Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 currently running Exodus Rom.
I live in Mongolia but I am in the states for another month before going overseas again.
Sprint gave me the MSL code (which I still don't get what I can do with this) and says that my phone is unlocked internationally. I want to know if it is truly unlocked internationally??? Is there a way I can check this?
Also, is there ANY way I can unlock my phone domestically? I'd rather not pay, but if there is a reliable way, please let me know. I have an AT&T prepaid sim and I would like to use it on this phone.
Thanks!!!
oh and the person on the phone with Sprint said that I could take the MSL code to someone at AT&T and they might be able to allow my phone to use their prepaid.
Does that sound like something that is possible?
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My friend has a USCC SGS 5, while he can take the sim out, it will not take to an AT&T sim without some sort of unlock code, I have not looked at it so I don't know but he brought it to AT&T and they said they can't (obviously) without a specific code that HE has to get from USCC themselves but he does not want to have to pay just for a code so he can get his preferred carrier.
My question, if you haven't already guessed it, is:
Is there any other way to unlock the carrier without paying for it? (Root, finding the unlock code from within the phone itself...)
I have a rooted Sprint SGS III but I have no knowledge of the 5's as I never had one and, thus far, can not afford it.
Nearing 24 hours and no reply, I'm just going to assume there is no way to unlock the carrier without the carrier's say-so.
I was hoping it would be somewhere in the phone, maybe in a text document that I could root the phone then read it and find out for him, I'm sure he wouldn't mind but if its a no-go then I'll just let him know, thanks either way.
CDMA phones usually require the owning carrier to do the unlocking. It'd have to be taken in.
Hi, I am currently with AT&T but would prefer purchasing a t mobile S7 outright and unlocking it for use on AT&T. Anyone have any experiences with unlocking services?
Yap, I remember using https://www.unlockunit.com/ last year, charged me ~$20 for AT&T S6 Edge, and it worked.
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I have used these guys a few times with success
Quick phone unlock dot com
don't know about ATT but with Tmobile, unlock codes do not work anymore. atleast for the s6
galaxy s7 edge unlock sim request
do any one know how to unlock sim for galaxy s7 sprint provider trying to switch to metro pcs
marese310 said:
do any one know how to unlock sim for galaxy s7 sprint provider trying to switch to metro pcs
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Try these guys - www.cellunlocker.net. I've been using them for a long time and they've always come through for me.
Sim-unlock.net
Did mine last night
i have used cellunlocker.net before and they have been 100% able to unlock what i had. i even made the mistake of buying twice for some reason but they refunded me the 2nd one without me even asking. it's the new tmobile unlock app i havent tried yet. i tried getting them to unlock my tmobile s6 before but after a day or two they said they couldnt do it because of the new system and refunded me and i never tried again. but looks like they figured it out for the s6. i would try it but there is no way for me to test if it works. every sim i have and can borrow is tmobile
I wanna buy now a Sprint, Galaxy S7, and use it on the Verizon network, because Verizon has less capabilities to play around with software. but Verizon is still the better service, so I wanna stick to them, so does anybody know if Sprint still locks their LTE phones? And will it work 100% on the Verizon network, and how will it work internationally on the GSM network, can someone please educate me in this Subject?
Try this service: www.unlockradar.com if you want to unlock your Glaxy S7. Customer support is very responsive and they can asist you at any time.
From what i can tell Verizon phones are unlocked specially the Galaxy S8, i am looking to buy one off craiglist and wanted to check for sure if its activated on Verizon and i buy it is it unlocked or do i have to do something to it? I will be using it on Cricket and take it overseas. Few post on craiglist have written "activated on Verizon" i wanted to know if that messes up anything.
Any model number that is Verizon unlocked would also would be great
Thanks
It will work perfect on Cricket and on any overseas GSM carrier you may come across.
Thank you for replying so the whole activation with Verizon won't mess with me? Do at any point I would need his account information or Verizon account stuff?
Also is there any model number I should be getting so I can check it against the Craigslist ones
is there anyway to sim unlock (carrier unlock this phone? Please
AXng said:
is there anyway to sim unlock (carrier unlock this phone? Please
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im looking for the same thing.
nope they wont let you unlock from their service...tracfone told me it wouldn't work on there new and improved network so they offered me a $40 rebate off any new tracfone over $80....I cussed and argued for two weeks with no avail...I had another old tracfone and was also running on that old Verizon cmda network, well they activated it..I put the sim card in the galaxy and it works fine....they just wanted me to buy a new phone...well i get on the phone with them to tell them that I got my 902l working on their "new network" ...they said that I was a liar and that the imei for my phone was never even branded with verizon/tracfone ever....I said cool and let them go with what the computers show...I figured out that since i'm flash happy with ASOP pie ROM's i knock out my radios or whatever all the time...so when my phone doesn't work my imei# is also blank slated meaning no carrier or csc identifiers...which means that you have a good chance of getting Boost mobile or metroPCS to work...I'm from Knoxville, TN and I called every carrier trying to get service when tracfone went loopy....Boost will activate it for sure because they run the old cmda...I'm good with tracfone I've always used there service...but I will say that I do have a Tmobile 900T motherboard i got for $10 off ebay on the way because I'm needing bootloader upgrade so I can use my fingerprint sensor on these newer ROMS...And the GSM radios so i can just go with whoever carrier I feel....
Hello..purchased my Galaxy S10+ directly from Samsung. I got the AT&T model however. Does anybody know if the phone will accept a pre-paid SIM when travelling internationally? Plan on going to Ireland, and would like to use my S10+ with a pre-paid sim from one of the carriers over there (Vodaphone, etc..). Wasn't sure if that was possible as I bought the AT&T model. I do have an unlocked Nokia as a backup, but obviously would prefer to only have 1 phone rather than 2.
Thanks in advance.
I did the exact there same thing so I can get WiFi/video call working.
You have to call at&t to get it unlock for using it overseas. Otherwise it won't work. If paid off, at&t will provide unlock code within a day. That's what I did
How would Att even know (or care) if it was paid off?
randy_c said:
I did the exact there same thing so I can get WiFi/video call working.
You have to call at&t to get it unlock for using it overseas. Otherwise it won't work. If paid off, at&t will provide unlock code within a day. That's what I did
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How would Att know (or care) if it was paid off? All payments are through Samsung.
It's an AT&T phone so IMEI registered in their data base. When you request they can check if they phone paid off or not. If paid off they will provide you an unlock code. If you phone is not then you can buy an unlock code on eBay and cost around $30-$40. I have done both way to get a few galaxy unlock this way