 I just bought from some guy on Craigslist. He said it's unlocked BUT.. I put my AT&T sim in and it says "INVALID SIM CARD" Its a SPRINT phone and I want to use it with my AT&T for coverage reasons. Can someone PLEASE tell me a beginner how on earth to make this happen step by step. Do i need to root it, is it really unlocked if it is telling me this on my valid sim card that works in my other phone, if it is LOCKED how do i unlock it, Do i need to ROOT it to unlock it , do i need to flash firm ware... I am willing to PAY someone to log onto my computer via TEAM VIEWER to unlock it or flash it or whatever needs to be done to make it work. I am online on SKYPE tonight for a few more mins so if you want to give it a go and know what your doing contact me at thereverendd on skype. If i dont answer, I will when i get on for sure next time. But I am here for a little while longer tonight... Thanks to all in advance..
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So what became of this issue? Did you get it unlocked? If so how did you do it and where?

Lg phoneix 3 att pay as you go root

I was wondering if anyone has started on root for this phone and if so could u help me in getting started I have tried kingoroot and kingroot apk with no luck next step on my agenda is running pc version to see if I can get at least temp root. But in the day I've had my phone I've only found out how to get safe mode, no fastboot or download mode im aware of for testing with adv by me. Its lg m150 running nougat 7.0 any steps you have taken so far will be great to know before I try and dig in phone And screw something up.

still waiting
i also am looking for posible root for this phone have tried just about every tool on the market with no luck . we need some help with this phone please .
LGE LG Phoenix 3 LG-M150

I would follow this thread and see if anyone finds anything, but I wouldn't hold my breath. LG is good at locking devices up, as is AT&T
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/unlock-bootloader-att-lg-phoenix-3-m150-t3626795

no luck in there got unlock code from at&t . still no root yet . still waiting.

unlock code
Well what's the unlock code att gave you. Share it bro

lockedaway83 said:
Well what's the unlock code att gave you. Share it bro
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It is different for every device if you have had service on your phone for 6 months you can call them to have them unlock it or go to At&t's web site and request an unlock code I did the web site way got my unlock code in 2 days with instructions using a NON At&t SIM card by e-mail
And no it doesn't cost anything its Free

lopper369 said:
It is different for every device if you have had service on your phone for 6 months you can call them to have them unlock it or go to At&t's web site and request an unlock code I did the web site way got my unlock code in 2 days with instructions using a NON At&t SIM card by e-mail
And no it doesn't cost anything its Free
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do you have to actually use the phone for 6 months to get unlocked or just be a customer for 6 months? (I have been w att for 3 years)

Phone from EE UK, no chance for unlock bootloader?

Hi I bought a phone from EE, in Dev options I can see that OEM unlock is disabled. Does that mean I have to wait 6 month's for EE to revive SIM lock in order to unlock bootloader and root phone?

Just checked my EE Pixel 2. The wording of the 'OEM unlocking' option is 'Unavailable on mobile-locked devices' so I would guess that that is indeed the case.

If you read EE terms and conditions, the 1st 6 months EE own the device under contract. You will need to wait 6 months before you can request unlock code or server side activation. Is this what you want to query? or are you looking to root the device and install custom roms?
I am sure you could source a unlock early if you know where to look on the net

xxnoelziexx said:
If you read EE terms and conditions, the 1st 6 months EE own the device under contract. You will need to wait 6 months before you can request unlock code or server side activation. Is this what you want to query? or are you looking to root the device and install custom roms?
I am sure you could source a unlock early if you know where to look on the net
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I would like to root and instalki custom roms.

xxnoelziexx said:
If you read EE terms and conditions, the 1st 6 months EE own the device under contract. You will need to wait 6 months before you can request unlock code or server side activation. Is this what you want to query? or are you looking to root the device and install custom roms?
I am sure you could source a unlock early if you know where to look on the net
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I also have EE version of Pixel 2 and it is sim locked.
I'm trying to find solution for SIM unlocking but I cannot find
If you have any suggestion please share

The way around this is to RMA your phone and Google will replace your carrier locked phone with an unlocked version.

Stea1thmode said:
The way around this is to RMA your phone and Google will replace your carrier locked phone with an unlocked version.
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Dont think this is the option in my case.
I bought my phone on Amazon and I live in couny where Google doesnt sell Pixel 2 phones.
For me, i think, the only option is EE Unlock sim code.
I have't tryied this butA EE has option for second hand buyers, to unlock phone. You need to call nuber...... and follow their instruction.

Stea1thmode said:
The way around this is to RMA your phone and Google will replace your carrier locked phone with an unlocked version.
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Hi Stea1th,
Will this actually work? I received my Pixel 2 yesterday as a contract upgrade from EE but because it's carrier locked to them I can't unlock the bootloader :crying:
Also do you know where the online form is to RMA it? The link that google has put in their warranty page to start the RMA process literally loops you back to the same instructional page
Thanks

bbeanss said:
Hi Stea1th,
Will this actually work? I received my Pixel 2 yesterday as a contract upgrade from EE but because it's carrier locked to them I can't unlock the bootloader :crying:
Also do you know where the online form is to RMA it? The link that google has put in their warranty page to start the RMA process literally loops you back to the same instructional page
Thanks
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Hi
Sorry for the rather late reply.
4 years too late!
Hope you got everything sorted.