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If I buy a galaxy s6/edge phone in europe (SM-G920F / SM-G925F) , Does it have regional lock?
Do I have to speak 5 minutes with a local sim in order to unlock it?
can anyone confirm or deny?
guy100 said:
If I buy a galaxy s6/edge phone in europe (SM-G920F / SM-G925F) , Does it have regional lock?
Do I have to speak 5 minutes with a local sim in order to unlock it?
can anyone confirm or deny?
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No I dont think there will be regional locks, unless you are buying a carrier specific phone. If you are getting an unlocked version then there wont be any issue. The 920f only denotes that this is the european model, 920i will be for aus, ind, and singapore. It is just done so that samsung can make their shipments and updates more organized . It has nothing to do with regional lock. I bet I will be able to use the 920f variant anywhere (as it is global variant) . or even the I variant anywhere. I remember my friend buying a sprint galaxy s3 , and using it here in india.
guy100 said:
If I buy a galaxy s6/edge phone in europe (SM-G920F / SM-G925F) , Does it have regional lock?
Do I have to speak 5 minutes with a local sim in order to unlock it?
can anyone confirm or deny?
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S6 Edge owner here: I can confirm this one has regional lock. I tested it with a Dutch sim first (coming from Netherlands), 5 minute outgoing call, then put in a US sim from T-Mobile. This worked flawlessly (without the calling bit, the SIM was deactivated already
But yes, you do need a local sim from the region you bought it from and somehow make a call for 5 minutes. I did not try an incoming call - but the scary wording in the instructions that your phone might "fail" if you forgot to activate it with a local SIM did not give me the guts to try that out ;=)
About A reset or hard reset
Hi. I would like to know if I performa reset or a hard reset on my Galaxy S 6 Edge, will it be lockd again when it restarts? Do you know something about it?
Thanks!
I can confirm that the S6 has a Region Lock on it, as I still have mine locked and have been trying everything to get the stupid thing off, as I'm unable to do the 5min call. Can anyone help? Would flashing a firmware via Odin get rid of it?
New owner here
XoomZoom said:
I can confirm that the S6 has a Region Lock on it, as I still have mine locked and have been trying everything to get the stupid thing off, as I'm unable to do the 5min call. Can anyone help? Would flashing a firmware via Odin get rid of it?
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I just received my 920f model today I have a One Plus and the s6 works after reconfig the apns on straight talk, but the signal is weaker and only 4g not lte like my One plus.. I dont know if I am going to sell the s6 or just keep it and wait for the One plus 2 to be released later this year. I just miss the bigger screen and my huge hands keep touching icons when I hold it in my hand. Guess I am having a bit of buyers remorse.
bruciebabie1963 said:
I just received my 920f model today I have a One Plus and the s6 works after reconfig the apns on straight talk, but the signal is weaker and only 4g not lte like my One plus.. I dont know if I am going to sell the s6 or just keep it and wait for the One plus 2 to be released later this year. I just miss the bigger screen and my huge hands keep touching icons when I hold it in my hand. Guess I am having a bit of buyers remorse.
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So you never got the invalid sim message?
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XoomZoom said:
So you never got the invalid sim message?
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No I never got that message.
Thiagofe said:
Hi. I would like to know if I performa reset or a hard reset on my Galaxy S 6 Edge, will it be lockd again when it restarts? Do you know something about it?
Thanks!
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I ordered my G920F from Handtec including their region unlock service. They made a 6 minute call before shipping. To answer your question, yes it stays unlocked after a factory reset. I did a full factory reset the day I got it and the phone is still working on AT&T in the US.
palmboy5 said:
I ordered my G920F from Handtec including their region unlock service. They made a 6 minute call before shipping. To answer your question, yes it stays unlocked after a factory reset. I did a full factory reset the day I got it and the phone is still working on AT&T in the US.
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So there is no carrier bloatware? How is your call signal and LTE with ATT?
Could you guys help me identify if this is a carrier region lock only or the lock is active on any S6/S6 Edge device. It would be great for everyone to learn about this, lets say situation.
is there anyone manage to unlock the S6 SM-G920F? so we can use other sim
palmboy5 said:
I ordered my G920F from Handtec including their region unlock service. They made a 6 minute call before shipping. To answer your question, yes it stays unlocked after a factory reset. I did a full factory reset the day I got it and the phone is still working on AT&T in the US.
