Have you attempted to toggle OEM unlocking by using a temporary sim unlock?
I was wondering about this as well as the Verizon Pixel bootloader unlock method.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/how-to-unlock-bootloader-verizon-pixel-t3796030
I mean, even if either of those works, still won't be able to unlock without the .bin file, and OnePlus's system most likely cross checks with T-Mobile.
There was a bigger thread on the let down Tmobile and one plus gave us @ the event. I was at the event and did get the phone and returned it because it was not the unlocked dual sim as they promised... Since I purchased the phone full price I was able to use the Tmobile APP on the phone to Sim unlock. The boot loader unlock requires a special bin file from Tmobile that takes up to 2 weeks to receive.
https://support.oneplus.com/app/ans...-bootloader-for-oneplus-6t-(t-mobile-version)
daillcyruz said:
There was a bigger thread on the let down Tmobile and one plus gave us @ the event. I was at the event and did get the phone and returned it because it was not the unlocked dual sim as they promised... Since I purchased the phone full price I was able to use the Tmobile APP on the phone to Sim unlock. The boot loader unlock requires a special bin file from Tmobile that takes up to 2 weeks to receive.
https://support.oneplus.com/app/ans...-bootloader-for-oneplus-6t-(t-mobile-version)
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I'm asking about a temporary sim unlock. The device doesn't need to be paid off, and it will allow you to unlock the sim for 30 days. Lots of people are wondering if this will allow us to unlock the bootloader before paying off the device.
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I'm asking about a temporary sim unlock. The device doesn't need to be paid off, and it will allow you to unlock the sim for 30 days. Lots of people are wondering if this will allow us to unlock the bootloader before paying off the device.
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I will try it as I will be out to Peru for 23 days
So, does the temporary unlock work?
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So, does the temporary unlock work?
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No
It has to be permanent unlock for the action to work. Many have tried to do it with Temp, and no luck. It's not hard to get TMO to give you the permanent unlock, I got it from them and still have payments on the device.
Krunk_Kracker said:
I'm asking about a temporary sim unlock. The device doesn't need to be paid off, and it will allow you to unlock the sim for 30 days. Lots of people are wondering if this will allow us to unlock the bootloader before paying off the device.
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As others have stated, temp sim unlock won't work.
FWIW, I made two attempts requesting sim unlock through chat support. First I tried what others suggested, I was traveling more than 6 months and pushed pretty hard for a perm unlock. They would not budge.
Second attempt I chatted support again...this time I was a bit more creative and forthcoming...told them I was an app developer who needed an OEM unlock for development purposes, and a sim unlock is required to do so. Also told them I had no intention of selling the phone or using it off network. Few minutes later I had a perm sim unlock without ever making a single payment to the device, only 2 weeks after purchasing it. Also helped I was a 10+ year customer with 3 lines, but they were a bit more understanding with the story that time around.
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It has to be permanent unlock for the action to work. Many have tried to do it with Temp, and no luck. It's not hard to get TMO to give you the permanent unlock, I got it from them and still have payments on the device.
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I have tried several times to unlock mine. 15 year customer. Nothing doing.
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As others have stated, temp sim unlock won't work.
FWIW, I made two attempts requesting sim unlock through chat support. First I tried what others suggested, I was traveling more than 6 months and pushed pretty hard for a perm unlock. They would not budge.
Second attempt I chatted support again...this time I was a bit more creative and forthcoming...told them I was an app developer who needed an OEM unlock for development purposes, and a sim unlock is required to do so. Also told them I had no intention of selling the phone or using it off network. Few minutes later I had a perm sim unlock without ever making a single payment to the device, only 2 weeks after purchasing it. Also helped I was a 10+ year customer with 3 lines, but they were a bit more understanding with the story that time around.
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I don't want to lie but seriously. Why won't they unlock me? We have 5 lines and been with them 15 years. They told me over and over that didn't matter.
Do you call them? I tried twice in same week and failed. So I waited a week and lucky the rep did it for me with no questions asked.
No need to lie since I'm leaving overseas soon.
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I have tried several times to unlock mine. 15 year customer. Nothing doing.
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I don't want to lie but seriously. Why won't they unlock me? We have 5 lines and been with them 15 years. They told me over and over that didn't matter.
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You just have to be diligent and hope to get the right representative. I would suggest the TMO chat on their app or I've read people had a lot of success with TMO support chat on Twitter.
I just finally got things straightened out with Verizon and am successfully using dual sim TMO/VZW.
