Samsung galaxy s7 Trackfone cdma ? - Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers

I dthe gun and ordered a galaxy s7 that came in quick and I was excited ( ordered on ebay ) It turned out to be on the Tracphone network. Also cdma and cdma lite.
Phone model is G930vl
It has a sim slot and I installed my carriers sim.
Could not read the sim as it was only aking for cdma in the settings.
My question, is there a way to unlock it , also unlocking the sim slot so it can use gsm?
I heard the bootloader is preventing root so that's a dead end I guess.
Does anybody have any experience with these ones set up for cdma, Is the radio different or is it all software ?
Kinds sucks, phone is very nice n new.
thanks for looking and any advice appreciated.
Al

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Unlock verizon or Sprint hybrid phone with bad ESN for regular GSM network

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I am thinking of buying a Verizon/Sprint hybrid phone (like Samsung saga), get it unlocked and use it on a regular GSM network in Ireland. Would it be possible to buy a phone with a bad esn and get it unlocked to work on a GSM?
Thank you
Same quest here...
After a few hours reading i think that if the Esn is bad, but the imei is okay you will be able to use it with a sim card. If you can carrier unlock the phone of course

Can Verizon Samsung Tab I705 can be unlocked to use Tmobile SIM?

I just bought Verizon Samsung SCH-I705. I just wonder that can it could be unlocked to use Tmobile SIM. I know that this one has LTE SIM but just wonder?
I'd like to know the same
ill like to know that too
porto35 said:
I just bought Verizon Samsung SCH-I705. I just wonder that can it could be unlocked to use Tmobile SIM. I know that this one has LTE SIM but just wonder?
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This has been asked before and the answer is still the same
Verizon - CDMA Carrier
TMO - GSM carrier
Two different radio's. You can use an unlocked TMO tab and use it on AT&T (Another GSM carrier).. The Verizon tab shouldn't have a SIM card in it. Unless it is a World tab or LTE. In the LTE case, only the 4G is sim controlled, the 3G is controlled by the CDMA radio.
Verizon:
Frequencies and Data Type Digital: (CDMA/PCS)/1x, EVDO Rev A, LTE (Band 13 only)
Tmobile
Frequencies and Data Type GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
So your answer is no.....
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Oditius said:
This has been asked before and the answer is still the same
Verizon - CDMA Carrier
TMO - GSM carrier
Two different radio's. You can use an unlocked TMO tab and use it on AT&T (Another GSM carrier).. The Verizon tab shouldn't have a SIM card in it. Unless it is a World tab or LTE. In the LTE case, only the 4G is sim controlled, the 3G is controlled by the CDMA radio.
Verizon:
Frequencies and Data Type Digital: (CDMA/PCS)/1x, EVDO Rev A, LTE (Band 13 only)
Tmobile
Frequencies and Data Type GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
So your answer is no.....
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I believe you answer is just partially correct. My Verizon Tab has a SIM slot. I currently own a Verizon Iphone 4S, Iphone 5 and Samsung S3. Used to own BB Tour, Storm, Bold, HTC Incredible 2, HTC rezound. After unlock, all of them (they have both CDMA and GSM) can be used with any SIM card. That why Verizon called them Global Phones. I also believe that the Samsung S3 is LTE phone with SIM card slot and I have no problem to use it with my TMO SIM card
porto35 said:
I believe you answer is just partially correct. My Verizon Tab has a SIM slot. I currently own a Verizon Iphone 4S, Iphone 5 and Samsung S3. Used to own BB Tour, Storm, Bold, HTC Incredible 2, HTC rezound. After unlock, all of them (they have both CDMA and GSM) can be used with any SIM card. That why Verizon called them Global Phones. I also believe that the Samsung S3 is LTE phone with SIM card slot and I have no problem to use it with my TMO SIM card
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My US Cellular S3 had a SIM card too, but USCC is a CDMA phone. The SIM card was for 4G LTE only as USCC is a CDMA carrier. Some of the BB was "World Phones" meaning that they had 2 radio's in them, 1 CDMA when you was in the USA, the other was GSM when you traveled outside the USA but could not be used inside the US unless it was (the GSM part) unlocked. I know there are some other Android "World Phones" I had the Motorola Electrify, I think it's counter part on Sprint had a different name. There was a few more on USCC that was World Phones, They had dual radio's. But the S3 and Note 2 didn't. But I would guess that it could be possible that Verizon's variation could be different. I never looked that close. But if there is a way to unlock it and use it on a GSM network, then do a search, the phone is old enough to have already been unlocked, and a search would turn it up if it was. If your search comes up negative, then you will have your answer.
Oditius said:
My US Cellular S3 had a SIM card too, but USCC is a CDMA phone. The SIM card was for 4G LTE only as USCC is a CDMA carrier. Some of the BB was "World Phones" meaning that they had 2 radio's in them, 1 CDMA when you was in the USA, the other was GSM when you traveled outside the USA but could not be used inside the US unless it was (the GSM part) unlocked. I know there are some other Android "World Phones" I had the Motorola Electrify, I think it's counter part on Sprint had a different name. There was a few more on USCC that was World Phones, They had dual radio's. But the S3 and Note 2 didn't. But I would guess that it could be possible that Verizon's variation could be different. I never looked that close. But if there is a way to unlock it and use it on a GSM network, then do a search, the phone is old enough to have already been unlocked, and a search would turn it up if it was. If your search comes up negative, then you will have your answer.
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Thx for your reply. My Verizon Samsung S3 was unlocked by Verizon (by agreement from verizon with FCC) as they did with Iphone 5 (can be considered as factory unlock). Both of them can be used with GSM carrier here but not the Iphone 4S (for abroad use only even it is unlocked by Verizon).
I searched and have not seen any solution for unlock the Samsung Tab I705 in US but there are unlock code for sale for I705 in Europe and in Asia. I checked the I705 specifications but only see LTE 700Mhz, Class 13 (as you stated) in your previous post. Same thing with Verizon Samsung S3 I535 but I can use S3 with TMO sim. That is the reason I want to find out anyway we can unlock I705 (Tab 2) to use with SIM card for GSM carrier. Anybody can help?
DAMN!
I was looking for the same thing!
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yes it can be done
I know that the verizon galaxy tab 2 can be unlocked. A friend of mine had verizon do it by claiming they where traveling outside the country, and it works on T-Mobile just fine. because it does have both radios. PLUS i want it for the LTE anyways and it does work for the t-mobile LTE. problem for me is that i no longer have an account with verizon so they will not give me the unlock code for the tablet so i need another way to unlock it.... can i do this by rooting it and putting a customer ROM or does that no effect that portion of the tablet.
clevenger23 said:
I know that the verizon galaxy tab 2 can be unlocked. A friend of mine had verizon do it by claiming they where traveling outside the country, and it works on T-Mobile just fine. because it does have both radios. PLUS i want it for the LTE anyways and it does work for the t-mobile LTE. problem for me is that i no longer have an account with verizon so they will not give me the unlock code for the tablet so i need another way to unlock it.... can i do this by rooting it and putting a customer ROM or does that no effect that portion of the tablet.
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No effect.
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I have Samsung Tab E Verizon SM-T567V it's Global and 4G supported with a dedicated sim slot. How to sim unlock it???

