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Anyone else having problems SIM unlocking their phones? I'm not using the T-Mobile unlock app rather my unlock code and getting into the settings through the dialer
No way to do it yet
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Rado_vr6 said:
Anyone else having problems SIM unlocking their phones? I'm not using the T-Mobile unlock app rather my unlock code and getting into the settings through the dialer
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What did you put in dialer to be able to input an unlock code?
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I'm having this issue too.
Disabled the unlocking app, and have no where to enter the unlock code.
Whenever I reboot, with the foreign sim, it says: This device is eligible for auto unlocking through the sim unlocker app.
I hit close and have no where to enter a code.
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With an active T-Mobile sim inserted, I was able to do this:
#7465625*638*#
It asked for unlock code.
It said accepted.
Rebooted with new AT&T SIM, still asks for network unlock.
I wanna unlock the device to use here in Brazil with brazilian carrier sim card. Sugestions? I have a G925T.
I already bought a unlock code on eBay, just waiting for the code to test it.
wifiguru said:
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I'm having this issue too.
Disabled the unlocking app, and have no where to enter the unlock code.
Whenever I reboot, with the foreign sim, it says: This device is eligible for auto unlocking through the sim unlocker app.
I hit close and have no where to enter a code.
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With an active T-Mobile sim inserted, I was able to do this:
#7465625*638*#
It asked for unlock code.
It said accepted.
Rebooted with new AT&T SIM, still asks for network unlock.
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Where did you get the code from???
Has anybody tried flashing an international firmware to their g920t to try to get the sim unlock code to take?
dew.man said:
Has anybody tried flashing an international firmware to their g920t to try to get the sim unlock code to take?
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That's a good idea I think I am gonna do that now.
BTW if I do this, then we find out if we can flash international firmwares on the G920t
EDIT: Didn't work failed
I got the unlock code from a seller on eBay. Was $25
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This whole issue started when tmobile started testing the Samsung Galaxy Avant (SM-G386T). I had bough 13 of these phones (I'm a reseller) but unlock code did not work. But this same phone was released on Metro PCS that works on Tmobile networks. The model numbers was same with Tmobile except the roms was different. What i had did was flashed the Metro PCS roms entered the unlocked codes from 3rd party (It worked)
Now with the S6 and S6 edge, these phones are not yet released on Metro PCS and i am not sure they will even release them. But if they do i think it will be good to try. I am not sure if the international Roms will work since as there might be a slight hardware difference.
hdexter84 said:
This whole issue started when tmobile started testing the Samsung Galaxy Avant (SM-G386T). I had bough 13 of these phones (I'm a reseller) but unlock code did not work. But this same phone was released on Metro PCS that works on Tmobile networks. The model numbers was same with Tmobile except the roms was different. What i had did was flashed the Metro PCS roms entered the unlocked codes from 3rd party (It worked)
Now with the S6 and S6 edge, these phones are not yet released on Metro PCS and i am not sure they will even release them. But if they do i think it will be good to try. I am not sure if the international Roms will work since as there might be a slight hardware difference.
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I have tested this method. It works on S6.
Z51 said:
I have tested this method. It works on S6.
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What did you do to get it to work on the s6
Z51 said:
I have tested this method. It works on S6.
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Z51 what Rom did you flash?? And did it work flawlessly or did you get some glitches??
I flashed a metro rom. phone asked me for a password, I punched it in, accepted it. it asked again., punched it in again, went away. now im on cricket full service
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also, if you dont wanna flash a rom dial this
#7465625*638*#
its gonna ask for the input code. input it and youre good to go
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hdexter84 said:
Z51 what Rom did you flash?? And did it work flawlessly or did you get some glitches??
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SO far its flawless.
no problem at all. use the code I provided. #7465625*638*#
Z51 said:
I flashed a metro rom. phone asked me for a password, I punched it in, accepted it. it asked again., punched it in again, went away. now im on cricket full service
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also, if you dont wanna flash a rom dial this
#7465625*638*#
its gonna ask for the input code. input it and youre good to go
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SO far its flawless.
no problem at all. use the code I provided. #7465625*638*#
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I tried that but it will not accept the code because of that unlock app. Do you have a link to the Metro S6 rom you flashed? Please can you share? I have looked on sammobile but could not find any s6 rom on there just yet.:cyclops:
hdexter84 said:
I tried that but it will not accept the code because of that unlock app. Do you have a link to the Metro S6 rom you flashed? Please can you share? I have looked on sammobile but could not find any s6 rom on there just yet.:cyclops:
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let me find it, hold on a second
Z51 said:
let me find it, hold on a second
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Where did you get the unlock code
unlockdeals.com
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
Also wanted to know if someone can post a tutorial or something like that... im currently on buildnumber g920aztuu3boj6
And im looking forward to upgrade to MM
It would be great if somone helped me out?
