So i have tried numerous methods for getting my MSL. I have tried through Terminal Emulator, and I have tried by using Get My MSL, hitting ##DATA# entering 6 0's then trying Get My MSL again and no luck. Has anyone had any success getting their MSL for their Sprint Galaxy Note 3? IM guessing that its similar for a GS4 and getprop .ril.MSL just doesnt work on this device even tho my GN3 is Rooted.
I got mine by asking the sales rep at time of purchase for the activation code in case anything happens.
Lol yeahh lil late for that now xD.
Anyone have anything else other than just calling and asking for it straight up?
Just call Sprint and ask for it. Or ask for it on their online chat. You'll get thrown around to different people until someone finally knows what you're talking about and gives it to you. At least that's what I did.
Call tech support and tell them you're a developer.
First call, first person.
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Same problem here ....i buyed note 3 at full price....they only give me spc code if phone its activated with sprint ....the main reason i buyed at full price its cuz i want to be flashed to another cdma carrier....so anychanse to get msl or spc code ??
Activate a different phone online, then switch back to the Note 3. Your MSL should be listed in one if the steps.
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So no luck any other way so far, I resolved this by using sprint online chat cuz i hate calling. The girl gave me my MSL & MSID no questions asked. Hope this helps.
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Esjolund said:
So no luck any other way so far, I resolved this by using sprint online chat cuz i hate calling. The girl gave me my MSL & MSID no questions asked. Hope this helps.
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Note 3 your talking about you have activated with sprint...or just buy full price with them?.....cuz i buyed full price with sprint ..and they sayd i have to activate with sprint thwn thwy give me msl
panchaboy said:
Note 3 your talking about you have activated with sprint...or just buy full price with them?.....cuz i buyed full price with sprint ..and they sayd i have to activate with sprint thwn thwy give me msl
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yeah I activated through them, I've had no luck finding anything online for this or the GS4
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yeah I activated through them, I've had no luck finding anything online for this or the GS4
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Sgs4 from sprint i always use get my msl and it works (always) android 4.2.2 but this note 3 with 4.3 nothing works
Any suggestion?
panchaboy said:
Sgs4 from sprint i always use get my msl and it works (always) android 4.2.2 but this note 3 with 4.3 nothing works
Any suggestion?
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I by no means am any kind of expert, if i had to guess maybe the MSL is stored differently now? looks like we will have to wait for a developer to figure this out. In the meantime if you did activate through sprint your best bet is probably to use thier online chat service and ask. Thanks for all the input though guys and good luck.
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I by no means am any kind of expert, if i had to guess maybe the MSL is stored differently now? looks like we will have to wait for a developer to figure this out. In the meantime if you did activate through sprint your best bet is probably to use thier online chat service and ask. Thanks for all the input though guys and good luck.
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Thata the problem i buyed at full price and didnt not activated with sprint
called sprint this morning as all known methods of pulling from phone failed.
what i asked for was the 6 digit code / MSL because I was a developer and had no issues. less then a 5 min call.
abeggs said:
called sprint this morning as all known methods of pulling from phone failed.
what i asked for was the 6 digit code / MSL because I was a developer and had no issues. less then a 5 min call.
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But your phone is activated with sprint?...for those like me that buyed at full price, not activated with sprint cuz wanted to be flashed to another cdma carrier ...whats the solution to get msl
panchaboy said:
But your phone is activated with sprint?...for those like me that buyed at full price, not activated with sprint cuz wanted to be flashed to another cdma carrier ...whats the solution to get msl
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yes activated on sprint? where did you buy? shouldn't they have a record of the code?
Even though you didn't have it activated through sprint, it might be worth the call to see if you can get it through them. Telling them you're a developer, or you need the activation code or you're trying to restore your phone and the phone asked for a 6 digit msl number. All have worked for me in the past.
here comes a dumb question......but what can you do with it? I have the 6 digit MSL codes for both my Note 2 and Note 3.......
del818 said:
here comes a dumb question......but what can you do with it? I have the 6 digit MSL codes for both my Note 2 and Note 3.......
