Hello. I am considering buying an S5 with a BAD ESN to use it internationally with a GSM network. I know a workaround exists for the S4 ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415587 ), but did anyone try to do something similar with the S5?
Thank you.
waiting for the same.
Did you try it, out of USA?
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i am also looking for that. i have 2 pcs of sprint galaxy s5 in italy
I'm getting a great deal on eBay for a Galaxy S5 on Sprint. It has a clean ESN, I checked it, however I dont know if the phone is unlocked. Will I be able to pop in an Indian GSM sim card into the phone and use it without any restriction?
hulabulabu01 said:
I'm getting a great deal on eBay for a Galaxy S5 on Sprint. It has a clean ESN, I checked it, however I dont know if the phone is unlocked. Will I be able to pop in an Indian GSM sim card into the phone and use it without any restriction?
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you have to use atleast 90 on sprint network to get unlocking request to Sprint otherwise no chance
justo1328 said:
Did you try it, out of USA?
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I did try the method for the S4 and it works perfectly. I'm sure there should be a way to unlock the S5 since it is GSM capable.
mancaalberto said:
I did try the method for the S4 and it works perfectly. I'm sure there should be a way to unlock the S5 since it is GSM capable.
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Note 3 has been out over 6 months and there still is no unlock ... so don't hold your breath .... It may not happen
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Epix4G said:
Note 3 has been out over 6 months and there still is no unlock ... so don't hold your breath .... It may not happen
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49017479
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49017479
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he's talking about international unlock
look at the link you posted, there is no way to international unlock that phone at this time without sprint having to do it
dlinfiniti said:
he's talking about international unlock
look at the link you posted, there is no way to international unlock that phone at this time without sprint having to do it
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You're right. I rushed. Sorry about that. I guess I'll look for the Verizon version. Thank you.
fadi81 said:
you have to use atleast 90 on sprint network to get unlocking request to Sprint otherwise no chance
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They already unlocked mine
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They already unlocked mine
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How did that happen? Did you have a contract for more than 90 days with them from before you bought the phone?
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How did that happen? Did you have a contract for more than 90 days with them from before you bought the phone?
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Been a customer for 8 years. I complained at first and they sent it to the "back office" and they approved it
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They already unlocked mine
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eyecon82 said:
Been a customer for 8 years. I complained at first and they sent it to the "back office" and they approved it
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you are Lucky................ have 2 sprint s5 but no luck.. still waiting for some one to crack it......
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I have been a sprint customer for 7 years, but i don't think that matters. I got my galaxy s4 internationally unlocked by sprint last year 2013 on December. I just upgraded to the galaxy s5 on April 11, now im traveling outside the US and i called sprint and asked them to unlock it. They denied my request, so i called again and asked if i could change my phone to a different line to unlock it, since the other line has never been unlocked. "BTW you can only do it once year on a line" so they said yes. So i was thrilled so when i called them back they said not to worry that i didn't need to switch my number over. So they unlocked my galaxy s5 it just needed to get approved and i had to wait 24 hours. Not a big deal. Just call them again and ***** at them and say you need the phone unlocked that you need to use your phone. They will eventually override it. I had 2 submit 2 different cases but it was worth it. good luck
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fadi81 said:
you are Lucky................ have 2 sprint s5 but no luck.. still waiting for some one to crack it......
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I have been a sprint customer for 7 years, but i don't think that matters. I got my galaxy s4 internationally unlocked by sprint last year 2013 on December. I just upgraded to the galaxy s5 on April 11, now im traveling outside the US and i called sprint and asked them to unlock it. They denied my request, so i called again and asked if i could change my phone to a different line to unlock it, since the other line has never been unlocked. "BTW you can only do it once year on a line" so they said yes. So i was thrilled**so when i called them back they said not to worry that i didn't need to switch my number over. So they unlocked my galaxy s5 it just needed to get approved and i had to wait 24 hours. Not a big deal. Just call them again and ***** at them and say you need the phone unlocked that you need to use your phone. They will eventually override it. I had to submit 2 different cases but it was worth it.**good luck!
This is the third phone I have had unlocked by sprint in the last year
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This is the third phone I have had unlocked by sprint in the last year
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So you did it? The unlock?
elboby02 said:
So you did it? The unlock?
