[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djjohnson:
A delayed update ...

Techies folks!

This is just to update you guys on this issue and if in future any one else faces such similar issue just do this and get back your peace of mind.

First you need to root your phone as mentioned by Efrant and it is indeed a simple process once you have set up the required drivers.

Once again thanks a lot Efrant for your support and time in helping me out with this.

:good:

First you need to root your phone, period.

I tried all methods before diving into this method.

Rooting isn't complicated and all it takes is patience and the exact details to get this done.

What I am about to suggest is to be taken at the reader's risk and I am not responsible for any damage done to your phone.

That being said, I highly doubt that anything will go wrong unless you arent used to following instructions!

;)

My Nexus was magically locked to an invisible network and you guys can find that out by going into fastboot mode.

What that means is to turn your device off and then press the buttons together (volume Up + volume Down + Power), you will get that info under the "baseband version" and "carrier info".

I could not resort to the online unlocking sites because ALL of them require the original network to unlock the phone.

I suggest that you root the phone and it is quite simple not taking you longer than 10-20 minutes.

1) First you will need to install the drivers onto your phone from your computer which you will need during the rooting process.

You can get that from here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20058157&postcount=1

It is called the Universal Naked Driver 0.7.

The download instructions are given in this link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29044502&postcount=735

The OP was quite comprehensive in providing the exact details in what needed to be done. So once you have installed the necessary drivers proceed to the next step.

2) Download Wugfresh Toolkit which is the main tool needed to root your phone.

First you will need to unlock your phone and then root it.

The beauty of this software is that everything is on it. Just click on the Unlock button first and then you just have to sit back and wait for the magic to happen.

The instructions on the screen will tell you what its doing.

I would suggest reading through the entire process before going through with this.

http://www.wugfresh.com/dev/nexus-root-toolkit/

Extra material on this http://wugfresh.com/Help/

3) Once you have rooted your phone, the hardest bit is over. Then all you need to do is install this application on your device. And run it.

Simple.

You have yourself an unlocked phone!! :victory:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1548210

There will be questions as to if this will work in CDMA or GSM versions.

I got mine from Expansys and it was supposed to be an unlocked GSM model.

I hope that will help as it did with mine.

Actually I got my bf to do this for me as it is a tad bit complicated and it was a birthday gift from him.

:)

Wow!

I seriously didn't realize that I had a personal assistant or the CIA to track my moves!

:rolleyes:

I apologize if my bf didnt get back to you guys on this issue. I, on the other hand, have work which consumes 12hrs of my day.

So I really do not have the time to post a reply.

But hey! a simple 'I dont know where SHE is, but here's what I can do to help you out' would have sufficed.

I'm just saying. No offense intended mate.

By the way, I'm a girl, and in my opinion Expansys came highly recommended to me by all my co-workers.

But I had the most horrible customer support ever!

My personal opinion would be to NOT buy from there!

Get from Negri's or some place better.

God knows how many times I had tried calling them. Even tried sending them tons of emails and not even one peek into my issue.

Goes to show how "great" of a customer service they have!

:rolleyes:

I hope my post will help you also to resolve your issue.

Best way is to root your phone. But like I said earlier, do read everything, and download the drivers and the Wugfresh Toolkit before proceeding.

All the best.

Soon you'll be like me enjoying what can only be said as a beauty of a device.

:D

A big thanks to Efrant for helping a gal out!

Cheers!

Regards,

Reena J