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Can't make/receive calls or texts after s4 unlock? Help needed

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  • 27-05-2014 8:54pm
    #1
    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    TToday I signed up to a tesco Mobile 30 day sim plan. I had a meteor payg phone. A Samsung galaxy s4 which I had unlocked today. After I put in my new tesco sim I can't get any phone service, except for spotty mobile data connection. I tested sim in another phone and it's perfect, can anyone tell me what this is and how I can fix it please?
    Thanks so much,
    Padraic


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    #2
    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    Has anybody got any ideas??


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    daytob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    have you tried another sim in the phone? it could be on the phone end? or it could be the sim card is not suitable for the phone. how old is the sim card?


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    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    daytob wrote: »
    have you tried another sim in the phone? it could be on the phone end? or it could be the sim card is not suitable for the phone. how old is the sim card?

    It's a brand new sim from tesco. The guy put my sim in his phone and it worked perfectly. He was saying something about high end phones having two locks or something? Maybe it was only half unlocked.... I don't know anyway but it's so frustrating


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    daytob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    havent a clue but could read this guy.
    I didnt have time to do a full run around and find the answers for you
    http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Unlock-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-S3-S4-Note-Note2-/10000000177622132/g.html


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    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    daytob wrote: »
    havent a clue but could read this guy.
    I didnt have time to do a full run around and find the answers for you
    http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Unlock-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-S3-S4-Note-Note2-/10000000177622132/g.html

    Cheers I'll take a look :)


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    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    Just been to the phone repair shop.
    He said its been network barred???
    So he said its completely useless now.
    Does that sound right??


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    daytob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    was the phone always yours or did you just buy it 2nd hand?
    if it was always yours the imei should be linked to your name, i would get onto whoever sold you the phone and get them to unlock it. if it was 2nd hand when you bought it then its been reported stolen and you now own a brick. sorry :(


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    projectgtr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭projectgtr


    was it your phone originally? You definitely have options but that depends on your answer


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    ianblyth
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭ianblyth


    When the unlock was done whoever did it either didn't flash the correct modem file to the phone after or when it was being unlocked it wiped the imei number. Check the imei number that the phone has. Settings. About phone. Status. If imei is all 000000000. Or starts 0049 then the imei number was corrupted. Can be fixed by Fonfix.ie or in most phone repair shops. If it has been network blocked your outta luck on meteor. Switch to Vodafone it'll still work.


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    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    ianblyth wrote: »
    When the unlock was done whoever did it either didn't flash the correct modem file to the phone after or when it was being unlocked it wiped the imei number. Check the imei number that the phone has. Settings. About phone. Status. If imei is all 000000000. Or starts 0049 then the imei number was corrupted. Can be fixed by Fonfix.ie or in most phone repair shops. If it has been network blocked your outta luck on meteor. Switch to Vodafone it'll still work.

    Only have seen this now guys sorry. Yes it only stopped after the unlock. Just checked imei and it says unknown?? Does this mean it might possibly be still fixed?


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