The ATT site says they're currently not unlocking the Gear S3 even if the full purchase price is paid:
"This watch is designed to work on our AT&T network with 4G-LTE Bands 2 and 5 and 3G-UMTS 850/1900MHz. At this time smartwatches are not eligible for unlock to use with other carriers."
and
"Due to the nature of the smartwatch devices, it’s not possible for these to be unlocked. In order to do so, you would need to be able to remove and replace the SIM card. With any smartwatch, the SIM is integrated into the device itself and therefore not removable."
Does anyone know if both of these statements are entirely accurate? I've never used a device with an embedded SIM but I know that devices with a SIM slot can be unlocked regardless of what the carrier states. Will I be able to unlock a Gear S3 Frontier with LTE from ATT to work on other carriers?
I think until people start getting them and messing with them it's tough to answer. Mine is shipping for the 18th. I will have it in the next few days. Not the same, but I did use ADB and unlock the bootloader on my Huawei watch and even installed TWRP and a custom rom. Being this will be an AT&T device I am doubtful things will be unlockable. The e-sim excuse they told you does sound plausible. If you can't change the Sim, I doubt you can change carrier. Time will tell.
wdgolden said:
The ATT site says they're currently not unlocking the Gear S3 even if the full purchase price is paid:
"This watch is designed to work on our AT&T network with 4G-LTE Bands 2 and 5 and 3G-UMTS 850/1900MHz. At this time smartwatches are not eligible for unlock to use with other carriers."
and
"Due to the nature of the smartwatch devices, it’s not possible for these to be unlocked. In order to do so, you would need to be able to remove and replace the SIM card. With any smartwatch, the SIM is integrated into the device itself and therefore not removable."
Does anyone know if both of these statements are entirely accurate? I've never used a device with an embedded SIM but I know that devices with a SIM slot can be unlocked regardless of what the carrier states. Will I be able to unlock a Gear S3 Frontier with LTE from ATT to work on other carriers?
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My understanding is that these watches have an esim which is software. With that in mind, I doubt the phone is actually locked in the same way our phones are. The issue might be that they can't erase the network values which are written to the esim. They might be written to ROM which might explain why it would be a bit more difficult to erase. Of course this is just a guess so time will tell.
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It's an interesting question. First we'd need to know if the ICCID and SIM number used in carrier versions is customized and unique by carrier. For example, did AT&T provide Samsung with a sequence of SIM numbers to pre-load on all "their" phones? Second do any or all of the carriers have the ability to input foreign (generic Samsung or from another carrier) SIM numbers in to their system? For example, if all AT&T's SIMs start with 88888 can they manually input a SIM provided to them that starts 12345? As far as I know you need an AT&T provided SIM to access their network from any device. I have no clue but if the first item is yes and the second no an AT&T Gear would only work on AT&T's network. It could roam on another network as an AT&T device but couldn't be used natively on that network.
If the above ends up being true a non-carrier LTE Gear bought from Samsung couldn't be registered on AT&T's network. Same thing with an AT&T Gear on T-Mobile's network. What were people's experiences with the LG Urbane LTE and Gear S2 3G? Whatever applied to those devices would seemingly apply here.
BarryH_GEG said:
What were people's experiences with the LG Urbane LTE and Gear S2 3G? Whatever applied to those devices would seemingly apply here.
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The Gear S3 and S2 are significantly different from the LG. The Urbane 2 uses an physical SIM (not an eSIM). Furthermore, it isn't carrier locked. Also, there are folks using it on prepaid service providers like Cricket. I don't think that any of this is true for the S2.
Art gear s3 frontier unlock
I received an approved unlock from AT&T but cannot figure out how to use it as it tells me the sim is not provisioned. The process as explained is to enter #0111*+unlock code+#. Any help would be appreciated.
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Fyi I got unlock for two of them. I simply went to their unlock site and indicated I was not an AT&T customer and filled in the imei, my name and email. It took about 3 days.
Link: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/request/#/status
DevDoc said:
I received an approved unlock from AT&T but cannot figure out how to use it as it tells me the sim is not provisioned. The process as explained is to enter #0111*+unlock code+#. Any help would be appreciated.
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Fyi I got unlock for two of them. I simply went to their unlock site and indicated I was not an AT&T customer and filled in the imei, my name and email. It took about 3 days.
Link: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/request/#/status
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Hey, I was looking in to the possibilities of getting an ATT gear s3 and bringing it to T-Mobile. And you seem to have cracked it. I have been looking hours to find something that said it was possible. So did you buy it from att for the full price and then requested unlock? And u are not an att customer right?
May I advise that the two variants (TMo and at&t) do not *exactly* have the same supported bands. That may mean spotty coverage in standalone mode, depending on your network location.
Sent from a TMo V20
I to have requested the code from At&t which they have sent me but the instructions state to remove sim before entering code?
vagelis said:
May I advise that the two variants (TMo and at&t) do not *exactly* have the same supported bands. That may mean spotty coverage in standalone mode, depending on your network location.
Sent from a TMo V20
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Well. I looked into Samsung site for tech specs and both versions -R765T(t Mobile) and R765A (ATT) support same LTE bands -
B2 1900, B5 850.
It's the mix of AWS and LTE bands that is different. Though the frequencies are the same, what type of network they support on these bands is different. And that may lead to having service in an area or not.
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So was anyone able to switch from AT&T to TMO? i requested my unlock code Sunday so it should be here today.
bagsofcole said:
So was anyone able to switch from AT&T to TMO? i requested my unlock code Sunday so it should be here today.
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Any news? Did it work for you?
DevDoc said:
I received an approved unlock from AT&T but cannot figure out how to use it as it tells me the sim is not provisioned. The process as explained is to enter #0111*+unlock code+#. Any help would be appreciated.
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Fyi I got unlock for two of them. I simply went to their unlock site and indicated I was not an AT&T customer and filled in the imei, my name and email. It took about 3 days.
Link: https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/request/#/status
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Yes but, did you actually get it unlocked? That's the question
I have also received an unlock code from AT&T, but haven't figured out yet how to unlock the device. I'm going to call AT&T tomorrow and see how to go about doing it. I'll post back when I do.
