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MyTouch3G already unlocked?

I'm preparing for an International trip and requested the unlock code from T-Mobile which they provided. Today I received the foreign SIM that I pre-ordered for the trip. I went ahead an put it in, so I could apply the unlock code.
It never prompted me for the unlock code. The only warning prompt was for me to re-enter my Google password which occurs whenever I swap the SIM, even if it's another T-Mobile SIM.
I went into the APN settings and it did show the network settings for the foreign SIM, so I know it's reading the SIM. But it never prompted me to enter an unlock when booting it up.
So I'm now a bit confused, as it seems the (subsidized) phone came to me already unlocked from T-Mobile. Or, I'm wondering if it's not coming up because I've rooted the phone and flashed it with a Cyanogen ROM.
Is there any other way to confirm the phone is unlocked? I just don't want to arrive at my foreign destination and find out that for some reason the phone is indeed still locked.
Thank you,
Tim

whrere do you live, where did you buy the phone? who makesthe forien sim?

I live in the U.S. and I'm traveling to China. The prepaid SIM is from China Mobile which I ordered from http://86callchina.com .
I ordered the phone as an upgrade (extending my contract for 2 years), directly from T-Mobile Sales over the phone.
Thank you,
Tim
X-i-phoner said:
whrere do you live, where did you buy the phone? who makesthe forien sim?
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If you have a friend with an AT&T card try that one

and you can always take the unlock code with you

Yeah just take the unlock code with you, that way you can't go wrong

Carrier Unlocking NON US Nexus 6

Hi guys Telenor Sweden has offered me a pretty good deal on the nexus 6 and I was thinking about getting the phone. But the contract interest my wife more than me, so I thought ill give her the simcard and unlock the phone to use with my tele2 simcard. Is it possible to carrier unlock the nexus 6 ? Any help would be awesome

PokerPlayer said:
Hi guys Telenor Sweden has offered me a pretty good deal on the nexus 6 and I was thinking about getting the phone. But the contract interest my wife more than me, so I thought ill give her the simcard and unlock the phone to use with my tele2 simcard. Is it possible to carrier unlock the nexus 6 ? Any help would be awesome
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nexus 6 is unlocked device... it's nexus

It's never sim locked? Really?

PokerPlayer said:
It's never sim locked? Really?
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Here in the US only two carriers lock the Sim it just depends on your carrier.

Not all Nexus devices are sold SIM-unlocked. When the phones were released, some carriers were selling the Nexus One, the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus SIM-locked. I haven't heard of any N6's sold SIM-locked yet, but it could always be a possibility.

efrant said:
I haven't heard of any N6's sold SIM-locked yet, but it could always be a possibility.
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Verizon and ATT. ATT also has their logo printed on the back. Now you've heard.

doitright said:
Verizon and ATT. ATT also has their logo printed on the back. Now you've heard.
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You are correct!
(Although I wasn't specific in my post, I was actually referring to non-U.S. devices as per the thread title.)

Was the Nexus 6 SIM locked on Vodafone UK?

And if so would that mean the bootloader would be unlockable too?
If you can confirm either way it would be great.

nimicitor said:
And if so would that mean the bootloader would be unlockable too?
If you can confirm either way it would be great.
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I believe that the only N6 that was SIM card locked was the US version that was sold by AT&T. Not 100% positive about UK carriers, but pretty sure.
On your second point, the bootloader is "unlockable" on 100% of N6's. Of that I'm 100% sure.

Far as I'm aware, no UK network locks Nexus devices

Network unlock?

Hi all. My friend got a new P20 Pro, which he though was network unlocked but it isn't. Is it possible to unlock? Do the many unlock sites work with this phone? Any recommendations if so? Thanks!

I am also looking for a solution as I am due to travel to asia next month. Mine is locked to EE. I can carry two phones but I really wanna avoid this for safety reasons and also because when holidaying i'm always carrying other valuables like passports, cash, external battery bank, sunglasses etc etc.

subhani said:
I am also looking for a solution as I am due to travel to asia next month. Mine is locked to EE. I can carry two phones but I really wanna avoid this for safety reasons and also because when holidaying i'm always carrying other valuables like passports, cash, external battery bank, sunglasses etc etc.
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A network lock does not mean it cannot be used in another country, you can still travel else where and use the phone with locked network, well it's actually called SIM Lock not network lock, when SIM is locked it means it only accepts 1 provider to be used on the phone. But when you travel it can still borrow other networks systems so you will still be able to call and send sms and such as you can do now.
So let's say you live in UK and got provider called three and it's locked to three, then when you travel to asia it will automaticly borrow one of their network somehow but it will etc say three (vodafone) on the phone, that means it is borrowing network through vodafone in asia but billing will go via three and not vodafone. since vodafone will bill three and then three will bill you for the sms, calls and such.
Answer to OP: easiest way is to go to provider where your bought the phone from and have them unlocking your SIM lock on the phone. But it would cost you money for it thought. But be aware, if your phone is under a subscription deal then provider will reject the SIM unlock. Since they don't want you to try use another provider or try cancel current one while you got phone from them cheaper under a subscription. So this is why SIM lock is set on the phone to avoid this. But you can still use other networks called roaming with same SIM card, like i explained further up how it will go when you travel.