Well, I didn't get it at the event but the temporarily unlock worked for me. I bought the phone on 11/17 and the next day I was curious to try this app and voila!
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Well, I didn't get it at the event but the temporarily unlock worked for me. I bought the phone on 11/17 and the next day I was curious to try this app and voila!
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Yeah but, you don't have the bin file from oneplus do you?
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Koont said:
Yeah but, you don't have the bin file from oneplus do you?
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I don't want root so I don't really care about it! :silly:
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I don't want root so I don't really care about it! :silly:
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Well, we do. Lol
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Well, we do. Lol
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I hear y'all... I've been there done that and still remember! Stock Android now a days is much better than its used to be so I quit rooting since I bought the Essential phone last year, but it's just me!!! Enjoy your flashing :good:
I might need to unlock the bootloader later to flash the international rom to get faster updates directly from OP.
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I just used Sunderwears unlock service. My lg g4 is being financed so i cannot request a permanent unlock..only a temp unlock. Using his service allowed me to permanently unlock my g4 for any carrier! Here is a video i took.
http://youtu.be/gzWFy7LADzc
Is there a link to the service?
jordy787 said:
I just used Sunderwears unlock service. My lg g4 is being financed so i cannot request a permanent unlock..only a temp unlock. Using his service allowed me to permanently unlock my g4 for any carrier! Here is a video i took.
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carrier unlock is not the same as bootloader unlock. there is no "temporary" bootloader unlock. its either unlocked or its not.
however, some unlocks can be reverted, that doesnt mean they are temporary.
It sounds like your refering to a sim unlock. I would change the name of your thread because when you just say unlock we think you have found the Holy Grale. Call it a sim unlock in your topic.
It is a sim unlock. He is charging $45 for it.
Pm him I'm not sure if he has a website yet. And yea my bad its a Sim unlock
from segment 1 to segment 2, there's a 3 hour delay based on the phone clock. Maybe it's just me, but something seems off.
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Mi|enko said:
from segment 1 to segment 2, there's a 3 hour delay based on the phone clock. Maybe it's just me, but something seems off.
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during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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Can u try to do bootloader unlock also?
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during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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Man I'm very interested I sent you a PM. could you please reply with instructions. Thank you .
I have a ROM that is unlocked sim for the T-Mobile USA H811!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...g4-h811-global-sim-unlocked-rom-v1-0-t3167672
MicroMod777 said:
I have a ROM that is unlocked sim for the T-Mobile USA H811!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...g4-h811-global-sim-unlocked-rom-v1-0-t3167672
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Yeah who ever is paid for this service and is on tmo is probably going nuts now. Lol
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Yeah who ever is paid for this service and is on tmo is probably going nuts now. Lol
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Well if u want Wifi calling and HD Voice u need the unlock service. But then again these only work for T-Mobile.
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Roms can't sim unlock devices
Could you pm me?
Could you pm me??i have one for you to unlock
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during business hours i can do it instantly..I unlocked his phone at like midnight my time lol
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please do not pm requesting me to unlock your device. T-mobile caught up and the loop hole is been closed. Sorry.
Can you stillunlock?
Nevermind
@Sunderwear
can this be done on a G4 that had it's IMEI changed to unblock it? I have one that this was done on, still can't use the unlock app, and of course talking to t-mobile is useless, they have no record of the new IMEI so they can't unlock it for me.
Edit: wanted to also advise, I tried this with that rom that is supposed to allow to you unlock a H811, when I use the dialer code to get into the unlock menu, all of the options show as permanently being locked, so it may not work at all for the app either.
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Man I'm very interested I sent you a PM. could you please reply with instructions. Thank you .
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Did you unlock it?
Greetings all I have searched left and right back and forth and cannot find a post on the forums concerning this issue. I currently have a ZTE Zmax Pro and want to change carriers. Sadly Metro for whatever reason won't unlock. So I went out and grabbed some unlock codes. But when putting in the sim card a Sim Unlock Screen does not appear at all. Anyway to force it to appear?
Thanks.
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Greetings all I have searched left and right back and forth and cannot find a post on the forums concerning this issue. I currently have a ZTE Zmax Pro and want to change carriers. Sadly Metro for whatever reason won't unlock. So I went out and grabbed some unlock codes. But when putting in the sim card a Sim Unlock Screen does not appear at all. Anyway to force it to appear?
Thanks.
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Nope. They only way to unlock it with the device unlock app on the phone.
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jcrt2000 said:
Nope. They only way to unlock it with the device unlock app on the phone.
