My phone is registered to the T-mobile network. I switched to Verizon and plan to pay off my flip 4 via the payments with the financing company. I have unlocked several phones years ago, but i'm not sure if the process has changed. Is there a way to avoid rooting the phone nowa days?
Conzo427 said:
My phone is registered to the T-mobile network. I switched to Verizon and plan to pay off my flip 4 via the payments with the financing company. I have unlocked several phones years ago, but i'm not sure if the process has changed. Is there a way to avoid rooting the phone nowa days?
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If you purchased your device through TMobile, you'll have to pay it off to be able to use it on another carrier.
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If you purchased your device through TMobile, you'll have to pay it off to be able to use it on another carrier.
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Even if I root the phone? New Rom? New bootloader? I hate to pay $30 a month for a phone that only works on my old network.
Conzo427 said:
Even if I root the phone? New Rom? New bootloader? I hate to pay $30 a month for a phone that only works on my old network.
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buy the unlock code, there a lot of pages than provide that service
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buy the unlock code, there a lot of pages than provide that service
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Yep, that is what I'm finding also, I'm just a little concerned about trustworthy-ness. They range in price a lot. Any suggestions?
Conzo427 said:
Yep, that is what I'm finding also, I'm just a little concerned about trustworthy-ness. They range in price a lot. Any suggestions?
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none to be honest, in my country all phones are unlocked by law so that service is dead
Conzo427 said:
Even if I root the phone? New Rom? New bootloader? I hate to pay $30 a month for a phone that only works on my old network.
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Yes.
Your IMEI is basically blacklisted because you still owe the carrier, so you may only use the phone on their network. To remove the lock, you have to pay it off. Rooting has nothing to do with it and will not help you.
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Yes.
Your IMEI is basically blacklisted because you still owe the carrier, so you may only use the phone on their network. To remove the lock, you have to pay it off. Rooting has nothing to do with it and will not help you.
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That is what I have been finding as well. Bummer.
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Even if I root the phone? New Rom? New bootloader?
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You can't root the phone, there are no roms, and the bootloader is locked.
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You can't root the phone, there are no roms, and the bootloader is locked.
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What has the world of Android come to?! I had no idea.
Conzo427 said:
What has the world of Android come to?! I had no idea.
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Been that way since the S7. So... Years.
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What has the world of Android come to?! I had no idea.
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Ever try to jail break an iPhone? Apple locks them up again pretty much after every update. I have no problem with imei being locked down until paid for. Carriers offer financing to stay with them, not act like a bank and give free interest for competitors. Helps stop theft too, phone useless except for parts.
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Ever try to jail break an iPhone? Apple locks them up again pretty much after every update. I have no problem with imei being locked down until paid for. Carriers offer financing to stay with them, not act like a bank and give free interest for competitors. Helps stop theft too, phone useless except for parts.
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Yeah but that means there is no more Cyanogen mod!! No more Cyanogen mod!!
I saw some people running Linux at one point. I always wanted to try that one. I imagine this isn't an option anymore either? Wasn't the point of Android to have the freedom to do this sort of stuff? This is disappointing.
Uh... Cyanogenmod died 6 years ago.
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Uh... Cyanogenmod died 6 years ago.
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Sounds about right! That's the last time I tried to do something like this. So sad
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My neighbor bough an LG G Stylo and it is asking for the previous persons account information. Is there a way to bypass this or is it just like Apples iCloud lock bs? Any help would be great! Thanks
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My neighbor bough an LG G Stylo and it is asking for the previous persons account information. Is there a way to bypass this or is it just like Apples iCloud lock bs? Any help would be great! Thanks
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........did hr buy it third party?
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........did hr buy it third party?
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Yes, off Craigslist and the person is long gone by now
Sounds like it was stolen
I was in the same situation. Bought one off craigslist 2 weeks ago and got prompted with the Google Account verification. Tried to bypass and ended up hardbricking the phone. Sent the phone off to LG and they reflashed the OS etc. It just came in the mail today and all is well. Working like a champ
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I was in the same situation. Bought one off craigslist 2 weeks ago and got prompted with the Google Account verification. Tried to bypass and ended up hardbricking the phone. Sent the phone off to LG and they reflashed the OS etc. It just came in the mail today and all is well. Working like a champ
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hmm, that is a viable option. What did you do to hardbrick it? I have tried everything I can think of but it is looking like the icloud fiasco all over again. Total bummer.
