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SIM network lock after reflashing of JM5

Dear all,
I need help!I have an unbranded Galaxy S and I usually update the firmware without any problem(until now!!). Few days ago I flashed for the first time JM5 firmware without any problem. Today I had to reflash the JM5 firmware. Everything was ok but when I booted my phone I had the message: "SIM network unlock PIN"!!!!I'm going crazy because I cannot unlock the SIM!!!What's happened? Please help me!!I tried to reflash with an old firmware but no chance to reset!!How can I proceed?
Thank you

Contact your operator for your PIN code, unless you have it in the letter that you got with your SIM card.
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Actually: Did you buy the device from Handtec?
According to this thread, they got a batch of Orange-locked phones where they should've been unlocked.
Return the device to them to get a new unlocked one.

The problem is that the phone worked properly without any restriction for 20 days with the same SIM and now I noticed this problem!!!
I cannot also unlock my phone via websites that provide this kind of codes because I don't really know also the name of the opeator that is locking my phone!!
I think that this is an internal problem of phone but I don't know how to fix it.
Other ideas?

What on Earth, same issue here.
My phone just randomly got locked.

sturmeh said:
My phone just randomly got locked.
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What do you mean? Do you mean that sometimes you are able to use your phone e sometimes no? How do you unlock your your phone?

I think that you have an imported device that was unlocked from the seller. When you have restored the factory settings, probably the unlock was... wiped... I have had the same problem after a factory reset; I'm Italian and my Galaxy is an imported item from Hungary or Austria, but I don't know the original provider that locked the device. I have phoned the Samsung Customer Care (the seller is on vacation until the end of august ) and, from the IMEI, they told me only that the device was producted for the Austrian market. Without the provider it's no easy to unlock the phone, but there is a service that I'm trying: unlocksamsung.co.uk - they are partner of Mobileunlocked.co.uk, but unlock only samsung and only using the IMEI number of the phone. In the meanwhile I've ordered a I-Smartsim 2008 from Ebay...
Bye.

Did you try reflashing a different firmware?
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nick5000 said:
Did you try reflashing a different firmware?
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All from JF1 to JM5.

so that means the lock in the firmware ? I was under the impression that is was not.
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No, the network lock is firmware independent. I was able to flash various firmware without problems in first days. The lock appeared after the first Factory Reset using the vol-up+home+power combo.

rbnet.it said:
No, the network lock is firmware independent. I was able to flash various firmware without problems in first days. The lock appeared after the first Factory Reset using the vol-up+home+power combo.
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I can confirm that the network lock is firmware independent, however my phone went into network lock before Factory Reset.
I did however try Factory Reset to fix it and it didn't help, nor did flashing several other roms, including the stock rom.
I contacted the point of sale and apparently they had a previous issue with a batch of phones but they did not expect it to happen again.
I hope if a replacement isn't honoured then we need to find a solution... :\
paky79 said:
What do you mean? Do you mean that sometimes you are able to use your phone e sometimes no? How do you unlock your your phone?
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Once it showed up I haven't been able to use my phone as a phone.
When you enter your SIM PIN (if you have one), it then jumps to a full screen that asks for a NETWORK UNLOCK PIN.
Just to clarify, this is not PUK or PUK2, as I can use my sim in another phone just fine. ( G1 actually. )
Did you buy your phone from handtec? If so your phone is probably locked to Orange UK.

sturmeh said:
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Did you buy your phone from handtec? If so your phone is probably locked to Orange UK.
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I don't know. I'm Italian, I bought it as an import "free" device and maybe the phone is from Austria or Hungary. I hope in a software workaround in the future. For now I'm waiting (and hoping in) an unlock code and/or the unlock sim buyed on ebay (till seller reopen at the end of the month...).
Bye.

Just to understand what this issue is about: now, when your phone is trying to connect to the Network, it checks your device's IMEI as "locked" and then negotiate a PIN Dialog?

sturmeh said:
my phone went into network lock before Factory Reset.
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Now that is REALLY scary.. Can you please try to remember what you did, or what program were you using -->right before<-- the network lock got restored ???! Something must have made the Factory Reset trigger...

