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[Q] Newbie here; hoping someone can help.

I have a HTC Pro Touch phone that was my company phone for about two months before Verison took over Alltel in my area. My company switched to ATT iphones at that time. I have recently decided that maybe I could use this nice phone with ATT. Much to my disappointment I found through a little research that Alltel and ATT networks are not compatible and the phone and can't be unlocked for use with ATT.
Its seems that my only option now is to find someone with a nice phone that would like to trade hoping that they might be in the same situation in reverse. Have I missed something that can still make this phone work somehow? If not does anyone have a good idea, of how I could make a fair trade?
Thank you and I hope this post is ok for this section.

racing5k said:
I have a HTC Pro Touch phone that was my company phone for about two months before Verison took over Alltel in my area. My company switched to ATT iphones at that time. I have recently decided that maybe I could use this nice phone with ATT. Much to my disappointment I found through a little research that Alltel and ATT networks are not compatible and the phone and can't be unlocked for use with ATT.
Its seems that my only option now is to find someone with a nice phone that would like to trade hoping that they might be in the same situation in reverse. Have I missed something that can still make this phone work somehow? If not does anyone have a good idea, of how I could make a fair trade?
Thank you and I hope this post is ok for this section.
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You could SIM unlock it, but it's not very cheap. There are some nice links in the Raph Wiki that points to SIM unlocking services.

@racing5k
You can try putting it up for sale onbay.com or amazon.com. If you want to avoid registering a selller account on any of those two site (which is free to do), you put a free listing on craigslist.com, always deal local and accept payments in cash and in person. Amazon and ebay will charge you seller/listing fees, there are no fees to list and sell on craigslist. You have a CDMA version of this phone. What you need is the GSM version, which for ATT was branded the HTC Fuze. I have the Fuze but am having a issue with it (battery indicator says it is fully charged at 34%) which I have yer to resolve.
@ZoneBlaze
sim unlock will not work, Alltel uses CDMA technology and ATT uses GSM. racing5k has a CDMA version of the phone, the two technologies are not compatible with each other.

[Q] HELP!!! I can't unlock my SAMSUNG Galaxy S5 Sport SM-G860P from Sprint

Here's my problem:
I recently brought a SAMSUNG Galaxy S5 Sport SM-G860P by Sprint from eBay. The problem is when I asked the previous owner to help me with the unlocking,
the previous owner told me that he/she is unable to contact Sprint due to poor network reception in his/her area.
And so I thought I can simply unlock the phone by calling Sprint (the way I use to call Verizon when I purchased phones from eBay), but no.
Sprint required more information compared to Verizon when comes to unlocking the phone for you.
I told Sprint that I was unable to provide the account number, security PIN, etc. of the phone due to I brought the phone from eBay
& moreover is that I'm residing in Singapore (outside of the USA), but Sprint apologies that they're unable to further proceed with the unlocking service
due to lack of information.
Here's my request:
Would truly appreciate anyone could help me with my problem & willing to donate a small sum of funds via PayPal to whoever managed to unlock my phone.
My phone's information:
Brand & Model: SAMSUNG Galaxy S5 Sport SM-G860P
Carrier: Sprint, U.S.A
Phone Number: 321-987-2207 (previous owner Sprint's mobile number)
Phone's IMEI : 990004697012726
Phone's MEID : 99000469701272 (HEX), 256691517707344754 (DEC)
Phone's OS : Android 5.0 (lollipop)

Hey!
That is pretty lame that you can't unlock your phone.....I've been talking to my bro as he moved to Australia and had to get his phone unlocked. he said he just took it to town and got someone froma phone shop to do it, it did cost him about $200 for this though! But he did say that he was recommended a website that might be able to help. I've not used it before, but I've noticed a few other people have
http://www.cellcorner.com/xshp/unlo...900p-galaxy-s5-s-5-remote-unlock-by-code.html
s5.FREE-smartphone-unlock.COM
Hope this helps!

