Purchased a used D850 that was supposedly unlocked. Is there any way to verify other than trying other SIMS (which I don't have)? Picked up a code from an eBay seller and when I enter 2945#*850# each of the 5 menu items returns "Your phone is not yet personalized" with "Dismiss" as the only option.
joarce said:
Purchased a used D850 that was supposedly unlocked. Is there any way to verify other than trying other SIMS (which I don't have)? Picked up a code from an eBay seller and when I enter 2945#*850# each of the 5 menu items returns "Your phone is not yet personalized" with "Dismiss" as the only option.
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You need to put a non AT&T sim in it to find out.
hyelton said:
You need to put a non AT&T sim in it to find out.
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I put in a PagePlus (Verizon) SIM and phone booted normally (AICP Lollipop) and there is no service; there wasn't any message about SIM.
joarce said:
I put in a PagePlus (Verizon) SIM and phone booted normally (AICP Lollipop) and there is no service; there wasn't any message about SIM.
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Well there is your problem, You can't use the D850 on PagePlus/Verizon... Verizon is CDMA carrier not GSM. The only reason why Verizon uses sim cards is for LTE.
You'd only be able to use a VS985 or a LS985 on page plus.
hyelton said:
Well there is your problem, You can't use the D850 on PagePlus/Verizon... Verizon is CDMA carrier not GSM. The only reason why Verizon uses sim cards is for LTE.
You'd only be able to use a VS985 or a LS985 on page plus.
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I am aware of that.
I switched from PagePlus (Verizon) using the VS985 to Cricket (AT&T) using the D850 with the Cricket SIM. The person I bought the D850 from said it was SIM unlocked and I'm trying to verify that; I've purchased an unlock code for the D850, but when I dial the code I mentioned above each of the five options returns the "Your phone is not yet personalized" message with the only option being "Dismiss."
You then told me to insert a non-accepted SIM so I inserted the PagePlus (Verizon) SIM.
joarce said:
I am aware of that.
I switched from PagePlus (Verizon) using the VS985 to Cricket (AT&T) using the D850 with the Cricket SIM. The person I bought the D850 from said it was SIM unlocked and I'm trying to verify that; I've purchased an unlock code for the D850, but when I dial the code I mentioned above each of the five options returns the "Your phone is not yet personalized" message with the only option being "Dismiss."
You then told me to insert a non-accepted SIM so I inserted the PagePlus (Verizon) SIM.
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Ahh so you where just testing? Well using a Verizon system to test is not a good test. But wait your trying using a Cricket sim? A D850 does not have to he unlocked to work on Cricket, AT&T Go Phone, H20 and other AT&T mvnos. It just works.
If your trying to use a non AT&T/mvno sim then it would need to be unlocked like if you wanted to use T-Mobile.
Also if the phone is locked you CANT unlock it using a custom ROM, you have to flash it back to stock. But if your using it on Cricket the phone doesn't have to be unlocked.
hyelton said:
Ahh so you where just testing? Well using a Verizon system to test is not a good test. But wait your trying using a Cricket sim? A D850 does not have to he unlocked to work on Cricket, AT&T Go Phone, H20 and other AT&T mvnos. It just works.
If your trying to use a non AT&T/mvno sim then it would need to be unlocked like if you wanted to use T-Mobile.
Also if the phone is locked you CANT unlock it using a custom ROM, you have to flash it back to stock. But if your using it on Cricket the phone doesn't have to be unlocked.
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I want to unlock the D850 for international use, specifically using LTE Band 1. The "Your phone is not yet personalized" message only appears when I boot the stock ROM; I can't access the menu in any custom ROM.
joarce said:
I want to unlock the D850 for international use, specifically using LTE Band 1. The "Your phone is not yet personalized" message only appears when I boot the stock ROM; I can't access the menu in any custom ROM.
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So your using the back to stock guide and going 100% completely back to stock before trying by using the tot method right?
So are you trying to use the Verizon sim to unlock it? If so that might be a problem and you'd need something like a T-Mobile sim
hyelton said:
So your using the back to stock guide and going 100% completely back to stock before trying by using the tot method right?
So are you trying to use the Verizon sim to unlock it? If so that might be a problem and you'd need something like a T-Mobile sim
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Yep, it had Lollipop when I got it, so I tot'ed back to KK.
The seller of the unlock code's instructions indicate their code will work with the Cricket SIM or an "unapproved" SIM, so I restored stock KK and entered the 2945etc code and received the message that is the title of this thread.
