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WARNING: The Unlock Pros... (IMEI change scam)

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Did you ever got your money refunded. Or what ever transpired here? I did mailed a device to them for imei fix, but cannot get a hold of them to see what its happening.

mazinger4 said:
Did you ever got your money refunded. Or what ever transpired here? I did mailed a device to them for imei fix, but cannot get a hold of them to see what its happening.
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i´m on the same boat, i sent a unit to get imei repareid but nobody respond about my order, the tech guy talks horrible when you try to communicate thru remote service terminal, but i´m so worried i think i lost my unit and 70 US, be aware about this people, we have to do something.

himuraxxx said:
i´m on the same boat, i sent a unit to get imei repareid but nobody respond about my order, the tech guy talks horrible when you try to communicate thru remote service terminal, but i´m so worried i think i lost my unit and 70 US, be aware about this people, we have to do something.
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The same thing happen to me...I was told I had to send my phone in and its been well over a month and i had not received my phone or are they returning my call or email......Do not do any business with them....

Ouch, this thread caught my attention. Thanks for sharing with us.
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The Unlock Pros = The Scam Pros
They've done the same thing to me. They got me to send my $900 phone in for IMEI repair after they've screwed it up remotely. They use a UPS Store mailbox as shipping address.
Once they got the phone they started ignoring my emails and phone calls. When I finally got someone with the username "Scott" one their website live chat, he was rude first and later mocked me, called me stupid, dumb and all the f words for asking about my phone.
Never do business with these guys. They are thieves and they continue to steal phones because they assume people won't waste their time and money to sue them for stealing their cell phones. At least that's what the Scott guy told me after insulting me online. Also they think or assume your phone is stolen so you won't do anything if they steal from you.
They do provide the remote unlock and IMEI repair but this is just their way to make their business look legitimate. In reality the look for opportunities to have you ship your phone in. For example they will intentionally screw up the phone then as you to ship it in.
By the way, they will show you a mail label to make you think that they'll ship your phone back to you soon. This is just a trick, Kiss your phone goodbye if you've made the mistake like me to ship your phone to these scammer.

Just so you know(no offense) but to unblacklist means to hack into the phones database. And I feel really sorry for you. Hope you get your money back.
Sent from my GT-i9505(rooted) Android 4.4.2

mazinger4 said:
Did you ever got your money refunded. Or what ever transpired here? I did mailed a device to them for imei fix, but cannot get a hold of them to see what its happening.
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chaoshunter said:
Just so you know(no offense) but to unblacklist means to hack into the phones database. And I feel really sorry for you. Hope you get your money back.
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Exactly like this scumbag told me, Paypal will not refund intangible goods. This pos "merchant ' had bragged to me about that & told me I'd never get my money back.
Paypal did refuse, at first... but they changed their minds after I sent 'em the tape of the guy they gave my money too threatening me and my kids.... (Thank goodness fro rooted phones!) I may have also mentioned that I would report them (paypal) to the Office of the Inspector General for aiding in interstate criminal this and that, extortion, etc etc.
The next day, I got an email saying Paypal had refunded my money from Paypal funds.
They did not take my money back from the Unlock Pros AFIK. The Unlock Pros is one scumbag ripoff artist using Paypal to do it.

hellcatrydr said:
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Exactly like this scumbag told me, Paypal will not refund intangible goods. This pos "merchant ' had bragged to me about that & told me I'd never get my money back.
Paypal did refuse, at first... but they changed their minds after I sent 'em the tape of the guy they gave my money too threatening me and my kids.... (Thank goodness fro rooted phones!) I may have also mentioned that I would report them (paypal) to the Office of the Inspector General for aiding in interstate criminal this and that, extortion, etc etc.
The next day, I got an email saying Paypal had refunded my money from Paypal funds.
They did not take my money back from the Unlock Pros AFIK. The Unlock Pros is one scumbag ripoff artist using Paypal to do it.
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I hate scammers more then anything. Hope they get what they deserve.
Sent from my GT-i9505(rooted) Android 4.4.2

I am sorry that you got scammed, and glad you got your money back.
But on THIS site we do not discuss anything to do with IMEI changing for any reason, this includes services or hack methods.
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Bought a Samsung Galaxy S6.....Now it's locked by RAC! Please help a NOOBIE out?