jason-tech-uk said:
Hey!
That is pretty lame that you can't unlock your phone.....I've been talking to my bro as he moved to Australia and had to get his phone unlocked. he said he just took it to town and got someone froma phone shop to do it, it did cost him about $200 for this though! But he did say that he was recommended a website that might be able to help. I've not used it before, but I've noticed a few other people have
s5.FREE-smartphone-unlock.COM
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately the website shared by you doesn't my phone (G860P)
and also turns out that the previous owner didn't finish clearing the outstanding payment
for this phone's account, therefore I'm unable to get the unlock code from Sprint's technical specialist.
:crying:

freedom367 said:
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately the website shared by you doesn't my phone (G860P)
and also turns out that the previous owner didn't finish clearing the outstanding payment
for this phone's account, therefore I'm unable to get the unlock code from Sprint's technical specialist.
:crying:
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No problem, sorry I couldn't help further.
I would suggest that you take it to a local shop to get it unlocked? They won't need to worry about the previous customer. :fingers-crossed: It looks like the person that sold it to you probably didn't want to pay the rest of their bill. (or not, just my personal opinion) Anyway I really hope you'll be able to sort this out soon, it's not nice to hear people getting messed around.

jason-tech-uk said:
No problem, sorry I couldn't help further.
I would suggest that you take it to a local shop to get it unlocked? They won't need to worry about the previous customer. :fingers-crossed: It looks like the person that sold it to you probably didn't want to pay the rest of their bill. (or not, just my personal opinion) Anyway I really hope you'll be able to sort this out soon, it's not nice to hear people getting messed around.
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Actually I can understand how the previous owner feel about Sprint's services. Firstly some sites where people mentioning that Sprint
doesn't have a good coverage in U.S and secondly their have poor customer service. So I wouldn't really wanna put the blame on the
previous owner. :angel:
But I'm really glad that at least someone respond to my call for help in technical assistance.

freedom367 said:
Actually I can understand how the previous owner feel about Sprint's services. Firstly some sites where people mentioning that Sprint
doesn't have a good coverage in U.S and secondly their have poor customer service. So I wouldn't really wanna put the blame on the
previous owner. :angel:
But I'm really glad that at least someone respond to my call for help in technical assistance.
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Well as long as you are happy! That's all that matters, I tend to not by second hand phones..........I used to work in a second hand company and the horror stories you'd hear on a daily basis!!

You can easily unlock oyur S5 Sport by using this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...print-samsung-unlocker-unlock-sprint-t2928250
It also worked for me in Germany. Once you hit the Unlock button, reboot your phone. Dont forget to put the phone in GSM Mode in Mobile Network Settings !
enjoy

[Q] fake g3

Looking to buy used unlocked att or factory unlocked g3 on swappa to activate on straight talk ( I've also heard Verizon might work too?). I do not want to buy a fake! (A good camera and IR blaster are a must for me) I feel if I had the phone in hand I could tell but what can I ask from the seller to confirm its real? What if I ask for pic of page with sn,software version ,kernel etc What would I even be looking for ? Or can that page be spoofed as well?
Please help this newbie

wildmansgirl said:
Looking to buy used unlocked att or factory unlocked g3 on swappa to activate on straight talk ( I've also heard Verizon might work too?). I do not want to buy a fake! (A good camera and IR blaster are a must for me) I feel if I had the phone in hand I could tell but what can I ask from the seller to confirm its real? What if I ask for pic of page with sn,software version ,kernel etc What would I even be looking for ? Or can that page be spoofed as well?
Please help this newbie
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You cannot buy them for use on Verizon. Straight talk is several different resellers. But verizon no. Verizon is a cdma carrier. AT&T and factory unlocked phones are GSM. For Verizon you'd need a Verizon phone or sprint phone.
People DONT sell fakes on Swappa as its not allowed.
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hyelton said:
You cannot buy them for use on Verizon. Straight talk is several different resellers. But verizon no. Verizon is a cdma carrier. AT&T and factory unlocked phones are GSM. For Verizon you'd need a Verizon phone or sprint phone.
People DONT sell fakes on Swappa as its not allowed.
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Yes ill stick with att I know they work with st. As far as fakes not allowed we know people lie and cheat and not follow rules so is there some type of guarantee swappa makes that every phone is genuine? They wouldnt even answer my question about what happens when some one sells me thier in contract phone (wich at that point would have a clean imei) and then stops paying thier bill 3 months later and they block the phone? Wich is why I'm only looking at phones saying unlocked there again Noway to prove I guess. there's gotta be one thing to check or get pic of that proves its real

