Hello guys !
I have this phone T-Mobile Galaxy SIII LTE Edition SGH-T999L.
My phone is Network Locked. I did couple of things to it..like tried
the free unlocking method...by *#197328640# method...going to the ServiceMode..and all that...but no chance
Also tried flashing the T999 Modem on my T999L....but then i was getting No Connectivity+IMEI "unknown"+ "ServiceMode was Blank".
I was adviced not to flash the T999 Rom on T999L as it will brick my phone. So i sticked to the Advice and didnt flashed it.
But i need to unlock it as soon as possible...So i was searching for it...and i have seen couple of ways to unlock...like...
there are some sites who provide unlock codes or unlock softwares like this one :
http://www.fastgsm.com/en/samsung/t9...code/unlocking
Do u think i can use it to unlock my phone..by paying...?
Or someone else knows a good place to purchase the code from ?
Thanks in Advance :good: .
Special Thanks to :
DocHoliday77
MotoDefier
Hi guys my name is Manolis and im from Greece...i search solution to my promblem but nothing worked..im here to explain further..
I have us s4 cellular sch-r970 and its didnt take my greek sim..sim invaild message..I try this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415587&nocache=1 but i have 2 big promblems..
1st my baseband is R970TYUFND1 that it didnt mentioned in previous post that i read no mf9 mdl or mdc..
2nd i open dial app i wrote the ##blablabla# but nothing happend phone staying in dialing app..i rly need this help guys my uncle send me 4 s4 for my family i cant do not even 1 to take our sim card..i rly need a help guys
with regrats,
Manolis..
Where your S4 come from and which carrier?
Or post your issue to one of these forums Questions and Answers Troubleshooting -
T-Mobile => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help
Verizon => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
AT&T => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help
Sprint => Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 > Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
???? which one. It seems that it's a Sprint S4
philos64 said:
Where your S4 come from and which carrier?
Or post your issue to one of these forums Questions and Answers Troubleshooting -
T-Mobile => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-tmobile/help
Verizon => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help
AT&T => http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help
Sprint => Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 > Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
???? which one. It seems that it's a Sprint S4
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Hi sir..im not an expert like you as you understand,can you tell me how i found what is my phone..??my phone is US.Cellular 4glte...thats the only logo i can find..is possible to sim unlock??and as i see all asking for unlokcking codes??my phone when it opens nver ask for any code..just say in notification bar thats invalid sim..idk what to do is there someone that can help me to not throw away 4 s4??
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tsoupa said:
Hi sir..im not an expert like you as you understand,can you tell me how i found what is my phone..??my phone is US.Cellular 4glte...thats the only logo i can find..is possible to sim unlock??and as i see all asking for unlokcking codes??my phone when it opens nver ask for any code..just say in notification bar thats invalid sim..idk what to do is there someone that can help me to not throw away 4 s4??
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i try to contact company in onlince chat but they blocked my ip..i curse em little cause they talking like im from mars..so??nothing yet right??
tsoupa said:
i try to contact company in onlince chat but they blocked my ip..i curse em little cause they talking like im from mars..so??nothing yet right??
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Your last & only solution if you want to use your phone, it's to root your device.
Because it's your radio which is bad. Your baseband is for only USA and not for Greece or World West Europe (WWE)
You need to root your device and change for an European Baseband.
That's why you need to know what exactly your device:
Go to settings => About =>
Phone identity
(you will see model number, and lot of infos that you will need write somewhere for giving on your next post)
Software information
(remember these infos)
and finally click "More"
You will see your baseband and more infos that you need to give also.
Give me your model number and your device serial number, and I'll give you the good way for searching
philos64 said:
Your last & only solution if you want to use your phone, it's to root your device.
Because it's your radio which is bad. Your baseband is for only USA and not for Greece or World West Europe (WWE)
You need to root your device and change for an European Baseband.
That's why you need to know what exactly your device:
Go to settings => About =>
Phone identity
(you will see model number, and lot of infos that you will need write somewhere for giving on your next post)
Software information
(remember these infos)
and finally click "More"
You will see your baseband and more infos that you need to give also.
Give me your model number and your device serial number, and I'll give you the good way for searching
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my phone is rooted by odin sir..
now the others..
device name :sch-r970
modem nubmer: sch-r970
android version:4.4.2
baseband version:R97OTYUFND1
kernel version:[email protected] #1
build number:KOT49H.R97OTYUSFND1
se for android status:ENFORCING
sepf_sch-r970_4.4.2_0004
secureboot status:TYPE:SAMSUNG
hardware version:R970.03
securrity software version :MDFV1.0RELEASE2
serial number:AA1F106AS/2-B
need anything else sir??
I've got a bad news for you because you cannot unlock your sim card.
In fact your phone is only use for US cellular (CDMA) not European (GSM)
Uscc is not a gsm phone the sim card slot is used for thw 4g service the phone itself is cdma
If you use "search all forums" just above and type:
Code:
Samsung galaxy s4 sch-r970 unlock
you will find a lot of posts about this subject but with all time same answer: You CANNOT
Sorry for this bad news.
