Network unlocking a Samsung which is locked to T-mobile is a lot harder than unlocking many phones, as T-mobile feature built in programs in the S22 which prohibit unlocking via easy ways.
Obviously it would be far better to just go through T-mobile and have it unlocked through their system. In this case it was not possible.
Because of this I went to Telegram to get help with it. Someone advertised their service to help, at $50 USD, a lot cheaper than other services I found from Google. So I went ahead with it.
What ensued was me being taken for a massive ride. I first had to download a remote USB redirector so he could access the phone files through my computer. No problem. All seemed to be going well until I received these messages
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Whether the photos are legitimate I am not sure, they simply look as if they are taken straight from a generic hacking website.
Where the phone would be registered and to which server I am not sure. Foolish as I am, I believed him, and sent the $30 through.
Hours later I receive the following
At no point did I say I was a technician.
And of course there is a solution, let me guess, it involves more money...
Guessed it. I am no expert but I didn't know that paying for firmware was a thing. I believed it was open sourced currently. Am I wrong?
Anyhow that's where we are at now, I am unsure how to proceed. Considering just cutting my losses.
Obviously re-reading this and putting it into words I feel like an idiot.
But at the time I was generally trusting of the process, as this serviceman has decent reviews. But then, it's not hard to fake reviews these days is it.
Why did T-mobile need to network lock their phones even though it has been paid off. I don't understand how it's legal for them to block a phone's service like that. Sadface.
Jamerlybob said:
Why did T-mobile need to network lock their phones even though it has been paid off. I don't understand how it's legal for them to block a phone's service like that. Sadface.
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You can unlock the phone if you comply with the terms of the contract.
blackhawk said:
You can unlock the phone if you comply with the terms of the contract.
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I bought the phone second hand from USA, I live in New Zealand. Need the original account owner (who won't reply to me) to contact T-mobile. I can't make a T-mobile account as a Kiwi so AFAIK this was the only option.
Jamerlybob said:
I bought the phone second hand from USA, I live in New Zealand. Need the original account owner (who won't reply to me) to contact T-mobile. I can't make a T-mobile account as a Kiwi so AFAIK this was the only option.
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Return it if possible.
Otherwise contact Tmobile. As long as it's paid for off, not reported stolen, they should unlock it. See if New Zealand attorney general etc offers any kind of recourse if all that fails.
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I haven't seen this in the forums yet so figured I'd post it..
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articl...alaxy-s3-verizon-bootloader-unlocked-code.htm
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=i535
Obviously you didn't look very hard... Probably the fifth time I've seen this posted.
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well excuse me then, go ahead a delete the posting then.
Like I told the other guys, when you start to build a new thread there are suggestions for existing threads. Meaning, you didn't search, you didn't read the suggestions, you didn't so much as look on the forum period.
If the device is rooted why are there no custom roms for the verizon s3? What am I missing, does it have to be unlocked also?
ilogik said:
If the device is rooted why are there no custom roms for the verizon s3? What am I missing, does it have to be unlocked also?
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Very few people have this phone right now. The date for in store sales keeps getting pushed back, and even a lot of pre order dates are getting pushed back. Wait till the phone is more widely available so devs can get their hands on it.
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Is the phone released officially? Nope. Do most dev's even have it yet? Nope. Do dev's build ROM's overnight with a phone they don't have access to? Nope. Chill out!
AtLemacks said:
Is the phone released officially? Nope. Do most dev's even have it yet? Nope. Do dev's build ROM's overnight with a phone they don't have access to? Nope. Chill out!
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Your Verizon S3 bootloader is unlocked?
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Your Verizon S3 bootloader is unlocked?
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As far as we all know the bootloader is locked. But with the developer phone comng out soon and all the devs pissed at verizon tor having it locked it will get unlocked. I have faith in the devs
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As far as we all know the bootloader is locked. But with the developer phone comng out soon and all the devs pissed at verizon tor having it locked it will get unlocked. I have faith in the devs
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That's what I thought, but his signature says Verizon S3 unlocked and rooted
Too bad the dev phone is $600 and I "heard" that phone insurance will not be an option for the dev phone.
