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Hi All,
I apologize in advance if that has been posted and responded to, but my searches have been unfruitful. My boss has the Motorola Droid 3, stock rom, NOT rooted on the Verizon network (in NYC). He will be traveling abroad to the mid-east and contacted VZW Global Services and they provided him with the SIM Unlock code.
I then proceeded to insert my AT&T SIM card into his phone and booted it up - in anticipation of the SIM Unlock Code screen so that when he gets to his destination country, all he'll have to do is insert the SIM card which he will purchase there.
Unfortunately, no such screen appeared. I was able to access the phone's other functions and was even able to go into Settings>Wireless Settings and switched the device to GSM/UMTS only (from the default 'Global' setting). Still, nothing occurred. I then forced it to search for a network (even though automatically connect was checked) and believe it or not, midway through its search, the phone completely rebooted on its own. I thought that maybe NOW, when the phone finishes loading, that it will ask me for the SIM Unlock Code. Well, it didn't. The phone just booted up normally and indicated that there was no service (bars with the red circle and slash through it).
We called Global Services back and they claimed that we will not see a SIM Unlock code for any US-Domestic carrier SIM cards (sounds fishy to me) and the SIM Unlock Code screen will appear ONLY when a Foreign/Non-US Carrier SIM Card is placed in the phone. My suspicion is that the Global Services rep doesn't know the difference b/t his a** and his elbow and was just saying anything that seemed plausible to get me off the phone. It would be VERY BAD if my boss travels to his destination and operates on the assumption that this will work once he inserts a foreign SIM card and for it not to work at all.
Any thoughts/insights into this would be VERY much appreciated and if this topic was already discussed on another thread, I would very much appreciate the link to that thread.
I have seen similar topics on other phone model threads, but none of the instructions in each of those respective threads had a solution that seemed applicable to this specific problem.
Many MANY thanks in advance!
--Q
You should most certainly see an unlock screen with a US based sim card. I used an old deactivated T-Mobile Sim card to get my unlock code prompt. try going to the phone dialer and enter *#*#4636#*#* - give it a sec and a menu will come up. In the menu scroll down a bit and you'll see a network selection bar. Tap the bar and select GSM Auto (PRL). You should immediately get a popup or perhapse after you back out of it. If not, scan for networks again. If it still gives you problems - PM me and we'll get it figured out.
network SIM unlock screen missing for T-Mobile US
Folks,
I am experiencing a similar issue as the original poster. No matter what I do, I can not get the Droid global (stock rom, v2.3.3) to attach to the T-Mobile network. If I follow the instructions"
*#*#4636#*#* - give it a sec and a menu will come up. In the menu scroll down a bit and you'll see a network selection bar. Tap the bar and select GSM Auto (PRL) ".
I see the screen momentarily flash the t-mobile network, then switch back to indicating that the network type is CMDA-1xrtt. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
BTW this sim works fine in a BB Bold 9000. Also it is just a simple voice/messaging sim - no data plan.
Never mind - after more research, seems I have a phone with the US carriers locked out. - off to see if I can update it
areyouwireless said:
Folks,
I am experiencing a similar issue as the original poster. No matter what I do, I can not get the Droid global (stock rom, v2.3.3) to attach to the T-Mobile network. If I follow the instructions"
*#*#4636#*#* - give it a sec and a menu will come up. In the menu scroll down a bit and you'll see a network selection bar. Tap the bar and select GSM Auto (PRL) ".
I see the screen momentarily flash the t-mobile network, then switch back to indicating that the network type is CMDA-1xrtt. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
BTW this sim works fine in a BB Bold 9000. Also it is just a simple voice/messaging sim - no data plan.
Never mind - after more research, seems I have a phone with the US carriers locked out. - off to see if I can update it
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You can follow the guide to have the phone work and it will fix that.
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You need to use a foreign Sim card, not an American one because Verizon disabled access to all other American gsm networks
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eXecuter.bin said:
You need to use a foreign Sim card, not an American one because Verizon disabled access to all other American gsm networks
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i have the same phone from bell and same issue, does it mean i require to do the same as well ?
queberican351 said:
You should most certainly see an unlock screen with a US based sim card. I used an old deactivated T-Mobile Sim card to get my unlock code prompt. try going to the phone dialer and enter *#*#4636#*#* - give it a sec and a menu will come up. In the menu scroll down a bit and you'll see a network selection bar. Tap the bar and select GSM Auto (PRL). You should immediately get a popup or perhapse after you back out of it. If not, scan for networks again. If it still gives you problems - PM me and we'll get it figured out.
