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[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] vandizzam:
Im waiting for the bin file as well. I will try to install TWRP and the root through magisk. I will wait till someone tries to flash a rom before I try.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] :
I will do some experiments first. ie, pull the entire system modem, boot, vendor, and compare that to everything in the non t mobile op6t..just to be sure first. We will know rather quickly if it will fly. I strongly believe that it will be fine. We cannot forget they cannot be too different there is that cool thing called treble. I have the essential phone and it was the Sprint variant. I used on t mobile and once i unlocked everything I could flash the open firmware for it. That's neither here nor there but all in all, we could always get creative and extract the system, and boot out of the other non t mobile firmware and flash just it to both slots whilst I keep the modem, vendor etc. Can't hurt anything. That's what I do. I experiment..haven't had a brick I couldn't fix yet. And by the rules set forth from Oreo on, I can't seem to see what the doubt is for, okay we know the modem files are possibly different, maybe not. I can't fathom why the unlocked firmware wouldn't work. What if u bought directly from op and used on t mobile.would it not work? I think not. Do I think the modem files on the t mobile 6t will give us better service vs the other? Yes. No service at all? No.we just gotta hang tight and wait. Soon as we get the bin files we will know quite a bit in a short time.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] carbon271:
Damn thanks man in less then 10 minutes both of my OnePlus 6t where unlocked I had been fighting with customer care for 3days until today
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] jkeith1:
What did you say to get this done
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Haz3:
I got mine unlock today. I went through Twitter it was the third time I tried. I was going to give up but a really good friend of mine suggested that I try one more time and I did. Third time was the charm
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] jkeith1:
Are you telling them anything specific? Also, device paid off ?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] :
See everyone got theirs on Twitter for the most part and even so most got their sim unlocks today .. got a feeling t mobile is gonna be giving us a hard time with this. or OnePlus is just completely confused and have no idea what their end of the deal consists of
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Haz3:
Device is not paid off, all I did was a trade in for a pixel 2 XL from Verizon on launch day in store. I've reached out on Facebook messenger and the T-Mobile app and got shut down. Then I just focused on Twitter and got rejected twice. I was about to give up but today I tried and it worked. All I told him was as I wanted to unlock the bootloader.. that I could care less about the SIM unlock I'm not trying to leave their Network they're my provider.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] hartleyshc:
Do you know this as fact? I know it's completely possible, but not sure if you know something we don't, or this is speculation.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] thedrizzle:
Another successful SIM unlock via Twitter. Took 5 minutes. Profit.

Phone is not paid off.

Tried thrice before with regular TMO customer care, got nowhere.

T-Force FTW.

Waiting for the bin file like the rest of you guys.

:cool:
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] texasaggie1:
an engineer at oneplus told me the second sim slot is gone, not covered, not hidden, but gone :(
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] coolmaster121:
That sux. But I mean the space for the SIM is still there, hence the SIM tray situation.

They would have to have two completely different boards for the T-Mobile variant, which would increase cost.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] ozzmanj1:
You know a thought crossed my mind. Wonder how many unlock.bin requests OP has received since 11/1. I am also wondering if all of them are from users here on XDA... lol
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] hartleyshc:
That's not true. You can see the pins inside the sim slot. It was the first thing I did when I bought mine on launch day was the peek inside when I was putting in my sim.

The sim tray is blocked on the second sim slot. But the pins are still inside. If that was gone, that hardware would not be there.

If anything it's removed on the software side. Much like it was on the Nexus 6p. It was based on a dual SIM phone, the hardware was there, but the functions for it were totally stripped, and even with multiple people in xda along with help from Chinese users, it could not be readded.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] texasaggie1:
I know and i agree. Maybe it's as simple as a choice of sim reader parts for the manufacturer. Maybe after there is one for single-sim and one for dual-sim. I know they have been talking to T-Mobile for quite some time.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] nima0003:
Lowkey couldn't you just flash the international rom and then flash the modem img from tmo? And I'm 99.9 percent sure someone is gonna make a modified international rom if it's needed. I might even do it but I know I won't be using oxygen os.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
How is everyone doing this on twitter? Is it through DM's? Im a twitter newb, but id like to try and get my tmobile OP6t bootloader unlocked as well before I return it and buy from OnePlus outright. Rather pay monthly for the phone than all at once and be able to jump it in a few months when the 7 comes out.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Bildo41383:
This may have already been answered, but as of right now is the only way to unlock this tmo version by paying it off first?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] EnruChem:
That's what I want to know.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] SmileBigNow:
I did it via Twitter by T-Force tried 3 times and worked in the 3rd
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
Do they do it right away or do they make you wait and did you submit a message our Live chat
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] cronojay:
Yeah, Tforce denied me again. I am going to create a new twitter acct and try one last time before my unlocked Op arrives.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] BlackLotus2142:
I guess I got lucky. Permanent Unlock before 40 days, with the EIP balance still needing to be paid off. Enjoying my unlocked bootloader as I speak! :D
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] vandizzam:
How are you enjoying your unlocked bootloader? Did d you receive the bin file from OnePlus?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] SmileBigNow:
Right away, just tell them that you'll be flying back and forth to let's say China and need the phone there bla bla bla
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] :
I'm with him, what is to enjoy yet? Lol
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] BlackLotus2142:
Let me rephrase that; I just woke up haha

