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Hey guys. Ive looked before asking and cant find a answer. So im asking here and hope this is the right place. I bought a Motorola ATRIX 2. It is on att. I use Verizon. I need to unlock it so i can use on Verizon. I have rooted a aria and a inspire so not totally new to this. Is a root needed? Just lookin for a guide to unlock this for free or for cheap if a unlock code must be bought. Thx for the help!
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Ok so i got it unlocked. I called att and gave them the imei number and she gave me the code free. I bought a fresh sim card from Verizon and put in it. Now verizon wont activate the sim card. I cant figure out how to get my phone number on the sim. I was using a iphone 4 that didn't. Have a sim is why i bought a fresh sim. How do u guys get unlocked phones to work on verizon?
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dough_boy said:
Ok so i got it unlocked. I called att and gave them the imei number and she gave me the code free. I bought a fresh sim card from Verizon and put in it. Now verizon wont activate the sim card. I cant figure out how to get my phone number on the sim. I was using a iphone 4 that didn't. Have a sim is why i bought a fresh sim. How do u guys get unlocked phones to work on verizon?
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Verizon is CDMA, AT&T is a GSM network....so....it's not gonna work
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Ok so this is my 3rd attempt at making a thread that concerns my issue... OK so I have a rooted/unlocked verizon galaxy s III and I have an ATT Sim card in it but I can't recieve data. I have my Imei registered with ATT and like I said it is unlocked. I already connected to the GSM network but long behold no luck.... does anyone have ANY help or ideas..?
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Synaaron said:
Ok so this is my 3rd attempt at making a thread that concerns my issue... OK so I have a rooted/unlocked verizon galaxy s III and I have an ATT Sim card in it but I can't recieve data. I have my Imei registered with ATT and like I said it is unlocked. I already connected to the GSM network but long behold no luck.... does anyone have ANY help or ideas..?
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Well your posting the verizon section, not att. So if you flashed a rom from this section, you have the wrong radio. Flashing a wrong radio or baseband would not allow you to connect to the data network.
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I posted this in the att and was told to post it in verizon cause its a verizon phone... can you help me find the right Rom, kernel, and os that are all compatible?? Please..?
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Synaaron said:
I posted this in the att and was told to post it in verizon cause its a verizon phone... can you help me find the right Rom, kernel, and os that are all compatible?? Please..?
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It does not sound like its unlocked.
Who got you the unlock code?
Even though its a verizon phone, your not having issues with the phone, your issue is with the service. I am no longer on att, so I dont know what rom or baseband you should use. I would assume any rom of your choice, but the latest official baseband. As for kernel, I am using kt747.
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I had it unlocked in the store, that's why I figured it was right...
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Synaaron said:
I had it unlocked in the store, that's why I figured it was right...
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What store??? Att and verzion wont unlock a phone. If you know someone with a verzion sim, put that sim in and see if you have data.
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Well it was mt friend who works in an ATT store
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Put in a verzion sim and see what happens. If you get service, try flashing a rom from att, with an att baseband. Then put in your att sim. If it works, it was the baseband, if not, its not unlocked.
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Hi All,
I like in Canada and i'm with TELUS... anyway i bought this phone on ebay and it was 150 dollars great deal... I have always just bough an unlock key without issue but i guess this model i535 is different ( damn you verizon)/
I just want to unlock it so i will be able to use my local Telus...
the phone is running 4.42 and kernel 3.4.0
if someone could please let me know the EASEIST way to unlock this - I have never rooted a phone before but have to learn some how! is there no other way to unlock this than rooted it?
Please reply and help!
Thank you all very much
Verizon s3 sch-i535 is already unlocked
Verizon s3 sch-i535 is already unlocked. You just have to go to Settings>more settings>mobile networks>network mode and select gsm/umts.
I've done that but still nothing.
liongood9 said:
Verizon s3 sch-i535 is already unlocked. You just have to go to Settings>more settings>mobile networks>network mode and select gsm/umts.
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aaron1104 said:
Hi All,
I like in Canada and i'm with TELUS... anyway i bought this phone on ebay and it was 150 dollars great deal... I have always just bough an unlock key without issue but i guess this model i535 is different ( damn you verizon)/
I just want to unlock it so i will be able to use my local Telus...
the phone is running 4.42 and kernel 3.4.0
if someone could please let me know the EASEIST way to unlock this - I have never rooted a phone before but have to learn some how! is there no other way to unlock this than rooted it?
Please reply and help!
Thank you all very much
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If your speaking of bootloader unlocked it's not possible. Sim unlocked is a different story.
The newest 4.4.2 NE1 update is locked down and you will not be able to unlock the bootloader
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ok well what do i do? is there anyway to get this phone working in canada?