Hello Everyone, This is my first post here on XDA and I'm hoping you folks can help me out. I bought this S6 from a guy on Craigslist. When I got it everything was fine. I put my sim in a tested it be sure all was well. So I pull my sim out and put it away for a few days to be a birthday gift to my son. So he opens it up, puts in his sim card and goes through the setup. As soon as he was done we get this popup that the phone is locked by Rent-A-Center. Well crap, now what do I do? I bought this in good faith, paid hard-earned money for it, and now it's locked. Of course the seller is no where to be found. And there's not a Rent-A-Center within a hundred miles of me so it's UN-telling where it came from.
I did some research and ran across this thread here. I found what I thought was the latest firmware and flashed it to the phone. But I got no love as it is still locked. I also found a thread on rooting the S6 and followed that but it didn't work either. Now in no way am I a phone guru. My experience so far has been rooting my S5 by searching a thread, downloading what was linked in that thread, and following the step-by-step directions in that thread. With that said could someone help me out with this? I know it's asking a lot to post step-by-step directions and links but that would really help me out.
I should probably add that I can't get into this phone in anyway. After resetting the phone to factory and wiping the cache it then goes to setup. Immediately after setup it locks with the RAC popup and you can not go any further. I can't get to anything such as IMEI, build number, etc.
So with that said I would really appreciate any help you folks can give. I'm stuck at this point.

You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.
Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.

Tacoo said:
You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.
Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.
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I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.
I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.
So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.

medic265 said:
I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.
I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.
So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.
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My friend, you have to believe what @Tacoo is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6

success123 said:
My friend, you have to believe what @Tacoo is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6
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Exactly. Android on Lollipop and Marshmallow is like what Apple did with iOS. On iOS, if you put the lockdown on your phone and it gets stolen, even if someone wipes it entirely, the phone is useless without the original owner putting in their Apple ID. Android is the same way now, along with Samsung having their own account layer on top of that.
You can restore and wipe the phone, but chances are that you're not going to bypass this without contacting RAC.

Infomation Frp Bypass, Google Pixel 32gb 7.1.2 through remote service...

Hello,
I recently received a second hand Google Pixel. It was running selfish N2G470 Sailfish 7.1.2. Upon further inspection I realized it was also OEM from Google. Once I purchased a Type-C charger to see if the phone even worked, I quickly realized it had the FRP locking activated and no way into the phone.. After days of Dead End video's, Out Dated Guides, and pointless APK files, I continued searching for a solution. A few days later, while shopping on EBay, I ran across a remote FRP service that said they would remote in using Team Viewer and have it completed within 1 hour after making initial contact with me after the purchase. I was skeptal. But the money was protected through PayPal and it was only $10.00. Soon after, I am contacted, remotely assisted, and step by step guide on the pixel itself and 15 min later, through the FRP Lock. I should have taken better instructions when he was telling me over video chat but, he left the version of platform tools on my pc, as well as his custom apk files and image's (it updated to 8.0 after frp bybass) Anyone interested in the files he left behind on my computer that he download from his server let me know. He used fastboot and adb. Let me know. If you know what your doing, it might help. I can kinda help guide you through the steps on the phone, my girl took a few notes on paper as well. I wanted to get this info out now, but I will come back soon with an updated tutorial. :good:

