Hello anyone from the UK buy a nexus6 from one of the carriers (ie Vodafone etc) rather than Google play?
If so was it network locked to that specific carrier? I mean it's a nexus?
I'm having issues with EE sim and a Vodafone bought n6 need guidance.
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ben_pyett said:
Hello anyone from the UK buy a nexus6 from one of the carriers (ie Vodafone etc) rather than Google play?
If so was it network locked to that specific carrier? I mean it's a nexus?
I'm having issues with EE sim and a Vodafone bought n6 need guidance.
Sent from my Nexus 6
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In Canada, if you buy one from a carrier, it is network locked, you could get it unlocked though. I am certain the ones from Google are not.
Just ruled network locking out, by trying my wife's EE SIM card in the N6 which got full signal 4g.
Must be a new sim activation issue, so back on the phone to customer bleeding services again.
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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.
Hey all.
I ordered a moto X about 2 weeks ago, i got the unlocked Tmobile version that was on sale for 350$
anyway i live abroad and i was sure that i would be able to use the phone here (like the moto G) but i cant, it seems that the phone is ONLY unlocked for US carriers.
So my questions are:
1) is there an easy way for me to unlock it Globally for free? (Tmobile said they can do it but only from a store in the US).
2) I saw people can buy unlock codes, but my phone does not show that it is unlocked so i'm not sure if that will work..?
Any help would be very appreciated!
Tevie.
If you have the tmobile version then the phone is already sim/provider unlocked.
Which phone exactly did you get and what specific problem are you having?
Steve-x said:
If you have the tmobile version then the phone is already sim/provider unlocked.
Which phone exactly did you get and what specific problem are you having?
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I got the moto x from moto maker (picked the unlocked T-Mobile version)
The problem is that its not unlocked for Sim abroad, only in the U.S . I wanted to know how I can get it to work with a Sim not from the U.S
TMO version is supposed to be unlocked for any carrier. How do you know that it is not the case? Did you try to put non-US SIM card and it failed?
Tevie said:
I got the moto x from moto maker (picked the unlocked T-Mobile version)
The problem is that its not unlocked for Sim abroad, only in the U.S . I wanted to know how I can get it to work with a Sim not from the U.S
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I know my friend in Belgium who ordered it and its working fine with his Belgium Sim. Try to put the SIM in and see how it goes. It should work.
varun.gid said:
I know my friend in Belgium who ordered it and its working fine with his Belgium Sim. Try to put the SIM in and see how it goes. It should work.
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Thanks for the replay's.
I did put a local Sim in the phone and it could not register to a local networked (the same Sim worked in a different phone )
Note that it found the local networks just can't log to them.
Note 2 . TM told me that its locked for use abroad ...
It is 100% unlocked, there is no partial lock on the phone. If the phone can't register with your provider there is a different problem not related to sim locking.
I'm using my T-Mobile X in the Caribbean all fine with no hiccups or issues. Maybe it needs the APN.
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Moto X in Belgium
I bought the T-mobile version form Moto maker, and without a problem put a Base nano sim in it. Works fine. Strangely enough it shows 4G almost everywhere... Wonder if that is correct?
jan legein said:
I bought the T-mobile version form Moto maker, and without a problem put a Base nano sim in it. Works fine. Strangely enough it shows 4G almost everywhere... Wonder if that is correct?
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Does it jsut show the 4G symbol or the 4G with the small LTE next to it? If you have HSPA service, you will see 4G.
4G it shows, which in Belgium is HSPA+
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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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I purchased my nexus 6 from a T-Mobile retail store and later read somewhere that T-Mobile nexus 6's come out of box network unlocked from T-Mobile. I ran a Sim card manager and its saying I'm network locked????? Here's a screen shot of what the Sim manager said.
Any truth to this ??
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Mine is unlocked, I did pay my phone off before trying other carrier sim cards, which worked fine, I only tried VZW & AT&T.
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I purchased my nexus 6 from a T-Mobile retail store and later read somewhere that T-Mobile nexus 6's come out of box network unlocked from T-Mobile. I ran a Sim card manager and its saying I'm network locked????? Here's a screen shot of what the Sim manager said.
Any truth to this ??
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your sim is network lockef, not your phone. the tmobile n6 is not network locked.
simms22 said:
your sim is network lockef, not your phone. the tmobile n6 is not network locked.