Sent from my SM-G920A using Tapatalk
Can someone also provide me a link for g920azauu3bjo6
Sent from my SM-G920A using Tapatalk
I's following this topic and now my Cricket's is 6.0.1, G920AUCU3CPD6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...ating-to-android-6-0-1-g920aucu3cpd6-t3371884
shergrief said:
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
Also wanted to know if someone can post a tutorial or something like that... im currently on buildnumber g920aztuu3boj6
And im looking forward to upgrade to MM
It would be great if somone helped me out
Sent from my SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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Link is right above....
Yes, it is easy. Only benefit to do it at this point is better android security updates in the future...right now ATT and Cricket are on same android security update.
Downfall is, I have not found a way to go back at all. You get ATT bloatware. Some of which it terrible....you also don't get OTA updates. and yes it relocks your GSM Sim unlock....(However, all you need to do to fix this is call Cricket again and get a new unlock code if you do not have the previous unlock code and reinput it.)
At this point however I would not do it, and wish I could go back.
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shergrief said:
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
Also wanted to know if someone can post a tutorial or something like that... im currently on buildnumber g920aztuu3boj6
And im looking forward to upgrade to MM
It would be great if somone helped me out?
Sent from my SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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ARE YOU STILL ON CRICKET? you should of gotten MM from cricket.
I didnt get the ota of mm,i flashed mm directly from odin and it works fine. thanks for your kind help
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shergrief said:
I have seen the forums that its easy to shift from cricket wireless firmware to at&t but the problen is i have saw people saying that you will lose your unlocked sim or it will get relocked by the carrier as it upgrades.....is that true?
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Once you physically do an unlock on a Samsung S6 device(*putting another sim in and booting up the phone and inputting the code.) then the device will remain unlocked and you can flash threw odin, or backups or factory reset the phone without losing the unlock. Only way I know the lock can be re-enabled is if you do an emergency factory recovery on the phone or you have the phone serviced(in which they do an emergency factory recovery on the phone.) and I don't even know if you can force an emergency recover in Smart Switch anymore like you used to be able to do with Kies.
Wondering if anyone has been able to flash the unlocked firmware onto the T-Mobile Note8.
Previous to my Note8 I had a Galaxy s8 which was flashed with the U1 firmware using Odin...
I looked and didn't any post/thread about this, however my apologies if I missed it -- if said thread/post exists where it explains how-to I'd LOVE to see it.
kuttor said:
Wondering if anyone has been able to flash the unlocked firmware onto the T-Mobile Note8.
Previous to my Note8 I had a Galaxy s8 which was flashed with the U1 firmware using Odin...
I looked and didn't any post/thread about this, however my apologies if I missed it -- if said thread/post exists where it explains how-to I'd LOVE to see it.
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Yup. I did it. Same process as the s8.
Can you point me to firmware
What's the benefit of doing this
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thatruth132 said:
Can you point me to firmware
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/stock-recovery-odin-recovery-software-t3671615
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chakra said:
What's the benefit of doing this
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No bloat from carrier, no boot sound, "stock" Samsung. You'll lose Wi-Fi calling depending on your carrier, you'll lose rcs, 256Q, and 4x4 mimo.
Overall I found the tmobile firmware better with just disabling the bloat through adhell.
guaneet said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/stock-recovery-odin-recovery-software-t3671615
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No bloat from carrier, no boot sound, "stock" Samsung. You'll lose Wi-Fi calling depending on your carrier, you'll lose rcs, 256Q, and 4x4 mimo.
Overall I found the tmobile firmware better with just disabling the bloat through adhell.
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For me that's too much to lose.
@all I appreciate the responses. I'm gonna try it I'm about an hour and report my experience.
I can't find much T-mo bloatware on mine. What else besides T-mobile, T-mo TV, visual voice mail and device unlock is there? I think carrier IQ is gone for good, anything else?
Will I trip Knox if I flash the unlocked firmware on my T-Mobile? or will anything change in the download menu showing unofficial status?
it will not trip knox and its reversible if you don't like the unlocked firmware. I went back t mobile firmware and used bk disabler to disable the bloat and crap running in the background. all in all you'll have about an extra GB taken up on internal storage which isn't much on a 64 GB device IMO.
With unlocked tmobile N8, if I flash unlocked fw, then device should work on Verizon?
hello - i also have this question. (sorry noob here).
