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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Car_techie87:
Rooted and tried region lock away

Someone please advise me. I rooted and used regionlockaway away still nothing. I still have the message "Network Locked SIM card inserted". Please tell me what I should try next. Thank you.

It's Galaxy Note 3 N900A. At&t. Trying with a Vodafone sim card in India.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] hp79:
If you are on MJ5, you can't. I searched if I can downgrade to MI9 to unlock my phone, but couldn't find any.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] HomerSimpson09876:
What a lucky man! Congrats.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Limeybastard:
Lucky perhaps. ATT refused to unlock wife's n900a .
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] blu422:
I can confirm that this exploit does not work with the new update (still 4.3 but the new modem update) N900AUCUBNB4 the NB4 update breaks this. If anyone has any ideas to get me unlocked let me know it'd be much appreciated.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] rricketts:
this is great. thank you!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] zhable:
Have you tried any unlock code websites? I got mine on MJ5 from cobalt unlock
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ldontcook:
Can I ask what company u use to unlock your n900a. .
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] mj1henry:
Unlocked mine for $25

I bought a ATT note 3 on ebay and unlocked it phone on Monday using unlockfusion dot net. I ordered the code Saturday night and got it on Monday morning. Not bad for $25. The Service is kinda "Iffy" though... email responses aren't the most professional, but they got the job done. :o
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] RubAnADUB:
Whats funny is you guys think the ATT Store is there to help you. Its just another place that wants to make money. Unlock codes dont make them money.

Heres my story: "I had an upgrade and first called ATT 611, tried to get my upgrade - fail. They said they couldnt do it without removing my unlimited data. So I tried online - failed wouldnt let me upgrade without again changing my plan. went into the ATT Store, back when the Galaxy S4 just came out. I have had LTE on my account since the skyrocket came out. But when I went in to upgrade, they told me I could but I would have to buy some kind of wireless home router to get LTE at home. (im not kidding.) I looked at him with a straight face and told him to get his manager. Well the manager repeated the same garbage. Said thanks for nothing and walked out the door. Went to costco, and 30min later I was home with a new Galaxy s4. no access point, no extra plans or shannagains. and I still have my unlimited data. Lesson here is dont go to the ATT store."

I have 2 lines on my account, unlimited data / text, and 450 anytime min. / rollover / unlimited night / weekends. I had the 700 min anytime but I was collecting over 5000 rollover min. Now the max I have ever had is about 1500. I got the 450min by calling 611 and asked to speak to RETENTION'S. If your contact is close or up call up and ask for as much as you can get away with. They do not advertise any of these "plans" and say they dont exist but Retention's can make them happen.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Rukbat:
I had exactly the opposite experience. The MJ5 update ran on a phone that had a bad battery and wasn't plugged in. At some point during the update the battery threw a dendrite through the insulator and shorted, turning the phone off like a forced kill. Soft brick. Used the "restore MJ5 thread, and it didn't work (about once an hour for about 2 days, trying all different sorts of things). Brought it to the local store. The rep who "got me" said that it's evidently something wrong with the phone, checked with the support center to make sure they had refurbs in stock with MJ5 on them, wrote it up as a warranty exchange and gave me directions to the DSC (which is "the other" AT&T store in this town). Once they got to me (I wasn't the only one there that day), they tried to reflash MJ5, couldn't, asked for my SD card (which they had removed and handed to me), put it into the refurb and I walked out with a working MJ5 in about 10 minutes total (plus "waiting on line" time).

I guess the lesson here is that, like every other company, some of their stores are run right and some aren't. I've been in both stores at least a few times. Some of the salesdroids wouldn't qualify as dead matter, some of them are glad they could get paid for doing their hobby - helping people. I see the same thing in Target, Walmart, K-Mart - any retail establishment. It's not AT&T, it's human beings. We need a dev to work on making a better model.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] skylinegtrvspec:
since the day i got this phone ,it has updated on its own automatically 3 times the last update was on a 4.3 update .After that i decided to downgrade using the thread return to mj5 that doesn't trip knox then rooted my phone and applied this chainfire app and Wokrs GREATTTT!!!!!!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dealkk:
can mj5 4.3 sim unlock? i brought att phone with mj5 and 4.3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] rvmehta:
Same! I got an AT&T N900A and it's on MJ5 running 4.3. I'm trying to find out a "free" way to do a sim unlock so that i can use my T-mobile SIM card. Can anyone confirm whether or not this is possible, and if so, point me in the right direction?

thanks!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] texas83:
I'm in the same boat. I got an AT&T N900A and it's on MJ5 running 4.3. I tried using the method in this forum but the sim unlock still pops up when I reboot the phone. Any free methods that work?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] chaz411:
Good work! I'm excited to give this a shot. I'll report back when I've tested this method later today.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] elaraj:
hi

If I root my phone and use unlock it . can I unroot it and restore the phone for original rom and the unlock will stay ?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] hp79:
From oldest to newest:

... MI9 -> MJ5 <-> NB4 -> NC2 (Kitkat)

RegionUnlock tool only works on MI9 or older.