[Q] Newbie: Can Sprint SM-G900P work on T-Mobile?

Can a Sprint Galaxy S5 work on the T-Mobile GSM network?
I assume it would require rooting and then change the network band and ADN settings. It has SIM card slot and MicroSD slot.
I searched and did not find this question posted. Thanks in advance.
bigbigtex said:
Can a Sprint Galaxy S5 work on the T-Mobile GSM network?
I assume it would require rooting and then change the network band and ADN settings. It has SIM card slot and MicroSD slot.
I searched and did not find this question posted. Thanks in advance.
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Probably not...The phone is most likely locked only to Sprint unless they unlock it for you but I doubt they will do it and I heard they only do it for International which is sometimes rare and you have to be with Sprint for a set amount of time.
Thanks. I saw in the forum that Sprint could unlock them, but I did see that there is no other option.

Unique Situation S6 SM-g920a

So I had a boost phone that recently broke. It had a sprint sim card. My mom got a new phone and gave me her S6 SM-g920a. I had to go online to get it unlocked. Upon unlocking it and it not working I called att. They told me it wasn't compatible. Ok.. So then I read on xda if you root it there's a way you can unlock it for my sim. Cool. Problem is my computer fried the other week. No oden no flashing nothing. My questions - Is it true rooting it will really make the sim compatible? And can you root this phone using no oden or even computer?
Thanks in advance
Not really.
The S6 SM-G920A is an AT&T phone (the A at the end of the model indicates AT&T model) so it uses GSM technology and can work with only a GSM SIM card.
Boost and Sprint are both CDMA networks, this means they use CDMA technology.
So, your phone, previously from AT&T, recognizes only GSM bands. Whereas Boost and Sprint use other bandwidths.
Check your phones and networks bads here and see if they really are compatible: https://www.frequencycheck.com/carriers/at-t-united-states
If their not, then you could use this phone only with GSM networks, such as AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS
Well that's just disappointing. Thank you very much for your help though

Sim unlocked T-Mobile A71 5g on Cricket

I am using a sim unlocked T-Mobile A71 5g with a cricket sim. VoLTE does not work. If I flash the AT&T firmware onto this will it allow VoLTE to work? Will it relock the sim unlock? (I highly doubt that is the case, but want to cover my tail.) Will it allow me to use LTE band 66?
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HOw is Cricket not blocking your acccount? I bought one for my mom and its unlocked for ATT network and it works for like 5 mins and then says its not compatible. I masked imei with ed exposed and still cant get it too.
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I am using a sim unlocked T-Mobile A71 5g with a cricket sim. VoLTE does not work. If I flash the AT&T firmware onto this will it allow VoLTE to work? Will it relock the sim unlock? (I highly doubt that is the case, but want to cover my tail.) Will it allow me to use LTE band 66?
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Hey if it's rooted you can use short cut master lite and open Cid manager and it will change your csc and network you can pick AIO which is Cricket .
I am not rooted. I heard that that google pay and Netflix quit working if you root a phone. Haven't tried rooting a phone in the last 3 or 4 years. Kinda out of the game.
I am having a similar issue. My phone is an unlocked T-mobile and on AT&T TOGO. I keep getting my outgoing calls redirected to AT&T cust srvc. They say my phone is not VoLTE capable and therefore will not work after 3G sunset. T-mobile support site says VoLTE is enabled by default, just that there are no settings to turn it on or off. Wondering whether it's safe to flash with AT&T ROM? Or maybe generic Samsung ROM if available?
Please I'm in Nigeria, i bought this A71 5G front a vendor at second hand. But my local sim card won't work on the phone.
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