[Q]VS980 SIM Lock?

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honentan

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I just bought a used VS980. I don't use a Verizon's CDMA UIM card. GSM SIM card inserted it can work, but the non-Verizon CDMA card inserted it shows "no service". Is it locked by Verizon? Dialing enter the code "2945#*980#", the phone displays "Connection problem or invalid MMI code", so even if I get an unlock code, how should I input the code?
 

droid_<3er

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If insert another carrier GSM sim, it works fine. But insert another carrier CDMA uim, the phone just says "no service", and doesn't prompt for any code.

Quite sure that the point of CDMA is that you can't use any other carrier's CDMA sim...

You're thinking of GSM. You can use pretty much all GSM sims in the VS980 because 4G Verizon phones come as "World Phones". No phone can handle CDMA cards from different carriers.
 

honentan

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Quite sure that the point of CDMA is that you can't use any other carrier's CDMA sim...

You're thinking of GSM. You can use pretty much all GSM sims in the VS980 because 4G Verizon phones come as "World Phones". No phone can handle CDMA cards from different carriers.

My friend owned another vs980. And, ChinaTelecom CDMA uim card works fine on his phone. I think that my phone was locked of some type simlock by Verizon.
 

droid_<3er

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My friend owned another vs980. And, ChinaTelecom CDMA uim card works fine on his phone. I think that my phone was locked of some type simlock by Verizon.

Maybe your sim just happens to be incompatible. Try another sim, possibly from a different carrier? Because any non-Verizon CDMA isn't supposed to work on this phone.
 

honentan

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It seems a contract device of Verizon, so it was been locked by Verizon. It can not be unlocked right now!
 

joe654

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i have a Verizon LG G2 (vs980), i can use AT&T prepaid sim in that, did'nt checked the data, but voice calls are working
 

gezediop

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i have a Verizon LG G2 (vs980), i can use AT&T prepaid sim in that, did'nt checked the data, but voice calls are working

I checked with my AT&T Straight Talk Sim and data doesn't work. It will show "E" or "H" but no actual data. I saw a forum for flashing a t-mobile ROM to unlock it for t-mobile, but I have yet to see a at&t unlock forum for this model.