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[Samsung Gear S3] highaltitude:
Yes but, did you actually get it unlocked? That's the question
[Samsung Gear S3] slapshot2286:
I have also received an unlock code from AT&T, but haven't figured out yet how to unlock the device. I'm going to call AT&T tomorrow and see how to go about doing it. I'll post back when I do.

Also, any thoughts from anyone on using QPST/similar software to edit the radio? I know we're still a ways away from root, but I'm surprised nobody has done this with the S2 yet (that I know of). Seeing as its a Samsung device, I would imagine that its possible just like with the S4/S5/S6. I'm going to try it and see eventually.
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
Pease keep us informed.
[Samsung Gear S3] slapshot2286:
SUCCESS!!! I have successfully carrier unlocked the S3 Frontier. I know that simply by posting this people will be freaking out until I post the how-to. I WILL post the how-to when I can recreate the process and get some pics - I don't want to do it until I can verify that its done.
[Samsung Gear S3] Sirdragonx:
You may have unlocked it but I don't see how your going to activate it on another service or have you done that? My understanding is that the S3 has an esim and its not like a phone where you can put in another providers Sim card and if I understand Sim. Cards and Sim numbers are tied to the carrier so how are you going to transfer a esim number from one carrier to another?
[Samsung Gear S3] 10urshin:
S3 doesn't use sim card at least not the good old sim "card" :D It has an e-sim built in that can be reprogrammed using the pins under the lower band.

[IMG="E-Sim pins"]http://i.imgur.com/SvTrX7C.jpg[/IMG]
[Samsung Gear S3] Sirdragonx:
And who's going to reprogram it? Is there an adapter to hook the pins to? So what your saying is to get a simple card and program that number?
[Samsung Gear S3] 10urshin:
No im just saying it is using e-sim and it is reprogram-able. Idk much about it but i believe operator should be doing the reprogramming.
[Samsung Gear S3] slapshot2286:
I'm in the process right now. With an eSIM it is user-configurable. I have not attempted to activate it yet, but I'm working on it.

Having done this with MANY CDMA SIM-free devices, I think it's entirely possible...but I'm willing to bet very few except maybe in high-level tech support have knowledge on how this works. We'll have to wait and see.
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
It would be great if it works. I tried to find something out about the reprogramming over the Pins but could not find anything.
[Samsung Gear S3] slapshot2286:
Based on them being in a 5-pin configuration, I'd venture to say it's a proprietary connector for USB. We'll have to wait and see!
[Samsung Gear S3] halabibk:
Can you try this code #0111*+unlock code+#

using the following procedure:

Setting > Gear info> About device > Software Version (tap six times) a key pad entry will activate to introduce the code.

Good Luck...
[Samsung Gear S3] calinormy:
I bought the unlock code from the internet service. I unlocked my AT&T but option to change settings for net are gray and not accesible. Here in Romania a service provider has told me that they can activate esim to orange network but without the method to change internet settings it is useless
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
Unfortunately nobody seems to have further details about the esim reprogramming process. I spent several hour also to find anything...without sucess. No one has sucessfully switched the provider so far. Having a Frontier LTE Version and not being able to use it fully is so bad :crying:
[Samsung Gear S3] leolstein:
Hi guys,

I have a chance to buy an S3 in US and I'm trying to decide which version of S3 frontier to buy.

Here in Brazil none carrier is ready for e-sim, but I would like to be ready.

Someone has something new about switching carriers?

Someone knows any reason to buy a non-LTE model?

Please, let us know.

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Someone know witch specific model is this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gea...B1-/322361653768?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

??
[Samsung Gear S3] SirBindy:
The "e" in eSIM is for

embedded

. It's still a physical hardware chip, it's just soldered to the board.
[Samsung Gear S3] iamthecarley:
I have the wifi-only S3, but I heard someone with the LTE S3 say they saw a port/SIM slot area exposed after removing one of the wristbands... Of course I can't verify this on my own watch. But thought I'd mention it.
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
Some people reported to have sucessfully unlocked the LTE-Version, but at the moment, it wont help you. There is currently no workaround how to change the programming of the esim and change the profil to another provider. And furthermore (in opposite to the gear s2 3G), the app does not offer the option to scan an esim QR-Code.