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That is a shame to hear. Guess this phone is paperweight now. Metro completely screwed me on their end. Told me the phone was good to unlock. So brought it to another company and now my account is canceled and phone cannot be unlocked.
SmokeyDaLion said:
Greetings all I have searched left and right back and forth and cannot find a post on the forums concerning this issue. I currently have a ZTE Zmax Pro and want to change carriers. Sadly Metro for whatever reason won't unlock. So I went out and grabbed some unlock codes. But when putting in the sim card a Sim Unlock Screen does not appear at all. Anyway to force it to appear?
Thanks.
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I just bought a new ZTE XMAX PRO few days ago I actually enjoy MetroPCS I tether off them like couple hundred gigabytes a month, and they will sell you that zMAX Pro unlocked and they will unlock it after three months of service for free if you can't do it yourself, I currently have Z981, SM-G900P, and XT1254. Tonight I'm going to look into rooting and possibly unlocking the SIM card what the code and the unlock device app that comes with Metro is blue with a little key
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No code needed on this phone to unlock. The unlocking process is done thru the "Unkock" app installed on phone. When app is launched, it communicates with a server, the server determines if phone is eligible for unlock. The above mentioned unlocking service apparently sends info to server "stating 90 days have passed(?) and is now eligible for unlock(?). I just unlocked another one today, phone is only 3 days old, less than 2 hours the phone was unlocked thru the Unlock app.
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I just bought a new ZTE XMAX PRO few days ago I actually enjoy MetroPCS I tether off them like couple hundred gigabytes a month, and they will sell you that zMAX Pro unlocked and they will unlock it after three months of service for free if you can't do it yourself, I currently have Z981, SM-G900P, and XT1254. Tonight I'm going to look into rooting and possibly unlocking the SIM card what the code and the unlock device app that comes with Metro is blue with a little key
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There's no root yet for the Z981.
Zte Zmax Pro Z981... UNLOCK FOR $6.90.... ...
SmokeyDaLion said:
Greetings all I have searched left and right back and forth and cannot find a post on the forums concerning this issue. I currently have a ZTE Zmax Pro and want to change carriers. Sadly Metro for whatever reason won't unlock. So I went out and grabbed some unlock codes. But when putting in the sim card a Sim Unlock Screen does not appear at all. Anyway to force it to appear?
Thanks.
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Unlockbase.com it took about ten hours.. The initial charge is 11.90 .... Enter - 5SURVEYPRO as a coupon code at checkout.. Get unlock for 6.90
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Sorry for sort of hijacking this thread, but I just have a very quick and simple question related to the original topic. I just purchased a used T-Mobile branded ZMax Pro that has been unlocked for use with any other GSM carrier. If I do a factory reset, would the phone remain unlocked? Thank you in advance for your help.
Flaco05 said:
Sorry for sort of hijacking this thread, but I just have a very quick and simple question related to the original topic. I just purchased a used T-Mobile branded ZMax Pro that has been unlocked for use with any other GSM carrier. If I do a factory reset, would the phone remain unlocked? Thank you in advance for your help.
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I waited 90 days, carrier unlocked it for good, for only sim card though, it actually wrks, ive tested it with a cricket, and verizon nano sim, i conform both work, I've hard reset, and soft reset it, the lock app will appear again, but when you hit it, this time it will say "unlock failed, your device is permanently unlocked".
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tarafied757 said:
Unlockbase.com it took about ten hours.. The initial charge is 11.90 .... Enter - 5SURVEYPRO as a coupon code at checkout.. Get unlock for 6.90
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so if its done thru the app how did unlockbase unlock your phone, i just bought a brand new one cheap and id rather just unlock it instead of 3 months of service with metro and then im not sure if they would unlock it because its a used phone so id rather keep at&t and just unlock the phone. any info will help.
If you look at the profiles of both the users that posted about using a website to unlock the phone, that's the only post they've made. Those are just Ad Bots that post spam in forums.
Yep... Good old internet.
I'm almost at 90 days so the unlock app should work soon... I just want a carrier that I can achieve unlimited hotspot data from, like when I had Boost.
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so if its done thru the app how did unlockbase unlock your phone, i just bought a brand new one cheap and id rather just unlock it instead of 3 months of service with metro and then im not sure if they would unlock it because its a used phone so id rather keep at&t and just unlock the phone. any info will help.
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This site was totally legit!!! I paid and my phone was unlocked! I went to the app and it unlocked! Thanks!!!
Thanks for reminding me - I just hit the Unlock Phone app on my MetroPCS Zmax Pro. I've been meaning to do that for a while since I've been a customer of theirs for about 4 months, and it unlocked it immediately.