Also, any thoughts from anyone on using QPST/similar software to edit the radio? I know we're still a ways away from root, but I'm surprised nobody has done this with the S2 yet (that I know of). Seeing as its a Samsung device, I would imagine that its possible just like with the S4/S5/S6. I'm going to try it and see eventually.
slapshot2286 said:
I have also received an unlock code from AT&T, but haven't figured out yet how to unlock the device. I'm going to call AT&T tomorrow and see how to go about doing it. I'll post back when I do.
Also, any thoughts from anyone on using QPST/similar software to edit the radio? I know we're still a ways away from root, but I'm surprised nobody has done this with the S2 yet (that I know of). Seeing as its a Samsung device, I would imagine that its possible just like with the S4/S5/S6. I'm going to try it and see eventually.
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Pease keep us informed.
SUCCESS!!! I have successfully carrier unlocked the S3 Frontier. I know that simply by posting this people will be freaking out until I post the how-to. I WILL post the how-to when I can recreate the process and get some pics - I don't want to do it until I can verify that its done.
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SUCCESS!!! I have successfully carrier unlocked the S3 Frontier. I know that simply by posting this people will be freaking out until I post the how-to. I WILL post the how-to when I can recreate the process and get some pics - I don't want to do it until I can verify that its done.
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You may have unlocked it but I don't see how your going to activate it on another service or have you done that? My understanding is that the S3 has an esim and its not like a phone where you can put in another providers Sim card and if I understand Sim. Cards and Sim numbers are tied to the carrier so how are you going to transfer a esim number from one carrier to another?
Sirdragonx said:
You may have unlocked it but I don't see how your going to activate it on another service or have you done that? My understanding is that the S3 has an esim and its not like a phone where you can put in another providers Sim card and if I understand Sim. Cards and Sim numbers are tied to the carrier so how are you going to transfer a esim number from one carrier to another?
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S3 doesn't use sim card at least not the good old sim "card" It has an e-sim built in that can be reprogrammed using the pins under the lower band.
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S3 doesn't use sim card at least not the good old sim "card" It has an e-sim built in that can be reprogrammed using the pins under the lower band.
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And who's going to reprogram it? Is there an adapter to hook the pins to? So what your saying is to get a simple card and program that number?
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Hi I use T-Mobile USA as my cell phone company. Recently I was able to get a hold of Lumia 820 that is locked to AT&T. T-Mobile for example always unlocked my phones if they are locked to T-Mobile, but looks like AT&T is a different story. I have even unlocked my Android phones through rooting and so on. I have searched some paid unlocking sites, although they do have Lumia 820 listed, but AT&T is missing in the list of carriers. Is there a way to somehow get/extract the sim unlock # from the phone?
Charkatak said:
Hi I use T-Mobile USA as my cell phone company. Recently I was able to get a hold of Lumia 820 that is locked to AT&T. T-Mobile for example always unlocked my phones if they are locked to T-Mobile, but looks like AT&T is a different story. I have even unlocked my Android phones through rooting and so on. I have searched some paid unlocking sites, although they do have Lumia 820 listed, but AT&T is missing in the list of carriers. Is there a way to somehow get/extract the sim unlock # from the phone?
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A customer in good standing with AT&T USA, can try calling customer service and ask them to SIM unlock the phone so that you can use your own SIM card while travelling to Europe. They may do this or they may try to sell a discounted Europe travel plan that uses your existing SIM card. If you don't get the answer you like, call back on a different day.
Good luck with any other tactic until Q2 2013.
danchar4 said:
A customer in good standing with AT&T USA, can try calling customer service and ask them to SIM unlock the phone so that you can use your own SIM card while travelling to Europe. They may do this or they may try to sell a discounted Europe travel plan that uses your existing SIM card. If you don't get the answer you like, call back on a different day.
Good luck with any other tactic until Q2 2013.
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Thanks for the info! I never had AT&T and with T-Mobile it is easy, just like you suggested about calling AT&T. So you are saying that while the phone is exclusive to AT&T for 6 months, then I won't be able to unlock it for the time being?
How can i get the unlock code?
I Bought the nokia lumia 820 AT&T on eBay but i live in Mexico and i can't use AT&T Carrier because AT&T doesn't exist here, exist TELCEL and i need unlock the phone.
Ways to unlock the phone?
-Unlock codes
Whats more?
Please, Help me.
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Hey Guys, this page is reliable? h t tp: // ww w.cellunlocker.net/
Please try guys.
here a video that how can i get the code in this page.
h t tp: //ww w. dailymotion. com/video/xvmiqh_how-to-unlock-htc-8x-windows-8-phone-by-unlock-code-at-t-telus-bell-rogers-all-networks_tech#.UOo2am_K5vc
Is an example.
But in the page appears the nokia lumia 820 AT&T.
confirm if the page is reliable and effective.
find a friend who has an att account
Has anyone successfully unlocked the lumia 820?
I called AT&T USA today and asked them about unlocking the Nokia 820.
I told them I was travelling to Europe on business and wanted to be able to buy an local SIM at the destination airport upon my arrival rather than pay for an international plan on the AT&T SIM. The rep said OK, checked a few things and told me that my phone was already unlocked and that I need not enter a code to unlock it.
I asked if I could test this out by popping in a T-Mobile SIM tomorrow just to confirm and he said it should work no problem.
I don't have a T-mobile SIM to try. Can someone please try one in their phone purchased and activated on the AT&T network? Can someone please call AT&T with the same line about travelling to Europe as above and see if you get the same info from the customer rep?
I wonder if folks trying the get their USA-sourced phones online outside of the USA first need to activate the phone on a USA carrier. Maybe it does some magic over the air.
danchar4 said:
I called AT&T USA today and asked them about unlocking the Nokia 820.
I told them I was travelling to Europe on business and wanted to be able to buy an local SIM at the destination airport upon my arrival rather than pay for an international plan on the AT&T SIM. The rep said OK, checked a few things and told me that my phone was already unlocked and that I need not enter a code to unlock it.
