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so it is illegal to carrier unlock any phones right now, i bought a one xl from ebay and forgot i need it unlock to use on tmobile. can i have someone outside of US to get the unlock code for me? will i get in the trouble this way too?
claudiuslu2011 said:
so it is illegal to carrier unlock any phones right now, i bought a one xl from ebay and forgot i need it sim unlock to use on tmobile. can i have someone outside of US to get the unlock code for me? will i get in the trouble this way too?
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57572492-94/what-the-dmca-cell-phone-unlock-ban-means-to-you-faq/
I would call the carrier first and request the unlock code explaining the situation. If they won't give it to you, get it carrier unlocked.
Tmobile should give it to you though as their TOS claims they will if it is paid off and not in contract.
exad said:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57572492-94/what-the-dmca-cell-phone-unlock-ban-means-to-you-faq/
I would call the carrier first and request the unlock code explaining the situation. If they won't give it to you, get it carrier unlocked.
Tmobile should give it to you though as their TOS claims they will if it is paid off and not in contract.
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the one x is from att, and i check their requirement and it doesnt look good. if i buy the unlock code myself in the US, i will get in trouble?
Stop being a baby and either call AT&T or pay a few bucks to get the code online
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Can someone please tell me if it is possible to use a prepaid Sim with a TMob Edge? If so would it have to be a Tmob brand Sim card? If this is not possible stock would it be possible through root access and possibly a rom change? I'd ultimately like to be able to use an AT&T prepaid sim. Thank you in advance for any info. I'm in a time crunch for this info so i really appreciate it.
P.S.- is this phone carrier unlocked out of the box?
bda714 said:
Can someone please tell me if it is possible to use a prepaid Sim with a TMob Edge? If so would it have to be a Tmob brand Sim card? If this is not possible stock would it be possible through root access and possibly a rom change? I'd ultimately like to be able to use an AT&T prepaid sim. Thank you in advance for any info. I'm in a time crunch for this info so i really appreciate it.
P.S.- is this phone carrier unlocked out of the box?
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The phone is not carrier unlocked out of the box. You will have to sim unlock through T-Mobile or another source if T-Mobile will not unlock it for you. It should work with an AT&T prepaid sim after you sim unlock.
slimc84 said:
The phone is not carrier unlocked out of the box. You will have to sim unlock through T-Mobile or another source if T-Mobile will not unlock it for you. It should work with an AT&T prepaid sim after you sim unlock.
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Tmo will unlock it only if there is no balance on your phone. They will ask you why you want to unlock then give you the pin to unlock.
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scoobysnack said:
Tmo will unlock it only if there is no balance on your phone. They will ask you why you want to unlock then give you the pin to unlock.
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I just received my unlock code for my Note 4. They will actually send you the unlock code after 40 days of purchase. I am on jump and still paying for my device and now it's unlocked.!! Just call t-mobile after you have had your device for 40 days and request the code.
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Do i need t mobile to unlock it even if it is rooted, what If i were to just flash say a stock at&t rom to the phone, could i then use am att prepay sim?
Thanks for the answrs!
Yes you need T-Mobile to unlock it. If not it doesnt matter if you have it rooted or not. You wont be able to use other sim cards or carrier's if you dont have it unlocked by T-Mobile.
bda714 said:
Do i need t mobile to unlock it even if it is rooted, what If i were to just flash say a stock at&t rom to the phone, could i then use am att prepay sim?
Thanks for the answrs!
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bryanthomas007 said:
I just received my unlock code for my Note 4. They will actually send you the unlock code after 40 days of purchase. I am on jump and still paying for my device and now it's unlocked.!! Just call t-mobile after you have had your device for 40 days and request the code.
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So i just called and requested an international and carrier unlock. I was told that there was two ways to unlock it, first way being just a carrier unlock and second way being both international and carrier unlock which is what i requested. Then they asked for my imei and my email address and said that i would recieve the code and instructions via email within 24 hours. Is this the same process that you went through bryanthomas007? After completing this process is it possible to use a prepaid service?