I have the korean version of the Gear S3 LTE, which is unlocked but due to the fact above, no chance to switch to provider to german vodafone. And vodafone does offer ESIMs :(

At least the watch is great, even without LTE-Mode. So you could buy the LTE Version, have all services that the Bluetooth-Version has, and hope for someone the finde a way to reprogramm esims in the future.
[Samsung Gear S3] Phil007:
I have been looking connecting the watch to the UK network. The way I understand it, is as follows. The ICCID number is what identifies the sim/esim on the network. my S6 mobile starts with 894410 and my S3 898205 the 89 is major industry identifier, the 44 is for the UK and 82 must be for Korea, the 10 is Vodafone and the 05 is for SK telecom. The reason it think is, my watch finds the UK networks. Setting>connections>mobile network>network operators. So if we can change this number it may connect to the UK network.
[Samsung Gear S3] halabibk:
In order to use other service providers, we may need to flash another LTE firmware RM-R765, so will allow us to reconfigure the e-SIM during the paring process. So with the AT&T firmware there is no way, because every time you reset the watch, during the 1st booting process the e-SIM get configure to use AT&T.

If you know any link to download the international unlocked LTE firmware, please post it, I am willing to try to change mine RM-R765A (AT&T).
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
The question is wether Samsung has ever programmed this international unlocked software because there is no version of the RM-R765 availiable on the market with such a software.
[Samsung Gear S3] halabibk:
See the links attach, how to proceed with the e-SIM configuration...

http://www.sharetechnote.com/html/Handbook_LTE_eSIM.html

https://www.singtel.com/personal/i/phones-plans/mobile/esim
[Samsung Gear S3] halabibk:
Attach official documents from Samsung...
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
Interesting information. Thank you very much. The first document supports the idea that we have to change the ICCID in order to route the watch to the right SM-SR and find the profile there. Or as halabibk said, find a right configured firmware and flash.
[Samsung Gear S3] Stormglider:
I wonder what would happen if we could sideload the Singapore version of the Samsung Gear App apk? Would the app allow us to reconfigure the eSim?
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
One thing is for sure: I could not read the text :D
[Samsung Gear S3] simple1i:
So this is on hold while someone figures it out or it can't be done?

I'm UK based, I might buy the Korean version because it's slightly cheaper then the UK price. Does all other features of the Korean version work same as the non-Korean version?
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
I think there is nothing new about it. I did not hear that someone has found a solution to change the carrier yet.

With the korean version you will have no restriktions concerning the bluetooth functionality. Maybe you will have some small apps installed that cannot be used in UK.
[Samsung Gear S3] simple1i:
No restrictions except you get a non-union charger which isn't a big deal, but you get to make a SMS call in UK, is that right?

Can you kindly provide a link to where you purchased your Gear S3 please?
[Samsung Gear S3] Pixmixa:
Of course, but the charger has an usb plug, so that isn't a real problem.

Could you explain what is "sms call" please? I know "SMS" and a I know "call" but not both together :confused:

I purchased the watch on ebay from this seller:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/161924585048?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
[Samsung Gear S3] Tel864:
NM
[Samsung Gear S3] InfiniteDrag:
Thanks for the reply. Somebody has already unlocked an att version here and posted the steps switched to tmobile. It seems to be working.

Sent from J's Droid
[Samsung Gear S3] highaltitude:
Where is it posted that they were able to switch?
[Samsung Gear S3] InfiniteDrag:
Heres the link to the guide to unlock.

https://xdaforums.com/gear-s3/how-to/guide-gear-s3-frontier-765a-carrier-t3537382
[Samsung Gear S3] slapshot2286:
Yeah it is definitely unlocked - that isn't the problem. It's finding another carrier that knows how to configure the eSIM that's the real issue. I just haven't had time to investigate other carriers besides Verizon and H2O, and they were clueless.
[Samsung Gear S3] InfiniteDrag:
I have talked to t mobile about this. The reps kept telling me they can do it. All they need is the imei once it is unlocked. If you are with t mobile u should be able to get it done.