I asked if I could test this out by popping in a T-Mobile SIM tomorrow just to confirm and he said it should work no problem.
I don't have a T-mobile SIM to try. Can someone please try one in their phone purchased and activated on the AT&T network? Can someone please call AT&T with the same line about travelling to Europe as above and see if you get the same info from the customer rep?
I wonder if folks trying the get their USA-sourced phones online outside of the USA first need to activate the phone on a USA carrier. Maybe it does some magic over the air.
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I'm in Argentina, bought the phone full price a couple weeks ago. Two days ago tried with a different sim and the phone asked for unlock code :-S
danchar4 said:
I called AT&T USA today and asked them about unlocking the Nokia 820.
I told them I was travelling to Europe on business and wanted to be able to buy an local SIM at the destination airport upon my arrival rather than pay for an international plan on the AT&T SIM. The rep said OK, checked a few things and told me that my phone was already unlocked and that I need not enter a code to unlock it.
I asked if I could test this out by popping in a T-Mobile SIM tomorrow just to confirm and he said it should work no problem.
I don't have a T-mobile SIM to try. Can someone please try one in their phone purchased and activated on the AT&T network? Can someone please call AT&T with the same line about travelling to Europe as above and see if you get the same info from the customer rep?
I wonder if folks trying the get their USA-sourced phones online outside of the USA first need to activate the phone on a USA carrier. Maybe it does some magic over the air.
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If you need for example, T-Mobile sim card, then just ask them. It can be deactivated or brand new sim card that doesn't have service. If you phone is locked it will show you the box to type in the code. If unlocked you shouldn't get that.
I bought broken Lumia 820 from Ebay. Repaired it but after inserting my sim I got "locked" message. Can´t get the unlock code from AT&T also as I am not their current or previous client. Also I live in Europe. Seller was not able to get the unlock code also ( electronic shop)...
Tried to make FW upgrade but no go.
Any help ?
Unlocking via PUK code?
Charkatak said:
If you need for example, T-Mobile sim card, then just ask them. It can be deactivated or brand new sim card that doesn't have service. If you phone is locked it will show you the box to type in the code. If unlocked you shouldn't get that.
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PUK codes are for sim cards, won't help with the device. When a non ATT sim is inserted it should ask for an unlock code. You'll have to purchase one online. If it does not ask for a code and just states the device it's locked that means the incorrect code has been input too many times. At that point there's nothing that can be done.
Sent from my LG-E970 using xda app-developers app
Any good place for unlocking it cheap?
J have the 820 lumia but live in the caribbean can anyone get a code unlock for me from at&t
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Have you all try to flash your lumia with other firmware?
I think flash your lumia to other firmware can unlock your lumia,
If it were that easy would it already have been done? Has anyone tried flashing?
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MontyMontie said:
If it were that easy would it already have been done? Has anyone tried flashing?
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I think your phone is flashed by your carrier, they was modifying the firmware, so it locked and you can't use another SIM Card
So I say again to try flash your phone with another firmware, try global version like APAC, etc, . . download your firmware and flash it with Nokia Care Suite, if you want back to your stock firmware just use Nokia Software Updater for Retail and it will select, download, and flash it automatically with your stock firmware
hope it work
Glembozt said:
I think your phone is flashed by your carrier, they was modifying the firmware, so it locked and you can't use another SIM Card
So I say again to try flash your phone with another firmware, try global version like APAC, etc, . . download your firmware and flash it with Nokia Care Suite, if you want back to your stock firmware just use Nokia Software Updater for Retail and it will select, download, and flash it automatically with your stock firmware
hope it work
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no, unlock the locked phone is not easy like that
you don't need (can't) to flash the global fw
all you need is the code to unlock from locked carrier to make it accept other carrier (for me is AT&T)
the unlocker code is differnce on every phone
here is my unlocked AT&T 820 running on Viettel (Vienamese carrier)
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AT&T stock app
on their network? Anyone has an idea or experience? I want to get one and stay with 'non-smart phone' data plan.
Thanks.
Yes they do
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markdapimp said:
Yes they do
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Thanks. Is this 100% confirmed, or is it a "maybe" situation like it used to be with the International Version of the S2, whereas in some cases they did and others they didn't?
sbi1 said:
Thanks. Is this 100% confirmed, or is it a "maybe" situation like it used to be with the International Version of the S2, whereas in some cases they did and others they didn't?
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AIO Wireless is an AT&T MVNO
i tried using their AIO Basic Plan witch is for basic phones only
http://www.aiowireless.com/shop.html
i could call and text but data was disabled.
markdapimp said:
AIO Wireless is an AT&T MVNO
i tried using their AIO Basic Plan witch is for basic phones only
http://www.aiowireless.com/shop.html
i could call and text but data was disabled.
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I am referring to using an AT&T sim on AT&T account, not MVNO.
What people used to do was get a non-smart phone data plan, unlimited for $10/mo, then change to smart phone. Different reports came of AT&T identifying these non-AT&T phones as smart phones, vs. other cases where AT&T did not identify the non-AT&T phone as a smart phone. So I was just wondering about the Nexus 5 since AT&T doesn't carry it and doesn't sell it.
sbi1 said:
I am referring to using an AT&T sim on AT&T account, not MVNO.
What people used to do was get a non-smart phone data plan, unlimited for $10/mo, then change to smart phone. Different reports came of AT&T identifying these non-AT&T phones as smart phones, vs. other cases where AT&T did not identify the non-AT&T phone as a smart phone. So I was just wondering about the Nexus 5 since AT&T doesn't carry it and doesn't sell it.
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All AT&T MVNO share like a IMEI database sort of how T-Mobile shares their blacklisted IMEI with AT&T
if a AT&T MVNO blocks it so does AT&T they share the database on witch to block.. it doesn't hurt to try though
markdapimp said:
All AT&T MVNO share like a IMEI database sort of how T-Mobile shares their blacklisted IMEI with AT&T
if a AT&T MVNO blocks it so does AT&T they share the database on witch to block.. it doesn't hurt to try though
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You lost me. Why would MVNO block a phone? Say I buy a Nexus 5 from Google, can I not use it with StraightTalk for example? Why would it be blocked?
sbi1 said:
You lost me. Why would MVNO block a phone? Say I buy a Nexus 5 from Google, can I not use it with StraightTalk for example? Why would it be blocked?
