Samsung i9235 Korean Factory Unlocked International version "Insert USIM card" error
Hi,
I have recently purchased a Samsung i9235 from Korea through Amazon.
Since the time i have received the phone, the error that I get is "Insert USIM card". I am able to use all features except for the network. The seller is saying that the phone is unlocked for your country but I can't get it to work anyhow.
Can you please suggest what can be done in order to make the phone functional.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Atul Singh
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Hi,
I have recently purchased a Samsung i9235 from Korea through Amazon.
Since the time i have received the phone, the error that I get is "Insert USIM card". I am able to use all features except for the network. The seller is saying that the phone is unlocked for your country but I can't get it to work anyhow.
Can you please suggest what can be done in order to make the phone functional.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Atul Singh
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
I may have this phone confused with the i9230 (think the off-by-five is a localization sub-model), so I think you have the Galaxy Golden. Please correct me if I am wrong.
At any rate, you can post your question in the following thread (sorry, not many options of threads for you that will give you exposure):
> General discussion > Questions and Answers > Please Help Me Root Samsung Galaxy Golden (SHV-E400)
Please note, you will need to be registered for an XDA account in order to post there.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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Hello everyone!
I'm writing for help from the experts. I don't know if this had been answered somewhere else but i looked all over the place and i didn't find anything for this phone.
After trying and trying for a few days now, i have not been able to unlock my verizon SGS3 so that i can use it with other sim cards.
I currently have it running on JB 4.1.2 it is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked thanks to the EZ- Unlock technique.
But when i put in a non verizon sim it says "sorry, this SIM is not supported. please....."
Can it be done ?
Thanks in advance
BTW: i've tryed the "galaxsim", and "Sim unlock" by chainfire as well as all the other similar apps i could find on the playstore but they have not worked for me.
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Verizon S3 is sim unlocked for GSM, but not sure about the cdma. You can use it with t-mobile, att etc. There is a thread in android development forum about how to setup s3 as global phone. Try that one if you are using gsm.
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ramdesai said:
Verizon S3 is sim unlocked for GSM, but not sure about the cdma. You can use it with t-mobile, att etc. There is a thread in android development forum about how to setup s3 as global phone. Try that one if you are using gsm.
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Hey !
Thank you so much for responding. I am trying to use it on a gsm network but it wont register, that's why i figured maybe its locked somehow. Also because of the message in the top that says non-verizon sim, it says sorry this sim card is not supported etc..
Where can i find the thread you mentioned?
Thanks again.
Go through the below thread to check how to setup the Verizon GS3 as world GS phone :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
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progress....
ramdesai said:
Go through the below thread to check how to setup the Verizon GS3 as world GS phone :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809314
Thanks doesn't hurt....
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Ok so i worked on it till very late last night, and was able to do everything in the thread. My phone now shows the network apn in the apn list in the settings and i was able to get rid of the non-verizon sim message that poped up at startup.
But my phone still won't register on any network, I've tried to different sim cards and tried in global settings as well as gsm/utms auto or manual but it wont register onto a network.
What can i do ? Is it locked by Verizon or something ? Should i flash a different rom ?
Thanks for your invaluable help, i really appreciate it!
Have you tried using phoneinfo? Try using the phone info app to select preferred network type by going into device information. Find link below to the app. Try with different network type
http://uppit.com/5eua0rken6jx/myc.phone.PhoneInfo-1.apk
If this doesn't work then try with lte sim card.
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Hi everyone
some one sent me a galaxy ace 3 (GT-S7275T) as a gift from australia, and now when I want to use sim card , at first booting displayes a message " Unlocked SIM PIN " My country is Iran , Please help me how to unlock this sim card, thanks
Hi there!
Chances are you need to request it to be unlocked by the carrier that sold it originally. Or you can check carrier unlock sites and see if they can unlock your phone. It usually costs 5 to 20 US dollars.
You could try asking in this thread, as they should know your device best....
>*Android Development and Hacking*>*Miscellaneous Android Development*>*Ace 3 Development
Good luck!! ?
Unlock galaxy Ace3 SIM
KJ said:
Hi there!
Chances are you need to request it to be unlocked by the carrier that sold it originally. Or you can check carrier unlock sites and see if they can unlock your phone. It usually costs 5 to 20 US dollars.
You could try asking in this thread, as they should know your device best....
>*Android Development and Hacking*>*Miscellaneous Android Development*>*Ace 3 Development
Good luck!! ?
