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T-Mobile G1 Unlock

Heya all, well i just menage to finally buy a new g1 off ebay been trying for awhile now but finally got one for the right price but the thing is.. being new its locked to t-mobile now from what i have found there are only two way's of unlocking both are via unlock codes and from what I've read i can get it free from t-mobile but i also believe you have to of been a t-mobile customer for 2 months plus or something any you guys know if this is true?
The other option is to get one of these websites that give you unlock codes has anyone used these could you if possible tell me what sites are genuine and safe to use?
Another thing is there any other way's of unlocking the phone?? that i have missed? i haven't actually got it yet but its being posted as we speak..
Hope this is the right place to post this and cheers for you input ;D

Dominating said:
Heya all, well i just menage to finally buy a new g1 off ebay been trying for awhile now but finally got one for the right price but the thing is.. being new its locked to t-mobile now from what i have found there are only two way's of unlocking both are via unlock codes and from what I've read i can get it free from t-mobile but i also believe you have to of been a t-mobile customer for 2 months plus or something any you guys know if this is true?
The other option is to get one of these websites that give you unlock codes has anyone used these could you if possible tell me what sites are genuine and safe to use?
Another thing is there any other way's of unlocking the phone?? that i have missed? i haven't actually got it yet but its being posted as we speak..
Hope this is the right place to post this and cheers for you input ;D
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T-mobile will give it free if your a longstanding customer. If you want to buy it, buy it from ebay. There is another thread in this section (actually more like 20, one of which has a link)

Yea they wont give you the code unless you have been a customer for 90 days or more. The site I used was http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com it took about 10 hours for the code to arrive, they have detailed instructions on how to register an ATT APN so you can do the initial google setup too. I think they offer codes in 2 hours now, but either way its a good site and I think its just over 20 bucks, like 22 or 23. I looked on ebay but it didn't have a good feel to it, for me anyway.
edit: One great thing about using it on att is that they wont know its a smartphone because its not in there system so you can use the $15/month dumb phone unlimited data plan and it works great, I have been using it for about 3 months now, only downside is att and tmobile use different 3G bands so it is impossible to get 3G with att.

Only use unlock sites who people here say they have used. Don't be fooled by some of them which are *very* cheap (as in, a quater or the cost of most), these will normally tell you *how* to unlock your phone (call t-mobile or buy a code, but they dont give you the code).
I bought my code of eBay, that way you can look at there feed back and you know that the testimonies on their flashy website aren't fake.

Cool cheers guys thought that'd be the case phone still hasn't arrived yet so until then...

Dominating said:
Cool cheers guys thought that'd be the case phone still hasn't arrived yet so until then...
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Some unlocks can be done for free using a custom ROM flash. The operating system is only setup to bar off any non-TMobile sims, so do a flash, and bang, that SIM restriction should be gone.

I have never heard of any rom unlocking the phone, the carrier lock is much deeper in the phone, hence why you dont lose your unlock status when you switch rom's. I did a ton of searching before I unlocked my G1 and never saw anything like what you speak of, I had already rooted and flashed 3 or 4 different roms when my phone was still locked and it never made a difference, so could you please provide a link to this type of rom? And just so you know, in your sig you list phone OS's but what you are talking about is rom's as the only OS for the G1 is Android.

Coburn64 said:
Some unlocks can be done for free using a custom ROM flash. The operating system is only setup to bar off any non-TMobile sims, so do a flash, and bang, that SIM restriction should be gone.
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I don't think that's right either. I've heard quite a few people say that after rooting and flashing a non-tmo ROM their SIM was still locked...

AdrianK said:
I don't think that's right either. I've heard quite a few people say that after rooting and flashing a non-tmo ROM their SIM was still locked...
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He might be confused with something else because of all the smartphones I have had I've never heard a rom to unlock your sim/carrier. I wish there was though but if you think about it you would never be able to change your rom because you would lose the unlock status.

HD7 cracks top 10 on Amazon, outsells Vibrant, G2, etc.

Who says WP7 isn't gonna sell, eh?
The HD7 is outselling the more established phones on Amazon's Bestseller list.
http://goo.gl/uu48

would phones from amazon work in australia?

lol_lol said:
would phones from amazon work in australia?
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Dude, the phone uses GSM as long as its unlocked so check with your telco. For what I know Aussie uses GSM as well.

