Hi,
I'm at my wit's end here. I've searched through to find custom ROMs or a ways of unlocking, but to no avail.
Basically - I live in the UK and I purchased a Pop Astro from Walmart back in 2015, it's locked to T-Mobile US (Apparently not walmart's tmobile network?). There's an app on the phone to request a device unlock - both temporarily and permanently. The temporary unlock worked, and has granted me temporary access for a month, however the permanent one fails, claiming the device is not eligible.
I've tried going through all the official channels, I spoke to T-Mobile US, and they said all I need is to put a T-Mobile SIM in it, and then they can help me. However, they don't ship their SIMs outside of America. I spoke to the UK version of T-Mobile (Now EE), and they told me they're different companies, and can't help either.
Previously, I reflashed a custom ROM onto a HTC one M8, and managed to break the network lock, but I don't see anything out there for this device. I tried rooting it, and using GalaxSIM unlock, but that didn't work.
I paid for an unlocking service, only to be told about 24 hours later, that they couldn't do it and I needed to use the app on the phone.
I don't know what else to try, I think this device is now basically a crappy version of an iPod Touch. I don't know if it's worth trying another paid unlocking service?
I thought network unlocking was a relatively easy process! Any help is greatly appreciated
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Hello everybody.
Thing about Turkey is that when you take your phone from abroad to here, after two months of using the SIM card you bought in Turkey, the phone cant be connected to network.
So i was rooting my phone, changing its IMEI and it didnt work. I also was thinking that it is about the SIM card, that the operator is making the network for phone unavailable,
but SIM card works fine in other "registered" phones. I once have paid around 100 dollars to unlock my Alcatel, and i figured out that everything is being done through software,
you dont leave your phone, they dont touch it, you just pay and give the IMEI of the phone you want to register and prevent it from blocking. Now i am thinking that the best solution was
to change the IMEI on time, and get additional two months with new IMEI. But this is just my modest logic.
I am really wondering what is this about? What do you think about this?
And is it possible to for me to do it by my own without giving away 100 $?
Thanks
Semir
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I've run into a bit of a roadblock in the process of unlocking my HTC One E8 from Sprint. I called up Sprint and received an unlock code; however, upon inserting my new SIM (T-Mobile), I was not prompted to enter an unlock code. After speaking with Sprint again I was told that the actual unlock process would have to be completed on T-Mobile's end. So, I took the phone to T-Mobile and a representative attempted (not sure what he did) to unlock the phone but said he couldn't do it (I'm not entirely convinced he knew what he was doing...).
So pretty much I am sitting here with an unlock code, but no actual way (or knowledge) of how to use it to unlock the phone to work with T-Mobile. I feel like the answer is quite simple, but after looking through numerous forum posts I have not come across anyone with the same problem. I fear that my only remaining option is to root/s-off to unlock this phone. As someone who is not well versed in all things technical, I hope that there are other options for me to explore.
Any help at all is very much appreciated!
gra3jcdc said:
I've run into a bit of a roadblock in the process of unlocking my HTC One E8 from Sprint. I called up Sprint and received an unlock code; however, upon inserting my new SIM (T-Mobile), I was not prompted to enter an unlock code. After speaking with Sprint again I was told that the actual unlock process would have to be completed on T-Mobile's end. So, I took the phone to T-Mobile and a representative attempted (not sure what he did) to unlock the phone but said he couldn't do it (I'm not entirely convinced he knew what he was doing...).
So pretty much I am sitting here with an unlock code, but no actual way (or knowledge) of how to use it to unlock the phone to work with T-Mobile. I feel like the answer is quite simple, but after looking through numerous forum posts I have not come across anyone with the same problem. I fear that my only remaining option is to root/s-off to unlock this phone. As someone who is not well versed in all things technical, I hope that there are other options for me to explore.
Any help at all is very much appreciated!
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Hi everyone and thanks for the time to read this.
So, recently I purchased a Galaxy S7 from a co-worker. After bringing it to my house I realized it was SIM locked to the T-Mobile carrier. He bought it already used and sold it to me, so I can't unlock trough the T-Mobile customer service.
After an extensive search on the web I found a few paid solutions (unlock sites, Chimera Tool, some android apps). But since I live in Brazil and not the US they end up costing three times their original value due to money conversion.
I found out that you can extract the unlock code from the phone itself through some softwares ( i.e Chimera Tool). So I ask you: there's a free way to do that? I appreciate any help, thx.
Tl;dr: Need a free way to unlock SIM without contact to carrier (T-Mobile)
HI.
I a having this same problem expect. I am however from the usa. I moved tmoblie has no service in new area. They refuse to unlock my model is sm-G930T. Please anyone with any odeals on this problem let me know...
After searching a lot I found a website that fixed the network lock for me. It was also cheaper than the competition. unblockmysamsung.com
It took only a couple days to fix and I did through Paypal so if it didn't worked I could have asked for a refund.
Unlock method
Hi, can you share how you/they unlocked your S7? I was suppose to avail or their service i dont want anyone to remotely access my computer. Did you root the phone or something? Is this something i can do for free or i really have to pay for their service? Thanks!
Hi all ! Ok so my gf is about to go abroad in a few days and we'd like to have her Samsung S7 Duos ( SM-G930FD i think) so it would work in UAE. We've tried using the various unlocking website and even went to a store close to us to have it unlocked to no avail so I was thinking if maybe someone here can point me to a few guides so I can do it myself. I am well aware of the risks and am fairly confident in my ability to learn. Now the problem is that with the dual sim phone she has the 2nd sim slot comes openline by default (contract phone for 2 years) but it cannot connect to any mobile data network except that of the first sim's carrier. Yes i know we could have this unlocked by the carrier but she stopped paying her bill last month coz of the crappy service and honestly it's a waste of money if we do that. Anyway, can someone point me/ give me some tips as to how I go about doing this? Will rooting and flashing firmware solve this? Or do I use other softwares like Odin etc etc? Would really appreciate any help I could get. Thank you for reading.
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Hi all ! Ok so my gf is about to go abroad in a few days and we'd like to have her Samsung S7 Duos.........
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I don't have this device but, your best bet is to post this question within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device and variants.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3341138
Good Luck!
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Happy New Year everyone!
I purchased a brand new Moto Z4, but it's setup up for Verizon. I was hoping that by reinstalling the firmware using the Motorola rescue tool, I could get the phone back to an unbranded state, i.e. I don't want any trouble with calls on my non-Verizon network. From what I've read on this forum, the Verizon boot screen is merely cosmetic, so can someone tell me how to remove whatever Verizon put on the phone to lock the phone to their network only?
Much thanks in advance
I know this is an old thread, but thought I'd chime in on something you've probably figured out by now.
The only way to get rid of branding and verizon's garbage is to use adb to disable or uninstall the offending items. There are guides everywhere including on one of the main xda pages.
Network wise if you bought it new as old stock I'd call up big red and request to have it unlocked (network). There's nothing to be done as far as bootloader unlocking.
Best of Luck in this New Year!