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[Q] Atrix HD Bad Imei / ESN

as the title,
I have just purchased ATRIX HD on ebay and it has BAD imei / esn.
im abroad and not use at&t carrier...is it possible to unlocked the phone even the imei / esn BAD..?
Thanks so much for your help in advance...

You have to unlock it like a att phone...but you will be able to use it on other networks...
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ai6908 said:
You have to unlock it like a att phone...but you will be able to use it on other networks...
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yes i know i have to unlock the phone...is it possible to unlock the phone? even the phone have bad imei / esn..?

From what I have read and seen on ebay and other places, the phone can only be unlocked by imei and, if you can't read your phone's imei, you may be out of luck.
Did you try you sim in the phone? Were you prompted to enter your network unlock code?

audit13 said:
From what I have read and seen on ebay and other places, the phone can only be unlocked by imei and, if you can't read your phone's imei, you may be out of luck.
Did you try you sim in the phone? Were you prompted to enter your network unlock code?
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this not unknown esn / imei sir...but bad esn / imei..
actually i have not received the phone yet, and maybe take long time to get here, because im not in US...
i just try contact www.gsmunlockus.com, and ask bout this..they said "Yes it can be unlock but it will not work in the USA"
so i think its no problem if the bad esn / imei, but the phone still can be unlock...

I am sorry. I misunderstood your post. You have an imei but it is listed as bad. In that case, it should work with your carrier when unlocked.

[Q] HELP!!!!!!!! Make Verizon DROID 3 use any Service Provider SIM Card...

I live in Malaysia and I got the phone through an aunt who lives in U.S . She gave it to me 4 months ago because it was too sophisticated for her.
I manage to bypass the code request and signed in with m Google account and the phone is now accessible but when I try to insert a local SIM card( Maxis ) it doesnt recognize the sim and the phone locks back again. I lost my old phone and would be pleased if someone cant help me root it.
**I have tried to use Pete's One click root and installed the End-User Software from Motorola and the Root app doesnt recognize my phone when I connected it..
Does rooting make it unlocked and how to root if it does.
Hope someone can help me solve my problems..
Thank You

DarkPheonix271 said:
I live in Malaysia and I got the phone through an aunt who lives in U.S . She gave it to me 4 months ago because it was too sophisticated for her.
I manage to bypass the code request and signed in with m Google account and the phone is now accessible but when I try to insert a local SIM card( Maxis ) it doesnt recognize the sim and the phone locks back again. I lost my old phone and would be pleased if someone cant help me root it.
**I have tried to use Pete's One click root and installed the End-User Software from Motorola and the Root app doesnt recognize my phone when I connected it..
Does rooting make it unlocked and how to root if it does.
Hope someone can help me solve my problems..
Thank You
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You must get a SIM unlock code from a 3rd party or Verizon. Check ebay or unlock4moto or similar service. There's a selection of Droid 3s that CANNOT be unlocked by 3rd party code, this was a problem with the Droid 2 Global as well. If a 3rd party code does not work, you MUST get an unlock code from Verizon. Rooting does NOT SIM unlock the phone.

Skreelink said:
You must get a SIM unlock code from a 3rd party or Verizon. Check ebay or unlock4moto or similar service. There's a selection of Droid 3s that CANNOT be unlocked by 3rd party code, this was a problem with the Droid 2 Global as well. If a 3rd party code does not work, you MUST get an unlock code from Verizon. Rooting does NOT SIM unlock the phone.
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And you will want to run the XT883 rom after you unlock and root your phone as well. If you explain to Big Red (VZW) what you are doing they will be more than happy to unlock it for you as it was for me. I was in AFG with both my D2G and D3 and had no issues unlocking them at all.

Gilly Monster said:
And you will want to run the XT883 rom after you unlock and root your phone as well. If you explain to Big Red (VZW) what you are doing they will be more than happy to unlock it for you as it was for me. I was in AFG with both my D2G and D3 and had no issues unlocking them at all.
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Not true, the stock radio and ROM will work in Non-US 'foreign' GSM networks. The XT883 Radio is required for AT&T/T-Mobile/Other US GSM networks. The XT883 ROM is not required for anything outside of any enhancements it may hold over the stock XT862 ROM.
For US GSM networks; it only requires the XT883 radio and modified build.prop to read the radio. For a foreign network (you mentioned Malaysia) just getting the SIM unlock code and unlocking the device should work. After unlock, input required APN settings for data/MMS and you should be good to go.

Skreelink said:
Not true, the stock radio and ROM will work in Non-US 'foreign' GSM networks. The XT883 Radio is required for AT&T/T-Mobile/Other US GSM networks. The XT883 ROM is not required for anything outside of any enhancements it may hold over the stock XT862 ROM.
For US GSM networks; it only requires the XT883 radio and modified build.prop to read the radio. For a foreign network (you mentioned Malaysia) just getting the SIM unlock code and unlocking the device should work. After unlock, input required APN settings for data/MMS and you should be good to go.
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Very true. I just mentioned it should the OP come back stateside. And you are right it does work without it in other countries. I tried it.

