I have tried unlocking it, an it is unlocked, but every-time I try to use it, it connects for like 20 seconds, then I get a message that the device cannot be activated on a different carrier than Verizon, I am travelling abroad, and would like to use a local SIM card.
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Did you buy it new, had it been activated on Verizon for 24hrs, that's what I've seen that it needs to be activated first on Verizon then it works.
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Hi Guys, I'm wondering if someone more knowledgeable can help advise. I've spent 12 hours and cant activate my Unlocked Qualcomm Note8 on any of my service providers (SMN-950U1.)
I want to use it on Boom Mobile Red (Verizon MVNO)
I cant get the Network Operator to configure, when I select Verizon it fails on configuration. I'm not referring to APN because I do not even get calls, the Operator is listed as "Emergency Calls Only". The Sim works perfect on my Pixel XL and iPhone 7 Plus. This phone was purchased unlocked form Samsung direct with clean IMEI. I called Samsung and they have no idea, they said the phone is defective, which I believe it is not.
I had an issue activating with Sprint and still have not had Data working, though I was able to get calls. I've given up w/ Sprint and will upgrade that line with a iPhone X.
I inserted my friends Verizon Post Paid Sim from his Moto Mod phone and everything was perfect (calls, TM, LTE calling) and the phone got LTE+. Is it possible the Note8 unlocked will only work with the big 4 carriers, ST and TW? I read a similar issue people from Boost Mobile have when they insert their sims it says invalid Sim. I really have no idea what is going on - Boom doesn't have many customers and their support team has never delt with this issue, they said the phone is defective. Has anyone been able to use a Unlocked Note8 on Boom? I've tried flashing various variants of firmware, including Verizon with no success. I'm puzzled with what is going on.
So, I finally talked my wife out of her LG phone and got her an identical VZW Nexus 6. So we now have identical phones. I have unlocked the bootloaders, installed TWRP, and both are running CarbonROM weeklies.
For some reason, my phone has voice over LTE, and everything works just fine. Hers drops LTE every time she makes or receives a call. I've been searching xda and google for 3 days, checking and double checking that all settings match on the phones, flashing different radios, etc. And the setting for "Enhanced LTE Service" doesn't even show up in her settings.
If I put the preferred network to "LTE", (same as mine) she can't even make a call. It acts like it's going to dial, then drops signal completely.
Any ideas?
I would check and make sure Verizon has it provisioned to use volte
How would I go about checking to see if it is provisioned for VoLTE? It is on straight talk service now. When I contacted StraightTalk support, they told me that their service doesn't support it. And they didn't have an answer after I told them that mine does it just fine. LoL
Actually, they said maybe the phone needs an update...
Clarify the following. Are both N6es on Verizon, both on Straight Talk, or one on Verizon and the other on Straight Talk?
The last time I looked into it, Straight Talk didn't support VOLTE. Has that changed?
They are both on Straight Talk, using verizon sim cards. The tech support told me the same thing. That they didn't support VOLTE. And had no explanation when I told her that my phone was using it just fine.
It doesn't function on the AT&T side of Straight Talk and AT&T definitely has VOLTE. Thus, the fact you have it is an anomaly, and your other device not having it isn't an issue with the device or its firmware. In other words, consider yourself lucky.
Well, I'm not one to give up very easily. So, after some thinking, I may have come up with an idea.
Both phones were purchased from Swappa. My phone was listed as a Verizon phone, while the other was listed as an unlocked phone (no idea what carrier it was previously used with).
I'm thinking that adm1jtg may be correct, My phone would have been provisioned for VolTE, and the other phone may have never been on their network to get provisioned...
So, I think I will switch her to Verizon prepaid which doesn't cost much more and see if that fixes it. Maybe after a month switch back to straight talk. I will update this post afterwards, and let you guys know if that does the trick.
Maybe overthinking it a bit. After I switch her to verizon prepaid, and get her phone all set up and see that VoLTE is working, I'll pop my straight talk sim in it and let you guys know the results...
