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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
Thanks! Should I do this after I install a different ROM, Or does it matter?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Do the unlock on stock. Then flash your ROM
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
You just run it on your pc.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BlGPAPA1321:
Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
i posted this a few pages back.

Prerequisites

1. A windows, Linux, or Mac computer.

2. Ensure your Java is up-to-date

3. Your device must be rooted.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2077653
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MDX5:
I had to install java JDK for it to work - crazy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] seahaak:
help

i cant get sim lock diabled triied 20 times !!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MDX5:
Missed that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BlGPAPA1321:
Sorry if this has been asked already. Has anyone that has done this still able to use custom sprint ROMs?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
Yes it can be done. I have done it. Flashed a couple tmo roms. Played around with them then flashed back to sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
The key for this working is having sprint unlocking the phone. It's not hard to do takes about 10-15 minutes once the phone is unlocked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] About20ninj45:
Cant get in contact with the OP

So I decided of take the task upon myself to try and solve the sprint UICC unlock since I currently do not have information about if anything in the system files had changed, would you be willing to share that information with me? Also a provided screenshot of your engineering boot settings.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wargold:
International SIM Unlock without Requesting Sprint

Please can someone know how to do this process without Request International Sim unlock to Sprint, maybe exact as Galaxy S4 L-720 , we don`t need to contact Sprint to do an International Sim Unlock.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DruoGaby:
im also down with you on this...i wanna get this **** too!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] weijoin:
hi,how to get your info you want,plz step by step guide,i would like to provide the info.but I don't know what exeact you want.:cyclops:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] About20ninj45:
Is your sim ( UICC ) already unlocked?

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Thanks, the more helping, the better

I will also need info from someone who already has UICC unlocked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] weijoin:
no.still locked.sorry .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] onemanruler:
Any chance of this working on 4.4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
I don't think this is going to work on 4.4 as it requires the MI3 baseband and I believe if you go from NAB to MI3, you will brick your phone

Edit: I am currently on baseband MI3, system MI5, and rooted. As far as I can tell with reading the OP, I have done everything that would have tripped Knox without actually tripping it. Is flashing the modem and rooting the only 2 things that will trip Knox? Is the modem special, or just the original modem that it came with?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] awelocatracho:
have an idea

SO i bought it at ebay had a bad ESN but i talk to a person that can change the EMEI number of the phone do you think that will work again in sprint? i mean since the phone has bas ESN or IMEI, for reactivating it at Sprint with a diferent imei number could work or im wrong?

PS: can you explain me whats a radio img? thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
They will not allow any talk of what you want to do because it's illegal .... it's cloning .... A radio.img is a radio in a phone your phone has 2 one for cdma and one for lte

Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mohammed52:
hi is there any way to unlock gsm with out sprint help help help:(:(:(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
Well, I installed it and unlocked it... But nothing has changed. It still won't use my Straight Talk sim.

What do I do after I "Unlocked" in this app?

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Nevermind. I got it to work now. Thanks a million!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Read the 1st post.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
I got it to work. Only issue I am facing now, Is the ROM I want to use has the NC5 modem and not the one used in this thread.... Will that kill my unlock?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Yes, that is what plagues us unlocked users. You need mj4 modem or lower, no matter what for unlock/sim to be recognized.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
So if I were to install this ROM, I'd have to try to downgrade the modem and re-do the unlock?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
If the ROM REQUIRES a higher modem, chances are you won't be able to use it. You can try if you want though. No need to re-unlock, that is permanent. Although, you may have to enter your carrier's APN on some ROMs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
I don't know if it does. It's Killer KitKat if that helps. Any custom ROMs you'd recommend?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
KitKatKiller works fine with unlock(I actually unlocked on that ROM). It is a great ROM, but the dev moved to a new device, so not supported anymore and is outdated. I am on a 5.0.1 TW ROM in which the dev got banned, so if you want, pm me and I'll pm you a link to it. Else, AICP works well too, and is android 5.1.1 (AOSP)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
Well I liked the look of KitKatKiller, So I may just try that out. What would be the correct procedure to flash? I don't know if it will install a new modem or not.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
That ROM, and most others, do not include the modem. It is heavily-themed, beautifully. Use a custom recovery, and mj4 modem, and you should be set. Any other questions about that ROM, take it to that thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
No questions about the rom. Just this

I'm already rooted, with the unlock in this thread working. Using the modem in this thread.

