Hi there,
First of all congratulations on the forum. Very good stuff here.
I have a problem in a new Optimus Black. It says "Sim Network Block".
What it means?
Thanks in advance.
Greetings to all.
mano666 said:
Hi there,
First of all congratulations on the forum. Very good stuff here.
I have a problem in a new Optimus Black. It says "Sim Network Block".
What it means?.
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1. Perhaps it's related to your GSM SIM card? What if your SIM inserted to another phone, is it the SIM card fine?
2. Do you have any other SIM card to be inserted to your OB phone? It still had error?
3. Where did you come from (country)?
4. Your ROM version (10A, 10B, 11A, or else?)
Sorry to answer with question, but AFAIK this case is "new" with LG Optimus Black, and you didn't mention such as those information..
Thanks.
Sound to me like a SIM lock, or to be more specific: like a network lock.
Some service providers "lock" the phones they sell to a specific SIM (SIM lock) or at least any SIM of this service provider/network (network lock). I don't know about other countries, but in Germany this is mostly used for cell phones that are sold as pay-as-you-go/pre-paid offers while "regular"/post-paid contracts mostly have phones without any lock.
Most times such locks can be removed by yourself, but it might be illegal in your country (depends on the country). Otherwise you could contact you service provider and ask for an unlock key - but you will probably have to be a huge "fee" for that...
And before you ask: nope, I have no clue how to remove the lock. ;-)
It's SIMlock. Go for eBay and by unlock code for ~3$. It's really cheap.
It's seems to be a SimLock. I've tried 3 different sim cards from different networks, it happens in all of them.
The codes in Ebay are secure? It seems so cheap.
Thank you all for the answers.
mano666 said:
The codes in Ebay are secure? It seems so cheap.
Thank you all for the answers.
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Yes, no probs with them. Buyed one and it worked.
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Hi all
This is hopefully the last factor in deciding whether I will get the HD7 or not.
I read on cellhub that you have to "Activate on Delivery". What does this mean? Can you not use the phone before it is activated or does it only need to be activated on T-Mobile if you are using it on T-Mobile?
Thanks again.
Jonno2343 said:
Hi all
This is hopefully the last factor in deciding whether I will get the HD7 or not.
I read on cellhub that you have to "Activate on Delivery". What does this mean? Can you not use the phone before it is activated or does it only need to be activated on T-Mobile if you are using it on T-Mobile?
Thanks again.
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not sure what that is, mine arrived, poped in the sim, had touns of trouble with importing contacts, but once I got past that, the phone works just fine out of the box.
Im Tmobile USA.
now using the empty OS it self is a whole other issue
If you mean an iPhone like iTunes dependent activation there is none. Just pop the sim in and you are ready to go. In fact, I didn't even entered a SIM when I first opened it
Ok, great, thanks very much.
Were you two both on contracts or prepaid?
I will be purchasing the phone and then using it in South Africa so I don't want it to get here only to find out that it has to be activated with a T-Mobile sim card
You mean unlocked/locked phone. If you bought yourself an unlocked phone there shouldn't be any problem with your SIM . Just as I did
No, I know I'll need to unlock it.
I want to know if the actual phone has to be activated by T-Mobile before it can be used.
Do I require cables, software or any technical knowledge?
Unlocking your HTC phone by HTCimeiUnlock.com is very simple. You don't need any cables, software or technical knowledge. All you have to do in order to unlock your phone is to switch it on with a not allowed SIM card and simply use your phone's keypad to enter the eight digit unlock code provided by us!
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Looks like no.
Last year, I got an HTC Incredible S and absolutely love the phone. The only thing I did not like was the capacity, so I got a 32GB card instead. I do not know if there is a special procedure to follow when you change the SD card, so I just copied everything from one card to the other. Of course, some programs did not find the data, so that data had to get loaded again.