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Hi there
Thanks for your advice , I could rooted it by SRS software but I don't find any unlock software that work with this phone , and also because of my residency in Iran and some restrictions in pay dollars to carrier sites, and also I think it is impolite to send back this gift to who that did me a favour.
but thank you anyway
mansoorsafari said:
Hi there
Thanks for your advice , I could rooted it by SRS software but I don't find any unlock software that work with this phone , and also because of my residency in Iran and some restrictions in pay dollars to carrier sites, and also I think it is impolite to send back this gift to who that did me a favour.
but thank you anyway
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If paying a website for an unlock code isn't an option for you.....I'm not sure there's anything you can do.
You could post your question in the general section and see if anyone has some ideas? Found here....
>*Android Development and Hacking*>*Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Hopefully you get it figured out.
Hi guys my name is Manolis and im from Greece...i search solution to my promblem but nothing worked..im here to explain further..
I have us s4 cellular sch-r970 and its didnt take my greek sim..sim invaild message..I try this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415587&nocache=1 but i have 2 big promblems..
1st my baseband is R970TYUFND1 that it didnt mentioned in previous post that i read no mf9 mdl or mdc..
2nd i open dial app i wrote the ##blablabla# but nothing happend phone staying in dialing app..i rly need this help guys my uncle send me 4 s4 for my family i cant do not even 1 to take our sim card..i rly need a help guys
with regrats,
Manolis..
Where your S4 come from and which carrier?
Or post your issue to one of these forums Questions and Answers Troubleshooting -
T-Mobile => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help
Verizon => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
AT&T => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help
Sprint => Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 > Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
???? which one. It seems that it's a Sprint S4
philos64 said:
Where your S4 come from and which carrier?
Or post your issue to one of these forums Questions and Answers Troubleshooting -
T-Mobile => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help
Verizon => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
AT&T => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help
Sprint => Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 > Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
???? which one. It seems that it's a Sprint S4
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Hi sir..im not an expert like you as you understand,can you tell me how i found what is my phone..??my phone is US.Cellular 4glte...thats the only logo i can find..is possible to sim unlock??and as i see all asking for unlokcking codes??my phone when it opens nver ask for any code..just say in notification bar thats invalid sim..idk what to do is there someone that can help me to not throw away 4 s4??
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Hi sir..im not an expert like you as you understand,can you tell me how i found what is my phone..??my phone is US.Cellular 4glte...thats the only logo i can find..is possible to sim unlock??and as i see all asking for unlokcking codes??my phone when it opens nver ask for any code..just say in notification bar thats invalid sim..idk what to do is there someone that can help me to not throw away 4 s4??
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i try to contact company in onlince chat but they blocked my ip..i curse em little cause they talking like im from mars..so??nothing yet right??
tsoupa said:
i try to contact company in onlince chat but they blocked my ip..i curse em little cause they talking like im from mars..so??nothing yet right??
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Your last & only solution if you want to use your phone, it's to root your device.
Because it's your radio which is bad. Your baseband is for only USA and not for Greece or World West Europe (WWE)
You need to root your device and change for an European Baseband.
That's why you need to know what exactly your device:
Go to settings => About =>
Phone identity
(you will see model number, and lot of infos that you will need write somewhere for giving on your next post)
Software information
(remember these infos)
and finally click "More"
You will see your baseband and more infos that you need to give also.
Give me your model number and your device serial number, and I'll give you the good way for searching
philos64 said:
Your last & only solution if you want to use your phone, it's to root your device.
Because it's your radio which is bad. Your baseband is for only USA and not for Greece or World West Europe (WWE)
You need to root your device and change for an European Baseband.
That's why you need to know what exactly your device:
Go to settings => About =>
Phone identity
(you will see model number, and lot of infos that you will need write somewhere for giving on your next post)
Software information
(remember these infos)
and finally click "More"
You will see your baseband and more infos that you need to give also.
Give me your model number and your device serial number, and I'll give you the good way for searching
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my phone is rooted by odin sir..
now the others..
device name :sch-r970
modem nubmer: sch-r970
android version:4.4.2
baseband version:R97OTYUFND1
kernel version:[email protected] #1
build number:KOT49H.R97OTYUSFND1
se for android status:ENFORCING
sepf_sch-r970_4.4.2_0004
secureboot status:TYPE:SAMSUNG
hardware version:R970.03
securrity software version :MDFV1.0RELEASE2
serial number:AA1F106AS/2-B
need anything else sir??
I've got a bad news for you because you cannot unlock your sim card.
In fact your phone is only use for US cellular (CDMA) not European (GSM)
Uscc is not a gsm phone the sim card slot is used for thw 4g service the phone itself is cdma
If you use "search all forums" just above and type:
Code:
Samsung galaxy s4 sch-r970 unlock
you will find a lot of posts about this subject but with all time same answer: You CANNOT
Sorry for this bad news.
