Ok so in short I have a Chance to trade my GS6 for a N6 In preparations to get on Google Fi. Problem is the N6 is on Verizon and My Carrier is ATT. Until i get the invite in I will be using it on ATT, So I have read that the all in one will unlock the phone but I have questions.
Will the Unlock work for the latest 5.0.2 Update?
If i swap the sim will it be sim locked (similar to the ATT bought N6)?
And before I hear the "Search", I have searched all over the internet for a situation similar to mine. I cant seem to get some of the answers I am looking for.
I am somewhat experienced with ADB and have been rooting and modifying since the old HTC Evo days. So Unlocking it isn't a problem, just some simple questions.
The only device that is network locked is the one attained from AT&T directly. All you have to do pop he SIM in and possibly change APN settings if it doesn't pull them from the network/SIM card.
Other than that, unlocking the bootloaders is cake and installing custom firmware is just as easy.
graydiggy said:
The only device that is network locked is the one attained from AT&T directly. All you have to do pop he SIM in and possibly change APN settings if it doesn't pull them from the network/SIM card.
Other than that, unlocking the boot-loaders is cake and installing custom firmware is just as easy.
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So the N6 came Unlocked from factory? So I don't have to do any leg work, just pop the ATT sim in and go?
Thanks for the quick response
cpgifford said:
So the N6 came Unlocked from factory? So I don't have to do any leg work, just pop the ATT sim in and go?
Thanks for the quick response
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All Nexus 6 (except AT&T version) are SIM unlocked. Just pop the AT&T SIM in.
All Nexus 6 are bootloader unlockable.
and just for the record, its is currently at 5.1.1 be sure to get it up to date.
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i had unlock my nexus one and rooted it...now i wanted to know does this unlock mean like using different carriers too can i if so how??????
xghostyxjokerx said:
i had unlock my nexus one and rooted it...now i wanted to know does this unlock mean like using different carriers too can i if so how??????
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the phone is SIM unlocked; you can use on any GSM carrier.
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okay im talking about the bootloader which i had to unlock then i rooted the phone now with cyanogen mod mix rom....so i have this tracphone with a sim card but seems to be a prepaid phone of some sort now when i put in the sim card to the nexus one it does not even read it??? is it due to a prepaid sim card or can i really use other carrier sims card but with plans and such.... please help! thanks!!!
xghostyxjokerx said:
okay im talking about the bootloader which i had to unlock then i rooted the phone now with cyanogen mod mix rom....so i have this tracphone with a sim card but seems to be a prepaid phone of some sort now when i put in the sim card to the nexus one it does not even read it??? is it due to a prepaid sim card or can i really use other carrier sims card but with plans and such.... please help! thanks!!!
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I'm almost positive that you should be able to pop in any sim card, pre- or post-paid, and it should work...
i just tested it with a nextel chip with a plan but no data service and i still get no bars??? i will try to put up some pics....please help if ya can...thanks
As far as I know Nextel doesn't use GSM networks it has it's own iDEN network, I don't know what the difference is, or if it should work with a GSM receiver but I can't say I'm surprised it doesn't work. Also from what I've heard, the phone has only received FCC certifications on T-Mob and AT&T for the phone you have, Verizon passed separately. Again, don't know if this helps, but I'm not shocked it doesn't work. Your phone is carrier unlocked, it came that way from HTC and unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with which carriers it will work with.
no all i did was i bought it on a tmobile network through google then i had unlock the bootloader then rooted the phone now is there a way to use differ carriers??? i did not buy it unlocked......from google.....so is there a way ?
xghostyxjokerx said:
no all i did was i bought it on a tmobile network through google then i had unlock the bootloader then rooted the phone now is there a way to use differ carriers??? i did not buy it unlocked......from google.....so is there a way ?
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Dude... your question is moot! The phone, even if bought on a T-mobile line, IS NOT LOCKED TO ANY SPECIFIC CARRIER! You can pop in ANY GSM SIM CARD, and it will work. I bought mine on a T-mobile upgrade... but I can throw in an AT&T, Rogers, Fido, Vodaphone, etc., SIM, and it will work just fine.
o okay will try it out with att thanks...
So I purchased a Moto X off Swappa from a guy that works for Anandtech.com. They were selling their demo model so I snagged it. Apparently it was used in Canada despite the fact that it is an AT&T model. When I received the phone and popped a SIM into it, it is prompting me for a SIM unlock PIN. He claims that nothing was changed software wise, but it seems to me that they would have had to change something in order to get it to work with a Canadian GSM SIM card. I took it to an AT&T store and he called tech support but the pins they gave him wouldn't work. Anyone have any thoughts on how to make this thing work or am i out of luck? I was thinking of unlocking and rooting with a stock ROM, but not sure if that would resolve the issue. I would appreciate any input.
thanks!