ShapesBlue said:
If your speaking of bootloader unlocked it's not possible. Sim unlocked is a different story.
The newest 4.4.2 NE1 update is locked down and you will not be able to unlock the bootloader
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aaron1104 said:
ok well what do i do? is there anyway to get this phone working in canada?
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You noted it didn't have a sim card. I've read of this phone working internationally, can you obtain a sim card for your phone company?
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well verizon is US and i'm in Canada so i don't have it - Also the person who sold it is using his sim card on a new phone... I could always buy a SIM from Verzion on ebay for 3 dollars but it doesn't slove the issue i have right now
ShapesBlue said:
You noted it didn't have a sim card. I've read of this phone working internationally, can you obtain a sim card for your phone company?
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aaron1104 said:
well verizon is US and i'm in Canada so i don't have it - Also the person who sold it is using his sim card on a new phone... I could always buy a SIM from Verzion on ebay for 3 dollars but it doesn't slove the issue i have right now
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Well what carrier are you currently using?
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In Canada i have TELUS - thank you for your help!
ShapesBlue said:
Well what carrier are you currently using?
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In Canada i have TELUS - thank you for your help!
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No problem but all I asked last was what carrier are you on which in turn meant to get a sim card from your carrier
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Sorry I don't have a Verizon Sim Card - Should I order one via ebay? when I do that what should i do? - it would not be an active SIM card..
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No problem but all I asked last was what carrier are you on which in turn meant to get a sim card from your carrier
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aaron1104 said:
Sorry I don't have a Verizon Sim Card - Should I order one via ebay? when I do that what should i do? - it would not be an active SIM card..
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As far as I know you would need a sim card from your carrier. I have a verizon phone but I'm no longer on verizon so I don't use a verizon sim card
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aaron1104 said:
Sorry I don't have a Verizon Sim Card - Should I order one via ebay? when I do that what should i do? - it would not be an active SIM card..
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You're asking about it being sim unlocked. As stated it is already unlocked. You'll need a sim card from your carrier, not Verizon. Then add your carriers APN settings which should be simple enough to find, just Google it. Use the global mode, not GSM/umts. You'll get an annoying persistent notification saying unrecognized sim or something like that but it doesn't affect anything. Hope this helps
I need to Carrier Unlock my Rooted Verizon Galaxy S3 4.4.2, there are no custom ROMs installed, i rooted it using towelroot method, anyway i can carrier unlock this to use any SIM like t-mobile/att/sprint/ or any international services? also i heard i need APNs, what are APNs and how do i acquire them? Thanks in advanced.
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I need to Carrier Unlock my Rooted Verizon Galaxy S3 4.4.2, there are no custom ROMs installed, i rooted it using towelroot method, anyway i can carrier unlock this to use any SIM like t-mobile/att/sprint/ or any international services? also i heard i need APNs, what are APNs and how do i acquire them? Thanks in advanced.
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APNs are used to identify what network a phone is on or used on. It's carrier unlocked out of the box/from the factory.
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Ok thank you, but how do I find these APNs?
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BlueLaguna88 said:
Ok thank you, but how do I find these APNs?
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It's inside the system settings. If it's not there you can't change it
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I know how to find it in setting lol but I heard you need to type in the actual numbers, how do we a come across these numbers?
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BlueLaguna88 said:
I know how to find it in setting lol but I heard you need to type in the actual numbers, how do we a come across these numbers?
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Depending on who your carrier is they will provide that information
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Ok so my phone is verizon, if I want to use T Mobile SIM card I'll need to get the APN from Tmobile or Verizon?
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BlueLaguna88 said:
Ok so my phone is verizon, if I want to use T Mobile SIM card I'll need to get the APN from Tmobile or Verizon?
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TMobile. You'll need the apn settings from the carrier your on
However you should only have to add the sim and it should recognize it automatically
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Hey guys, I recently purchased an LG G3 AT&T Factory unlocked so other network carriers can be used. But when I click software update it already says I'm updated (CURRENTLY RUNNING LOLLIPOP 5.0.1) so I assume you need to have an AT&T sim card to update your software.
Is there like any way to bypass that so I can update my phone to android 6.0? If so how? and would I need to have it factory unlocked again?
I'm new to this, so detailed explanation would be deeply appreciated!
Cheers!
Nonu485 said:
Hey guys, I recently purchased an LG G3 AT&T Factory unlocked so other network carriers can be used. But when I click software update it already says I'm updated (CURRENTLY RUNNING LOLLIPOP 5.0.1) so I assume you need to have an AT&T sim card to update your software.
Is there like any way to bypass that so I can update my phone to android 6.0? If so how? and would I need to have it factory unlocked again?