wildmansgirl said:
Yes ill stick with att I know they work with st. As far as fakes not allowed we know people lie and cheat and not follow rules so is there some type of guarantee swappa makes that every phone is genuine? They wouldnt even answer my question about what happens when some one sells me thier in contract phone (wich at that point would have a clean imei) and then stops paying thier bill 3 months later and they block the phone? Wich is why I'm only looking at phones saying unlocked there again Noway to prove I guess. there's gotta be one thing to check or get pic of that proves its real
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First off as I said above AT&T phones WONT work on Verizon, which is what you asked. Yes they will work on ST AT&T, ST T-Mobile, but will not work on ST Verizon. If you buy it expecting to be on Verizon's network you'll be disappointed. Straight talk is sold across several different networks.
Well if you'd read about Swappa when someone sells there phones they HAVE to enter an IMEI for one and in which will tell Swappa if it's on a paid account EDGE, NEXT, etc. and which is not allowed there.
The only thing that could possibly happen is if someone reports it stolen after selling and In which there's no way to find that out.
I have sold a ton of things on Swappa as well as buying on Swappa.
Also if you would look at a phone listing you would see they have Feedback, which I'm sure someone that has sold a few + phones with no issues I'm sure Your not going to buy a fake or junk phone.
There's no real thing or pic to prove anything. I could sell you a note 1 and make it say it's a note 4 in the software but just a screenshot you might not ever know lol.
Also a bit of a hint unlocked phones cannot save you from that unless your in another country. If you have a dead IMEI on say a T-Mobile phone even if it's unlocked you still cannot use it on AT&T
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Thanks
Thanks for the info! I may not be explaining well I'm not going to verizon I'm wanting to use straight talk who advertises you can bring any GSM phone when I called was told att brand works best. I thought the other was verizon but like u said that's CDMA maybe t-mobile was the other compatible? Idk anyway I'm happy to hear about the contract phone not being issue I had read that could happen maybe it wasn't a payment issue after all. Maybe it had been reported stolen after he bought.

hyelton said:
.. Well if you'd read about Swappa when someone sells there phones they HAVE to enter an IMEI for one and in which will tell Swappa if it's on a paid account EDGE, NEXT, etc. and which is not allowed there. ..
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I'm pretty sure IMEI checks for ATT phones tell you nothing about the contract status of a phone, only if it's been blacklisted (lost or stolen)--
TMO phones OTOH will receive the additional information on EIP status, in-contract status, etc.
ATT should be forced to provide the same AFAIC.

You can use CDMA phones on Straight Talk. The kit you buy gives you the network info for CDMA phones and the SIM card for GSM.

Is it harder to unlock, root, S off, etc on Sprint variant?

Im thinking into getting an A9 and I've notice the sprint one are much cheaper and since I dont have lot of money Im thinking into getting one but Im afraid..Why are they cheaper than other? is it any harder to get them fully unlocked?

Ex.. said:
Im thinking into getting an A9 and I've notice the sprint one are much cheaper and since I dont have lot of money Im thinking into getting one but Im afraid..Why are they cheaper than other? is it any harder to get them fully unlocked?
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Are you buying it from HTC.com or sprint store? If I were you id buy from HTC.com otherwise you will not be protected by their Uh-Oh protection and any real technical assistance you may require from them may be little if they know you bought the handset from sprint instead of thier site. You only get the damn insurance u pay for with sprint so....buy from HTC then add on sprint insurance afterwards. That being said....i have a sprint A9 and cant speak of why the price is different vs the other carrier variants offered but it was only hard to unlock it and root when i first got it cause it JUST was released and there was even less help or support anywhere offline and online. It was especially rough when i nearly bricked it and no where I could find an RUU, or files to flash via fastboot or anything to fix it. I literally spent weeks or perhaps a month and half constantly nagging and *****ing HTC, Sprint for providing the RUU for everyone else BUT the Sprint handset and none could offer a way to fix my phone. I didnt want to use insurance since i just bought it full price....so paying a hefty 200 bucks for deductible was not something i wanted to do. Anyhow, after sending numerous nasty surveys, and responses plus berating every rep i got who was seriously completely useless at HTC....they coughed up the RUU.
That was last year so NOW...if your are just getting in the mix...then it shouldnt be difficult for you to unlock and root the device. I posted the lastest RUUs myself and imgs for anyone who needs em and there are a few older files available too. Still.....i love the A9.....i only hate the lack of community support here especially with ROMs etc but its a solid handset nonetheless. I would still upgrade to the HTC 10 and probably will in a few months depending on whats out.....why buy the A9 and not the 10?