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So I purchased a Moto X off Swappa from a guy that works for Anandtech.com. They were selling their demo model so I snagged it. Apparently it was used in Canada despite the fact that it is an AT&T model. When I received the phone and popped a SIM into it, it is prompting me for a SIM unlock PIN. He claims that nothing was changed software wise, but it seems to me that they would have had to change something in order to get it to work with a Canadian GSM SIM card. I took it to an AT&T store and he called tech support but the pins they gave him wouldn't work. Anyone have any thoughts on how to make this thing work or am i out of luck? I was thinking of unlocking and rooting with a stock ROM, but not sure if that would resolve the issue. I would appreciate any input.
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Does it have the att logo on it?
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bradspace said:
So I purchased a Moto X off Swappa from a guy that works for Anandtech.com. They were selling their demo model so I snagged it. Apparently it was used in Canada despite the fact that it is an AT&T model. When I received the phone and popped a SIM into it, it is prompting me for a SIM unlock PIN. He claims that nothing was changed software wise, but it seems to me that they would have had to change something in order to get it to work with a Canadian GSM SIM card. I took it to an AT&T store and he called tech support but the pins they gave him wouldn't work. Anyone have any thoughts on how to make this thing work or am i out of luck? I was thinking of unlocking and rooting with a stock ROM, but not sure if that would resolve the issue. I would appreciate any input.
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Rogers Wireless in Canada uses the XT1058, Att uses an XT1058, but they are not the same rom/radio code. And the Rogers can get the boot loader unlock code from Moto directly.
Could it be you have a Rogers XT1058? Does it have the ATT logo on its back? Did ATT have the IMEI in its database?
Something else to consider... you mention wanting to unlock and root... Unless that Chinese Website/Middleman comes backup, you can't unlock the bootloader on the ATT XT1058, and the current root option for 4.4.2 doesn't survive power off/on since there is no way to disable write protection (without unlocking the bootloader).
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Does it have the att logo on it?
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Yes, it has the AT&T logo on it.
KidJoe said:
Rogers Wireless in Canada uses the XT1058, Att uses an XT1058, but they are not the same rom/radio code. And the Rogers can get the boot loader unlock code from Moto directly.
Could it be you have a Rogers XT1058? Does it have the ATT logo on its back? Did ATT have the IMEI in its database?
Something else to consider... you mention wanting to unlock and root... Unless that Chinese Website/Middleman comes backup, you can't unlock the bootloader on the ATT XT1058, and the current root option for 4.4.2 doesn't survive power off/on since there is no way to disable write protection (without unlocking the bootloader).
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It is from Canada, but it has the AT&T logo. So at this point, there is no way to flash an AT&T stock ROM onto the phone? In contacting AT&T again today, the only thing that I could discern was the system version that was different than what she said it should be. I have 165.44.1.ghost_att.ATT.en.US, she said that it should be 161.44.1.ghost_att.ATT.en.US
Just curious, can you boot into fastboot/bootloader mode. Does it say "Device is Locked Status Code 0" or "Device is Unlocked Status Code 3"?
The latest ATT ROM leaked on http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 is 165.44.1.ghost, and as far as I know, that is the current ATT ROM. You can try and reflash the ATT SBF, but I doubt it will help.
ATT XT1058 is Sim locked out of the box, but an ATT SIM should work in it sim locked or unlocked.
I don't have an answer as to why if you have an XT1058 from ATT, and put a real ATT SIM in it, you would get prompted for the SIM Unlock pin, unless you have a PUK on the SIM itself? Does this SIM work in other ATT devices without prompting for unlock pin?
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Just curious, can you boot into fastboot/bootloader mode. Does it say "Device is Locked Status Code 0" or "Device is Unlocked Status Code 3"?
The latest ATT ROM leaked on http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 is 165.44.1.ghost, and as far as I know, that is the current ATT ROM. You can try and reflash the ATT SBF, but I doubt it will help.
ATT XT1058 is Sim locked out of the box, but an ATT SIM should work in it sim locked or unlocked.
I don't have an answer as to why if you have an XT1058 from ATT, and put a real ATT SIM in it, you would get prompted for the SIM Unlock pin, unless you have a PUK on the SIM itself? Does this SIM work in other ATT devices without prompting for unlock pin?