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Go to the dialer and hit ##3282#. Don't change anything in there without knowing what it does AND writing down what it's original value was.
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Looking to hook girls SGS2 to Att's Gophone.
I see after talking with cust service their militant about getting imei # before mailing me the sim crd. (They mailed mine 5 months ago without it.....just told em I had an old GSM Razr.....just tried the same with hers). No go on no imei tho. Told em I'd call back with it today.
Question..I was going to just make up a 15 digit #...given its a 'GSM ' they wont know the difference right?
Are there characteristics of these imei #‘s that tell them what kind of phone it is??
Thanks for any insight.
Holy crap, my brain almost gave out trying to decipher what your asking, use complete sentences and spelling. Anyways, I do not think that it would be a good idea to make up an imei, but than again, there's always a chance it'll work.
Not sure how to get an IMEI of a go phone. If you are desperate, you could go buy a $10-$20 gophone from wal-mart or Best Buy, copy the IMEI, then try to return the gophone.
ronj1986 said:
Not sure how to get an IMEI of a go phone. If you are desperate, you could go buy a $10-$20 gophone from wal-mart or Best Buy, copy the IMEI, then try to return the gophone.
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Even better, just go to an AT&T store and get a prepaid SIM. That would be even faster and cheaper.
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Holy crap, my brain almost gave out trying to decipher what your asking...
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English is tough... for some folks... in the US...
They'll know your real imei right after you star using it. Just be honest and they have no idea what kinda phone it is by looking at imei.
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Even better, just go to an AT&T store and get a prepaid SIM. That would be even faster and cheaper.
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Have to have the phone to get the card...that's why I'm having it mailed to me.
Yeah a lot of that is typing on the Epic with the damn keyboard 'correcting ' half of what I write ...then of course me sending without editing!
QUOTE=sieepiestangel;18931195]Holy crap, my brain almost gave out trying to decipher what your asking, use complete sentences and spelling. Anyways, I do not think that it would be a good idea to make up an imei, but than again, there's always a chance it'll work.[/QUOTE]
Honest meaning tell them the actual imei off the new SGS2...but just tell them its a Razr.
Yeah...why not?!
Just confirming that the numbers aren't coded somehow to detect dumb vs smart phones.
Thanks
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They'll know your real imei right after you star using it. Just be honest and they have no idea what kinda phone it is by looking at imei.
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Honest meaning tell them the actual imei off the new SGS2...but just tell them its a Razr.
Yeah...why not?!
Just confirming that the numbers aren't coded somehow to detect dumb vs smart phones.
Thanks
Lancez said:
They'll know your real imei right after you star using it. Just be honest and they have no idea what kinda phone it is by looking at imei.
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Hi guys,
I am a noob here, but i know a little! i have a SGH-I717 and i cannot unlock it, i know i can do it through cellunlocker and sites like that but i wana do it without paying any money!
I've rooted the device thanks to Da_G and installed superuser and busybox, tried the galaxy s unlock app but it doesnt work, it gives an error when trying to save in step 1, so i tried locating the efs folder myself and i did, but i cant find the file nv_data.bin, does that file get created when i insert an at&t sim? i dont have one and i am not in the country now!
please any help with this is appreciated, i am dying to use the device and i cant, my flash counter is at 15 now i think and still i cant reach anything!
thanks
Is all the aggravation really worth it? If I were you, I would just pay the 5-20 bucks, then enjoy the phone the way god intended it....functionally!!
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Its so frustrating, and after doing all this and spending that much time i just cant give up now
So i guess no one has done it?
I have also tried to unlock it for free and nothing has worked so far. I guess the galaxy s unlocker app by helroz doesnt work since there is no NV_data.bin in the efs folder. I manually tried looking for it but no luck.
