So I used to have a u.s. cellular s5 that was unlocked and using on verizon. It broke and I got a sprint s5 and I'm trying to use it on verizon. If I change the imei of the sprint phone to the u.s. cellular phone, will the unlocked status transfer over and I can then use it on verizon?
EDIT: Also, how would I change the imei? I can't seem to find a way. I own both phones and will not be using or selling the u.s. cellular phone after I switch the imei over so this is legal in every way.
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I am wondering if there is such thing as an unlocked CDMA version of the S3? My thought process is...buy a SGS3 from verizon for $250 (locked bootloader) and promply sell it on ebay for ~$600??... Then take profits to help buy samsung unlocked cdma version. Is it possible or practical? Anyone?
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I am wondering if there is such thing as an unlocked CDMA version of the S3? My thought process is...buy a SGS3 from verizon for $250 (locked bootloader) and promply sell it on ebay for ~$600??... Then take profits to help buy samsung unlocked cdma version. Is it possible or practical? Anyone?
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In a word, no. It's not possible.
CDMA devices are not locked or unlocked in the way that GSM devices are. You can't just switch carriers, nor can you buy a device that will work on any CDMA carrier. The only way to get a Galaxy S3 working on Verizon is to buy the Verizon version with the locked bootloader.
Getting CDMA carriers to add meid numbers is almost impossible. Some have reported that MetroPCS and Pageplus have added meids. Most people have to resort to changing the meid.
Even a meid change may not be good enough. Sprint caught up with me in January. My Meid repaired phone first stopped receiving calls and then data stopped. Fire up the original phone and all was working fine. I reprovisioned the phone copied the passwords and programming info onto the hacked phone and still no go. Tried a few other phones and same result. The donor phone never stopped working.
Hello all, I plan on buying a Nexus 5 from a private seller. He was previously on At&t. If I were to take it to Tmobile and buy a 70 unlimited plan and put in the Tmobile sim would everything be working? Would the Nexus 5 be locked to at&t or the esn be locked to them? What if the person cancelled there at&t service would it be locked to at&t? I am a noob when it comes to these things. Any help is appreciated.
The nexus 5 is not carrier locked for SIM devices.
No worries about it being tied to AT&T or their account as AT&T doesn't sell the phone. Unless he purchased it from Sprint or T-Mobile and it's tied to a contract there and he hasn't been using it long enough on AT&T for Sprint/T-mobile to blacklist it, but not likely. You can check the IMEI vs the global blacklist either:
http://swappa.com/esn
or
checkesnfree.com
or from T-Mobile (though good luck getting it to recognize the IMEI - has sucked at that recently)
http://www.t-mobile.com/verifyIMEI.aspx
Ok, this is a question I have concerning my "unlocked" & rooted Galaxy S3 phone. I bought it used & it was already unlocked & rooted & running CM10. (now 10.2.1) and has no carrier name imprinted on it. I have been using it on Straight Talk using T-Mobile Sim. I want to switch to Verizon & use their bring your on device program so I can get better service.
I entered the IMEI # on the website & it says the phone is not compatible with their network. I called the local Verizon store & the sales person said that the phone is not unlocked & will not work as their network is CDMA not GSM like T-Mobile & others. I thought CDMA was analog & all smartphone were digital & run on the GSM network. Guess I was wrong. He said that I would have to get the company to unlock it. I told him I bought it used & there is no logo on the phone so I don't know who to contact.
So, how can an unlocked phone not be unlocked? Is there a way to search the IMEI to find what carrier the phone was orginally made for? Or is there a way to really unlocked it so it can be used on Verizon CDMA networks?
I was going to buy a used S4 from a friend, but her's is locked to CSpire & they may not unlock it. She hasn't checked yet. Also didn't they pass a law where all carriers have to unlock phones if customer request it?
If I can't unlock this phone or get the S4 unlocked then I guess I will have to buy a used "Verizon branded unlocked" phone or sign up for a 2 yr. contract & move up to the S5 or an LG G3. I really don't want a contract. Any other options.
