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[Q] Samsung Focus Unlock Code (ATT)

not sure if this belongs in this board, but Ive been calling ATT for a while now to get an unlock code for my overseas trip.
I got mine, but...
I just don't know how exactly I'm supposed to enter it, Ive been getting mixed messages from each rep involving the steps, but the code seems to be the same.
Can someone tell me how to enter it?
---things they've told me:
- you need a diff carrier's sim card
- you dont need a diff carriers sim card
- you need to enter stuff like (#7563*638*.........)
- you dont need to enter stuff like (#7563*638*.........)

Well I just called ATT and was given my unlock code... The directions given weren't the best but managed to get it unlocked to hopefully I can help.
The woman on the phone gave me a long winded code #746...*638*742.....# Which obviously didn't work since there is no option to type in # or * when getting to the unlock screen. So I just started typing in the different numbers she gave me. I typed in the second series of 742... numbers which was 8 digits in total and hit enter and my phone was unlocked. I should also mention I did have an Australia sim card in when doing this so I'm not sure whether or not another sim is needed in the process.
Hope this helps and you can get it to work...

what is the 742 number sequence they gave you? id like to try it with my unlock code.

I actually left the code I was give at work so can't give it to you ATM... From what I've read all each individual phone has its own unique code so its doubtful mine would work anyway.
Basically what I did is entered the last 8 numbers that ATT gave me with my Aussie sim in the phone. If you're still not able to get it to work tomorrow I'll find my code at work and you can see if it'd randomly work for you.

I still haven't been able to unlock mine.
Could you please give me a step-by-step guide for unlocking my phone the way that you did?
I just need the steps and the 742 number, i already have my code.
Thank you.

Found this (and cleaned it a bit):
How to enter the unlock code for Samsung Focus (aka NCK)?
To enter unlock code for most Samsung:
Method 1:
1. Insert a foreign sim card
2. Enter the PIN if the card has it
3. now enter code NCK
=> the phone should be unlocked
If your phone does not ask for an unlock code:
Method 2:
1. Switch ON your phone with a non accepted SIM Card
2. Compose:
#7465625*638*CODE#
OR
*#7465625*638*CODE#
OR
#0111*CODE#
WARNING: entering wrong code 3 times or more will FREEZE the phone and you will need an UNFREEZE code (another one).
Hope one of above works for you.

Samsung Focus Unlock worked..
Thanks to Zehns10, the instructions worked perfect. Not only the AT&T person spent an hour trying to help me without success, but I also spent an hour with Samsung Technical Support Level 3 guys and it was a total waste of time.
The key to unlocking your Samsung Focus phone is to have a "NON AT&T SIM CARD" with you and insert that in your phone to proceed with unlocking. Both AT&T and Samsung Tech support will tell you to take the SIM card off and try all kinds of stuff and it simply won't work.
Happy camper, I am now!
AbleFarmer.

Yep, my phones unlocked now
Thanks.

ablefarmer said:
Thanks to Zehns10, the instructions worked perfect. Not only the AT&T person spent an hour trying to help me without success, but I also spent an hour with Samsung Technical Support Level 3 guys and it was a total waste of time.
The key to unlocking your Samsung Focus phone is to have a "NON AT&T SIM CARD" with you and insert that in your phone to proceed with unlocking. Both AT&T and Samsung Tech support will tell you to take the SIM card off and try all kinds of stuff and it simply won't work.
Happy camper, I am now!
AbleFarmer.
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Agreed - this is what I had to do to unlock my phone - AT&T rep was useless.
Thanks!

strattao said:
Agreed - this is what I had to do to unlock my phone - AT&T rep was useless.
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I've asked AT&T (just in case) via email and they send me an unlock code with complete instructions including that step (non-AT&T sim card). Total time spent - less than 5 minutes (except waiting for reply, of course). So if you not in hurry, use email

what is the procedure?
i got the unlock code from AT&T
but no procedure.
when I power on I get SIM ERROR
so...where do I enter this lovely code?

