I have just bought a brand new Motorola E4 plus. The carrier that it is meant for is Boost mobile but I need to Sim unlock it so that can use my "mintsim" card in it. When i put the foreign sim card in the phone and turn it on it does not prompt me for an unlock code. I have also tried various keypad sequences to attempt to force it to ask for unlock code but with no success. if anyone has any insight i would be very grateful. i would love to be able to just us a code to unlock it but i am also comfortable with the process of rooting phones if that is a path to sim unlocking it. thank you in advance for any help
Hi,
Did you try these?
Method #1: Go to the dial screen on your phone as if you are going to make a call and press #073887*
Method #2: Go to the dial screen on your phone as if you are going to make a call and press: #786074*
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Hi. I am wondering if anyone can tell me the procedure to unlock my AT&T Tilt without another carrier's SIM card?
I have the unlock code from AT&T, but I do not know the key strokes to bring up the dialogue to enter the unlock code. I do NOT have access to another carrier's SIM card. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
j_sous said:
Hi. I am wondering if anyone can tell me the procedure to unlock my AT&T Tilt without another carrier's SIM card?
I have the unlock code from AT&T, but I do not know the key strokes to bring up the dialogue to enter the unlock code. I do NOT have access to another carrier's SIM card. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
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Why are you wanting to unlock it without the need for another sim? You can use the phone without a sim card in there so it's not like you have that restriction. Just keep the code on the phone and when you have the need, it's there for you whereever you are.
Or if you're wanting to unlock it to sell it, just include the code with the sale. The buyer is going to know it's an att phone, and as long as you have the code to unlock it, there's no difference. If anything, it makes the phone more "new" than if you turned it on the unlock it and then sell. So depending on how you pitch it, it could be an additional good trait
Borrow the other carrier SIM from your friends or go to T-mobile store to do the test.
I had old line with T-mobile. Did the unlock in 5 sec. After putting the T-mobile SIM it ask for SIM lock code...
you can goto a cell phone store. usually the people would let you use a foreign sim.
another idea would be to buy a tmobile to go phones. not that expensive. and you'd get a backup phone as well depending on which you choose. for example, the nokias are real easy to unlock for free
Thanks alot for your replies.
Actually, yes, it is to sell the phone. So, I assume what I will do is just include the unlock code with the sale. It would be nice if the phone actually had a series of keystrokes that you can enter to in order to bring up the unlock dialogue.
I just bought a g1 that is not unlocked, and I wondered if I have to have a tmobile sim card to unlock it.
No, the opposite, you need a sim card from another provider (along with the unlock code) to unlock it.
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I just bought a g1 that is not unlocked, and I wondered if I have to have a tmobile sim card to unlock it.
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In The U.S., i saw you were not, you get the code from T-mobile unlike most other U.S. carriers they give it to you. Then any sim card other than an active T-mobile, even old non-active ones I have used as it just needs something to look against to enter the code. Here is the instructions....
T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request
Sim Unlock Reference: nnnnnnnn
IMEI: nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Unlock Code: nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. Below you will see the Instructions for unlocking your HTC device.
1. Insert the foreign SIM card
2. Power on the device and the display should read "Please input unlock code"
3. Enter the unlock code and the device should display "Phone is unlocked."
4. Allow the phone to scan the network (or manually click on the antenna icon to do this)
It is very important that the instructions and SIM unlock code are entered correctly as listed. If you receive an error message while performing the instructions do not make any further attempts to unlock the handset. Please be aware that if an excessive amount of incorrect attempts are made, the phone will be permanently locked. You will need to verify the IMEI by pressing *#06# and contact Customer Care for support.
Thank You,
Sim Unlock Department
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
...I forget the time you need to be with them as I have for years....
is their a method available for unlocking the lg Thrill? I have searched but have not found anything.
no not unless u buy a code or get one from your carier
AT&T, if so ring them and ask for the unlock code. Odd I know but there are a few of us that have done that and they have happy given it to us.
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is their a method available for unlocking the lg Thrill? I have searched but have not found anything.
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Really?, c'mon dud, you can get them for $1 on ebay
Okay, so if you have some balls, you can unlock your phone yourself. Check the Optimus 3D forums here for the IMEI Restore/SIM Unlock thread and follow the instructions there. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART OR THOSE UNSKILLED!
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is their a method available for unlocking the lg Thrill? I have searched but have not found anything.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186406
Your Welcome, btw no offense but it wasn't too hard to find lol
LG Thrill AT&T : cannot find network unlock screen (got PIN but can't enter it)
Hey guys,
Does anyone have any idea about how to reach the Network unlock screen on the LG Thrill 4G (Biohazard 4.2 ROM) AT&T.
