[APP][2013.11.04] RegionLock Away v1.3 [ROOT]
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Prepared for when Samsung add this to their older phones until I decide to get a new phone in a month.
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Great job!!!
Although I don't need this since I am on a Galaxy S4, I still love reading about this. I am guessing that Samsung is getting a kickback from the carriers for doing this. I also know not to blindly accept any carrier updates, especially before reading what they REALLY contain by reading up here at xda. I am rooted anyway so I am immune to an OTA without my considerable intervention. No accidental one button push here
P.S. I did buy Triangle Away but have never used it. I just keep it around in case 1 of my friends who is still under warranty needs to use it since I was the one who rooted their device.
EDIT: Oh yeah I forgot. Also bought Mobile Odin Pro which I have never used, as well as SuperSU Pro which I overuse and abuse every day, thus making up for the other 2
Although I don't need this since I am on a Galaxy S4, I still love reading about this. I am guessing that Samsung is getting a kickback from the carriers for doing this. I also know not to blindly accept any carrier updates, especially before reading what they REALLY contain by reading up here at xda. I am rooted anyway so I am immune to an OTA without my considerable intervention. No accidental one button push here
P.S. I did buy Triangle Away but have never used it. I just keep it around in case 1 of my friends who is still under warranty needs to use it since I was the one who rooted their device.
EDIT: Oh yeah I forgot. Also bought Mobile Odin Pro which I have never used, as well as SuperSU Pro which I overuse and abuse every day, thus making up for the other 2
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jerdog
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Oh. Nice find!! May have to buy it just for that. Just in case the service menu trick doesn't work.
Would LOVE to see Chainfire attack the apps to sd issue with the S4 SGH-M919. If anyone can do this it is probably him.
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jerdog
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What service menu trick? I tried the trick I had seen on the S4 and the Note 2 and they didn't work. The Service Menu doesn't have those options.
I was referring to the network SIM unlock which DID work for me at least with an AT&T SIM. Not any region lock.
I am referring to this thread with the method that worked for me on the S4.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283068
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Prepared for when Samsung add this to their older phones until I decide to get a new phone in a month.
You are a ************************************** genius
I am also prepared.
My next phone will NOT be a samsung.
I swear.
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Unexpected result from updating modem
(Note3 only) In this case, the app cannot determine if the fix worked or not. I might be able to fix this, but I need you to do the following:
- Reboot
- Run RegionLock Away
- Region Unlock
- Pull complete logcat and attach to your reply ("adb logcat -d > logcat.txt")
TMOUS SIM unlock
It's great that this worked for some people, but the AT&T networks were never in the blacklist. I'm not sure how or why the SIM lock got deactivated on blacklist update, but I would certainly not *depend* on this working. Of course, the modem is a black box, but this should be considered an unintended side-effect (with positive outcome)
(Note3 only) In this case, the app cannot determine if the fix worked or not. I might be able to fix this, but I need you to do the following:
- Reboot
- Run RegionLock Away
- Region Unlock
- Pull complete logcat and attach to your reply ("adb logcat -d > logcat.txt")
TMOUS SIM unlock
It's great that this worked for some people, but the AT&T networks were never in the blacklist. I'm not sure how or why the SIM lock got deactivated on blacklist update, but I would certainly not *depend* on this working. Of course, the modem is a black box, but this should be considered an unintended side-effect (with positive outcome)
Great job Chainfire.
I have bought and installed the application from Google Store and run it on my SM-N9000Q which I have bought from Turkey, it worked perfectly and told me everything's ok. I have rebooted and no problem though I don't know if it was locked in the first place since I don't have a second SIM to try.
Regards
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I have bought and installed the application from Google Store and run it on my SM-N9000Q which I have bought from Turkey, it worked perfectly and told me everything's ok. I have rebooted and no problem though I don't know if it was locked in the first place since I don't have a second SIM to try.
Regards
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jerdog
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I was referring to the network SIM unlock which DID work for me at least with an AT&T SIM. Not any region lock.