My Sprint variant arrives tomorrow and I'll need to network unlock it to use with my carrier (wanted the unlocked bootloader).
Am I going to have to go on say eBay and do the IMEI method or will the first sim inserted feature work?
If the IMEI way, are there 3rd parties currently that support the S7?
note: I don't know how generating the code works so I don't know if it's model dependent when generating it.
EDIT: Can confirm first sim inserted does not work. Prompted with "Invalid SIM card" with an AT&T sim in Sprint variant.
I can tell you, as far as I know no one has tried the 1st Sim inserted locks to that network theory...I hope you give it a shot, as it could confirm or deny this theory.
Sprint has unlocked bootloaders?
Good questions btw, I'd like answers to these questions as well
el7145 said:
Sprint has unlocked bootloaders?
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I was surprised too. I asked a rep before purchasing and they said they did; as well as a couple others stating it. But rather that's true or not, I'll find out soon enough
I can confirm that the AT&T s7 was sim unlocked. Bought outright at Bestbuy and picked up tonight, I put my cricket sim in and it worked perfectly. I can not verify if it is locked to cricket or not since I don't have another carrier sim to try. I received no notifications that I had a cricket sim or anything it just worked.
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I can confirm that the AT&T s7 was sim unlocked. Bought outright at Bestbuy and picked up tonight, I put my cricket sim in and it worked perfectly. I can not verify if it is locked to cricket or not since I don't have another carrier sim to try. I received no notifications that I had a cricket sim or anything it just worked.
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Cricket works on all? AT&T phones because Cricket uses the AT&T network. I have an AT&T S5 using cricket with no changes needed but APN settings. I'll confirm tomorrow, unless someone else does before hand, if the first sim feature works with a Sprint variant.
Unless I'm mistaken even on AT&T phones you still had to unlock then to us a cricket Sim
Jtate1729 said:
Unless I'm mistaken even on AT&T phones you still had to unlock then to us a cricket Sim
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I didn't with my S5, unless something changed.
The OEM unlock option is in the developer options of the att s7. I only have an att sim though, so i can't test it. I didn't buy mine outright.
Cricket Sims work on AT&T SIM locked phones.
Crewville96 said:
The OEM unlock option is in the developer options of the att s7. I only have an att sim though, so i can't test it. I didn't buy mine outright.
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Same for T-Mobile. There is also a "Device Unlock" app in the T-Mobile folder/
I will try a different sim today...
My phone arrives later this week - no next day shipping for me I guess I will try my Vodafone SIM first when it arrives and see what happens.
Will post the results if no one beats me to it.
FYI... The OEM unlock option in developer options has absolutely nothing to do with Sim unlock.
el7145 said:
FYI... The OEM unlock option in developer options has absolutely nothing to do with Sim unlock.
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What is it then?
Can confirm first sim inserted does not work. Prompted with "Invalid SIM card" with an AT&T sim in Sprint variant.
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What is it then?
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it begins the process of allowing you to unlock your bootloader, if your bootloader is unlockable.
Ah ha
The reason its because of this phonearena dot com/news/Certain-versions-of-the-Galaxy-S7Galaxy-S7-edge-lock-to-the-carrier-of-the-first-SIM-inserted_id78809
Jtate1729 said:
I can confirm that the AT&T s7 was sim unlocked. Bought outright at Bestbuy and picked up tonight, I put my cricket sim in and it worked perfectly. I can not verify if it is locked to cricket or not since I don't have another carrier sim to try. I received no notifications that I had a cricket sim or anything it just worked.
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Since you bought the phone outright, can you still get on the GearVR promotion bandwagon?
I am on the ATT Prepaid (GoPhone) plan and don't want to change over to post-paid. But I was told I can't actually pre-order and still retain my plans with GoPhone.