Sent from J's Droid
[Samsung Gear S3] slapshot2286:
Yeah I have Verizon so buying an AT&T watch to put on TMobile isn't helping me much...but perhaps I'll try it just to see for everyone else.
[Samsung Gear S3] highaltitude:
Any way to unlock other than at AT&T website? I've been on there dozens of times and the site errors out saying invalid users last name. I do already have an account with AT&T and phone is active. AT&T swears they can't unlock it for me.
[Samsung Gear S3] aromerblz:
Have you tried the section that says non ATT customer. Some have had success that way.
[Samsung Gear S3] InfiniteDrag:
Dont login to your accnt. Go with the non att customer route. That might work.

Sent from J's Droid
[Samsung Gear S3] highaltitude:
I've tried both of those. No go. It asks for IMEI or phone # and the sees I'm already a customer of AT&T
[Samsung Gear S3] MobileUnlockBase:
The watch is easy to unlock just like any other phone. It just requires a NCK. I sell unlock codes for all kinds of devices. I just unlocked a gear s2 and im sure a gear s3 will get unlocked the same way.
[Samsung Gear S3] moisha:
Here is the answer I got from TMO, trying to unlock my S3 Frontier :

"Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. Per the manufacturer this device was designed to be used in conjunction with a T-Mobile SIM card only and therefore, a SIM Unlock code is not available. T-Mobile does have other handsets available for International Travel that can be unlocked to use on other networks. Please visit our website at www.T-mobile.com."
[Samsung Gear S3] handrade773:
I unlocked my Gear S3 and tried to activated with different carriers eg Red pocket,Cricket and they have no idea what an e-sim is. Ended up calling Att and activated on $30 plan. $25 auto pay.
[Samsung Gear S3] tids2k:
press **7838n on tizen keystring
[Samsung Gear S3] kkiran:
Any luck getting this to work on tmobile?
[Samsung Gear S3] Dreknows:
No t acording to the verge

theverge.com/2016/2/18/11044624/esim-wearable-smartwatch-samsung-gear-s2[/url]

mobilespecs.net/phone/codes/Samsung/Samsung_Gear_S2_Classic_SM-R732.html[/url]

add w w w to those links as im new it some lame rule

And i as was able to get an unlock code that when I used the dialer gave me some type of success but they still had issues at tmobile I'm sure there's way when esim is unlocked and reset but they sure didn't make it easy because theoretically, you should be able to provision it over the air debugging mode or something im not expert but trying learn because samsung screwed us again like with note 7 or esim just great idea if they were able to be used by multiple carriers as advertised. sorry bout spelling late
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
Great info here. Why they chose to use band 5 is strange as AT&T main band is 17 and TMobiles is 12...They should have at least used LTE band 2&4....so it seems most of the time it will be working on 3G... which is cool. I am waiting for the Classic LTE to come out for Verizon....

Samsung really screwed it up using this eSIM!!

Please post if anyone successfully unlocks an AT&T unit and gets it to work on Tmo.[emoji2]
[Samsung Gear S3] kawriliturti:
Success

I was able to unlock it with the instructions provided by AT&T. WAtch needs to be connected to the phone via Bluetooth. then from phone screen on the watch, you can put those numbers and dial, even though you don't have service. after spinning a few times, it said success.
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
But the questions is were you able to activate it on a different carrier? Were they able to reprogram the ESIM to activate a number on the new carriers system? That is what the real questions n is ...thanks.
[Samsung Gear S3] mem4720:
Any update on this? There are many AT&T unlocked watches for sale, few T-Mobile. I recently tried to buy a used T-Mobile Gear S3 Frontier and activate on my account. The owner paid off the watch and removed it from his account while we were in the shop. We wasted 2 hours in store and on the phone and were unable to activate the watch on a new account. The 3 different Indian call center reps never understood the request and kept reading scripted responses like "remove the SIM card". Finally, we gave up and did not complete the sale.
[Samsung Gear S3] bogdan_wrc:
so you have a S3 in RO and can you use it without the BT?
[Samsung Gear S3] DiverBroski:
I was able to get my AT&T Samsung Gear S3 Frontier watch unlocked, but I can't find a way to get it activated on T-Mobile. Apparently the eSim within the watch is a AT&T sim number and T-Mobile's system prevents them from activating. I'm curious if there is a way for Samsung to remove the AT&T profile and load a T-Mobile profile. Then the eSim would be within the T-Mobile sim number range...
[Samsung Gear S3] XAйBAH:
So, how to flash instruction here:

https://xdaforums.com/gear-s3/development/rom-samsung-gear-s3-sm-r765-att-t3588066

but how to save my current rom?
[Samsung Gear S3] heady4614:
I bought a t-mobile version of this watch and am wanting to take it over to at&t. The process described previously did absolutely nothing for me. I was wondering if anyone has been able to unlock a t-mobile watch. So far I have seen a Samsung rep from Best Buy I have been to t-mobile and at&t. Everyone is saying that without being able to physically remove the card that this cannot be done.
[Samsung Gear S3] arias415:
Trade for T-Mobile version of Gear S3