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Device is locked - status code 0. I am able to use the SIM in my G2 with no issues. The person I bought it from said that it was never used on a Canadian provider.
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Device is locked - status code 0. I am able to use the SIM in my G2 with no issues. The person I bought it from said that it was never used on a Canadian provider.
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Sorry, I'm not sure what to tell you.
The bootloader has never been unlocked, so there is no way non-ATT ROM or radio could have been installed.
Do you have another ATT Sim to try, or a T-Mobile SIM maybe?
I remember someone else posting something like this a while ago, but I do not know if there was a resolution or not.
I don't know what to tell you to try next. Sorry.
I'm going to be switching over from T Mobile possibly next week. I'm curious if I need to flash an AT&T ROM or return it to a stock T Mobile ROM.
This is the 1st time that I'll be taking a phone from 1carrier to another. I even asked the rep from the AT&T store what I should do and of course he was clueless to what I was asking for. He just told me to get my phone unlocked from T Mobile and had no clue about rooting.
Any particular steps that I should take aside from unlock code to make sure my phone will work with AT&T?
Once your phone is sim unlocked it will work on at&t. Root access isn't needed. Once you insert the new sim apn data should install automatically. It's good to double check though.
Since you have a "tmobile" device this at&t forum won't be much help. The at&t note 3 has a locked bootloader and the tmobile one doesn't. That means the tmobile one has more capability. I bet in the tmobile threads you'll find others in the same situation as you. They can guide you to improve your at&t experience with a tmobile device.
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Once your phone is sim unlocked it will work on at&t. Root access isn't needed. Once you insert the new sim apn data should install automatically. It's good to double check though.
Since you have a "tmobile" device this at&t forum won't be much help. The at&t note 3 has a locked bootloader and the tmobile one doesn't. That means the tmobile one has more capability. I bet in the tmobile threads you'll find others in the same situation as you. They can guide you to improve your at&t experience with a tmobile device.
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Thanks a lot.
Okay, maybe a dumb question. But when I booted up the phone after a system reset it had 3 ATT apps on it. I am with ATT and did have my SIM card in. There also isn't any carrier branding on the back of the phone. So what is a surefire way to know that this is an "unlocked" phone and not an ATT phone?
Also the phone isn't updating to 5.1
If ATT lock their sim phones, a surefire way to check if it is locked is put a sim from another network in it.
Sim and sim lock and even carrier have nothing to do with updates. It takes 3 weeks for most people to get the ota
If you go thru the initial setup process with an AT&T sim already installed, it will install the AT&T apps. Just for the hell of it, take a look at the bottom of the back of the phone. I have watched many videos on how to remove the AT&T logo, but every single one I watched, always left a little outline of the logo. Sure it will eventually wear off completely in time, but look for that little logo. If you see nothing at all, that's a good sign, as I have yet to see a Nexus 6 sold by AT&T, come unbranded. Yeah that's not a definitive way to check if its actually an unlocked phone, but its a good start
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If you go thru the initial setup process with an AT&T sim already installed, it will install the AT&T apps. Just for the hell of it, take a look at the bottom of the back of the phone. I have watched many videos on how to remove the AT&T logo, but every single one I watched, always left a little outline of the logo. Sure it will eventually wear off completely in time, but look for that little logo. If you see nothing at all, that's a good sign, as I have yet to see a Nexus 6 sold by AT&T, come unbranded. Yeah that's not a definitive way to check if its actually an unlocked phone, but its a good start
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I noticed the same thing. So to get rid of the AT&T logo on the back, I replaced the back. Cost was $10 for new back, and it only took about 10 minutes.
My point is caveat emptor.
If it has been carrier unlocked, it doesn't matter how it started life.
All Nexus (devices) N6 are unlocked by default. Carrier "bloat" is dependant on which SIM is inserted.
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All Nexus (devices) N6 are unlocked by default. Carrier "bloat" is dependant on which SIM is inserted.
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This isn't true with the nexus 6. Some carrier versions are locked. I just don't remember which.
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This isn't true with the nexus 6. Some carrier versions are locked. I just don't remember which.
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I know the AT&T version is Sim locked, not sure about Verizon's model. Sprint and T-Mobile's are unlocked.
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I know the AT&T version is Sim locked, not sure about Verizon's model. Sprint and T-Mobile's are unlocked.
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Only the AT&T phones were SIM locked.
jawmail said:
Only the AT&T phones were SIM locked.
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I believe Rogers may be too, from Canada
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I noticed the same thing. So to get rid of the AT&T logo on the back, I replaced the back. Cost was $10 for new back, and it only took about 10 minutes.
