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I think there is a big misunderstanding what locked/unlocked means.

All phones that are made are always assigned to a carrier (yes even the ones that say "Factory GSM Unlocked") to prove that just look up the model of the phone and you will see what carrier it was assigned to.

In order for a phone to have service the company has to know that you want service on this phone.

In the past company's like Sprint and Verizon did not work with a sim card they worked with the id of the phone to recognize what kind of phone / what carrier it was assigned to. This is know as CDMA. Yet company's like att/t-mobile did that too but the service was applied by using a sim.

Once LTE came out for what ever reason all company switched to the "Sim technology". There is still one thing that did not change, each carrier has their assigned bands that they have from the FCC that they are allowed to use.

Being that there are standard bands that every one uses (for international or the like) these are included in every phone. So.... All verizon phones will work on att, BUT will only have the bands for slower internet since those are standard bands.

Now verizon's LTE band is NOT a standard nor is their CDMA a standard so an att or a t-mobile phone will NOT be able to accept a Verizon sim.

Now lets go to sprint phones,

All other company's when they had the phones made for them all they do is have it customized for its own use (Read: their own LTE bands). Sprint on the other hand not only did they have them customize it they put a lock in the software blocking all local USA bands (Verizon ATT and Tmobile).

They even go a step farther and they still do the old way of checking the device ID to see if its a sprint phone or not.

Hope this explains a few things feel free to ask any questions.

Att has an easy way to ask for an unlock https://att.com/deviceunlock

How to check a Sprint iPhone (only): You cannot check it with an american sim you must put in a foreign sim. You DO NOT have to backup and restore as sprint sends in the email! Connect to wifi before starting this procedure.

When you put the sim in one of 3 things will happen.
1. It will say no service in the top right corner = Unlocked
2. It will do a soft restart and ask you for your apple id password = Almost unlocked, after putting in the password its unlocked
3. It will do a soft restart and say "Sim not valid" = Phone is locked

If you got number 2. and you dont know the password just put in your old sim and all will return. When you find out the password repeat the steps.

Willmyphonework.net Can check if the phone will work
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #700 on: December 02, 2020, 09:40:50 PM »
Can you run tmobile mnvo's on them?
Yes, unlocked.
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #701 on: December 02, 2020, 10:26:06 PM »
Yes, unlocked.

Does he do the LG classic flip?

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« Reply #702 on: December 02, 2020, 10:53:26 PM »

Does he do the LG classic flip?
I wish. He does not have the key for that as of yet.

 That reminds me I have to get my money back from one of these companies that try to do it but I wasn't successful.

   

 
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #703 on: December 03, 2020, 12:04:29 AM »
@myi thanks keep us updated please. That would be a game changer of he was able to

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« Reply #704 on: December 03, 2020, 12:41:31 AM »
@myi thanks keep us updated please. That would be a game changer of he was able to
As of now, I ordered two walmart phones and hoping it's compatible with T-Mobile, while the Verizon I'm working on to unlock for. Decent price.
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #705 on: March 15, 2021, 04:54:53 PM »
I have the Alcatel Smartflip from Cricket.
They gave me the unlock code (after 6 months of using the phone) but I can't figure out how to enter the code.
When I put a different SIM card in the phone, I get a quick message "Network Sim is Locked" which goes away after 1 second.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.

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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #706 on: March 15, 2021, 05:13:24 PM »
I have the Alcatel Smartflip from Cricket.
They gave me the unlock code (after 6 months of using the phone) but I can't figure out how to enter the code.
When I put a different SIM card in the phone, I get a quick message "Network Sim is Locked" which goes away after 1 second.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #707 on: March 15, 2021, 06:02:21 PM »
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Thank you.
I may have to use him.
But preferably I'd rather do it myself & for free since I was given the unlock code.
Any ideas on doing it myself?

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« Reply #708 on: March 15, 2021, 07:22:12 PM »
Thank you.
I may have to use him.
But preferably I'd rather do it myself & for free since I was given the unlock code.
Any ideas on doing it myself?
Wherever you got it from ask them how to input the unlocking code.
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #709 on: March 15, 2021, 10:11:06 PM »
Wherever you got it from ask them how to input the unlocking code.
Got it from Cricket.
They keep on saying that after putting in a different SIM I'll be prompted to enter the unlock code and they have no idea why I'm having the above issue.