The phone was locked to an operator in Norway - Telenor, but as I used a SIM from an operator that used their network, I did not need to switch. This year I needed to go back to Brazil and wanted to make sure I could use my phone with my TIM number here. So I called Telenor when it was getting close and got the unlock code. I then tried to unlock it after changing to a SIM from a different network in Norway. But it did not work.
After trying a third SIM card, it seemed to work, so I thought it was ok and the phone had never actually been locked. How wrong was I...
After arriving in Brazil last week and picking up my SIM from TIM Brazil, I found out that the lock is very much in place. And the code I got is not working.
If I was in Norway still, I could send it to Telenor for free and they would fix it, but I am not. So what can I do to unlock it?
The full model as displayed by the phone:
HTC Incredible S S710e
The instructions for unlocking never mentioned anything about keeping the original SD card, but can that be the reason for it not working?
After I changed to the new SD card, the cold boot of the phone is extremely long, but most of the day-to-day operations is ok.
Any suggestions to what I can do to remove the operator lock? I have noticed that there is an official site from HTC where you can unlock some things of the Incredible S. Will that do the job?
I really need to be able to use my phone here. I hope someone out there have an idea what to do.
Oceanwatcher said:
Last year, I got an HTC Incredible S and absolutely love the phone. The only thing I did not like was the capacity, so I got a 32GB card instead. I do not know if there is a special procedure to follow when you change the SD card, so I just copied everything from one card to the other. Of course, some programs did not find the data, so that data had to get loaded again.
The phone was locked to an operator in Norway - Telenor, but as I used a SIM from an operator that used their network, I did not need to switch. This year I needed to go back to Brazil and wanted to make sure I could use my phone with my TIM number here. So I called Telenor when it was getting close and got the unlock code. I then tried to unlock it after changing to a SIM from a different network in Norway. But it did not work.
After trying a third SIM card, it seemed to work, so I thought it was ok and the phone had never actually been locked. How wrong was I...
After arriving in Brazil last week and picking up my SIM from TIM Brazil, I found out that the lock is very much in place. And the code I got is not working.
If I was in Norway still, I could send it to Telenor for free and they would fix it, but I am not. So what can I do to unlock it?
The full model as displayed by the phone:
HTC Incredible S S710e
The instructions for unlocking never mentioned anything about keeping the original SD card, but can that be the reason for it not working?
After I changed to the new SD card, the cold boot of the phone is extremely long, but most of the day-to-day operations is ok.
Any suggestions to what I can do to remove the operator lock? I have noticed that there is an official site from HTC where you can unlock some things of the Incredible S. Will that do the job?
I really need to be able to use my phone here. I hope someone out there have an idea what to do.
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No the unlock procedure at HTCDEv.com is to unlock the bootloader so you can root and customize your phone. Unfortunately, rooting your phone will not help ou SIM unlock your phone.
You need to SIM unlock your phone which the unlock code should have done. Also the SiM unlock code has nothing to do with your SD card.
You need to contact Telenor and tell them that the unlock code does not work. Or you can try one of the paid services that provide unlock codes for a fee.
Hello I just bought a LG optmius 2X from fido and i have went out and got an unlock code ( yes i made sure i had the correct iemi number) BUT here is what happend
I went to the dialer typed in 2945#*990# brings the unlock panel so i begin typing my code the first one went quickly and the phone quickly restarted so i thought yay i did it so i threw in a rogers sim but to my suprise nothing happend.. so i tryed again with a bell sim and once again nothing happend so now i was checking the imei number and that matches with the unlock codes so i have no clue what im doing wrong as well i tryed all the other codes that i was sent with no luck as well
what am i to do?
PS When booted up it says NO SIM as well i have NEVER had a accutal fido sim card in the phone as well i have updated to android 2.3 and that effected nothing
207 views yet no help
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If you're not getting replies it's because nobody that has seen this yet knows how to help (me included).
In my case it was quite simple as the companies over here are forced to give the unlock codes, all I did was put a SIM from a company other than what I had (as said on the instructions) and then bring the unlock menu and enter the code.
