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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] devoidx:
obviously he has the Tmobile model
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Vlade12:
Here is T-Mobile S5 tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G1-V2e4Z7I
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] kawaiichi:
I got a code from cellunlocker.net and submitted a video showing the phone being unlocked, but it has been 5 days and I have not gotten a reply from them. And the video viewing count has increased by 1 so someone did watch it. It looks like they are deliberately not responding to my email.

How long did it take you to get a refund?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
I just got my unlock codes from T-Mobile on Saturday. I called on Friday and requested the unlock code and received on Saturday. Put in an AT&T sim and now, my S5 is sim unlock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] eddie.dean:
How long did it take you to get your unlock code from these guys? (or anyone else that used unlockphonenetwork.com)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] 'Murica:
I wouldn't pay for a code yet, I would wait until we can figure out how to get it manually again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] slimc84:
I used CellUnlocker.net. It was $29.99 and received the code within about 2 hours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vincom:
eh i know, im also from the great white north.

but all the carriers, small or large, need their sim card for it to work.

eg, rogers owns fido, but a rogers sim card will not work on fidos phones and vice versa

but u didnt answer "were you on rooted stock marshmellow or lollipop"

it only costs ~$10 to get an unlock code for a bell s5, but dammit im too cheap as i gotta try a free way lol, and its more fun
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] stkt2ya:
I'm stock as i mentioned earlier in the thread, i had just done it prior to this endeavour. My formerly virgin phone worked with a bell sim and as far as i know the Rogers fido thing is the same if i recall.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] stkt2ya:
Sorry, I've been busy and wasn't paying attention to your question. I'm on 6.0 or whatever the latest OTA update was.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vincom:
galaxy s unlock failed as it doesnt know where my busybox install location is, tried system/xbin and system/bin.

if it cant save a backup it will not proceed, but it needs busybox to save a backup.

tried region lockaway it also didnt work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] helikvar:
sim cards and carriers

Actually a Virgin sim works on a Bell phone ,a Koodo sim works on a Telus phone and a Fido sim on a Rogers phone.The iPhone however has to be exact and wont except any other sim(I think).I have 2 S5's that I will try to unlock as soon as I fix their screens.They are the Canadian model(SM-G900W8) locked to rogers but are not the Neo. Is the S5 you tried to unlock the Neo(SM-903W) version as well or the earlier version.(SM-G900W8) Might be why it didnt work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] WaningGibbous:
Hey, so from what people have been saying in this thread I decided to go with a code from cellunlocker.net

The code did not work, and support is telling me that I need to be running a stock ROM for it to work. Is this true? I really don't want to go through the trouble of that process only to find out that they were doing some delay tactic for a bad code.

Worth mentioning, I have a 900T3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vincom:
true, you need to be running on stock. not just for sammy but for all phones, any stock fw will work but i usually install latest via odin. im not sure if it matters but use carriers branded fw just to be safe

fyi i bought code from ebay and it worked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] WaningGibbous:
What do you mean about the firmware? My understanding of the S5 root process was that the fw is "stock" and that just the recovery is changed in order to flash SU, which affects the ROM and not fw. No? Are you saying that for all intents and purposes I can reflash my firmware and be able to do a proper sim unlock without having to flash my ROM back to stock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vincom:
idk u were running stock, i thought cm.

interesting, i would of thought fw w/custom recovery entering sim unlock would of been fine, root idk.

if prompt came up to enter sim unlock code i thought all good from fw point of view but if cellunlocker.net says u must be complete full stock i guess they would know.

but you have nothing to lose to flash full stock and then just reflash twrp/root and then a backup.

i cant remember if i flashed/rooted b4 i entered code.....um, probably was on full stock iirc
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] WaningGibbous:
Alright. My stock nandroid is inaccessible, do you have any suggestions as to where I can find stock ROMs for the 900T3? I'll reflash my firmware and give it another shot, but when I tried a stock T900 ROM it wouldn't boot. Should it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vincom:
inaccessible? why?

stock fw was for your phone?

after flashing stock use stock recovery to do a factory reset
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Johnny993:
Cant find my phone information using codes like e∗#∗#4636#∗#∗ im using sm-g900fd

Cant find my phone information using codes like *#∗#4636#∗#∗ im using sm-g900fd s5 plz help meeee
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] stkt2ya:
Just to reaffirm the process I've used and tested again today. This should be a bit easier to follow.

1) ROOT. Root or pay, simple choice.

2) Download this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&hl=en

3) *You might not actually need to do this step or vice-versa, just try your luck on step 4 if not* Download Chainfires Region LockAway (Available under APPS, do a search). Install and insert the proper SIM and select the unlock part of the APP but when done don't reboot. Manually turn off then insert your new SIM.

4) Run the Galaxy S Unlock APP to unlock. it will reboot and you'll be unlocked.