Perhaps the phone is already unlocked, as the person from whom I bought it said it was. I don't know this to be true, so I'm trying to verify before travel.
joarce said:
Yep, it had Lollipop when I got it, so I tot'ed back to KK.
The seller of the unlock code's instructions indicate their code will work with the Cricket SIM or an "unapproved" SIM, so I restored stock KK and entered the 2945etc code and received the message that is the title of this thread.
Perhaps the phone is already unlocked, as the person from whom I bought it said it was. I don't know this to be true, so I'm trying to verify before travel.
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The only way to verify is use a T-Mobile sim or non USA sim.
hyelton said:
The only way to verify is use a T-Mobile sim or non USA sim.
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Ya I figured, it's just interesting that the seller of the SIM unlock said it would work with the Cricket SIM.
joarce said:
Ya I figured, it's just interesting that the seller of the SIM unlock said it would work with the Cricket SIM.
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You can get a T-Mo sim for free. Either go into a T-Mo store, or get one on their site.
I inserted a T-Mobile SIM and dialed 2945#*850# and after selecting each of the five options I recieved the "Your phone is not personalized" message.
Perhaps the phone is already unlocked? The carrier logo at the top left of the screen said T-Mobile, and when I went into Settings/About Phone it said T-Mobile LTE.
joarce said:
I inserted a T-Mobile SIM and dialed 2945#*850# and after selecting each of the five options I recieved the "Your phone is not personalized" message.
Perhaps the phone is already unlocked? The carrier logo at the top left of the screen said T-Mobile, and when I went into Settings/About Phone it said T-Mobile LTE.
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Your phone is unlocked. If your phone was locked when you turn it on it will tell you. I'm not sure but that code I don't think has anything to do with unlocking lol. You never enter a code in the dailer. You always just enter your unlock code when you boot your phone.
Your phone is unlocked or you wouldn't be seeing the T-Mobile network.
I'm having a similar situation. I have the 851, and I'm receiving this same message. The phone was locked to T-Mobile, but I want to use it for Metro. Please help.
joarce said:
Purchased a used D850 that was supposedly unlocked. Is there any way to verify other than trying other SIMS (which I don't have)? Picked up a code from an eBay seller and when I enter 2945#*850# each of the 5 menu items returns "Your phone is not yet personalized" with "Dismiss" as the only option.
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Call the original carrier of the phone, they should be able to get the unlock code. If not them, call ur carrier.
shortay85 said:
I'm having a similar situation. I have the 851, and I'm receiving this same message. The phone was locked to T-Mobile, but I want to use it for Metro. Please help.
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You would have to contact T-Mobile
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hyelton said:
Also if the phone is locked you CANT unlock it using a custom ROM, you have to flash it back to stock. But if your using it on Cricket the phone doesn't have to be unlocked.
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I got unlocked code from AT&T but did not get the unlock screen when I boot the phone with other sim card. The unlock did not work when I get to the unlock screen by dialing a special code. After reverting the phone to a stock ROM, the unlock works as the instruction that come with the unlocked described. Thanks
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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?
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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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Hi, I recently received an unlock code for my moto g. But when I put another sim in I don't get the prompt to enter my unlock code, just says no sim and "emergency calls only". I've tried rebooting and taking sim in and out.. I'm just wondering if it has something to do with me not being on a stock ROM, I'm using omniROM at the moment. Will I have to return to stock in order for it to pick up the other sim or is there another way to get the unlock code window up?
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Hi, I recently received an unlock code for my moto g. But when I put another sim in I don't get the prompt to enter my unlock code, just says no sim and "emergency calls only". I've tried rebooting and taking sim in and out.. I'm just wondering if it has something to do with me not being on a stock ROM, I'm using omniROM at the moment. Will I have to return to stock in order for it to pick up the other sim or is there another way to get the unlock code window up?
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Is this a two-sim phone, or single sim phone? And, are you sure the sim is good. Tell us which device you have by model number.
Single sim xt1032. And yes it was one of my friends working sims..
I am wondering if the contact on the sim are just not lining up correctly. Do you have other sims to try just to get a feel of the percentage of those that work and those that do not? Testing with just two sims is not effective. You will need maybe 6 to get a metric. If 5 work and 1 doesn't then it is probably that sim.
