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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
Called sprint and they said the phone was already unlocked for domestic and international. Went to uicc unlock and this is what it said. You can currently only use your service providers uicc with this device. To use a diffrent uicc please contact your service provider. We are still using sprint and the phone is still activated. Typing this on it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
ok so sprint unlocked the phone. the phone would not unlock with it still being active. we switched phones on the account so it was no longer being used and it unlocked no problem. we switched to t mobile. still running the stock sprint firmware until I flash the u firmware. I configured the apn and data works great. also set band priority. now I am having a problem with voice. txt messaging and data works great but the phone will not call out or receive calls. any suggestions what to do or just flash u firmware?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
Just flashed u firmware for t-mobile and solved all problems. didn't have to configure anything. flashing the firmware is the best thing you can do. just follow the firmware guides on here. its easy as pie. the only thing that takes a while is downloading the firmware. after that it takes just a few min to do.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
Just flash the latest U firmware , it will unlock all your lte bands , pm me if you need a link for it , and also if anyone needs a sprint s7 unlocked I can do them for $10
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Kmil1111:
unlock

I would like an unlock for a s7 how do we go about that thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
Sent pm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] patt2k:
Guys the Sprint S7 32GB is on sale for 299.99 with a free 64GB sd card.

Would you mind sending a link to the guide?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
Http://xdaforums.com/sprint-galaxy-s7/help/bloat-free-firmware-930u-tried-t3428974 but sprint has to unlock the device first.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] rotorrocket:
Great! Any caveats to be aware of since the instructions and files are from 6 months ago?

Just purchased an unlocked Sprint S7. Want to use on a T-Mobile mvno while leaving open the possibility of moving back to Sprint. Going to 960U seems to gets rid of the annoyances of staying with the Sprint firmware, no matter which network I'm on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
If it's a s7 it's sm-g930u. Nope just get the most up to date one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] MisterMatos:
Question

Hi,

Which u firmware (t-mobile) did you use? I also have an unlocked sm-g930p and am currently using t-mobile
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
On the SamMobile site it says t mobile. After that is just the release date. The newest one is 2017-01-08
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] MisterMatos:
My sm-g930p is unlocked and still using sm-g930p firmware. The issue that I am having is that the data will constantly vanish and the cell radio will be off. Will flashing the u firmware fix that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
It should. It fixed all the problems I was having with my wife's phone. So much easier than messing with everything. It's a long download took like 2 hours for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
I'll pm you a link for a faster download
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Darthraider12:
Help

I have a factory unlocked sprint s7 and I use AT&T. I can't get the apn settings to run and display 4G LTE. I can only get it to display 3g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
If you haven't done it flash the at&t u firmware.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Darthraider12:
How do you flash the AT&T firmware? Sorry I'm a newbie. Is there an app or link?

:o
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] cjcalhoun85:
There is a link a couple of posts back
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] pimpin1ko:
Will this work on the g935p? The U firmware that is.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] pimpin1ko:
Cool, Thanks! Also, my 935p is currently on Android 7.0. I should still have no problems flashing the U Firmware, correct?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] smithmunki:
Can you help me please
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] joeminati:
Will the phone still work for unlocked, domestic service even with a bad ESN?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] skater95:
I had a bad ESN S6 and S7 both work for at&t and T-Mobile, as long as it's not a stolen device and had been reported it'll still work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] spectre130630:
I'm at G930PVPS4APJ2. Do you know how to unlock it with 930U firmware?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] firstrayofsun:
I have NEW sealed box fully paid Sprint S7. Is it possible to use it internationally without going to Sprint or eBay for official/program code unlock? Lets say I removed the Sprint SIM inside and just replace it with international local sim and then turned it on for the first time, will it activate on international GSM network (provided some LTE bands are same)?

Also, if I directly flash U firmware without activating it on Sprint or will it work domestically and/or internationally? Thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] seanbecker:
Sprint Legit unlock

I see a few people in this thread managed to get Sprit to legitimately unlock their phones for Domestic use.

I have called Sprint multiple times and they insist they have unlocked my 2 Galaxy S7s, however when I insert the SIM cards from T-mobile both say "invalid SIM." I actually escalated this to the FCC as in my opinion it is a violation of the CTIA agreement. Since then I have been in touch with Sprint Executive and Regulatory Services who insists that the devices have been unlocked on their end. It seems to me though that the unlock is not hitting the devices, or the devices aren't processing it.