I've also paid cellunlock my $20 two days ago and no code yet. I'm kinda frustrated that can't use this phone.
If anyone knows where I can unlock this phone, even website, let me know please. Cheapest option of course.
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i have also tried to unlock it for free and nothing has worked so far. I guess the galaxy s unlocker app by helroz doesnt work since there is no nv_data.bin in the efs folder. I manually tried looking for it but no luck.
I've also paid cellunlock my $20 two days ago and no code yet. I'm kinda frustrated that can't use this phone.
If anyone knows where i can unlock this phone, even website, let me know please. Cheapest option of course.
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try ebay.. Search for galaxy note (your model number) unlock...starting from $20.. And they are more reliable i think.. Thanx
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mine is rogers, i got the code from ebay within 5 hours, cost me 5 bucks through paypal
rizig was the seller name.
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mine is rogers, i got the code from ebay within 5 hours, cost me 5 bucks through paypal
rizig was the seller name.
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Thanks a lot, found the seller! Really appreciate it!!!
Does anyone know where the file nv_data.bin is? its not in the efs folder, i tried removing it and letting the device recreate the folder, and it did but no nv_data!!
i think i can find the code if i found the file
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Thanks a lot, found the seller! Really appreciate it!!!
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No problem! Glad to help!
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No problem! Glad to help!
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You you guys post a link to rigiz? Couldn't find him
Thanks
Can you help me find the same seller that gave you the code
Honestly Misha's root works very easily. Why pay for something FREE.?
StarLog said:
Honestly Misha's root works very easily. Why pay for something FREE.?
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What are you talking about? UNLOCK. NOT ROOT.
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This is how to unlock via AT&T
Guys if you are with AT&T then don't bother with any of those methods to unlock. It's quite easy actually. Just call AT&T and let them you know that you will be traveling and need to unlock the phone to use foreign sims. They will ask you for the phones IMEI number then provide you with an unlock code. You then power up your device with any foreign sim (any other than AT&T will work), it will ask you for code, you enter it, and done. Your device is now unlocked and free to use with any GSM chip. Have done it with our 4 phones 2 GS2 and 2 GS Notes.
I don't think your allowed to most external links to Ebay, pretty sure it's against the rules.
If you go to Ebay and search the seller name it should come up...
Not sure if it works for at&t, mine is Rogers, and Canadian carriers do not give out lock codes for free, no matter how long you have been with them.
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You you guys post a link to rigiz? Couldn't find him
Thanks
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Why can't all oems just do what Google (galaxy nexus) did with the bootloader? Just have a menu that says "Do u want to void warranty and unlock bootloader?". It wud make life easier.
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an1mal said:
Guys if you are with AT&T then don't bother with any of those methods to unlock. It's quite easy actually. Just call AT&T and let them you know that you will be traveling and need to unlock the phone to use foreign sims. They will ask you for the phones IMEI number then provide you with an unlock code. You then power up your device with any foreign sim (any other than AT&T will work), it will ask you for code, you enter it, and done. Your device is now unlocked and free to use with any GSM chip. Have done it with our 4 phones 2 GS2 and 2 GS Notes.
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At&t wont provide unlock codes for certain phone like: the Iphone or the Skyrocket. And the Galaxy note is probably on that list (cant unlock)
linearstream said:
Why can't all oems just do what Google (galaxy nexus) did with the bootloader? Just have a menu that says "Do u want to void warranty and unlock bootloader?". It wud make life easier.
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The bootloader is unlocked, this has nothing to do with the bootloader.
This is a carrier unlock...
an1mal said:
Guys if you are with AT&T then don't bother with any of those methods to unlock. It's quite easy actually. Just call AT&T and let them you know that you will be traveling and need to unlock the phone to use foreign sims. They will ask you for the phones IMEI number then provide you with an unlock code. You then power up your device with any foreign sim (any other than AT&T will work), it will ask you for code, you enter it, and done. Your device is now unlocked and free to use with any GSM chip. Have done it with our 4 phones 2 GS2 and 2 GS Notes.