I successfully enabled OEM unlocking, but I am still waiting on the unlock.bin file from OnePlus. Sorry to confuse you guys! And thus, nothing to enjoy yet technically, other than having that option toggable in settings.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] coolmaster121:
Here is how I got the SIM unlock on the second day of owning the OP6T.

Contact T-Mobile on Twitter - denied

Contact Team of Experts - denied

Transferred to Tech support - approved as exception

Good luck to all

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:39 PM ----------

Quick question about Bootloader unlock...

How do you guys get the .bin file request in?

When I go to Ihttps://support.oneplus.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/588/~/how-to-unlock-bootloader-for-oneplus-6t-%28t-mobile-version%29

I get SSL certificate errors... did One plus get hacked?

The webpage shows this content:

Invalid URL

The requested URL "[no URL]", is invalid.

Reference #9.76c71bb8.1541526503.c183e6c
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
I gotta say guys this just worked for me, thanks! Called tmobile gave them a story about traveling and working overseas, long time military plan and they unlocked for me. I am able to flip the bootloader unlock switch now. I guess now I just wait for one plus? I called 3 times and 3rd worked, don't give up.

I can now send the one I bought from one plus back and pay jump on demand
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] contesauce:
On EIP, messaged Tforce through Twitter. DMd a rep and she had me link my account. She went to "research" and learned that she couldn't do it on EIP. I messaged her an hour later and asked if I could get a temp sim unlock instead. Someone else answered and gave me a full unlock. I quickly unlocked, app disappeared and rebooted. OEM unlock checked. Soon as I get home I'll get my bootloader request sent out
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] :
The unlock app doesn't delete or anything, once it processes, it disables by default. If u go back into apps under settings u can enable it and it shows unlock history..I had to utilize it while talking to op
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
Help,

Im coming from pixel world. Im stuck at the oem unlock step, do I need special drivers for one plus? In the past I have used toolkits, I need to the the code so I can unlock for good. I have already enabled the bootloader unlock, im stuck on last step, and yes Im a newb
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] contesauce:
Some of your post doesn't make sense, or I'm not reading it correctly. For one, you need the oneplus USB drivers (at least I did when I unlocked my 3t, may be different now) To get those follow this from OnePlus forums: plug your OnePlus device to USB port. Change it to Media Transfer. In "This PC" you'll get a CD ROM option with OnePlus Icon. Double Click and install OnePlus USB Driver.

Second, I'm assuming by enabled bootloader unlock you mean you enabled OEM unlock. If this is the case, the rest of the stuff you can follow along here : https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t-unlock-bootloader-root/

EDIT: You will also need adb and fastboot installed. You can try minimal adb/fastboot installer here : https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317790

On windows 10 run the commands in Powershell or cmd
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
Thanks! Sorry for confusion, typed in a hurry
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] contesauce:
No worries, I actually read it wrong too. If you didn't buy from Tmo then you would have OEM unlock (unlock bootloader) as the option. So if you follow that tut, you should be good to go, and welcome to the OnePlus family!
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Jahdiel2011:
In theory there should be an IMEI for the second slot if there is an actual sim module and not only an empty slot. It is not legal to have a sim module without an assigned IMEI. Motorola used to sell CDMA Verizon phones with a sim slot that could not be used at the beginning but had an IMEI assigned.