AT&T instructions (my copy&paste):
1. Power off the device and insert a non ATT SIM card.
2. Power on the handset.
3. Network Lock will display enter the device unlock code.
4. The SOS key (Left Soft Key) on the lower left side of the device keypad will change to OK. Select OK.
5. Display should read Network Lock Deactivated.
PLEASE NOTE: You only have five (5) tries to unlock the phone. If this process is unsuccessful five times in a row, the phone will be permanently locked to the AT&T network.
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Sir, I have got my unlock code. When i enter a non accepted SIM card i am getting an error "Incorrect SIM". It does not ask for unlock code. I want to try Method 2 mentioned by you but i am not quite sure what "Compose" means as mentioned in step 2. Also a few screenshots or a video tutorial demonstrating method 2 will be a great help.
Thanks in advance.

Where can I get the unlock code?

cal4877 said:
Where can I get the unlock code?
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Ask your provider (T-Mobile).

question?
can I ask a really dumb question:
below Method 1 says "3. now enter code NCK" .... Where? using what? the widget that pops up asking for the Pin is a numeric keypad only.
what is it that allows the 'input' of "NCK"???
and similarly, in Method 2, what device/widget/applet allows the input of "CODE" ??
i guess others know this, but so-called "legacy" SIM's are not liked by the i917
EnderPsp said:
Found :
How to enter the unlock code for Samsung Focus (aka NCK)?
To enter unlock code for most Samsung:
Method 1:
1. Insert a foreign sim card
2. Enter the PIN if the card has it
3. now enter code NCK
=> the phone should be unlocked
If your phone does not ask for an unlock code:
Method 2:
1. Switch ON your phone with a non accepted SIM Card
2. Compose:
#7465625*638*CODE#
OR
*#7465625*638*CODE#
OR
#0111*CODE#
WARNING: entering wrong code 3 times or more will FREEZE the phone and you will need an UNFREEZE code (another one).
Hope one of above works for you.
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I live in Egypt and I won a Samsung Focus S in a Windows Phone development competition (it was held by Microsoft Egypt).
The only problem is that it's locked by AT&T and I'm unable to use my Vodafone Egypt SIM.
I contacted Microsoft here but they keep telling me that they'll get me the code and they don't, so I decided to do this myself.
Can you tell me how to contact AT&T to get the unlock code? I don't think I can call them because that would cost me A LOT (international calls here are very expensive), and tell me what I need to say to them in order for them to give me the code

Contact AT&T via email (see my posts above) or just pay $20 to these guys: http://www.samsungimeiunlock.com/samsung-focus-s-unlock (I hope, $20 is not A LOT for you? )

Ok so I just discovered that I can call AT&T's customer service from Skype for free
So I called them and I told them about my case and gave them my IMEI number, but they couldn't find my unlock code
I asked them what could be the reason for that, they told me that with new phones like mine, the manufacturer doesn't release the unlock codes to the carriers until some time has passed, that time can be a month or a year or forever!
Can someone tell me why would Samsung do this? and does that mean I'll have to use samsungimeiunlock.com to SIM Unlock my phone?
20$ isn't that much (it's approximately 120 Egyptian pounds), but I would've preferred if I was able to get it for free

hassanselim0 said:
Can someone tell me why would Samsung do this?
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XDA Q&A isn't the best place to ask rhetorical questions. Forward your question to Samsung. Also, as for samsungimeiunlock.com better to ask samsungimeiunlock.com guys directly (I'm not working on samsungimeiunlock.com).

Unlocking Z3 T-Mobile USA

I have the Z3 from Tmo usa. I also have the unlock code i paid for. when I insert foreign sim, it does not prompt for unlock code, instead directing me to use the unlocking app on the phone provided by tmobile. How can I get this thing to ask for the code.

So far i have figured out it is missing the Simlockunlockapp.apk from priv-apps
this is the app that asks for the code.

Have u found any way to unlock the xperia z3 with the unlock code?

