[Q] help with galaxy s4 not registered to network

nem95 · Apr 5, 2014

gf reported her phone lost because it was cracked, samsung sent her a new one so now i want her old one. I put in my sim card but it says "Not register to network" im thinking maybe t-mobile blocked the phone somehow since it was reported lost but I figured there was a work around. Friend told me unlocking the phone and setting it to international radios may help but i have no idea how to do this since im new to the android community. Switching from iphone to android! So yeah, please help!

White T-mobile Galaxy S4 on jellybean, updating it to kitkat though.

serio22 · Apr 5, 2014

Yup, T-Mobile blocked it.. There's no legal way around it, maybe your gf calling T-Mobile to unblock it, but they'll probably charge her full price for the one they sent her.. You could try using a different carrier, but it could end up being blocked again.. You could also sell it to someone in another country, blacklist won't go past the US

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nem95 · Apr 5, 2014

serio22 said:
Yup, T-Mobile blocked it.. There's no legal way around it, maybe your gf calling T-Mobile to unblock it, but they'll probably charge her full price for the one they sent her.. You could try using a different carrier, but it could end up being blocked again.. You could also sell it to someone in another country, blacklist won't go past the US

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so even switching it to international wouldnt work?

serio22 · Apr 5, 2014

nem95 said:
so even switching it to international wouldnt work?

To international what? But either way no.. Your service is denied everytime the phone tries to register to T-Mobile because the imei is what's being blocked

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nem95 · Apr 5, 2014

serio22 said:
To international what? But either way no.. Your service is denied everytime the phone tries to register to T-Mobile because the imei is what's being blocked

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international radios, gonna unlock the sim. My gfs mom is probably going out of the country so if i unlocked it, she could use it outside the US right?and if she can i take it as she'd have to use a carrier other than t-mobile to do this though?

serio22 · Apr 5, 2014

You can't use international radios.. And I don't know, but I would think so, using a local carrier should be fine

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braschlosan · Apr 9, 2014

nem95 said:
gf reported her phone lost because it was cracked, samsung sent her a new one so now i want her old one. I put in my sim card but it says "Not register to network" im thinking maybe t-mobile blocked the phone somehow since it was reported lost but I figured there was a work around. Friend told me unlocking the phone and setting it to international radios may help but i have no idea how to do this since im new to the android community. Switching from iphone to android! So yeah, please help!

White T-mobile Galaxy S4 on jellybean, updating it to kitkat though.

There are services that will fix this for you. I payed 35$ for my blocked tmobile s4 to be repaired.

Kriptik210 · Apr 9, 2014

I did this with an HTC EVO 3D. It was locked for 2 years so I flashed the phone to a different carrier and it worked. You might have problems with different features but it is posibble to still use the phone. Find a cellular store that will flash it. They normally charge around 50 dollars, give or take.

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Kriptik210 said:
I did this with an HTC EVO 3D. It was locked for 2 years so I flashed the phone to a different carrier and it worked. You might have problems with different features but it is posibble to still use the phone. Find a cellular store that will flash it. They normally charge around 50 dollars, give or take.

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Do NOT mail the phone to be flashed! 4 out 5 of those d-bags will keep your phone

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serio22 · Apr 9, 2014

Kriptik210 said:
I did this with an HTC EVO 3D. It was locked for 2 years so I flashed the phone to a different carrier and it worked. You might have problems with different features but it is posibble to still use the phone. Find a cellular store that will flash it. They normally charge around 50 dollars, give or take.

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This is not a CDMA phone, you can't flash it like that.. And like I said, you can unlock it and it may work with another carrier but it can end up being blocked again, I've seen it happen

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Kriptik210 · Apr 9, 2014

serio22 said:
This is not a CDMA phone, you can't flash it like that.. And like I said, you can unlock it and it may work with another carrier but it can end up being blocked again, I've seen it happen

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I didn't even think of that lol sorry

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marquitos · Apr 10, 2014

Just repair the imei you be good to go

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elcocho852 · Apr 14, 2014

This happens to me sometimes and what I do is go under mobile networks and
Go to network operators and I let it load and then it registers on the correct network.
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lalec · Apr 15, 2014

nem95 said:
gf reported her phone lost because it was cracked, samsung sent her a new one so now i want her old one. I put in my sim card but it says "Not register to network" im thinking maybe t-mobile blocked the phone somehow since it was reported lost but I figured there was a work around. Friend told me unlocking the phone and setting it to international radios may help but i have no idea how to do this since im new to the android community. Switching from iphone to android! So yeah, please help!

White T-mobile Galaxy S4 on jellybean, updating it to kitkat though.

Sounds to me like you are asking us to help you and your girlfriend commit fraud. No thanks.

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