Hey TehPirate_,
Unfortunately the Sprint S7 and S7 edge can't be unlocked by code
you can however contact sprint to request the to unlock it
The other GSM networks can all be unlocked by code such as AT&T, MetroPCS, T-Mobile(by Unlock app confirmed unlocked today Rogers, Fido, Telus, Bell, Vodafone, etc
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Hey TehPirate_,
Unfortunately the Sprint S7 and S7 edge can't be unlocked by code
you can however contact sprint to request the to unlock it
The other GSM networks can all be unlocked by code such as AT&T, MetroPCS, T-Mobile(by Unlock app confirmed unlocked today Rogers, Fido, Telus, Bell, Vodafone, etc
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Took me half a day of phone calls and emails but managed to get sprint to unlock it for me.
Hello All,
Any recommendations to a website that will Sim Unlock my T-Mobile device to use it on international GSM?
Thanks
Are you currently a T-Mobile customer or no? If so you should be able to get them to unlock it for you. If not I don't know the answer.
Ebay and other unlocking sites offer the T-Mobile app unlock up for sale, anywhere between 25-50 bucks or so.
There is an app on there to check if you are eligible for unlock.
Traditionally, you could call T-Mo's Customer Care and request an unlock. They have been generally pretty lenient on letting people unlock (especially for long time customers).
However, seeing as there is this unlock app built in to the phone that has a temporary unlock option, you may only get authorized to use that until your phone is paid off or something to that extent.
It is definitely worth a call.
toefurkey said:
There is an app on there to check if you are eligible for unlock.
Traditionally, you could call T-Mo's Customer Care and request an unlock. They have been generally pretty lenient on letting people unlock (especially for long time customers).
However, seeing as there is this unlock app built in to the phone that has a temporary unlock option, you may only get authorized to use that until your phone is paid off or something to that extent.
It is definitely worth a call.
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I purchased the phone from ebay USA, and i live abroad already. Then found out when i got the phone and tried using my local SIM that it were locked
But now i got it unlocked, for anybody else seeking unlock service PM me.
I'd remove the link if I were you....
Bought my wife's G5 from T-Mobile Online. Called to request to have it unlocked and they told me they have a 40 day waiting period then I can have it unlocked. They waived it immediately once I told them I was in the military and currently stationed overseas. Took about 6hrs to receive the unlock information.
dinggus said:
Bought my wife's G5 from T-Mobile Online. Called to request to have it unlocked and they told me they have a 40 day waiting period then I can have it unlocked. They waived it immediately once I told them I was in the military and currently stationed overseas. Took about 6hrs to receive the unlock information.
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Congrats. You saved the 40 days waiting. My case was different, after i purchased mine on ebay, i found out that the IMEI is blacklisted (outstanding balance), so i had to go to third party services.
Zaynoun said:
Congrats. You saved the 40 days waiting. My case was different, after i purchased mine on ebay, i found out that the IMEI is blacklisted (outstanding balance), so i had to go to third party services.
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Well, that sucks. I'll always buy from Swappa since I bought my LG v10 from there. Also remember, if you're buying a phone from someone, to ask for the IMEI to verify with the carrier that it isn't blacklisted. You probably actually paid the person enough so they can fix themselves.
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Well, that sucks. I'll always buy from Swappa since I bought my LG v10 from there. Also remember, if you're buying a phone from someone, to ask for the IMEI to verify with the carrier that it isn't blacklisted. You probably actually paid the person enough so they can fix themselves.
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Well, the issue was solved with 45$ I was in a hurry to buy it because the price was attractive and swappa had much higher prices. Well next time, for sure more investigation must be done before buying.
I dont mean to hijack this thread but it's exactly my problem. I have at&t in Iowa (pretty much no tmobile presence here) bought a brand new g5 off ebay wasnt paying attention to the fact that it was locked to tmobile. I did try a site that charges 30 something bucks to get it unlocked and they emailed be back the next day saying they couldnt do it. I checked the eimi or whatever on swappa, says its clean. I saw somewhere that the best way to get the unlock code is to order a prepaid sim and load some money on it and wait 2 weeks and then request the unlock code? I went to tmobile's website and got halfway through the prepaid sim screens but when i put the eimi number in it comes back with nothing, i am assuming thats because the phone has never been activated anywhere before? Appreciate the help, I dont want to pile more dumb on top of dumb...
I need help unlocking my LG g5. I bought it online through eBay from someone that works at LG.