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He is just saying it as an example. Someone reports the phone as lost or stolen, it can be blacklisted across carrier.
Back to your original question, yes you will be detected as a smart phone. Google/LG shares imei database with att. Just like nexus 4 and gnex.
divinewisdom said:
He is just saying it as an example. Someone reports the phone as lost or stolen, it can be blacklisted across carrier.
Back to your original question, yes you will be detected as a smart phone. Google/LG shares imei database with att. Just like nexus 4 and gnex.
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Thanks.
Do you know if other manufacturers share IMEI DB, like Samsung?
The AIO thing is different I think in that data is blocked not because you are on a smartphone but it's blocked on that plan.
AT&T can easily identify said phones as a Nexus as they share a similar IMEI. I don't know if LG/Samsung send AT&T a list of their IMEIs but either way it's not hard for AT&T to add it to their list based on just 1 sample.
shotta35 said:
The AIO thing is different I think in that data is blocked not because you are on a smartphone but it's blocked on that plan.
AT&T can easily identify said phones as a Nexus as they share a similar IMEI. I don't know if LG/Samsung send AT&T a list of their IMEIs but either way it's not hard for AT&T to add it to their list based on just 1 sample.
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Pardon the ignorance, but what is AIO?
The basis for my question is, and the example that I brought earlier, the same phone but different model; Galaxy S2 has its international unlocked version, but also AT&T sells its own version of S2. This is not the case with the Nexus - it only comes unlocked, AT&T does not sell the Nexus, this is why I am questioning this.
Thanks.
I have AIO and it works flawlessly. Just gotta manually put in your APN just like with any other carrier and an unlocked GSM phone.
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sbi1 said:
Pardon the ignorance, but what is AIO?
The basis for my question is, and the example that I brought earlier, the same phone but different model; Galaxy S2 has its international unlocked version, but also AT&T sells its own version of S2. This is not the case with the Nexus - it only comes unlocked, AT&T does not sell the Nexus, this is why I am questioning this.
Thanks.
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Aio is a pre-paid wireless carrier which is wholly owned and operated by AT&T. It uses AT&T personnel, networks, towers, etc...
Landara said:
I have AIO and it works flawlessly. Just gotta manually put in your APN just like with any other carrier and an unlocked GSM phone.
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Aio is a pre-paid wireless carrier which is wholly owned and operated by AT&T. It uses AT&T personnel, networks, towers, etc...
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OK, but I am not talking about AIO or MVNO, I am talking about an AT&T sim card on an AT&T family plan (outside contract). You have a 'dumb' phone on your family plan, you add non smart-phone data for $10. You take the sim and put it in a smart phone that was not purchased from AT&T, is not AT&T phone and AT&T doesn't even sell it (e.g. Nexus 5). Will AT&T network - again, I am on AT&T, not AIO - identify it as a smart phone. Looking to hear from people with experience on this. With my personal experience they did not identify other phones in similar situation, even phones that they sell. I am just curious about the Nexus 5 in particular.
Thanks.
sbi1 said:
OK, but I am not talking about AIO or MVNO, I am talking about an AT&T sim card on an AT&T family plan (outside contract). You have a 'dumb' phone on your family plan, you add non smart-phone data for $10. You take the sim and put it in a smart phone that was not purchased from AT&T, is not AT&T phone and AT&T doesn't even sell it (e.g. Nexus 5). Will AT&T network - again, I am on AT&T, not AIO - identify it as a smart phone. Looking to hear from people with experience on this. With my personal experience they did not identify other phones in similar situation, even phones that they sell. I am just curious about the Nexus 5 in particular.
Thanks.
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They will identify it.. How can a billion dollar company not spot this.. of course they would identify it and try squeeze more money from you
markdapimp said:
How can a billion dollar company not spot this..
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Because they don't always identify it...it's a fact.
See third and last post
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Discussion-and-Support/Nexus-5-on-Att/td-p/3840723#.Ur43I_RDuSo
The Nexus 5 is a huge device and they will pick it up
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Because they don't always identify it...it's a fact.
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Even if they don't pick it up, eventually you will get blocked and they will tell you to upgrade your plan
Edit: XDA isn't the place to ask this question not that many people have that plan you want try Howardforums
Edit2: i asked for you.
Here's your answer
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Like what I said about aio. Its at&ts network just different name brand they control it and boom same effect.
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My wife originally had the nexus 4 on the non-smartphone data plan on att and was never detected. I just upgraded her to the nexus 5 and now they automatically added a data plan for her I was looking at my account and it is not registering as any type of phone yet though.
I recently bought sprint gs5 with bad ESN. hence I dont live in usa, o thought this shouldnt be a problem.
Ok I received the phone, I managed to activate it with our locale cdma network " no sim card used "
But I noticed some features not available such as usb tethering, hotspot wifi calling, raoming section.
I updated to NE5 but problem exists.
I finallu rooted and installed MOAR rom, usb tethering still not available. However wifi calling was there but frozen! After defrozen it, when I press on it takes me to self test mode!!
Hotspot didnt work either, I get msg saying " insert sim card"
Any great developer plz help me with those issues, also are they related to sprint activation?? Any solution to bypass.
Thanx alot in advance.
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YemenHero said:
I recently bought sprint gs5 with bad ESN. hence I dont live in usa, o thought this shouldnt be a problem.
Ok I received the phone, I managed to activate it with our locale cdma network " no sim card used "
But I noticed some features not available such as usb tethering, hotspot wifi calling, raoming section.
I updated to NE5 but problem exists.
I finallu rooted and installed MOAR rom, usb tethering still not available. However wifi calling was there but frozen! After defrozen it, when I press on it takes me to self test mode!!