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I just tried calling tech support. They were more than willing to provide the unlock code...however, according to the tech support rep, their system cannot locate/generate the unlock code for the Note.
Did you run into this problem as well?
HI, I just wanting to throw something out there...I was looking at some different sites about unlocking the galaxy note...and I was also checking the reviews for the sites too(can never be too careful).. and I ended up picking cellunlock.net and going with that one...the unlock was 39.99 but after using the promo code I searched in google (android50) it brought it to 19.99..well while I was waitng on the unlock email I stuck my sim card from tmobile usa in there and come to find out it was already unlocked...well I still got a unlock code in my email about 12 hours later but never tried it cuz there was no reason too...well since then I got a new note ( a white one).. and it was not already unlocked...believe I checked haha...but I checked reviews again and there were several saying that the never got a code..and several saying that the codes they sent were fake...but I really needed the note unlocked and at&T wasn't helping..so I went for it anyway...I got the unlock code in my email about 28 hours later and I tried it and it luckily worked!...now that was about 4 hours out of the time frame that they gave me...but it worked...so I just thought Idf let people know my experience...but try at your own risk! :laugh:
at&t has been giving out the unlock codes for free.
I dunno if the sale is still on, but I got my code from unlockthatphone.com for about $14.
I talked to AT&T international care on the website and they gave me the unlock code in 2 minutes without a problem
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at&t has been giving out the unlock codes for free.
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yeah that's where I almost always get them from...but this one they wouldn't give me...something about people abusing the right to get the codes or something like that..but hey..what the heck..i don't mind paying 20 for an unlock code
I called 611 from my cell today and asked for the unlock code and they gave it to no questions asked... well other than my imei and if I had any other questions.
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You weren't kidding. Called and said I wanted to use the phone overseas and gave them the imei number and a minute later she had the unlock code for me. Nice!!
Same for me - I got the unlock code straightaway on a web chat with AT&T. The site says something about a limit on the number of unlocks one can obtain on an account, I think it was something like 5 per year.
I don't see why they would give you a hard time unless you're unlocking a bunch of phones on your account.
Same for me, I used the AT&T International Support web chat and they gave me the code right away. Too bad you need a non-AT&T SIM to actually use it.
johnus said:
Same for me, I used the AT&T International Support web chat and they gave me the code right away. Too bad you need a non-AT&T SIM to actually use it.
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That is the point of unlocking a phone -- to use another carrier's sim card. Otherwise, why unlock?
rangercaptain said:
That is the point of unlocking a phone -- to use another carrier's sim card. Otherwise, why unlock?
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For me? Higher resale value. All other phones I've unlocked didn't require a SIM at all to do this.
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For me? Higher resale value. All other phones I've unlocked didn't require a SIM at all to do this.
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Ohh. Good answer. I've never sold my old phones (23 and counting. . .)
I have a verizon note 2 I bought off cragslist recently its imei is blacklisted on verizon I was wondering if I do the apn hack would it work on att .
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I asked thia question to a verizon account manager and he said to get a new sim card and it'll work. Try it out.
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Yes, the fact that it's blacklisted simply means that Verizon's database shows it as not being able to be activated. This has no effect on the phones usability on another carrier.
WisdomWolf said:
Yes, the fact that it's blacklisted simply means that Verizon's database shows it as not being able to be activated. This has no effect on the phones usability on another carrier.
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That's exactly what I was opening the thread to reply with.
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WisdomWolf said:
Yes, the fact that it's blacklisted simply means that Verizon's database shows it as not being able to be activated. This has no effect on the phones usability on another carrier.
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Do it will work on att
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I mean so it will still work on att auto correct.
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I mean so it will still work on att auto correct.
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Keep in mind att uses gsm radio and Verizon uses CDMA.