I am referring to this thread with the method that worked for me on the S4.
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283068
Interesting because I actually tried that and it didn't work for me on the Note 3
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Correct me if I wrong, but I feel that there's a lot of confusion. This application is for region SIM unlock and not operator SIM unlock and it's only for N9005 model that contains this restriction. @Chainfire: isn't it?
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Where is located the logcat.txt?
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s4 and region lock
@Chainfire:
Is there a possibility that you modify this great app for use with galaxy s4?
Thanks
@Chainfire:
Is there a possibility that you modify this great app for use with galaxy s4?
Thanks
@Chainfire:
Should it work on Galaxy S3 (GT I9300)? .. It says that it applied successfully but the lock is still here... after several reboots..
Helps if I send you LogCat?
Thank you very much
Should it work on Galaxy S3 (GT I9300)? .. It says that it applied successfully but the lock is still here... after several reboots..
Helps if I send you LogCat?
Thank you very much
same with me: s3 i9300 EU region lock.......wanna try it.....it will be work or, just killed my phone?
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467Sammy, in their never-ending quest to make sure they've pissed off every single one of their customers at least once, have decided to region lock their latest model devices. This means for example that you cannot use a European device with an American, Middle Eastern, Asian, ... , SIM card. You'd still be able to use the European SIM all over the world, but you would not be able to use a local SIM card while travelling outside of Europe - which would of course be much cheaper.
Sammy claims you can use any SIM card in the world after you've 'activated' with a SIM card from the region the device is from (in our example, Europe), but this has been proven by various (angry) Note 3 owners to not actually be the case.
The region lock is implemented in the form of a network blacklist. Beware that this is not exactly the same thing as a SIM lock, even though they are somewhat related. This blacklist blocks a number of whole countries and carriers, while a SIM lock whitelists one specific carrier. This app clears the network blacklist (region lock), but it may or may not remove the SIM lock, if present. Some have reported it works for them (for example: T-Mobile US Note3 on AT&T network: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2471742), but this should be considered a side-effect.
While removing the region lock does not necessarily affect the SIM lock, various users have reported that inputting a proper SIM unlock code does remove the region lock as well. You can purchase SIM unlock codes at various places on the internet for 20 bucks or so. A benefit of using such a code is that you do not need to root your device or use this app. If you are not rooting your device already for other reasons, I would personally not root it to just region unlock, and buy an unlock code instead.
Compatible devices
- Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 (MI7, MJ1, MJ3 firmwares)
Future
Right now, this has only been tested on Note 3's, and found working. Rumor has it Sammy will be bringing the region lock to a lot of devices, even backporting it to devices sold in the past (aren't there laws against this?). There's no way for me to know at this time if this specific method will keep working on the Note 3, or if it will work at all on other devices. Maybe the app will need updating, maybe Sammy will block this hack altogether, etc. Only time will tell.
In theory this hack can be done without rooting or voiding warranty with some device flashing and app modding, but I'm not currently working on that because it would be highly model-specific and I'm a root user anyway.
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It is not currently known exactly when the network blacklist is updated. Beware that for example updating your firmware may cause the region lock to reactivate.
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(v1.0: 9070; v1.2: 135)5Unexpected result from updating modem
(Note3 only) In this case, the app cannot determine if the fix worked or not. I might be able to fix this, but I need you to do the following:
- Reboot
- Run RegionLock Away
- Region Unlock
- Pull complete logcat and attach to your reply ("adb logcat -d > logcat.txt")
TMOUS SIM unlock
It's great that this worked for some people, but the AT&T networks were never in the blacklist. I'm not sure how or why the SIM lock got deactivated on blacklist update, but I would certainly not *depend* on this working. Of course, the modem is a black box, but this should be considered an unintended side-effect (with positive outcome)4Great work this is going to be very useful for many, Samsung should have never put the lock on the first place. We buy an unlocked device only to find it regional locked, shame on them. Do you think it will be permanent or Samsung could patch it?