Don't know if using a different SIM before unlocking is necessary because of the model itself or just the company I was using, it wouldn't hurt trying that way so put another sim first and then bring the unlock panel.
Thank you very much for the reply. I have tryed two other sim cards. both givethe same result now isthere a way to check if the phone is ulocked not buy puting in an new sim? Also the phone has never had a fido sim in it could this cause problems?
hidequick said:
Thank you very much for the reply. I have tryed two other sim cards. both givethe same result now isthere a way to check if the phone is ulocked not buy puting in an new sim? Also the phone has never had a fido sim in it could this cause problems?
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The easiest way to check is using a non accepted sim card and getting network. I don't think never have used a fido sim is the issue.
I just want to be sure you're doing the steps right,
1.- Insert a non accepted sim and start the phone, when the phone has loaded you should see the message "locked network/sim" (don't know exactly what it says in english)
2.- Dial the sequence 2945#*990# or 2945#*999# and then input the unlock code, you should get a message saying the request to unlock the phone was successful (again, or something like that) and then the phone will restart
3.- Once it loads again, you should see the name of the network provider and have signal.
Now try again, and tell exactly where it's going different for you to see if someone can help you, if not there's always the option to unlock by software.
Thank you but i get an error when i send the unlock code says networking error of.somthing also is softweare unlocking easy to do?
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looking at the end of topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701939
I have gone back to stock 2.2.2 fryo and it still does not want to unlock.
sorry for the dubble post but here is a video of my problem yes this is me http://www.veoh.com/watch/v33213769CCkKgRTz
hidequick said:
sorry for the dubble post but here is a video of my problem yes this is me http://www.veoh.com/watch/v33213769CCkKgRTz
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Try the code SPCK instead of whichever you're using.
would like you to know i have tryed all codes but i will give it a shot on 2.2
EDIT: tryed all codes recived none work and I HAVE been told these codes work.
ALSOi have a few other topics around the fourms asking about my problem and no one knows whats going on they all have 300+ views even! I have stumped the entire fourm!?
Hi people, after spending hours and hours looking at the forum and google about my problem i decided to start this topic because i could not find the solution
the fact is: i have a z3c (D5803), buyed in amazon in a travel, then i get back to my country with my new phone, and when i arrived, i found that the phone never detects sims cards! already tried with several diferent sim's, roms, and have no luck
when i put a sim in the slot, the phone recognizes that a sim is inserted and then reboot, but after that, it boots and when it finishes booting, i can see the message "no sim card found"
phone has actually instaled this rom: 23.0.1.A.5.77 - Unbranded - GEL [Latin America] (1290-6916) (i am from Uruguay)
model D5803
SI 1290-0543
any ideas?
thanks in advance!
Any ideas?
Is the phone operator locked?
Did you flash that firmware from Latin America or it was already loaded?
istux said:
Is the phone operator locked?
Did you flash that firmware from Latin America or it was already loaded?
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unlocked version, also tryed latin american firmware unlocked and i have no luck
the fact is that the phone says "no sim card detected", instead of no service or no signal
birri said:
unlocked version, also tryed latin american firmware unlocked and i have no luck
the fact is that the phone says "no sim card detected", instead of no service or no signal
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Then the only explanation is that it's broken.
Return it to Amazon, they usually have a very good return service. I hope it works in country too
istux said:
Then the only explanation is that it's broken.
Return it to Amazon, they usually have a very good return service. I hope it works in country too
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any way to test if sim card slot is broken? (it is really difficult to send back the phone to USA for warranty from here..)
birri said:
any way to test if sim card slot is broken? (it is really difficult to send back the phone to USA for warranty from here..)
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You did everything you had to do.
Did you test the phone in USA before backing home?
Try to look inside the slot, maybe one of the six pins is bended...
Yes, I already tried putting a small paper between Sim card and Sim housing in order to push the Sim over the Sim pins of the phone, no success..
I could not test it in USA because I do not have a Sim, but it is hard for me that the Sim slot could be broken, I have never seen something similar before
Do you know any specialized place to ask?