Yeah I tried a few more. I just decided to revert back to stock and it worked straight away.. Thanks for your help anyway!
B0B0D said:
Yeah I tried a few more. I just decided to revert back to stock and it worked straight away.. Thanks for your help anyway!
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Sorry it didn't work for you.
I'm a new and proud owner of 2 Ph-1s, both purchased from Sprint.
While I was browsing XDA i noticed that there are two specific variants of the phone one SPRINT and the other OPENUS.
I know that one of the difference between the two variants is that Sprint is able to lock and unlock the SPRINT variant at will.
(I got the phone unlocked by paying off the lease for it and buying it out. I checked the IMEI and it was all green and good. After a few days, the IMEI was flagged as not met financial responsibility)
Do we know if there are any other specific differences between the two variants, and if there are none, can the bootloader from OPENUS be flashed on the SPRINT variant to remove any connection to Sprint.
I was looking at: https://www.essential.com/developer/current-builds
There are Kernel and Wifi drivers. I see that there are separate ones for Sprint and telus and one for all other carriers.
Would flashing the latest build for OPENUS variant also flash the kernel and wifi drivers?
Sprint variant is two updates behind. Try flashing the latest nougat here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681/page8
Hardware is the same for all essential devices.
coolmaster121 said:
I'm a new and proud owner of 2 Ph-1s, both purchased from Sprint.
While I was browsing XDA i noticed that there are two specific variants of the phone one SPRINT and the other OPENUS.
I know that one of the difference between the two variants is that Sprint is able to lock and unlock the SPRINT variant at will.
(I got the phone unlocked by paying off the lease for it and buying it out. I checked the IMEI and it was all green and good. After a few days, the IMEI was flagged as not met financial responsibility)
Do we know if there are any other specific differences between the two variants, and if there are none, can the bootloader from OPENUS be flashed on the SPRINT variant to remove any connection to Sprint.
I was looking at: https://www.essential.com/developer/current-builds
There are Kernel and Wifi drivers. I see that there are separate ones for Sprint and telus and one for all other carriers.
Would flashing the latest build for OPENUS variant also flash the kernel and wifi drivers?
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So you paid it off, Sprint unlocked it. Then relocked it after a few days?
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bricky23 said:
So you paid it off, Sprint unlocked it. Then relocked it after a few days?
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I am still using the phone with a T-Mobile sim in it. But the imei lock status, when checked says locked.
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I did a bit more digging around the Phone apps/system apps and found the following and would want to know if folks with the OPENUS variant (non Sprint) have the same things on their phone:
Settings>Apps>Configure apps>Opening links>Carrier Hub (Open deviceservices.sprint.com)
Settings>Apps>...>Show System
[no name] 112 KB version sprint_05.07.00.02
running
Code:
adb shell pm list packages -f -s
to show all system packages shows the following sprint associated packages:
package:/system/app/SprintHiddenMenu/SprintHiddenMenu.apk=com.ts.android.hiddenmenu
package:/system/priv-app/MobileInstaller/MobileInstaller.apk=com.sprint.ce.updater
package:/system/priv-app/SMF/SMF.apk=com.sprint.ms.smf.services
coolmaster121 said:
I did a bit more digging around the Phone apps/system apps and found the following and would want to know if folks with the OPENUS variant (non Sprint) have the same things on their phone:
Settings>Apps>Configure apps>Opening links>Carrier Hub (Open deviceservices.sprint.com)
Settings>Apps>...>Show System
[no name] 112 KB version sprint_05.07.00.02
running
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adb shell pm list packages -f -s
to show all system packages shows the following sprint associated packages:
package:/system/app/SprintHiddenMenu/SprintHiddenMenu.apk=com.ts.android.hiddenmenu
package:/system/priv-app/MobileInstaller/MobileInstaller.apk=com.sprint.ce.updater
package:/system/priv-app/SMF/SMF.apk=com.sprint.ms.smf.services
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i have the exact same thing and im open US. the only thing i couldnt get to work (since im not rooted) is the packages part. same thing happened for me when i put my sprint sim and it only gave me 1 update but took it out, put a gsm sim and it downloaded the rest of the updates.
Jonathanlc2005 said:
i have the exact same thing and im open US. the only thing i couldnt get to work (since im not rooted) is the packages part. same thing happened for me when i put my sprint sim and it only gave me 1 update but took it out, put a gsm sim and it downloaded the rest of the updates.
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Thanks for checking friend, I appreciate it.