The phone came sealed, I ordered a unlock code, but I discovered as soon as I turned it on that now I need to unlock through t-mobile device unlock app.
The site I ordered my code said they would change my status on the t-mobile database so I can unlock the device through the app.
I Googled around and that should have worked. But apparently my IMEI is not registered t-mobile.
I bought a prepaid Sim and put it on the phone. It's working at t-mobile but its still not at their database (the IMEI).
What should I do?
Is there any way to force the IMEI to t-mobile database so it can be unlocked through the third party?
Or is there any other way to unlock it.
Please help...
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fvc2000 said:
I need help unlocking my LG g5. I bought it online through eBay from someone that works at LG.
The phone came sealed, I ordered a unlock code, but I discovered as soon as I turned it on that now I need to unlock through t-mobile device unlock app.
The site I ordered my code said they would change my status on the t-mobile database so I can unlock the device through the app.
I Googled around and that should have worked. But apparently my IMEI is not registered t-mobile.
I bought a prepaid Sim and put it on the phone. It's working at t-mobile but its still not at their database (the IMEI).
What should I do?
Is there any way to force the IMEI to t-mobile database so it can be unlocked through the third party?
Or is there any other way to unlock it.
Please help...
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Did you try the permanent lock option on the t-mobile unlock app? What message did you get then?
So far I tried 2 different services and requested unlock code but none of them worked, they simply didn't get back to me with any results.
Can someone suggest one that actually worked for them please and PM me?
Thanks guys.
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Did you try the permanent lock option on the t-mobile unlock app? What message did you get then?
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It says:
Unlock Failed: This mobile device is eligible for unlock. For device unlock eligibility details, please go online or contact Customer Support.
And even if I go online, to T-Mobile IMEI check website, it says my IMEI is not recognized at T-Mobile.
Thats the problem.
Although I'm using it at T-Mobile, and it is a T-Mobile branded phone.
And because it's not at the database, I can't do ANYTHING to try to unlock it through third parties.
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It says:
Unlock Failed: This mobile device is eligible for unlock. For device unlock eligibility details, please go online or contact Customer Support.
And even if I go online, to T-Mobile IMEI check website, it says my IMEI is not recognized at T-Mobile.
Thats the problem.
Although I'm using it at T-Mobile, and it is a T-Mobile branded phone.
And because it's not at the database, I can't do ANYTHING to try to unlock it through third parties.
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Maybe it has been bought on contract and must have been activated first so that IMEI would be registered at T-Mobile.
Mine was blacklisted and i unlocked it. It shouldn't be a big deal for yours.
I would suggest drop T_mobile a visit or call, and check with them what is wrong.
Logically, if the IMEI is not on their database then it shouldn't be carrier locked.
I will drop you a PM for a contact that might help you in this issue.
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Maybe it has been bought on contract and must have been activated first so that IMEI would be registered at T-Mobile.
Mine was blacklisted and i unlocked it. It shouldn't be a big deal for yours.
I would suggest drop T_mobile a visit or call, and check with them what is wrong.
Logically, if the IMEI is not on their database then it shouldn't be carrier locked.
I will drop you a PM for a contact that might help you in this issue.
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Wrong my friend. If the phone is on TMO but IMEI is not in theit database that means phone wasn't activated on TMO network, which means you're not gonna be able to unlock it through official unlock app.
I wonder if this phone unlockeble at all without using that unlock app.
twoxa said:
Wrong my friend. If the phone is on TMO but IMEI is not in theit database that means phone wasn't activated on TMO network, which means you're not gonna be able to unlock it through official unlock app.
I wonder if this phone unlockeble at all without using that unlock app.
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I am activated on TMO network, since I'm using the phone at tmobile.
I just discovered that for some weird reason my IMEI was wrong at tmobile.
I hope this is the reason.
fvc2000 said:
i am activated on tmo network, since i'm using the phone at tmobile.
I just discovered that for some weird reason my imei was wrong at tmobile.
I hope this is the reason.