kmsoldiers4 said:
Hello,
I recently received a second hand Google Pixel. It was running selfish N2G470 Sailfish 7.1.2. Upon further inspection I realized it was also OEM from Google. Once I purchased a Type-C charger to see if the phone even worked, I quickly realized it had the FRP locking activated and no way into the phone.. After days of Dead End video's, Out Dated Guides, and pointless APK files, I continued searching for a solution. A few days later, while shopping on EBay, I ran across a remote FRP service that said they would remote in using Team Viewer and have it completed within 1 hour after making initial contact with me after the purchase. I was skeptal. But the money was protected through PayPal and it was only $10.00. Soon after, I am contacted, remotely assisted, and step by step guide on the pixel itself and 15 min later, through the FRP Lock. I should have taken better instructions when he was telling me over video chat but, he left the version of platform tools on my pc, as well as his custom apk files and image's (it updated to 8.0 after frp bybass) Anyone interested in the files he left behind on my computer that he download from his server. He used fastboot and adb as well. If you know what your doing, it might help. If any major break comes along, think of me. I can kinda help guide you through the steps on the phone, my girl took a few notes on paper as well. Am i allowed to attach files from my pc to here? I wanted to get this info out now, but I will come back soon with an updated tutorial. Let me know if I can post files, otherwise, message me and I'll send them to you some other way if that's cool...
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kmsoldiers4 said:
I recently received a second hand Google Pixel. <snip>
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Where does one receive a second hand Pixel? If it was a hand-me-down couldn't you just ask the user to log in and remove their account from the device? Even if you bought it from a stranger they could have given you their Google password and then immediately changed it after you removed the account yourself. And just for curiosity, how much does a second hand Pixel cost?

it would probably help some people, yes.
If you post them, perhaps try posting them to a few different file sharing places; ie MEGA, rapidshare, etc so they can be shared for a while without being taken down.
Thanks for helping the community.

hey man, im in the same kind of situation and not sure what to do, was gonna use one these guys if i didnt get something sorted soon.
im on pixel 32gb, sailfish 7.1.2 with 5th august 2017 patch, im unable to side load or get past anything with the guides on here or online, either due to bad apks or just wrong instructions, keep hitting brick walls and the guides and videos are little to no help, if u would please share these files, it would be great help , if u cant post a link, could u pm me plz ? thanks a ton!!!

bobby janow said:
Where does one receive a second hand Pixel? If it was a hand-me-down couldn't you just ask the user to log in and remove their account from the device? Even if you bought it from a stranger they could have given you their Google password and then immediately changed it after you removed the account yourself. And just for curiosity, how much does a second hand Pixel cost?
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Well, the phone was givin to me by an old boss that could no longer afford to pay my hourly, under the table wage. I'm not sure where he received it from. Second hand cost? Well he owed me 75 bucks for a few hours of unloading & loading box trucks, so $75 bucks I guess...

kmsoldiers4 said:
Well, the phone was givin to me by an old boss that could no longer afford to pay my hourly, under the table wage. I'm not sure where he received it from. Second hand cost? Well he owed me 75 bucks for a few hours of unloading & loading box trucks, so $75 bucks I guess...
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You're joking right? An old boss.. under the table.. not sure where it came from.. 75 bucks.. come on.. this is a 700 dollar phone. Where did it really come from? You should know before you use it. Otherwise throw it out. It's not worth the bad karma. Just my opinion.
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bobby janow said:
You're joking right? An old boss.. under the table.. not sure where it came from.. 75 bucks.. come on.. this is a 700 dollar phone. Where did it really come from? You should know before you use it. Otherwise throw it out. It's not worth the bad karma. Just my opinion.
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Yeah, 75... buy some old 68 year old that does a ****load of moving services...

kmsoldiers4 said:
Yeah, 75... buy some old 68 year old that does a ****load of moving services...
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Still not worth it. Do you think it's legit? Honestly. Throw it out. You'll feel a whole lot better in the long run. Anyone that needs to frp bypass is asking for trouble in the scheme of things.. but that's just me and my silly moral values. Take it for what it's worth. Good luck to you.
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bobby janow said:
Still not worth it. Do you think it's legit? Honestly. Throw it out. You'll feel a whole lot better in the long run. Anyone that needs to frp bypass is asking for trouble in the scheme of things.. but that's just me and my silly moral values. Take it for what it's worth. Good luck to you.
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Wtf are you even doing on this developer site if you don't want to have access to files and features no-one else or very few have or can ev3n have the chance to get.