I'm new to this, so detailed explanation would be deeply appreciated!
Cheers!
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The AT&T model does not come factory unlocked. It's a carrier model and has to be manually unlocked. So if you bought it new it cannot be new as the seller would of had to open it to unlock it.
But no there is no other way to do OTA updates on it without an AT&T sim, go phone sim , or H2O prepaid sim.
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hyelton said:
The AT&T model does not come factory unlocked. It's a carrier model and has to be manually unlocked. So if you bought it new it cannot be new as the seller would of had to open it to unlock it.
But no there is no other way to do OTA updates on it without an AT&T sim, go phone sim , or H2O prepaid sim.
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Could I possibly download the official release rom and install it manually using a PC?
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Could I possibly download the official release rom and install it manually using a PC?
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Yes but the latest is KitKat so you would be downgrading. Since its the AT&T model it's tot method only. And the latest tot file is kitkat.
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H2O sim
Can the H2O sim work outside the US
hyelton said:
The AT&T model does not come factory unlocked. It's a carrier model and has to be manually unlocked.
But no there is no other way to do OTA updates on it without an AT&T sim, go phone sim , or H2O prepaid sim.
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OTA updates won't work with other AT&T MVNOs besides H20?
lmacmil said:
OTA updates won't work with other AT&T MVNOs besides H20?
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Like? And no usually not.
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hyelton said:
Like? And no usually not.
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Like Consumer Cellular.
Lg g3 at&t factory unlocked firmware update question
lmacmil said:
Like Consumer Cellular.
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No it wouldn't work with that.
H2O sims can be gotten for under $1 on Amazon or eBay. And you don't have to add money to activate them.
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hyelton said:
No it wouldn't work with that.
H2O sims can be gotten for under $1 on Amazon or eBay. And you don't have to add money to activate them.
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So if I got a used AT&T G3, I could buy an H2O sim, activate it, get the OTA Marshmallow update, the remove that sim and put in my CC sim? Even if I had to buy the $10 Paygo plan, it would be worth it
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So if I got a used AT&T G3, I could buy an H2O sim, activate it, get the OTA Marshmallow update, the remove that sim and put in my CC sim? Even if I had to buy the $10 Paygo plan, it would be worth it
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Yes you can. As long as the used G3 was not rooted you can OTA update.
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hyelton said:
Yes you can. As long as the used G3 was not rooted you can OTA update.
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Will an unlocked D850 receive the update or does it still have to be locked to AT&T? A lot of D850s on eBay are unlocked.
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lmacmil said:
Will an unlocked D850 receive the update or does it still have to be locked to AT&T? A lot of D850s on eBay are unlocked.
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The unlocked ones will get the updates just fine. But you still will need an active AT&T sim or H2O sim to get the update.
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hyelton said:
The unlocked ones will get the updates just fine. But you still will need an active AT&T sim or H2O sim to get the update.
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Roger that. Thanks. (Still watching Ebay auctions waiting for a deal!) ?
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Hey were you able to install marshmallow on at&t D850 by ordering H2O sim?
Please do mention when you inserted that sim then you were in H2O network range or overseas? (as I am in New Zealand)
and how did you manage to install after inserting sim?
Thanks for helping pal.
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Like Consumer Cellular.
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hyelton said:
No it wouldn't work with that.
H2O sims can be gotten for under $1 on Amazon or eBay. And you don't have to add money to activate them.
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Actually, you should get OTA updates on Consumer Cellular. They are my carrier and I have received several updates on my AT&T G3, including one just today. New software version is now D85030p.
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Roger that. Thanks. (Still watching Ebay auctions waiting for a deal!) ?
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Word of caution. Be familiar with how to revert to KK using the tot method. I say this because if the phone has been rooted, and all that was done was uninstall the root app and factory reset, the phone may not take an OTA update as it will read the system as modified. Plenty of discussion on this here in the forums. Also keep in mind that there is no permanent root method for MM as of yet.
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Word of caution. Be familiar with how to revert to KK using the tot method.
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I bought a 2015 Moto G instead of the LG G3. Decided to go with something not quite so large and with manufacturer (as opposed to carrier) support for MM. After looking at them "in the flesh" I decided the G3 was a larger phone than I wanted. Thanks for your help.
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Hi, I have LG G3 D850.I am from Bulgaria my phone is from USA. I want to update it 6.0 with CM13 official but when i installed TWRP it says that i don't have root access. Can you help me ?
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Hi, I have LG G3 D850.I am from Bulgaria my phone is from USA. I want to update it 6.0 with CM13 official but when i installed TWRP it says that i don't have root access. Can you help me ?
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Not sure why your posting in this thread, CM 13 is not stock or official firmware. You first need to ROOT your device.
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