Hotspot didnt work either, I get msg saying " insert sim card"
Any great developer plz help me with those issues, also are they related to sprint activation?? Any solution to bypass.
Thanx alot in advance.
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This is an LTE phone so it will want a sim for some data stuff.
That said, because it's running sprint software and not on a sprint network many things simply won't work. You would need to flash it with different software probably or change various advanced settings.
The WiFi calling takes you to self-service because for Sprint it actually adds a feature to the users account and uses a third party provider sprint uses for the WiFi calling feature. This won't work with another provider. You would need that providers stuff.
Simply put don't expect a phone from one provider on another to work 100% or perfect. You would have been better to get an international version or one with generic software.
Beyond that can't help you any, maybe others can.
bryanu said:
This is an LTE phone so it will want a sim for some data stuff.
That said, because it's running sprint software and not on a sprint network many things simply won't work. You would need to flash it with different software probably or change various advanced settings.
The WiFi calling takes you to self-service because for Sprint it actually adds a feature to the users account and uses a third party provider sprint uses for the WiFi calling feature. This won't work with another provider. You would need that providers stuff.
Simply put don't expect a phone from one provider on another to work 100% or perfect. You would have been better to get an international version or one with generic software.
Beyond that can't help you any, maybe others can.
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Thanx alot for your kind replay.. I would appreciate if you advise for a developer to contact regarding sprint activation and to get usb tethering back.
Also can somebody confirm whether flashing sprint PRL then reflash stock rom will help to overcome.
YemenHero said:
Thanx alot for your kind replay.. I would appreciate if you advise for a developer to contact regarding sprint activation and to get usb tethering back.
Also can somebody confirm whether flashing sprint PRL then reflash stock rom will help to overcome.
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He just said these things are tied into the phone. You will have these issues until pure AOSP/AOKP ROMs come out. Should have purchased an international version of the phone instead of purchasing a stolen phone.
DistrictDigital said:
He just said these things are tied into the phone. You will have these issues until pure AOSP/AOKP ROMs come out. Should have purchased an international version of the phone instead of purchasing a stolen phone.
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Thanx anyway.. although how am I suppose to know its stolen!!
I did buy this phone because its price was way lower than an international one. Besides international gs5 doesnt support cdma!!
Anyhow, the phone is fully functioning im even able to use data. For hotspot n usb tethering, I managed to use them through foxfi.. only wifi calling not working and im not really interested in.
Finally thanx for all your help. Truely appreciate it
YemenHero said:
Thanx anyway.. although how am I suppose to know its stolen!!
I did buy this phone because its price was way lower than an international one. Besides international gs5 doesnt support cdma!!
Anyhow, the phone is fully functioning im even able to use data. For hotspot n usb tethering, I managed to use them through foxfi.. only wifi calling not working and im not really interested in.
Finally thanx for all your help. Truely appreciate it
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Bad ESN ALWAYS means its stolen in some way or another.
WHO KNEW IT WAS BAD ESN - Sprint Galaxy S5
I have just been scammed on Craigslist by buying a Samsung Galaxy S5….I checked all the things I could :-
the ESN on Swappa.com
checked that the seller had the box and all accessories
checked that the IMEI number matched on phone and box
saw a mail document for the seller with an address on it
got a receipt
paid a "normal" price that was slightly discounted
checked the hardware using Antutu and CPU-Z
made calls and texts from the phone
checked for internet connection
checked the fingerprint scanner and software version
Beyond all this what else could I have done? Now I have an expensive toy that Sprint won't let me activate what else can I do?
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I have just been scammed on Craigslist by buying a Samsung Galaxy S5….I checked all the things I could :-
the ESN on Swappa.com
checked that the seller had the box and all accessories
checked that the IMEI number matched on phone and box
saw a mail document for the seller with an address on it
got a receipt
paid a "normal" price that was slightly discounted
checked the hardware using Antutu and CPU-Z
made calls and texts from the phone
checked for internet connection
checked the fingerprint scanner and software version
Beyond all this what else could I have done? Now I have an expensive toy that Sprint won't let me activate what else can I do?
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Are you using the mobile inside USA?
YemenHero said:
Are you using the mobile inside USA?
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I am not currently using the galaxy s5 due t it being blocked/blacklisted/etc. I would like to use it in the USA but if not then I would like to use it in Europe and South America when I travel for work.
Can you please help me with my expensive purchase…...
Drugman109 said:
I am not currently using the galaxy s5 due t it being blocked/blacklisted/etc. I would like to use it in the USA but if not then I would like to use it in Europe and South America when I travel for work.
Can you please help me with my expensive purchase…...
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The device will do no good for you in USA, but it may work in other countries if their carrier provides CDMA coverage. using DFS.
I suggest that you return the device to the seller and claim your refund. specially if they didn't infrom you it has bad ESN.
YemenHero said:
The device will do no good for you in USA, but it may work in other countries if their carrier provides CDMA coverage. using DFS.
I suggest that you return the device to the seller and claim your refund. specially if they didn't infrom you it has bad ESN.
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Many thanks for helping me YemenHero…..I can't contact the seller because this was a private sale through Craigslist and the only contact telephone number I have was attached to this phone and it is no longer in use. I cannot contact the seller by any means possible. The seller lied to me about the cellphone and so I'm stuck with trying to find solutions to recoup my money.
I am not xda knowledgeable so can you please help explain what DFS is?
Once again, many thanks.
Flashing it most likely won't help unless you're on a carrier that doesn't carry the same CDMA MEID blacklist as Sprint. Changing the MEID won't work here because of the IMEI certification being broken when you do it and therefore granting you no signal.
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You will never be able to activate that phone on Sprint or get any help from them for it because of the bad ESN. It was blacklisted because it's stolen or the previous owner refused to pay their bill. You were foolish enough to buy it anyway, and you will have to deal with your poor judgment and crippled phone.
BretonGirl said:
You will never be able to activate that phone on Sprint or get any help from them for it because of the bad ESN. It was blacklisted because it's stolen or the previous owner refused to pay their bill. You were foolish enough to buy it anyway, and you will have to deal with your poor judgment and crippled phone.