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that's weird
twoxa said:
Wrong my friend. If the phone is on TMO but IMEI is not in theit database that means phone wasn't activated on TMO network, which means you're not gonna be able to unlock it through official unlock app.
I wonder if this phone unlockeble at all without using that unlock app.
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Noway get it unlocked without using the app. That is why unlocking service is starting from 30$ up to 45$. After i got confirmation from my unlock provider, i run the app, permanent unlock, and then unlock successfull reboot phone.
So I'll preface this post by saying I can see there is an older thread that's related but has been locked so that's why I'm creating this one. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction of getting my op8 unlocked. It was purchased through t-mobile and is still being paid off. From what I can tell is it should be possible to get it unlocked I just don't know where to turn too. I've thought about calling t-mobile but from what I can tell is they typically offer temporary unlock codes and I'm not sure if that will suit me in my pursuit of rooting my phone. Anyways any help is much appreciated and thanks in advance.
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So I'll preface this post by saying I can see there is an older thread that's related but has been locked so that's why I'm creating this one. I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction of getting my op8 unlocked. It was purchased through t-mobile and is still being paid off. From what I can tell is it should be possible to get it unlocked I just don't know where to turn too. I've thought about calling t-mobile but from what I can tell is they typically offer temporary unlock codes and I'm not sure if that will suit me in my pursuit of rooting my phone. Anyways any help is much appreciated and thanks in advance.
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You will need to pay your device off to get it unlocked.
corys00 said:
You will need to pay your device off to get it unlocked.
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Are you 100% certain of this? In old thread that's since been closed a user offered unlock services to people and they stated your phone could be unlocked even if it wasn't paid off.
zagnut12345 said:
Are you 100% certain of this? In old thread that's since been closed a user offered unlock services to people and they stated your phone could be unlocked even if it wasn't paid off.
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You do not have to have it paid off. The usually want you to wait about 2 months and two payments and will issue a permanent unlock.
They have the ability to press a button and unlock, they may just not do it.
Source, am tmobile employee.
I have a 40 day old oneplus 8 from sprint they sim unlocked mine since the update made calls drop and oneplus you need a tool to unlock it and if you tell them bootloader needs to be unlocked they will do it for you
squirrell84 said:
I have a 40 day old oneplus 8 from sprint they sim unlocked mine since the update made calls drop and oneplus you need a tool to unlock it and if you tell them bootloader needs to be unlocked they will do it for you
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Was it oneplus or sprint that provided the unlock for you?
squirrell84 said:
I have a 40 day old oneplus 8 from sprint they sim unlocked mine since the update made calls drop and oneplus you need a tool to unlock it and if you tell them bootloader needs to be unlocked they will do it for you
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Did you speak with Sprint Care or T-Mobile?
crazynapkinman said:
Did you speak with Sprint Care or T-Mobile?
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No not yet but I will here shorty. They've done it for me in the past without issue but I was an active duty air force person going overseas so hopefully they'll unlock me once again as a civy.
Call sprint customer service tell them you talked to oneplus and in order to get your phone working you need to downgrade software and the only way to do that is to unlock bootloader and only way to do that is a sim unlock if they won't do it request to speak with tier 2 in oklahoma they will call you m-f and as soon as you say that they process sim unlock
I just hit the TMobile permanent unlock to see if it would work and it did!
Permanent unlock allows toggling of OEM Unlock in developer options.
I am a Sprint-turned-Tmo OP8 user.
Does this mean I'm simply waiting for them to send email with bin file?
Anyone here already unlock via OP site?
crazynapkinman said:
Does this mean I'm simply waiting for them to send email with bin file?
Anyone here already unlock via OP site?
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Yes, you have to wait 7 days to the minute and they will email you and tell you its ready for download. Have unlocked a few months back.
I don't even have the unlock app on my oneplus 8. I remember having one on my oneplus 6t but it's not there on the 8.
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biggiestuff said:
I don't even have the unlock app on my oneplus 8. I remember having one on my oneplus 6t but it's not there on the 8.
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settings - wifi &network -- sim & network -- network unlock
Please halp My device is not sim wark one plus 8 unlock please ime 990015750141871