Same thing happened to me 2 days ago. I removed the sim from my phone and I left it without battery for ~16hours. When I put the sim back, I got the same message to enter SIM network unlock PIN.
Fortunately for me, my phone was unlocked via an unlocking service and I had the NCK code. The trick is that I cannot unlock the phone again using this code, but I can lock it to my network with it.
The weird thing is that now I can use my phone both on the network that it was previously locked and on the network that i locked it. So, my phone is now locked on 2 networks And the other thing is: I can enter as many unlock codes that I want. it is no more limited to 3 tries.

Stefanauss said:
Just to understand what this issue is about: now, when your phone is trying to connect to the Network, it checks your device's IMEI as "locked" and then negotiate a PIN Dialog?
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I have a Network Lock.
*#7465625#
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yaz00us said:
Same thing happened to me 2 days ago. I removed the sim from my phone and I left it without battery for ~16hours. When I put the sim back, I got the same message to enter SIM network unlock PIN
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Tell me, have you unlocked it after you bought it?
rbnet.it said:
I have a Network Lock.
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rbnet.it, let me try to clear things out and understand it:
A - Wasn't your phone dead?
B - What program did you use to check your locks?
Also i'd like to leave some general question for anyone who knows:
C - Do you think that if a galaxy S user unlocks its phone online using some kind of site, the phone will eventually lock himself up again?
D - Are the locks "predictable"? I mean, will the phone always do Network-Lock or always do Sim-Lock?
This scares me out a lot, my phone is locked to "TMN" (network only) but everything is OK as long as it stays that way... But i'm starting to believe that it won't

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rbnet.it, let me try to clear things out and understand it:
A - Wasn't your phone dead?
B - What program did you use to check your locks?
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A: No, it isn't dead It's network-locked on a foreign countries/provider: I can't use the phone section (call, mobile networks, etc) within Italian providers, but if I dismiss the pin request (or leave out the SIM), I can use any other functions.
B: a samsung code that check the status of the phone: http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=721111
Bye.

Good news guys.
I contacted Handtec ( Place of purchase. ) and apparently it's a issue with Samsung Firmware or something.
The guy sent me a network unlock code, and it seems to work.
I haven't got the prompt again.

That's just what I was wishing for =)
Since yaz00us told us that his phone locked himself up, it had to be a Samsung Bug.
By the way, does the given code work for future times? If so i might ask mine right away... =)
thanks for the good news

your sim card does not allow connection to this network

My HTC Incredible S signal bar got cross and mobile say out service area.
When I manually try to select network it says 'sim card does not allow connection to this network'
I have installed 3,4 ROMs but same issue, tried different radios but same issue.
Also tried *#*#4636#*#* thing, turned off then on radio many times but no use.
Any help will be highly appreciated!
One thing to note is that I can connect GPRS/ EDGE and browse normally without any issue still it shows no signal, but when try to make a call it says out of service area.
Also when phone restarts it locks on to network showing signals. but as soon as i make call signals are lost.
Awaiting help..

have u put the back part (the part which u seperate the phone to remove the battery) together firmly? that happened to me and as soon as i clicked the case together it worked!
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Back cover is securely fixed, I have also cleaned the contacts of phone to back cover but still the same problem

awaiting help..

umartariq said:
My HTC Incredible S signal bar got cross and mobile say out service area.
When I manually try to select network it says 'sim card does not allow connection to this network'
I have installed 3,4 ROMs but same issue, tried different radios but same issue.
Also tried *#*#4636#*#* thing, turned off then on radio many times but no use.
Any help will be highly appreciated!
One thing to note is that I can connect GPRS/ EDGE and browse normally without any issue still it shows no signal, but when try to make a call it says out of service area.
Also when phone restarts it locks on to network showing signals. but as soon as i make call signals are lost.
Awaiting help..
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Are you sure you have a SIM unlocked IncS? Sounds like it may be SIM locked.

tpbklake said:
Are you sure you have a SIM unlocked IncS? Sounds like it may be SIM locked.
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+1 But I've never seen this before or else I'd help you out.
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Sim card might have issues. Have you tried another one or sim in another phone?