Regarding ADB, you dont need to be rooted to run this command, just make sure the phone has Deve settings enabled, and enable USB Debugging. Then connect your PC to the phone and use minimal adb and fastboot to run the command. You can do lots of other stuff to this way keeping your phone non-rooted and with locked bootloader.
When I look at the variant for my PH-1 (which came from Sprint, is UICC unlocked, and works great with my t-mobile SIM) it doesn't show Variant - Sprint or Variant - OPENUS. Instead, it just shows Variant - .
It doesn't list anything after Variant.
Does anyone know if there is a way to overwrite both of the A/B partitions? I think the sprint variant is reloading something from the install/backup partition that keeps the phone sim locked even if you flash the openus variant.
coolmaster121 said:
(I got the phone unlocked by paying off the lease for it and buying it out. I checked the IMEI and it was all green and good. After a few days, the IMEI was flagged as not met financial responsibility)
Do we know if there are any other specific differences between the two variants, and if there are none, can the bootloader from OPENUS be flashed on the SPRINT variant to remove any connection to Sprint.
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So, we did the same thing as you. I purchased 2. The black one was unlocked out of the box. The white one isn't (yet). Both are paid off as of yesterday, they gladly took my money, but then didn't want to issue the unlock for the white one. I may just install the NMJ32F build, and see what happens.
Where did you look to check the IMEI unlock status? Swappa? I would be on the phone ripping Sprint a new ass if they are flagging my paid for device as "not met financial responsibility". I would blow them up on twitter, facebook, etc, until the problem has been rectified.
*UPDATE* I flashed NMJ32F and it works fine. Still locked to Sprint which I figured it would be. Otherwise, it has the latest November security patch now and should get all the other updates.
Hi, I am in Ireland and got a PH-1 which was locked by Sprint but i contacted them and they told me they have unlocked it for me and i can use it in Ireland but i am actually not able to use it on any network here, it just says Invalid Sim every time i put the sim card in.
Can anyone help me please?
Sam.anas said:
Hi, I am in Ireland and got a PH-1 which was locked by Sprint but i contacted them and they told me they have unlocked it for me and i can use it in Ireland but i am actually not able to use it on any network here, it just says Invalid Sim every time i put the sim card in.
Can anyone help me please?
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Invalid sim means that your phone is still locked to Sprint.
If your phone is unlocked then the UICC unlock will show this message:
Sam.anas said:
Hi, I am in Ireland and got a PH-1 which was locked by Sprint but i contacted them and they told me they have unlocked it for me and i can use it in Ireland but i am actually not able to use it on any network here, it just says Invalid Sim every time i put the sim card in.
Can anyone help me please?
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If they have unlocked it, you still need to put a Sprint SIM in it and run the UICC unlock before you can put another SIM in it.
wolfhelm said:
If they have unlocked it, you still need to put a Sprint SIM in it and run the UICC unlock before you can put another SIM in it.
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So if i could get a Sprint sim card here, will i be able to do it myself?
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So if i could get a Sprint sim card here, will i be able to do it myself?
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The way I understand it, you need to put a Sprint Sim in that has service activated on so it can connect to their Network to be unlocked. How you can do that overseas I'm not sure... You could buy service and have it sent to you, then you can connect through roaming. Sounds extremely tedious and expensive to do though...
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kbonnel said:
When I look at the variant for my PH-1 (which came from Sprint, is UICC unlocked, and works great with my t-mobile SIM) it doesn't show Variant - Sprint or Variant - OPENUS. Instead, it just shows Variant - .
It doesn't list anything after Variant.
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Mine too. Does this confirm that it is a Sprint version?
dovid said:
Mine too. Does this confirm that it is a Sprint version?
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Not sure if it confirms it or not. I asked essential, but they said it wasn't a big deal / not a problem.
Hello i bought LG G5 from ebay and it's locked on t-mobile when i use remote unlocking service app says your phone is not eligible for unlock Any way to unlock phone is on android 7.0 nougat
i just used an ebay unlock service
it costed me 1 buck
you send them the IMEI Number when you are cheking out where it says MEssage to seller
and they reply via ebay messaging with the code...
You insert another provider sim card like ATT or MEtro
and the phone says... Invalid sim card enter unock code
you type the code they gave you and Voila!