I live in South Mississippi if this helps.
If I left out any info. you need to help me with this please ask.
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I received a phone a few months ago for free from a woman I used to babysit her dogs for. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 and it has the original SIM card in it, but under the about phone, it says Network Unavailable and No SIM card inserted. The lady does not remember where she got the phone from, and I don't know what to do to find out what provider it is locked to or if it even is locked. I live in Texas, and the phone came from Oklahoma. The lady used Pioneer Cellular then right before giving the phone to me, switched to US Cellular. She had the exact same type of phone from both companies. Both was contract as well. Anyone please help me. I want to use it for Straight Talk, cause where I live is a country road and the service is sucky.
If you can root the phone you might be able to unlock it, making the carrier useless. Or you could try to Google the IMEI and see if that yields any results.
Agriwulf - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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If you can root the phone you might be able to unlock it, making the carrier useless. Or you could try to Google the IMEI and see if that yields any results.
Agriwulf - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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I went to a site called imeidata.net and these was the results:
IMEI: 990003512047644
IMEIData Database: Maintain
AT&T (USA): IMEI is not recognized in AT&T
Verizon (USA): Clean (GSM or Activated by other User)
T-Mobile (USA): Unknown
Sprint (USA): Unknown
Cricket (USA): Clean
Metro PCS (USA): Clean
Telus (Canada): Clean
Telenor (Sweden): Clean
Softbank (Japan): IMEI is not recognized in Softbank
AU KDDI (Japan):
I don't know what this means, can anyone help with it?
So like the title says I have a brand new never started/updated t-mobile s7 and I'm looking to use the phone on the Verizon network where I currently have a plan.
I've never unlocked SIMs before so I figured I'd check here first, I don't want to brick the phone obviously..
So my question is how do I go about doing this? I see t-mobile has an app that unblocks the SIM for customers, however I'm not a customer and do not plan on using t-mobile network.
I found some dodgy websites that claim to be able to do it but I'm not sure how I feel about handling over my information to them especially without at least some third party confirmation that the service actually works and is not a scam.
Does anyone have some input on what to do?
Flash the 930U firmware to it. This should allow it to be SIM unlocked.
Try calling tm you just never know they may just give you the unlock codes. I had a phone lock to att once, gave them a ring and they gave me the codes, just be nice.
I used the tmobile unlock app on device. The app checks if you qualify same as a rep would.
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So I got the phone unlocked but only to find out the T-Mobile s7 is GSM, Verizon runs on CDMA which is not compatible.
Now that I have it unlocked, would it be possible to flash the Verizon s7 software and have it connect?
I assume I'll need to root the phone in order to do that but will the hardware interact properly with the Verizon software?
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So I got the phone unlocked but only to find out the T-Mobile s7 is GSM, Verizon runs on CDMA which is not compatible.
Now that I have it unlocked, would it be possible to flash the Verizon s7 software and have it connect?
I assume I'll need to root the phone in order to do that but will the hardware interact properly with the Verizon software?
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CDMA and GSM are two different frequency bands, and use separate hardware. Meaning, they are physically not compatible.
2003WRB said:
So I got the phone unlocked but only to find out the T-Mobile s7 is GSM, Verizon runs on CDMA which is not compatible.
Now that I have it unlocked, would it be possible to flash the Verizon s7 software and have it connect?
I assume I'll need to root the phone in order to do that but will the hardware interact properly with the Verizon software?
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The good news for you is that the S7 sold in the United States all contain the same hardware, the same actual components, so they all physically are capable of handling both GSM and CDMA networks. Also good for you is that now that the phone is unlocked, you can either flash the Verizon firmware or flash the "U" firmware on your device. Normally speaking, this would be really bad advice for any other device, but for the S7 it is possible.
I have the T-Mo S7 flat, and I am running the latest U firmware on AT&T, though I have flashed many and sold them for Verizon.
Don't fret, be happy, and Merry Christmas!
will this allow lte+,in order words can I make a call and still browse the internet on verizon?