If you are on MJ5, no there is no way to go back to MI9 or older.

There is no way to unlock for free with this tool. Stop wasting your time.

I got mine unlocked through AT&T after several attempts. My HTC One was unlocked but after several replacements they sent me Note 3. I had to argue that the phone I returned was a unlocked phone, so this Note3 should also be unlocked. They escalated the case and after a week or so I got my unlock code.

Seriously, this forum needs some kind of a wiki page on beginning of the thread so that anyone can edit vital information. Otherwise OP it's all up to OP to update his post with these info.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] techtech:
request from unlockfusion last night got the code today unlock without problem . the best 25 to spend save headache
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] billaboy25:
You sure? i was able to make nb4 work on a note 3. its a tmobile note 3 though so that may be what made it work.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] hp79:
Probably why. This is At&t Note3 forum so, no it won't work. I tried and wasted so much time trying to unlock my device for free. Basically boils down to conclusion that At&t note3 sucks because bootloader is locked.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] texas83:
2 phone calls into at&t customer service and they emailed me both unlock codes for both my note 3s within 48 hours.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dmjlabelle:
Were you off contact? I've gotten codes every time I'm off contact, but never when still in contact.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] sharonthegreat:
Rooted and Region Unlock didnt work

Hello, I rooted my TMobile Note 3 using the Chainfire auto root method. It was successful. I want to network unlock so I can use it with AT&T. I installed the region lock away app, run it, but still get invalid sim card. Did I miss something?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] stash9123:
no you must be on kitkat wich is not compatable. you will either have to pay for the unlock code or ask tmobile. though tmobile has certain hoops you have to jump through. also unless its just me i get crappy signal on att with my tmobile note3. especially if i use my sview cover. i went to att to save some money and get better coverage and even though they have signal in most places tmobile dont if i dont have a full signal my data is so slow its unbarable to even use..just my 2 cents
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] alainalemany:
Guys pardon me if this question sounds extremely noob but, can I permanently unlock my T-Mobile Note 3 (N900T) with this process?

Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] XiphoneUzer:
3 questions

how do 3rd party generate/supply unlock codes for peeps like us, are these 1 time use codes, or can they be shared?

I want to pay to unlock tomorrow and join t-mobile, who/which website is latest on the xda trustworthy list?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] zorba02:
I used cellunlocker few days ago
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] 440bro:
To answer 1 of your questions....

The unlock code is verified by the handset and is generated by the manufacturer, typically by an algorithm such as a one way*hash*or trapdoor function. Sometimes big telecom providers change the original factory unlock codes as an extra layer of security against unlocking services. For various big brands such as Samsung and Motorola there is no algorithm but just a random code generator where the unlock codes are programmed in the phone itself and then saved in a big database managed by the manufacturer. For the other brands where the unlock codes are still based on algorithms those are based on the*IMEI*number and the*MCC*code and have been*reverse-engineered, stolen or leaked. Some handsets can be unlocked using software that generates an unlock code from an IMEI number and country and operator details using the algorithm specific to the handset. Other manufacturers have taken a more cautious approach, and embed a random*number in the handset's*firmware that is retained by the network on whose behalf the lock was applied and the manufacturer. These handsets can still be unlocked by online services that have access to either inside people with the manufacturer or with the telecom networks, or they need to be connected to the computer with a cable where specific software will bypass the security and SIM-unlock the phone. Sometimes this is done by advanced calculations to bypass the security the official way and other times using exploits or overwriting parts of the firmware where the lock status is kept, and often even recover a phone that is*bricked*or completely damaged in the software sense.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] XiphoneUzer:
thx for the reply.

any problem with the region lock?

did u tell att to stuff it, and did you move to T-Mobile, (or who)

did u get to keep ur old cell number?

---------- Post added at 11:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 AM ----------

thx Bro :good:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] 440bro:
You won't have a problem with region lock since your phone has been used with the intended carrier in its intended location.

You'll keep your phone number as long as your etfs (early termination fees) are paid.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] zorba02:
X2. I'm using it in Europe with local sim card, no problems so far!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] n1neb4ll:
I have an ATT phone and I am in China right now. I tried the region unlock method, but it didn't help at all. I ended up going with Cellunlocker and it worked great. Got my code in roughly an hour and no problems since.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] gixelz:
should probably be stickied, confirmed working
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] yak_vi:
Works perfect in a N900T (T-Mobile) with Android 4.3!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] vvs281:
ATT note 3 in contract

Hi Folks-

NO GO for me after calling at&t for unlock.