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While people like me are foolish enough to buy phones (or any used item for that matter) please note that this is what often allows others to upgrade their phones and buy the latest technology. If this did not happen many people would not buy the latest products like s5 and the new technology would actually cost a lot more than it currently does.
When buying the S5 I took diligent steps including checking the esn with swappa.com and sprint. Getting the sellers details, checking out the functions of the phone and paying a reasonable market price were the other pieces of the puzzle. Apart from buying from a dealer what other steps would you have taken in this instance…..I would welcome advice on this issue because it is easy to pass judgement on those that have fallen to the scammers out there.
This post is about how to unlock so let's focus on working on this please……thanks.
Drugman109 said:
While people like me are foolish enough to buy phones (or any used item for that matter) please note that this is what often allows others to upgrade their phones and buy the latest technology. If this did not happen many people would not buy the latest products like s5 and the new technology would actually cost a lot more than it currently does.
When buying the S5 I took diligent steps including checking the esn with swappa.com and sprint. Getting the sellers details, checking out the functions of the phone and paying a reasonable market price were the other pieces of the puzzle. Apart from buying from a dealer what other steps would you have taken in this instance…..I would welcome advice on this issue because it is easy to pass judgement on those that have fallen to the scammers out there.
This post is about how to unlock so let's focus on working on this please……thanks.
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There is nothing to focus on. You cannot unlock a Sprint S5 because it's CDMA. You would need to flash it and you cannot because there is no way to get past the IMEI certification. It is simply not possible.
My post was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the OP and other foolish people who know phone is blacklisted with a bad ESN but buy it anyway.
BretonGirl said:
There is nothing to focus on. You cannot unlock a Sprint S5 because it's CDMA. You would need to flash it and you cannot because there is no way to get past the IMEI certification. It is simply not possible.
My post was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the OP and other foolish people who know phone is blacklisted with a bad ESN but buy it anyway.
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Hate to burst your CDMA bubble, but ever since the S4 all Sprint phones are domestic GSM CAPABLE. This doesn't mean that it'll work out of the box. A) the device needs to be internationally unlocked B) you must patch the domestic blacklist or bypass it completely through the service menu. I've domestically unlocked the Sprint S5, BUT it won't work because it's not internationally unlocked. As soon as that happens I'd be able to pop in a GSM SIM and get signal, guaranteed.
PS: To future posters please do not ask me how to domestically unlock the S5 unless you're going to share how to internationally unlock it. As mentioned above, a domestic unlock does nothing without the international unlock and by domestically unlocking your internationally locked phone you'd be wasting your time.
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sprint s5
Hi, YemenHero
kindly please tell me what is the type of modem you use when you flash the s5 sprint using DFS or cdma workshop
is the way to change the spc to 000000 is the same way for s4 sprint ?
thank you
YemenHero said:
Thanx anyway.. although how am I suppose to know its stolen!!
I did buy this phone because its price was way lower than an international one. Besides international gs5 doesnt support cdma!!
Anyhow, the phone is fully functioning im even able to use data. For hotspot n usb tethering, I managed to use them through foxfi.. only wifi calling not working and im not really interested in.
Finally thanx for all your help. Truely appreciate it
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sobri46 said:
Hi, YemenHero
kindly please tell me what is the type of modem you use when you flash the s5 sprint using DFS or cdma workshop
is the way to change the spc to 000000 is the same way for s4 sprint ?
thank you
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Hi there,
I apologize for my late replay, just saw your msg..
actually Yes, its same as sprint GS4, msl pwd is 000000. Just make sure you flash proper PRL for your network. Also make sure it support at least 3G data. I had to flash many PRLs till one worked fine with me.
Is anyone here have a list of working esim carrier for our beloved pixel 3a?
Because it seem only working in north america only (T-Mobile & Verizon)
Any eSIM from Asia & Europe Carrier list that can work with pixel 3a?
Update : i summarize all the carrier till the last from for you all, so here are the list, i will try to update every time new data available.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TNf7n_wEV0Et4rkm4b4WGTtJ7S-V2xgA3pNhZLE_KV0/edit?usp=sharing
haiz said:
Is anyone here have a list of working esim carrier for our beloved pixel 3a?
Because it seem only working in north america only (T-Mobile & Verizon)
Any eSIM from Asia & Europe Carrier list that can work with pixel 3a?
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Good question. A list would be nice for overseas consumers. However, Verizon does not support eSim in NA for the Pixel or any Android at this time. They will only allow it on the iPhone. Perhaps one day but don't hold your breath. As for NA the only one I know of is Google Fi which will support it out of the box. TM and Sprint make you jump through hoops it seems. Carriers are reluctant to allow this for some reason.
I am aware of the following:
Optus (yes) - Australia
Vodafone - Australia
Flexiroam - Global
Three - Hong Kong
bobby janow said:
Good question. A list would be nice for overseas consumers. However, Verizon does not support eSim in NA for the Pixel or any Android at this time. They will only allow it on the iPhone. Perhaps one day but don't hold your breath. As for NA the only one I know of is Google Fi which will support it out of the box. TM and Sprint make you jump through hoops it seems. Carriers are reluctant to allow this for some reason.
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Surprisingly Sprint was actually the easiest to activate my eSim with my Pixel 3a. I have the T-Mobile variant, which T-Mobile was nice enough to permanently unlock for me without it being fully paid off.
Once it was unlocked, I went into Mobile network, Google Fi and Sprint options appeared, tapped on Sprint, downloaded the SIM by logging into my Sprint account, and that was it. No QR codes to scan or any numbers to type in, it just de-registered my old Sprint device on the account and downloaded the Sprint eSim to my Pixel 3a.
at&t requires you to get a physical "card" with a uniquely generated QR code, that can't be re-used. It "may" cost $5 if you acquire one from a store. You can order a physical card with the QR code online as well, I just don't understand why they can't just deliver this to you electronically.