kmsoldiers4 said:
Wtf are you even doing on this developer site if you don't want to have access to files and features no-one else or very few have or can ev3n have the chance to get.
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As I said.. good luck to you. We all choose the road we are meant to travel. They might not be the same but they are ours. Amf.
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Ok. Tomorrow (later today) lol now that my days off are back N' Cracking, I will post this make **** guide I have and, also upload any files I have on my pc to a file sharing site. Any suggestions on the file sharing site?

im interested!!
Hey so im totally stuck on 7.1.2 and would be interested in the files and lil help if possible....

bobby janow said:
Where does one receive a second hand Pixel? If it was a hand-me-down couldn't you just ask the user to log in and remove their account from the device? Even if you bought it from a stranger they could have given you their Google password and then immediately changed it after you removed the account yourself. And just for curiosity, how much does a second hand Pixel cost?
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>Given you their Google password and then immediately change it.
Do you realize how wrong this is?

KittyRgnarok said:
>Given you their Google password and then immediately change it.
Do you realize how wrong this is?
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Of course I do. But if you sell a phone without removing your account then you must pay the price or refund the money. No?
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bobby janow said:
Of course I do. But if you sell a phone without removing your account then you must pay the price or refund the money. No?
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Doesn't matter if you sold the phone. Anything under the table is implied as is. No amount of money is worth your own person security. You should never under any circumstance tell anyone any of your passwords ever for any reason whatsoever
Edit: the right thing to do of course would be to remove accounts before frp or to be on-site when they set up their phone but not everyone even knows about frp and even less of the general public will know how to actually remove accounts

KittyRgnarok said:
Doesn't matter if you sold the phone. Anything under the table is implied as is. No amount of money is worth your own person security. You should never under any circumstance tell anyone any of your passwords ever for any reason whatsoever
Edit: the right thing to do of course would be to remove accounts before frp or to be on-site when they set up their phone but not everyone even knows about frp and even less of the general public will know how to actually remove accounts
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Under the table? What exactly does that mean? Illegal? You either delete your emails and change your pwd or pay the price. Let's not get crazy here. It's just an email password for perhaps 2 minutes to make some money that is "under the table". If you can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen.
Under any circumstances, ever, whatsoever? Come on.. call me paranoid. Figure out how to do it safely. I'm sure we have the mental capacity to do something like that. Or refund the money.. simple.

bobby janow said:
Under the table? What exactly does that mean? Illegal? You either delete your emails and change your pwd or pay the price. Let's not get crazy here. It's just an email password for perhaps 2 minutes to make some money that is "under the table". If you can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen.
Under any circumstances, ever, whatsoever? Come on.. call me paranoid. Figure out how to do it safely. I'm sure we have the mental capacity to do something like that. Or refund the money.. simple.
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No I'm not saying illegal I'm saying any direct transaction from one person to another like anything not done through an actual retailer. And no you really shouldn't be giving out passwords at all for any reason. Having that information for 2 minutes can create a window for someone to figure out your typical password structure or cross reference a fair bit of information that could lead to access to a lot more than what was intended. Again I'm not saying that not properly wiping the device so someone else can use it is okay, but I am saying it is not the responsibility of the seller to give you any passwords or personally identifiable information. It is also the responsibility of the buyer to know and ask about potential frp situations or at least understand the implied "as is" condition when buying really anything directly off of someone else.

You make a good point. Although I still think the seller has the responsibility to sell the device so it can be used by the buyer. That seems to be implied by selling it. Almost like I'm selling you my car but.. well sorry dude .. you can't have the keys. Not my problem but yours since the car is in your driveway.

Well selling a car is kinda different and has actual legal restrictions to prevent that such as title transfers etc

Death of a loved one. S8+ unlock

Hi,
We lost a family member to suicide recently. We have had a lot of questions and we feel there are lots of critical answers in the phone. The phone is locked via finger print and passcode. Is there any way to unlock this phone? The family is looking for some closure.
Thanks.

lurker316 said:
Hi,
We lost a family member to suicide recently. We have had a lot of questions and we feel there are lots of critical answers in the phone. The phone is locked via finger print and passcode. Is there any way to unlock this phone? The family is looking for some closure.
Thanks.
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I am sorry for your loss.
In case like this I recommend google or searching XDA really well... grey topic
There are many guide on bypassing these already

I find a lot of software to do this, the problem is i am not sure which one is legit.