I just called AT&T and asked them to unlock my note3s saying that I'll be traveling overseas...they said I was still in contract and it is not possible.

My question to those of you that said they got unlock codes from At&t for Note3. Were you guys out of contract when you called or have you paid for the device in full?

just fyi- i have the unlimited grandfathered plan and I upgraded to Note 3 last October when it came out.

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] hp79:
If I were you, I would ask them to escalate the case, tell them you are a long time customer and in good standing. If they still don't budge, tell them you'll switch to t-mobile, cheaper plans.

I got my Note3 unlocked in middle of contract. My previous phone HTC M7 was unlocked by AT&T early on in the contract, but after several problems and replacement, they swapped my device to a sim locked AT&T Note3. I chatted with the customer support, and after 2 chats, the agent escalated the case and I got my unlock code emailed to me after couple days.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] runtohell121:
Been failing to get my Note 3 unlocked from AT&T... Still have 1+ year left on contract with this phone and I plan on going out of the country in 4 to 5 months for about 3 weeks...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] trini1980:
Did u ever use an AT&T SIM in the phone first? or always foreign sim, then entered unlock code?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] miskostef1:
Failed Unlock

Hi i am from Serbia, i have Note 3(N900A)on AT&T, i rooted my phone but i can't unlock it!I tried this and everything else...help please!!!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] graydiggy:
This method only works on the MI9 firmware. You will either have to contact AT&T directly and hope they give you an unlock code. They likely won't. Or buy one.

cellunlocker.net is a trusted site.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] pbo1228:
Actually tried that and they said until I paid my contract off they wouldnt give me the unlock codes
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] graydiggy:
They technically have to now. It's legal for you to network unlock the device. Inform them of that.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] mecampo:
FYI:

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...ireless-competition-act-top-5-things-know.htm
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tyiphius:
Usually for At&t phones, I've called and told them I'm going overseas in 2 weeks and I need it unlocked and they'll give me the codes. There's are phones like Motorola, blackberry, (I believe) they just don't give out the codes for.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ankithonda:
I have N3 region unlocked on MI9 firmware (JB) ... i want to update phone to KK .. so if i update KK with Odin ... will it get locked again ???
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] graydiggy:
Nope. Unlock is permanent
[Themer General Discussion] perfectdark:
Hi

Is there any way to get the Axis Icons to work with Themer?

Thanks
[Themer General Discussion] LegendM:
Well,probably yes.

You can use xposed framework + icon themer app for that

It changes all system icons so maybe it might work
[Themer General Discussion] penreturns:
Yes install xposed framework, icon changer , and choose any icon you have.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghaetan007:
Hi guys!

this is my first post in XDA and would ask you a question:

Yesterday my friend gave to me his samsung galaxy s3 because he got "0049*" IMEI after flashing 4.2.2 XXUFME7 leaked ROM via ODIN. So i knew that firmwares >= of *EMG4 will change the efs folder format, then i flashed I9300XXEMG4 ROM with EMG4 baseband, rebooted device and the phone worked back properly. (I know that now i can't use a firmware with a baseband < EMG4, but it is not a problem).

Now, since this s3 is a gift but has a broken display, i would like to back-up its efs folder and then restore it on MY galaxy s3 (that does not have any problem, but i its IMEI is blacklisted due to a scam that i received), can i restore efs folder from my friend's s3 (that now is mine) on my own blacklisted s3?

Before asking this question i tried doing this following steps (To semplify : my friend's s3 = A ; my s3 = B):

- Back-up of A's efs folder (in efsV2 format)

- Restore above backup in B, reboot => Getting "*0049" IMEI - Normal, because B has I9300XXEMC2 ROM with EMC2 baseband that can not read efsV2 partition format. (Right?)

- Update B to I9300XXEMG4 with EMG4 baseband via ODIN => getting "null / null" IMEI dialling *#06# :(

Can someone tell me where i went wrong? what can i expect if i restore a efs folder from another phone like i did?