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No code needed on this phone to unlock. The unlocking process is done thru the "Unkock" app installed on phone. When app is launched, it communicates with a server, the server determines if phone is eligible for unlock. The above mentioned unlocking service apparently sends info to server "stating 90 days have passed(?) and is now eligible for unlock(?). I just unlocked another one today, phone is only 3 days old, less than 2 hours the phone was unlocked thru the Unlock app.
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I know this old but I'm having the same issue now with the ZTE ZMAX Pro. How were you able to unlock the phone when it was only three days old? Was it because you used a sim card that had over 90 days of service with MetroPCS?
jcrt2000 said:
Nope. They only way to unlock it with the device unlock app on the phone.
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NOW WE HAVE ROOT: https://discordapp.com/channels/415614023611056129/426872484466262041
THANKS TO Y314K.
i did root the phone but what is next there is no unlock or rom for it this z981 t-mobile 6.0.1 kernel version 3.10.84-pref-gctba782-00724-gb404797
I'm very dissatisfied with not receiving any updates yet....
I love my phone but T-Mobile is soooo slowwww.
I have my One Plus 6T thanks to a friend, I didn't have the money to buy the complete phone cash.
Is this a rant? Carrier always push update slow. I don't mind at all. At least you don't have bloatware lol
atrix_noob said:
I'm very dissatisfied with not receiving any updates yet....
I love my phone but T-Mobile is soooo slowwww.
I have my One Plus 6T thanks to a friend, I didn't have the money to buy the complete phone cash.
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x1tymez said:
Is this a rant? Carrier always push update slow. I don't mind at all. At least you don't have bloatware lol
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Ahhh no no don't get me wrong. I love my 6T is just that I thought maybe it would be different with this device.
And yea, no bloatware at all. Battery life amazing, I can't wait to get the new update plus gestures
atrix_noob said:
I'm very dissatisfied with not receiving any updates yet....
I love my phone but T-Mobile is soooo slowwww.
I have my One Plus 6T thanks to a friend, I didn't have the money to buy the complete phone cash.
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Depending on how bad you want the latest build....you could always unlock the Sim, apply for an unlock token and unlock the bootloader. From there you can fastboot flash the latest 9.0.5 images as many users have done already.
Pain-N-Panic said:
Depending on how bad you want the latest build....you could always unlock the Sim, apply for an unlock token and unlock the bootloader. From there you can fastboot flash the latest 9.0.5 images as many users have done already.
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Oh yeah, Believe me. If I had the money to completely pay the device I would.
Sadly I pay it monthly for now has I can't afford to pay it completely. I have the device thanks to a friend, if not I would be stuck on my Xperia XA2 lol
i cashed in with the 300$ off deal!! called and threated to disconnect my T-Mobile digits line. T-Mobile rep unlocked my 6t on the spot over the phone. sent my request for unlock token from oneplus on the 9th... Hopefully I get the email today so I can bump my 6t to 9.0.5.. T-Mobile is definitely taking long to release their version but at least they told us they were. maybe they will push it out today..... 9.0.5 runs better and has the November android security.
Mine is totally unlocked, haven't paid anything but the tax on launch day.. running 9.05 loving it..
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Mine is totally unlocked, haven't paid anything but the tax on launch day.. running 9.05 loving it..
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How did you do it? I can't get it unlocked without paying the full phone :/
KMHartford said:
i cashed in with the 300$ off deal!! called and threated to disconnect my T-Mobile digits line. T-Mobile rep unlocked my 6t on the spot over the phone. sent my request for unlock token from oneplus on the 9th... Hopefully I get the email today so I can bump my 6t to 9.0.5.. T-Mobile is definitely taking long to release their version but at least they told us they were. maybe they will push it out today..... 9.0.5 runs better and has the November android security.
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I would love, but they deny my petition to unlock the phone. Does it even work with the Temporary Unlock? I have unlocked my phone till the 13th of December
Also, what maked you think that today they are going to update today? Did I miss something?
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I would love, but they deny my petition to unlock the phone. Does it even work with the Temporary Unlock? I have unlocked my phone till the 13th of december
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You might have to be a little more aggressive like threaten to cancel your service or something if they don't unlock the phone tell them you're leaving the country and you must have it unlocked immediately ??