I got my tmobile note 8 unlocked by paying off the the pending amount and followed the Tmobile's device unlock procedure. But even after that the phone did not work with Verizon's network.
Reading BlueFox721's post for carrier switching (link)
Is my understanding right that, first I have to follow the Carrier Switching procedure and then I can choose between 2 options
(opt 1) flash a specific carrier FW or
(opt 2) i can choose to flash the phone with the unlocked firmware.
Am i also right that flashing the phone with a carrier specifc FW provides some advantages that are specific to that carrier's network setup (features such as wifi calling, 4x4 mimo) and that also adds some of the bloatware from that carrier.
appreciate your help in advance.
manmay said:
hello - i also have this question. (sorry noob here).
I got my tmobile note 8 unlocked by paying off the the pending amount and followed the Tmobile's device unlock procedure. But even after that the phone did not work with Verizon's network.
Reading BlueFox721's post for carrier switching (link)
Is my understanding right that, first I have to follow the Carrier Switching procedure and then I can choose between 2 options
(opt 1) flash a specific carrier FW or
(opt 2) i can choose to flash the phone with the unlocked firmware.
Am i also right that flashing the phone with a carrier specifc FW provides some advantages that are specific to that carrier's network setup (features such as wifi calling, 4x4 mimo) and that also adds some of the bloatware from that carrier.
appreciate your help in advance.
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Yes
Dumb question. If the device is carrier locked, say to tmobile, will flashing unlocked firmware on it unlock it as well? or is it based on imei?
Nope, unlocked FW won't sim unlock the phone. And if you want to use Tmobile's unlock app you need to use it with Tmobile stock FW.
Doesn't unlock firmware support 256 qam and 4x4 mimo? It has band 46
Just got the phone, unlocked it, works fine on T-Mobile, but I was wondering if we can debrand this or rebrand to another carrier like most G9xxU phones out there. I know this is a P and probably isn't simple, but has anyone tried yet?
matistight said:
Just got the phone, unlocked it, works fine on T-Mobile, but I was wondering if we can debrand this or rebrand to another carrier like most G9xxU phones out there. I know this is a P and probably isn't simple, but has anyone tried yet?
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what csc are available on your device/firmware? for example my N976V has VZW and GCF.. i switched to gcf and its basically unbranded.. at least in my case..
problem with the carrier specific models they might have slightly dif capabilities such as network so putting csc on that doesnt go with the device might not work right
elliwigy said:
what csc are available on your device/firmware? for example my N976V has VZW and GCF.. i switched to gcf and its basically unbranded.. at least in my case..
problem with the carrier specific models they might have slightly dif capabilities such as network so putting csc on that doesnt go with the device might not work right
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Hi. how do you switch the N976V VZW CSC to GCF ? thanks
matistight said:
Just got the phone, unlocked it, works fine on T-Mobile, but I was wondering if we can debrand this or rebrand to another carrier like most G9xxU phones out there. I know this is a P and probably isn't simple, but has anyone tried yet?
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How did you unlock it
phonex168 said:
Hi. how do you switch the N976V VZW CSC to GCF ? thanks
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its a procees and files n methods are not public but essentially once u can enable keystrings and hiddenmenu on vzw can use *#272*IMEI# to change it.. with root theres many many ways
heres a pic of the menu on my n976v
How do you unlock the sprint s10 5g to use in another carrier or boost?
How do you unlock the SM-G977p to use on another carrier or boost?
matistight said:
Just got the phone, unlocked it, works fine on T-Mobile, but I was wondering if we can debrand this or rebrand to another carrier like most G9xxU phones out there. I know this is a P and probably isn't simple, but has anyone tried yet?
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IMEIgurus unlocked it for me
elliwigy said:
heres a pic of the menu on my n976v
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Does this reset the phone?
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elliwigy said:
its a procees and files n methods are not public but essentially once u can enable keystrings and hiddenmenu on vzw can use *#272*IMEI# to change it.. with root theres many many ways
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Also is this a combination firmware?
Altair571 said:
Does this reset the phone?
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Also is this a combination firmware?
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it prolly will wipe data unless maybe u just update network code.. and thats stock firmware
Flashed tmobile firmware on sprint s10 5g
I successfully flashed tmobile firmware on a sm-g977p sprint using the patched odin.
jaybirdroid66 said:
I successfully flashed tmobile firmware on a sm-g977p sprint using the patched odin.
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really? i assume this was after you unlocked the BL?
No, I cannot get the unlock oem boot loader button to pop up. Unless it was there before I flashed and it was unbeknownst to me opened.