So my question is did you have to do anything special in order to get the DSU (Domestic SIM Unlock) from Sprint to actually take affect on your phones? FYI, I have done factory resets, left the original SIM in for a few days, taken it out for a few days, etc. etc. etc. Im just at a complete loss at what to do.

When I go to the UICC unlock option in setting it gives an error that it can no communicate and to contact my service provider, if I try it without the SIM it says to insert the original service provider SIM (Sprint in this case).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] myphone12345:
I don't believe you can do that. You'll need a third party unlock.

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I am pretty sure that in order to use the "unlock UICC" menu option you need to be connected to the Sprint network on an active, post-paid account. Otherwise, clicking on that menu item does nothing. The unlock comes from Sprint's servers, not Samsung's (in other words, it doesn't work like say unlocking an iPhone where the unlock "message" comes from Apple, not the carrier).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] firstrayofsun:
Thank you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] seanbecker:
Yeah, that is what I was thinking. Sprint swears up and down it doesn't matter if it is active but either way it hasn't been unlocked. I paid the phones off March 1st, the Sprint people have said the unlock was pushed March 10th. I ported my numbers to T-Mobile on the 11th. It is now March 19th and I have one useless GS7.

The other GS7 I had gsmzambia.com unlock and am using it now on T-Mobile. They also put the T-mo firmware on it for me. It works like a champ.

For me though this is a matter of principal. When I pay my car off the bank is required to remove the lein and provide me a clean title. Likewise Sprint needs to do the same with the phones (remove their electronic lein). Again they say up and down the signal was pushed from their servers, but for whatever reason it never hit my phones or it wasn't processed by my phones. Either way the new automated process they are using is critically flawed, and I suspect is a violation of CTIA, if not able to actually unlock phones. The FCC complaint I have on this is still pending. I'd suspect they will just close it out, as Sprint has checked the box on their system and "has done all they are able to do." Complete B.S. in my opinion.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
I can unlock it without you ever activating it on sprint to work both domestic and international , then you can flash the firmware with U firmware and all LTE bands will be unlocked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] lucia758:
question?

can u unlocked s7 sprint that is blocked by sprint? my brother recently bought this s7 knowing about it is blocked and he believes it can be used on a gsm network because of some seller on ebay advertising their can unlocked s7 remotely, is that possible? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
Yes I can,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] myphone12345:
To the best of my knowledge, there is no "push" by Sprint of an unlock (like the way Apple for example pushes unlocks to phones).

The way it works is that they mark the device as unlocked in their system. You then unlock the device by issuing the "unlock UICC" command from the phone, at which point it will contact their servers and query to see if the device is marked as unlocked. AFAIK for this to work you need to be on their network and have active service with them. I can attest that if these conditions are met, it will unlock the device. However, there is no provision in their phones' firmware to enter an unlock code "manually" like there is on the GSM carriers.

I don't know why Sprint insists on doing things differently from anyone else. Some of it might have to do with the the whole ISU vs. DSU thing. Anyway, it's just another one of those annoyances you have to live with if you're on their network I guess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] seanbecker:
The sprint unlocking policy says it is an over the air push. Additionally their regulatory services department insists the phone doesn't have to be on the network for it to receive the push. All attempts to use the UICC unlocking commands resulted in error messages.

Sprint unlocking policy (under domestic): https://www.sprint.com/legal/unlocking_policy.html?ECID=vanity:unlock

Either way I had them unlocked by GSMzambia.com and they are now working with tmobile.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] romeo621:
Could I have the link as well place