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Yep. Sprint unlocked it for me
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I have been a sprint customer for 7 years, but i don't think that matters. I got my galaxy s4 internationally unlocked by sprint last year 2013 on December. I just upgraded to the galaxy s5 on April 11, now im traveling outside the US and i called sprint and asked them to unlock it. They denied my request, so i called again and asked if i could change my phone to a different line to unlock it, since the other line has never been unlocked. "BTW you can only do it once year on a line" so they said yes. So i was thrilled so when i called them back they said not to worry that i didn't need to switch my number over. So they unlocked my galaxy s5 it just needed to get approved and i had to wait 24 hours. Not a big deal. Just call them again and ***** at them and say you need the phone unlocked that you need to use your phone. They will eventually override it. I had 2 submit 2 different cases but it was worth it. good luck
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I have been a sprint customer for 7 years, but i don't think that matters. I got my galaxy s4 internationally unlocked by sprint last year 2013 on December. I just upgraded to the galaxy s5 on April 11, now im traveling outside the US and i called sprint and asked them to unlock it. They denied my request, so i called again and asked if i could change my phone to a different line to unlock it, since the other line has never been unlocked. "BTW you can only do it once year on a line" so they said yes. So i was thrilled**so when i called them back they said not to worry that i didn't need to switch my number over. So they unlocked my galaxy s5 it just needed to get approved and i had to wait 24 hours. Not a big deal. Just call them again and ***** at them and say you need the phone unlocked that you need to use your phone. They will eventually override it. I had to submit 2 different cases but it was worth it.**good luck!
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if your phone is unlocked then please help this man to create unlocking solution for everyone check link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743024
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Yep. Sprint unlocked it for me
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if your phone is unlocked then please help this man to create unlocking solution for everyone check link below
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Hello fellow note 7 users! I just got my hands on a Sprint Note 7 today and was wondering if anyone knows how to sim unlock it? because of my work I spend most of the year overseas, so I need to use it in another country. I contacted a few of the sellers that do remote sim unlocks on Ebay, but they cant unlock it yet. But since this is XDA I'm sure someone here knows best. Unlocking with Sprint is out of the question, since they need it to be active for 90 days on their system, and I'm only gonna be in the US for 2 more weeks. Any ideas or sugestions are more than welcome! :good:
I'm looking the same... a way to unlock sprint note 7...
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Hello fellow note 7 users! I just got my hands on a Sprint Note 7 today and was wondering if anyone knows how to sim unlock it? because of my work I spend most of the year overseas, so I need to use it in another country. I contacted a few of the sellers that do remote sim unlocks on Ebay, but they cant unlock it yet. But since this is XDA I'm sure someone here knows best. Unlocking with Sprint is out of the question, since they need it to be active for 90 days on their system, and I'm only gonna be in the US for 2 more weeks. Any ideas or sugestions are more than welcome! :good:
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So you called sprint and they Said it couldn't be internationally unlocked for 90 days?
If your rooted i can do it
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If your rooted i can do it
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Hello,could you tell me how do you do that?Thank you.
I just got my note 7 Sprint factory unlocked I've tried metropcs/tmobile/cricket/verizon all working
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I just got my note 7 Sprint factory unlocked I've tried metropcs/tmobile/cricket/verizon all working
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So you can confirm the N930P is in fact working on Verizon? I was looking to get one since the modding support?
Sprint Note 7 on newest build
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If your rooted i can do it
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Im trying to sim unlock my sprint note 7, can u remotely root and unlock been trying to do this for a week now and no one has been able too.
Hey guys.. i ordered my sprint s8+ and it will be here the 21st. I'm thinking about buying one with an unlocked bootloader and sending this one back. It has to work with sprint cdma. Anyone know where i can get one or what model that would be ?
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No chance any international phone will ever be whitelisted by sprint. You have the hardest carrier to use unlocked GSM phones with. Sprint is CDMA and has a system of adding only the phones it will allow into its network
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Hey guys.. i ordered my sprint s8+ and it will be here the 21st. I'm thinking about buying one with an unlocked bootloader and sending this one back. It has to work with sprint cdma. Anyone know where i can get one or what model that would be ?
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You'll have to leave Sprint for any chance of that.
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So the only way to get a unlocked boot loader is to pay full price for a international phone.
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So the only way to get a unlocked boot loader is to pay full price for a international phone.