An unlock code these days can be had for $5 if you're lucky and it actually works.

Cheers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] LightC:
Thanks for this. Some quick questions for you.

I have a brand new G900T3, will this method work for me to unlock the SIM? I want to use the phone on Cricket.

In your above instructions, do you need to have a T-Mobile SIM for step 3? Is that what you meant by proper SIM?

Will the unlock persist when flashing custom roms using this method?

I noticed the galaxy s unlock app was last updated in 2012. Did Samsung really not shut down a sim unlock method that was designed for the S4 and older galaxy phones?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] PCityPaul:
does this method still work? i have a att sm-g900a
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jm492705:
when you say "proper sim" in step 3 since step 4 didn't work me for me. You mean to use the tmobile sim card correct just want to make sure what you meant?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] B3boomer:
Trying to unlock network operators on my S5 to access more carrier towers. Any help?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] XEROling:
I have posted a full working method for unlocking sim on s5 without root

it worked for me and i tried using sim cards and everything worked fine

check it out: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/unified-development/unlock-sim-carier-galaxy-s5-tested-root-t3665516
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] iPAQ 6515a User:
Nice one, mate. Fully working !!!

ADVICE

First you must be on original Stock ROM, then you unlock it and you can flash whatever, the unlock stays.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] a-raccoon:
Hey skygear, could you update with progress?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] a-raccoon:
After a week of hacking away at this phone, I decided to give up and buy a code from cellunlocker.net

It was $25 for a Galaxy S5 T-Mobile. Received multiple codes for several different lock-types.

Indeed, a stock rom is always needed for unlocking SIMs. At least for Samsung. Same is true for so-called "hidden menu" or "dialer codes." Good to keep a backup of your last stock rom in TWRP.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Christopher3712:
I tried a few places before coming up with something useful.

Unlock-code-world.com is no good. They offered a code within 5 hours, which didn't happen but gave an immediate refund.

sim-unlock.net is worthless as well. I'm actually in a Paypal dispute with them as they offered a code in 4 hours, didn't deliver, then asked me to wait an additional 48 hours. At that point, I asked for a refund. I contacted cellunlocker.net and retreived a code in less than an hour. 17 hours later, sim-unlock.net emailed me and said they couldn't refund me the $33. When I created a PayPal dispute, they suddenly "escalated" my request even though I stated in my initial 2 complaints that I no longer needed their service and that my phone was unlocked. The supposedly sent a refund request but "couldn't guarantee anything." After that, they completely ignored my refund requests and kept responding as if I was looking for fulfillment with "We're processing your order" or "Here is your unlock code" messages. In 2 more days I can escalate the matter and have PayPal resolve it.

Long story short: Unlock-code-world.com and sim-unlock.net proved fruitless and cellunlocker.net delivered in an exceptionally quick amount of time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] eddie.dean:
seems cellunlocker is the way to go, proceeding with them now, will give me 2 cents when complete
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] kawaiichi:
don't expect cellunlocker.net to give you 50% or 100% refund though, they will ignore your email completely.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] xda23:
Use unlockunit.com they will give you a complete refund after you make a video of you unlocking your Gs5.I used them 2 days ago.I received my unlock code in 45-60 mins. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] eddie.dean:
Used cellunlocker.net yesterday. 30 Bucks, received my unlock code in 40 minutes. They responded to the discount enquery, whether they pay up is a different story, again i will follow up. TBH even if they dont give me the discount (50%) i dont mind paying the full 30 for such fast service
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] kawaiichi:
if they don't respond within a week, a final message indicating your intention to escalate with paypal will force their hand.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] maxshah912:
and if paypal won't refund your money Use your bank to do charge back. or dispute [ unless u did direct transfer from checking or savings account ]

CC company will do dispute and paypal will dispute that to seller
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] shion420:
I can unlock ANY S5 for $30 if it ask for a code when you insert another carrier sim, just send me a PM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] PC Jona:
http://cellunlocker.net/

already done 2 s5's there. took an hour.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] skygear:
Progress
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Oklopnik:
I have Galaxy S5 from Sprint, can i help somehow?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] sentinel79:
I tried going with gsmliberty.net but they sucked. I got a refund cuz they couldn't find the code (tried to squeeze $5 more out of me to look into another "tier" database) ... they said it would take 8-24 hours ... took nearly 34 and when I realized they essentially gave up until I payed more I was like F this).