You may run into trouble.
However I believe the Verizon note 2 is a works phone?
Who knows exactly what that means for you.
God bless the American people.
Figures someone who uses barrack Obama as name wouldn't be any help how fitting. The note II has gsm and cdma radios. It's unlocked from the factory so you can throw a t-mobile, AT&T, straight talk ect and it'll work fine. The note supports 1900mhz frequency which is the refarned hspa42 for t-mobile and 3g hspa for at&t
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Figures someone who uses barrack Obama as name wouldn't be any help how fitting.
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Let me be the first to congratulate you on your sharp wit for adding completely unnecessary and useless political commentary.
I suggest a review of the forum guidelines, particularly 2.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726334
Note 2 - Nexus 7 - Charge - Player 5.0 - Fascinate
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I have an sgh-i605 an im with atnt . Everything works data, voice, once I changed the apn settings
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I buy/sell/trade phones and I've run into a couple bad esn phones (no I don't buy them, shady people report them stolen). I actually picked up a Note 2 several months ago. I checked the esn over 611, came back clean, brought it home several hours later to put it on my wife's line. We popped her sim in, it activated, then almost immediately deactivated. After hours on the phone with Verizon they said the seller reported it and there was nothing I could do. We got her a new sim card and reactivated her S3. As I considered my options, the next day I called Verizon and checked the ESN again. The lady said it was clean. I didn't understand and took it to the store to ask a rep. It was explained to me that when a IMEI is blacklisted, it "burns" the sim card you put in it. Since we are in no way faulted on our plan, we were given a new sim card. The rep explained that the phone is blacklisted against that one sim card. So if I put my new sim in, it is now linked to my (clean) account.
Long story short - if you pop in a sim card, it will get zapped. If you get a new one and try again, it SHOULD work fine on Verizon.
I hold no responsibility to what you do or how accurate that info is. It worked for me and was approved by a Verizon rep. Try it or don't.
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And "yes", it will work on AT&T if you add APN's. No LTE though. Only AT&T's 4G (kinda like 3G+) and lower.
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Let me be the first to congratulate you on your sharp wit for adding completely unnecessary and useless political commentary.
I suggest a review of the forum guidelines, particularly 2.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726334
Note 2 - Nexus 7 - Charge - Player 5.0 - Fascinate
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Boohoo?
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ezas said:
Let me be the first to congratulate you on your sharp wit for adding completely unnecessary and useless political commentary.
I suggest a review of the forum guidelines, particularly 2.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726334
Note 2 - Nexus 7 - Charge - Player 5.0 - Fascinate
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If someone is going to have such a controversial name they are really starting it first. I approve the previous poster for the comment!
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What is the point of reporting a phone stolen
if all the next guy needs to do is pop two sim cards in it and it works?
I believe something is amiss.
but I mean, hey, if it works it works.
"Another useless post from your President"
God bless the American people.
i had one that had been blacklisted because the person didnt pay the bill i use the unlock zip and put in att and it worked
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What is the point of reporting a phone stolen
if all the next guy needs to do is pop two sim cards in it and it works?
I believe something is amiss.
but I mean, hey, if it works it works.
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If a seller reports a phone stolen, they can sell the phone and collect the cash, then turn it into insurance and get a new phone.
They don't care about you actually still being able to use the phone or not, only that they get free money and a new phone.
I bought my Note 2 off of Craigslist in November I checked the number with Verizon. I was told everything was good to go. About two weeks ago I got a call from the Sheriff's office letting me know that I was in possession of a phone that had been stolen directly from one of their stores. I had put my own SIM card in so I never had any issues.
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I bought my Note 2 off of Craigslist in November I checked the number with Verizon. I was told everything was good to go. About two weeks ago I got a call from the Sheriff's office letting me know that I was in possession of a phone that had been stolen directly from one of their stores. I had put my own SIM card in so I never had any issues.