mcbright80 said:
Are you buying it from HTC.com or sprint store? If I were you id buy from HTC.com otherwise you will not be protected by their Uh-Oh protection and any real technical assistance you may require from them may be little if they know you bought the handset from sprint instead of thier site. You only get the damn insurance u pay for with sprint so....buy from HTC then add on sprint insurance afterwards. That being said....i have a sprint A9 and cant speak of why the price is different vs the other carrier variants offered but it was only hard to unlock it and root when i first got it cause it JUST was released and there was even less help or support anywhere offline and online. It was especially rough when i nearly bricked it and no where I could find an RUU, or files to flash via fastboot or anything to fix it. I literally spent weeks or perhaps a month and half constantly nagging and *****ing HTC, Sprint for providing the RUU for everyone else BUT the Sprint handset and none could offer a way to fix my phone. I didnt want to use insurance since i just bought it full price....so paying a hefty 200 bucks for deductible was not something i wanted to do. Anyhow, after sending numerous nasty surveys, and responses plus berating every rep i got who was seriously completely useless at HTC....they coughed up the RUU.
That was last year so NOW...if your are just getting in the mix...then it shouldnt be difficult for you to unlock and root the device. I posted the lastest RUUs myself and imgs for anyone who needs em and there are a few older files available too. Still.....i love the A9.....i only hate the lack of community support here especially with ROMs etc but its a solid handset nonetheless. I would still upgrade to the HTC 10 and probably will in a few months depending on whats out.....why buy the A9 and not the 10?
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Money. I want to buy a used one on Ebay for around 200 bucks (sprint ones are sold even at 175 if you find the correct offert) There is no way I could get even an M9 for that price. I asked a unlocker web site and they told me they dont unlock sprint phones because they use GDMA and its almost impossible to unlock it, another web site told me they do with guarantee...IDK but I am out site USA and certainly I dont want to buy a phone I can't use...Sadly in my country there is no A9 so I can't even get one here but I really love that phone and want to get one.

Ex.. said:
Money. I want to buy a used one on Ebay for around 200 bucks (sprint ones are sold even at 175 if you find the correct offert) There is no way I could get even an M9 for that price. I asked a unlocker web site and they told me they dont unlock sprint phones because they use GDMA and its almost impossible to unlock it, another web site told me they do with guarantee...IDK but I am out site USA and certainly I dont want to buy a phone I can't use...Sadly in my country there is no A9 so I can't even get one here but I really love that phone and want to get one.
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I see i understand that....unfortunately even if u unlock it you may not be able to get it to work where u are since the bands in CDMA that sprint uses are much different from GSM used internationally. If you havent yet, I'd check to see what bands are used in your specific locale and if sprint handsets could possibly work off any. Its unlikely you will be able to use full LTE speeds on it but it may work 3G/2G IDK.
P.S if you can swing 50 more bucks spend 250ish...you could get an international variant i found on amazon for 249.00 refurbished and 224.00 for a used good condition M9....id try for those rather than any cdma variant like sprint or verizon. If you need a handset to be unlocked for use on any other provider....its easiest to just take it to whomever you want to have service with and they can unlock it for use on their service sometimes or just ask the current service provider for the MSL, insert a different sim card and enter MSL to unlock it. If you own a handset outright they wont deny you access to the MSL. I always get it from sprint since i usually buy a phone full price.

