Hello, a week ago I bought a refurbished LG v40 (Sprint) from my local best buy, BestBuy guarantees that the device is not blacklisted and is totally paid off by the previous owner at the time of (trade-in). and I verified with Sprint that it was indeed not blacklisted before I bought it from BestBuy. fast forward a week, it's now blacklisted for an unpaid balance before I was able to get service on it.
BestBuy won't take it back because they verified it was clear at the time it was purchased. called sprint and they won't unlock the sim due to it having an unpaid balance and won't activate it on their network until the balance is paid in full. tried an unlock service and they were not able to find an unlock code and refunded my money. I'm stuck on what to do with this paperweight.
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I bought a brand new ATRIX HD from Craigslist. The person did not steal the phone because he was kind enough to give me his two numbers, his full name and he even gave me 2 unlock codes to try out,but I couldn't read the numbers correctly so the phone went on subsidy lock. Even AT&T verified that phone is not black listed or not stolen.
I am with T-Mobile. According to AT&T since the phone is still in contract with the person who sold it to me. It is not eligible for unlocking and I paid 250 dollars for this phone.
Has anyone cracked this phone down or can unlock cellular.net help me out?
Z33type said:
I bought a brand new ATRIX HD from Craigslist. The person did not steal the phone because he was kind enough to give me his two numbers, his full name and he even gave me 2 unlock codes to try out,but I couldn't read the numbers correctly so the phone went on subsidy lock. Even AT&T verified that phone is not black listed or not stolen.
I am with T-Mobile. According to AT&T since the phone is still in contract with the person who sold it to me. It is not eligible for unlocking and I paid 250 dollars for this phone.
Has anyone cracked this phone down or can unlock cellular.net help me out?
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If it's subsidy locked, it can't be unlocked until either the subsidy runs out or someone pays the early termination fee. SIM unlocking is not possible on these devices via any sort of crack, and I don't believe that an unlock code will work. Your best bet is to contact the person who sold you the device.
aselker said:
If it's subsidy locked, it can't be unlocked until either the subsidy runs out or someone pays the early termination fee. SIM unlocking is not possible on these devices via any sort of crack, and I don't believe that an unlock code will work. Your best bet is to contact the person who sold you the device.
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I spoke to the person already and when I called him after selling the phone to me. He was actually at the AT&T Store turns out he still has a contract with them so the phone is not eligible to be unlocked until his contract is up and thats 2 freaking years. I bought another Atrix HD unlocked that same night I bought the phone so I am stuck with two Atrix HDs and I posted the locked on Craigslist.
My next question is if someone wanted to buy the phone from me on Craigslist. And they happened to be on AT&T. Will putting their sim card work for it since its on their network?
Yes. Att sim cards will work in it.
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This thread traces back to my to subsidy lock that I posted awhile back. While not finding any solutions I tried Motorola and AT&T and they did not help at all.
Long story short well kinda..but bare with me please.6-7 months ago I wanted a AT&T Phone. (I'm with T-Mobile btw) Fell in love with the Atrix HD. Found one via Craigslist. Bought it from a guy and claims he has unlocked codes given to him by AT&T. Turns out the codes were phony and subsidy locked my phone( hard locked) It won't let me input any unlock codes anymore.. Tried AT&T they told me the phone is NOT Black listed,but the guy owed money to it. They advice me to contact Motorola which I did. After procrastinating for months and months. Finally sent in my device to Motorola to re-flash the phone to be unlocked. Good thing I had warranty still. I received it about a week and half later. Posted it on Craigslist. Meet up with a buyer to buy the phone. Puts in his AT&T Sim Card and there! Subsidy Locked is still in and no prompt options for him to input any codes besides a dismiss button. I was furious. I thought Motorola did their job. So back to drawing board one.
Contacted Motorola again via chat. They put it as a priority case nd told me I have to call motorola the following week. I called the repair center earlier this morning. They told me there is nothing they can do to help me since the moment I bought the phone from a private buyer. The warranty was voided??? Even before I told them that I bought it on Craigslist before and they still told me to send in the device for warranty repair.
Now I just have a working phone that wont work for a AT&T Carrier.
WHAT CAN I DO GUYS?
Wait, so it works with TMobile bit not with AT&T? I'd guess that AT&T didn't have it blacklisted back then but it does now since the money owed never got paid.
When you first got the phone and put in your non-ATT sim, did the phone prompt you to enter the subsidy code?
Since the phone was an ATT phone and it is hard locked, I would have expected an ATT sim to work but no other.
Hello.
Is it possible the phone gets unlocked in a t-mob store if I pay full price for it?
Thanks.
Yes it you pay full price you can get it unlocked I have talked to a rep and is possible is your phone they have to unlock espclecially if you paid full price, tell them you're going out of the country.
Completely up to the store/rep you get. Most will not do it on the spot and will not sell it without a service plan (that you can later cancel). They try to stick to the stated policy of not unlocking phones until 40 days of service.
Individuals have gotten reps here and there to unlock it for them on the spot, but AFAIK those experiences are in the vast minority.
Most folks have just gone with a 3rd party unlocking service ($24-35) and then cancelled service.
What dawheat said
It's not standard procedure to allow for unlocks before 40 days of service even if you're going somewhere
Last year I got an S4 unlocked at the store (Had to pay full price + a $50 prepaid plan of some sort)
I'm not from the U.S so I needed it unlocked. Hopefully I can get a Note 4 in a few weeks as I'll be traveling to Atlanta.
Good luck to both of us! if you already did it, I'll apreciate if you tell me how it went
I purchased a SIM for my unlocked TMobile LG G Flex and my phone is displaying something that says SERVICE PROVIDER LOCKED.
I dont know what to do because ive contacted T-Mobile and they are telling me to contact LG and I just want to use my phone.
If bought it outright then as of Feb 2015 they have give the unlock code. I bought a sprint prepaid g flex they gave me the code. They did try tell i had to wait a year untill i informed them of the new law. I tell yal call tmobile get supervisor and infirm them of the law phone not unlocked.
Last week, I bought a Tmobile Note 4 to be used on ATT. The seller has good ratings, and the phone came in like new in condition fully sim unlocked. He said he bought it throught TMobile and paid it off in full. He used it on Straighttalk.
I finally have time to do an IMEI check today on Swappa. This is what it says:
Whitelisted: Whitelisted This device is on the global IMEI whitelist.
Activation Status Assumed Clear (whitelist) Device appears to be activation ready.
Financed Outstanding Balance (T-Mobile) Device is not eligible for resale (financed).
When I ran it on the Tmobile site, it says the same thing: "This device is being financed and has an outstanding balance that must be paid or it may not be able to be used on the T-Mobile network.
For more information or assistance, please call Customer Care at 1-877-453-1304."
I'm trying to get a copy of the sale receipt from him. I just want to know if other users with full paid off Tmobile Note 4 has tried to do an IMEI check to see if it's possible for it to say it's financed when in fact it's paid off.
Yes, it takes a billing cycle for it to show as paid off on the tmobile site. I learned this selling one of my phones.
Dulanic said:
Yes, it takes a billing cycle for it to show as paid off on the tmobile site. I learned this selling one of my phones.
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Ok Thanks.
I hope he provides me with a copy of receipt. He said he bought it 1 month ago and paid full price at the Tmobile store. I believe him with his reviews on ebay. Also the phone looks like a 1 month old phone. I would like to confirm that this is truly paid off.