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I was to access the screen you mentioned however I was unable to get it to ask for my unlock code, any ideas?
I had the same issue. The unlock code was already put in. Though this may be, there is more you need to do to have it working on US carriers like AT&T.
The guide is here
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quordandis said:
Hi All,
I apologize in advance if that has been posted and responded to, but my searches have been unfruitful. My boss has the Motorola Droid 3, stock rom, NOT rooted on the Verizon network (in NYC). He will be traveling abroad to the mid-east and contacted VZW Global Services and they provided him with the SIM Unlock code.
I then proceeded to insert my AT&T SIM card into his phone and booted it up - in anticipation of the SIM Unlock Code screen so that when he gets to his destination country, all he'll have to do is insert the SIM card which he will purchase there.
Unfortunately, no such screen appeared. I was able to access the phone's other functions and was even able to go into Settings>Wireless Settings and switched the device to GSM/UMTS only (from the default 'Global' setting). Still, nothing occurred. I then forced it to search for a network (even though automatically connect was checked) and believe it or not, midway through its search, the phone completely rebooted on its own. I thought that maybe NOW, when the phone finishes loading, that it will ask me for the SIM Unlock Code. Well, it didn't. The phone just booted up normally and indicated that there was no service (bars with the red circle and slash through it).
We called Global Services back and they claimed that we will not see a SIM Unlock code for any US-Domestic carrier SIM cards (sounds fishy to me) and the SIM Unlock Code screen will appear ONLY when a Foreign/Non-US Carrier SIM Card is placed in the phone. My suspicion is that the Global Services rep doesn't know the difference b/t his a** and his elbow and was just saying anything that seemed plausible to get me off the phone. It would be VERY BAD if my boss travels to his destination and operates on the assumption that this will work once he inserts a foreign SIM card and for it not to work at all.
Any thoughts/insights into this would be VERY much appreciated and if this topic was already discussed on another thread, I would very much appreciate the link to that thread.
I have seen similar topics on other phone model threads, but none of the instructions in each of those respective threads had a solution that seemed applicable to this specific problem.
Many MANY thanks in advance!
--Q
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I c, U have to use Non-US SIM CARD. otherwise U have to unlock the US radio first. but if U having trouble to pop the SIM Network Unlock Code screen, just put non-US SIM and set the mobile network from global to gsm/umts. these also apply to those whose troubled with subsidy lock, so they can input the code.
Worked for me with tmobile or att sim card in the phone. You have to backup rename the build.prop file in the system(Rename the old build.prop to build.bak) put the new build.prob file in the system, restart the phone and wa-la, it will ask you for an unlock code. Enter it give it 15 or so sec reboot the phone, select GSM/UMTS and wait 30sec to 2mins you will receive a signal.
Hello,
This is my first XDA forum post. And I am sorry for it to be about a trouble question.
I've recently bought a Xperia TL Lt30at that is AT&T from ebay.
Anyway, I am planning on using it in Mexico from time to time, since I live near the border, so I bought another carrier's SIM (Telcel) and was to unlock the phone.
But now that I called AT&T to get the Unlock pin number (for free) they told me the phone's imei was blacklisted.
Questions:
Can I still unlock it to use in Mexico with Tecel carrier even if the IMEI is blacklisted on AT&T?
and, Why after inserting Telcel SIM into the phone the SIM NETWORK UNLOCK PIN screen does not show? Do you know why this is not showing?
Could it be that the blacklisted IMEI is not allowing the Unlock pin screen to show after inserting another SIM?
Many thanks in advance
adagium said:
Hello,
This is my first XDA forum post. And I am sorry for it to be about a trouble question.
I've recently bought a Xperia TL Lt30at that is AT&T from ebay.
Anyway, I am planning on using it in Mexico from time to time, since I live near the border, so I bought another carrier's SIM (Telcel) and was to unlock the phone.
But now that I called AT&T to get the Unlock pin number (for free) they told me the phone's imei was blacklisted.
Questions:
Can I still unlock it to use in Mexico with Tecel carrier even if the IMEI is blacklisted on AT&T?
and, Why after inserting Telcel SIM into the phone the SIM NETWORK UNLOCK PIN screen does not show? Do you know why this is not showing?