T-Mobile does require you to jump through hoops for eSIM; you may need to contact someone at T-Mobile to provide the EID number. This can cost up to $20 for an "assisted support" charge (basically a way for them to charge for eSIM). You can do it online for free without rep intervention, but currently it's very messy; a user wrote this tutorial on reddit on how to get it done, but this is way more work than I would expect most people to do. https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/cvycd0/tutorial_how_to_activate_esim_through_the_tmobile/
As for Verizon, you're right; they only support iPhones at this time, who knows if it they will ever support eSIM on Pixels.
So for Pixel 3a, the following US carriers are supported at this time for eSIM:
Sprint - postpaid
at&t - postpaid and prepaid
T-Mobile - postpaid and prepaid
Verizon - N/A
Google Fi
Overall I'm happy with Sprint as my eSIM and at&t/Verizon as my physical sim for DSDS on the Pixel 3a.
awesome information. anyone please adding new information from carrier in your country. so i'm from indonesia , there's one provider have esim service from Smartfren, it is prepaid and what i know so far regarding this information you can convert from physical SIM to eSIM , i don't know if they asking for fee or not if you want a conversion. Similar to Verizon, they only support Iphone device at the moment.
darn, my english got corrupted when i tried to post in 12 AM. LOL
haiz said:
awesome information. anyone please don't bother adding new information from carrier in your country. so i'm from indonesia , there's one provider have esim service from Smartfren, it is prepaid and what i know so far regarding this information you can convert from physical SIM to eSIM , i don't know if they asking for fee or not if you want a conversion. Similar to Verizon, they only support Iphone device at the moment.
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No, it's a good thread you started. Everyone should post their eSim carriers experiences no matter the country. We can start a movement! lol
bobby janow said:
No, it's a good thread you started. Everyone should post their eSim carriers experiences no matter the country. We can start a movement! lol
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it supposed to be hesitate not bother. my bad, LOL. Ok back to the topic, anyone else want to add ?
Confusion.....
I posted a similar question on another forum:
The Pixel 3a and 3a XL with the release of Android 10 officially support Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS).
I have a $30/month AT&T number with 1 GB of data and a secondary (Tracfone on T-Mobile) number with 1 GB of data. Between the two, that's plenty of data for the month.
I used to keep both physical SIM cards in my old Nokia w/DSDS and would receive calls from both while choosing which one to use for outgoing calls, texts, and data.
AT&T supports eSIM and I thought I could duplicate the setup in the Pixel.
According to AT&T support, I can. I think. The guy’s English was nearly as bad as Trump's while tweeting on Adderall. :laugh:
According to Google support, I can unless AT&T has some sort of policy preventing it.
According to the store manager at the local corporate-owned store, I can’t because both numbers need to be from the same carrier.
Porting the Tracfone number over to AT&T isn't an option because I'm not the one paying for the service.
I’m seriously thinking of porting my AT&T number over to Google Fi and switching carriers.
Not just because of the eSIM issue, but I’ve had problems with both Wi-Fi calling and call forwarding intermittently not working.
When I looked at the AT&T support forums, there were a ton of people *****ing about both things either working intermittently or not working at all.
Locally, Google Fi uses T-Mobile's towers and while T-Mobile's coverage has improved markedly in recent years, locally their network seems to be congested at times when I compare Speedtest results taken on the Nokia using both SIMs.
So my question to all of you is this: is it worth switching to Google Fi or should I get an eSIM from AT&T and hope that the store manager has no idea what she was talking about?
Additionally, do T-Mobile and/or Fi have the same issues AT&T does WRT call forwarding & WiFi calling?
The cost would be the same as long I keep to 1 GB or less data use on Fi.
I signed up for Fi on my 2nd Google account for a month just to test it out, and the DSDS works perfectly with both the AT&T and Tracfone physical SIM cards.
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I had a chance to use Fi yesterday in the busiest shopping areas in town and T-Mobile's data service sucked.
If I wasn't getting timeout errors it was taking forever to load sites, and while AT&T's wasn't what I'd call superfast, the sites I visited would load without timing out.
T-Mobile's local coverage now is much better than when I tried it several years ago, but the network congestion is a concern.
Edit: added screencaps from Speedtest for both services today at home
It works
Update: I went ahead and had the AT&T eSIM installed, and it works just fine with the TracFone (T-Mobile) physical SIM using DSDS.
If I were a suspicious sort, I'd think she was trying to get me to Port the TracFone number to AT&T.
glocksman said:
Update: I went ahead and had the AT&T eSIM installed, and it works just fine with the TracFone (T-Mobile) physical SIM using DSDS.
If I were a suspicious sort, I'd think she was trying to get me to Port the TracFone number to AT&T.
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Nice info. but it seem need assistant from at&t right??
haiz said:
Nice info. but it seem need assistant from at&t right??
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Support told me over the phone that I'd have to go to a company owned store (NOT an 'Authorized Reseller').
Honestly, all she did was register an eSIM QR code to the account and scan it in using the phone's add SIM option in settings.
I've read that if you argue enough with support, they'll snail mail you a card with the QR code, but I didn't feel like arguing over the phone.
Edit: here's a pic of the card she scanned and gave to me afterwards.
I blanked out the details.
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Support told me over the phone that I'd have to go to a company owned store (NOT an 'Authorized Reseller').
Honestly, all she did was register an eSIM QR code to the account and scan it in using the phone's add SIM option in settings.
I've read that if you argue enough with support, they'll snail mail you a card with the QR code, but I didn't feel like arguing over the phone.
Edit: here's a pic of the card she scanned and gave to me afterwards.
I blanked out the details.
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They could have pointed you to a code on their website too. That's what Verizon does with iPhones. Silly of them to make you jump through hoops.
Using the esim of the provider blau.de in germany right now.
Kuwait - Ooredoo = working
Indonesia - Smartfren = not working
I tried to get Singapore Starhub eSIM but they don't allow me if I'm not using iPhone.
Austria - A1 = working
The MOST surprising that does NOT support eSIM (considering their online support is easily the best of any MVNO) - Tracfone.