You can try to unlock it using the google account used with the phone! Or you can try to contact samsung via email or to go with the phone over a samsung Service Center and i think that they will help you with the problem! Hope that it helps you!

Actually Google has a program where if a loved one is passed, you can send them death cert. and they will give you access to their account.
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RebelShadow said:
Actually Google has a program where if a loved one is passed, you can send them death cert. and they will give you access to their account.
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
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That is correct I forgot about this As I purchase devices from auctions I have had to supply auction paper work for new proof of ownership for black list and google bypass from google for a fee of coarse

Know what, you could take a copy of the death certificate to the phone company and explain the situation. I'd bet they have a manner to get into the phone, rather easily.

JeffDC said:
Know what, you could take a copy of the death certificate to the phone company and explain the situation. I'd bet they have a manner to get into the phone, rather easily.
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I had to supply my mothers When I was on her sprint account And they ended up forgiving the bill and cancelling out the contract on my LG G2 Mine clean and clear And I got to keep my number and all New fresh account

anyone NICE have some time to teach

I want to learn some basic stuff and have a ton of questions. I posted a few but the 1 person that Dm'ed me when I tryed to ask more questions yelled at me for having tone when even though I was very nice because I am greatful that he took the time.
I do not want to get yelled for no reason so there is no way I will ask him anything else.
So is there anyone willing to take sme time to have a conversation with me about a samsung S6 phone?

No one is going to yell at you for no reason... if they do it's a lick on them.
Post your questions so others can learn as well.
No one person knows all the solutions so you benefit from more sources of knowledge by posting the questions on the forum.
Or simply be patient as you will eventually find the answers you seek... works for me.

Ok I was given a phone samsung from a lady that changed to a new company.
The phone she gave me has no sim card and has been resotred to start.
What th woman who gave it to me and I both do not know is if the phone is carries locked and how to gey it unlocked.
I have googled and it seems there are a lot of unlock code generators that charge a fee.
Can anyone tell me first is there a free one second if not one that is not some kind of a scam.
The phone says it is a Samsung SM-G920A.

cannotkeepup said:
Ok I was given a phone samsung from a lady that changed to a new company.
The phone she gave me has no sim card and has been resotred to start.
What th woman who gave it to me and I both do not know is if the phone is carries locked and how to gey it unlocked.
I have googled and it seems there are a lot of unlock code generators that charge a fee.
Can anyone tell me first is there a free one second if not one that is not some kind of a scam.
The phone says it is a Samsung SM-G920A.
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Have the last owner sign in on the phone and delete their Google and Samsung accounts on it.
You can then do a factory reset and configure it as you please.
That's the easy way... any other way will be much harder.

blackhawk said:
Have the last owner sign in on the phone and delete their Google and Samsung accounts on it.
You can then do a factory reset and configure it as you please.
That's the easy way... any other way will be muc
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Maybe I am not explaining this right.
The samsung phone has been reset so it is like it is a new phone.
It was a ATT carrier and I want to use it on a differant carrier so I need to unlock the carrier.
So I am looking for a way to unlock the carrie.
So what I am looking for is a
Unlock Code Generator.​
Is there one that is used and not a scam?

cannotkeepup said:
Maybe I am not explaining this right.
The samsung phone has been reset so it is like it is a new phone.
It was a ATT carrier and I want to use it on a differant carrier so I need to unlock the carrier.
So I am looking for a way to unlock the carrie.
So what I am looking for is a
Unlock Code Generator.​
Is there one that is used and not a scam?
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The easiest way is to have AT&T unlock it.
If there's no outstanding balance on the account they should. Usually the account holder does this, not sure how this will work in your case.
AT&T can still/could have blacklist(ed) the phone's imei even if you use a 3rd party unlocker.
Probably best to work it out with AT&T. They are very intolerant of delinquent accounts though. If a balance was owed by the previous owner they will probably want it paid to unlock it. They just want their money. If no money is owed you should be alright.
As much as I know... I may be mistaken. Never had to play with this.