Soo... I had some time to think about it, and decided to just swap sim cards between the two phones. Turns out, it isn't her phone at all. With my straight talk sim, her phone got Enhanced 4G/Lte.
With her straight talk sim, my phone did not. Put my straight talk sim back in my phone, and Enhanced 4G/Lte came back.
Turns out that Strephon Alkhalikoi is correct.
I wonder how many BYOP sim kits I would have to go through to find another anomaly... LoL
Hi. I'm new (and old) so apologies in advance for any faux pas. I couldn't find another thread with a problem like this, so I'm posting a new question.
Here's what happened:
I have been using Ting MVNO SIMs on two Galaxy S8 phones for about 18 months. Preparing for an overseas trip, I asked T-Mo to unlock the phones so I could use foreign SIMs.
T-Mo unlocked the phones, but now I can't get wi-fi calling to work on the Ting SIM. Tried a MintMobile and FreedomPop and the same thing, no option in the tools or phone app to activate wi-fi calling although it is activated at the MVNO and the E911 addresses are correct.
T-Mo says it's impossible that unlocking did that. Well, it happened. Ting doesn't have a clue about how/why it happened or how to fix. Samsung says it's the carrier's problem not theirs.
I factory re-set hoping it would restore the lock, but that didn't do anything. I don't get a signal at my home, so wi-fi calling is necessary. My next step is to buy new phones.
Ideas? Thanks!
I purchased a used galaxy s10 G973U from someone who bought directly from samsung.com unlocked version. he used it with tmobile. Now im trying to activate with sprint and it wont let me. Network sim setting show that sim is unlocked. Im trying to activate my phone on sprint website and it says "This phone can't be activated
Sorry, but this phone can't be activated with Sprint service. Try to re-enter your IMEI/MEID or try another phone."
I thought this phone is supposed to be able to be used with both gsm and cdma network carriers. what are my options besides trying to return it?
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I purchased a used galaxy s10 G973U from someone who bought directly from samsung.com unlocked version. he used it with tmobile. Now im trying to activate with sprint and it wont let me. Network sim setting show that sim is unlocked. Im trying to activate my phone on sprint website and it says "This phone can't be activated
Sorry, but this phone can't be activated with Sprint service. Try to re-enter your IMEI/MEID or try another phone."
I thought this phone is supposed to be able to be used with both gsm and cdma network carriers. what are my options besides trying to return it?
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Did you contact Sprint and get a sim kit sent to you? You'll have to do that and then it should work. If it doesn't after that, I'd initiate a chat with them through the support page on their website.
Another option is to go to a Sprint store to activate it. They will have the sim card available for it. Im using an unlocked model switching between carrier and carrier-free firmware no problem.
(PS, once you do get it working there's a way to enable hotspot support without it on your plan.)?
Sent from my SM-G975U using XDA Labs
Yes, you can unlock the bootloader but you do have to do the same trick to unlock the bootloaders on the OG Pixels by blowing through the setup and not inserting your until after the bootloader is unlocked.
Yes, carrier services work, not sure about video calling, but I am sure it will come on in time. VoLTE/Vo5G ( the tech that allows for you to use the internet while on a call) and WiFi calling does work; My Best Buy rep said carrier services would not work, but here we are.
Yes, 5G does still work.
I couldn't find a straight answer for those questions; so here we are.