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You said your phone worked even after a factory reset. If the region lock is not retained after factory reset then will the factory reset resolve the problem of region lock . If I do a factory reset without making a 5 mins call from regional sim. Will it work ??
srahulmca said:
You said your phone worked even after a factory reset. If the region lock is not retained after factory reset then will the factory reset resolve the problem of region lock . If I do a factory reset without making a 5 mins call from regional sim. Will it work ??
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It doesnt mean factory reset can unlock the region lock, He means after unlock the region lock, factory reset will not relock the region lock.
Bottom line is all S6/S6 edge phones have a region lock on them. You must use a sim from the region the phone was bought in for 5 mins to remove this lock. There is even a big sticker on the outside of the box telling you this. Good look unlocking it as have not seen any posts with people being able to unlock the phone once they have moved to another region and failed to do as directed.
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There is an app by chainfire called regionlockaway but I cannot comment on if it works or not. Certainly worth trying though if you are stuck.
Marshall1975 said:
Bottom line is all S6/S6 edge phones have a region lock on them. You must use a sim from the region the phone was bought in for 5 mins to remove this lock. There is even a big sticker on the outside of the box telling you this. Good look unlocking it as have not seen any posts with people being able to unlock the phone once they have moved to another region and failed to do as directed.
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There is an app by chainfire called regionlockaway but I cannot comment on if it works or not. Certainly worth trying though if you are stuck.
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Marhaba
Actually i got my bought a phone when i was in Netherlands, and i didn't read the sticker now i left Netherlands and now in Jordan, i still have my Netherlands KPN SIM card, but the point i can't make any outgoing calls, how to unlock now? if somebody called me , that will work? thanks in advance
Solution
For those of you who did not follow the instructions and got their phones locked, simply visit a Samsung mobile service center and ask them to unlock it. They have a nominal charge and can do it for you.
does (Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925 Factory Unlocked Cellphone, International Version, 32GB, Gold) work in any carrier ??
i have this g920i that its regional lock and im in the USA, i dont have the sim card from where this dam thing come from. and i dont know where is it come from.
It said on it HECHO Vietnam on the back, but i dont have this sim anyway. i know the phone is unlocked because when i insert the sim it does not ask for any code to unlock.
I read so much all over the forum and i even called USA samsung regardding taking off this Region lock and no lock.
My question, if i flash a different country firmware, will it fix that region unlock? do u guys know of which firmware country since there is hand full of them.
Or any other way to take off this dam region lock off for someone in my shoes went thru that problem?
Thanks
You can unlock your phone region lock
Hi,
My first comment, I hope it helps.
If you can not make a call with a local sim card when you are in one of the countries of your phone's region;
You can still get the unlock code free from Samsung Customer care.
It worked for me!
Hi everyone,
I'm in a bit of a mess with my Samsung S6. I've bought it from ebay and it turns out it's locked to O2. I've tried cellunlocker, unlockthatphone & mobileunlocked and they've all been unsuccessful when trying to provide the network unlock code - stating that the code isn't available for my IMEI.
Is there any other way I can unlock my phone? Or am I going to be stuck on O2 forever?!?!
I had a lot of trouble getting my EE locked S6 unlocked but in the end I found somewhere decent that was able to get the code in less than a day. I used http://www.samsungcodesource.com
How much did you pay to unlock it?
Just an update, I've now tried unlockunit & samsungcodesource as well and they can't seem to find a code either.
When I try to put a different sim card, I'm expecting something to come up to say that the sim can't beused due to a network lock, but nothing appears.
The only time anything appears is when I try to make a call and a popup appears saying "Not registered on network".
Does this mean my device is network locked? Or could it be a region lock or something?
Is there anyway to confirm that my phone is network locked?
Hey quill37,
PM, me I can have it rechecked for you, maybe it is possible to unlock it
quill37 said:
Just an update, I've now tried unlockunit & samsungcodesource as well and they can't seem to find a code either.
When I try to put a different sim card, I'm expecting something to come up to say that the sim can't beused due to a network lock, but nothing appears.
The only time anything appears is when I try to make a call and a popup appears saying "Not registered on network".
Does this mean my device is network locked? Or could it be a region lock or something?
Is there anyway to confirm that my phone is network locked?