I have a perfect condition gear s3 unlocked AT&T version, want to trade? Looking for T-Mobile version.
[Samsung Gear S3] AdamSHayward:
T-Mobile has got it figured out

T-Mobile just sent me a sim card for my S3 Frontier so I can switch from AT&T. :o
[Samsung Gear S3] afblangley:
Not gonna work. The watch uses an embedded SIM. The watch can only be operated on the specific carrier for which it was made.
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
Correct, no way to switch the SIM card. IMO this is a big problem for resale but it was necessary to get the size as small as possible :)

Good luck
[Samsung Gear S3] AdamSHayward:
Yes I know. That was kind of the point of the embarrassment emoji. The guy at the the store must have explained 5 or 6 times to whoever he was on the phone with that it was a eSIM.
[Samsung Gear S3] fgar82:
Can I flash international fw on at&t one so I can use Samsung pay cos here in brasil it goes to US Samsung pay :(
[Samsung Gear S3] msallen021:
Legal advice

Any lawyers on the site? Having worked in IT at Sprint PCS implementing 'local number portability' project for them, my understanding is that it is a legal requirement in the US that a carrier provide a way to transfer your same phone number from one carrier to another.

The Samsung Gear S3 would seem to be breaking the law in this area and opening Samsung up to a class action suite.
[Samsung Gear S3] afblangley:
Carriers have to allow customers to port out their number. There is no law the requires a device work across networks. Someone who has an S3 activated on a carrier can transfer it's number to a different carrier. But the watch won't work on a different carrier.
[Samsung Gear S3] kreinartz83:
Another fail...

I just tried to get my att s3 switched to tmobile.

I was unable to do so.

Apparently the sim number (iccid) with att is 20 digit and TMobile only allows space for 19 digit.

Looks like I'll just have a Bluetooth watch until the next version comes out
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
It is a sad state that Samsung made these devices this way as one of the things that adds value to a device is the resale factor and if even one of the LTE or WCDMA Bands are the same they should have thought about how to make this possible. But, it seems they are locked to the Carrier unless you want to just use it as a Bluetooth only device
[Samsung Gear S3] kreinartz83:
Sadly that is the world we live in...
[Samsung Gear S3] gspears:
I've searched through this forum and cannot find the answer to whether or not anybody has been able to change the phone number in the esim to a new number when the device is purchased new. Am I missing something? I would have thought this would have been a big problem considering how many are on sale that are used. I'd like to get one but would want to put my number in it. Does reloading the stock rom take the number out of the sim?

Thanks for the help and sorry if this topic has been beat to death (which I would assume it had) but I can't find any evidence of it. But I am old and blind so that may explain it.
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
I would take a moment to read the posts on the AT&T forum as this has been a royal pain in the A×$ and no one in Customer Service or Sales seems to have any idea how to activate a smartwatch with an eSIM once it is resold to a new user. I tried and ended up returning the watch as the former user was still attached to the eSIM...it is a nightmare. Make sure if you buy one used that you buy it from the former owner and they offer to contact the carrier with you on the call so they can release the eSIM...
[Samsung Gear S3] gspears:
I am in contact with the previous owner and asked him to take it off his account. I'm not sure if that happened though. Do you think calling AT&T with him in tow will work or be an exercise in futility? I did some google searches and didn't come up with much but did see some posts on the att sight but they didn't seem to get anywhere with it. Samsung makes it sound simple, but obviously they and att don't seem to communicate much. :confused:

Would loading a stock rom affect it or is it totally separate? Or do we know?

I still can't believe there's not a thread with other people in the same boat commiserating.

