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I'm about to buy a Nexus S i9020A (AT&T) on eBay, but I need to know if there's an application here to simunlock it or a good site to buy a code (if you have a website, please tell me price). I've been reading and in one thread someone replied saying It's already unlocked and that Nexus device sold has always been sim unlocked (even those sold subsidized by the carriers)... so I don't know what to think about it. In another thread the user said he bought on in Craigslist and he said it was unlocked and rooted... which got my attention the "unlocked" part... so, there's a way to simunlocked or not?
Please help me.
I'm waiting for your response to buy it.
Best regards.
It will probably be unlocked but if it isn't, the Nexus is is one of the easiest phones to unlock. Look up a tutorial somewhere here on xda, or wait for a more senior member to give you his advice here.
Good luck
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FirePoncho86 said:
It will probably be unlocked but if it isn't, the Nexus is is one of the easiest phones to unlock. Look up a tutorial somewhere here on xda, or wait for a more senior member to give you his advice here.
Good luck
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"Unlocked" wrt/Nexus S refers to bootloader unlocking. IIRC the Nexus S cannot be SIM-locked at all - the baseband doesn't support it.
It doesn't need to be Sim unlocked. They are all unlocked by default.
albundy2010 said:
It doesn't need to be Sim unlocked. They are all unlocked by default.
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See? That's what worries me. Are you sure about that dude? The thing is in this thread the author said the i9020A doesn't work with a T-Mobile SIM card... so?
alainalemany said:
See? That's what worries me. Are you sure about that dude? The thing is in this thread the author said the i9020A doesn't work with a T-Mobile SIM card... so?
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It's obvious it doesn't work with a T-Mobile SIM card.
The Nexus S GSM has 2 versions:
i9020A, working on HSDPA 850/1900/2100
i9020T, working on HSDPA 900/1700/2100
Both are GSM, but different bands. They're not "software locked" but simply unable to connect because it's a modem issue.
So if you have a T-Mobile SIM, you need a Nexus S whose model number is I9020T
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So if you have a T-Mobile SIM, you need a Nexus S whose model number is I9020T
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Exact.
Not exact. T mobile will work just fine. T mobile 3g data service will not
All gsm networks will work on any 9020/9023. 3g not so much
albundy2010 said:
Not exact. T mobile will work just fine. T mobile 3g data service will not
All gsm networks will work on any 9020/9023. 3g not so much
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Wrong again, in parts. Since we're not talking about the US only.
Not all operators around the world actually serve their users with 2G. Just up north, in the beautiful country called Canada, many operators only offer 3G, including mine. Thus, in the end, you end up with no service if 3G isn't supported.
polobunny said:
Wrong again, in parts. Since we're not talking about the US only.
Not all operators around the world actually serve their users with 2G. Just up north, in the beautiful country called Canada, many operators only offer 3G, including mine. Thus, in the end, you end up with no service if 3G isn't supported.
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I see we have the same location Is Bell 3G only? I'm on Rogers and I use 2G unless im out of my wifi range.
*To be safe* if you have a T-Mobile SIM, you need a Nexus S whose model number is I9020T, and it will work without a doubt
I'm using a i9020a on tmo
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messed nexus
Hey, I have a similar problem, I bought a nexus S i9020a second-hand and flashed it to JB using Nexus Root Toolkit...I am getting no service. Something must have gone wrong, the sim works in my other phone and I have tried calling my wireless provider rogers to repush the sim card anyways. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
S&H_prometheus said:
Hey, I have a similar problem, I bought a nexus S i9020a second-hand and flashed it to JB using Nexus Root Toolkit...I am getting no service. Something must have gone wrong, the sim works in my other phone and I have tried calling my wireless provider rogers to repush the sim card anyways. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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You need a i9020a for Rogers, so that's good. Check for broken pins in the SIM slot. Happens too often with the Nexus S.
polobunny said:
You need a i9020a for Rogers, so that's good. Check for broken pins in the SIM slot. Happens too often with the Nexus S.
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Change radios
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Change radios
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Any compatible radio would work however. Only if he flashed one that isn't compatible.
Is it possible to flash, with a custom ROM, a Sprint Galaxy SIII over to Verizon or am I dreaming?
You will break your phone
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You will break your phone
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Ok, so it's not possible then or are you just commenting for fun?
you can if your going to use other sim cards. check out the post in the verizon galaxy android dev sect that says gsm works
crazydad said:
you can if your going to use other sim cards. check out the post in the verizon galaxy android dev sect that says gsm works
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GSM? My Sprint SGSIII does not have a sim card. But I will go see what you're referring to. Thanks.
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you can if your going to use other sim cards. check out the post in the verizon galaxy android dev sect that says gsm works
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Unfortunately the sim card for the sprint version is internal so that wouldn't work for sprint phones.