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Go to O2 and ask for the unlock code.
unlock S6 O2 5.1.1
quill37 said:
Hi everyone,
I'm in a bit of a mess with my Samsung S6. I've bought it from ebay and it turns out it's locked to O2. I've tried cellunlocker, unlockthatphone & mobileunlocked and they've all been unsuccessful when trying to provide the network unlock code - stating that the code isn't available for my IMEI.
Is there any other way I can unlock my phone? Or am I going to be stuck on O2 forever?!?!
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Hi there, did you manage to resolve your problem. The same thing has happened to me. The bloke stated it was unlocked but its locked to O2 and am on EE. I've tried unlocking it but to no avail. Did you manage to unlock yours?
If you cant unlock by codes, buy the usb method here. Takes only a few minutes once the process starts
Also make sure your phone is not blacklisted. Check it using checkmend here
http://www.samsungcodesource.com have not sent me my unlock code after 72 hrs and they have not replied to any of my numerous emails
Hey there, I want to sim unlock this Gs8 I got from Sprint, Model: Sm-G950U , Software version: G950USQS2BQL1, I received an unlock code but was not able to input the code because it just said sim error contact sprint immediately, Unlocking by sprint isn't a choice as they extorted money out of me, I really want my galaxy s8 to be in service again any Idea where to start? Any help will be much appreciated , I come from a background of good software knowledge so other approaches are good too.
Sprint extorted money out of you?
Extortion is illegal in this country...
Does your phone asks for codes or not?
If it doesn't ask for code you can try the following 3 methods, however, they are not 100% guarantee to work:
Method #1: Go to the dial screen on your phone as if you are going to make a call and press #7465625*638*# Once prompted for code, enter the 8 digit Unlock Code.
Method #2: Go to the dial screen on your phone as if you are going to make a call and press: #7465625*638*UNLOCKCODE#
Method #3: Go to the dial screen on your phone as if you are going to make a call and press: #0111*UNLOCKCODE#
If none of these work, also check if your phone's IMEI is clean and not reported or blacklisted by Sprint.
Sprint phones are usually unlocked one of two ways and neither has anything to do with a code. One is via Sprint with an OTA thing. The other is via root + a 3rd party tool like z3x, Octopus, or something similar.
Hi! I live in Ukraine and I am thinking about buying sprint S8 bad esn on Ebay. Will it work internationally (in Ukraine)? Do I have to unlock it to use internationally? I had many Verizon bad esn phones and all of them work perfectly.
I can unlock it, msg me
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mapki said:
Hi! I live in Ukraine and I am thinking about buying sprint S8 bad esn on Ebay. Will it work internationally (in Ukraine)? Do I have to unlock it to use internationally? I had many Verizon bad esn phones and all of them work perfectly.
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You might have to unlock it because verizon comes factory unlocked thats why it worked
unlock s8
can you please help me unlock my s8
it's my pleasure to help you to unlock your device
Need to SIM unlock Sprint galaxy s8 (also fear it may be "black listed" unpaid lease)
I bought the phone from someone and thought it would work but I was trusting instead of smart.. Should've checked it out first. Anyways im negative a couple hundred $$ and I would love if some one would be able to help guide me through unlocking the SIM and if necessary rooting etc. To make it work for my Metro PCS account. In short I need to be able to I assume "SIM unlock" my S8 and hope it'll just be ready to pop my metro SIM into it and it works. Any advice? Will it work if I can just unlock it and use my metro SIM? Or since its an the lease hadnt been fully paid will that be a problem... Ive checked on a couple sites that let you see the IMEI number and if its black listed but it isn't... Please help.
Ysaacelizee said:
Sprint Samsung phone do not ask for unlock code, the only way to unlock it is by remote connection check this out https://www.unlockpolice.com/product/samsung-sprint-unlock/
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Stop posting paid services we here @ XDA help each others about unlocking and such a stuff, please use search button if you need help about your device :good:
Is there any possible way i can unlock my Sprint Galaxy s8+ for free?
instrumentaly said:
it's my pleasure to help you to unlock your device
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can you help me to unlock my sprint s8+ if its possable ????