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Yes, and stay the hell away from Verizon or Sprint.
^ Exactly! Here
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Yes, and stay the hell away from Verizon or Sprint.
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^ This. This is also why most of the phone reviewers, in the US anyway, have either AT&T or T-Mobile, as they're both use GSM. All unlocked phones sold in the international market are GSM, so you can basically plop in your SIM and you're good to go.
Verizon and Sprint are much trickier as they both use CDMA, which unless I'm mistaken, it's only in the US market. And with their whitelist system, even if you have the correct bands for their networks, it still might not work.
Lol that sucks being that I'm with Verizon. Ah well no root and roms. As long as it works great factory I guess I'll be okay.
I love mine even though it's sprint model. So much nicer then that nightmare iPhone I had. Lol
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I love mine even though it's sprint model. So much nicer then that nightmare iPhone I had. Lol
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Got another sim from the other providers just to test the sim lock policy?
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Got another sim from the other providers just to test the sim lock policy?
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I actually have att and Verizon straight talk Sims soon as I get home I'll try let you know
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Hey guys.. i ordered my sprint s8+ and it will be here the 21st. I'm thinking about buying one with an unlocked bootloader and sending this one back. It has to work with sprint cdma. Anyone know where i can get one or what model that would be ?
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Bootloader has nothing to do with that. What you mean is network unlocked
Device locked by carrier contact carrier for unlocking when I try different SIM.i have two more due today from two other carriers for my wife and daughter wife's is Verizon so I'm pretty sure hers is unlocked lie every other model from be. Ups says they're out for delivery so ill try they other 2 today. Have a good day all
djxn40 said:
Hey guys.. i ordered my sprint s8+ and it will be here the 21st. I'm thinking about buying one with an unlocked bootloader and sending this one back. It has to work with sprint cdma. Anyone know where i can get one or what model that would be ?
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There is none.
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So the only way to get a unlocked boot loader is to pay full price for a international phone.
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Yes and it won't work on Sprint or Verizon.
I'm seeking the best and a official way to Network/Service unlock my (T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955U) ??? I know it's a new device and I've already used up my 2 request for the year, so calling T-Mobile to Request the Unlock isn't gonna happen for those two reasons alone..
I'm inquiring about any other real working methods?
I got my S8+ from Samsung (T-Mo version) and when I opened the T-Mo unlock app, it said it was already permanently unlocked. I was really surprised.
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I got my S8+ from Samsung (T-Mo version) and when I opened the T-Mo unlock app, it said it was already permanently unlocked. I was really surprised.
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You're lucky, mine says locked
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You're lucky, mine says locked
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Odd, my wife got hers from Samsung as well (she got an S8) and it is locked as well. When I look at the unlock history, it shows the unlock history of my old V20. Is it possible my phone isn't unlocked and it still sees my unlocked V20? I used a new sim card that came with the S8+.
Are they all unlocked maybe? 955U?
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The g950u and g955u are unlocked. I have the 955u and my wife the 950u... I love it
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Odd, my wife got hers from Samsung as well (she got an S8) and it is locked as well. When I look at the unlock history, it shows the unlock history of my old V20. Is it possible my phone isn't unlocked and it still sees my unlocked V20? I used a new sim card that came with the S8+.
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Did she use Samsung finance, Credit card, or PayPal?
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Did she use Samsung finance, Credit card, or PayPal?
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My wife paid with the same credit card I paid for mine with. Very strange.
I also would like to know if there's a solution to this. I bought the S8+ from T-Mobile but i also just used my last unlock available for the year so i'd like to know if there another way to unlock it.
My Samsung.com S8+ is also locked.
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My Samsung.com S8+ is also locked.
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Keep us posted on how the unlocking process goes
This is crazy. I called tmobile and first the rep told me there's a balace on the phone. I bought it at Samsung.com and paid in full. Then she told me the phone is not a t-mobile phone.
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This is crazy. I called tmobile and first the rep told me there's a balace on the phone. I bought it at Samsung.com and paid in full. Then she told me the phone is not a t-mobile phone.
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Wow, thats sad. How did you pay for it on samsung.com?
I had to call TMO and request an unlock for the Device Unlock app. I got the approval within 10 min. Now I have a fully unlocked Samsung S8+
There's plenty of unlocking services online, u just have to pay the price, but if your phone is truly a g955u it should be unlocked already, do you have tmo bloat on your phone? Most likey you bought a tmo phone on the Samsung site vs buying the g955u model which comes unlocked
Called Samsung and they said to call t-mobile. Oh well, this is going to be fun.
