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SIM Unlock

Hi all,
Can this phone be SIM\ network unlocked? I have been duped by a guy on-line who sold me a sealed unit and now I find that it's network blocked\blacklisted here on one of the networks in Ireland I would like to unlock it to see if hopefully I can get it working on one of the other networks. Can this be die yet?
Many thanks,
M

mark.m.moran said:
Hi all,
Can this phone be SIM\ network unlocked? I have been duped by a guy on-line who sold me a sealed unit and now I find that it's network blocked\blacklisted here on one of the networks in Ireland I would like to unlock it to see if hopefully I can get it working on one of the other networks. Can this be die yet?
Many thanks,
M
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If it's been blacklisted on 1 network dude I think it will be the same for them all. Think they all use the same database. Where online did you purchase it?
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decadan1977 said:
If it's been blacklisted on 1 network dude I think it will be the same for them all. Think they all use the same database. Where online did you purchase it?
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On Adverts.ie mate....I'm gutted

I feel for you mate. I would be gutted also. Some ratbags online. Don't know what your options are to be honest. I'm sure others on here could point you in the right direction.
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decadan1977 said:
I feel for you mate. I would be gutted also. Some ratbags online. Don't know what your options are to be honest. I'm sure others on here could point you in the right direction.
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Thanks so much man, you think it would be worth calling Meteor?
Cheers,
M

Yeah worth a try. Can't see them replacing the phone though. But if it's been someone on there network that's put in a claim on there insurance after selling it to you I'm sure they could check. Was it in a box with all accessories? Most stolen or lost phones come with no boxes or accessories.
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decadan1977 said:
Yeah worth a try. Can't see them replacing the phone though. But if it's been someone on there network that's put in a claim on there insurance after selling it to you I'm sure they could check. Was it in a box with all accessories? Most stolen or lost phones come with no boxes or accessories.
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It was brand new and sealed in the box mate so that is why I was not suspicious at all, unreal that they will just block unused phones like that!! If they won't help I'll get an unlock code or try get it unlocked on XDA somehow and then hope that it works on Vodafone or O2!?
Are you in Dublin yourself?
M

Yes you did say it was sealed. No mate... Up North in Belfast. Try calling your network. See what they can do.
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decadan1977 said:
Yes you did say it was sealed. No mate... Up North in Belfast. Try calling your network. See what they can do.
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OK mate....I wonder if phones blocked down here are blocked up there mate!? You have started me thinking

Have wondered that myself. Up here is considered UK home networks. I'm on 3... And if I travel over the border im still charged mainland Europe roaming rates. And I see a lot of people selling phones on eBay from the UK stating no signal Europe only. Obviously barred on UK networks.
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decadan1977 said:
Have wondered that myself. Up here is considered UK home networks. I'm on 3... And if I travel over the border im still charged mainland Europe roaming rates. And I see a lot of people selling phones on eBay from the UK stating no signal Europe only. Obviously barred on UK networks.
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Exactly...might be worth a trip up, get a SIM from there and try it in the phone. I have to figure out how to get it SIM unlocked first though.....

SIM Unlocking for free?

This may have been asked before but I'll ask again, is there no way of getting this phone SIM unlocked for free as of yet?
When i got my phone first thing I done was get it unlocked to all networks which cost me €20.81, I've had to leave my phone in for repairs after I borked it by formatting system and stupidly not having a nandroid backup, I've been informed that I'll just be getting a new handset but this is likely to be locked to o2 where i purchased the phone and im with Tesco Mobile so unless there is another method that's free that i have yet to come across then I'll have to pay again to get the phone unlocked, and that's not good.
When i had a Galaxy S3 I had an apk.called Galaxy SIM unlock which done the trick nicely, why isn't there something similar for this phone to save people from having to pay?
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Given no responses im assuming there's no free method as of yet.
I have seen this on eBay, this guy has pretty good feedback and is cheap, can anyone vouch for this seller?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/261207248078?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2275wt_906

jonny68 said:
Given no responses im assuming there's no free method as of yet.
I have seen this on eBay, this guy has pretty good feedback and is cheap, can anyone vouch for this seller?
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/261207248078?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2275wt_906
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my advice - man up and make an actual decision.

ryanp1983 said:
my advice - man up and make an actual decision.
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errrrrrrrrrr ok thanks for your "advice"