How I found out:
After my beloved Pixel 3a XL started to give up the ghost, I began my search for a new phone. I wanted it to work on 5G and be able to unlock the bootloader. Verizon as my carrier (it's paid for) and as I did some more research, I found out that only Verizon created phones would work with their 5G network; ultra wide band. I know they love to lock down their phones from consumers in the name of security, so it seemed like every device I looked at either had an non-unlockable bootloader or it would not work on Verizon's 5G. However, after attempting to order a 4a 5G, I accidentally clicked on the Pixel 5 listing and then I noticed in the print of the carrier selection, it doesn't state that the Pixel 5 unlocked won't work with Verizon's 5G, unlike the unlocked Pixel 4a's note saying it will not work on Verizon 5G. So I bit a bullet and spent $726 at Best Buy to test a theory. After picking up the phone, I blew through the setup, not putting in my sim nor entering in any google account info and went straight into enabling OEM unlocking. I did have to connect to WiFi and then reboot. After the reboot and a few minutes, I was able to turn the OEM unlocking switch to on. I unlocked the boot loader and was able to proceed to setting up the phone normally. After setting up the phone, I drove over to a part of town that I knew had 5G, and low and behold, everything worked. Even VoLTE (or Vo5G now?) and WiFi calling works. I am unsure about video carrier calling however, I know that can take some time to pop up. I believe this is the only 5G compatible phone on Verizon that can unlock the bootloader at this time, however, this price tag is not worth it for me. I am going to wait until 5G is more wide spread, then I will consider upgrading.
Every single Pixel 5 sold in the US will connect to Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband. When you say unlocked do you mean bootloader unlocked or carrier unlocked? If you bought a Verizon or carrier locked P5 at BB then no matter what you do you cannot bootloader unlock. So you probably got an unlocked device (as per the price you paid) and you can both bl unlock and connect to any network. There was no need to so the wifi thing you did because you could always bl unlock a carrier unlocked device.
Of course the 4a will not work with 5G. It's not a 5G compatible phone. Once again, any 5G Pixel phone sold in the US, the P5 or the P4a 5G, will connect to UW Band Verizon network if you use them as your carrier.
Can I use both T-Mobile and verizon 5G at the same time , as I presently do on my Iphone on an unlocked pixel 5
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Can I use both T-Mobile and verizon 5G at the same time , as I presently do on my Iphone on an unlocked pixel 5
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Yes, you can unlock the bootloader but you do have to do the same trick to unlock the bootloaders on the OG Pixels by blowing through the setup and not inserting your until after the bootloader is unlocked.
Yes, carrier services work, not sure about video calling, but I am sure it will come on in time. VoLTE/Vo5G ( the tech that allows for you to use the internet while on a call) and WiFi calling does work; My Best Buy rep said carrier services would not work, but here we are.
Yes, 5G does still work.
I couldn't find a straight answer for those questions; so here we are.
How I found out:
After my beloved Pixel 3a XL started to give up the ghost, I began my search for a new phone. I wanted it to work on 5G and be able to unlock the bootloader. Verizon as my carrier (it's paid for) and as I did some more research, I found out that only Verizon created phones would work with their 5G network; ultra wide band. I know they love to lock down their phones from consumers in the name of security, so it seemed like every device I looked at either had an non-unlockable bootloader or it would not work on Verizon's 5G. However, after attempting to order a 4a 5G, I accidentally clicked on the Pixel 5 listing and then I noticed in the print of the carrier selection, it doesn't state that the Pixel 5 unlocked won't work with Verizon's 5G, unlike the unlocked Pixel 4a's note saying it will not work on Verizon 5G. So I bit a bullet and spent $726 at Best Buy to test a theory. After picking up the phone, I blew through the setup, not putting in my sim nor entering in any google account info and went straight into enabling OEM unlocking. I did have to connect to WiFi and then reboot. After the reboot and a few minutes, I was able to turn the OEM unlocking switch to on. I unlocked the boot loader and was able to proceed to setting up the phone normally. After setting up the phone, I drove over to a part of town that I knew had 5G, and low and behold, everything worked. Even VoLTE (or Vo5G now?) and WiFi calling works. I am unsure about video carrier calling however, I know that can take some time to pop up. I believe this is the only 5G compatible phone on Verizon that can unlock the bootloader at this time, however, this price tag is not worth it for me. I am going to wait until 5G is more wide spread, then I will consider upgrading.
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Can you kindly provide the instructions to unlock the bootloader for verizon phone?
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Can you kindly provide the instructions to unlock the bootloader for verizon phone?
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You can't unlock the bootloader on any Verizon branded device since the Pixel 3