It's an U but it's t-mobile branded bought from Samsung.com. I paid full price for it. No way in hell I'm gonna pay to unlock it.
I've been on here long enough. What make you think I don't know which phone I have?
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Called Samsung and they said to call t-mobile. Oh well, this is going to be fun.
It's an U but it's t-mobile branded bought from Samsung.com. I paid full price for it. No way in hell I'm gonna pay to unlock it.
I've been on here long enough. What make you think I don't know which phone I have?
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He is just going off the old naming convention when only the unlocked version had a U after the numbers.
Heres the new names for 2017.
Unreleased unlocked version
SM-G955UZKAXAA
T-Mobile
SM-G950UZKATMB
Verizon
SM-G950UZKAVZW
Sprint
SM-G950UZKASPR
AT&T
SM-G950UZKAATT
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Called Samsung and they said to call t-mobile. Oh well, this is going to be fun.
It's an U but it's t-mobile branded bought from Samsung.com. I paid full price for it. No way in hell I'm gonna pay to unlock it.
I've been on here long enough. What make you think I don't know which phone I have?
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Just saying don't get offended, but I'm pretty sure u bought the SM-G955UZKATMB which isn't an unlocked phone. The unlocked model is yet to be released. But they said it's coming out in may
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If unlocking is that important for you without paying, maybe you should return for now and wait until they sell the real "unlocked" model or better yet buy the f model! If I had tmo I wouldve in a heart beat but not so compatible with att volte
Well, we all see how they treated the S7 edge US unlocked version. It still hasn't got Nougat yet.
The international F version doesn't have wifi calling for t-mobile. Wifi calling is great feature to have foe international traveller. Also, warranty will be an issue as well.
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Well, we all see how they treated the S7 edge US unlocked version. It still hasn't got Nougat yet.
The international F version doesn't have wifi calling for t-mobile. Wifi calling is great feature to have foe international traveller. Also, warranty will be an issue as well.
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Oh gotcha didn't know it was missing wifi calling and yes s7 unlocked is pathetic with the updates
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I saw b&h s8 comes with 1 year warranty though!
Do NOT activate the phone directly after getting it from Best Buy/ Essential, as it'll lock your device to Sprint. They won't be able to unlock it in Sprint, or by using Sprint tech support either. I went to a Sprint store, and was told they cannot unlock in-store. I was then told to contact their support number, and was transferred 8 times to the highest level of tech support, which ended in them telling me there was absolutely no way to unlock it. So, I was forced to take it back to Best Buy, and have to wait till Wednesday for it to arrive. Apparently Sprint sims will lock to your phone if it's taken to them directly and activated, so I'd suggest putting in a VZW sim and then activating the phone on Sprint. Don't make the same mistake I made.
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Do NOT activate the phone directly after getting it from Best Buy/ Essential, as it'll lock your device to Sprint. They won't be able to unlock it in Sprint, or by using Sprint tech support either. I went to a Sprint store, and was told they cannot unlock in-store. I was then told to contact their support number, and was transferred 8 times to the highest level of tech support, which ended in them telling me there was absolutely no way to unlock it. So, I was forced to take it back to Best Buy, and have to wait till Wednesday for it to arrive. Apparently Sprint sims will lock to your phone if it's taken to them directly and activated, so I'd suggest putting in a VZW sim and then activating the phone on Sprint. Don't make the same mistake I made.
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Not true. It works when I put my FreedomPop Sim in
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Jonathanlc2005 said:
Not true. It works when I put my FreedomPop Sim in
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FreedomPop uses Sprint network. So, before saying not true, it'd be better for someone who tried other network other than Sprint network including MVNO to confirm.
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FreedomPop uses Sprint network. So, before saying not true, it'd be better for someone who tried other network other than Sprint network including MVNO to confirm.