I have tried 5 places to get my phone unlocked but none of them have the code, some were saying try back in 2 weeks time and your code might show up on the server, got refunded straight away.
I think they all get them off HTC so the eBay unlock sellers seem to be the cheapest option.

klitchsko said:
I have tried 5 places to get my phone unlocked but none of them have the code, some were saying try back in 2 weeks time and your code might show up on the server, got refunded straight away.
I think they all get them off HTC so the eBay unlock sellers seem to be the cheapest option.
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I'm gonna try that ebay place tomorrow, judging by the feedback looks as if genuine.
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jonny68 said:
I'm gonna try that ebay place tomorrow, judging by the feedback looks as if genuine.
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Got mine from here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unlock-an...ltDomain_3&hash=item257d441929#ht_1461wt_1163
Fast turnaround, and 100% seller feedback...used to unlock both my HTC One, and One X previously

You might have to wait a while if o2 are giving you a new phone as the unlock codes for they're new batch on HTC ones don't seem to be on the server where they get them from.
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spikeydoo2006 said:
Got mine from here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unlock-an...ltDomain_3&hash=item257d441929#ht_1461wt_1163
Fast turnaround, and 100% seller feedback...used to unlock both my HTC One, and One X previously
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is it new batch of phones as even the same seller lists htc one from o2 seperately and says that new batch is not supported
Here is linkhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unlock-O2-HTC-One-Sensation-Desire-s-x-sv-v-xl-8s-8x-Unlocking-Code-Pin-/150997653549?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item232829582d

I'm delighted to say I'm in possession of a SIM unlocked One the bootloader is locked but I'd have expected that anyway and I can unlock that anytime but tried my Tesco Mobile and UK Giff Gaff SIMs and both are fine so that's good i don't have to shell out again.
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jonny68 said:
I'm delighted to say I'm in possession of a SIM unlocked One the bootloader is locked but I'd have expected that anyway and I can unlock that anytime but tried my Tesco Mobile and UK Giff Gaff SIMs and both are fine so that's good i don't have to shell out again.
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Strange question, but are you absolutely sure that it's now unlocked? As giffgaff and Tesco mobile all run on the O2 network anyway, and will both work in O2 locked handsets. To be sure, I'd try inserting a Vodafone, 3 or EE SIM just to be sure.
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spikeydoo2006 said:
Strange question, but are you absolutely sure that it's now unlocked? As giffgaff and Tesco mobile all run on the O2 network anyway, and will both work in O2 locked handsets. To be sure, I'd try inserting a Vodafone, 3 or EE SIM just to be sure.
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The only SIM cards ive got are Tesco Mobile and Giff Gaff, well i have an o2 one too but i dont use that.
To be honest even if its not unlocked it's fine for me as they are the only 2 SIM's i use.

jonny68 said:
The only SIM cards ive got are Tesco Mobile and Giff Gaff, well i have an o2 one too but i dont use that.
To be honest even if its not unlocked it's fine for me as they are the only 2 SIM's i use.
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Lucky you, I have had no luck in nearly 3 websites 4 ebay members, Now I have stopped, everyone of them refunded immediately though!
It appears that I have to wait, there is no other option

dryspuri said:
Lucky you, I have had no luck in nearly 3 websites 4 ebay members, Now I have stopped, everyone of them refunded immediately though!
It appears that I have to wait, there is no other option
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I wouldn't give up just yet mate, try some local mobile shops you might get lucky.
Good luck.
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Obtaining t-mobile nano sim

Is there any way to avoid the 10$ fee for one?
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Just ask them if they can waive the fee. This has always worked for me!
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overlord727 said:
Just ask them if they can waive the fee. This has always worked for me!
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Do you think it'll work if I'm a prepaid customer?
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Ahh if its prepaid you'll probably have to call the prepaid customer service and have them send you one. They'll do it for free too though! Or charge 1$. I've been on both ends of tmo before and never had to pay for a Sim!

wait until it's FREE, or a penny, maybe 99cents.
Or
you can tell them your sim stopped working, they can replace it for free.
I need to get one too, I should've bought one last month when it was 99cents.
But for now, i can just cut my microSim to nano size.

Or you can wait till you get the phone and (that come with the a sim card) take it to t-mobile and have them activate it.