So I flash the rom and re-do the unlock, or what?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
As stated before, the unlock is permanent, you never need to do it again, ever. MJ4 modem, TWRP/Philz recovery, flash, profit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ZackFearheart:
I have CWM Recovery. Couldn't get TWRP to install.

Flash rom, modem = profit?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MattMatt0240:
Just flash the ROM, profit as in you win. Don't forget to make a backup
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Has any one got the emergency alerts to work? It worked on sprint. Now on T-Mobile I don't even get the test alerts.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
I am having a problem with some steps

I can not find hidden menu file with root browser, and when I click ServiceMode Shortcut, it say not supported. Any suggestions? Please help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Goto setting, general, activate device. Wait for it to stop hit menu key then PST.

If that doesn't work install GT tools switch on hidden menu and try again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
Registering Network Issue

It doesn't show any bars, however, it doesn't give "Invalid Sim Card Error" either which i suppose is a good thing always... However, along with no bars, it keeps saying preparing network when I slide the screen down. Its been a good 2 hrs now. Now when I go to activate device, and use STP menu to get to the hidden menu, the activation says network error even though I am connected to the WIFI. What should I do at this point??? Please help

Under NV info my sim lock says Disabled which is good. (Unlocked with SSU.apk)

Everything else reads correct according to your specs.

Still no bars of signal. Just grey bars and a red x on the top.

Thank You in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Are you on mi3 or mj4?

Have you put in the APN?

You have switched to GSM?

Sounds like your still on cdma.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
Connection Problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dmisselh:
Anyone have any luck with the Note 4 from Sprint SM-N910P?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
I would Odin back to sprint stock KK rom and try again.

You could do the hidden menu settings again.

Try a different sim?

The still active on another account might be a problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
Active on other account is the question

Yeah, but the question is, what service is it active on. Is is SPRINT? if it is active on sprint, Then should it give problem registering on AT&T??

I would think since they are totally separate, One is CDMA and one is GSM, they shouldn't have a problem right??

Well I have updated it to lollipop Stock. Should I try again and see what happens??

P/S I just did a *#0011# without doing anything to the phone after updating it in odin to L and it says IMEI Certi: FAIL, -9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
VZW on Sprint?

This is a sprint phone. I go to the service menu and under operator it says VZW.

Under ue settings sys menu 2, it says [4] VZW LTE B4 ON/OFF

???? CONFUSED
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Correct. Because it says FAIL, you will not get signal, even if unlocked. And it says that because it was flashed. So that has to be changed back to PASS in order for it to work

If you're referring to domestic unlock, no
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
IMEI Ceti:Fail

How do i change it to pass?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
GT tools will let you change it to Sprint. Don't know if it will help with IMEI.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] genica:
It's probably because your Imei doesn't match your meid. If you have a backup of your efs restore it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ecs87:
The IMEI must match the MEID (and vice versa). If any any point you wiped the EFS, you have to write back a matching RSA IMEI certificate (pretty much impossible to find).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlpineMan:
Have you guys tried the app "Advanced Signal Status"? It requires a rooted phone. This is the app I use to forcibly switch the Verizon S4, S5, Note 4, and Note Edge from CDMA/LTE to GSM/LTE.

When you launch the app, click on Additional Info. It may force close. Launch it again, and it'll ask for root permission. Then choose Device Information. Scroll down, and look for "Set Preferred Network Type". Choose the appropriate network to connect to. On Verizon phones that I want to connect to Tmobile and AT&T, I choose LTE/GSM auto (PRL).

Not sure if this is the equivalent of what you're trying to do to force your Sprint phones to GSM via Service Menu navigation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Doesn't work on my note 3

Complains about Samsung and Lollipop locking down the settings.

Thanks anyway.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
Dial *#0011#. Does it say IMEI Certi: FAIL?

That's due to the Metro flash. That has to be changed to PASS
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Burguitox:
Yes, is IMEI Certi: Fail. I tried everything and doesn't work. :crying:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlpineMan:
You need to flash the original IMEI and MEID. That should fix your cert fail unless your cert got wiped out, too.