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A network lock does not mean it cannot be used in another country, you can still travel else where and use the phone with locked network, well it's actually called SIM Lock not network lock, when SIM is locked it means it only accepts 1 provider to be used on the phone. But when you travel it can still borrow other networks systems so you will still be able to call and send sms and such as you can do now.
So let's say you live in UK and got provider called three and it's locked to three, then when you travel to asia it will automaticly borrow one of their network somehow but it will etc say three (vodafone) on the phone, that means it is borrowing network through vodafone in asia but billing will go via three and not vodafone. since vodafone will bill three and then three will bill you for the sms, calls and such.
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Thanks for the reply, Jake. I was hoping to use a local sim on my holiday in Asia and then to Egypt... as data is a LOT cheaper using a local sim instead of roaming on my UK EE sim. If it is network locked, it would mean I cannot use a local sim abroad, correct?

subhani said:
Thanks for the reply, Jake. I was hoping to use a local sim on my holiday in Asia and then to Egypt... as data is a LOT cheaper using a local sim instead of roaming on my UK EE sim. If it is network locked, it would mean I cannot use a local sim abroad, correct?
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never heard of something called network locked, but i have heard of sim lock. sim lock is diffirent to network lock, it means you can only use carrier you got phone off. But it will still use function called roaming what so ever when you travel to be able to connect to your carrier through other carriers systems.
So try asking your provider again is it network lock or sim lock. They could of meant sim lock and not network lock. If they say this then you are good to go and can use your SIM card anywhere, but then it will show on phone something like Three (Other operators name) since it will automaticly borrow through another carriers system. But you will be charged via your local carrier for the calls, internet use and so on.

So as stated, mine was locked to EE and they wouldn't unlock it.
I used https://www.unlockunit.com and got some unlock codes in less than 24hrs. My o2 card now works!
I assume now it's sim unlocked, that any card from any country would work. But that's a guess on my part.
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rendez2k said:
So as stated, mine was locked to EE and they wouldn't unlock it.
I used https://www.unlockunit.com and got some unlock codes in less than 24hrs. My o2 card now works!
I assume now it's sim unlocked, that any card from any country would work. But that's a guess on my part.
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This is very exciting! Your EE locked P20 Pro got unlocked using a code from that website? Now you can use an o2 sim in it?
Please confirm.

Yup! That's what happened. Basically, a friend purchased the P20 from a third party site (ie, not EE) with the intent to sell it (to me in the end). He assumed it was unlocked, which it wasn't on arrival. EE wouldn't unlock it until 6 months in.
I put the details into that site and honestly expected nothing. Less than 24hrs later I got a bunch of unlock codes, first one worked. Very happy
subhani said:
This is very exciting! Your EE locked P20 Pro got unlocked using a code from that website? Now you can use an o2 sim in it?
Please confirm.
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they even don't have mate 20 pro on list just mate 20 lite.
So it's impossible to take out simlock with this fake site

Network / SIM lock, same thing.
Basically you just want to use another SIM than was originally intended, for travelling purposes or for if the phones sold and the buyer wants to use another SIM.
There are a tonne of services on the high street and online, eBay etc who can do this.
Should be quite cheap.
EE will provide it for £20 so long as the phones over 6 months old. Least that's what it used to be.
They can do it for free but you'd have to sweet talk them.
It's your right to have it unlocked, mobile networks shouldn't be able to lock them down, certain shops like carphone warehouse offer unlocked phones so I'd recommend buying from them in the future.
OEM's also offer the device unlocked.

Dual Sim in UK

Hi. Creating this thread to capture who is selling the dual SIM variant in the UK. The p20 pro and Mate 20 pro from memory dual SIM was only available from Three Mobile. (Maybe one other) but the majority of resellers were all single SIM.
I noticed the Samsung S10+ was dual SIM so maybe there is a chance in stance from carrier.
I'll add info here once I get it

EE
Just an FYI on this. I called EE to pre-order this phone yesterday and was advised by the sales person that it is indeed dual SIM. Obviously this doesn't mean that it is enabled from them. I will report back when it arrives.
The sales advisor did say that it would be SIM locked upon delivery and reminded me that - when on contract - the phone remains the property of EE for the first 6 months of the contract.