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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #710 on: March 15, 2021, 10:12:56 PM »
Just saw this here:
https://sites.google.com/view/bananahackers/devices/alcatel-4052rcwz
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Only some models of the Alcatel OT-4044 series (including Alcatel Cingular Flip 2) are enabled for debugging, while other variants of the same series are blocked just like Alcatel A405DL MyFlip and the newer SMARTFLIP / Go Flip 3.
It therefore appears that by default all new KaiOS phones sold in the United States are always and irreparably blocked by the manufacturer, just like the Doro 7050, depriving aspiring US developers of the opportunity to participate in the experimentation and learn how the KaiOS ecosystem works.
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Does that mean my phone can't be unlocked - no matter what?
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« Reply #711 on: March 15, 2021, 10:21:52 PM »
Just saw this here:
https://sites.google.com/view/bananahackers/devices/alcatel-4052rcwz
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Only some models of the Alcatel OT-4044 series (including Alcatel Cingular Flip 2) are enabled for debugging, while other variants of the same series are blocked just like Alcatel A405DL MyFlip and the newer SMARTFLIP / Go Flip 3.
It therefore appears that by default all new KaiOS phones sold in the United States are always and irreparably blocked by the manufacturer, just like the Doro 7050, depriving aspiring US developers of the opportunity to participate in the experimentation and learn how the KaiOS ecosystem works.
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Does that mean my phone can't be unlocked - no matter what?
Got it from Cricket.
They keep on saying that after putting in a different SIM I'll be prompted to enter the unlock code and they have no idea why I'm having the above issue.
I've played around in the past, even after sticking in another sim card it just said SIM card error and it didn't read the SIM card.

  You can bring the phone into it's boot/ recovery mode by [9/7/2020, 2:30 PM] eBay Unlock Code: turn off the phone
[9/7/2020, 2:30 PM] eBay Unlock Code: then hold volume up and down and connect to pc
[9/7/2020, 2:30 PM] eBay Unlock Code: when show warning then press volume up, and it will show blank screen.

 Took him 3 minutes and paid him $4.
 Connected the device to a pc and all done. I tried to follow what he did, but seems he has a code and program which he uses to unlock it.
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #712 on: March 16, 2021, 03:33:46 PM »
Will that fellow not charge if he's unsuccessful?
Also, how can he be contacted by someone with WhatsApp?

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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #713 on: March 16, 2021, 03:40:01 PM »
You can bring the phone into it's boot/ recovery mode by
[9/7/2020, 2:30 PM] eBay Unlock Code: turn off the phone
[9/7/2020, 2:30 PM] eBay Unlock Code: then hold volume up and down and connect to pc
[9/7/2020, 2:30 PM] eBay Unlock Code: when show warning then press volume up, and it will show blank screen.
What am I supposed to do with a blank screen?

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« Reply #714 on: March 16, 2021, 06:18:47 PM »
Will that fellow not charge if he's unsuccessful?
Also, how can he be contacted by someone with WhatsApp?
You mean without what'sApp?

 Connect it to a computer and I'll help you with the process, can see when he's avlb.
 You would need teamviewer or anydesk.

 Would cost $5.

 Or you can buy from eBay and then message him from there, and be in contact with him when works. Takes 3-6 min. And yes will refund I'm sure if it doesn't work.
 I only paid him after he did the unlock. Or maybe that was for the other few after I bought from him already.
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« Reply #715 on: March 16, 2021, 06:26:45 PM »
What am I supposed to do with a blank screen?
Nothing if you don't have the program, what's the model number? You near a computer now?
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #716 on: March 16, 2021, 09:45:47 PM »
Nothing if you don't have the program, what's the model number? You near a computer now?
Alcatel Smartflip 4052C.
Now I am.

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« Reply #717 on: March 16, 2021, 11:43:22 PM »
Alcatel Smartflip 4052C.
Now I am.
Let's see if he's avlb.
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Re: cell phone unlocking
« Reply #718 on: March 17, 2021, 03:01:44 AM »
can any of this work to be able to use a LG Classic with Verizon?
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« Reply #719 on: March 17, 2021, 02:56:28 PM »
can any of this work to be able to use a LG Classic with Verizon?
I wish.
 If you pay $150 to unlock then yes.

 Just curious what's with Verizon service that you don't want to use tracfone service?
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