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LittleMerc said:
Dude, the phone uses GSM as long as its unlocked so check with your telco. For what I know Aussie uses GSM as well.
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thx for the reply but i need to be sure since i dont wanna waste like $600 on a phone which cant make calls. although i did search around some other forums, i think it should work. how sure are u that it will work?

From what I see now the HD7 is 10th place, while the rest of the Top 9 are all Android phones (and 1 blackberry)

[Q] How can I root my galaxy note (Korean LTE version, SHV-E160L)

I tried many methods for rooting.
But I failed every time.
Can anybody help for root my galaxy note?
I will provide files and informations that you request.
Plz, Help me and korean users.
Thank you.

neuromoon said:
I tried many methods for rooting.
But I failed every time.
Can anybody help for root my galaxy note?
I will provide files and informations that you request.
Plz, Help me and korean users.
Thank you.
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Sadly for Koreans, the version of the Note sold over there, well, frankly sucks. (No offence...) It's a prime example of why NO ONE, should EVER buy a carrier locked/subsidized device, even though it's cheaper up front; your **** get's locked down, features don't work, and not everything is what you'd expect as a customer. Not to mention, bye-bye unlimited data...
Anyway, getting back on topic. The Korean Note, as I understand it, uses a Qualcomm chipset, so possibly try using root methods for another device with a similar chipset? Maybe you could try the rooting method for an AT&T LTE Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket)?
Good luck!
P.S. In the future, boycott carrier subsidized devices. Buy unlocked. Buying subsidized devices just gives carriers more power over consumer choices, and thus more power to regulate what people can/can't buy, and what they can/can't do with their devices.

I am in exactly the same situation and havent had any luck with rooting mine either, any help is appreciated.
yes i wish i had not impulse bought this device and looked into it a bit more and got the n7000 instead

You can try, a method t hav mentioned in How to Root + CWM in my signature
In 16 nov edit section of that post i hav edited new method yesterday call unlockroot.exe, you may try it, i hav read it can root SHV 110, 120S, 120L, but am not sure about your device.

Gave that one a shot sadly no luck
Sent from my SHV-E160S using XDA App

Jade Eyed Wolf said:
Sadly for Koreans, the version of the Note sold over there, well, frankly sucks. (No offence...) It's a prime example of why NO ONE, should EVER buy a carrier locked/subsidized device, even though it's cheaper up front; your **** get's locked down, features don't work, and not everything is what you'd expect as a customer. Not to mention, bye-bye unlimited data...
Anyway, getting back on topic. The Korean Note, as I understand it, uses a Qualcomm chipset, so possibly try using root methods for another device with a similar chipset? Maybe you could try the rooting method for an AT&T LTE Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket)?
Good luck!
P.S. In the future, boycott carrier subsidized devices. Buy unlocked. Buying subsidized devices just gives carriers more power over consumer choices, and thus more power to regulate what people can/can't buy, and what they can/can't do with their devices.
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Hi there!
May I ask you your source where they said the Korean Note comes "locked" ?
Just curious coz I heard they werent

markmessier8888 said:
Hi there!
May I ask you your source where they said the Korean Note comes "locked" ?
Just curious coz I heard they werent
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I said "locked/subsidized."
If you bought your device to work with a particular carrier over there, and/or received it at a discounted price as part of an agreement with your carrier, or if it is in any way carrier branded, then it is subsidized, whether locked or not.

Jade Eyed Wolf said:
I said "locked/subsidized."
If you bought your device to work with a particular carrier over there, and/or received it at a discounted price as part of an agreement with your carrier, or if it is in any way carrier branded, then it is subsidized, whether locked or not.
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Oh I see.
Well I did in fact get a Note that is branded. I really only worried about it being unlocked.
In your opinion, what would be the best way to find out?
The seller at the shop didnt seem to know much about that and language was also an issue

markmessier8888 said:
Oh I see.
Well I did in fact get a Note that is branded. I really only worried about it being unlocked.
In your opinion, what would be the best way to find out?
The seller at the shop didnt seem to know much about that and language was also an issue
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Easiest way to tell is to see if the SIM card from a different carrier works.