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Your Verizon S3 bootloader is unlocked?
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SIM unlocked, I can use a GSM/LTE SIM.
SpartanG087 said:
That's what I thought, but his signature says Verizon S3 unlocked and rooted
Too bad the dev phone is $600 and I "heard" that phone insurance will not be an option for the dev phone.
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Doesn't matter what you "heard" it isn't Verizon that provides the coverage, Asurion does, unless you have it from another source. Verizon has no say in Asurion protecting hardware malfunctions. Verizon may not WARRANTY the device though.
AtLemacks said:
SIM unlocked, I can use a GSM/LTE SIM.
Doesn't matter what you "heard" it isn't Verizon that provides the coverage, Asurion does, unless you have it from another source. Verizon has no say in Asurion protecting hardware malfunctions. Verizon may not WARRANTY the device though.
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how did you sim unlock it?
sid8911 said:
how did you sim unlock it?
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With the code given to me in my pre-order receipt. Since I am the only person in the world who actually read the agreement.
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With the code given to me in my pre-order receipt. Since I am the only person in the world who actually read the agreement.
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Did that come in your pre-order email? or the sheet that the phone shipped with?
The agreement page you have to click agree on before actually purchasing.
I didn't mean receipt above, sorry.
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"If you bought a wireless device for Postpay Service from Verizon Wireless that doesn't use a SIM card, and you want to reprogram it for use with another wireless network, the default programming code is set to "000000" or "123456."
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The agreement page you have to click agree on before actually purchasing.
I didn't mean receipt above, sorry.
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Is there any way to find this again if we didn't see it the first time?
Read above...
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LG Nexus 5 from t-mobile is Factory unlocked ? or locked ?
if its locked , can we unlock it for using any GSM sim ????
Nexus 5 comes unlocked.
From play its unlocked. Previous nexus devices have come locked before so we cannot rule it out as being locked. Need someone with a T-Mobile supplied unit to confirm.
Since T-Mobile exists in multiple countries, probably a good idea to be explicit about which country you're asking about
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i bought mine directly from tmobile, its always unlocked from tmobile if its a nexus. most their phones are unlocked generally. and any tmobile member can ask to get any tmobile phone unlocked, for free, provided they have been with tmobile for 6 month or more. but anyways, the tmobile nexus 5 is the same exact unlocked nexus 5 that you get from the play store, but only the 16gb version is available.
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i bought mine directly from tmobile, its always unlocked from tmobile if its a nexus. most their phones are unlocked generally. and any tmobile member can ask to get any tmobile phone unlocked, for free, provided they have been with tmobile for 6 month or more. but anyways, the tmobile nexus 5 is the same exact unlocked nexus 5 that you get from the play store, but only the 16gb version is available.
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Sorry this is a little off topic from OP but I was just searching for a little info from someone w/ a tmobile purchased phone. On my Google purchased N5, in build.prop, there is the item: ro.carrier=unknown. @simms22, does your phone say unknown here also?? I'm just wondering if putting in "T-mobile" would help with voice/signal/data issues for people on T-mobile. Anybody have knowledge on this matter??? Thanks, (and pardon me, OP)
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Sorry this is a little off topic from OP but I was just searching for a little info from someone w/ a tmobile purchased phone. On my Google purchased N5, in build.prop, there is the item: ro.carrier=unknown. @simms22, does your phone say unknown here also?? I'm just wondering if putting in "T-mobile" would help with voice/signal/data issues for people on T-mobile. Anybody have knowledge on this matter??? Thanks, (and pardon me, OP)
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also unknown, but im using an aosp based rom
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All nexus devices are whether it's from Sprint or T-Mobile or bestbuy or anywhere really.