Good luck
philos64 said:
I've got a bad news for you because you cannot unlock your sim card.
In fact your phone is only use for US cellular (CDMA) not European (GSM)
Uscc is not a gsm phone the sim card slot is used for thw 4g service the phone itself is cdma
If you use "search all forums" just above and type:
Code:
Samsung galaxy s4 sch-r970 unlock
you will find a lot of posts about this subject but with all time same answer: You CANNOT
Sorry for this bad news.
Good luck
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Sir i want to mention something..yesterday i chated with samsung support and they told me that s4 all modes of galaxy s4 have both feautures of cdma and gsm..the bad is that uscc have locked the gsm..im telling you the truth the s4 from every country that came from can both support cdma and gsm not only 1 but uscc lock the gsm..i will try some things and if i find solution i gonna post it..thanks sir you are very kind and polite..
working?
tsoupa said:
Sir i want to mention something..yesterday i chated with samsung support and they told me that s4 all modes of galaxy s4 have both feautures of cdma and gsm..the bad is that uscc have locked the gsm..im telling you the truth the s4 from every country that came from can both support cdma and gsm not only 1 but uscc lock the gsm..i will try some things and if i find solution i gonna post it..thanks sir you are very kind and polite..
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Hi my friend, I have the same problem as you with the Us cellular galaxy S4 - Did you manage to unlock it to GSM?
groovy_ZA said:
Hi my friend, I have the same problem as you with the Us cellular galaxy S4 - Did you manage to unlock it to GSM?
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No bro still nothing ..!
Yes I realize this is an old thread but I unlocked my R970 from a corporate store only,have yet to try it out cause I'm at work bit we shall see
jball said:
Yes I realize this is an old thread but I unlocked my R970 from a corporate store only,have yet to try it out cause I'm at work bit we shall see
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Did You unlock GSM on Your phone?
I too have an r970 from USCC. I too went to the corp location to have them courier unlock the phone. I have installed "OctOS" rom specific to this device. I have put a t-mobile sim card in the phone and get intermittent "LTE" but cannot make or receive calls. Is there anyone who has any info on this subject?
My friend have got Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-G361F) as a gift. It is bought from UK and have sim network lock in it. Device have got bricked when trying to root it. So i flashed G361FXXU1AOH4_G361FLUX1AOG1_LUX firmware downloaded from sam mobile through odin and its working now. Still the sim network lock is there. Now we need to buy an unlock code for this and all the sites asked country of origin and carrier. Is it still UK or Luxemburg? Also pls reccomend a trustworthy unclocking service if you know.
Thank you for using XDA Assist.
I see you asked your question in the Android Q&A forum.
You should actually be asking your question in your device specific forum located here
As far as recommending some one for the service we do not do that here on XDA, but you can always read what other users have done in the section.
Good Luck
Ragnar
Hi All,
I bought a LG V10 T-Mobile thru buy& sell online and didn't realized that it still Network Unlocked. I cannot use it to other Network provider and I am very frustrated already. I already try using several unlocking sites but the codes for my IMEI are always cannot be calculated. I'm not sure if this unit is just a demo and cannot be unlock. I also check my IMEI number to T-Mobile IMEI Checker from their site but unable to verify my number. Done also chatting with one of T Mobile support but they cannot also help me to unlock my phone. They said I need to by a T Mobile SIM Card but it is not possible because I'm from the Philippines. There is also a note engraved to my unit saying "Not for Sale H960A Rev 1.0
Please help me if there's still a way to unlock the network of my phone.
Thank you.
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Hi All,
I bought a LG V10 T-Mobile thru buy& sell online and didn't realized that it still Network Unlocked. I cannot use it to other Network provider and I am very frustrated already. I already try using several unlocking sites but the codes for my IMEI are always cannot be calculated. I'm not sure if this unit is just a demo and cannot be unlock. I also check my IMEI number to T-Mobile IMEI Checker from their site but unable to verify my number. Done also chatting with one of T Mobile support but they cannot also help me to unlock my phone. They said I need to by a T Mobile SIM Card but it is not possible because I'm from the Philippines. There is also a note engraved to my unit saying "Not for Sale H960A Rev 1.0
Please help me if there's still a way to unlock the network of my phone.
Thank you.
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Hello,
Please register for XDA account to post and reply in the forums.
You may try posting your query here LG V10 Q&A Forum with all relevant details, the experts there maybe able to assist you.
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Vatsal,
Forum Moderator.