Nonverbose said:
Sim card might have issues. Have you tried another one or sim in another phone?
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I agree with this. I had this problem when i had to swap SIMs due to a plan change. Got a DOA SIM resulting in this guy's same symptoms.

itsbeertimenow said:
+1 But I've never seen this before or else I'd help you out.
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Thank you all for the replies, BUT I have tried all 5 carriers available in my country. The behavior is same for all SIMs. I bought unlocked Inc S. There is no doubt that it is locked because this strange behavior occurred suddenly when i was using my phone as usual. No new application / ROM or anything else was installed. It just suddenly started this behavior.

I think I have to send my device to HTC. At first I was trying to resolve the issue with help of you guys because it has no warranty. I have to pay for all the repair costs.
Anyway please keep me updated if any solution is available.
I'll too inform when my phone gets repaired that what was the issue, which might help some one suffering from same problem.
Thanks!

hmm probably u shuld restore to stock b4 sending to HTC! better chance of fixing it?
Follow this guide!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359555

SOLVED
thank you all for the support
problem was that TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY of our country blocked the set due to some misunderstanding, which was unlocked by them.

umartariq said:
thank you all for the support
problem was that TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY of our country blocked the set due to some misunderstanding, which was unlocked by them.
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HI
I have exactly the same problem than you
can you explain me how you solve it ?
Regards,

umartariq said:
I think I have to send my device to HTC. At first I was trying to resolve the issue with help of you guys because it has no warranty. I have to pay for all the repair costs.
Anyway please keep me updated if any solution is available.
I'll too inform when my phone gets repaired that what was the issue, which might help some one suffering from same problem.
Thanks!
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so what was it?
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umartariq said:
thank you all for the support
problem was that TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY of our country blocked the set due to some misunderstanding, which was unlocked by them.
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what do you mean? so it was blocked by IMEI?

[Q][HELP] No Service after S-OFF & ROM installation
Hi,
I have a similar problem. My sister just bought a gently used Canadian Incredible S. It was unlocked and working fine on her carrier, Fido, but was running Gingerbread. Since the carrier doesn't offer this model, I decided to root it and install a custom ROM. I tried following THIS guide, but I rapidly ran into problems. I have to say it was my first time. First, the dev unlock failed with a simple "[ERR] Command error!!!" in fastboot. I did a search and finally realised my HBOOT was already at 1.13.0000 and that it was impossible to dev unlock. I also read that S-OFF was equivalent so I skipped the unlock and tried to flash the recovery, but that failed too. Then, I decided to skip Nonverbose's script and the RUU and use Revolutionary to S-OFF and install the recovery software. That worked so I installed Superuser, the ViperVIVO 1.3.0 ROM and did all the wipes. The phone works fine but it doesn't pick any signal. I flashed a new radio, the 11M, redid the APN settings and changed to WCDMA only with the secret code, but nothing works. I finally restored to the Gingerbread backup, but there still is no service. Any help would be greatly appreciated to understand and fix the problem.
Thank you!

Weired unlocking prob P990

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

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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!?

Koodo phone won't be used on Rogers network.

I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.

chevymeister said:
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
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the phone is locked. you need to get an unlock code. look on ebay or your local craigslist. you should be able to get it done for under $20

chevymeister said:
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
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I've heard that cellunlocker.net works. It costs some money, but from what I've heard, it sounds pretty good!