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How did you do it? I can't get it unlocked without paying the full phone :/
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U gotta be honest totally or bull**** them. We all Chronicled the process in these threads..I even posted pics
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How did you do it? I can't get it unlocked without paying the full phone :/
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Agreed with the other folks on here. Just gotta be straight honest or total bull to get it. I haven't made a single payment on my device, did the $300 trade-in deal and my second attempt was successful by going through their Facebook T-Force team. Told them I wanted to unlock bootloader but that required the phone to be fully unlocked. Also told them I have been a customer for 16+ years. Tenure is what got me what I wanted. That's also gotten me free SIM cards and free next day shipping on purchases. Just adapt your approach to whatever fits you best.
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Agreed with the other folks on here. Just gotta be straight honest or total bull to get it. I haven't made a single payment on my device, did the $300 trade-in deal and my second attempt was successful by going through their Facebook T-Force team. Told them I wanted to unlock bootloader but that required the phone to be fully unlocked. Also told them I have been a customer for 16+ years. Tenure is what got me what I wanted. That's also gotten me free SIM cards and free next day shipping on purchases. Just adapt your approach to whatever fits you best.
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I'm right now with a T-Force employee on twitter. ( Fingers crossed)
Let's see if I can convince them thanks for the tips. I been with T-Mobile for 5+ years now. Never have an unlocked phone from them
Let's see how it goes.
I tried maybe 5 times now... Called in / Facebook / online chat..... They will not unlock without device paid off and more than 40days service
I'm on EIP customer 10yrs plus and no luck
Only reason I want root is viper anyway.....ugh
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I tried maybe 5 times now... Called in / Facebook / online chat..... They will not unlock without device paid off and more than 40days service
I'm on EIP customer 10yrs plus and no luck
Only reason I want root is viper anyway.....ugh
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I feel ya bro, I'm in the same boat. Got denied through Twitter and their chat. Only reason i root is for viper ?
It's who you talk to you got to just keep calling until you get to the right person to give you the hook up
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I tried maybe 5 times now... Called in / Facebook / online chat..... They will not unlock without device paid off and more than 40days service
I'm on EIP customer 10yrs plus and no luck
Only reason I want root is viper anyway.....ugh
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Ask to talk to a supervisor. I can't imagine you being with them for a decade that they won't do the same for you that they did for me.
Here is the gist copy of my convo on facebook messenger:
ME: Hello, was wondering if someone could help me with an unlock. I'm just looking to unlock bootloader but apparently you can't do that without a full unlock initiated by you guys. I've been a customer for over 16 years and have no plans to leave, just want an unlocked bootloader to play with some extra stuff I have used for years. My number is ###-###-####.
TMO:Hey there Andrew! Thanks for taking the time to reach out to us. My name is Chris, and I'll be your #MagentaExpert today, and I'm eager to help out anyway I can! Before we can unlock any phone it has to meet certain eligibility requirements, and I can definitely check on that for you. Can you follow our secure link, so I can pull up all the details. Also what's the IMEI number for the OnePlus 6T? Let me know once you've had a chance to follow the link. *ChrisScott
***sent my IMEI and accepted the invite link through facebook***
ME:I understand the requirements for unlock, which are likely there to make sure people don't get devices under a deal and cut/run, but I can assure you I am not going anywhere as my tenure with T-Mobile affords me a very pleasant experience with support or really any other requests I may have.
TMO:Thanks for following the link for me! I'm pulling up all the details right now, so bear with me for just one moment please. Thanks! *ChrisScott
TMO:Thanks for your patience! Normally a phone needs to be on the account for at least 40 days, but I'm going to make an exception this time around because you've been apart of our family for a very longtime! I did process the override, so you should be able to follow these steps https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-38913 to complete the unlock. Let me know if you run into any trouble. In regards to the 9.0.5 there's no date set for the release, but as soon as it is available you should receive a push notification to your phone so you can update it. *ChrisScott
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Ask to talk to a supervisor. I can't imagine you being with them for a decade that they won't do the same for you that they did for me.
Here is the gist copy of my convo on facebook messenger:
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Call again tell them. I've been a customer for 10 years other people have been getting their phone unlocked and I want mine unlocked or I'm going to Verizon ??
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Ask to talk to a supervisor. I can't imagine you being with them for a decade that they won't do the same for you that they did for me.
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I will use this against them thank you. Lol
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amg83 said:
Agreed with the other folks on here. Just gotta be straight honest or total bull to get it. I haven't made a single payment on my device, did the $300 trade-in deal and my second attempt was successful by going through their Facebook T-Force team. Told them I wanted to unlock bootloader but that required the phone to be fully unlocked. Also told them I have been a customer for 16+ years. Just adapt your approach to whatever fits you best.
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How did you get ahold of them on messenger? Just search for TMobile and picked @Tmobile but no reply...