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It won't happen, unless you have an in with someone in Verizon that can add your ESN to the system manually (not bloody likely), the ability to flash a Verizon ROM on your phone (difficult, but not impossible, but a fast way to a softbrick), the ability to unsolder the Sprint LTE SIM from the phone and replace it with a Verizon one, and the ability to live without LTE for the life of the phone.
AlexDeGruven said:
It won't happen, unless you have an in with someone in Verizon that can add your ESN to the system manually (not bloody likely), the ability to flash a Verizon ROM on your phone (difficult, but not impossible, but a fast way to a softbrick), the ability to unsolder the Sprint LTE SIM from the phone and replace it with a Verizon one, and the ability to live without LTE for the life of the phone.
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Well, that doesn't sound very appealing, living without LTE. But heck, I can't use it now anyway since Sprint's LTE service is up in almost NO locations
KOKJ said:
Well, that doesn't sound very appealing, living without LTE. But heck, I can't use it now anyway since Sprint's LTE service is up in almost NO locations
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Exactly why I switched to Verizon I was tired off having a 3g only phone
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much easier to just sell the Sprint one, turn around and buy a Verizon one
Hi can anyone tell me if this phone can be flashed to boost or or T-mobile or another provider?
honestly jus twantot know if I can flash my phone from vsw to boost.
I know boost don't use phones with sim cards any more atlease thay just tell me that on the phone but thay have the gs3 as there latest device and my phone currently has a vsw sim card in it im realy new to this.
I have not been able to find anything on flashing to boost but I know boost is part of sprint network.
I need someones knolaheable help.
jackrabbit72380 said:
Hi can anyone tell me if this phone can be flashed to boost or or T-mobile or another provider?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215825
Try these for starting points. May be more, but I recalled seeing these threads. I know there's also a bounty to unlock a couple of the other GSM bands.
DroidxRage said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013647
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2215825
Try these for starting points. May be more, but I recalled seeing these threads. I know there's also a bounty to unlock a couple of the other GSM bands.
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thanks but all I see here is how to make it a vsw prepayed and im not sure if that even legal.
jackrabbit72380 said:
thanks but all I see here is how to make it a vsw prepayed and im not sure if that even legal.
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The first link was to flash to T-Mobile. The 2nd link was flashing to prepaid verizon.
DroidxRage said:
The first link was to flash to T-Mobile. The 2nd link was flashing to prepaid verizon.
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Yeah sory I was manly jus twondering what all is possible its nice to know I can flash to prepayed or T-Mobile but honestly what I realy want to do is flash it to boost. I should have been more clear sorry. but I'm sort of confused because boost tech support says they don't use SIM cards anymore. and the latest device on there network is a Samsung Galaxy s3. so I'm not sure. is there both a gsm and cdma versions of the sg3? I believe the sg3 on boost network is a sprint version.
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Yeah sory I was manly jus twondering what all is possible its nice to know I can flash to prepayed or T-Mobile but honestly what I realy want to do is flash it to boost. I should have been more clear sorry. but I'm sort of confused because boost tech support says they don't use SIM cards anymore. and the latest device on there network is a Samsung Galaxy s3. so I'm not sure. is there both a gsm and cdma versions of the sg3? I believe the sg3 on boost network is a sprint version.
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Boost uses Sprint phones because they are owned by Sprint. I am pretty sure Verizon phones can not be flashed to boost. To my knowledge Sprint phones don't use removable SIM cards do a flash would not be possible
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Getting 4G Speed On unlocked Verizon s3 on Straight Talk
i have only been getting 2g speeds on my unlocked verizon s3 from straight talk i believe i have the tmobile sim card from them my apn setting i believe are correct because im getting the 2g speeds. does anyone know what i have to do to get the 4G speeds working?
i have read that if you have a verizon phone on straight talk you can only get edge data is this true?
ody12 said:
Getting 4G Speed On unlocked Verizon s3 from Straight Talk
i have only been getting 2g speeds on my unlocked verizon s3 from straight talk i believe i have the tmobile sim card from them my apn setting i believe are correct because im getting the 2g speeds. does anyone know what i have to do to get the 4G speeds working?
i have read that if you have a verizon phone on straight talk you can only get edge data is this true?
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your using a Verizon s3? i dont think you can unlock the sim... im not 100% sure but i think you have the international version.. if you look under the battery there is a model number. if it say SCH-I535 then you have the verizon. and i think sprint is l710 . and what color is the sim card from straight talk
Timothy08 said:
your using a Verizon s3? i dont think you can unlock the sim... im not 100% sure but i think you have the international version.. if you look under the battery there is a model number. if it say SCH-I535 then you have the verizon. and i think sprint is l710 . and what color is the sim card from straight talk
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yes it sais under the battery SCH-I535V it is the international version and the sim card color is white
ody12 said:
yes it sais under the battery SCH-I535V it is the international version and the sim card color is white
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and the one on the other side of it there is another one i think.