Digging into this one might give us surprises remember that OnePlus has software variants not hardware variants.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
I figured it out I just have one question when I enter the unlock code code for OnePlus is it all just one line or is it 2 like it shows up on the phone
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] nima0003:
Find the Motorola scrub tool and paste it in there.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Demonface.24:
Just submitted the bootloader unlock request, Hope I hear something soon.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
Does everybody use that Motorola scrub tool? Do you think I'll have issues because I pasted it all is one line
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] nima0003:
I used it for 2 phones and I don't know if anybody else uses it. But since OnePlus doesn't give any specific instructions and the Motorola process the exact same except they say to easier format the data you should use a scrub tool I just did it.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] phelony:
I wish I had better luck with this situation. Looks like im going to be returning. I don't have the cash to go out of pocket 500 bucks nor do I have the patience to continue going in circles with tforce
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] phaelenp:
Tried like 3 times on Twitter with no success so far...
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] nanunoran:
Guys, don't be discouraged, I scored in 1st try too, traded in Nexus 6 got 6T told twitter rep I spoke traveling internationally next week (funny I want even lying) and got it unlocked in 3 minutes. If someone is having bad trouble PM me. I will give u better solution.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] biggiestuff:
Another option is If you guys know someone with a tmobile business account, ask to borrow their sim and put it into your phone and unlock via the app. That's what I did.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] capsnbottles:
Anyone get the unlock bin yet?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] thedrizzle:
Yep. There's a guy in the unlock.bin waiting room thread that got his. He's a corporate T-Mobile guy and got his phone a day early or something, but the point is the files are coming. Check out that thread for more info.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] djkinetic:
Waiting for him to get home then we can start looking into things.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] tracyt:
I have tried 6 times now through Twitter with no luck what so ever. Anything else I can try??
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] cronojay:
I have done it 3 times on Twitter and got rejected Everytime. Using eip not paid off. I may use chat Monday and see
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] vettejock99:
I have a business account and mine won't unlock. Not sure if it's just me.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Wrightperspective:
The only thing that worked for me was calling after hours when it went overseas.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mang0:
Wanted to give my experience on getting my permanent unlock from t-mobile.

I probably talked to 10 or so diff reps through chat, Twitter, and 611 calls. Never got more than a potential temporary unlock offer. I ended up paying the phone EIP payments in full, called 611, and the rep was willing to waive the 40 day device in service policy to whitelist my IMEI and was finally able to perma unlock.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] RetroHetero:
I'm wondering if their actually might be an IMEI attached to the second SIM, it might just be hidden and disabled until the Global ROM is flashed.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] coolmaster121:
There is not a separate imei on the second Sim slot. Someone flashed international build and both Sim slot had the same imei
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] dpryor88:
I literally got my t mobile op6t yesterday. Financing it. Have only put down the sales tax so far.

Today I decided to test my luck and I contacted t mobile through their chat service. I asked the representative about sim unlocking my phone and he actually processed the unlock immediately. Didn't ask any questions! Said it will be processed and filled l completed in 48-72 hours. Nice!!

See, it's not that hard! Haha :)
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mang0:
How long have you been a customer of tmo?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] dpryor88:
5 or 6 years. And I made sure to mention that to them hah.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mang0:
Ha yeah. I've been a customer for less than a year. They don't trust me yet ?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] dpryor88:
Aw.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Elloco305:
Calling tonight to try my luck - 10 year customer with eip plan ; will report results

We pray to the Old RoM God's and New RoM God's

Update 1 :1st try was horrible over the phone; they offered temporary unlocks for up to 12 months. Guaranteed to be approved but needed to request it monthly

Update 2 : they are telling me they are seeing into temporarily unlocking my phone for 6 months without the need of the monthly request - would this work for OP ?? ??
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Haz3:
I've only been a customer since June. Traded in a vzw pixel 2xl, made no payments on the 6t whatsoever. They unlocked mine on the 3rd try.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mang0:
Maybe I just suck at talking to customer service reps ?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Haz3:
I was honest from the beginning, just wanted to unlock the bootloader. Didn't really want the sim unlock but because it was part of the process I needed it done. 3rd try was the charm
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] saurabh.bhalla90:
Got my unlock done by paying 2 EIPs in advance. New Tmo customer. Contacted T force via twitter DMs
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] amg83:
Got my unlock by asking nicely. Told them I wanted bootloader unlocked but can't be done unless phone is fully unlocked. Told them I've been a sub for over 16 years and don't plan on running anywhere. They got approval and sent unlock to phone.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] SmileBigNow:
no, it has to be permanently unlocked not temporary unlocked
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] djkinetic:
Lol I've been with tmo for 2 months and got unlocked after 4 reps.. #lucky
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mang0:
Maybe you're a better sweet talker than me! ?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] saurabh.bhalla90:
Customer for 2 days, got unlocked on the first try on Twitter. Had to pay 2 EIP though.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] bassic:
Has it been processed yet?

I tried the same thing. I chatted with customer service who told me initially that it couldn't be unlocked permanently until paid in full. I mentioned that my prior phone, a Nexus 5 which was also financed on an equipment installment plan, was unlocked and that I'm a long time customer, and they came back and said they would be able to process the permanent lock, and the next step was to await an email from T-Mobile with the instructions.

Unfortunately the email that I got says "There is no unlock code provided by the manufacturer to unlock this device. This specific model can only be unlocked by using the Device Unlock app in the device itself. Please be advised that specific requirements must be met in order for your device to qualify for a permanent unlock." When I try the Unlock app and select the permanent option it says I'm not eligible.