mcbright80 said:
I see i understand that....unfortunately even if u unlock it you may not be able to get it to work where u are since the bands in CDMA that sprint uses are much different from GSM used internationally. If you havent yet, I'd check to see what bands are used in your specific locale and if sprint handsets could possibly work off any. Its unlikely you will be able to use full LTE speeds on it but it may work 3G/2G IDK.
P.S if you can swing 50 more bucks spend 250ish...you could get an international variant i found on amazon for 249.00 refurbished and 224.00 for a used good condition M9....id try for those rather than any cdma variant like sprint or verizon. If you need a handset to be unlocked for use on any other provider....its easiest to just take it to whomever you want to have service with and they can unlock it for use on their service sometimes or just ask the current service provider for the MSL, insert a different sim card and enter MSL to unlock it. If you own a handset outright they wont deny you access to the MSL. I always get it from sprint since i usually buy a phone full price.
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Yeah I think i'll have to do so,I would prefer a sub 200 dollars phone since import fees goes really high after that(20%) so a 50 bucks more would actually mean 100 for me. I prefer an HTC for the audio quality for headphones and Sense(I really don't like any other android variant I've tested so far). I really like the A9 design, in your opinion the M9 would be better? Talking about bands I know AT&T works perfectly fine(I have an M7 from ATT) I think I can get an A9 unlocked or from ATT for around 230 but I think an M9 for 250 would be a better choice, I could also get a ATT(used in amazon) version and unlock it for 12 bucks.
In any case thank you so much for your answer it really helped me. and BTW one last question, I got an M7 who some time stop making calls, I went to a repair center(not official since HTC have no presence in my country) and they told me that "the transmitter was broken and it could not be repair" do you know anything about it like other cases or people with the same problem?

Ex.. said:
Yeah I think i'll have to do so,I would prefer a sub 200 dollars phone since import fees goes really high after that(20%) so a 50 bucks more would actually mean 100 for me. I prefer an HTC for the audio quality for headphones and Sense(I really don't like any other android variant I've tested so far). I really like the A9 design, in your opinion the M9 would be better? Talking about bands I know AT&T works perfectly fine(I have an M7 from ATT) I think I can get an A9 unlocked or from ATT for around 230 but I think an M9 for 250 would be a better choice, I could also get a ATT(used in amazon) version and unlock it for 12 bucks.
In any case, thank you so much for your answer it really helped me. and BTW one last question, I got an M7 who some time stop making calls, I went to a repair center(not official since HTC have no presence in my country) and they told me that "the transmitter was broken and it could not be repair" do you know anything about it like other cases or people with the same problem?
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AH, curses...forgot about those pesky importing fees......I agree on using HTC mostly because of the audio quality alone as well. Sure, other devices have hifi audio similar i've heard.....however only a few actually list having hifi 24bit audio as a top selling point and feature. I hear of certain devices having great Dirac audio systems on here usually or other forums...but if a handset has such capabilities then why is it not listed on any spec sheet I can ever find when i scour many sites....seemed dubious so HTC it is. They have some flaws i hate but otherwise its solid.
As for the M9 vs A9....well i've never had the M9 but people here and elsewhere rave about it and it has more support online unlike the A9 sadly....audio quality is also HIFI except has Dolby surround on the M9 since that handset has dual front facing speakers but thats bout it. It doesn't sport the HI-Res 24bit audio like A9, A9 is somewhat faster, little less bulky etc....I'd say go for A9 obviously....for the Hi-Res audio alone haha
Transmitter issues on the M7? Nothing like that ive had happen.....what do you mean exactly when you say transmitter? Are you referring to signal issues...the receiver like you have no sound when calling? Does it refuse to call out or receive calls or both?
OH...one last thing...the M8 Harman Kardon Edition may be cheaper if you find one...its older obviously but it is another one geared specifically towards Hi-Res music. However, it may only be available on Sprint but check it out anyhow