Jade Eyed Wolf said:
Easiest way to tell is to see if the SIM card from a different carrier works.
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So I can try a SIM from a different carry in the same country Im in or from my home country?
I think the Note has a micro SIM or something

markmessier8888 said:
So I can try a SIM from a different carry in the same country Im in or from my home country?
I think the Note has a micro SIM or something
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any sim from any other network other than the one you got the phone from

Does anyone have any links or info on the Korean sites that possibly show the Korean model being rooted?
Its hard to believe the Korean version isnt able to be rooted yet by someone considering the amount of Notes sold in Korea as well as it being one the top leading computer using countries

Anyone out there with any root info for korean note?????? No root sucks

make it work on 3g simcard
is there anyway to make this model work on 3g network? 4g blows and no unlimited data.

Shouldnt I be able to root the Korean Note, IfF i download the Korean Note driver from the Korean webpage and use the most up to date SuperOneClick version????

Hi... same problem here... I am also looking forward to root my korean galaxy note. And as far as I know... it is NOT possible right now. So ... let`s just have a cup of tea and wait...

yeah guess we will need to wait

For those of us living in Korea, the most reliable way to root the Samsung family of devices is to flash a custom kernel that allows root. The boot-loader is not locked so it is only a matter of finding a trusted source.
That being said, Tegrak has been very reliable since support from the original Galaxy S thru SII and now international version of the note. I've read his site (in Korean) and he has a placeholder for the Korean versions of the note (SHV-E160S, SHV-E160K, SHV-E160L). The page says that he needs someone to send him a copy of the original firmware so that he can modify it with his additions prior to posting it for general download.
I don't have a note currently (although I am now considering one). If anyone would like to get this rolling, please contact him at [email protected]. He speaks fluent Korean & English so communication shouldn't be an issue. I know he supports over a dozen phone models currently. He posts updated kernels every time a supported model receives a firmware update. I don't imagine he owns over a dozen phones so I have to assume [we] help him by submitting source firmware that he mods and publishes.
---EDIT---
Tegrak just posted kernels for all 3 Korean Galaxy Note versions today here.
Find your version, download follow installation instructions. Download and install Tegrak Kernel (free / donate) and root your device. Kernel also has other features that voodoo sound support (Voodoo Control: free / donate) and overclock support (Tegrak Overclock: free / donate).
*** I recommend downloading free version first. Ensure it operates for you, then SUPPORT TEGRAK by BUYING THE DONATE VERSION. Gotta keep our developer pals hooked up on their supply of coke-zero!

Thanks Wapu!!!!!!!! Has anyone successfully tried it??

Thanks thT method worled perfectly. Is voodoo sound supposed to work? I couldnt get that to work.
Sent from my SHV-E160S using XDA App

flashing to cricket

so guys i plan on flashing my s3 to cricket later today i bought the phone off ebay and dont want to risk calling sprint to get it reactivated and find out it was stolen. im going to follow this guide http://www.cricketusers.com/cdma-samsung-galaxy-s3/33485-%5Btutorial%5D-full-flash-verizon-sprint-samsung-galaxy-s3-cricket-talk-text-mms-internet.html
anyone have any luck with this yet? or anyone know a better guide? jw i dont want to try and go through with this and find out its not working.
lastly after i do this how do i get an actual cricket number and get it activated do i just call them?

Very brave...

Suggest you are in the wrong forum Sprint Cricket not here .

Haha xD idk it doesn't seem to tough I just wanted to know if anyone here was brave enough to do it

gears177 said:
Haha xD idk it doesn't seem to tough I just wanted to know if anyone here was brave enough to do it
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Nobody here is a sprint or cricket phone users this is the I9300 and I9305 forum .
Flashing sprint or cricket stuff will brick our phones and in the majority of cases we would have no network as we are not in North America

JJEgan said:
Nobody here is a sprint or cricket phone users this is the I9300 and I9305 forum .
Flashing sprint or cricket stuff will brick our phones and in the majority of cases we would have no network as we are not in North America
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The tut says nothing about not being compatible with those models. Also you may not be from north america but how does that decide where everyone else Is from? Do explain, also the 19300 comes in sprint at&t and t-mobile please research before you reply to my thead

gears177 said:
please research before you reply to my thead
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Please read, this is for the GT9305 LTE international only...
We play cricket we don't use it :laugh:

Raistlin1158 said:
Please read, this is for the GT9305 LTE international only...
We play cricket we don't use it :laugh:
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Mt bad I didn't realize there was a difference between the i9305 and gt9305 sorry