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OK so I can go get a att nano Sim slap it in there and it should work?? Or are there other steps I need to take.? I'm sorry I've have never swapped out or had a unlocked device. So if you could please explain what I need to do to get att working on my tmo n6.. I just want to be able to use my phone when I go to my farm out in the country. There isn't any tmo coverage out there but att does have service. I thought it would roam on att out there but it don't. I called customer care and they said att towers out there are not able to roam to my n6 for what ever reason. She said they probably will though in the near future.
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OK so I can go get a att nano Sim slap it in there and it should work?? Or are there other steps I need to take.? I'm sorry I've have never swapped out or had a unlocked device. So if you could please explain what I need to do to get att working on my tmo n6.. I just want to be able to use my phone when I go to my farm out in the country. There isn't any tmo coverage out there but att does have service. I thought it would roam on att out there but it don't. I called customer care and they said att towers out there are not able to roam to my n6 for what ever reason. She said they probably will though in the near future.
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Pop in the SIM and that's it. Literally. The APNs should populate on their own by inserting the SIM.
The Nexus 6 is fully unlocked. FULLY! Works on all US carriers.
beachbum40 said:
I purchased my nexus 6 from a T-Mobile retail store and later read somewhere that T-Mobile nexus 6's come out of box network unlocked from T-Mobile. I ran a Sim card manager and its saying I'm network locked????? Here's a screen shot of what the Sim manager said.
Any truth to this ??
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I purchased a T-Mobile Nexus 6 on craigslist for use on Verizon. The phone was not carrier locked when I bought it and the seller assured me he didn't believe the phone to be locked. I do not believe your phone is SIM locked as I just ran the same program on my Nexus 6 and it says the same thing. I believe AT&T's variant is the only one with locked SIM.
mlin said:
I purchased a T-Mobile Nexus 6 on craigslist for use on Verizon. The phone was not carrier locked when I bought it and the seller assured me he didn't believe the phone to be locked. I do not believe your phone is SIM locked as I just ran the same program on my Nexus 6 and it says the same thing. I believe AT&T's variant is the only one with locked SIM.
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So your n6 also said ( Sim state- network locked)??
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So your n6 also said ( Sim state- network locked)??
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Yeah, so the Sim is locked, but the phone isn't.
Used Cricket which is Att MNVO can confirm that T-Mobile bought Nexus 6 is in fact unlocked.
That being said unless Att is the only coverage you get don't go to Cricket. Ran right back to T-Mobile in less than a billing cycle.
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I purchased my nexus 6 from a T-Mobile retail store and later read somewhere that T-Mobile nexus 6's come out of box network unlocked from T-Mobile. I ran a Sim card manager and its saying I'm network locked????? Here's a screen shot of what the Sim manager said.
Any truth to this ??
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Nexus bootloaders are always unlockable, network simlocks are possible afaik if you buy a subsidized phone.
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Nexus bootloaders are always unlockable, network simlocks are possible afaik if you buy a subsidized phone.
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So what your saying is since I'm still paying for my n6 through T-Mobile post pay plan that this is why my sim is network locked??? I usually just pay for half the price of the phone and jump to an upgraded phone. See this is what's confusing the heck out of me.. So once again am I going to be able to just put a activated att Sim card in my n6 and I'll be good to go.??? Orrr do I have to pay off the phone? Or do I need to get a unlock code from T-Mobile?? So confused??.the app I used Sim card manager said my Sim card is network locked do I need to unlock or do I just through a active att Sim in and go.? Thanks
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So what your saying is since I'm still paying for my n6 through T-Mobile post pay plan that this is why my sim is network locked??? I usually just pay for half the price of the phone and jump to an upgraded phone. See this is what's confusing the heck out of me.. So once again am I going to be able to just put a activated att Sim card in my n6 and I'll be good to go.??? Orrr do I have to pay off the phone? Or do I need to get a unlock code from T-Mobile?? So confused.the app I used Sim card manager said my Sim card is network locked do I need to unlock or do I just through a active att Sim in and too. Thanks
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I`am speaking for the European situation as it is here, i`am not familiar with the US policy`s tbh. Just put in a non T-Mobile simcard and if you are connected to data and speech there is no problem.
I have the same case as you. I tested with and AT&T Sim and works perfectly. The SIM is locked, the Phone is not.