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Sounds like it was stolen
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It wouldn't surprise me. Craigslist is pretty shady if you don't know what you are doing.
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hmm, that is a viable option. What did you do to hardbrick it? I have tried everything I can think of but it is looking like the icloud fiasco all over again. Total bummer.
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I got desperate at trying to bypass it so i flashed the Fido Stock KDZ and it hardbrick. Make sure your phone is still under warranty. I sent it off to them and 3-4 days later they emailed me letting me know the repair was complete along with my tracking number. Shipping is covered by them too. I didn't have to spend a penny
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Yes, off Craigslist and the person is long gone by now
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If you do happen to go into download mode and flash a custom recovery you should be able to also bypass the lock.if it is gsm then you can also take out the sim card and put in a cdma or lte sim card from verizon or sprint or us cellular then do a factory reset it should remove the block
I pre-ordered the S8+ from walmart Straight talk version. It was $100 less compared to all other places. I am wondering if I made a bad choice. is straight talk GSM?
the phone probably locked to straight talk. what calling plan are you going to get?
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the phone probably locked to straight talk. what calling plan are you going to get?
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I paid full price, I planning to unlock it somehow, but I am not sure if I will get proper updates for the phone.
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I paid full price, I planning to unlock it somehow, but I am not sure if I will get proper updates for the phone.
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Worried the updates will be like the S7 U version?
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Worried the updates will be like the S7 U version?
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I dont know anything about s7 u version. I just thought about update and relaized that it depends on carrier. I contacted the Straight Talk through live chat. He said they dont update android os but after unlocking I can get updates. They didn't make much sense, so is it true after unlocking I will be able to do all updates?
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I dont know anything about s7 u version. I just thought about update and relaized that it depends on carrier. I contacted the Straight Talk through live chat. He said they dont update android os but after unlocking I can get updates. They didn't make much sense, so is it true after unlocking I will be able to do all updates?
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If the hardware is the same as the rest of the major carriers, like the S7 versions are, then flashing the firmware of other carriers will work if that's what you're going for. No idea if this will work as of yet but by the end of the week I'm sure we'll all know the answer to that. But by the sounds of it, you will need to get your phone carrier unlocked before doing that.
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If the hardware is the same as the rest of the major carriers, like the S7 versions are, then flashing the firmware of other carriers will work if that's what you're going for. No idea if this will work as of yet but by the end of the week I'm sure we'll all know the answer to that. But by the sounds of it, you will need to get your phone carrier unlocked before doing that.
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This is the first time i am coming to galaxy series, I saw the Samsung kies used for updating, so that software updates phone depending on carrier or common for all devices?
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This is the first time i am coming to galaxy series, I saw the Samsung kies used for updating, so that software updates phone depending on carrier or common for all devices?
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Dependent on carrier unless you are able to flash the US unlocked version, then it comes directly from Samsung. But like stated above, we're not exactly sure if that's an option as of yet.
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Dependent on carrier unless you are able to flash the US unlocked version, then it comes directly from Samsung. But like stated above, we're not exactly sure if that's an option as of yet.
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I cancelled my order. Gotta wait for the refund and pre-order again for AT&T model. hope I get the refund before the pre-order ends. Thanks for your help.
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I cancelled my order. Gotta wait for the refund and pre-order again for AT&T model. hope I get the refund before the pre-order ends. Thanks for your help.
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Smart move on your part, I'm seeing a lot of red tape in your future if you didn't
I have the s8+ and can confirm I can take my straight talk sim out and change it with a friends att sim card. Using it now to reply to this message.
Jtreaper said:
I have the s8+ and can confirm I can take my straight talk sim out and change it with a friends att sim card. Using it now to reply to this message.
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are you sure it works for phone calls as well?