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Hi,

I unlocked my Sprint Galaxy S7 Edge and ported my phone over to T-mobile. I was able to get 3G to work after playing with the APN for quite some time. I can NOT for the life of me and 3 other t-mobile techs, get the LTE or 4G to work. I don't want to be limited at all on T-Mobiles network. My question after reading through this thread is; Is my only option to load the U firmware? Will this work for sure? Or has anyone figured out a way to bring the Sprint S7 Edge over fully to T-Mobile?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
You can flash the t-mobile firmware to it also if that's what you would prefer
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] romeo621:
How come I keep reading that you don't need to flash over to the U or T firmware and that the Sprint P will work as it should have all bands. I don't mind the bloatware I just want to be fully running on T-mobiles network. Are these people wrong? I have tried multiple APN setting with Tmobile reps to no avail for LTE. Sprint mobile network option only allows LTE / CDMA or 3G /UMTS or automatic. The only one that gets ANY data is the 3g and thats AFTER playing with multiple APN settings. Lastly if I do HAVE to flash a different firmware what are the pros and cons to the T vs the U. Thank you to anyone willing to help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
You can make it work without flashing the other firmware but for me the effort it takes to enable all the bands, disable sprint activation and bloatware isn't worth it when you can flash the carrier firmware or the u firmware, I'm on att so the downside to u firmware is no volte or WiFi calling but from what I understand that all works with T-Mobile on the u firmware
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] thenobileone:
Has anyone heard of Flashy Phones? Google it. I heard they unlock sprint phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] thenobileone:
Get LTE

To get the lte to show up you have to make 2 apn settings. The second should say "carrier LTE"

Then in the second apn lte setting make the bearer as lte in the apn settings. Then go to settings. Backup and reset. Then "reset network settings". That is what flashy told me to do after they fully unlocked my phone and lte shows up. If this helps then hit thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] miko12312:
Flash u version firmware it works on all networks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] denpad2010:
hello did you get the plus sign in the incoming calls??? and if you fixed that how you did it ,i know about the app named prefixer looking for other solutions thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] mespana008:
my s7 sprint wont show an option to enter an unlock pin when i put another sim card ???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] searius:
Hi guys!

I will receive next week a Galaxy S7 Sprint version!

I want to use it only in Europe not in USA!

What is the procedure that I need to follow so I will be able to unlock it and use full LTE bands like B3,B7 and B20!

As I read in this topic I will be able to have to install the U version so I will not have any bloatware from spint as I dont need them!

Any suggestion and any help will be appreciate!

Thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] searius:
After the unlock will I be able to use it with the LTE bands B3,B7 and B20 if I change the firmware to the SM-930U
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] mespana008:
On every PC that i plug my S7 Sprint to it says that the device malfunctioned and i know it aint the drivers
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] John97xj:
Go to jcunlocks.com they can unlock it for $15 you just need the phone and a windows computer! I did mine yesterday:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Neitotran:
Hi guys, I currently own a S7 Sprint with the U firmware. The phone is said to be "unlocked" and works fine with my GSM carrier back in my country. But since I came to the US, it wont work with any GSM carriers like Cricket, MetroPCS or H2O. Do I have to flash it back to Spirnt and get it unlock again, or is there any solution?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
It may be blacklisted in the US
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Neitotran:
How can i check if it is blacklisted? is there anyway to unlock it or get it out of the blacklist?

FYI I dont have any info of the previous owner of this phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
Checkesnfree.com
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Neitotran:
Sprint	355501074946375	unknown

NCIC	355501074946375	passed

USBlacklist	355501074946375	passed

NCIC	355501074946375	passed

what does it mean? Is it blacklisted or not?

Thanks a lot

Edited: Just check on https://swappa.com/esn/ the result is the same. So maybe blacklisted isn't the case?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
You should be good, may just need to get a domestic unlock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] The_Magni:
Is unlocked Sprint supports GSM LTE?

Guys, want to buy an unlocked s7 Edge Sprint version, which is GSM unlocked. It does not work with Sprint itself, but supposed to be working with GSM.

Need to know if it will be perfectly working on GSM? Will it support LTE? I live in Asia and our LTE band is 3. Will this phone support it right away or I should go to APN setting and everything?

P.S. The seller claims that it is GSM unlocked
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] itsdubai:
No, it won't get LTE on band 3 as this band is NOT inside this particular model.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] t2_user:
Need T-Mobile help

So I just got a Sprint S7 that's unlocked. I put in my Verizon sim and set the APN settings and it works perfect. Now I want to use T-Mobile. I put the sim in and set the APN setting that are on line and phone and text work, but not data. Any ideas? I went to the T-Mobile store and checked them on an S7 they have on display and they match what I have.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] t2_user:
Anyone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Neitotran:
Is there any sites to get it done? I already contacted some but the reply is very slow and not at all trustworthy. Thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] goonygugle:
Pm me I can do it for yah
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] t2_user:
Any Ideas on this one?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] klutch14u:
I have a couple of questions. My wife has a Sprint SM-G930P Galaxy S7. She's still under contract, which I'm going to pay the ETF and jump ship. I need to know if her phone will work with Verizon once I get them to unlock the phone. Or better yet, is there a way to unlock it ahead of canceling and paying the ETF? I'd really like to insert my Verizon SIM and make certain it'll work before opting to pay the ETF. Unlocking it in advance would also let me switch to VZW, triggering the closure of her account and no gap in service. Right now I can't port her number and phone to Verizon because the phone is locked. Seems stupid to have to buy a phone just to port and wait a week until Sprint unlocks it (once the balance is paid). I'm really stuck with this thing being locked!

