not necessarily true. some sellers of the nexus will lock it. but another android, moto G, is simple, fun, cheap and if purchased directly from motorola is is unlocked.
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not necessarily true. some sellers of the nexus will lock it. but another android, moto G, is simple, fun, cheap and if purchased directly from motorola is is unlocked.
Disagree, Goggle does not allow any modifications of their Nexus phone line...manufacturers can not even brand them. The Nexus 4 mentioned above and pictured below, is manufactured by LG in partnership with Goggle, does not carry the LG logo nor is locked by any wireless carrier. This is true of all Nexus Phones. They only carry Goggle stock Android OS. So no need to unblock the Nexus in DR or any country.
You are mostly correct. Except there's LG logo on back. The phone itself is unlocked but I have learned that some carrier further use it's hardware like T-mobile. The original nexus 4 I brought from Google doesn't have 4G out of box but rooting and flashing radio will open up what Google and LG had blocked.Disagree, Goggle does not allow any modifications of their Nexus phone line...manufacturers can not even brand them. The Nexus 4 mentioned above and pictured below, is manufactured by LG in partnership with Goggle, does not carry the LG logo nor is locked by any wireless carrier. This is true of all Nexus Phones. They only carry Goggle stock Android OS. So no need to unblock the Nexus in DR or any country.
how do you explain threads in various forums of the users having issues with their nexus coming locked within the carrier they bought it from?
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but whatever, i do not think any of us is going to convince the other here...
I told you where to go in Sosua, you don't believe me?
If they can't unlock it, they will know who can.
How,? Easily. Read thru your three threads completely (to their conclusion). You will see one had a problem with his phone setting (set to use WCDMA only). The other had a locked SIM card (had pin problem). And the other is a rip-off business thread, where you pay to unlock a unlocked phone.
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Touch?..... I should have been clearer on the logo. Yes, there's a small LG logo on the back. I meant when you turn on the phone there is no manufacturer's/carrier's logo or pop-up- strictly Google.
About unlocking radio bands and rooting that's a whole other subject. Carrier locks was the concern- to be able to use a Dominican wireless service.
P.S. opening/unlocking your 4G aka LTE radio on your phone did no good in DR. The one or two Dominican wireless carriers that have deployed LTE (4G) do not use any of the bands the Nexus have. This is a hardware limitation. List of LTE networks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
P.S. There is also two versions of Nexus phones; European and North American. Both with different hardware. The European model will never work on North America's 4g (LTE) networks and vice versa. They, however, are international "Quad" phones and will work on the extremely slower GSM networks, meaning you can use voice but no data (internet).
The best way to tell if your phone is carrier locked is to insert a foreign SIM into your phone, it pops up a requester for an unlock code or it states "invalid SIM" it's carrier locked.
Thank you everyone for your help on this, sounds like I can not use my USA phone here and in the USA. Perhaps the solution is to purchase a nice ($$$) phone in the DR that can be unlocked and used in both the DR and USA. Any recommendations? thanks again!!!!!!
I use my US phone in the US and when I am in DR. I had it unlocked for 300 or 400 pesos in DR. Now,I just changed SIM card once in DR (from ATT to Orange and vice verca). I have an HTC phone. Just bring it to someone who knows what they doing in the DR.
I didn't read the entire thread, apologies if I missed something
you probably can but it will only work with tricom.
i have this phone now: Moto G by Motorola - A Google Company
199 dollars, comes factory unlocked. i love it. cheap and good.
Phone scoop says it will work on Claro and Orange's slowest modes.
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@ Pescado - OK, just buy an activated cheapie phone then, what can I tell you?
It's really not rocket science!
I have a box of unlocked phones, you want a smart phone or a clamshell?
Tamborista I'll buy a phone from you or would it be better to buy one hee in POP that can be unlocked and used both in the states and here? Where are you? Thanks again
Thanks everyone for your help and advice wow never thougth I would get so many replies. Thanks again
Best bet would be getting a unlocked phone from where ever you are coming from. It looks like you are looking for a basic "dumb" phone. I would get one from Amazon.com do a search for unlocked cell phone. And if it say 'quad band' it will probably work in DR. It would be cheaper and in better quality than cheap Alcatel or ZTE phones here.