If that still doesn't work, there are flashing services in ebay/craigslist. They'll flash a new IMEI with cert for about $30.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dwegiel:
LOL, more like flash with a public cert that will be blacklisted in (typically) less than 3 months.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rbeavers:
Dig through the cell phone recycle box for an old flip phone use those numbers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ecs87:
If it were that easy everyone would be doing it. See above where they mention the IMEI CERT? Samsung signs the IMEI with a RSA certificate. Dont have the certificate for that IMEI? You wont pass the CERT check then.

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Some of them dont use public CERTs. Having repeat customers because of blacklisted IMEIs isnt exactly profitable.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] genica:
I fixed this problem before with cdma dfs. You need your msl code and sprint's password to read and write. Your meid needs to match what's on the back of the phone under the battery. Pm if you need help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
IEMI MEID FIx

Problem Fixed. IMEI CERT: FAIL Problem Solved.

Used DFS Tool and reverted the ESN and MEID back to original. Wrote to the phone using DFS tool. IMEI Cert Pass, 1

Thank You
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ecs87:
You absolutely do not need it unless youre on 5.0.2 or 5.1.1. Im 99% sure you can downgrade to Kit Kat if youre on 5.0.1 at which point you can use DFS CDMA tool to internationally unlock your phone and get the SPC.

The reason im trying to steer you away from it for now is that the OP of it has discontinued it (yet will still send you a copy of the latest version for a donation) and is badgered occasionally with "where is the download link" when he obviously has much bigger issues to worry about (life changes).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
I used DFS Tool on 5.0 and it worked like butter. All you need is MSL.Bat to read your MSL. Find a 16 Digit password online for sprint note 2 / 3 (same Password), and Boom!!! you are in.

Take the MSL.Bat and drop it in your fastboot folder. Then open your phones dev men and enable USB Debugging.

Open CMD after connecting your phone to the computer and typ "adb devices" ** Make sure that you have changed the USB setting RMNET+MODEM+DM

Once you type the above command, you should see your device showing connected in CMD Command Prompt.

Don't close the command prompt.

Go to your adb / fastboot folder and double click the MSL.Bat

Open the dialer on your phone and type the following command ##3282#

Then click on edit and it should ask you for MSL Code. Enter 123456 and press OK

Nothing will happen at this point. Wait 3 seconds then unplug the phone. You will see a whole lot of stuff get typed in your command prompt. Scroll to the almost bottom and you will find a six digit code I/MSL bla bla : ******

This is your actual MSL code.

Now go online and find a 16 digit password for Sprint Note 3. Very easy.

Now take your MSL Code and your 16 Digit password to the DFS / CDMA tool and do the rest.

I got my SM-N900P Unlocked and working on Lollipop 5.0

P/s: If your phone has been previously flashed to someone else and you are getting IMEI Certi: FAIL errors, google a page for IMIE conversion. It will ask you to plug in your original IMEI, MEID, or ESN whichever you have, then from then on it will give you your original set or MEID in DEC and HEX and your ESN in DEC and HEX. Take those numbers to your DFS tool and read the phones info to match. If any one of the number sets do not match, plug in the correct ones that you got from the site you converted, and write them to the phone. Boom!!! Problem solved. IMEI Certi: PASS, 1

Here is a link to the converter: http://www.meidconverter.net/

Check us out at htp://www.celltronicservices.com

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Here is the issue I am facing. All my incoming calls have a + sign in front of them and with that, the contact in my contacts does not recon the number. With that said, I can not call back because it becomes an international number. I have to remove the + sign first. This is a real pain. Any workaround for that boss???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Burguitox:
I need to be in MI3 to get the MSL code with the MSL.Bat?

Can you send me the steps by steps numerated to understand the process?. Thank you so much!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
MSL.Bat

No you can be on any baseband. You will still be able to get it. MSL.bat works fine.

If you need further help, let me know. I will guide you.

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Here is the procedure.

Tools Needed:

1. Download ADB/Fastboot. Make a folder in C:/ drive and extract it in the folder you just made.

2 Download MSL.bat and put it in the same folder as ADB/Fastboot.

3 Download DFS Tool ( If you are having IMEI Certi: Fail Error)

4. Install your Samsung Device USB Drivers. ( Very Important )

Procedure:

1. Double Click on ADB in the folder and follow the installation procedure. Answer Y to all the questions.

2. Once installed, open CMD ( Command Prompt)

3. Now connect your phone to the computer using your USB Cable. ( Original is Better ). Now wait for the phone to be recognized by the computer and all drivers are verified / installed.