I really need to know if the phone will even work on VZW
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] oponewbie:
Go to sammobile.com and get the SM-G930U firmware for the appropriate carrier you want to use (SM-G935U Firmware if it is an S7 Edge) and flash it to the phone that you want to use.

Both the S7/S7edge and the S8/S8+ are all the same in the US no matter what carrier you use, with the exception of software, which controls the bands that are turned on in the hardware. You can install the Tmobile version of the unlocked S7/S7 EDGE (SM-G930U/SM-G935U) and it will work just fine on Tmobile.

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The phones are Carrier Agnostic, The SM-G930P is the exact same phone as the SM-G930V(Verizon version) with the exception of software, and that the phone is carrier locked if it is still under contract/financing.

If you can get Sprint to give you an unlock code for the phone then put in a sim from any other carrier and put in the unlock code, that sim does not need to be active. Once the phone is unlocked you can go to www.sammobile.com and get the firmware(software) the phone will need to make sure all of verizon bands are active, SM-G930U firmware is what you want to flash on the phone it is the "Unlocked" firmware for samsung devices and they have a version for all US carriers listed and easy instructions on how to flash. This is "Official" Samsung firmware it will not void the warranty on the phone. just make sure you download and install the firmware for the carrier you want to use on it. "SM-G930U" firmware for sprint is so you can use the phone on sprint. "SM-G930U" for verizon is so you can use the phone on verizon, and so on for T-Mobile, At&t, cricket, etc...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] xboxkiller88:
Can you still do this ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] martilulin:
Hi everyone...can anyone give me hand? I purchased Sprint unlock on ebay, they installed Octoplus and Team Viewer on my laptop, try to unlock but it didnt work...is anyone able to connect and try as i really dont know what to do with that now. All necessary software is already installed...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] ApexPredatorBoids:
I used this website to have my 930P unlocked: https://www.gsmzambia.com/ They also use Teamviewer, but really seem to know what they're doing. The guy I dealt with was extremely helpful, even reconnecting later to fix an unrelated issue I was having with an Odin flash. They charge a little under $11 U.S. for their S7 unlock service.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] firstrayofsun:
Have you tried network reset and then insert T-Mobile SIM card? That should typically work if phone is unlocked.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Prsctt:
Contact me at jivxor@icloud.com, setup your teamviewer and octopus box connected, I can help you for free. Regards.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Bella_S7:
Thank you very much for sharing your review and suggestion. gsmzambia.com works flawlessly. No more calling Sprint and being put on hold to get device unlocked.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] Dimndav:
I'm hoping someone could point me in the right direction to unlock my g7s so I can use ATT .I'm new to all this so please be patient with me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] silenthill:
Hi guys,

I have a Galaxy S7 that I purchased from eBay where the seller claims it was unlocked for Verizon.

As it turns out, when I check the IMEI it was a sprint phone, but all of the info when i look at it with Phone Info *Samsung* says it's Verizon

When I put my Verizon SIM in it does not recognize it.

It seems to me like this was a Sprint phone that someone tried to unlock for Verizon and botched it, I do also notice that the S/N is all 0's in the phone, but I have the real S/N from the outside .

How can I get this fixed to work on Verizon?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] tempests:
need help with T-Mobile flash

Hi all,

Great thread. Lots of good info. Been working with phones for a while now.

I recently switched from Sprint to T-Mobile. I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 and I want to change the firmware to the T-mobile variant. Where do I find all the necessary files to perform this task?

Thanks in advance

Tom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] micallan_17:
Download the latest T-Mobile Firmware from the link below. Extract and flash using Odin which you can get from the many threads around here.

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=5A859F699AB711E7963AFA163EE8F90B

Odin3_v3.12_PrinceComsy (preferred version for flashing)