Can't access Service Mode S5 mini - Galaxy S5 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello!
I bought an s5 mini second hand, turned out to be locked to an overseas region.
Been reading here and tried to access the service mode without any luck
I tried this
Dial *#0011# on your Galaxy S4 in Phone app to launch Service Mode. Ok, got here
When the Service menu is launched, tap on Menu (left soft key) and select Back from the list of options shown,
Tap on the Menu key again and select Key Input from the options. This will show you a pop up box. Tap on it, enter 1 & press OK.
Tap on the Menu button yet again and select Back. This should take you back to the Main Menu of Service Mode.
I do this sequence but stays on same screen
Also tried the same on *#1111#
or
*#197328640# nothing!
Thanks!

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hush66 said:
I'm still on 434, and I don't see the "RF power back off test mode" option. Under "Service Setting", there are no items.
I don't see any "Calibrations" option either.
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I am guessing the RF power back off test mode is signal powering off after a period of idle
since inside there is three option
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Hey guys,
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sakibaraki said:
Hey guys,
I have a Note 8 running on Android 9 for 4 years and I have been using the phone just fine until this morning when I woke up and noticed the phone having nothing on the main screen but a message (in native language, temporary translated as "Phone is booting/starting..."). I thought it was my child messing something up so I left it alone and 2 hours later it still displayed the same message. When I clicked on the Bixbly button, it said that the function was unable in Emergency mode. I also tried restarting, force restarting and restarting in Download mode, but nothing works. The volume button, navigation bar are still working properly; I can still access settings via navigation bar, and I can answer phone calls though I could not make phone calls with it.
Any suggestions on fixing this issue?
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From sammobile - To turn off the Emergency mode, just tap on the overflow menu (the three-dot icon) in the top right corner and tap on the relevant option. You can also manage your emergency contacts by tapping the Manage emergency contacts option in the overflow menu.
ultramag69 said:
From sammobile - To turn off the Emergency mode, just tap on the overflow menu (the three-dot icon) in the top right corner and tap on the relevant option. You can also manage your emergency contacts by tapping the Manage emergency contacts option in the overflow menu.
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Hey ultramaq69,
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