First of all, I am a noob here trying to get help with a phone I bought off Ebay. I currently am with Verizon Prepaid and thought this phone I bought would work, but the service is shotty.
Phone is an LG V30+ Thin Q running on software US99830b. Model# LG-US998 and was told it was factory unlocked. I hope I am providing enough detail. I have searched and since this is all new to me I want to make sure I get the steps right.
I am trying to get this phone to work on Verizon network, especially Verizon Prepaid if it can be done, because Verizon themselves told me the phone wasn't compatible. I have found some threads regarding this and I think I have the answer, but want to make sure and hear it from the experts themselves.
Thanks so much for your help with this matter.
Anybody?
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Hey Guys,
Back Story (don't really have to read if you want to skip)
I was at the bar with some coworkers and a new guy I work with was talking about how he had bought a Samsung Fascinate from a friend of his that had gotten his account frozen (it was on Verizon Wireless). The coworker wanted to transfer it over to Cricket Wireless (it is a crappy carrier in my area if you haven't heard of it) but they told him that they could do it but that he wouldn't get MMS. He ended up just buying a new one from Cricket and offered to sell me the one he could use for 50 bucks (it is like new in a box with everything) and told me if I couldn't do anything with it he would buy it back. This was kinda a win/win no brainer for me so of course I took him up on the offer.
He also did say that he could not get Verizon to activate it because there was a hold on the account that the phone currently belonged to.
The phone obviously will not work for me because I am on Sprint but from what I understand is that it is pretty much the same phone as the Captivate on AT&T. My dad uses AT&T for his carrier and has an iPhone but hates it and wants to go to an Android phone.
The questions:
1. Can I get the Samsung Fascinate from Verizon Wireless to work with AT&T?
2. Can I somehow remove whatever information that has linked this phone to being locked on Verizon so that I could sell it or activate it on another Verizon account if I want to sell it or give it to someone who does have Verizon?
3. Are there any other good options that I can do with this if neither of these will work?
I have no issues with rooting/flashing/messing with whatever is on this phone. I am a flashaholic on my Evo 4g and know that Samsung is a bit different then HTC when it comes to this type of thing but should have no issues figuring out the difference as far as rooting and such from other posts on this site. I just did not see anywhere that this question was already asked and know this is the absolute best place to come to get the correct answers for questions like these.
Thank you for any help you can give!!!
Does anyone have any ideas? Sorry for the bump but its been 2 days now and I am trying to figure out what to do. Thanks!
Hi,
I'm hoping that someone can help me with this. I recently purchased Motorola EM326G from Net10 as a prepaid phone. I only needed it for my parents during their 2-weeks visit. Now that it's not needed anymore, I want to give it to my friend, who is using a half-broken phone because he cannot afford a better phone. He is on AT&T. So, naturally, I called Net10 and asked for the unlock code. Well, first of all, I spoke to like 4 people from there, and none of them seemed to truly understand what I was asking for. Even after I explained to them what the code was for, they just kept giving me BS answers such as "We don't have that feature" "We don't have the capacity to do that but you could call the manufacturer to see if they can do that for you." So, I called Motorola, and they told me that only Net10 was able to provide the unlock code, which I agree with. Motorola also confirmed for me that this phone could indeed be unlocked and that all it needed was the unlock code (it can't be done my ass Net10).
So, as you can see, I'm stuck, which is why I turn to you geniuses on XDA. I tried using those online paid unlock services, but they don't list Net10 in their provider lists. Can someone please help? Perhaps, if it's not possible to obtain the unlock code, is there a way to hack/root this phone or install a different firmware that may allow for it to be used with AT&T? I'd appreciate any help/advice I can get. I'd rather not just toss this phone when my friend can benefit from it.
Sincerely,
GT
Hi Im new here and needed some clarification regarding an issue with my IMEI on my T mobile Note 2. I bought it used back in June off of a facebook buy and sell group to fix it up and sell it. At the time I bought it, it had a clean IMEI, and the people who sold me the phone told me they were the original owners. a few weeks ago, I again checked the imei, and it was still clean.
Now Im about to sell the phone, but I check one more time and now its blacklisted on T mobile and Metro, but clean on ATT and Verizon according ti imeidata.net. I check tmobiles website and it says its been reported lost. Im going to try to contact the people who sold it to me, and if they wont help me, Ill be contacting Tmobile and Asurion. After doing some research about what else I can do, Ive came up with a few options, but I still need some advice.
1. Sell as is and cut my losses
2. Sell on ebay to someone outside of US
3. Sell for parts
If I sell it to someone outside the country, how do I know it will work wherever the buyer is? I have no intention if screwing anyone over and want to make sure they get what they pay for.
How can I protect myself from this happening in the future? Is there a way to get the IMEI numbers of future phones signed over to my name, even if Im not a customer of that phones carrier?
Also, if imeidata.net says its only blacklisted on Tmobile/metro, can it be used on other American networks?
I really appreciate any help with this. Thanks.
One more thing I forgot to mention...when I bought it, it was running android 4.1.2. I downgraded it to 4.1.1 to unlock it and its still running 4.1.1 incase the unlock procedure didnt work and I need to try again. Not sure if this is relevant to the imei issue but Im just putting it out there.
Hi,
If it's blocked, it's blocked. No one can help you with that legally. Sorry.
Whether it works in other carriers.... I would doubt it. Usually blacklists are across all carriers in North America.
And as far as protecting yourself in the future, you can't really. Buying a used phone is always going to be a gamble. Nothing you can do about that except try to buy from a reputable source or individual.
Good luck!
Thread closed.
Hey guys, I'm a complete noob when it comes to phones, so sorry if this is too basic of a question. I don't really know where else to get a direct answer:
My LG G3 (LS990) is dead. Like straight up dead. I made a post about it here, but I'm fully anticipating that I won't be get much help. That being said, I've pretty much resolved in myself to bite the bullet and get a new phone. Now, my LG G3 was purchased through Sprint, and the new phone I plan on getting, the LG G4, will also be the Sprint model.
My question is this: can I use the SIM card in the LG G3 with the G4 and have it be able to make phone calls? Or would I need to take the phone to Sprint and have them activate it?
Thanks for any and all help,
Priest
Hey all,
Hope this is the correct place for this.
First time I’ve ever had to post here because I couldn’t find what I needed. So I have a T-Mobile note 8 which was sim unlocked by Samsung and T-Mobile because I wanted to give it to my father in law because I just went back to the s8. Now they have Verizon and he is upgrading from an S5.
However I can’t get the dang thing to work on Verizon. And they keep telling me the phone won’t work on their network. The lady at Verizon was an absolute moron and told me that the phone company probably lied to me and it wasn’t as simple as popping a SIM card in to activate it. So I’m not sure, like I said I have T-Mobile and that’s all I have ever had to do while changing phones.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I promise that the phone is network and sim unlocked. I just have tried everything I know how. Would the next step be flashing either unlocked firmware or Verizon firmware??
Now I have gotten the old mans hopes up and really hope I can get the sought out needed help from the smart community!
I look forward to your responses.