"Your device has been unlocked to support any UICC"

jedson01

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First thing I saw on my GS6 this morning was a message saying "Your device has been unlocked to support any UICC" and the only option was to click "OK".

What does this mean? I recently got the 5.1.1 upgrade. Is it related to that?
 

Fred Wilson2

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Means, for whatever reason now, that your phone is SIM unlocked, so you should be able to use a SIM from any GSM network provider that supports the same GSM bands.


Fred
 

1982jlb

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That interesting I got up this morning an got the same message as all u guys in this room I just had to push the ok button
 

Rukbat

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According to Sprint's unlocking site:

For postpaid customers with SIM unlock-capable devices (meaning any made after February 2015, which includes the S6), Sprint has chosen to simply unlock active eligible SIM unlock-capable devices without requiring our customers to initiate an unlock request.
(Italics are my comment.)

That doesn't mean that the Sprint S6 can be used on anyone else's towers. AT&T and TMobile are GSM, which the phone isn't (Sprint and Verizon use CDMA), and Verizon typically doesn't allow Sprint phones on their towers. Almost everyone else n the US is an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) and uses the towers of one of those 4 carriers.
 

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