Not only is their porting system the slickest I've ever used, it's one of the few (if not the only one) that ports Universal Lifeline numbers from anywhere in the US. (While they also have the triple-punch SIM package that supports all of the Big Four carriers - at the lowest price out there - adding e-SIM support alongside of that would certainly not be any sort of minus, considering that you can, in fact, purchase Pixel 3a smartphones from Tracfone; which is why I'm surprised that they don't support e-SIM as an option.)
Just activated the eSIM on a 3a with Sprint earlier this week, just as another poster mentioned, it was completely painless. Pulled the phone out of the box, started setup, connected to WiFI, chose Sprint, downloaded eSIM profile, and it was working immediately. Running Verizon in the physical SIM slot for voice only service, all data through Sprint. Seemed to work fine, though I haven't yet tested calling on the Verizon side.
I can confirm that Telstra (Australia) is working on the 3a. Please add a note to the spreadsheed for both Telstra and Optus that it is unofficially supported on the 3a. They both claim to only support iPhones, but it works if you get your hands on a QR code or the right support staff.
Dual Sim esim Pixel 3a INDIA
In India, Jio is working fine with my Google Fi. I've got a Google Fi Physical Sim and my esim is configured with Jio 4G. (Dual SIM working perfectly - Pixel 3a - Android 10). I've heard Airtel also supports esim.
Done adding Telstra and Jio to the spreadsheet.
Will the unlocked version from Samsung work on the Sprint network?
I see all other carriers supporting, but no Sprint.
Kidmet said:
Will the unlocked version from Samsung work on the Sprint network?
I see all other carriers supporting, but no Sprint.
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I believe Sprint merged with T-mobile and all branded phones will be T-mobile but to answer your question, yes you will be able to use tmobile and unlocked version on the sprint network.
I know they merged, but you can't use tmobile phones on a sprint account yet. Which is why i was asking.
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I know they merged, but you can't use tmobile phones on a sprint account yet. Which is why i was asking.
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From my experience, I've had a tmobile branded note 10 plus on the sprint network for 8 months. This is how I know but you can do your own research.
Kidmet said:
Will the unlocked version from Samsung work on the Sprint network?
I see all other carriers supporting, but no Sprint.
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I had the same thought as I have Sprint. I pre-ordered the unlocked version.
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From my experience, I've had a tmobile branded note 10 plus on the sprint network for 8 months. This is how I know but you can do your own research.
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Awesome, everything works as it should?
Wondering Same thing
I was wondering the same thng because im on sprint and with the surface duo you need a tmobile sim card to use that phone. On Bestbuy website it says Sprint Version coming soon.
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On Best Buy it shows unlocked can be activated for ATT, Verizon, and Sprint.
I had a Sprint account but ordered the T-Mobile version thinking they were connected -- but they're not yet. After 22 years with Sprint, I decided to move to T-Mobile and now I have 5G service (don't think Sprint itself does yet until they merge the networks) and my Spring phone number transferred in about 10 minutes. I'm not looking back.
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I had the same thought as I have Sprint. I pre-ordered the unlocked version.
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I received my unlocked Z Fold 2 from Samsung, picked up a 4 pack of sim cards from the Sprint store, which I was told included the one I needed. Couldn't activate it online. Called Sprint, gave them my IMEI and was told it could not be activated on the Sprint network. They are sending me another sim card, but couldn't guarantee it would work. Curious how this is possible.
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I received my unlocked Z Fold 2 from Samsung, picked up a 4 pack of sim cards from the Sprint store, which I was told included the one I needed. Couldn't activate it online. Called Sprint, gave them my IMEI and was told it could not be activated on the Sprint network. They are sending me another sim card, but couldn't guarantee it would work. Curious how this is possible.
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Oh wow. Sorry to hear that. I received my device yesterday. I went into a Sprint/tmobile store this morning and got a SIM/iccid . Phone was activated by a rep. Everything works including the 5G.
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I had the same thought as I have Sprint. I pre-ordered the unlocked version.
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Mingy12 said:
Oh wow. Sorry to hear that. I received my device yesterday. I went into a Sprint/tmobile store this morning and got a SIM/iccid . Phone was activated by a rep. Everything works including the 5G.
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Well, that is encouraging. You ordered your unlocked version from Samsung and the Sprint/tm store was able to get it activated? Thank you for the update...
dyoung33 said:
Well, that is encouraging. You ordered your unlocked version from Samsung and the Sprint/tm store was able to get it activated? Thank you for the update...
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Yup. I walked in and said i needed a SIM. The guy found the right one and activated it on the spot.
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Yup. I walked in and said i needed a SIM. The guy found the right one and activated it on the spot.
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Brilliant... Thanks again.
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Brilliant... Thanks again.
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Yup. I walked in and said i needed a SIM. The guy found the right one and activated it on the spot.
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I spent an hour at the Sprint/tm store. They tried all 4 sim cards in the pack, called their tech support and still couldn't get it activated on Sprint. When checking the IEMI on the Sprint checker it says clean. They could get it to work with a T-Mobile sim card. Yours is activated on Sprint? Was the sim card used labeled A,B,C or D? Thanks?
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I received my unlocked Z Fold 2 from Samsung, picked up a 4 pack of sim cards from the Sprint store, which I was told included the one I needed. Couldn't activate it online. Called Sprint, gave them my IMEI and was told it could not be activated on the Sprint network. They are sending me another sim card, but couldn't guarantee it would work. Curious how this is possible.
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Once when I called and gave them the IMEI number, he said he couldn't find it. Since it's so new -- and even released earlier than expected, he thought it wasn't in the database yet.
He told me he'd look into getting it added and would call me back the next day, but never did. Bye, Sprint.
Kidmet said:
Will the unlocked version from Samsung work on the Sprint network?
I see all other carriers supporting, but no Sprint.
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In case anyone is still wondering. Yes. You will need the Sprint sim card ending in 416TQ. It does not however come in the Sprint 4-1 sim kit. Finally, got one from Best Buy after dealing with Sprint directly for a week.
Ordered online from Best Buy. Already had SIM in it. Had to chat with Sprint to get it activated, but works great.