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I have a blacklisted Verizon Note 2, can I use this phone overseas on gsm?
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I have a blacklisted Verizon Note 2, can I use this phone overseas on gsm?
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I would assume that you could, Just because Verizon has put the ban hammer down on the phone doesn't necessarily mean that other carriers would also. I guess the best way to know is to give it a shot.
lgoldstein said:
I bought my Note 2 off of Craigslist in November I checked the number with Verizon. I was told everything was good to go. About two weeks ago I got a call from the Sheriff's office letting me know that I was in possession of a phone that had been stolen directly from one of their stores. I had put my own SIM card in so I never had any issues.
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I had a similar issue with a S3 when they first came out. I traded a Razr Maxx for it. I used it for a while until I found a blue one, so I gave it (white) to my wife. About 3 months later I got a call from an investigative department of Verizon. I explained the situation and they allowed me to keep the S3 (unblacklisted) for cooperating with them. I gave them all the info of the person I got it from. That guy called me a week later to warn me that Verizon may be calling, lol. Turns out the person be bought it from had stolen several of these off a Fed Ex truck before they reached the store.
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I have the att HTC one that I bought off contract at best buy around july. I've been considering unlocking the phone to test out T-Mobile. I've been requesting online from att to have the device unlock but it keeps telling me that the device currently can't be unlocked. What gives?
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Why don't you just call??
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How long have you had service? You need to have ATT service for a minimum 6 months I believe.
I have been with att since 2009. I am still under contract til Oct 2014 but that shouldn't have anything to do with it since the phone was paid in full. I thought it was six months for their gophones? At least that's what I understood from their website.
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use unlockcode247.com
hey there josé!
i hope you are well. why don't you hop on over to the good folks at http://www.unlockcode247.com/imei/1/26/Unlock-code-for-any-ATampT-TMOBILE-HTC- ? :laugh: :good:
i have used them a few times. the unlock cost me $3.20 and about 2 hours. a few times they took longer. but it's a comin'
and then you don't have to beg for a solution, when you already paid so much for the phone. :silly:
Okay well here's a quick one to bust some bubbles. I bought my HTC One via Wal-Mart on promotion in April. In June I figured to hell with At&t. With that being said I rooted the phone and got S off. Then found a mod on the Development fourm for the One that let me unlock the international menu. I bought a Net10 SIM Card at Best Buy. Cut the SIM to fit and BOOM!!!!!!!! No need for a UNlock code or any of that. Net10 gave me the apn info and from there I've been able bypass all the usual hassle.
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dcjose48 said:
I have been with att since 2009. I am still under contract til Oct 2014 but that shouldn't have anything to do with it since the phone was paid in full. I thought it was six months for their gophones? At least that's what I understood from their website.
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Minimum 6 month before they will even consider giving you the unlock code
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CheesyNutz said:
Minimum 6 month before they will even consider giving you the unlock code
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OK I was finally able to unlock the phone. I called Att and told them that I had purchased the phone off contract at best buy and that when I would request the unlock code via their website it wouldn't accept my request. She then tells me that if I had bought it off contract the phone should have been unlocked, which was a lie. So then she starts questioning me asking where I bought it, how much I paid etc. I then told her look I have the receipt if you don't believe me. She says well we are going to need you to fax us the receipt. While she is setting up the claim she asked why I wanted to unlock it. I told her because At&t coverage at my house sucks and I wanted to test out t-mobile since my brother gets excellent coverage on his htc one. So I faxed the receipt and next morning had the unlock code. I tried unlocking the phone only to realize that since I had converted my phone to gpe I had to reconvert back using the leaked ruu and then unlock the phone. I am happy to report that finally I was able to unlock the phone. And then I converted back to gpe. Far way better speeds and coverage on T-Mobile prepaid than on att. Well at least at my home. I'm looking testing the coverage on T-Mobile at work and school before I make my decision on fully changing carriers.
