I believe the answer to this is "no", but:
I have access to an AT&T SM-G900A that is not being used. My daughter is about to move to Germany for an extended period.
First, can the phone be used in Europe at all?
I certainly wouldn't want to pay AT&T's probably-exorbitant rates, so then: can we buy a SIM card there to use in it as is? (pretty sure the answer is "no")
If I unlocked the phone (by buying an unlock code), could it then be used with a Europe-purchased SIM card?
I suspect this is all more trouble than it's worth and I'm better of just finding a used unlocked GSM phone of some sort.
Much thanks.
if you can use it abroad unless you unlock it first.
I have a galaxy s5 att and I am using it with another carrier here in south america.
only bad thing is that the wifi hotspot will not work for being a simcard from another operator, only work by usb tether.
It's working well. I bought an AT&T Galaxy S5 from USA and now I use it in Romania.
The WiFi hotspot is not working, but all the other features work very well.
Probably, after the bootloader will be cracked and we will have the opportunity to install a custom rom or an unbranded rom, the hotspot will function as well.
Enjoy your gadget !
All answers are correct. I was formerly in the U.S.Army and took an old T-Mobile HTC Dream over to Kuwait with me. I called T-MO and got a sim unlock code for free. Upon getting overseas I established service with a GSM carrier over there and popped in my sim card and whallaa! My phone completely worked in Europe and the middle east.
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Is it possible to hack an American Captivate to use European SIM cards? Specifically a prepaid card from Poland.
My wife is planning a trip there and was curious if she could avoid toting around both a cheapo prepaid phone, for the phone function, and her Captivate, for everything else. Her phone already has CM7 on it, but could be changed if needed.
solarpowered said:
Is it possible to hack an American Captivate to use European SIM cards? Specifically a prepaid card from Poland.
My wife is planning a trip there and was curious if she could avoid toting around both a cheapo prepaid phone, for the phone function, and her Captivate, for everything else. Her phone already has CM7 on it, but could be changed if needed.
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Unlock it. It's a one time thing. Then you can use any sim card in it. SGS Unlocker from the market should work. I've never used CM, but unlocked mine while on Cognition 4.5.3
I am using one in India, I hope u can also use one there.
solarpowered said:
Is it possible to hack an American Captivate to use European SIM cards? Specifically a prepaid card from Poland.
My wife is planning a trip there and was curious if she could avoid toting around both a cheapo prepaid phone, for the phone function, and her Captivate, for everything else. Her phone already has CM7 on it, but could be changed if needed.
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just search some pages and u can unlock ur cappy urself..i got it from canada 6 months back to india..and unlocked it myself..
its not a hard process...and then check another service provider's sim card to check if the process was successful or not...
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Download galaxy s unlock from the market
Run it
Enter this code in your dialer:
*#7465625#
If it says all the locks are off then you're unlocked
I'm heading to the UK at the end of the month. I'll be in both England & Wales. I've used Galaxy_S Unlock from the market successfully... Now my question is: which SIM to buy? I've (obv) never done this before, & there are apparently a plethora of choices. Is the Captivate limited to a specific UK carrier?
*Edit - also, will I need to use a specific carrier's SIM to get 3G? Or will I be able to get 3G at all?
That all depends on what bandwidths the carrier use. You should be able to at least connect to a network with any Sim. But I believe 3g requires 850 and 1900 mhz bands. Which is why you can't get 3g on Tmobile even in the states.
OK, so I need to find out if there's a UK carrier that uses those bands. I need both, correct?
Either one would work, but both is recommended.
If it only has one and the signal gets weak and it tries to hand off to the other you'll lose 3g until you get into a better area.
Hello,
I have a quick question about a Nexus One I got with Vidéotron (a Canadian Carrier - I believe it is compatible with the T-Mobile network).
I am going on a trip to Los Angeles and was thinking of picking up a local prepaid sim card and just swapping it with my Videotron card (will be using a yak calling card for long distance).
Will this work? Do I need a special code to get the phone to accept the card?
Aside from using google talk or similar computer based alternatives, does anyone have a better suggestion (cost-effective!) for using my Nexus One in LA without getting dinged with roaming?
Thank you in advance!
Yes you can get T-Mo 3g http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands .
Was the phone sold as unlocked? I know the ones sold in the US were but I am unsure about the carrier branded phones. The best thing to do is get a local SIM from another carrier and test it out before you go. I'm sure they are able to give you an unlock code if you just call them.
Is it possible? I have a lumia 521 for metro that I'm currently using to work on apps but my family plan is on AT&T. I'm coming from android so is there a ROM I have to flash to use a sim card for them?
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SIM unlock and ROM flashing rarely have anything to do with one another. SIM unlock (depending on the locking carrier) may be free, have a nominal cost, be only available on the grey market online, or be utterly unavailable at this time.
Be aware that AT&T uses different cellular bands than T-Mobile / MetroPCS. Make sure that the phone will work on AT&T first! You may find that you're unable to get any speed better than EDGE...