No difference between them, but big difference between GT-I9305 and the American models (model numbers beginning with SCH or SGH). If you have an I9305, there is no way to flash it to a CDMA/3GPP2 network, such as Sprint or Cricket, as it's a GSM/3GPP phone. (3GPP and 3GPP2 are rival standards bodies, making deliberately incompatible standards.) CDMA requires completely different hardware from GSM.
If you have a Sprint or Verizon Galaxy S3 (both CDMA models), you can flash them to Cricket, but you should ask in the Sprint or Verizon forums, as we are not familiar with the CDMA Galaxy S3 versions.
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

gears177 said:
so guys i plan on flashing my s3 to cricket later today i bought the phone off ebay and dont want to risk calling sprint to get it reactivated and find out it was stolen.
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Call Sprint (or whatever telecoms company you plan to use).
If the phone is not registered as stolen, then no problems.
If the phone is stolen, then report it to the police and eBay. You should get your money back via eBay and the thief will get nicked. It will stop the thief from selling anymore stolen phones via eBay - thus you are helping others.
I don't have insurance on my phone, so if it got stolen it would be at great expense to me. Also I have tracking software on mine, so I would be hunting the thief down.

gears177 said:
The tut says nothing about not being compatible with those models. Also you may not be from north america but how does that decide where everyone else Is from? Do explain, also the 19300 comes in sprint at&t and t-mobile please research before you reply to my thead
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Yes i agree it was extremely rude to think i actually know better than you . I was totality wrong flash anything you want .

JJEgan said:
Yes i agree it was extremely rude to think i actually know better than you . I was totality wrong flash anything you want .
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Gears177, Can you post pictures of your brick please :highfive:

Raistlin1158 said:
Gears177, Can you post pictures of your brick please :highfive:
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i ended up findind a professionall flasher on ebay decided to go that route ive already revived my s3 from a haed-brick once tho ;p

haha，next time i get a stolen phone,the first thing to do is to turn on the flight mode , connect it to pc and dump out all the files,then flash a new rom！
Sent from my GT-I9305

Noob. LG V40. Advanced Calling Greyed Out. Exhausted Search

Hello. I've tried so many search terms. Thank you for anyone who reads this and accepts me into the clan of knowledge. I have been using Page Plus Cellular with an iPhone and could talk and data at the same time. I hate Apple and decided to move into an LG V40thin. I absolutely love it. Page Plus Cellular is an MNVO on Verizons towers. The LG has no Verizon software so I assume this is some kind of universal firmware. For whatever reason I cannot talk and data at the same time. This phone is supposed to support VoLTE but when I go into the Advanced Calling section, it says "HD Voice" which is Verizons branding for VoLTE. The Advanced Calling option is completely greyed out. I also had received a text from PPC saying my phone doesn't support VoLTE and I may have issues receiving calls if I didn't upgrade.
Is there anyway to find out what is really going on? I only found one single search result that seemed to say an LG V40 that there were two models, one for Sprint and one for Verizon and if you had the Sprint, then unlocked it, it would work on Verizon but not fully since the hardware wasn't all there since Sprint uses different frequencies (radios).
I have no idea how to tell the origins of the phone, model, firmware etc. I bought it used. If the hardware is just not what is needed for Verizon, I don't know how I would look for one that was. The LG V40 is amazing. Top notch. The other cool thing about it is with the Verizon Note 3, when i tethered I got a message that I didn't subscribe to tethering and had to use PDAnet. With this phone, tethering just works.
Help. I appreciate it.

Please provide your model number found in Settings then in about phone.

KouaV1 said:
Please provide your model number found in Settings then in about phone.
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Hello. It looks like LM-V405UA

mapoff said:
Hello. It looks like LM-V405UA
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I don't know I never have tried to talk and text at the same time. If it is a V405UA, you can unlock the bootloader and then install either V405UA or V405QA firware with LGUP. Hope this helps.:good:

Not sure if this helps, but: https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv40/comments/eqymrm/lmv405ua_on_verizon_whats_the_deal_with_cdma/
Where did you get the V40? I am not sure about one post on the models, because I have a V40 bought from Verizon and it's a LM-V405UA.

I'm thinking about buying the V405UAB. Right now though I can hotspot without Verizon telling me I have to pay for it. If I got the UAB, is there a universal image like I have now that could be installed safely? Who makes the images and is it safe? It seems like it would be easy to sneak in big brother code to steal your information. I'm very new to modifications so please don't take offense. Hoping someone has the knowledge to point me to an image and knows its safe.