laquindalovato said:
I have s8+ Sprint too. for last week have tried around eight different sim unlocking services online with no success, but after deep research using this forum I have received correct unlock code from this website:
https://www.samsungsimunlock.com/sa...ork/sprint-usa----samsung-galaxy-s8.htm#model
(this is not advertisement, just sharing my experience)
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U r scammer cause sprint don't ask for unlock codes
laquindalovato said:
I have s8+ Sprint too. for last week have tried around eight different sim unlocking services online with no success, but after deep research using this forum I have received correct unlock code from this website:
https://www.samsungsimunlock.com/sa...ork/sprint-usa----samsung-galaxy-s8.htm#model
(this is not advertisement, just sharing my experience)
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instrumentaly said:
U r scammer cause sprint don't ask for unlock codes
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Correct. It IS an advertisement - and not a very good one. He obviously has no knowledge of phones whatsoever if he thinks that Sprint devices use codes
I too have a Sprint phone which I wanted to unlock with the help of information here on the site. Since you won't be able to use unlock codes, and also bcause when I called Sprint they wouldn't help me -told me to contact the seller of the phone to have it unlocked, I was desperate for any unlocking method. Hard to find a working one and didn't want to waste too much time (old Galaxy S5 was already at it's last breath) I made contact with one of the unlockers here on XDA and one was able to unlock it remotely for me. I did pay $15 but with the crappy internet I have and since most unlocking sites are asking $39 for unlocking S8 then I really didn't mind this $15. Took well over a few hours to do since I had to download combination file for my phone which took a while. It's unlocked now thanx to vosi7en here at xda. I do have 1 problem now and that's tethering.....I don't have the option to do any hotspots. Anyone have an idea? I can't root yet cuz I'm on latest Oreo now.
Hey there, I have a S8 (892U) that is Sprint... I had it unlocked and now I can use a tmobile for vzw sim but its always roaming and will NOT connect to any data! any thoughts ?
MADMAN66 said:
Hey there, I have a S8 (892U) that is Sprint... I had it unlocked and now I can use a tmobile for vzw sim but its always roaming and will NOT connect to any data! any thoughts ?
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I'm not sure what a "tmobile for vzw sim" is. But you might need to remove the Sprint bloatware in order for it to work properly
iBowToAndroid said:
I'm not sure what a "tmobile for vzw sim" is. But you might need to remove the Sprint bloatware in order for it to work properly
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Meant to say Tmobile OR VZW...
Any thougth on why VZW always roams and does not connect to data? Tmobile appears to work..
Unlock sim on Galaxy s8 for sprint
I need help unlocking sim on my galaxy s8. It's saying to contact sprint. Can anyone help me.
Sprint S8 Sim Unlock
$Josh$ said:
I need help unlocking sim on my galaxy s8. It's saying to contact sprint. Can anyone help me.
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Dis you get it unlocked? I'm having the same issue.
Tomorrow "maybe" I will buy a Note 20 ultra but atm I dont have any nanosim so I can only check ii with test mode code *#0*# but ... olso need a code to check if ,I will check it without any sim just why as I wrote atm I dont have a nanosim,the handy is sim locked (who is selling it says is free.So there is a way to know if the handy is opende for all carries olso without a sim?
Thank's
Helen
Samsung has disabled the dialer code ages ago that would let you easily see the lock status. So you will either need a SIM to test it or you can check the IMEI. Also, don't forget to make sure the IMEI isn't blacklisted.
You can do that here... https://swappa.com/imei
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra unlock from att to open network. I bought a note 20 Ultra on Facebook and everything comes back clear Blacklist clear still under warranty but insert another SIM card and of course says please enter the network unlock code I fear I cannot receive code from AT&T due to when I put in for the unlock request on their website it says it's still under the profile of someone else but I don't know who that someone else is next to AT&T's no help what can I do?
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra unlock from att to open network. I bought a note 20 Ultra on Facebook and everything comes back clear Blacklist clear still under warranty but insert another SIM card and of course says please enter the network unlock code I fear I cannot receive code from AT&T due to when I put in for the unlock request on their website it says it's still under the profile of someone else but I don't know who that someone else is next to AT&T's no help what can I do?
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Welcome to the world of anti consumer practices aka USA.
Try this. Looks they can help you. You can contact them before buy it. What they saying?
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra unlock from att to open network. I bought a note 20 Ultra on Facebook and everything comes back clear Blacklist clear still under warranty but insert another SIM card and of course says please enter the network unlock code I fear I cannot receive code from AT&T due to when I put in for the unlock request on their website it says it's still under the profile of someone else but I don't know who that someone else is next to AT&T's no help what can I do?
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If you can't get the original owner to remove the device from their account, then just go on ebay and get a code - search in "specialty services" category.. it'll run ya max $30, but its your only option besides trying to get your money back from marketplace.