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Once again... Not true. It also uses TMobile and I connected to hspa+ fine
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Once again... Not true. It also uses TMobile and I connected to hspa+ fine
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Lol you want screenshots of Sprint causing my phone to become locked? I can throw up pictures of my receipts of buying a UNLOCKED Essential phone, and then it becoming magically locked when my Sprint sim was inserted in it. It also rejected AT&T AND T-Mobile sims. Why would I fabricate a story of my phone becoming locked? The Sprint store reps told me this is something that happens a lot, along with Best buy employees telling me they had this happen before. Only reason I posted this was to make sure this happened to no one else. The only way this just happened to just me is if Essential accidentally shipped a locked Sprint phone out that was packaged like an unlocked phone, and I was just unfortunate enough to receive it. Or maybe I just imagined spending an hour and a half speaking to Sprint reps trying to unlock my phone and the about phone section and activation status on my phone are just bogus.....
Some more details that might be useful for buyers:
1. In store pickup seems to make the phone lock to Sprint, even if the first time you turn it on its with a different SIM inside.
2. People have reported Essential phone being unlocked if you choose delivery instead and use another SIM on first turn on of the device.
What kind of analogy is this.. putting VZW sim then activate to Sprint.
Picked-up mine and its unlock. No mumbo jumbo
To be clear, OP is saying (I think) if you first turn on phone with sprint sim and activate it, it will lock to Sprints SIM.
If you first activate it with a different sim, you will have no problems with any sim, including sprint.
Has anyone bought an unlocked phone and first activated it with a Sprint Sim?
My question is.. Why would you buy the Sprint variant outright? Why not buy the unlocked modem from best buy, amazon or essential? Its cheaper too.. Then put your sprint sim.
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My question is.. Why would you buy the Sprint variant outright? Why not buy the unlocked modem from best buy, amazon or essential? Its cheaper too.. Then put your sprint sim.
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I didn't. I bought an unlocked one from Best buy and took it directly to Sprint to get it activated. When they did, it carrier locked my device, and I was only receiving Sprint updates... Either Essential shipped me a locked Sprint phone, or Sprint locked it when I activated my phone that I owned, which is illegal.
It's easy to see what variant in Fastboot. It will show Variant - Sprint if it is flashed with Sprint software. Are you sure Best Buy didn't just accidentally grab a Sprint model by accident?
When you get your new one power up by holding down Volume Down to get to Fastboot and check the Variant tag.
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Isn't the bootloader unlocked so you can just flash a new rom? Did the Sprint SIM lock the bootloader?
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Isn't the bootloader unlocked so you can just flash a new rom? Did the Sprint SIM lock the bootloader?
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same question
I can flash LOS but I still remain carrier locked. In fastboot it shows I am using the Open-US variant, but my device is locked to Sprint. So frustrated right now.
What if the variant just says Sprint?
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What if the variant just says Sprint?
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Minesays that and I'm locked. No issue. I'll have them unlock it after 50 days... I'm on free year plan.
You bought the Sprint one not the unlocked one. They sell SPRINT at best buy
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I didn't. I bought an unlocked one from Best buy and took it directly to Sprint to get it activated. When they did, it carrier locked my device, and I was only receiving Sprint updates... Either Essential shipped me a locked Sprint phone, or Sprint locked it when I activated my phone that I owned, which is illegal.
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You're wrong. I work for Sprint and activating it doesn't lock it to Sprint. I have Sprint also and bought the unlocked version online and I can use my vzw sim just fine
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You bought the Sprint one not the unlocked one. They sell SPRINT at best buy
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You're wrong. I work for Sprint and activating it doesn't lock it to Sprint. I have Sprint also and bought the unlocked version online and I can use my vzw sim just fine
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I bought unlocked at Best Buy. Variant is Open US in bootloader. I don't use on sprint, so I wouldn't know if it locks. Best buy does sell unlocked.
in Fastboot mode check the variant and it should say "OPENUS"
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You bought the Sprint one not the unlocked one. They sell SPRINT at best buy
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You're wrong. I work for Sprint and activating it doesn't lock it to Sprint. I have Sprint also and bought the unlocked version online and I can use my vzw sim just fine
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Then why does it say I have the OPENUS version in the bootloader, and why does my receipt say I paid for an unlocked essential phone? Before making allegations, inform yourself.
Hello,
I have called Sprint many times, after they keep telling me it is unlocked domestically and internationally, I finally gave up. The phone simply says to contact sprint to unlock. I have no idea what to do. When I press UCCI Unlock it gives me an internal error(407). I tried flashing unlocked firmware (U1) But it does not work on that either. Tried booting up with T-Mobile sim inside, still same result. What to do?