Boom. Finally worked this morning for me.

I'm getting it force crashing on me. Is there another app it requires? I might have accidentally blocked/disabled?

se1000 said:
Boom. Finally worked this morning for me.
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Was your phone active for more than 45 days on T-Mobile?
How did you unlock it, please provide more info.
What info was it asking for, to get the device unlocked?
Was your device with BAD or Clear IMEI?
Thanks in advance!

1. Yes
2. Used the unlock app. Interestingly, after the permanent unlock, the app deletes itself (at least the icon)
3. None, it verifies your eligibility with T-Mobile servers
4. Clear IMEI, valid account, paid full price for the phone

Is there anyone who tried flashing a rom via Recovery to get the unlock code menu to pop up and insert the code?

i am stuck with the network lock. unable to unlock. anyone pls shed some light on this.. its dark for very long time..

Any fluent Chinese speakers able to assist in getting my bootloader unlock code?

so, I'm just a lot frustrated. I have been asking for my bootloader unlock code for about a week now without success. Several emails have been received and they keep asking the same thing. Because the "normal" error received mentions try another IMEI or MEID or your verification code is wrong they keep telling me to try again and use the correct verification code
I would really like someone to call Huawei China and get my unlock code directly from them. Any takers please? Thank you.

gnasher666 said:
so, I'm just a lot frustrated. I have been asking for my bootloader unlock code for about a week now without success. Several emails have been received and they keep asking the same thing. Because the "normal" error received mentions try another IMEI or MEID or your verification code is wrong they keep telling me to try again and use the correct verification code
I would really like someone to call Huawei China and get my unlock code directly from them. Any takers please? Thank you.
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Have you used this email?: http://pastebin.com/RYSvQq21
And did you include a network information screenshot from Settings> About phone> Status> Network on your phone? They asked me this to show my non-chinese carrier. I also emailed them a screenshot of my Wonda Mobile receipt. The more info you give, the better. I got my bootloader unlock within the day after doing that.
You can use the ENGLISH WEBSITE for this: https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/index - it will redirect you to login and then take you to the EMUI 5.0 features page; simply re-type the page https://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/index, and it will take you to the ENGLISH version of the bootloader request page. This is where you should take your screenshots. Enter the CAPTCHA correctly but DO NOT PRESS ENTER or else it will just refresh the CAPTCHA, and it won't match in your screenshot. Just click your mouse out of the CAPTCHA, and it will look like you entered it correctly. YOU MUST USE 3 DIFFERENT CAPTCHA examples for IME1, IMEI2, MEID, so they know you attempted this 3 DIFFERENT TIMES - JUST HIT THE COMMIT/SUBMIT button once and the CAPTCHA will refresh itself. Click out of the CAPTCHA box before your next screenshot.
Use his email example with your information correctly entered into it plus the following attachments:
1) IMEI1 failed screenshot with its own CAPTCHA
2) IMEI2 failed screenshot with its own CAPTCHA
3) MEID failed screenshot with its own CAPTCHA
4) *＃*＃2846579＃*＃* and choose 2. Veneer Informations -> 3. Other info screenshot from phone
5) *＃*＃1357946＃*＃* screenshot from phone (your sim card must be in it to show your network name at the top)
6) Settings> About phone> Status> Network screenshot from phone
7) Screenshot or a picture of your proof of purchase - I just took a screenshot of my email receipt and cropped accordingly. (this is optional)

They kept asking me for the same thing again and again as well, until I changed the language of the phone to Chinese, and made sure everything I sent them was in Chinese.
I also told them that I sent them the information and screenshots several times already, and I sent them an email every two hours, so that they'd want to just give me the code to get rid of having to deal with me.
It worked.

I can speak Chinese. But I am sorry that I am not clear about unlocking issues.

Hi all, thanks for the advice and offers of help. I actually got a response from Huawei China over night and it included my unlock code. Happy days.

Locked out of my phone because of FRP.