The phone's locked and I got the unlock pin from eBay but even when I restart the phone with the non-AT&T SIM card I never see any screen that asks me to enter the unlock pin.
dangling_refrenz said:
Hey guys,
Does anyone have any idea about how to reach the Network unlock screen on the LG Thrill 4G (Biohazard 4.2 ROM) AT&T.
The phone's locked and I got the unlock pin from eBay but even when I restart the phone with the non-AT&T SIM card I never see any screen that asks me to enter the unlock pin.
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How to unlock:
1. insert a non allowed sim card such as AT&T, etc. and turn phone on.
2. It will show show invalid sim and then the network unlock screen should popup.
3. Tap on the entry area and enter the provided unlock code
(Make sure you have entered the carefully and exactly as shown (numbers only))
4. Press the unlock button. The phone will then perform the network unlock process. This process only takes a few seconds.
5.Congratulations! Your phone is now unlocked to use with any sim from any GSM carrier worldwide.
*****IF THE ABOVE DOES NOT WORK TRY THIS METHOD**********
Below are instructions that work for most network providers:
P990, P999, P970, P920 and similar LG Android phones. Simply enter a non-approved sim, turn on the phone, enter the NCK and press unlock. That's it the phone will then process the code and in about 15 seconds it will be permanently sim unlocked. It his does not work you can dial a secret code to bring up the unlock menu. The secret code is "2945#*XXX#". Replace XXX with the numeric part of your model number (for example for the P999 dial 2945#*999# on your phone). Then enter the code and press unlock.
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I personally had issues unlocking until I flashed a stock ROM. Specifically, I used the stock ATT Froyo ROM.
Just bought a AT&T LTE 8.9", locked on AT& Network
i treed to unlock it using cellunlocker . the problem is the ask me to inter the unlock code in the dialer and hit the call button.
my device doesn't have dialer and i did install one from the market and the dialer did not work .
would you please help me in this ??
I think you have to put in a SIM it is locked against first.
i did that
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I think you have to put in a SIM it is locked against first.
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1st of all thank you for replaying in my thread .
with regarding of the SIM card i have done that i treed using our network SIM card (Mobaily) and nothing happen .
I treed this :
A)-
Turn your phone with a non accepted simcard, and then turn off the wifi.
Now go the dial screen and then type *2767*3855# on phone keypad. (CAUTION! This will reformat all your data!)
1. After phone restarts, type the Unfreeze code ( ) when prompted to enter "SIM network unlock PIN" or "Enter Network Lock Control Key" screen and hit unlock button.
It will say "unsuccessful" again, don't worry!
2.. Type the Unlock code ( ) and hit Unlock button.
3. Your phone should now give you the message "Network Lock Successful"
Now your phone is successfully unlocked!
If there is still an error please press *#06# and check the IMEI number
B)-
Go to the dial screen on your phone as if you are going to make a call and press: #7465625*638*UNLOCKCODE# (8 digit unlock code)
Q: is it poseble to get dial screen on this tab ?
thanks .
With my 8.9 LTE, I power up with a sim card, and it asks me for the network lock right away. Is that the same as the sim lock? I've never unlocked a tablet before, but I'm assuming it is. Tablets surely can't have the multiple lock menus a cellphone has. Network/Sim/SPCK etc.
To trigger the unlock menu, you need to insert a NON-compatible sim card. So if your tablet is a MOBAILY one, inserting a sim of that company won't help you.
Put in ANY other sim to get the menu to pop up.
Good Luck!
btw, those instructions are for a phone., hence the dialer. I'm willing to bet it 99.9999%. AFAIK, there's no way to get a phone dialer menu on a tablet lol. (watch me be proven wrong ha):laugh:
So here's what's going on.
I have an Atrix HD that is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked already.
I'm trying to sim unlock the phone to use with straight talk or tmobile.
The problem:
When I insert the tmobile sim, the phone is supposed to prompt with a request for a sim unlock code.
This phone doesn't prompt and it doesn't show signal. "emergency calls only"
I've tried this with two different roms. AOKP and Pac. Both did the same thing. I've also tried a simple mobile sim with each of these roms with no avail. By the way, I do get service with AT&T sim on all the Roms.
What am I missing here?
I see all these threads about unlocking and the biggest issue people are running into is finding the unlock codes. They are out there but they're hard to come by. My issue is that even if I magically had that code, I don't have a way to enter it!
Thank you for any help in advance.
I've searched around to find a solution or reason, but apparently this isn't common.
EDIT:
In case anyone has the same issue, flashing entirely stock software fixed this issue.
It is now prompting for the SIM network unlock PIN.