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But really, yes
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No, I cannot get the unlock oem boot loader button to pop up. Unless it was there before I flashed and it was unbeknownst to me opened.
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But really, yes
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confused lol.. so bl was unlocked yes or no? just curious cuz maybe my n976v is similar lol
Boot was locked
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Boot was locked
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so u took full tmo firmware for a g975u and flashed it to g977p without unlocking the bl or anything?
can u take a pic of ur about phone and software info and post it so i can see what its reading as?
this is very interesting since it would mean that the regular U versions are signed with same keys as the 5g sprint version which is unlockable.
also, did u flash everything? BL AP CP CSC etc?
I flashed the G977tuvs2ash_8_tmb_[www.unlockguy.ca]. I have since paid my sprint bill, refreshed the sprint firmware, and it is good as new, with the OEM unlock button now showing up. You want me to try it again without enabling oem unlock and see what happens?
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Reflashed not refreshed
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I flashed the G977tuvs2ash_8_tmb_[www.unlockguy.ca]. I have since paid my sprint bill, refreshed the sprint firmware, and it is good as new, with the OEM unlock button now showing up. You want me to try it again without enabling oem unlock and see what happens?
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Reflashed not refreshed
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so g977t firm works on g977p.. interesting..i havent found any firmware yet that works on my n976v except vzw firm lol
Well it has only just been released, and verizon is notorious for their security
So can someone summarize what can be bootloader unlocked? Not sure why there is no thread dedicated for this, maybe it wouldn't be asked 1,000 times over and over.
SM-G977P: Sprint 5G, can be bootloader unlocked like Exynos and other Android phones easily and rooted.
SM-G977T: TMobile 5G....????
SM-G977U: Verizon 5G, not unlockable or flashable?
SM-G977N (Exynos): ?
I downgraded and towelrooted my at&t note 3
Now I can't get twrp to load, I can't find the right twrp recover modual for my phone.
Anyone kind enough to guide me?
Honeybadger said:
I downgraded and towelrooted my at&t note 3
Now I can't get twrp to load, I can't find the right twrp recover modual for my phone.
Anyone kind enough to guide me?
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U won't
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This bootloader is locked down. U need safestrap recovery to flash ROMs.
Thank you for the helpful kind reply
I am currently on AT&T obviously.
I am looking for a replacement, I am currently looking at the note 9 or pixel 3.
I do like my s-pen and headphone jack as I do like my headphones.
Any suggestions on phones so I don't end up in a jailed state again?
Honeybadger said:
Thank you for the helpful kind reply
I am currently on AT&T obviously.
I am looking for a replacement, I am currently looking at the note 9 or pixel 3.
I do like my s-pen and headphone jack as I do like my headphones.
Any suggestions on phones so I don't end up in a jailed state again?
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If you want root, make sure u buy the international version of note 9. Pixel 3 is root able
jerryspring said:
If you want root, make sure u buy the international version of note 9. Pixel 3 is root able
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Tmobile promised theirs have unlocked bootloaders
They put it in writing, are they lying?
Honeybadger said:
Tmobile promised theirs have unlocked bootloaders
They put it in writing, are they lying?
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U said you had an att phone dude
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U cannot root the T-Mobile variant of the note 9. Only snapdragon which is the exynos chip. International, Korean and SOME Chinese variants!
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Proof is in the pudding
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-proof-of-concept-root/amp/
I do have an AT&T phone. Tmobile is offering a deal to come over.
Honeybadger said:
I do have an AT&T phone. Tmobile is offering a deal to come over.
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Then yes...The 900t has an unlocked bootloader . Upgrade firmware to fqd2 and flash twrp. Easy
Thank you so much Jerry for your knowledge and time.
I do appreciate you and all the other kind people in here!
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Thank you so much Jerry for your knowledge and time.
I do appreciate you and all the other kind people in here!
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Just don't forget the thanks button
How about the note 9 through tmobile?
Better size, micro sd card slot and headphone jack. Don't know what Samsung was thinking.
Anyone know the model of note 9 tmobile sells and if it's bootloader is unlocked?
How about the note 9 fron tmoble?
Earphone jack, Micro SD card slot, great size. Thru say unlocked bootloader.
Anyone confirm that tmoble note 9 is unlocked?
Thanks!
Honeybadger said:
Tmobile promised theirs have unlocked bootloaders
They put it in writing, are they lying?
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T-Mobile note 9? Um ... no
They're not lying?
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They're not lying?
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No. They are not unlocked. The T-Mobile note 9 bl is locked.
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jerryspring said:
No. They are if what you say is true about them saying that they are unlocked. The T-Mobile note 9 bl is locked.
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