Hi everyone,
First of all, sorry for my english, it's not my native language.
My brother gave me his Samsung Galaxys A50 stating that he couldn't remember his lock screen password and wanted me to fix it. Maybe that's where I ****ed up, but I went straight into recovery mode and wiped to factory reset. Note: there was no USB Debugging or OEM Unlock options active. The phone booted back up and, as usual, I had to enter my Google credentials so that it can verify my identity and let me continue with the setup process. It prompted me to 2FA and I first inserted the code I received on the phone number associated to the Goggle account. Then, it send another code on my brother secondary address mail linked to the first's one. But the email never arrived. It didn't matter how many times I tried refreshing the page or searching into every Gmail folder, the email was nowhere to been seen. And as if it wasn't enough, the primary mail address was locked because of too many tries. I tried everything, using ADB from the recovery is obviously working only for adb sideload and not for adb shell. Neither does fastboot work, as it can't even recognize the phone in Download mode because it is still locked. I even tried flashing directly TWRP with Odin but it still wouldn't work, again because of the bootloader being locked. Odin gets stuck on the NAND write part. I searched for a way to unlock the bootloader/root/enable USB debugging from adb but can't seem to find anything. I found 2 ways to bypass Google FRP but it needs adb shell or the Google keyboard. But Samsung phones have their OEM keyboard and can't, apparently, change it to Google.
Tried to get assistance from Google but, at least in my country, you need to pay to have it.
I think my only option, if doable, is to try to find a way to flash a stock rom and pray that it won't lock the phone with FRP.
Does anyone of you know of any solutions or advice I could use?
Have I to admit defeat and pay Google, hoping that the assistance is good enough to resolve the issue?
Should I just throw it into the bin and forget about it?
Thanks to everyone who helps.

Google it.
Almost everyday we get a new member asking this. While some of the inquiries might be legitimate others are not. My dead dad, brother, aunt's phone, whatever. It's a poor start entering the forum like this, in my opinion.
All the last owner needed to do was to delete their Google account from the phone and none of this would happen. Consequences.

blackhawk said:
Google it.
Almost everyday we get a new member asking this. While some of the inquiries might be legitimate others are not. My dead dad, brother, aunt's phone, whatever. It's a poor start entering the forum like this, in my opinion.
All the last owner needed to do was to delete their Google account from the phone and none of this would happen. Consequences.
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As I said in the post, I know all the credentials used to log in the phone, I have the phone number which was linked to the Google account and the secondary mail address linked to the primary one. So, this should be enough to prove that my inquiry is legitimate.
Also, "Google it" makes me think you haven't really read what I wrote. As I said, there seems to be not a single answer.
Third and last point, how tf was I supposed to remove the Google account if the phone was locked by the forgotten pin?
Yes, this type of inquiry is surely blasonated, but insinuating that I stoled the phone without even reading the rest of what I wrote surely isn't going to help anyone, don't you think?
Having said so, if you don't have no way to help just shush.

As @blackhawk recommended it: GOOGLE FOR A SUITABLE FRP-UNLOCK TOOL. It exists for Samsung devices, too.

duqoin f22 pro pin code got shortened and locked

hi
i have duqoin f22 pro (on the backpanel it says Qin ai life), and one day i set a long PIN code - 9 digits long, and when i locked it, the lockscreen asked for a 4 digit pin code - it stops afte the fourth digit. so i thought maybe it only got shortened from the original 9 digit i choose, so i tried first four digits, than last four, than middel, etc. but with no use.
any suggestions? it says enter pass code so it seems that its not the sim pin code.
i know i can factory reset but i dont want to do it because it has some valuable data that i want to extract.
if theres another way to extract the data via usb i would be glad to hear.
the rom is original, i think. cant get to see the details as its locked.
recovery screen in chinese

Take phone to authorized service center and let them try to fix it.

xXx yYy said:
Take phone to authorized service center and let them try to fix it.
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they offered only factory reset, which i like to avoid

It's your decision what to do.