So Amazon UK has it for pre-order with delivery by April 6... was able to place an order here in the USA... Funny enough, Amazon France has it as well but won't... I'll see if they scrap my pre-order but in my recent experience with the Xiaomi Mi 9, if the order is in, it charges ok and then its golden... fingers cross. Should get it before April 9th!!!! Its dual sim... so I'm sure it is the dual sim version as well available to carriers

NJ72 said:
Just an FYI on this. I called EE to pre-order this phone yesterday and was advised by the sales person that it is indeed dual SIM. Obviously this doesn't mean that it is enabled from them. I will report back when it arrives.
The sales advisor did say that it would be SIM locked upon delivery and reminded me that - when on contract - the phone remains the property of EE for the first 6 months of the contract.
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Thanks. I'm hoping EE is dual SIM as I have an upgrade available. They also told me over the phone it is dual SIM. It will be locked. However you can pay a tenner and get it unlocked via eBay. I've done that many times without issue. Happy to share who I used it it's of interest.

Thanks for the offer.
I've got 2x EE Sims in the family so I can test the dual-sim functionality before trying to unlock it, but will certainly take you up on that if it works.

EE and Three will be selling the dual SIM model in the UK.

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EE and Three will be selling the dual SIM model in the UK.
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Is there a source for this?
As I said above, I've been advised by EE that the phone I'm being sent is dual sim (but sim locked) however it would still be possible for them to disable this functionality through the software.

NJ72 said:
Is there a source for this?
As I said above, I've been advised by EE that the phone I'm being sent is dual sim (but sim locked) however it would still be possible for them to disable this functionality through the software.
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I was told on the Huawei press trip that it was just Three doing the dual SIM model in the UK, but subsequently discovered EE was selling it too. I hadn't considered that it could be software locked, so that is a possibility. I do recall that there are ways to unlock the restriction, but don't know the exact process.
If EE is doing this, I'd assume every network is doing it the same way and perhaps all the devices are the same. But they should be stating they are single SIM clearly, even if technically they aren't.

Well, I was speaking to a sales person who said it was dual sim, so that's why I'm reserving judgement. I need dual sim because I have a work phone and can't be bothered carrying 2 mobiles around with me.
Ultimately they phone is dual sim, it's just whether the functionality is enabled - which I'm waiting to find out Mine arrives a week today so will obviously post up and let people know the results.

I've also heard from EE on twitter it will be dual SIM.

Three phones come unlocked. My P20 Pro was dual SIM and unlocked direct from Three last year as well.
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daz_2000 said:
Thanks. I'm hoping EE is dual SIM as I have an upgrade available. They also told me over the phone it is dual SIM. It will be locked. However you can pay a tenner and get it unlocked via eBay. I've done that many times without issue. Happy to share who I used it it's of interest.
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Just a word of caution as EE phones can only be unlocked after 6 months this includes EBay unless things have changed over the past 6 months

addicted2phones said:
Just a word of caution as EE phones can only be unlocked after 6 months this includes EBay unless things have changed over the past 6 months
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I recently had the Samsung S10+ from EE which was dual SIM and locked to EE. I unlocked via eBay fine

daz_2000 said:
I recently had the Samsung S10+ from EE which was dual SIM and locked to EE. I unlocked via eBay fine
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Happy days glad EE devices are easier to unlock now.

Can confirm that EE devices are dual sim in the UK if acquired direct from EE
Not unlocked it yet, but have all the dual sim settings and it worked with 2x different EE sims concurrently on my device
EDIT: If anyone can point out a working unlock provider that would be helpful please

Anyone tried Vodafone?
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Amozon description wrong
Guys please be carefull of amazon order it states "dual sim" but it arrived today and is a VOG-L09 single sim model...
Not good as Im now likely to loose the sonos pre order gift....

MAX_G said:
Guys please be carefull of amazon order it states "dual sim" but it arrived today and is a VOG-L09 single sim model...
Not good as Im now likely to loose the sonos pre order gift....
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Not good news at all. I ordered mine from Amazon as well. It does say that is the single sim version right on the Amazon website. My order says different. Fingers crossed that I get the right one.

My Amazon UK was meant to be dual sim. Its not, single sim arrived. Waiting to hear back from Amazon as to what they might be able to do. A mess sadly.

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My Amazon UK was meant to be dual sim. Its not, single sim arrived. Waiting to hear back from Amazon as to what they might be able to do. A mess sadly.
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2 VOG-L09's delivered not looking good for me.