Can/will they do that for a prepaid account?
soloxp said:
Or you can wait till you it the phone and (that come with the a sim card) take it to t-mobile and have them activate it.
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soloxp said:
Or you can wait till you get the phone and (that come with the a sim card) take it to t-mobile and have them activate it.
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Does the phone come with a nano sim?

vandizzam said:
Does the phone come with a nano sim?
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Carrier boxes have Sims included.
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It should come with one. Buy I have never had to pay for one before. Even had one shipped to me when my phone was stolen and T-Mobile was an hr and a half away. No charge. But I have been with them over 12 years. In a valued customer.
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We never charged anyone for sim cards when I was working at T-mo

Got hands on nexus 6 att

Hey guys i had to gwt my hands onecone. Im a verizon customer and i couldnt wait tovget lucky for an unlocked one . Is it possible for me to get this thing to work . i dont have a nano yet. Trying to get a friend of mine from a verizon store to help me out there. If thays the case, will the nano sim card work for me or no ? Im on wifi and i love this thing !!!!!

You need to unlock the phone. It is SIM-locked to AT&T

To get it unlocked through at&t I need an account number and all that. I'm a Verizon customer so I don't have that information. I just bought the phone retail at an att. I heard you can unlock through 3rd party. Are there any recommended sites?
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kickenwing13 said:
Att making me have an att number. I'm Verizon. Is there a 3rd party thing that will for nexus 6?
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This makes no sense. Please try to rephrase what you are asking for?

Hopefully my editing was clear. Sorry about that
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If you're a Vzw customer, get a Vzw nano Sim.

I'm battling the same thing. I'm a Verizon customer and bought the phone outright through AT&T on a friends account. Went to cellunlocker.net and waiting for them to go through another database for an unlock code

Just got word from art that December 4 they will loosen the requirements to getting it unlocked for free. Which may help us
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Right now I have no data, but I have voice and text. Every hour or so I will get a message asking for my sim lock pin, which I don't have
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kickenwing13 said:
Right now I have no data, but I have voice and text. Every hour or so I will get a message asking for my sim lock pin, which I don't have
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I was able to get mine sim unlocked and it's working perfectly on Verizon without any issues.

Through that online unlock website ? How much though . supposedly about to be free through att.. NP issues at all though? Lol that's tempting ...
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What is the best place to Sim Unlock T-Mobile phone. Help

What is the best and safest place to Sim Unlock phone.
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borijess said:
What is the best and safest place to Sim Unlock phone.
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PM me if u are still trying to unlock ur phone

I went to cellunlocker. Got the code and unlocked
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The best place would have been T-Mobile, its free!

MotoDefier said:
The best place would have been T-Mobile, its free!
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Your right. Bought phone locked to tmobile. I am on ATT network. T-mobile says device has to be on there network for 40 days before they can unlock. Paid 24 dollars to cellunlocker and got code in less than 24hrs.
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borijess said:
Your right. Bought phone locked to tmobile. I am on ATT network. T-mobile says device has to be on there network for 40 days before they can unlock. Paid 24 dollars to cellunlocker and got code in less than 24hrs.
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When I go to cellunlocker.net I get a warning that my phone will be region locked if I use their unlock code before the phone has been activated on t-mobile. You know anything about this?

ThePublisher said:
When I go to cellunlocker.net I get a warning that my phone will be region locked if I use their unlock code before the phone has been activated on t-mobile. You know anything about this?
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I dont know if its region locked. But it definitely worked for me. I can use on any carrier.
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borijess said:
I dont know if its region locked. But it definitely worked for me. I can use on any carrier.
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Thank you for your reply. I just get hesitant when I see a warning message like this:

ThePublisher said:
When I go to cellunlocker.net I get a warning that my phone will be region locked if I use their unlock code before the phone has been activated on t-mobile. You know anything about this?
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I tried unlockunit.com. they were unable to unlock my phone but they gave me full refund when they failed. Good cust. Service. Anyone have good results from another unlock service?

martini616 said:
I tried unlockunit.com. they were unable to unlock my phone but they gave me full refund when they failed. Good cust. Service. Anyone have good results from another unlock service?
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I ended up using cell unlocker and it was quick and painless, and I had a working code in no time. (30 minutes maybe?). I would use them again.

Your carrier. They have to unlock the phone now if I'm not mistaken. Maybe you have to have an account with them for a month or so but I just called tmobile and they got me same day free
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