Could it be that the blacklisted IMEI is not allowing the Unlock pin screen to show after inserting another SIM?
Many thanks in advance
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hello;
insert at&t sim card, dial *#*#7378423#*#* after this there will be several options shown, choose "service info" and then "sim lock" , there will be listed 5 things , first one is "network" , if you wanna know if your phone is at&t locked, there should be 'x' between [ ], like this [x] network and the number, maybe 5,4 or three, this last number shows the attempts left for network unlock; if there is no x between [] this means that your phone is unlocked for all carrier ; if there is x between [] and last number id not 0, you can unlock it! just search by google ,there are several websites which offer unlock codes for amount of money, you only provide imei code , and they generate code" to see imei , dial *#06#;
geniusatplay said:
hello;
insert at&t sim card, dial *#*#7378423#*#* after this there will be several options shown, choose "service info" and then "sim lock" , there will be listed 5 things , first one is "network" , if you wanna know if your phone is at&t locked, there should be 'x' between [ ], like this [x] network and the number, maybe 5,4 or three, this last number shows the attempts left for network unlock; if there is no x between [] this means that your phone is unlocked for all carrier ; if there is x between [] and last number id not 0, you can unlock it! just search by google ,there are several websites which offer unlock codes for amount of money, you only provide imei code , and they generate code" to see imei , dial *#06#;
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Thanks for the info. I've already done that and I checked the IMEI number, that is how after calling at&t to unlock my phone they notified me that the IMEI was blacklisted.
The phone has 10 unlock tryouts left.
Do you know if this is causing the phone not to show the SIM NEWTWORK UNLOCK PIN screen after inserting an invalid carrier SIM? Because I can reproduce this from any video I have seen.
adagium said:
Thanks for the info. I've already done that and I checked the IMEI number, that is how after calling at&t to unlock my phone they notified me that the IMEI was blacklisted.
The phone has 10 unlock tryouts left.
Do you know if this is causing the phone not to show the SIM NEWTWORK UNLOCK PIN screen after inserting an invalid carrier SIM? Because I can reproduce this from any video I have seen.
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no , blacklisted imei is not the reason ; when you insert invalid sim, what is happening? does your phone detect sim and is there any signal?
geniusatplay said:
no , blacklisted imei is not the reason ; when you insert invalid sim, what is happening? does your phone detect sim and is there any signal?
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That is the thing also. I had a regular size SIM card from another carrier, I cut it using a template to fit the Xperia TL that uses MicroSIM (I tested that it still works on phones that use the regular size) and when I place it inside the TL it does not recognize the SIM like it is not there.
Could it be that I need to get a real MicroSIM from another carrier to display the SIM UNLOCK NETWORK PIN screen?
adagium said:
That is the thing also. I had a regular size SIM card from another carrier, I cut it using a template to fit the Xperia TL that uses MicroSIM (I tested that it still works on phones that use the regular size) and when I place it inside the TL it does not recognize the SIM like it is not there.
Could it be that I need to get a real MicroSIM from another carrier to display the SIM UNLOCK NETWORK PIN screen?
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yes of course, you need good micro sim card, phone does not detect sim card because it is not well cut; if the phone works perfectly with other sim it means that there is no damage to sim slot; i also have got xperia lt30at; I cut micro sim using template and it worked fine; when there is no sim card detected, the SIM UNLOCK NETWORK PIN screen will never appear
Thanks for your help, I have gotten a new microSIM from my carrier and it works. Seems the other one was very old and not even cutting it would have worked.
Now it does display the SIM UNLOCK NETWORK PIN screen after inserting it.
Yo don't know if you unlocked it yet but I just unlocked one for sell n it can't be blacklisted cause all the networks have the imei number n it won't allow the phone to work?
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I got a code from Cellunlock.net and I followed the video instructions carefully. I've been using ATT in the states since the launch so I was activated so thats a nonissue.
I put in the Rogers SIM, got "Enter your unlock code". I did that and then it said "SIM Not Provisioned MM2#"
Im getting 4 bars of cell reception and I went into the network settings to specifically select Rogers and it sat and said "Attempting to register on rogers". After 5 minutes nothing happened.
I don't have any ROGERS in the top left corner for my carrier. Just 4-5 signal bars.
When I try to enter the #7465625*638*UNLOCKCODE# method(s) it just says "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY".
I cant even do
*#7465625#
1. [xxx] Network lock
2. [xxx] Subset lock
3. [xxx] SP lock
to check. It just says emergency calls only.