Then tried cellunlocker.net and very happy with the results. Was worth the $39
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] shoiebarshad:
Flashing the firmware

can flashing the firmware from international version will remove the sim lock ? i'm talking about modem.bin not the complete rom.

i am bit new to samsung phones. i have done this thing in sony xperia arc so thats why i am asking it here. In Sony phones you can flash the baseband separately.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] skygear:
No
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] kitamae:
found this

I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm on Paris and I brought a Sim card. Guess what my phone is lock so I can't use it but I found this [screenshot]. Think it will work?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Oklopnik:
Those codes are not working. I am not rooted at the moment.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Envy93:
I got my unlock code from swiftunlocks for 24 bucks and got it in 3 hours here is the link http://www.swiftunlocks.com/unlock/samsung-galaxy-s5-usa-g900-g900a-g900t
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] em0ney14:
[MENTION=5353566]fffft[/MENTION]

What about using 4.2.x on the S5?

I'm pretty sure no dev has tried to put JB over the pre-installed KK, and I wouldn't even think to go down that road, but I haven't heard anyone say it is NOT possible, yet.

Just throwing it in the wind, if that's an option and ppl really want to unlock so badly.

And thanks for your dedication to the research on this fffft. It looks like the ball is rolling!

:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] em0ney14:
I agree that it would brick the device, I know that became an issue on the vzwS3 I had, so that was why I never took the OTA to 4.3 (I think it was) and just kept flashing custom roms. Never messed with service codes and unlocking, but I do have a buddy where I grew up that does it at least twice a week for people and he does almost every carrier.

I will contact him tomorrow and see what he thinks, he and his girl just upgraded to the m8 on Verizon, but I let him play on my s5 for a little.

I will let you know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] fffft:
There has been some progress in downgrading a different device (Exynos N3) from 4.4.2 to 4.3. But with Knox qfuses it's a dicy proposition at best with a good risk of hard bricking phones. I've already soft bricked & had to repartition my phone numerous times. But I'll need to find an affordable JTAG (repair) interface before venturing into some high risk exploits.

None of that means it's impossible to downgrade our firmware. But it's not easy or straightforward either. Decompiling phone binaries and ramdumps are the most promising paths to pursue for now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] em0ney14:
Oh god, I haven't JTAG'd anything since the original xbox first came out.

Good luck [MENTION=5353566]fffft[/MENTION] with your N3 and hope nothing breaks.

:p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] JUSMEJOSE:
The note3 can be still jtag .... I can see the jtag pinouts ....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jhanford:
You never said... did that work for you? Did tmo unlock your phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
I got my unlock codes from T-Mobile. Took less than 24 hrs for T-Mobile to send me the code.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] muzhik:
did you call them or emailed? :good:

never mind, found out that you have to call them, emailing no longer works... 1 800 937 8997 or 611 from your phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Skyrocket2:
You got it. I called.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] theman00011:
Since the other guy did not respond, I figured I would jump in. I am on a rooted Sprint Galaxy s5. Neither of the 2 dialer codes worked but putting in the terminal command you mentioned did in fact work. If there is anything else you would like me to test, I would be more than happy to test it for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] theman00011:
Yes, it appears to be the same menu and menu options as in post #54.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] skippy420:
Hi im new to xda but love your guys work. Helped me out a ton so id figured I will contribute and will be more than happy to test I have a s5 canadian variant sm-g900w8 would love to unlock same way as my s4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aryehzev:
T-Mobile sent me the unlock code by email a few days after I requested it by phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] theman00011:
But usually they require you be out of contract first and sometimes they won't even give it to you then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] resqueteam:
Happy to my mates are working on simlock.. btw, i bought samsung galaxy s5 from australia, im in turkey at the moment.. i have no clue about simlock but i can do everything with guide , thanks for reading.

PLEASE DONT GIVE UP TO THIS SAMSUNG. thanks+thanks.. :mad::highfive:

"EDIT: i gave up.."
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TechNut*:
I've never needed to unlock my SIM before but we need our phones to work in Germany so I purchased an unlock code which was successful. However, I am unsure that it's truly unlocked. I used a Verizon SIM for my AT&T model and once unlocked I had no service... I tried manually adding Verizon's APN which it only saved once but even then still no service. My phone is rooted.

I am back on AT&Ts SIM and my SIM status shows: Network Locked

Can any of you guys provide some guidance on this please?

Did I in fact unlock the phone so that I can use it with a different carrier in Germany?

Thank you all in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] PrinceMS:
As said - if you put it unlock code and it was accepted at that time (Usually phone ask you to restart right away - and unlock code window didn't popup) - It is unlocked.

I have a HTC One M7, it was locked. I put a "wind" sim in and even though phone doesn't suppor Wind frequencies it asked for the code. I unlocked it and put the Wind sim in (just to test it) and now it says no-service (but it was expected because phone canNOT be used on Wind - but point is, no code pop-up) confirms its unlocked.