Please help!
What is your phone's IMEI status in Sprint's database?
Check it here: http://imeipro.info/sprint_imei_check.html
Maybe that Sprint representative didn't tell you all about your phone.
Also, is this T-Mobile SIM, the one you are trying to use, activated?
I got mine sim unlocked
My sprint galaxy s8 i took to a cell phone shop to be unlocked. They charged me $50 ( I know it's high) but in using it with total wireless right now. Everytime I put a different carrier sim in, it takes it and changes my splash screen to whatever sim it is. So much better not being locked down to sprint.
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My sprint galaxy s8 i took to a cell phone shop to be unlocked. They charged me $50 ( I know it's high) but in using it with total wireless right now. Everytime I put a different carrier sim in, it takes it and changes my splash screen to whatever sim it is. So much better not being locked down to sprint.
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just pay someone to unlock it, I snagged a sprint locked s8 from a guy for 100$.. paid a guy on offer up 30$ to unlock it through team viewer and had it working in T-Mobile in 20mins with great LTE speeds
That's how I got mine.. I bought mine from facebooks marketplace though for $90 off some 18 year old kid and then paid the $50 to the store to unlock it the other day. Beats paying the $850 the store wants for one that's not even unlocked. Best money I've ever spent lol
TMB now can be unlock by reading codes from server
I can help if you got access to computer and can follow simple instructions. What's your baseband and firmware?
IllyaK said:
Hello,
I have called Sprint many times, after they keep telling me it is unlocked domestically and internationally, I finally gave up. The phone simply says to contact sprint to unlock. I have no idea what to do. When I press UCCI Unlock it gives me an internal error(407). I tried flashing unlocked firmware (U1) But it does not work on that either. Tried booting up with T-Mobile sim inside, still same result. What to do?
Please help!
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yglup said:
I can help if you got access to computer and can follow simple instructions. What's your baseband and firmware?
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I'm in the same boat. Could you please help me? I'm pretty experienced in flashing.
ahmadmalik88 said:
I'm in the same boat. Could you please help me? I'm pretty experienced in flashing.
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Yes I Could, are you available now?
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ahmadmalik88 said:
I'm in the same boat. Could you please help me? I'm pretty experienced in flashing.
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PM me your baseband and firmware your currently on. Download Teamviewer also.
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yglup said:
Yes I Could, are you available now?
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PM me your baseband and firmware your currently on. Download Teamviewer also.
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Thanks but I got it unlocked online from someone else. Sorry for the late reply.
Unlocked Sprint phone still won't activate
Got an S8 from my brother after he spent a very long time getting Sprint to unlock the phone. I removed the security and did a factory reset, but it shows a message that it is locked and to contact Sprint. I took it into Metro PCS and they couldn't get it to work - the guy said he hasn't had much luck with Sprint phones.
I entered the IMEI into Sprint's database and it comes back with a "CLEAN" report. Why won't this phone activate? Shouldn't I be able to just put my Metro PCS sim in it and go?
sopers said:
Got an S8 from my brother after he spent a very long time getting Sprint to unlock the phone. I removed the security and did a factory reset, but it shows a message that it is locked and to contact Sprint. I took it into Metro PCS and they couldn't get it to work - the guy said he hasn't had much luck with Sprint phones.
I entered the IMEI into Sprint's database and it comes back with a "CLEAN" report. Why won't this phone activate? Shouldn't I be able to just put my Metro PCS sim in it and go?
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If it were actually unlocked, then yes.
Well, no, I take that back. Even if it were unlocked, you still have to contact Metro to have them manually activate it. You can't activate a new phone on Metro simply by putting the SIM in.
But if you're seeing a message that says it's locked, then obviously Sprint didn't unlock it, which is a very common occurrence these days. Thankfully, there are other ways to get it done
Could I take you up on that offer? My phone is on boost mobile, got it now from Swappa. I have experience flashing and using Odin from an old grand prime.
I'm trying to unlock my S8 running android v9 as well, every search leads to a service and i'm just trying to do it manually. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
cmcclure100 said:
I'm trying to unlock my S8 running android v9 as well, every search leads to a service and i'm just trying to do it manually. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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If by "manually", you actually mean "free", you're not going to find that. You would either need to buy the necessary tools, or find a friend who has them