Good luck
philos64 said:
I've got a bad news for you because you cannot unlock your sim card.
In fact your phone is only use for US cellular (CDMA) not European (GSM)
Uscc is not a gsm phone the sim card slot is used for thw 4g service the phone itself is cdma
If you use "search all forums" just above and type:
Code:
Samsung galaxy s4 sch-r970 unlock
you will find a lot of posts about this subject but with all time same answer: You CANNOT
Sorry for this bad news.
Good luck
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Sir i want to mention something..yesterday i chated with samsung support and they told me that s4 all modes of galaxy s4 have both feautures of cdma and gsm..the bad is that uscc have locked the gsm..im telling you the truth the s4 from every country that came from can both support cdma and gsm not only 1 but uscc lock the gsm..i will try some things and if i find solution i gonna post it..thanks sir you are very kind and polite..
working?
tsoupa said:
Sir i want to mention something..yesterday i chated with samsung support and they told me that s4 all modes of galaxy s4 have both feautures of cdma and gsm..the bad is that uscc have locked the gsm..im telling you the truth the s4 from every country that came from can both support cdma and gsm not only 1 but uscc lock the gsm..i will try some things and if i find solution i gonna post it..thanks sir you are very kind and polite..
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Hi my friend, I have the same problem as you with the Us cellular galaxy S4 - Did you manage to unlock it to GSM?
groovy_ZA said:
Hi my friend, I have the same problem as you with the Us cellular galaxy S4 - Did you manage to unlock it to GSM?
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No bro still nothing ..!
Yes I realize this is an old thread but I unlocked my R970 from a corporate store only,have yet to try it out cause I'm at work bit we shall see
jball said:
Yes I realize this is an old thread but I unlocked my R970 from a corporate store only,have yet to try it out cause I'm at work bit we shall see
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Did You unlock GSM on Your phone?
I too have an r970 from USCC. I too went to the corp location to have them courier unlock the phone. I have installed "OctOS" rom specific to this device. I have put a t-mobile sim card in the phone and get intermittent "LTE" but cannot make or receive calls. Is there anyone who has any info on this subject?
Hi All,
I like in Canada and i'm with TELUS... anyway i bought this phone on ebay and it was 150 dollars great deal... I have always just bough an unlock key without issue but i guess this model i535 is different ( damn you verizon)/
I just want to unlock it so i will be able to use my local Telus...
the phone is running 4.42 and kernel 3.4.0
if someone could please let me know the EASEIST way to unlock this - I have never rooted a phone before but have to learn some how! is there no other way to unlock this than rooted it?
Please reply and help!
Thank you all very much
aaron1104 said:
Hi All,
I like in Canada and i'm with TELUS... anyway i bought this phone on ebay and it was 150 dollars great deal... I have always just bough an unlock key without issue but i guess this model i535 is different ( damn you verizon)/
I just want to unlock it so i will be able to use my local Telus...
the phone is running 4.42 and kernel 3.4.0
if someone could please let me know the EASEIST way to unlock this - I have never rooted a phone before but have to learn some how! is there no other way to unlock this than rooted it?
Please reply and help!
Thank you all very much
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It should be sim unlocked out of the box. Have you stuck a sim in the phone and tried to add Telus APNs?
The only root exploit available for the VRUDNE1 4.4.2 OTA is to use Towelroot. There is no bootloader unlock available for this OTA which means there is no chance for AOSP nor downgrading the firmware to anything prior to 4.4.2. Safestrap is available but you would only be able to dual boot another VRUDNE1 based rom, nothing else.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk
I bought this on ebay and it didn't come with a sim - it's used... plus i am a newbie here so i don't know what to do... any help would be great
aaron1104 said:
I bought this on ebay and it didn't come with a sim - it's used... plus i am a newbie here so i don't know what to do... any help would be great
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Of course it didn't, the sim card would belong to the previous owners phone number etc. You need a sim from your carrier with your info, phone number etc. See my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58582227
Hello guys i'm new here and did look for my problem but didn't find much
i brought a galaxy S5 sprint G900P the guy that sold it to me told me it was a non-contract phone
i check the imei back then and it was clean even though i coudn't activate it.
still i used SSU to unlock the sim on 4.4.2
i wanted today to update to the 5.0 version i checked the imei again just by luck and i found it Blacklisted --
my question is if i update to 5.0 will i still use it or will it get blocked and will i be able to use the sim
i live outside the US.
thank you.
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Hello guys i'm new here and did look for my problem but didn't find much
i brought a galaxy S5 sprint G900P the guy that sold it to me told me it was a non-contract phone
i check the imei back then and it was clean even though i coudn't activate it.
...still i used SSU to unlock the sim on 4.4.2
i wanted today to update to the 5.0 version i checked the imei again just by luck and i found it fraudlent and activation blocked --
my question is can i update to 5.0 will it be okey or will it get blocked and will i be able to use the sim with ssu or Galaxt Tools.
i live outside the US.
thank you.