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dcjose48 said:
OK I was finally able to unlock the phone. I called Att and told them that I had purchased the phone off contract at best buy and that when I would request the unlock code via their website it wouldn't accept my request. She then tells me that if I had bought it off contract the phone should have been unlocked, which was a lie. So then she starts questioning me asking where I bought it, how much I paid etc. I then told her look I have the receipt if you don't believe me. She says well we are going to need you to fax us the receipt. While she is setting up the claim she asked why I wanted to unlock it. I told her because At&t coverage at my house sucks and I wanted to test out t-mobile since my brother gets excellent coverage on his htc one. So I faxed the receipt and next morning had the unlock code. I tried unlocking the phone only to realize that since I had converted my phone to gpe I had to reconvert back using the leaked ruu and then unlock the phone. I am happy to report that finally I was able to unlock the phone. And then I converted back to gpe. Far way better speeds and coverage on T-Mobile prepaid than on att. Well at least at my home. I'm looking testing the coverage on T-Mobile at work and school before I make my decision on fully changing carriers.
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You got lucky most will not budge
From my One while peeking in your window
I used an unlock service on line and got the unlock code. I am now using metro pcs instead of AT&T .
CheesyNutz said:
You got lucky most will not budge
From my One while peeking in your window
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Why can't I unlock the phone if I paid full price for it? I don't see why they should make me wait to get the unlock code.
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dcjose48 said:
Why can't I unlock the phone if I paid full price for it? I don't see why they should make me wait to get the unlock code.
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yep, you didnt get lucky, they had no choice but to unlock it if you paid in full
just a tedious process that they made you run through
very simple solution, call ATT and tell them you are going overseas for a month and u want to be able to use ur phone with prepaid sims so u need them to unlock it for you and they will do so with no questions asked
Projectdwnshft said:
very simple solution, call ATT and tell them you are going overseas for a month and u want to be able to use ur phone with prepaid sims so u need them to unlock it for you and they will do so with no questions asked
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I tried that but they refused
dcjose48 said:
Why can't I unlock the phone if I paid full price for it? I don't see why they should make me wait to get the unlock code.
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Wow you are one lucky guy. Tried the going overseas line and got nothing. So i went through an online unlocking service. So which carrier did you end up sticking with?
Hi ,
I flashed a hell fire rom on my att htc one. Can i just enter the unlock code or do I need to first restore my phone to what it was before (as it came from AT&T and then enter unlock code ).
OP,
did you ever get the phone unlocked?
I'm in a similar situation as you but have a Moto X and they flat out refused to unlock my phone.
Tried some 3rd party unlockers and the code they gave me did not work.
swapna81 said:
Hi ,
I flashed a hell fire rom on my att htc one. Can i just enter the unlock code or do I need to first restore my phone to what it was before (as it came from AT&T and then enter unlock code ).
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Stock rom to unlock htc is required
tendc5 said:
OP,
did you ever get the phone unlocked?
I'm in a similar situation as you but have a Moto X and they flat out refused to unlock my phone.
Tried some 3rd party unlockers and the code they gave me did not work.
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Normally their policy is after 3 months from the moment you got the phone you can request the unlock code. and also the unlocking really comes out of who you talk to... Some are very easy going other not.
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TopoX84 said:
Stock rom to unlock htc is required
Normally their policy is after 3 months from the moment you got the phone you can request the unlock code. and also the unlocking really comes out of who you talk to... Some are very easy going other not.
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Yea, i saw that its 60 days. is it possible to activate my phone overseas for 60 days? It really does seem like the unlocking is very random and down to whoever you get on the customer support line. I've had no luck and have a 500 dollar paper weight !
me and my brother both bought our AT&T HTC one's in contract.
we both used a third party online unlocker to unlock both our phones.
Costs us each 10$ and within minutes our phones were unlocked.
it's stupid of them to antagonize their clients like that.
just drives people aways.