GoodDayToDie said:
SIM unlock and ROM flashing rarely have anything to do with one another. SIM unlock (depending on the locking carrier) may be free, have a nominal cost, be only available on the grey market online, or be utterly unavailable at this time.
Be aware that AT&T uses different cellular bands than T-Mobile / MetroPCS. Make sure that the phone will work on AT&T first! You may find that you're unable to get any speed better than EDGE...
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The bands are all the same so I'll try finding a SIM unlock, thanks.
Guys, I am looking for unlocking my Nokia Lumia 521 which is tied with the T-Mobile. I got it couple of days back when I came to US couple of days back, but I am based out in India and not been able to use it with the Indian Carriers.
Please read the FAQ... There aren't any ROMs that ignore the SIM locking mechanism. You'll need to either call T-Mobile (or MetroPCS for the OP) or purchase an unlock code from various online sites.
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I have an HTC one which I bought from outside of Canada.
I'm currently living in Canada and I would like to have wind service working on my phone.
I bought wind SIM card and it tells me that SIM card is not supported.
Are there any apps or roms that make this possible?
Btw my phone is rooted and the boot loader is open.
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Hello
I have an HTC one which I bought from outside of Canada.
I'm currently living in Canada and I would like to have wind service working on my phone.
I bought wind SIM card and it tells me that SIM card is not supported.
Are there any apps or roms that make this possible?
Btw my phone is rooted and the boot loader is open.
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your phone is probably carrier locked. You will need to sim-unlock the phone to use it with another carrier (i.e wind)
There is already a few threads on this, you might to take a look:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674320
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692835
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2690092
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618008
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560412
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524526
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504273
1. Bought a Galaxy S6 Active from best buy.
2. Unlocked it through ATT online.
3. Running it on T-mobile.
4. Voice calling works.
5. In Brooklyn (Gowanus) it does NOT get any 2G/3G/4G network.
6. If I voice call, for a few seconds 4G comes on and then it disappears.
I wonder if there are others having this problem.
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This was resolved.
The problem was getting the correct APN settings in. I used the instructions from the tmobile forums/site. Google for it.
And now I get decent throughput, but not spectacular: 7Mbps download / 11Mbps upload.
I noticed I am on band 4. You can install "LTE discovery" to do that.
Make sure to properly configure your APN settings and enable mobile data.
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I just picked up an S6 Active, and it won't let me add an APN for T-Mobile. I'm still waiting for my unlock code, so it still has a deactivated AT&T SIM in it. Could that be what's blocking me from adding an APN?
MizuRyuu said:
Yah, seems like if you want OTA update, you must have an activated AT&T SIM card... Your best bet if you are in the US is to find a friend who has AT&T and borrow their SIM card so you can authenticate against the AT&T OTA server.
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******I have an inportant information.******
I have a friend in Vietnam, I and him got an S6A.
I bought an S6A in Bestbuy, paid off.
He bought and S6A in ATT shop, paid off too.
But
I can get the unlock code after 2 days request in ATT webs => The staff in bestbuy told me, I can get the code if I buy ATT device in best buy for Free.
He tried like me, but the system said no => I asked 3 customers service in ATT website before, all of them said I have to contract an ATT SIM for 2 months (minimum $45/month for SIM card) and I could get unlock code after that for "free" after paid at least $90 for them.
the Important thing is :
My S6A (bestbuy) Cannot get OTA update (unlock or non-unlock) if I dont have ATT SIM.
His S6A (ATT shop) Can get OTA update (unlock or non-unclock) without ATT SIM card and another carrier in used. (he can get OTA for OF3 and the newest OF4).
*Yesterday,he bought an unlock code in a Vietnam mobile phone shop (~ $27) and It was unlocked, now he can use the vietnam's carrier.
I will show you the screenshot of his phone after I go home.
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Hi,
I'm in Turkey and I've bought a Samsung galaxy s6 active from bestbuy by paying full retail price (unactivated device option for 694$). My friend will bring it to me to Turkey tomorrow and my question is if it is possible to unlock my phone even though the device is not in USA? My point is, if the code that will be provide by at&t s device unlock page is verifying by internet connection or via mobil service satellites ? Because obviously phone have to send/receive some configurations to the unlocking. If this process requires US services, I have to say my friend to unlock the phone before he came ..
Thanx
yunussaraclar said:
Hi,
I'm in Turkey and I've bought a Samsung galaxy s6 active from bestbuy by paying full retail price (unactivated device option for 694$). My friend will bring it to me to Turkey tomorrow and my question is if it is possible to unlock my phone even though the device is not in USA? My point is, if the code that will be provide by at&t s device unlock page is verifying by internet connection or via mobil service satellites ? Because obviously phone have to send/receive some configurations to the unlocking. If this process requires US services, I have to say my friend to unlock the phone before he came ..
Thanx
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Go to att.com to take a free unlock code after 2 days request
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