Thanks in advance. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
so you & your friend want your phones to be cloned? you will have same imei! do not restore other's efs and it is illegal! go through the post under my signature please.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghaetan007:
No, we don't want to clone phones... but 'cause A has a broken display, i want to take efs folder from A and restore it to B. is it possible? after restoring i will dispose A, or i will use it only with MHL to an HDTV.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
XDA cannot help you in illegal acts, this thread will shortly be closed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malybru:
Mod Edit

Changing imei numbers is illegal

Thread closed

malybru

Forum Moderator
[Nexus 5 Accessories] greentaloy:
Nexus 5 is another amazing choice of smart phone and glad to get as many as cases&covers for this new mate, share your founding and enjoy here...
[Nexus 5 Accessories] RedBlueGreen:
Phone is not even out yet and you're asking people to post cases? People like you really get on my nerves. You only post these kind of threads to try and get a popular thread.. You're not even contributing to the community by posting this.

ITS JUST SPAM!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nbsss:
lol chill dude, the whole "Nexus 5" forum section is 'spam' since its still a rumour (even the name isn't confirmed)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] RedBlueGreen:
I agree.. but at least we have somewhere to to discuss the rumours.. absolutely pointless asking for cases, homescreen screen shots etc.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Nbsss:
lol thats true, the mods should've only opened the 'general' section for now though, but whatevs..
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Clark Joseph Kent:
Yes useless threads....Thread Closed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mightykc:
Looks like they found a way to root the Note 3 without triggering the Knox flag. Hopefully those guys will release this method for T-Mobile.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2474422
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shin lucifer:
It may have some thing to do with that, they still have a locked bootloader. So they dont have any working recovery yet. Only have root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bp328i:
I believe this is correct, rooting a device and flashing custom firmware is completely different.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] GHOSTIVVI:
I wonder if only root will be available for us as well,I'm interested in not loosing my Knox warranty. But root would help for greenify and xposed modules.

EDIT: are we able to keep a valid Knox warranty by only installing root and not installing any custom recovery? (TWRP, CWM) has anyone tried this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shin lucifer:
I dont think so. Because we are starting with unlock BL to being with. So the system that is rooting the device take advantage of it, which automatically trips Knox. That's just me conjecturing.

Just wait abit, the phone just came out. I am sure some one will figure out what/how is knox working exactly. Also if you worried about warranty there are plenty of 3rd party warranties available.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dkb218:
Am I the only one who doesn't give a flying fig about Knox? I'm not using it. I have no use for it. Unless I missed something about Knox, it's nothing more that a security protocol that protect business apps on a device. Why would you care if you tripped it if you're never going to use it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] thinkjoey:
I am with you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shin lucifer:
I think the warranty getting void is the problem for some. Not having an option to go back so you can use the warranty is the problem. So if some thing go wrong people can't use Company warranty because they will know thanks to Knox B.S. And can refuse any help/repair.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] weldawadyathink:
I have heard that only Samsung checks the knox flag, so T-Mobile and asurion are just fine if it is otherwise stock
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] GHOSTIVVI:
I use the phone for work. I need to have Knox in good status
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CodyOdi:
I hope you're right.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] GHOSTIVVI:
My understanding is that the current rooting for our phone voids the Knox warranty because it installs a custom recovery. If there was a way to follow similar procedures as the Att variant we could have root with valid knox warranty. Does anyone know if the Att rooting method will also work with the T-Mobile model?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lawalty:
I believe the att version of the Note3 is completely different from the t-mobile version.

and

the knox flag is designed to be permanent. There is no way of getting around it, I believe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] unlockingsky:
Wait long enough and there will be a counter reset. Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dawheat:
I'd love to get this for the T-mobile version - all I want to do is root only so I can change the DPI and use some xposed modules. If I can do this without triggering the Knox flag, that would be great.

I hope a dev out there is willing to look into this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] GHOSTIVVI:
Lol I hope so. Chanfire has been saying that it will be a PITA to get a counter reset for Knox warranty since it blows an efuse when flashing anything. He said the binary counter can be reset a little easier, but knox status will already be flagged so binary counter reset won't really make a difference in the long run.

All we need is a way to insert root via adb maybe, without requiring a custom recovery to be installed. This will give us valid knox warranty status and root access. I would love to install titanium backup and xposed with greenify to increase battery and add a few other modifications to this amazing phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] unlockingsky:
just remember efuse has not been confirmed.

if that is the case rooting, then people will fall into these 4 categories.

1. developers

2. rom/mod enthusiast

3. lucky amatuer

4. guy with nice brick needing a new phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kryolos:
Unfortunately it seems like it's beginning to look more like an efuse...

https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/LCfF5A9fsTG
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Exel:
Yeah, it's unfortunate.

There's actually a big discussion about this over in the S4 forums: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2447832&page=46

I myself am luck that I never updated my bootloader or anything, Knox Counter doesn't show on my Bootloader. (I have the T-Mobile S4, by the way, not the Note 3.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] googlephone:
I think there is a way to root note3 without triggering the Knox just like the att note3. But once Knox is triggered there is no way to go back.