I'm now curious how the people posting unlock success here actually got the permanent unlock.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Sompom:
I have a business account from 1996 (back when it was still VoiceStream!)

I have the OnePlus 6T on EIP and I have not paid it off, but I just got the SIM unlocked

I called customer service and they gave me some story about "it's in the hands on the manufacturer. We'll ask them but no promises".

Today I got an email that said I just needed to use the app (it sounds like the same email you got). I wish the rep had mentioned that! (I had barely powered on the phone for long enough to read out the IEMI haha)

I don't know if T-Mobile twiddled some knobs behind the scenes, but business users might just try using the app and see if it just works!
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] bassic:
Interesting. You're not the first person to mention this. #95 in this thread a few pages back said something similar.

I don't know anyone with a T-mobile business account whose SIM I could borrow, but I'm going to check around.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] eduardmc:
This is unrelated but i have a iphone xs max in jod financee (not even eip). Only paid one month out of the 18 month. I called to try this just for the heck of it and got approve FULL UNLOCK on my first try.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] AnonymousTipster:
This worked instantly for me!

I'm on EIP, did the trade in deal, have not made a single payment yet other than the taxes. Could not convince CS to unlock it.

I put a Sim with T-Mobile ONE Business in the phone and opened the unlock app. It immediately unlocked permanently.

Looks like this is a fairly reliable method
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] intruda119:
So am I out of luck If I bought the device from swappa or craigslist? Tried tforce.

Phone rep said it wasnt an issue and will be sending through email. Device was paid off completely.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mang0:
If the phone is paid off, they are much more likely to waive Then 40 day requirement for you. However, email is not a guarantee of unlock (I believe someone can still deny your request afterward). Fastest method is when they whitelist your IMEI directly, and it allows you instantly perm unlock in the app.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] bassic:
No success for me, yet.

At this point I'm not even sure I want to root. I've rooted every phone I've owned since the first android phone I owned, the HTC EVO 4G. AdAway and Greenify were initially the two reasons I've rooted, and then Magisk was a third reason for me to be rooted. BUT I can say that I'm very pleased with Pie/OxygenOS and this device right now. The Greenify feature I used seems built in now (not sure if the battery optimization is part of Pie or added as a part of Oxygen but it works great, killing rogue background processes and keeping things clean). I'm using Blockada for control of my ads and it's good though not as perfect as AdAway's modified hosts file. I noticed that I have issues accessing some normal sites sometimes where a page load times out, but after disabling Blockada it loads fine. I'm going to experiment with using an ad blocking DNS server and see if that works better.

I don't really have any reason to root as I'm happy with my phone, but it just annoys me a bit that I'm network and bootloader locked. I'm the kind of nerd who likes full control of my devices.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] Scath:
T-Mobile uses an app. It's pretty easy
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] WhiteRuthenia:
Well, I came across this thread, wanting to have my phone unlocked. Knowing that I would have to wait for completing my payments, after the 40 days were up. So I decided to give it a go, on what everyone was saying, about contacting t-mobile reps via Twitter. That's what I did.

It took me several attempts, with different accounts. Took them about 30 minutes, with each account, for them to finally reply with their first response.

After about the 5th attempt (with t-mobile help), I had gotten someone who wanted to help me with this issue. So I told them I was traveling and that this would make my life easier for that purpose; having my phone unlocked.

I was told that I could bypass it after waiting 14 days on their service and making 2 of my EIP payments in advanced.

So by the 20th, I shall be set free.

Thanks for the tips.

So this is mine.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] deepu458:
So folks, finally after multiple tries with the TMobile (Twitter & facebook Posts) i was able to get in contact with one Rep from App chat room and he raised a permanent unlock request. But he mentioned one thing is its not 100% sure that it will be processed as the request goes to offline team to process and they do determine.

She asked me the IMEI and Email address for unlock and gave me the request ID to wait for 24 to 72 Hours. Is this how it worked out for you all or is it they instantly approve the request and try the unlock app?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] jimlightner:
Nope I literally had the phone 1 hour(I bought it outright from TMobile)went home called TMobile customer service and spoke to a rep.i explained I needed to get the sim unlocked because I was going out of the country (a little white lie)she took my imei put me on hold came back told me to open the unlock app and hit the permanent unlock button and boom unlocked and the app disappeared.. rebooted my phone and I was able to toggle oem unlock...
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] spudkinks:
After 2 attempts on Twitter and one attempt on bookface ... My 3rd Twitter attempt worked. It helped that I've been with T-Mobile for 18 years, since the Voicestream days. Being friendly and honest seems to go a long way as well... That and perseverance.