mcbright80 said:
AH, curses...forgot about those pesky importing fees......I agree on using HTC mostly because of the audio quality alone as well. Sure, other devices have hifi audio similar i've heard.....however only a few actually list having hifi 24bit audio as a top selling point and feature. I hear of certain devices having great Dirac audio systems on here usually or other forums...but if a handset has such capabilities then why is it not listed on any spec sheet I can ever find when i scour many sites....seemed dubious so HTC it is. They have some flaws i hate but otherwise its solid.
As for the M9 vs A9....well i've never had the M9 but people here and elsewhere rave about it and it has more support online unlike the A9 sadly....audio quality is also HIFI except has Dolby surround on the M9 since that handset has dual front facing speakers but thats bout it. It doesn't sport the HI-Res 24bit audio like A9, A9 is somewhat faster, little less bulky etc....I'd say go for A9 obviously....for the Hi-Res audio alone haha
Transmitter issues on the M7? Nothing like that ive had happen.....what do you mean exactly when you say transmitter? Are you referring to signal issues...the receiver like you have no sound when calling? Does it refuse to call out or receive calls or both?
OH...one last thing...the M8 Harman Kardon Edition may be cheaper if you find one...its older obviously but it is another one geared specifically towards Hi-Res music. However, it may only be available on Sprint but check it out anyhow
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My problem with the M8 its the camera...I already surfer the 4.7MP of the M7 and its painfull zoom. Don't want to have another phone with a similar camera.
About the transmitter...It doesn't call, whenever I want to call the signal bar drops to 0 and it says a message that can't connect to the network. In the repair center thought my phone was stolen and reported(it appears to have similar behavior) I thought it could be the radio firmware and I flash all the radio firmware I could find of all the version and it didn't work, so I went to the repair center and they told me that the transmitter was broken and it can't be repair.
In any case I will see if I can find an A9 or M9 for 200 or a little more, the bigger community of the M9 its tempting but I'd really like to get an A9. Again thanks for your answer :good:

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My problem with the M8 its the camera...I already surfer the 4.7MP of the M7 and its painfull zoom. Don't want to have another phone with a similar camera.
About the transmitter...It doesn't call, whenever I want to call the signal bar drops to 0 and it says a message that can't connect to the network. In the repair center thought my phone was stolen and reported(it appears to have similar behavior) I thought it could be the radio firmware and I flash all the radio firmware I could find of all the version and it didn't work, so I went to the repair center and they told me that the transmitter was broken and it can't be repair.
In any case I will see if I can find an A9 or M9 for 200 or a little more, the bigger community of the M9 its tempting but I'd really like to get an A9. Again thanks for your answer :good:
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Hmmm, man it could be a ton of reasons possibly for the call issues. Simplest fix would be to factory reset....i assume you already tried that maybe? If you did, what happened once it rebooted fresh? DId it work for awhile or exact same symtoms? You could modify your call settings, apns, band modes etc if you know the details of your providers abilities and details for what works on their network otherwise your going in blind and messing with the band modes, modifying apn values etc can be alot and mess your phone up. I use a handy and extremely informative app i linked below called Developer(Material Design). It has indepth information on just about everything on your handset. For example....one option in menu for Telephone information on my Network state currently, types, sim operator, sim-state, serial number etc etc....this will give you an idea of what part in the network connections is broken maybe. To know what is normal-ish vs not...if you have a handset that does work perfectly and same network then you could compare and locate an issue easier. Another menu option far below is Phone Manager...seems to have same infor as Telephone menu option above in same app but i didnt go through it all so check there too. Lastly, if you want an easier fix and not to interested in finding the culprit or taking the time to research it all..theres a menu option in the middle area called Hidden Codes....those are the ## dialer codes if you've used em...see what works there. Or use these http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-s/general/cdma-dialer-codes-sprint-t1097554....I would use the option for network reset but cant recall what it was specifically. GOOD LUCK
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tursky.jan.settings