TL;DR: My Sprint Nexus 5 died and I bought a replacement motherboard (different IMEI) and Sprint won't take it, claiming they cannot add MEID to system. What if I changed it to my old Sprint Nexus 5's IMEI? I am wondering how to do this and anything I would need to know about it. Thanks!
Alright, before I get started I want to let you know I have done a little searching around the forums so if you find something identical to this, I apologize. Lets also recap what I learned so you do not need to go through the same rollercoaster as me:
Sprint says non-Sprint Nexus 5 models should be interoperable with Sprint but they will not activate them
Sprint's customer support is so inconsistent you should do your research beforehand rather than replying on them for the most accurate information
It seems that there is no way to verify if Sprint will recognize a device that needs to be added to their DNA 2 database and its better to save yourself the headache and get a device that is already on Sprint's database.
Here is the whole story of what happened, you can skip to the last few paragraphs if for my question:
So, I bought a Sprint Nexus 5 at the beginning of 2014 and have loved it, so much so that I was shooting to use it until it died. Unfortunately, that solder balls on the Wi-Fi chip were not holding up as of a month ago and I lost my Wi-Fi functionality. I tried reflowing the motherboard multiple times and had no luck as the fix would only last a day then the phone would be dead again.
I found a Nexus 5 in very very bad shape for $30 on craigslist and I pulled the motherboard out of it and put it into my Sprint Nexus 5 and it worked fine! I even met the guy at a Sprint store to verify if it would work, they said it would be fine once I fixed the screen on it and was able to reset it. A few days later I swapped the motherboards and went to activate it on Sprint.com and it said they couldn't find it in their record. It was connecting to Sprint's network, although it was running into this error:
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After a little research, I found out that I should go to a corporate Sprint store so they could add it to their DNA 2 database. I drove 30 minutes into the city to the nearest corporate store and after a technician looked at it, he told me the ones bought through Google Play and Sprint have the MEIDs added to the system and this one would just have to get added and then it would work fine. Then the sales associate called someone, read off the MEID to them, then gave me a ticket number and said to try it again in 2-3 days.
I did just that but it did not work and the ticket didn't register in Sprint's system. I talked to another support person and they said they did not take AT&T models and only T-Mobile ones as it is not not on their list of supported devices. I assumed it was an AT&T device as I got it with an AT&T SIM card but when I called them and provided the IMEI, they said they had no record of it ever being on their network. I also called T-Mobile and they said they do not sell locked Nexus 5 models and the IMEI looked clean (swappa also said it was not blacklisted). After this, I visited another Sprint store and they said that it had the Sprint SIM card in it and was connecting to the network so it should eventually work. yeah..
I tried calling some representatives now, one said that they only took AT&T models and not T-Mobile models. Another one said that it was locked and that is why it didn't work. Eventually one said they honestly had no idea why it was not working and suggested I call up the local corporate store again to see what was going on. I did, they gave me a number to call which was the same one the sales associate called and I filed another ticket to add my device to the DNA 2 database. I waited 2-3 days and the ticket said that it was a T-Mobile device and that is why they couldn't activate it, that is it. A support person helped me file another one and less than a day later it got the same response, I assume they did not even process that second ticket.
Honestly, I am unsure the exact reason why they will not activate the phone but after talking to many people from Sprint about it, I have given up on trying to figure out why they refuse to recognize the device on their network. It really bugs me how inconsistent they have been with me so I am shooting to find a way around it. In the meantime, I bought a new Wi-Fi chip that I plan to put onto the old Sprint Nexus 5 motherboard. Although, today I came up with the idea of swapping the IMEIs.
I am unsure about the legality of doing it, although I own the device that I will be stealing the IMEI from so I am confident that it is for a reason that any IMEI-switching laws are not there for.
Would someone have the expertise to guide me through this process or suggest a different route? I am resourceful enough to take a to do list of swapping an IMEI and go from that.
Also, if I were to do this would it create complications when traveling around the world and popping local SIM cards into my phone?
