Owners of Samsung devices that are locked, such as the Samsung Galaxy S3, the S4 and even the Note 2 and 3 can now unlock their devices thanks to an engineer code that has leaked. Once the devices have been unlocked they can be used around the world with any carrier.
For example if you purchased the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Verizon then you can only use the locked device with that carrier. However once the handset is unlocked you can then send it over seas and let a friend use it with any SIM card.
To unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 take the SIM card out and put one in that belongs to another carrier. You should then switch off the handset and then switch it back on again.
Go over to the dial pad and then put in *#197328640#. Go to your main menu > [1] UMTS > [1] Debug Screen > [8] Phone Control > [6] Network Lock > Options [3] Perso SHA256 OFF. Wait for 30 seconds or a minute before going back to your main menu and choosing “back”. You will now see a “Network Lock” message. Choose [4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ.
If you typed in the sequence right, it should read: “Asterisk Pound One Nine Seven Three Two Eight Six Four Zero Pound”. Remember that some people call the asterisk “star”, and the pound button “hash”.
If all has gone well you will now own Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that is unlocked and which can be used with any carrier anywhere around the world. Engineers have been using the code to unlock Samsung handsets for a long time and so it could work with many different devices.