Hi, I left Canada for good without paying off my phone bill and am hoping to unlock my S7 Edge.
I can't really call Telus to ask them to do this for obvious reasons.
Tenk.
cypressg said:
Hi, I left Canada for good without paying off my phone bill and am hoping to unlock my S7 Edge.
I can't really call Telus to ask them to do this for obvious reasons.
Tenk.
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Well, they could blacklist your emei number and when that happens, your phone will stop working I believe, maybe I'm wrong
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Well, they could blacklist your emei number and when that happens, your phone will stop working I believe, maybe I'm wrong
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Hi thanks for the reply. I left about 8 months ago and have been using the phone with wifi since so I guess they haven't bothered to.
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I left about 8 months ago
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Maybe you got away with it, is up to them, enjoy the phone while is working, they could block it at any time, or maybe they do not really care, good luck
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I left about 8 months ago
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You can check out if your IMEI is lock or not here
http://www.imeipro.info
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Maybe you got away with it, is up to them, enjoy the phone while is working, they could block it at any time, or maybe they do not really care, you only will find out when you go to unlock it, good luck
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Thanks, do you by any chance have any pointers on how to go about that process of unlocking it?
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Thanks, do you by any chance have any pointers on how to go about that process of unlocking it?
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Some people are using https://www.unlockunit.com
but better check that is not blacklist before you pay for unlocking it
wegiwegi said:
Some people are using https://www.unlockunit.com
but better check that is not blacklist before you pay for unlocking it
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do you know how to check the blacklist and thanks.
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do you know how to check the blacklist and thanks.
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look on message 5 of this thread, Already gave you a link
This one will check straight away and they unlock as wellhttps://m.sim-unlock.net/imei_check/blacklist/
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look on message 5 of this thread, Already gave you a link
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oh I never saw that, thanks !
wegiwegi said:
You can check out if your IMEI is lock or not here
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It's not blacklisted, so far so good.
Carriers don't tend to share a block list, if it gets IMEI blocked by a Canadian telco it'll probably only affect Canadian networks. That's why a lot of phones get sold for cheap on eBay, the person broke the contract, it got blocked in their country but they sell it to another country.
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Carriers don't tend to share a block list, if it gets IMEI blocked by a Canadian telco it'll probably only affect Canadian networks. That's why a lot of phones get sold for cheap on eBay, the person broke the contract, it got blocked in their country but they sell it to another country.
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Go to know thanks
Is there any way to carrier unlock this from AT&T? I remember years ago there were some that you could use Odin to carrier unlock. Just curious if its possible with this one or if there is another method.
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Is there any way to carrier unlock this from AT&T? I remember years ago there were some that you could use Odin to carrier unlock. Just curious if its possible with this one or if there is another method.
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Odin is a Samsung tool, so that wouldn't work on a Motorola.
What's the model number of the device?
I know there are some different tools for different phones, Odin was just the one I remembered.. I was thinking there was a fairly universal one but couldn't remember or find it. The model number is XT2113.
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I know there are some different tools for different phones, Odin was just the one I remembered.. I was thinking there was a fairly universal one but couldn't remember or find it. The model number is XT2113.
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Every Motorola model number has 5 digits. There's a dash and then another digit, after the 3
XT2113-5 for AT&T
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XT2113-5 for AT&T
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Sorry, can't unlock that one quite yet
I used "S-UNLOCK.COM". $7.00 and had the code wiithin minutes.
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I used "S-UNLOCK.COM". $7.00 and had the code wiithin minutes.
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For which model from which carrier?
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Sorry, can't unlock that one quite yet
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Is the metro pcs one network unlockable? Phonemore and googling isn't showing me the model number if the metro pcs/metro by t-mobile has it's own variant.
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Is the metro pcs one network unlockable? Phonemore and googling isn't showing me the model number if the metro pcs/metro by t-mobile has it's own variant.
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Metro/T-Mo is XT2113-2.
And T-Mo stopped using codes a long time ago so it's not done by code, but yes, it can be done
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Metro/T-Mo is XT2113-2.