4 Go to the hidden menu and then change your USB setting to PDA and Qualcomm settings to RMNET+Modem+DM and reboot the device.

5. Once rebooted, go to developer options and enable USB Debugging.

6. Now wait for any drivers being installed. Once completed, unplug the phone from the computer and re plug it in. Wait for the phone to complete any installations. ( If Any ).

Very Important:

Now that we have prep'd the phone, lets proceed with curiosity but no stupidity.

Follow these steps exactly

7. in your command prompt, type the following command. "adb devices" without quotation marks. You will see your device show up in some weird numbers.

8 Don't close the command prompt. Go to the adb folder where you have MSL.bat and double click the MSL.bat.

9. right away on your phone go to dial pad and type the following command: ##3424#. MSL Screen will pop up. You will see a blinking curser. Tap the curser and they keyboard will open up. Type 123456 and press ok. Nothing will happen at this point. Wait for 3 seconds and unplug the phone from the USB cable. Now look at the CMD window and you will see a bunch of text.

10. scroll down to the bottom almost. You will see many strings that start with I/MSL with three numbers. There will be only one with 6 numbers and those 6 numbers are your MSL code.

There you go. You have your MSL Code.

Enjoy.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
That's really a lot more complicated than it needs to be...

There are apps that will get you it. Need to be rooted to get it on Lollipop, but need to be rooted to unlock on Lollipop anyways..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlpineMan:
Install "Prefixer" app from Google Play Store. Extract zip file to your phone's SD card. Import the .prfxr rule in the app to get rid of + sign from incoming calls caller ID.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Burguitox:
A technician was with my phone for two days, and he changed the IMEI. Now is different to the IMEI that the phone have in the back. It affects the process if I put the IMEI that is in the back?

In the pic that I attached you can see the info that I put, but they don't work. When I press a Read or Write button on DFS, It doesn't do nothing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ecs87:
Does the CERT fail or pass in *#0011# ? If it passes, he overwrote your original Samsung/Qualcomm RSA certificate for your device. At this point you have to stay with that IMEI. If it fails, just correct the MEID and IMEI back to original.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] celltronic01:
That's fine. Look at my older post. There you will find a link to the imei / meid converter. Now go to that site and plug in the IMEI from *#06#. Not from the back of your phone. Once you convert it, it will give you the correct meid's and esn's. Both in Dec and hex. Now take those to the dfs tool and write them to the phone. Once your meid and esn match the imei inside your phone, your cert issues will be resolved. Remember, with these phones, your meid, esn and imei have to correspond. Or else the cert will fail. Try it. You will thank me :) since your imei cert has been replaced, your meid and esn don't match the new version at the moment. Hence, you follow this tutorial, you will be just fine.

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You need MSL and 16 Digit password. Put in the MSL in the dfs tool and press the play button next to it. The dos looking screen behind the dfs tool should say device unlocked. Do the same with the 16 digit password. And you should see the device unlocked message again. Now read your meid and esn. Now type in the new set of numbers in their respective fields. Remember when you type in the dec, the hex will rectify itself to the right one and vise versa. Now don't press write yet. Repeat the MSL and Password procedure again. As advised above. Once you get the device unlocked confirmation for both the MSL and the password, proceed to write your MEID and WRITE the ESN to the phone. After the write process completes, press read again for both the MEID and the ESN and make sure they show the new once that you had typed in. If anything different, repeat the process above. If all went well to begin with, restart your phone, go to the dialer and *#0011# and confirm.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Burguitox:
Thanks for all the information that you are gave me. Now the phone say IMEI Certi: PASS. But again, only find the networks and doesn't connect to the carrier.

See the pictures attached.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlpineMan:
Go to swappa.com and click on ESN up at the top... Enter the phone's IMEI and see if it's globally blacklisted. If it is, you will need to get it reflashed with new non-blacklisted IMEI with the appropriate cert. About $30 or so in ebay. Some offer remote flashing services so you don't have to ship your phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
You cannnot write the IMEI with DFS. Much more complicated than that. But there's no need to change it anyways. As long as the IMEI and MEID match, the phone will work fine if properly unlocked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlpineMan:
Even if the IMEI and MEID match, as in this case, it may still not work if the IMEI/MEID is blacklisted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] iBowToAndroid:
True..