My point is caveat emptor.
Only sure way to know if it was an AT&T phone originally is via the IMEI number. AT&T's start with "359". Unlocked variety start with "99".
And, if it has been carrier unlocked, it doesn't matter how it started life.
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That's not true I bought mine from Motorola directly and I have the first 3 digits as 359.
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That's not true I bought mine from Motorola directly and I have the first 3 digits as 359.
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OK. Thanks.
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OK. Thanks.
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No problem, I don't thin there is a definitive way they assign them but I could be string
I'm having an issues with a Note I just got. I'm looking to switch it from AT&T to Verizon.
I went through AT&T and got the unlock code, put in the Verizon sim and entered the code. After that I went to switch over the phone on Verizon, but they said that my device was not compatible with the Verizon network.
From what I'm aware of, unlocking the phone would work. Has anyone else had an issue with this? Or do I have to go through trying to flash a Verizon firmware?
Model: SM-N950U
Baseband: N950USQU2BQJA
Android 7.11
As long as it's unlocked the device will work on Verizon, but as the phone originated from AT&T, Verizon recognizes the IMEI as not compatible. If you have another verizon device you can activate that one and do a SIM swap.
You may be able to flash the Verizon firmware over, but Verizon still won't activate it on it's own as the IMEI will remain the same. You may be able to get them to add it to the approved list, but that's up to them.
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As long as it's unlocked the device will work on Verizon, but as the phone originated from AT&T, Verizon recognizes the IMEI as not compatible. If you have another verizon device you can activate that one and do a SIM swap.
You may be able to flash the Verizon firmware over, but Verizon still won't activate it on it's own as the IMEI will remain the same. You may be able to get them to add it to the approved list, but that's up to them.
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So if I were to swap over this phone from another one (an S7 that is currently on Verizon to the Note 8), it should work after being unlocked?
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So if I were to swap over this phone from another one (an S7 that is currently on Verizon to the Note 8), it should work after being unlocked?
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Yup. Pop in your activated VZW SIM card. I would also recommend flashing either the VZWfirmware, or the unlocked 950U1 firmware. ,
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Yup. Pop in your activated VZW SIM card. I would also recommend flashing either the VZWfirmware, or the unlocked 950U1 firmware. ,
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Could you link me for getting that firmware? I got in contact with Verizon and they said...
I am showing the information as follows: users must have software version of NRD90M.G950USQU2BQK5 or NRD90M.G955USQU2BQK5 before they disconnect their service with the prior carriers (AT&T, T-MO, etc). It also goes on to say that Samsung is working on a workaround so that devices do not have an activation issue but there is no specific date or information that has been resolved.
Would the firmware update fix that?
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Could you link me for getting that firmware? I got in contact with Verizon and they said...
I am showing the information as follows: users must have software version of NRD90M.G950USQU2BQK5 or NRD90M.G955USQU2BQK5 before they disconnect their service with the prior carriers (AT&T, T-MO, etc). It also goes on to say that Samsung is working on a workaround so that devices do not have an activation issue but there is no specific date or information that has been resolved.
Would the firmware update fix that?
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Check the carrier switching thread for answers. If you don't find answers by searchingfirst, then I would suggest posting your question there.
As far as links for the firmware, check sammobile.com or updato.com.
The current active Verizon sim you have. Place it in the Verizon S7 and give the S7 imei to Verizon to get service. Them once your S7 is fully operable remove sim and put it inside the unlocked note 8.
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I have a unlocked AT&T working on Verizon. What I did was a carrier switching and the phone is 100% Verizon , then I call Verizon and they add the imei to Verizon and the phone is fully working..
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I have a unlocked AT&T working on Verizon. What I did was a carrier switching and the phone is 100% Verizon , then I call Verizon and they add the imei to Verizon and the phone is fully working..
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Carrier switching firmware, such as in this post?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-sm-n950u-u1-t3685884
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Carrier switching firmware, such as in this post?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-sm-n950u-u1-t3685884
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Yes.
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I went through AT&T and got the unlock code, put in the Verizon sim and entered the code. After that I went to switch over the phone on Verizon, but they said that my device was not compatible with the Verizon network.
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This is partly true...At&t is GSM based network and Verizon is CDMA. Not shure on which frequency at&t phones can woark on Verizon network, is it only 4G or?!
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Carrier switching firmware, such as in this post?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-sm-n950u-u1-t3685884
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How long did it take them to add the IMEI? They told me 72 hours and today would be 72. I guess they are taking their sweet time....