And T-Mo stopped using codes a long time ago so it's not done by code, but yes, it can be done
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Thanks for the info. Yeah I did find a few places last night that would do it, looking at around $30 or $40. Any free sources your aware. And thank you for hte help
Also, any chance a t-mobile sim would work in it, or just metropcs? thanks
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Any free sources your aware.
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Wait the required 180 days lol
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Also, any chance a t-mobile sim would work in it, or just metropcs? thanks
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If it's from Metro, you cannot use a T-Mo SIM without unlocking it.
Metro SIM *can* be used on a T-Mo one without unlocking it though. MVNO rules are weird
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Wait the required 180 days lol
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Considering it for a potential buy. Buyer is asking $75, so the price is right. I won't be going on metro though, I have way too many lines as it is. It's cheaper to just unlock than pay for 4 months of service, she had it on network for 40ish days and the metro rep says I can pick up where she left off.....which surprised me. I figured it'd be continuous service and/or per an account....but apparently not.
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If it's from Metro, you cannot use a T-Mo SIM without unlocking it.
Metro SIM *can* be used on a T-Mo one without unlocking it though. MVNO rules are weird
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I figured, but I appreciate the confirmation. Thanks again for the help iBow
I wonder if it's unlocked, if it would be work on Verizon's network. It lists band 13 in the specs (I don't see any CDMA listed but I could have missed it, and I'm not really concerned about 3g anyway). But I guess it won't be listed in verizon's white list (IIRC that's how they validate IMEIs?). I've heard of peeps calling to get the imei added, but that seems like a long shot.....
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Considering it for a potential buy. Buyer is asking $75, so the price is right. I won't be going on metro though, I have way too many lines as it is. It's cheaper to just unlock than pay for 4 months of service, she had it on network for 40ish days and the metro rep says I can pick up where she left off.....which surprised me. I figured it'd be continuous service and/or per an account....but apparently not.
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I'm assuming you meant SELLER is asking $75.
And no, 180 days total is what Metro requires - doesn't have to be continuous or even on the same number
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I wonder if it's unlocked, if it would be work on Verizon's network. It lists band 13 in the specs (I don't see any CDMA listed but I could have missed it, and I'm not really concerned about 3g anyway). But I guess it won't be listed in verizon's white list (IIRC that's how they validate IMEIs?). I've heard of peeps calling to get the imei added, but that seems like a long shot.....
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No, no CDMA. But most areas are VoLTE now anyways, so it's not as needed anymore.
Here's Verizon's BYOD check page: https://www.verizonwireless.com/onedp/byod
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I'm assuming you meant SELLER is asking $75.
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Yes, seller, my mistake. Thanks again for the advice, I appreciate it
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Considering it for a potential buy. Buyer is asking $75, so the price is right. I won't be going on metro though, I have way too many lines as it is. It's cheaper to just unlock than pay for 4 months of service, she had it on network for 40ish days and the metro rep says I can pick up where she left off.....which surprised me. I figured it'd be continuous service and/or per an account....but apparently not.
I figured, but I appreciate the confirmation. Thanks again for the help iBow
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You don't have to pay for the full 6 months of service to get it unlocked. I've gotten 4 phones so far from Metro and I always only pay the 1st month, cancel, then chuck it in a drawer and leave it there for the next 5 months. Haven't had any issues unlocking. I've heard of people filing FCC complaints to get devices unlocked early, but I think they may have paid for their devices outright instead of getting it in some sort of promo. YMMV.
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You don't have to pay for the full 6 months of service to get it unlocked. I've gotten 4 phones so far from Metro and I always only pay the 1st month, cancel, then chuck it in a drawer and leave it there for the next 5 months.
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What makes you think this period is six months? T-mobile's website states "At least 365 days must have passed since the device was activated on the T Mobile network" for prepaid phones.
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What makes you think this period is six months? T-mobile's website states "At least 365 days must have passed since the device was activated on the T Mobile network" for prepaid phones.
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For T-Mobile yes. (Although they'll also unlock a prepaid device once $100 in refills have been paid).