Thanks for your time to read this and bring on the advice!
(If it were not obvious, I am open to any advice other than to give up. Trust me, I am close to that point.. I am aware I can just buy a replacement phone as well, I am just worried about how I can make this current phone work.)
No. The information can be used for illegal purposes. Sorry. You would need specialist equipment too… of course i don't know if backing up the efs file from the sprint board to the other would work...
Altering the imei of a device is illegal (even if you own both devices) As such it is banned here.
I have a factory unlocked 6a that I'm wanting to buy, but guy thinks it may/may not have a lock put on from a carrier. Not sure if he means a financial lock or what. I'm needing it to be clean on both VZW and TMO, but honestly don't care if it has a lock on ATT (no signal here). I've ran dozen of the free imei ones, but since not of them tap into the gsma database, it's not real data. Anyone here able/willing to run a quick check for an old soul? I can pm the imei privately.
If you haven't already done so, you could try this for Verizon:
IMEI Information
Or this for TMO:
https://www.t-mobile.com/resources/bring-your-own-phone
Thanks I have already. Verizon seems to be only a basic band check, nothing deeper. T-Mobile does though appear to dive deeper with this message. Just trying to get clarification. Doesn't help that my OCD won't let this go ha
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I have a factory unlocked 6a that I'm wanting to buy, but guy thinks it may/may not have a lock put on from a carrier.
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How can it be factory unlocked but also locked by a carrier?
Either you bought it from a carrier or didn't.
nate1975 said:
How can it be factory unlocked but also locked by a carrier?
Either you bought it from a carrier or didn't.
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I'm assuming it's a financial lock. But I have no way to find out.
Well, if the guy isn't sure, that kind of sounds like you should buy from someone else.
Swappa has pretty good deals on this phone already.
Yeah maybe so. Trying to make a good deal work ha. So is it definitive that A12 Dec and newer patches have broken the temporary carrier unlock pixel 6 trick?
You can check the IMEI through Swappa's IMEI checker, it does check it against the GSMA registry.
Alternatively you can buy a 6a off of Swappa and not have to worry about it being network blocked etc.
Wish39 said:
You can check the IMEI through Swappa's IMEI checker, it does check it against the GSMA registry.
Alternatively you can buy a 6a off of Swappa and not have to worry about it being network blocked etc.
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Sadly Swappa doesn't give any details. In fact for a test, I used an imei from a phone that definitely does have a financial lock, and Swappa took it. It just seems any of the public searches are not a legit check.
treysky54 said:
Sadly Swappa doesn't give any details. In fact for a test, I used an imei from a phone that definitely does have a financial lock, and Swappa took it. It just seems any of the public searches are not a legit check.
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Definitely shows details for me.
Also if you happened to check an IMEI from an AT&T finance locked phone, it will show as allowed because AT&T does not actually blacklist phones for installment plan nonpayment.
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Definitely shows details for me.
Also if you happened to check an IMEI from an AT&T finance locked phone, it will show as allowed because AT&T does not actually blacklist phones for installment plan nonpayment.
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Gotcha. Any of the unlock carrier tricks work on a Spectrum phone I wonder? Not much data out there concerning.
I've come across a newer one that supposedly works on the Dec A13. The adb delete config doesn't work past the Dec patch from what I understand.
Hey,
I recently bought S22 ultra from eBay. It's a T-Mobile network locked.
When I try to network unlock I get the massage:
Couldn't unlock the phone:
Your phone isn't eligible to be unlocked.
Reason code:116
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Tried T-Mobile by phone and tweeter chat, won't help at all because I'm not a direct custumer and don't have an account. Tried contacting them several times but they won't help at all although I gave them the IMEIs.
USA Samsung chat and phone support told me they can't do anything and to call T-mobile.
Tried 3rd Party service https://mobileunlocks.com/ paid them 60Euros they said They can't do anything and I need "Device Unlock App" (what?) attached the outputs from their website below. Tried both IMEIs, both same result.
will flashing with Odin with stock rom will do anything?