[Q] Unlocked Sprint M8 Still can't use AT&T or T-Mobile

I bought a used Sprint M8 Not HK version
And I successfully unlocked the simlock,because I have been to China and I can use the GSM and CDMA network there.
I want to change my carrier as AT&T or T-mobile even if Version Wireless,but it just tell me the SIM Card Is Invalid !
I visited a lot of website and tried any possible solution on the Internet,include but not limite in: Change ROM,Flash Radio,Format /cache /sytem /data,Retry simlock again and again,Set QPST,Set CDMAworkstation,Set DFS ...
Well,
I even want to buy the unlock code from xxxxxx.com,but they warn me do not buy the code if the phone didn't request.
Why the phone didn't request the unlock code?
I truly hope I can unlock this phone,
If you know how to deal with it,Please help me!
I am using Sprint (maybe)original ROM,Software version 3.31.654.2,OS vision Android 4.4.4,Baseband version 1.08.20.0916

Even if you SIM unlock the phone you can't use it on another domestic carrier. If you're international that's another story.

Magnum_Enforcer said:
Even if you SIM unlock the phone you can't use it on another domestic carrier. If you're international that's another story.
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But it is designed can enter the unlock code to unlock domestic carrier and international carrier.
And the domestic unlock code is actually exist,just have no idea why this phone not ask.
Maybe the unlock program damage the part of domestic unlock function?

help! my M8 didn't ask me about the unlock code

I try to unlock my Sprint M8,I tried T-mobile and AT&T sim card.
But my phone didn't likes youtube video, My phone didn't ask me about the unlock code. It just simply tell me the sim card is Invalid.
I have tried to use the unlock helper to unlock it, but it just unlock the internation lock.
I still want to unlock the domestic carrier lock.
Is it the ROM problem?
My phone use the Android 4.4.3,and it is S-OFF.
Please help me!

If you're trying to unlock your phone to use it on another domestic carrier, you're not going to be able to do that. SIM unlocking will work for international use.

Magnum_Enforcer said:
If you're trying to unlock your phone to use it on another domestic carrier, you're not going to be able to do that. SIM unlocking will work for international use.
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But Sprint customer service is going to give me a unlock code.
If I can't enter this code,What is this code use for?

Magnum_Enforcer said:
If you're trying to unlock your phone to use it on another domestic carrier, you're not going to be able to do that. SIM unlocking will work for international use.
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I have a sprint HTC One m8 and live outside the USA, how can I SIM Unlock, have tried the Sim Unlock method posted here in the forum and nothing... need some help, now I have a very expensive (for me) phone here without being able to use it :crying:

Lrclaros said:
I have a sprint HTC One m8 and live outside the USA, how can I SIM Unlock, have tried the Sim Unlock method posted here in the forum and nothing... need some help, now I have a very expensive (for me) phone here without being able to use it :crying:
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Can you be more specific? what is your current Rom? and are you able to flash custom roms? if yes try this one and use their unlock method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729170

Wrong Imei

So i bought an at&t XT1097 from ebay and it came with sim locked, i tried to unlock it with no succes via at&t because they told me the imei was not in their database.
After looking at the imei displayed on the box i found out it wasnt the same displaying at the phone (i checked this imei and this was the original imei). So now what should i do? I have my moto x rooted and bootloader unlocked still i dont know if i should just return the phone since i live in Chile and bought on the USA, or try to upload the correct imei.

well as far as i know if it was att variant, then bootloader should not be unlocked, as att isnt allowing it, your device seems too be from a diffrent carrier, i guess xt1097 is not only own by att, retail ca, retail brazil and many others carriers also use xt1097. search by the imei might be you find something help full, and also check sim tray, it contains the original imei also.. you can also check imei from bootloader, just boot into bootloader and press volume down and select barcodes from the menu by pressing volume up. last thing you can do is RMA

It IS an at&t variant, i just unlocked the bootloader via sunshine. The sim tray doesnt contain the imei either and in the bootloader barcodes it shows the IMEI that im unable to unlock.
What is RMA?

Patopa said:
It IS an at&t variant, i just unlocked the bootloader via sunshine. The sim tray doesnt contain the imei either and in the bootloader barcodes it shows the IMEI that im unable to unlock.
What is RMA?
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The barcode imei is what the real imei is.. Box imei might be different, so if you have unlockbootloader and imei is not on database have you tried 3rd party unlock providers? I got mine in 3$ from unlockbase.. Give it a try.

Ive tried to unlock it via 3rd party, where most of them refunded me claiming that they couldnt get the unlock code. Its all so weird since now at&t says i cant ask for the unlock code since its attached to an account (previously they said it wasnt from at&t), and now i asked for the owner to try and get me the code.
I really hope i can get the code, im using a really bad phone right now.
Thanks for the help!

Seems suspicious. Is it possible the phone is stolen and has had the IMEI changed?