Theoretically, if I have an AT&T sim card for a locked phone, can I put that same sim card in an unlocked phone and get service?
Locked phone in question: Galaxy Note 2
Unlocked phone in question: Any
firehero777 said:
Theoretically, if I have an AT&T sim card for a locked phone, can I put that same sim card in an unlocked phone and get service?
Locked phone in question: Galaxy Note 2
Unlocked phone in question: Any
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Yes as the unlocked phone will support any SIM card
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OK so hears my question I currently acquired a t moble htc sensation 4g from a friend who cant afford it anymore. I have a free phone with 250 mins a month and it uses at&t network found that out by the phone number look up.
My nephew also has a t mobile Sim it wouldn't dial out but didn't say no Sim.
I already know that the phone has to be unlocked to use other Sim cards and I did method 1 of unlocking my phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107 but only the date was displayed instead of my Sim code now before I proceed with method 2 of unlocking I wanted to know if it would then recognize my Sim card and work or any other way to make it work before I use this method Please help.
jeffand123 said:
OK so hears my question I currently acquired a t moble htc sensation 4g from a friend who cant afford it anymore. I have a free phone with 250 mins a month and it uses at&t network found that out by the phone number look up.
My nephew also has a t mobile Sim it wouldn't dial out but didn't say no Sim.
I already know that the phone has to be unlocked to use other Sim cards and I did method 1 of unlocking my phone http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107 but only the date was displayed instead of my Sim code now before I proceed with method 2 of unlocking I wanted to know if it would then recognize my Sim card and work or any other way to make it work before I use this method Please help.
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I got the 'STRING: NOT FOUND' error on method one, so I moved to ADB Guide method and successfully unlocked it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16932972&postcount=2
Dhanu said:
I got the 'STRING: NOT FOUND' error on method one, so I moved to ADB Guide method and successfully unlocked it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16932972&postcount=2
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Thanks for the reply but I am worried it wont reconize my sim card whether the phone is locked or not locked
any other ideas please help
jeffand123 said:
Thanks for the reply but I am worried it wont reconize my sim card whether the phone is locked or not locked
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If you unlock the phone, it will still work with the original SIM card.
One possible reason that the other T-Mobile SIM didn't work is that it might not have been a newer 4G-capable SIM card, or the contacts became dirty ( they can easily be cleaned with a pencil eraser).
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Hi everyone. I received the unlock code from AT&T and after I insert my non AT&T sim card and boot the phone up, I don't get the network unlock prompt. I get "sim not provisioned mm #2" how do I get the unlock prompt to come back up? I was rooted and running CM 7, but flashed it back to a the non rooted HTC stock rom from HTC's website. Any help/ideas are appreciated!
Are you SIM unlocked or bootloader unlocked? How did you root?
bananagranola said:
Are you SIM unlocked or bootloader unlocked? How did you root?
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I'm sorry, I don't understand the difference between SIM unlocked & bootloader unlocked, I just want it unlocked so it can be used on different carriers. AT&T has already given me the code to use.
When I rooted, I used aahk, but when I put the stock HTC rom back, I lost root access.
Are you still S-Off? Which carrier's SIM are you trying to use? Some carriers lock their SIM cards, so only SIM unlocking the phone doesn't work.
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Are you still S-Off? Which carrier's SIM are you trying to use? Some carriers lock their SIM cards, so only SIM unlocking the phone doesn't work.
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Yes, s-off and I tried a verizon and a tracphone SIM
also tried a red pocket SIM and t-mobile SIM. I get the "sim not provisioned MM #2" message. No prompt
shannonmarie11 said:
Yes, s-off and I tried a verizon and a tracphone SIM
also tried a red pocket SIM and t-mobile SIM. I get the "sim not provisioned MM #2" message. No prompt
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Since you used the aahk and are still soff than you already have Sim unlock. Not all carriers and Sims play nice with unlocked phones. Sometimes a different Sim will do the trick.
Example when I had unlocked my iPhone way back in the day (original) it would not work using my sisters tmo Sim but it would on my brothers tmo sim
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Sim not provisioned mm#2 usually means the Sim card hasn't been activated, if the phone was Sim locked you would be prompted for the unlock code. Sounds like you're ready to go
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Is there a way to get a Sim unlocked on this phone?
Can i use a Sprint phone for ATT if its unlocked or locked? Using toolkit should be fine? I have my micro sim
If I want to use Sprint S10e on T-Mobile, what's the procedure? I'm new to flashing firmware and such so can I just flash and put in a tmo sim card? I've read that some samsung phones automatically prompt you to switch over to another carrier when you put in a different sim card. is it really that easy? do I *need* to go through sprint and request an unlock? thanks!
woopityboop said:
If I want to use Sprint S10e on T-Mobile, what's the procedure? I'm new to flashing firmware and such so can I just flash and put in a tmo sim card? I've read that some samsung phones automatically prompt you to switch over to another carrier when you put in a different sim card. is it really that easy? do I *need* to go through sprint and request an unlock? thanks!
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If your s10e is sprint branded you'll need to unlock the device before you can put a t mobile sim card inside it. Once unlocked you can then flash t mobile or unlocked firmware on it if you wish.
I'm not sure if the current firmware auto rebrands though. Meaning that it will automatically install the T Mobile firmware inc boot logo bloat etc when using the tmobile sim.
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