Also tried putting the empty Sim card housing (just to see if phones reboot without Sim) and it does not reboot! So it means that in any way the phone detects the Sim, but it does not work
birri said:
So it means that in any way the phone detects the Sim, but it does not work
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That's why the first idea was it could be operator-locked.
Open the phone dial pad and press *#*#7378423#*#*, then tap on Service info > Configuration
and read your "rooting status"
Usually operator-locked phones give "Bootloader unlock allowed: NO"
istux said:
That's why the first idea was it could be operator-locked.
Open the phone dial pad and press *#*#7378423#*#*, then tap on Service info > Configuration
and read your "rooting status"
Usually operator-locked phones give "Bootloader unlock allowed: NO"
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It returned yes
birri said:
It returned yes
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Then your hardware is broken. It's not software related at all
I suggest you contact Amazon and try to find a way to send the phone.
If you can't, then try with a Sony repair center, as the warranty should cover this kind of problems.
Good luck!
It is hard to believe for me that ir could be a hardware problem, I mean the phone works great! I could not imagine what can happen that could make this problem, any idea of a specialized place to ask?
any suggestions?
Hi,
I just bought a Mi 9 for my gf as Birthday gift and have a big problem with it.
We use her Simcard from her further phone, which works there without issues, but the Mi 9 just let her use Data on the simcard (internet). No calls or texts in-/ outbound are possible. It always shows that no mobile network is available.
I already readded all APNs (Internet, LTE, GPRS) and tried a couple different network settings (*#*#4636#*#*). I'm not sure why this issue appears and searched allover the internet. Seems like noone else have this problem.
Version is 11.0.2.0(QFAMIXM) with locked bootloader. Could it be that seller flashed something wrong, modem type or whatever? Carrier lock wouldn't let us use the actual sim right? My own sim as well just work with data so it need to be an issue with the phone.
Thanks in advance
Chris
Noone have any idea what the issue could be?
This seems like an operator related issue and probably has nothing to do with the Mi9. Try operator related forums for more help. The only thing that comes to mind is to get a new sim from the operator.
ChrisMNL said:
Noone have any idea what the issue could be?
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Question:
Does mi9 recognize the SIM Card? Does mi9 ASK for your SIM Card PIN? Or does mi9 say 'no SIM Card installed'?
Hi,
Sim is recognized and contacts shown. Sim pin is deactivated so the Phone don't ask.
Mobile Network is shown and active and data/ internet works. Its just the GPRS funtions (Text, Calls) which don't work. When I try to call I get the "Mobile Network isn't available" message and texts don't sent.
Thanks
This seems like an operator related issue and probably has nothing to do with the Mi9. Try operator related forums for more help. The only thing that comes to mind is to get a new sim from the operator.
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The Sim works fine in another phone and my sim which works as well, shows the same errors in the Mi 9. So it must be an phone issue.
ChrisMNL said:
The Sim works fine in another phone and my sim which works as well, shows the same errors in the Mi 9. So it must be an phone issue.
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What operator do you use? What operators are the respective cards you have tried in the Mi9? Did you buy the phone from a private person and not new in a sealed package? In this case contact the seller.
ChrisMNL said:
The Sim works fine in another phone and my sim which works as well, shows the same errors in the Mi 9. So it must be an phone issue.
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Do you have 2 simcards installed?
You also might try to reset the modems, howto you can find when searching the forum
Just 1 sim installed. 2nd slot shows the same issues. Will check the forum for modem reset thanks.
Hi,
Weirdly the phone seem to have a Carrier Lock. My gf uses SMART Prepaid here on the Philippines and as said just mobile data was working. Yesterday she switched the SIM for testing to Globe and with this SIM everything works. 4G is available and calls/ texts work as they should.
I'm still confused about this. If the Phone would be carrier locked, should another Carrier SIM not be functional at all? I don't get why Data connections are working then.
For now the solution is to get another SIM. Probably let it unlock in a store.
Regards
Chris