Why I thought this wasn't the case is that my phone never asks for a code to be unlocked like these sites say, so I'm a little confused as to whether my phone is locked or unlocked.

chevymeister said:
Why I thought this wasn't the case is that my phone never asks for a code to be unlocked like these sites say, so I'm a little confused as to whether my phone is locked or unlocked.
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There's probably a hidden menu that you have to access. I think if you get your code, specific for your device, they should give you clear instructions on how to get there... But they probably won't do it until you pay for it . I'll try and search around and see what I can find.
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Alrighty! Here is the thread that you might be looking for. It's a bunch of hidden menus, and one of them might be the one you are looking for....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522003
However, I still don't know how to unlock the phone haha Sorry about that part, just giving a few suggestions

chevymeister said:
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
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I think u should edit ur apn configuration and use rogers setting.. may be u can find the rogers setting in their web..

You didn't specify which ROM the Ace was running. If its a stock Samsung ROM, I'd expect it to ask for a code, but with CM7 or 9, it won't since those build lack some libraries to perform the actual unlock.
To get your code look into the bml5 method.

[Q] Phone Genius Needed- Can't unlock from AT&T

Hi there, I'm a completely frustrated noob. I thought unlocking my device would be as simple as putting in the unlock code I got from an online service (I've since tried another service, and got the same code) but as soon as I typed it in, it acted like the code was accepted but then I got a message that said Phone Not Allowed mm#6 upon start up.
I took it to Tmobile to try and set up a plan, but they couldn't get the device to register on their network. Tmobile is listed on the phone, but it can't connect.
Since there is no longer a prompt for an unlock code, I tried typing in all the alternatives *#7465625*CODE etc, but the phone doesn't accept any of them.
I've also tried getting to the debug screen, phone control, and network lock- but my debug screen only has 5 choices... and phone control isn't one of them. This is what my phone won't let me do-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265089&page=2
The phone was never activated on AT&T. I purchased from someone the day it was released. I tried doing the unlock on a brand new Tmobile sim card, and when I went into the phone store- the girl also put in a different sim card, but still no prompt.
Please tell me there is hope, and that I'm overlooking some stupid setting. I feel like an idiot since it's almost been 2 months of failure. :crying:
I hope someone can help! Thanks!

k1124t said:
Hi there, I'm a completely frustrated noob. I thought unlocking my device would be as simple as putting in the unlock code I got from an online service (I've since tried another service, and got the same code) but as soon as I typed it in, it acted like the code was accepted but then I got a message that said Phone Not Allowed mm#6 upon start up.
I took it to Tmobile to try and set up a plan, but they couldn't get the device to register on their network. Tmobile is listed on the phone, but it can't connect.
Since there is no longer a prompt for an unlock code, I tried typing in all the alternatives *#7465625*CODE etc, but the phone doesn't accept any of them.
I've also tried getting to the debug screen, phone control, and network lock- but my debug screen only has 5 choices... and phone control isn't one of them. This is what my phone won't let me do-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265089&page=2
The phone was never activated on AT&T. I purchased from someone the day it was released. I tried doing the unlock on a brand new Tmobile sim card, and when I went into the phone store- the girl also put in a different sim card, but still no prompt.
Please tell me there is hope, and that I'm overlooking some stupid setting. I feel like an idiot since it's almost been 2 months of failure. :crying:
I hope someone can help! Thanks!
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That thread is for the Galaxy S4, not the ACTIVE... So yeah, There will probably be a different method released for this one

What... but this is in the Galaxy S4 Active Q&A.. do you mean that this is for the non-AT&T Active?

chrisperrera said:
What... but this is in the Galaxy S4 Active Q&A.. do you mean that this is for the non-AT&T Active?
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No, I have the AT&T Galaxy S4 Active, and I'm trying to unlock it so I can use it on Tmobile's new No Contract Plan.

I'm stupid *edit* .
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Nevermind, I misread Kwongger's reply.

Kwongger said:
That thread is for the Galaxy S4, not the ACTIVE... So yeah, There will probably be a different method released for this one
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Sooo... when might that be? Is there another solution? I reallllly need this phone unlocked and working. I hate carrying around 2 phones =[

if you are trying to sim unlock you need to throw a different sim card in it. shut it down, put tmobile sim in it, then when you reboot it should ask for sim unlock code. which you can get from your carrier provider.