Your cell is now SIM carrier unlocked
you can pop in any sim card different from tmobile
Max
maxolini said:
i just used an ebay unlock service
it costed me 1 buck
you send them the IMEI Number when you are cheking out where it says MEssage to seller
and they reply via ebay messaging with the code...
You insert another provider sim card like ATT or MEtro
and the phone says... Invalid sim card enter unock code
you type the code they gave you and Voila!
Your cell is now SIM carrier unlocked
you can pop in any sim card different from tmobile
Max
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Yes but T-Mobile phones have built-in app remote unlock appwhich does not allow you to unlock it
giorgi123 said:
Yes but T-Mobile phones have built-in app remote unlock appwhich does not allow you to unlock it
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i forgot that part , my bad
so you need to root, install titanium backup
DELETE the tmobile unlock app
and you are set
now you can Carrier Unlock your phone
with the method i discussed already
Max.
maxolini said:
i forgot that part , my bad
so you need to root, install titanium backup
DELETE the tmobile unlock app
and you are set
now you can Carrier Unlock your phone
with the method i discussed already
Max.
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Idk how but I updated phone it was T-Mobile update in system updates, I think it was 110mb. And used tmobile unlock app and phone is unlocked now it would not allow me to unlock without update I hope this helps others
giorgi123 said:
Idk how but I updated phone it was T-Mobile update in system updates, I think it was 110mb. And used tmobile unlock app and phone is unlocked now it would not allow me to unlock without update I hope this helps others
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go to settings>general>about phone>software info
What software version you have now
I rooted my g5 installed titanium backup uninstalled the tmobile apps including the device unlock app put a foreign sim in and a pop up showed I had to use the tmobile unlock app when I attempt to click the app nothing happened because it's removed any advice?
I have a pixel6a from xfinity the regulatory label says model GX7AS. I used the Google repair website and checked the imei and it tells me my pixel6a is an unlocked version. Yet oem unlock is still grayed out and if I try a diffrent sim it doesn't work either. Because it's an unlocked model shouldn't I be able to unlock the bootloader?
TerribleT said:
I have a pixel6a from xfinity the regulatory label says model GX7AS. I used the Google repair website and checked the imei and it tells me my pixel6a is an unlocked version. Yet oem unlock is still grayed out and if I try a diffrent sim it doesn't work either. Because it's an unlocked model shouldn't I be able to unlock the bootloader?
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Most of the time, "unlocked" just means it can be used on any network and has nothing to do with the bootloader unlock. If you're not able to use it with another SIM, I believe you'd need to contact the original carrier (XFinity) and determine if it's carrier locked. They should be able to unlock it for you, or at least tell you why they can't.
I'm not sure whether they can help with the bootloader lock, though. Some variants are not bootloader unlockable.
Yeah idk google told me it's unlocked and I should be able to use any sim but yet I can't it just confuses me like there should be a work around or something. If I got a phone from say tmobile it wouldn't be an unlocked model it would be carrier branded but xfinity pixel is an unlocked model no carrier brand but still locked to xfinity
V0latyle said:
Most of the time, "unlocked" just means it can be used on any network and has nothing to do with the bootloader unlock. If you're not able to use it with another SIM, I believe you'd need to contact the original carrier (XFinity) and determine if it's carrier locked. They should be able to unlock it for you, or at least tell you why they can't.
I'm not sure whether they can help with the bootloader lock, though. Some variants are not bootloader unlockable.
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TerribleT said:
Yeah idk google told me it's unlocked and I should be able to use any sim but yet I can't it just confuses me like there should be a work around or something. If I got a phone from say tmobile it wouldn't be an unlocked model it would be carrier branded but xfinity pixel is an unlocked model no carrier brand but still locked to xfinity
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Google doesn't control carrier locking, the carrier does. You need to contact XFinity regarding using it on a different network.
V0latyle said:
Google doesn't control carrier locking, the carrier does. You need to contact XFinity regarding using it on a different network.
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Ok interestingly I factory reset the phone put a tmobile sim in and it works no more this device locked to xfinity but unfortunately oem still grayed out
Edit nvm connected to wifi then it said incompatible wonder if I had an active sim if it connect to network and bypass.
TerribleT said:
Ok interestingly I factory reset the phone put a tmobile sim in and it works no more this device locked to xfinity but unfortunately oem still grayed out
Edit nvm connected to wifi then it said incompatible wonder if I had an active sim if it connect to network and bypass.
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https://www.xfinity.com/mobile/support/article/eligible-to-unlock-phone