mcbright80 said:
Hmmm, man it could be a ton of reasons possibly for the call issues. Simplest fix would be to factory reset....i assume you already tried that maybe? If you did, what happened once it rebooted fresh? DId it work for awhile or exact same symtoms? You could modify your call settings, apns, band modes etc if you know the details of your providers abilities and details for what works on their network otherwise your going in blind and messing with the band modes, modifying apn values etc can be alot and mess your phone up. I use a handy and extremely informative app i linked below called Developer(Material Design). It has indepth information on just about everything on your handset. For example....one option in menu for Telephone information on my Network state currently, types, sim operator, sim-state, serial number etc etc....this will give you an idea of what part in the network connections is broken maybe. To know what is normal-ish vs not...if you have a handset that does work perfectly and same network then you could compare and locate an issue easier. Another menu option far below is Phone Manager...seems to have same infor as Telephone menu option above in same app but i didnt go through it all so check there too. Lastly, if you want an easier fix and not to interested in finding the culprit or taking the time to research it all..theres a menu option in the middle area called Hidden Codes....those are the ## dialer codes if you've used em...see what works there. Or use these http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-s/general/cdma-dialer-codes-sprint-t1097554....I would use the option for network reset but cant recall what it was specifically. GOOD LUCK
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tursky.jan.settings
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I've tried everything I could but nothing worked. I just gave up and bough a cheap android phone for my calls and to use as a hotspot one of those galaxy ace/j/v/d or whatever, but...my mom took my phone for mistake thinking it was hers and guess what she got robbed that day lol. So I just want/have to to get a new one.
I was checking and it appears that there is not a single A9 in my country but I can get a M9 for around 210 dollars and I'm going to buy it. It would be silly not to since an A9 would be like 300 with all expenses. Anyways thanks for you help was really helpful :good:

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I've tried everything I could but nothing worked. I just gave up and bough a cheap android phone for my calls and to use as a hotspot one of those galaxy ace/j/v/d or whatever, but...my mom took my phone for mistake thinking it was hers and guess what she got robbed that day lol. So I just want/have to to get a new one.
I was checking and it appears that there is not a single A9 in my country but I can get a M9 for around 210 dollars and I'm going to buy it. It would be silly not to since an A9 would be like 300 with all expenses. Anyways thanks for you help was really helpful :good:
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Yeah that sucks but ah well....no worries glad you'll get something at least. Good Luck!

Blacklisted Question!!

I purchased a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5 from someone who isn't longer reachable on Craigslist, unfortunately they got one over on me, it's blacklisted however I contacted T-Mobile & it was due to non payment but there still isn't anything they can do nor I can do.
To my question, is there anything I can do to fix the issue so I can use it.
I currently have metro pcs, if I were to get it unlocked would it then work?
Help me please!
Thanks in advance,
Joanna

Msjoannalynn said:
I purchased a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5 from someone who isn't longer reachable on Craigslist, unfortunately they got one over on me, it's blacklisted however I contacted T-Mobile & it was due to non payment but there still isn't anything they can do nor I can do.
To my question, is there anything I can do to fix the issue so I can use it.
I currently have metro pcs, if I were to get it unlocked would it then work?
Help me please!
Thanks in advance,
Joanna
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If you were to use it on a non-tmobile network (att, straight talk on att,etc) yes. Just none that use tmo network.

I don't know why T-Mobile doesn't do it, but when I has Verizon and the same thing happened to me, they have me an option to pay the balance due on the device and use it. I didn't, they wanted way to much money. But the option was there.

diopskill said:
If you were to use it on a non-tmobile network (att, straight talk on att,etc) yes. Just none that use tmo network.
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justin94 said:
I don't know why T-Mobile doesn't do it, but when I has Verizon and the same thing happened to me, they have me an option to pay the balance due on the device and use it. I didn't, they wanted way to much money. But the option was there.
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Unfortunately the information that was provided to you was to the best of my knowledge incorrect. Due to the fact that T-mobile owns Metro PCS it would not be usable even if you unlocked the device. All of the GSM carriers in the U.S share blacklists now and a device cannot be unlocked and taken over to another carrier. I have had this happen to me previously before. A word of advice for all future craigslist transactions call customer care and ask if there is a remaining EIP or Lease balance on the device you are looking to purchase. The individual you are purchasing the device from will have to verify their account and get the information for you but this is the quickest and easiest way to avoid a scam.
If the phone is good and working without a confirmed balance make sure before you leave you make a phone call or two to register the device to your account to somewhat avoid a loss/theft claim as well. If you want to go a step further in ensuring that the device you just bought stays non-listed as lost or stolen complete the IMEI change during the same conversation as the balance inquiry and make sure the representative notates your account that the phone has been purchased from said individual. If they somehow manage to make a claim after that all they will have to do is look at the notes and they will see that both accounts were verified during the process and 9/10 times unlock the device again.
This has happened to me more times than I would like to admit and those are some of the things i have dont to really cover myself in the case of a scam.
I wish you the best of luck with future purchases and sorry for what happened!!