Hope this helps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] TechNut*:
Thank you both very much for replying, that info really helped. I just wasn't sure what to expect once I get past the unlock. :beer::beer::D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dodo999999:
Sim Information- Sim lock is enabled

When I go into the menu-> Protocol state -> Sim information I find at the bottom of the page "Sim lock is enabled", is there anyway to change that? I'm on sprint galaxy s5, but don't live in the US so can't do the UICC unlock from sprint ^_^;

Thanks! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dodo999999:
Thank you for the reply, but i guess if you've read enough you would've gotten that there's no way *known way* on how to enter the sprint code for the sprint galaxy s5.. the phone doesn't ask for code, and i was asking in order to understand if there's a place to enter a code in, or any other way around (which is the point of this thread, and I asked looking for people who might have any info or any progress).. I would be thankful if you answered me for that..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dodo999999:
Thank you for the reply, I really appreciate it, that was helpful :) I will try the methods above, hope I'll get lucky..

Thanks! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mllk:
I don't have the S5 yet but can someone try this?

http://motoringcrunch.com/news/samsung-staff-leak-galaxy-s5-unlock-method/10019075/

From the article:

There is a code going around that will allow you to unlock your device free of charge, which then allows you to take your phone and use it with a different carrier. So get a SIM card that is not your own and then check out the steps below.

1. Insert the foreign SIM card into your Samsung Galaxy S5.

2. Turn your handset off and back on again.

3. On the dialpad on your phone, type in *#197328640#.

4. Then select [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3] Perso SHA256 OFF.

5. Wait for 30 seconds or so before returning to your main menu by choosing back.

6. In the main menu, you should see a “Network Lock” message, now choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ.

If all has gone well your handset will now be unlocked and you can move it to the carrier of your choice. You could even send the device overseas to relatives or friends. The code could work with many different Samsung devices so try it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
I tried the above, upon typing *#197328640#, i was taken to the Debug Screen which has the following options

1 - Basic Information

2 - NAS Information

3 - AS Information

4 - SIM Information

5 - CDMA DEBUG Information

Cannot find option 8 for phone control
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] aromerblz:
Can you try to go back by pressing the menu and back.. you did select UMTS right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
This is what I see upon dialing *#197328640#.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] carbonbadu:
that command isnt even working on my phone i have international version

---------- Post added at 06:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 AM ----------

i think we have to build or modify its baseband or kernel to get the UMTS mode working by the main code.. since that code is not working at all in galaxy s 5 we need to make it work first then we can be able to unlock the phone!

---------- Post added at 06:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 AM ----------

another thing we can do to unlock is extract its NV DATA.bin file open it via HEX Editor in PC change the unlock Values from the sim lock state but we need to figure out which line is for sim lock state and then restore it back to the galaxy s5 so we can get it done
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] geovagomes:
quote

Ola a todos.sou do Brasil e nao falo ingles.

espero que alguem aqui entenda. Vi essa discussão

E tambem estou a procura de um metodo de desbloqueio do meu

S5.usando esses codigos cheguei nesse menu.nao vi ninguem postar ele acho que sirva pra pra alguma coisa.bom cheguei da seguinte maneira.

Terminal emulator

Su enter

am broadcast -a android.provider.Telephony.SECRET_CODE -d android_secret_code://27663368378 enter

Service menu

Key input 4

Key input 5

Key input 5

Back

Depois desse ponto nao sei mais

Bom espero ter ajudado
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] PiercerFlip:
New and want to help.

so I've never tried to unlock a phone before or anything like that but I was playing with the options and I have a sixth option on my screen. The pictures are in order and the last two are the options from the two menues following #6. Let me know if I can try anything or help in anyway. I'm using a T-Mobile S5 although I haven't put a foreign SIM card in. I hope it's not an option coming up because of a stock SIM card.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
Translation please
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] geovagomes:
I'm using google translator

Hello everyone. 'm from Brazil and do not speak English.

I hope someone here understands. I saw this discussion

And also I'm looking for a method to unlock my

S5. using these codes I got this menu. not seen anyone post it think to serve for something. I got good follows.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vndnguyen:
Hello, you can launch this code easier by using my app Shortcut Master:

- Install Shortcut Master app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.shortcutmaster.lite

- Open the Menu --> 'Secret Code Explorer'

- Scroll down to 27663368378, tap it and select 'Launch 0' (root is required).

Here is the screenshot:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] carbonbadu:
that seems useful let me check on my sgs 5
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
I Will try tonight and provide update if it works
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] carbonbadu:
anyone tried it yet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] kidallstar95:
It Works, but it doesnt show that menu
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
​

No luck I get the following options uppn entering debug screen using the app

1 - Basic Information

2 - NAS Information

3 - AS Information

4 - SIM Information

5 - CDMA DEBUG Information
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] vndnguyen:
The menu may vary from devices to devices.

Can you show the menu on your phone

---------- Post added at 08:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:47 AM ----------

What do you mean by 'No luck'? It is the service menu *#27663368378#

Or did you want another menu or another secret code?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] darkknightryders:
I do not see the phone control to sim unlock