Should I try doing the activation methods with the ATT sim in and not the rogers? Kinda afraid of messing this up. Is this what "hardlocked" is and I need to use the Defreeze method? Im deeply confused.
SMN900A, MJ5, Kingo Rooted
OmegaNemesis28 said:
I got a code from Cellunlock.net and I followed the video instructions carefully. I've been using ATT in the states since the launch so I was activated so thats a nonissue.
I put in the Rogers SIM, got "Enter your unlock code". I did that and then it said "SIM Not Provisioned MM2#"
Im getting 4 bars of cell reception and I went into the network settings to specifically select Rogers and it sat and said "Attempting to register on rogers". After 5 minutes nothing happened.
I don't have any ROGERS in the top left corner for my carrier. Just 4-5 signal bars.
When I try to enter the #7465625*638*UNLOCKCODE# method(s) it just says "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY".
I cant even do
*#7465625#
1. [xxx] Network lock
2. [xxx] Subset lock
3. [xxx] SP lock
to check. It just says emergency calls only.
Should I try doing the activation methods with the ATT sim in and not the rogers? Kinda afraid of messing this up. Is this what "hardlocked" is and I need to use the Defreeze method? Im deeply confused.
SMN900A, MJ5, Kingo Rooted
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Based on what I see the SIM you have from Rogers has not been activated by Rogers yet. That is what the NOT PROVISIONED message means. You need to call Rogers and see if the SIM is actually active. It looks to me the unlock worked since it see the SIM now as Not provisioned. Usually if the unlock fails it will just kick you back the the code entry screen..
Solarenemy68 said:
Based on what I see the SIM you have from Rogers has not been activated by Rogers yet. That is what the NOT PROVISIONED message means. You need to call Rogers and see if the SIM is actually active. It looks to me the unlock worked since it see the SIM now as Not provisioned. Usually if the unlock fails it will just kick you back the the code entry screen..
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Ugh how embarrassing...
I originally thought maybe that was the case too, but I was positive it wasn't... at first.
What ended up happening when I opened the Rogers account and got my SIM was the man pulled out a large SIM card. He started entering account information and when I noticed it I said "Im sorry, I think I need the microSIM not that one."
He said "oh! Perfect timing. I can still correct that, almost sent it without it." And he scanned the microSIM into the computer.
So I was positive that it was activated due to that.
But of course, it wasn't.
I walked into another Rogers that I happened to be closer to earlier today than the one I started at and the man was like "yep, the SIM number on your account is not the one in your phone right now." He changed it on the account and handed me back the SIM. Popped it in - and bam, Rogers 4G LTE.
I was dead set on it being something I messed up, the code not working, or some Samsung nonsense.
Unrelated: Im getting 48/17mbps. WOW, screw ATT. This thing is outstanding, and at 1/2 the price. Literally half.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/712032392
I got the unlock code off ebay. When I put a verizon postpaid sim in I just get a webpage for phone locked, when I dial #786074* I just get a voice prompt saying device is not active. How do I unlock?
Ok, found it! from settings: wireless & networks:
well, I can't find it again. I think it goes away once I unlock it. But there was an option in there to change network carriers and that brought me to the unlock screen.
VERY Odd Problem - SIM Card Locked, Requesting PIN. Only on This Phone & SIM Combo
On each boot, the phone asks for "SIM network unlock PIN", and otherwise will read "No SIM card" in the notification bar.
What's odd however is this phone is unlocked. It's an AT&T Nexus 6, and was previously working under Cricket Wireless. The SIM card is from Mint Mobile, and works with my unlocked LG G5. It's only this phone & SIM combination together that's causing issues.
Trying to access APN settings gives the message "Access Point Name settings are not available for this user".
I've tried factory resets, as well as full flashes back to stock, etc.
I've never encountered this before, if anyone has any ideas or input I'd appreciate it.
Sounds like it is NOT unlocked. Since Cricket Wireless is an MVNO directly owned by AT&T, it makes sense to me that an locked AT&T device may work on Cricket.
Test with a friends SIM card. The Nexus 6 works on all carriers in the United States- Sprint, Verizon, Tmobile or AT&T. If their SIM card does the same thing, yea this confirms that it's locked. Buy an unlock code, it should only be a few dollars I reckon.
edit: also please note there is a difference between an unlocked/locked bootloader and unlocked/locked network. They are NOT mutually exclusive.