Thanks again for your help.
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
The eSIM will still be provisioned with the old number even if you change the rom...as long as the previous owner will be willing to call with you and they do not have a past due balance then AT&T can remove the number from the old account, remove it from the IMEI (phone serial #) and the ICCID (SIM#), then they can program the iccid (SIM #) to work with your phone number on your account. Just hope your get a service rep that knows a little about eSIMs....

I hope this helps you...getting the previous owner to verify they no longer have or want the unit is the main issue...
[Samsung Gear S3] mcnallydood:
S3 LTE swapping providers

I'm sure the people with the international unlocked version can download their firmware on sammy websute?

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Hearst, maybe we can swap watches, I've got the at&t gear s3 frontier.
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
I would suggest swapping watches as i have not heard of a successful porting to another carrier yet, the carriers are simply not there yet with the knowledge, skills or even the willingness to try and help us...you also lose the band 12 support if you take a TMO watch to AT&T, you would still have band 2&4 ...good luck.
[Samsung Gear S3] gspears:
Okay, here's an update. Hopefully this helps others. The original owner (who was extremely helpful) called AT&T's Transfer and Responsibilities Hotline 877-971-6092 and told them he had transferred the watch to me. I called them when I got the watch and was told that since he didn't give them my name specifically there was nothing they could do. So I conferenced him, them and myself and we went through a bunch of red tape with AT&T rep Jona and she was finally able to get the number and watch ownership transferred to me. Then Jona had to transfer me to the Advanced Technical support Department so we could get the number changed to an AZ number (the original number was a FL number and I didn't want that) and do an numbersync between my phone and the watch. The number change was no issue but the number sync was a real pain. Not because of the watch but because my S8 wasn't provisioned correctly and they could not get the network to take the new provisioning. After about 3 hours it was finally done and I have a previously owned S3 now on my account, set up and working properly.

So it can be done, just make sure you buy one from someone that will work with you and AT&T to get it done.
[Samsung Gear S3] maddie01:
Thanks for posting...Glad you got the previous owner to help out. But the average Joe probably won't and the 3 hours is ridiculous. Hopefully the carriers will come up with a better way so that these items can be resold without so much hoopla....the resale ability is a great value to those of us that want to buy the new model each year
[Samsung Gear S3] gspears:
Agreed. It's much too difficult. I'm not sure what the people who purchase one and can't get to the original owner are supposed to do.

But in all fairness, the excess time spend with Advanced Tech support was more about the provisioning of the S8 on AT&T's network. The watch was ready to go after a few minutes.
[Samsung Gear S3] jennyrocket:
Even with an unlocked gear s2/s3 it os not possible to change providers. I moved to Germany and they just accept uccids that start with different nr than in the us. is there a way to reset/change the uccid within the watch? (soft/hardresets are not changing/deleting the uccid). thanks for any hints...
[Samsung Gear S3] BlueCider:
So, is it just worth it then to get an S3 LTE International Version of the watch (IF IT EXISTS), to hopefully have the access (non greyed out or programmable to any carrier)?

I suppose the point is, figuring out if an 'International Version' would be easier to port around to different carriers.

Can anyone confirm?
[Samsung Gear S3] adfree:
LTE devices are:

SM-R765A
SM-R765F
SM-R765K
SM-R765L
SM-R765N
SM-R765T
SM-R765V

Maybe I forgot few...

And Classic series:

SM-R775A
SM-R775T
SM-R775V

IMHO forget it...

Most of these LTE devices have Zero chance for Firmware... Odin packages...

No Service Firmware... Combination Firmware... so no ROOT...

All you can achieve is something like this:

https://xdaforums.com/gear-s3/help/sm-r765f-teardown-t3659431

https://xdaforums.com/gear-s3/help/please-help-bricked-gear-s3-sm-r765s-t3665558

:crying:

Btw...

Also for SM-R765A nowhere none Combination Firmware with ROOT access exists... for playing around with carriers settings...

We have for few LTE devices Firmware...

Maybe if somebody is interested to search deeper...

Maybe somebody understand how this crap work...

https://xdaforums.com/gear-s3/development

Here are SM-R765T, SM-R765A Firmware...

I could upload SM-R765F XSP Singapore Firmware for study...

As it seems nobody from Singapore here with SM-R765F...

Also I can not remember users from South Korea with SM-R765L SM-R765K or SM-R765S... :o

So we could share expiriences and knowledge... :o

Best Regards