I got a reply just now... Crossing my fingers...ugh
Yeah, just found them at default. They can be a little slow on the reply. https://www.facebook.com/TMobile/
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I have 1 month of temporary unlock on my One Plus 6T ( TMO ) variant. Is it possible? I have talk with a lot of representatives with no luck on a complete unlock
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I have 1 month of temporary unlock on my One Plus 6T ( TMO ) variant. Is it possible? I have talk with a lot of representatives with no luck on a complete unlock
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Unfortunately, you cannot unlock oem unlock toggle or bootloader with temp unlock. It must be permanent unlock.
ozzmanj1 said:
Unfortunately, you cannot unlock oem unlock toggle or bootloader with temp unlock. It must be permanent unlock.
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Aw, yeez. Bad luck then. I had 0 luck with all of the representatives on a permanent unlock.
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Aw, yeez. Bad luck then. I had 0 luck with all of the representatives on a permanent unlock.
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I got mine unlocked via twitter Tmobile Help. Took 3 reps and they were able to unlock. I have been with Tmo for about 10 years and did tell them I had no intentions of leaving their service. Got it unlocked in 10 minutes. Now I am completely bootloader unlocked and running the 6T international rom.
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I got mine unlocked via twitter Tmobile Help. Took 3 reps and they were able to unlock. I have been with Tmo for about 10 years and did tell them I had no intentions of leaving their service. Got it unlocked in 10 minutes. Now I am completely bootloader unlocked and running the 6T international rom.
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I'm so jealous man, I want to be able to flash the international version.
I'll have to insist more
ozzmanj1 said:
I got mine unlocked via twitter Tmobile Help. Took 3 reps and they were able to unlock. I have been with Tmo for about 10 years and did tell them I had no intentions of leaving their service. Got it unlocked in 10 minutes. Now I am completely bootloader unlocked and running the 6T international rom.
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Wait what!? Did you pay off the phone? Because I'm not about to go ask them again to do it for me if they only did it for you because you paid it off.
bigmikey307 said:
Wait what!? Did you pay off the phone? Because I'm not about to go ask them again to do it for me if they only did it for you because you paid it off.
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Many of us have received unlocks without paying off the device. It really depends on how lucky u are.. There are also factors like length of time with TMO payment history f type of account etc.
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djkinetic said:
Many of us have received unlocks without paying off the device. It really depends on how lucky u are.. There are also factors like length of time with TMO payment history f type of account etc.
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Im gonna be upset if i can't shmooze him to unlock it for me
SIM UNLOCK is different than BOOTLOADER UNLOCK.
With the temporary unlock, it is just if you're traveling somewhere and want to use a different sim card, even if you have the permanent unlock through the app, it won't unlock the bootloader. You would want to request to unlock the bootloader.
I have tried so many times with this guy, still nothing. I have explained my payment history, length of service, and how others have gotten it unlocked and still nothing
bigmikey307 said:
Wait what!? Did you pay off the phone? Because I'm not about to go ask them again to do it for me if they only did it for you because you paid it off.
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I have not paid anything on my phone. I have been with Tmo for about 10 years. I asked for a sim unlock as my wife is from China and we go there for 6 months to teach English. They unlocked my phone, then I just got my code and sent to Oneplus and am now sim and bootloader unlocked.
I asked for my sim unlock via Twitter Tmobile Help. Tooks three different people, but got it approved. I just assured them that I was not going to leave Tmo. We have 12 lines total (my entire family shares the account, each family pays for just their line, so my wife and I are $40 a month unlimited, plus my dad is on there so we get military discount. Twelve lines and 10 years, yeah not going anywhere.
ozzmanj1 said:
I have not paid anything on my phone. I have been with Tmo for about 10 years. I asked for a sim unlock as my wife is from China and we go there for 6 months to teach English. They unlocked my phone, then I just got my code and sent to Oneplus and am now sim and bootloader unlocked.
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So a SIM Unlock code worked to unlock the bootloader? That doesn't seem right
bigmikey307 said:
So a SIM Unlock code worked to unlock the bootloader? That doesn't seem right
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No, you need to sim unlock first. Then once you are sim unlocked permanently, you use fastboot commands to get a code for your bootloader. You send this bootloader code along with your IMEi to onpluses website, after 7 days you get a unlock.bin file that you fastboot flash to unlock your bootloader permanently.
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ozzmanj1 said:
No, you need to sim unlock first. Then once you are sim unlocked permanently, you use fastboot commands to get a code for your bootloader. You send this bootloader code along with your IMEi to onpluses website, after 7 days you get a unlock.bin file that you fastboot flash to unlock your bootloader permanently.