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and the one on the other side of it there is another one i think.
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the other side of what? the sim? its pink
ody12 said:
the other side of what? the sim? its pink
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yeah you have tmobile sim.. but im not 100% sure but i think the gs3 only gets 1x but i would try the att sim and see if you have a difference.. do like speed test via speedtest.net and then compare
Sorry
The i535 doesn't have the radios in it to work with T-Mobile 3G or 4G.
I dont think the international version even supports 4G LTE
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The i535 doesn't have the radios in it to work with T-Mobile 3G or 4G.
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OK thanks anyway i here now that ST works with cdma and i just need to buy a network access code that's what they told me when i emailed them so ill look into that hopefully like that i can get my 4g working
Well?
ody12 said:
OK thanks anyway i here now that ST works with cdma and i just need to buy a network access code that's what they told me when i emailed them so ill look into that hopefully like that i can get my 4g working
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So did you do that and did it work? I have the same problem and I gotta get this figured out. Edge is cold dookie.
How did you get your sch-i535 working on straight talk I cant get it going with a T-Mobile sim or AT&T sim from straight talk
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verizon and straight talk
Check out Mrhunter. He is tha man
I haven't tried it yet, have you? I've been in school lately so I haven't got around to doing it yet. When I get a chance I'll do it and let you know.
electrojas said:
So did you do that and did it work? I have the same problem and I gotta get this figured out. Edge is cold dookie.
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I haven't tried it yet, have you? I've been in school lately so I haven't got around to doing it yet. When I get a chance I'll do it and let you know.
JColbert87 said:
How did you get your sch-i535 working on straight talk I cant get it going with a T-Mobile sim or AT&T sim from straight talk
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I got mine working and 2 others. (Well everything working exept the 4g) Exactly which part are you stuck at?
I did it
ody12 said:
I haven't tried it yet, have you? I've been in school lately so I haven't got around to doing it yet. When I get a chance I'll do it and let you know.
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I'm tellin you this works man. I was leary about it at first because all I have ever heard is that its impossible to get anything but edge on straight talk with a Verison S3. Its not true. This guy knows exactly what he is doing it took about 30 min from start to finish but what he did worked perfect. No 4g but 3g works like a charm. I highly recommend this for anyone needing it. heres the link to the post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=250809
electrojas said:
I'm tellin you this works man. I was leary about it at first because all I have ever heard is that its impossible to get anything but edge on straight talk with a Verison S3. Its not true. This guy knows exactly what he is doing it took about 30 min from start to finish but what he did worked perfect. No 4g but 3g works like a charm. I highly recommend this for anyone needing it. heres the link to the post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=250809
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What's this link? I don't think you posted the correct link?
here
ody12 said:
What's this link? I don't think you posted the correct link?
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just email this dude and look at his posts on here.
[email protected]
electrojas said:
just email this dude and look at his posts on here.
[email protected]
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Thanks, I did send him an email but that link you posted its not a link to one of his posts?
Got 3g
I had mine done about a week ago and its still working perfect. I know how to unlock the bootloader root custom recovery and flash the ROM and all that on this phone but for the life of me I couldnt figure this one out. Mrhunter knows.
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ody12 said:
Thanks, I did send him an email but that link you posted its not a link to one of his posts?
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Forgive me I thought I copied and pasted the link that I found it on. Im sorry dude. When I go to the page this is what shows up in my address bar: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508090 but your right that doesnt go to this link......wierd man. Just go to Verizon Galaxy S3 Q&A forum and its like just a few posts down.
Hi, I'm looking for a new phone, and the Nexus 5 is the top of my list. I currently need a sim card slot, since Immix is my provider. Does the Sprint Nexus 5 have a SIM card slot? I've tried googling, but my results varied a lot.
Thanks!
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123386761 said:
Hi, I'm looking for a new phone, and the Nexus 5 is the top of my list. I currently need a sim card slot, since Immix is my provider. Does the Sprint Nexus 5 have a SIM card slot? I've tried googling, but my results varied a lot.
Thanks!
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There is no "sprint" nexus 5. There are only 2 Nexus 5 models. D820 (North America) amd D821 (rest of the world) and they both have sim card slots. Sprint simply sell the D820.
Oh okay, that makes sense then. So there's no sim lock? Like you can use any carrier? If so, sweet!
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123386761 said:
Oh okay, that makes sense then. So there's no sim lock? Like you can use any carrier? If so, sweet!
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yes, can use on any US carrier but Verizon. can use it on atr then pop in a tmo or sprint Sim and use it there. there's no such thing as a sim lock for a nexus.
simms22 said:
yes, can use on any US carrier but Verizon. can use it on atr then pop in a tmo or sprint Sim and use it there. there's no such thing as a sim lock for a nexus.
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Alright, thank you very much! I've only ever really worked with the Galaxy series and iPhones, so android I'm fine with, it's just specific devices I have a little trouble.