But the past 10 or so messages have been about Metro, not T-Mobile
I was able to get my T-Mobile S22 Ultra Unlocked 2 days ago by speaking to T-Mobile support via T-Force on Twitter. It's relatively easy, all you need to tell them is you frequently go overseas and have a trip coming up. I got my phone unlocked within a few minutes.
I purchased my T-Mobile varient S22 Ultra from Samsung .com if anyone was wondering.
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I was able to get my T-Mobile S22 Ultra Unlocked 2 days ago by speaking to T-Mobile support via T-Force on Twitter. It's relatively easy, all you need to tell them is you frequently go overseas and have a trip coming up. I got my phone unlocked within a few minutes.
I purchased my T-Mobile varient S22 Ultra from Samsung .com if anyone was wondering.
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Phone was paid in full and not financed I assume..
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Phone was paid in full and not financed I assume..
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Yes that's correct. But I don't think it matters much of as long as you're in good standing on your account. I've been able to unlock phones this way even when I was on my first month of financing from T-Mobile.
I hate these posts. No they will not do this is your phone's not paid off. Obviously anyone will knock your phone if it's paid off no matter where you reach out or what excuse you give them.
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I hate these posts. No they will not do this is your phone's not paid off. Obviously anyone will knock your phone if it's paid off no matter where you reach out or what excuse you give them.
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Have you even tried before you posted on here? I've done it multiple times when I finance phones with T-Mobile.
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Have you even tried before you posted on here? I've done it multiple times when I finance phones with T-Mobile.
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I'm not saying you haven't had success. I used to be able to get TForce to unlock my phone early, if it was paid off. But lately they have cracked down and make you wait 45 days.
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I'm not saying you haven't had success. I used to be able to get TForce to unlock my phone early, if it was paid off. But lately they have cracked down and make you wait 45 days.
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Yeah, I was told at first that I need to at least have the device activated for 40 days in order for them to permanently unlock the phone. I only had 4 days of use on the S22U, T-Force person said they only make exceptions for people who travel overseas.
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Have you even tried before you posted on here? I've done it multiple times when I finance phones with T-Mobile.
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If you are going overseas, yes, they will unlock it. Being military, I did that all the time but generally they will not unlock your phone if it is not paid off.
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If you are going overseas, yes, they will unlock it. Being military, I did that all the time but generally they will not unlock your phone if it is not paid off.
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If it doesn't work keep trying. I once had to speak with support 4 times before they would unlock my financed phone, some are more inclined to help you than others, you just need to be persistent.
I was able to unlock my financed Tmobile phone without any hassles due to oversees travel.
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I was able to unlock my financed Tmobile phone without any hassles due to oversees travel.
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Congrats! Was it the S22 Ultra?
I've tried since day one of Android development back in the early 00's. Not once had it worked for me. Not with a financed phone anyways.
Mine was paid in full and while through the phone it said it was not eligible for unlocking I followed your advice and went on twitter and they approved my unlocking. Sweet
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Congrats! Was it the S22 Ultra?
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Yes. Same previously with an Iphone and the S21 Ultra. Tmobile has always come through for me on unlocking.
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Yes. Same previously with an Iphone and the S21 Ultra. Tmobile has always come through for me on unlocking.
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Yeah as long as your account is in good standing they usually help you out.
Now I'm debating if I should root. Lol
Make sure you are not using WiFi calling when you attempt to unlock it. My first attempt on a cell network fixed my unlocking problems.
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Yeah as long as your account is in good standing they usually help you out.
Now I'm debating if I should root. Lol
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Not gonna happen sadly bootloader isn't unlockable
This might be a stupid question, but what does unlocking allow you to do?
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This might be a stupid question, but what does unlocking allow you to do?
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Unlocking a network locked phone allows you to use sim cards from other service providers.
I was able to unlock my s22 ultra (Bought from Samsung.com T-Mobile variant) took advantage of the $50 activation plus $100 discount.. As soon I received the phone, contacted T-Mobile via Twitter and their T-Force team was able to unlock the phone right away after providing my IMEI number. After the full unlock.. I switched my sim to eSim.. and then Flashed my phone with SM-S908U1 with TMB CSC.. (unlocked version with no T-Mo bloats) and used international sim as well