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I asked for my sim unlock via Twitter Tmobile Help. Tooks three different people, but got it approved. I just assured them that I was not going to leave Tmo. We have 12 lines total (my entire family shares the account, each family pays for just their line, so my wife and I are $40 a month unlimited, plus my dad is on there so we get military discount. Twelve lines and 10 years, yeah not going anywhere.
bigmikey307 said:
I have tried so many times with this guy, still nothing. I have explained my payment history, length of service, and how others have gotten it unlocked and still nothing
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This same guy denied me I just waited for a different rep.
I have talked already with 4 different rep. No luck here.
GUYS! After 7 attempts I got my phone unlockeddd!!!
The only people seeming to have luck are ones I regular Jump which is a purchase program. Jump on demand, which is a lease program aren't having any luck.
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atrix_noob said:
GUYS! After 7 attempts I got my phone unlockeddd!!!
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How???
TheKnux said:
The only people seeming to have luck are ones I regular Jump which is a purchase program. Jump on demand, which is a lease program aren't having any luck.
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How???
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So after several attempts of trying to get the phone unlocked with no luck.
I waited 30 mins or so to try if I could get to another representative, I told him that I needed the phone unlocked so I could travel to London and China ( which is false ) but anyways I kept going with that story.
A rep called Kimi got my last message, he said he could override the 40 days rule if I met some special requirements.
The Phone is not on my account, it's on a friend account and I told her this phone was a gift from a family member, that I don't have access to his account and that I have my account. She asked for my tmo account info and imei num amd after waiting for about 15min she told me to go to the tmo device unlock app and try pressing the Permanent unlock button which do the trick and now my phone is unlocked
atrix_noob said:
So after several attempts of trying to get the phone unlocked with no luck.
I waited 30 mins or so to try if I could get to another representative, I told him that I needed the phone unlocked so I could travel to London and China ( which is false ) but anyways I kept going with that story.
A rep called Kimi got my last message, he said he could override the 40 days rule if I met some special requirements.
The Phone is not on my account, it's on a friend account and I told her this phone was a gift from a family member, that I don't have access to his account and that I have my account. She asked for my tmo account info and imei num amd after waiting for about 15min she told me to go to the tmo device unlock app and try pressing the Permanent unlock button which do the trick and now my phone is unlocked
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Is the phone under a lease or payment plan (jump or jump on demand) and what's the status with your account, how long have you been with them, etc? I've tried everything, they said the absolute only way for them to bypass everything and whitelist my imei for a permanent unlock regardless of any payments on the phone, what my account status is, etc would be if I was paying on the 6T and not leasing it.
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Is the phone under a lease or payment plan (jump or jump on demand) and what's the status with your account, how long have you been with them, etc? I've tried everything, they said the absolute only way for them to bypass everything and whitelist my imei for a permanent unlock regardless of any payments on the phone, what my account status is, etc would be if I was paying on the 6T and not leasing it.
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Jump has nothing to do with it. I'm not on it and I got mine unlocked
I got an S10+ as a gift. I asked T-Mobile support to unlock it and they said no problem and that it would take 72 hours.
Well it's been over a week and I've been back and forth with support trying everything up to and including a factory reset all with no luck. They're now saying that they've "exhausted their efforts" and that *some phones can't be unlocked".
I've never experienced this with support before and am not sure what to do next. I'm pretty sure Samsung is just going to refer me back to the carrier if I try them. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Mikesmith2738 said:
I got an S10+ as a gift. I asked T-Mobile support to unlock it and they said no problem and that it would take 72 hours.
Well it's been over a week and I've been back and forth with support trying everything up to and including a factory reset all with no luck. They're now saying that they've "exhausted their efforts" and that “some phones can't be unlocked".
I've never experienced this with support before and am not sure what to do next. I'm pretty sure Samsung is just going to refer me back to the carrier if I try them. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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*Bump*
How do you know it's still locked?
Do you have an account with T-Mobile? Contact their Twitter at TMobile help they are usually way more helpful then calling or chatting thru their website and I've personally unlocked dozens of phones like that, paid off or not.
Outbreak444 said:
How do you know it's still locked?
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When I go to Settings and click "Permanent Unlock" I get an error message *Your phone isn't elligible to be unlocked. Reason code: 999".
However, you're right that I haven't tried to put in a different SIM maybe it already unlocked?