Thanks for any kind of help....really feel lost about this.
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I'm pretty sure you need an account with Tmobile to unlock the device. That is the correct and legal way.
The phone also has to be paid off (to T-Mobile). If the person never paid off T-Mobile, then T-Mobile won't unlock it.
You must be a T-Mobile USA customer and meet all of the SIM Unlock Policy requirements for T-Mobile to SIM unlock any device. You also must be the original owner.
SIM Unlock Policy | Unlock Your Mobile Wireless Device | T-Mobile
Learn how to unlock your wireless mobile device for use on other carriers (formerly SIM Unlock). See device compatibility and unlock requirement.
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minkov said:
Hey,
I recently bought S22 ultra from eBay. It's a T-Mobile network locked.
When I try to network unlock I get the massage:
Tried T-Mobile by phone and tweeter chat, won't help at all because I'm not a direct custumer and don't have an account. Tried contacting them several times but they won't help at all although I gave them the IMEIs.
USA Samsung chat and phone support told me they can't do anything and to call T-mobile.
Tried 3rd Party service https://mobileunlocks.com/ paid them 60Euros they said They can't do anything and I need "Device Unlock App" (what?) attached the outputs from their website below. Tried both IMEIs, both same result.
will flashing with Odin with stock rom will do anything?
Thanks for any kind of help....really feel lost about t
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Try www.GSMfather.com
Any recommendation on a reputable online unlock service? My S22 Ultra is locked to Smart (PH)
I have a similar problem. I bought an new s908u with uscellular lock from an official seller on eBay and i live in Europe, i tried the unlock band guide from another post, but this didn't help. I don't have an us sim card, but i have read that if you have a network lock and can put in a sim from the original country and make a minimum 5 minutes call it should unlock itself. But before i buy one overseas, can someone maybe verify if this really works? Because first i didn't even get a message to fill in a network code from uscellular, but now i have s908u1 firmware on it, it askes for it. So my question, can someone verify this method will work with any us sim card in Europe to unlock its network lock? and if not what are my possibilities to unlock it myself with software? 3rd party asked 100+ dollars for it. if possible keep the knox and al security things untouched, i already contacted SAMKEY and they say it is not supported and they are the only reputable one i know of. So i think i am stuck because the seller had a no return policy and i was not aware of the fact that there was an international version of snapdragon, this is what happends when you don't do your research well enough first
If you install a custom rom would that remove the network lock?
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If you install a custom rom would that remove the network lock?
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i read somewhere else it won't. IF you have 200 dollars to spare unlockboot.com can unlock it, i talked to them today i thought it was 35 dollars, but i had misread it, it was 200 for the s22 ultra, so i got immediately my refund. I am not related in any manner but i was trying stuff with SAMFW and there tool works for certain things, and they recommended unlockboot.com and i gave it a try. But 200 is to much for me at the moment, so i want to find another way. If someone has an sim card from the country of where the phone was bought, i read you can use that and call for 5 minutes, and it should unlock it and then you can use any card. i don't have any usa card so can test it
minkov said:
Hey,
I recently bought S22 ultra from eBay. It's a T-Mobile network locked.
When I try to network unlock I get the massage:
Tried T-Mobile by phone and tweeter chat, won't help at all because I'm not a direct custumer and don't have an account. Tried contacting them several times but they won't help at all although I gave them the IMEIs.
USA Samsung chat and phone support told me they can't do anything and to call T-mobile.
Tried 3rd Party service https://mobileunlocks.com/ paid them 60Euros they said They can't do anything and I need "Device Unlock App" (what?) attached the outputs from their website below. Tried both IMEIs, both same result.
will flashing with Odin with stock rom will do anything?
Thanks for any kind of help....really feel lost about this.
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I got my Tmobile s22 ultra unlocked without the device unlock app in India and was charged $150