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So what your saying is since I'm still paying for my n6 through T-Mobile post pay plan that this is why my sim is network locked??? I usually just pay for half the price of the phone and jump to an upgraded phone. See this is what's confusing the heck out of me.. So once again am I going to be able to just put a activated att Sim card in my n6 and I'll be good to go.??? Orrr do I have to pay off the phone? Or do I need to get a unlock code from T-Mobile?? So confused.the app I used Sim card manager said my Sim card is network locked do I need to unlock or do I just through a active att Sim in and go.? Thanks
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Hello,
A week or so ago, I signed up for Project Fi and I plan to switch over to it as soon as I receive notification (which could be months away I'm guessing). In the mean time I have some questions:
- I am currently on AT&T using an unlocked, rooted Note 3 which has been paid off. I thought since Project Fi uses the Nexus 6, I may as well go ahead and purchase a Nexus 6 while I wait for my invitation. I have a couple of choices:
- On the Project Fi web site, it looks like the phone purchase is $500, however, on AT&T, if I sign up for the installment plan of 2 years, based upon my monthly service and data rate, the phone works out to $480. I can either use the AT&T Nexus 6 until I'm approved, OR I can use the Google Nexus 6.
My question is, is there any difference between the Nexus 6 from AT&T and the one offered by Google? Are there any frequency bands not supported on the AT&T version? Can the AT&T version be 'rooted'? I have read on the Google site about their phone having a SIM card to support multiple networks. I have also read that the Google version will use a combination of Sprint, T-Mobile, and WiFi and I'm not sure if the AT&T version would do all of the this even with the special SIM card?
Thanks in advance!
They are all the same and unlockable, SIM card will be the only difference and activate whichever bands needed.... I think they send a new SIM for FI.
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They are all the same and unlockable, SIM card will be the only difference and activate whichever bands needed.... I think they send a new SIM for FI.
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Thanks for this... What about 'bloatware'? Do you know if one model has less than the other?
The AT&T variant is the only Nexus to be SIM locked. If you do next, you will need to pay the phone off before you can obtain the unlock code. If you don't want to do that, and have the money, get it from Google. Less hassle in the long run.
Source: Made the mistake of buying my Nexus from AT&T, currently getting the runaround getting the SIM unlocked.
@gil_happy, @an21281, @Blackiedamus,
I have a AT&T N6 and am currently on Fi. And AT&T did supply the carrier unlock code.
But, here's the deal. If you purchase an AT&T version (even from a 3rd party), and even if it's paid off, the device has to be activated for 30 days on the account before they will supply the unlock code.
And it the device is not paid off (i.e. under contract), AT&T will not supply the carrier unlock code.
I've had my nexus since new years day. I've bought out my contract but am still having issues getting it unlocked.
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I've had my nexus since new years day. I've bought out my contract but am still having issues getting it unlocked.
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When you talk to AT&T tech support, have they explained why?
They told me that because my line was bought under concession for employees, they're having issues finding my IMEI to provide the unlock code.
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They told me that because my line was bought under concession for employees, they're having issues finding my IMEI to provide the unlock code.
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Wow. Never heard that one before. Good luck.
Thanks everyone for all of this information... So the ROM on ATT N6 and the ROM on the Google version of N6 will be the same? Either way, it seems like the safest and best bet is to go through Google to purchase the N6 even if it is slightly more expensive (because there is no subsidized service).
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So the ROM on ATT N6 and the ROM on the Google version of N6 will be the same?
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No. The AT&T version will probably have LMY47Z (or possibly LMY47I). The ROM on the N6 that you purchase with Fi from Google will have LVY48E. Doesn't matter, though. Because you can fastboot flash whichever ROM you want, on either device.
The key point for you should be this: if you buy it subsidized from AT&T, you will not be able to get a carrier unlock code from them. Device has to be paid off first. And hence, you will not be able to use the Project Fi SIM card....
Decided to pay for an unlock code. Found on for $13 online and put it in and now I'm unlocked. Not gonna port my number til I know that fi works for me in my area. ATT and Verizon are the best with T-Mobile and sprint having issues where I am. But I haven't had either in my area in years so gonna be hopeful. You can always get it subsidized and buy an unlock code. ATT will be none the wiser unless you port your number. Good luck.
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If possible avoid carrier locked phone. I bought mine from google and running two lines (ATT and fi) for time being. Just testing out the fi service before I transfer my primary number.
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