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Old 15-06-2014, 19:35
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anyone know how i can tell if the nexus 4 i have sitting here is network unlocked without having to find a non-O2 SIM?

it's stock with android 4.4.3
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:10
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I dint have a N4 anymore to try this on but have a look at the info menu *#*#4636#*#*
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:12
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AFAIK they are all unlocked including the ones from O2
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:18
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AFAIK they are all unlocked including the ones from O2
nope.. the PAYG ones from O2 weren't unlocked.
well that's what the O2 shop said anyway.
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:20
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I dint have a N4 anymore to try this on but have a look at the info menu *#*#4636#*#*
that brings up the testing menu.
but where would it mention whether unlocked or not ?
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:37
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nope.. the PAYG ones from O2 weren't unlocked.
well that's what the O2 shop said anyway.
you can believe them if you want or look at every single google search result saying they unlocked.

Can't you borrow a sim for 30 seconds and check ?
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:41
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you can believe them if you want or look at every single google search result saying they unlocked.
which is why i'm asking if there is a way to physically check.
as it's impossible to tell if it's an O2 PAYG device or not.

Can't you borrow a sim for 30 seconds and check ?
no, otherwise i would have done that wouldn't i ?

you've made two posts to this thread but contributed nothing in relation to the question that was asked.
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:46
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/goo...ml#post2653555

From somebody who got their N4 from O2 PAYG
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:50
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still doesn't answer the QUESTION I ASKED
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:53
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According to this thread, none of them are locked, even o2 ones.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1807060
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Old 15-06-2014, 20:59
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According to this thread, none of them are locked, even o2 ones.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1807060
again, doesn't answer the question i originally asked though.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:13
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again, doesn't answer the question i originally asked though.
well going by that link and a thread i looked at on XDA you can't tell without putting another sim card in.

Failing that maybe phone o2?
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:14
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The Nexus 4 was never ever shipped locked on any network in the UK.

So it'll be unlocked.

There is no way to test it without trying a different SIM.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:15
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well going by that link and a thread i looked at on XDA you can't tell without putting another sim card in.

Failing that maybe phone o2?
if you've read the thread here you'd see that i already stated that O2 said it was locked.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:20
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if you've read the thread here you'd see that i already stated that O2 said it was locked.
Well that only leaves you one option then doesn't it?
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:22
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Just actually read the thread properly.

Chenks, stop being so uptight, you've had the answer at least 4 times now.

All Nexus 4's are unlocked,

You can't see if a phone is unlocked without a different network SIM.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:27
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Just actually read the thread properly.

Chenks, stop being so uptight, you've had the answer at least 4 times now.

All Nexus 4's are unlocked,

You can't see if a phone is unlocked without a different network SIM.
no i have have NOT had the answers.
i got answers to questions i didn't ask.

finbaar was the only person to offer a solution to the question i asked.
the rest, including you, just gave responses that didn't answer the question.

feel free to bow out of this thread if you feel it is too uptight for you.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:31
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oh, and after some investigation, there are many ways to work this out without using another sim.
there are tools that will tell you if the bootloader is unlocked or not.

so i guess all you posters that said it's not possible should go away and educate themselves.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:32
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no i have have NOT had the answers.
The Nexus 4 was never ever shipped locked on any network in the UK.

So it'll be unlocked.

There is no way to test it without trying a different SIM.
As I mentioned right here^, the answer is "You can't".

There is no way to test whether a Nexus 4 is unlocked. The only way to test it is to put a different network SIM card in.

But like everyone has said, it's meaningless because the Nexus 4 you have is unlocked.

Or is this not an answer you want to hear?

oh, and after some investigation, there are many ways to work this out without using another sim.
there are tools that will tell you if the bootloader is unlocked or not.

so i guess all you posters that said it's not possible should go away and educate themselves.
That's not the same thing.

A bootloader being unlocked and a phone being network unlocked are completely different things.
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:44
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oh, and after some investigation, there are many ways to work this out without using another sim.
there are tools that will tell you if the bootloader is unlocked or not.

so i guess all you posters that said it's not possible should go away and educate themselves.
Ouch Major fail there Chenks

So you going to cool down and say sorry?
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:45
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where's the ignore function on this forum, what an arrogant, abrasive ****
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Old 15-06-2014, 21:52
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Ouch Major fail there Chenks

So you going to cool down and say sorry?
Do you really see that happening after being told multiple times the answer to information he was looking for rather then the question he was asking ?
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Old 17-06-2014, 12:50
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How old are you OP? You come across like a petulant 12 year old. Or is it just your time of the month...
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Old 17-06-2014, 12:55
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That's not the same thing.

A bootloader being unlocked and a phone being network unlocked are completely different things.
you're saying the folks over at xda-developers are wrong then? as it is them that told me.
and i've confirmed that the nexus 4 i have is indeed locked to O2.

double confirmed when someone gave me a Three sim and it didn't work in the nexus 4.

so all you folk that said every nexus 4 is always unlocked
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Old 17-06-2014, 12:55
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Do you really see that happening after being told multiple times the answer to information he was looking for rather then the question he was asking ?
i'm awaiting the apologies
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