Mikesmith2738 said:
When I go to Settings and click "Permanent Unlock" I get an error message *Your phone isn't elligible to be unlocked. Reason code: 999".
However, you're right that I haven't tried to put in a different SIM maybe it already unlocked?
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If it is a Tmobile branded phone version then it is locked. Tmobile can unlock it as long as your account is 3+ month old and in good standing I think.
VICosPhi said:
If it is a Tmobile branded phone version then it is locked. Tmobile can unlock it as long as your account is 3+ month old and in good standing I think.
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Again, their support said they entered it in the system to unlock and it's not working so I don't know what to do next. It's a weird position to be in.
It's my understanding that they used to unlock with an app, but that now it's built into the firmware? In any case, can't get it to work and they have literally said there's nothing else they can do which is really strange.
Mikesmith2738 said:
Again, their support said they entered it in the system to unlock and it's not working.so I don't know what to do next. It's a weird position to be in.
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If the person that gifted it to you got it from T-mobile store then it would be quick, but if they got it from elsewhere, T-mobile always has trouble finding that order and IMEI and takes forever to actually unlock it.
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VICosPhi said:
If the person that gifted it to you got it from T-mobile store then it would be quick, but if they got it from elsewhere, T-mobile always has trouble finding that order and IMEI and takes forever to actually unlock it.
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It's directly from T-Mobile, and I gave them a screen shot of the IMEI which they confirmed over and over.
If they can't unlock it, can a third party?
No one knows?
Mikesmith2738 said:
No one knows?
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Try with a non T-mobile SIM and if it is still locked, take it to the T-mobile store and have them call customer service to unlock. This way the store representative can let them know it is in fact locked.
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Mikesmith2738 said:
No one knows?
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Having the same issue with TMobile always get my phones unlocked via Twitter s8, note8, s9, note 9, onplus 6t all on JOD one thing they all had in common was the unlock app with the new S10 they having build in into the system and I have spend 1 month trying to unlock it even have gotten the phone replaced thinking it was defective , T-Mobile chat has said multiple times they did a override to unlock and still nothing I feel like there is an issue with the new build in unlock process vs the unlock app
Do we know if we can use a code to unlock the phone with different firmware? Are we stuck using T-Mobile's unlock protocol/app?
HtcOnekid said:
Having the same issue with TMobile always get my phones unlocked via Twitter s8, note8, s9, note 9, onplus 6t all on JOD one thing they all had in common was the unlock app with the new S10 they having build in into the system and I have spend 1 month trying to unlock it even have gotten the phone replaced thinking it was defective , T-Mobile chat has said multiple times they did a override to unlock and still nothing I feel like there is an issue with the new build in unlock process vs the unlock app
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That's my experience too... there's no app and T-Mobile seems to have no solution.
So what do we do now?
Mikesmith2738 said:
That's my experience too... there's no app and T-Mobile seems to have no solution.
So what do we do now?
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I traded in the S10+ to the LG g8 just to make sure is the phone since the LG still has the unlock app I'll test and see
Edit: asked TMobile via Twitter for the unlock and when through the app , pressed permanent unlock and walla
I was able to successfully unlock my phone through T-Mobile on twitter. They just need your IMEI and will whitelist it. There is no unlock app anymore. I did have to chat with another rep however because the first rep that tried to help me did something wrong on their end and they tried to tell me to use the unlock app which the S10's don't have.
Locking a device with zero EIP balance should be illegal.
I went through this when I bought a 128GB S6 Edge outright. The phone was paid in full at the store yet they wanted me to wait 40 days to unlock it. I tried 3rd party unlockers and they said they couldn't unlock it. (all attempts with codes failed)
It was a real cluster-f.
I just buy my phones from ebay now. No carrier junk or branding and none of this nonsense either. Paypal is great if a seller tries to jerk you around. Fortunately I haven't had any problems.
djlee0314 said:
I was able to successfully unlock my phone through T-Mobile on twitter. They just need your IMEI and will whitelist it. There is no unlock app anymore. I did have to chat with another rep however because the first rep that tried to help me did something wrong on their end and they tried to tell me to use the unlock app which the S10's don't have.
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Yeah their training is clearly a little behind, but I went through their escalations team and everything and they literally said the had "exhausted all efforts" and added that "some phones can't be unlocked". How crazy is that?
So my current question is... are there still third party unlocks possible?
cpufrost said:
Locking a device with zero EIP balance should be illegal.
I went through this when I bought a 128GB S6 Edge outright. The phone was paid in full at the store yet they wanted me to wait 40 days to unlock it.
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Mines similar, a promo free phone with no obligation.