I ordered my G1 and I was planning on giving someone my IMEI # and get the unlock pin. My question is, once I do that, do I have to enter the pin in every time I reboot the phone? Or do I enter it once and it's permanently unlocked?
If someone could clear this up I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks,
film42
It will be permantly unlocked
Wonderful!
I keep seeing all these youtube videos of people showing there tmobile sim then swap it for something, then unlock it. It just looks like you do it after every reboot or sim change
And I was really hoping I dont need to tape a piece of paper with my pin on it to the battery, lol.
Anyways, thanks for clearing this up!
They might be putting there sim code in which is different from the unlock code. But just like any phone you unlock, once you unlock it it's unlocked.
film42 said:
I ordered my G1 and I was planning on giving someone my IMEI # and get the unlock pin. My question is, once I do that, do I have to enter the pin in every time I reboot the phone? Or do I enter it once and it's permanently unlocked?
If someone could clear this up I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks,
film42
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BTW, you didnt say whether you were or not, but if you're planning on PAYING for the unlock code, you may not have to. T-Mobile usually will e-mail you the code upon request as long as you are a customer in good standing for I believe 90+ days
Hello!
I would like to ask for help, since seems that my phone fall in a more locked state, a seems that is an issue that is starting to plague the Droid-3's models.
Well, the issue is, I bought a Droid 3 that came fine and with a Verizon SIM card, and activated. So I purchase an Unlock code on internet, in order to Unlock it for use in my country network ( I already unlocked succesfully others models in the past).
Well, the code seller sends me 2 codes as options for unlock, butin the first try both fails with my local SIM (following instructions), well, then I enter in a process of several tests with other option settings ( Changing Network to gsm, full resenting of the phone,etc), but aftera I almost sure was 10 attemps (I was 5 process in total, since I received 2 codes, so spend 2 by every stting that I was try), the phone reported "Dismiss mode" and since them the "Unlock Network" option was not available from the system and request for calling Verizon service.
So, I am not in USA, an neither have Verizon account, I am stuck with the phoen still network Locked and worst Locked also in "Dismiss Mode".
So, far, I would like to ask PLEASE some help in order to try to unlock the phone, since by now is almost bricked.
I also would like to resume the info that I found by my bad experience and related research in order to help avoid that others users may fall inthis locked state:
1) If you try to unlock your phone and the code is unsuccesfull, You have at the most a MAX of 10 times in total and if You reach 10 times, Your phone will be locked in "Dismiss MODE" and will be asking for calling to Verizon to try to solve and You will have to need a Verizon up to date account and in normal service.
2) The codes available in internet seems NOT ABLE to Network Unlock some Droid 3's and the issue seems in rising.
3)There is some info around about that Verizon change the internal codes of their phones, so seems that the Motorola provided code that some sellers offers seems that dont work.
Please, If somebody could help with a method or process to remove or pass the dismiss state, and some info about codes outside Verizon that really could work on network unlock, it will be very gratefull.
Thanks for attention and best regards.
If you leave the phone on for 9 hours (if I remember right) on this screen, it will go back to 'enter unlock code' mode. But this is all you could do. Verizon tends to alter unlock codes for their global phones - this started with Droid 2 Global and now we see growing reports of same happening to Droid 3.
The thing is they do not want you to be able to use the phone if you are not customer of theirs. For now, your only chance is to have phone activated on Verizon on account that's postpaid and has been in good standing for at least 60 days. Then owner of this account can call and request unlock code from Verizon Global Support. If all conditions are met - they will give him/her the code free of charge. I know this might not be possible for you to do. I believe the only other way is if bootloader gets unlocked and somebody knowledgeable can thinker with the baseband image to overcome the sim lock.
There is also one more thing you could try, but it likely won't work very reliably - it is called "TurboSIM/Smart Unlock SIM" - a thin module that inserts underneath sim card in the slot and fakes the phone to believe it is engineering SIM inserted, thus bypassing the lock code. Those sell for like $5 on eBay, but as I said - phone might not work very reliably when these are in use
Head over Droid 2 Global section to read for more information if you like.
Hello leobg!
First of all! thank You very much for take time to kind help and answer. Indeed, Your info is helping since make me with more clear scene about the phone status.
Well, by now I set the phone on with the original Verizon SIM inside, in order to look for the "Network Unlock Code" screen...
About this, I wonder, with some doubts... if there be possible that after around 9 hours the "Network Unlock Code" return, and if I do not have yet a proper code, IF I pass/dismiss the "Network Unlock Code" screen the phone will return to Subsidy status OR it may be remove the Subsidy status, and then, when I may get a proper code in future I was able to get again the "Network Unlock Code" screen again, OR, if I dismiss the "Network Unlock Code" screen, then the phone still will be in Subsidy status, so, the only way to reach again the "Network Unlock Code" screen will be put the phone ON for around 9 hours again?
The rest of the info is very usefull too.
Also, I wonder if somebody around here, may have the experience about made and complete succesfully a process of remove the subsidy lock with the Verizon service, and instructions, and in such case what could be the instructions that Verizon provides to a customer to remove the Subsidy lock in the normal way that Verizon does this.
And, of course, if some another good friend around have some additional help/info, it will be very gratefull.
Thanks to all and best regards!
Hello!
Well, still Locked... :-(
However, found that the tip about remove battery for a while (around 10-15min) and turn on with out SIM, then turn off, put a SIM and turn on again remove temporarily the Subsidy lock, so the "Unlock Network Code"screen option will be available again (but also if You type an unlock code and fail, it will turn to Subsidy mode again, but again You could reset by remove battery and so on...).
By now, I ordered a Turbo SIM but will take around 3 weeks to come...
Any info about a Recent succesfull unlock with a code from a seller?... May somebody succesfully unlock a D3 with a code from ebay seller unlock_fusion in the past 2 weeks?...
I would like to try to buy such codes, but I am afraid that all the ebay seller may have the same database codes (not verizon database...), so may be the same codes that I already have for my IMEI, and that didnt work in my case...
Thanks for any additional info/help... best regards!
damn happened the same to me. this is not nice. there should be a way to acces the portion of the memory that locks the sim card. if you can sbf, maybe you could acces it somehow.
I purchased a used Incredible S and when I purchased an unlock code online I was able to network unlock the phone. 2 days later it failed to read my simcard anymore, did it lock back up? It doesn't give me the option to enter an unlock pin like the first time I unlocked it, so how can I check if the phone is still unlocked? or how can I input my unlock code again if it needs it again? HELP
Also, the sim card still works fine in my old phone so it isnt the sim.
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*
I have a pixel 5 I acquired without a sim card. OEM unlocking is grayed out in dev options.
I've been trying for a few days using various methods to attempt to unlock the OEM. The
message under OEM unlocking is 'Connect to the internet or contact your carrier.' (when is connected to wifi)
What I've mainly been attempting is some sort of FRP bypass, but im unable to bypass FRP without connecting to wifi.
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I have a pixel 5 I acquired without a sim card. OEM unlocking is grayed out in dev options.
I've been trying for a few days using various methods to attempt to unlock the OEM. The
message under OEM unlocking is 'Connect to the internet or contact your carrier.' (when is connected to wifi)
What I've mainly been attempting is some sort of FRP bypass, but im unable to bypass FRP without connecting to wifi.
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Good question, curious to know myself.
Any reason you don't throw a sim in?
I feel like you'll get further also by trying to see (I think you can find out by going into setting > about phone > Regulatory labels _ I'll attach pic of mine which is the unlocked variant) if you have an unlocked, or a carrier variant. Because if it is, say Verizon,I don't think anyone has posted any way to unlock.