Which carrier can I use my G4 with?

gloriousnumber1 · May 12, 2018

This Motorola G4 was given to me as a sort of lost and found from work. Nobody claimed it. I did a factory reset, and decided to sell it. There was NO sim card installed. There is NO carrier branding. I've checked on multiple IMEI check sites. NO carrier information anywhere, and NO former phone number listed in settings. I see NO evidence of blacklisting, or that it was reported stolen. I've looked on the sites of some carriers, and found that Cricket, Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon say it is compatible. This phone is in great shape and has NO sign of damage or wear.

Does this mean it's unlocked? I'm very confused. Anyone know more information so I can actually say what carrier it is for?

Mikestony · May 12, 2018

What is the exact model number?

Shotgun84 · May 12, 2018

So there seriously wasn't a sim card in the phone when it was lost? Who carries a phone around with them without a sim card in? You've got to take any unusual or unsupervised package as a possible bomb or anthrax or something, so either hand it in to the police and let them sort it or chuck it out the window before it explodes.

gloriousnumber1 · May 12, 2018

Shotgun84 said:
So there seriously wasn't a sim card in the phone when it was lost? Who carries a phone around with them without a sim card in? You've got to take any unusual or unsupervised package as a possible bomb or anthrax or something, so either hand it in to the police and let them sort it or chuck it out the window before it explodes.

The lost and found people may have removed it. I don't know. I've taken the back cover off, it's just a phone.

gloriousnumber1 · May 12, 2018

Mikestony said:
What is the exact model number?

Motorola G4 XT1625

Shotgun84 · May 12, 2018

gloriousnumber1 said:
The lost and found people may have removed it. I don't know. I've taken the back cover off, it's just a phone.

Seriously though you sure it isn't ticking? Anywho I was just messing around. What's the baseband say as that's usually carrier specific.

KBU2 · May 12, 2018

gloriousnumber1 said:
This Motorola G4 was given to me as a sort of lost and found from work. Nobody claimed it. I did a factory reset, and decided to sell it. There was NO sim card installed. There is NO carrier branding. I've checked on multiple IMEI check sites. NO carrier information anywhere, and NO former phone number listed in settings. I see NO evidence of blacklisting, or that it was reported stolen. I've looked on the sites of some carriers, and found that Cricket, Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon say it is compatible. This phone is in great shape and has NO sign of damage or wear.

Does this mean it's unlocked? I'm very confused. Anyone know more information so I can actually say what carrier it is for?

Just call in the IMEI number to any carrier via phone call activation. If any informality show up you won't be on the property where if any infractions could be made against you about that device.

Shotgun84 · May 12, 2018

Shotgun84 said:
Seriously though you sure it isn't ticking? Anywho I was just messing around. What's the baseband say as that's usually carrier specific.

Although I suppose in America so is the model number

gloriousnumber1 · May 12, 2018

KBU2 said:
Just call in the IMEI number to any carrier via phone call activation. If any informality show up you won't be on the property where if any infractions could be made against you about that device.

I would have to call on another phone since the G4 has no service. Is this better than going online and check compatibility?

gloriousnumber1 · May 12, 2018

Shotgun84 said:
Although I suppose in America so is the model number

How do I determine carrier from the baseband version?

Shotgun84 · May 12, 2018

gloriousnumber1 said:
How do I determine carrier from the baseband version?

As long as the previous owner didn't change the baseband then the last 3 digits should be the csc. Do a Google search on that csc and see what network it's connected to.

KBU2 · May 12, 2018

gloriousnumber1 said:
How do I determine carrier from the baseband version?

Either one you can afford and either one that will accept that device IMEI number to activated it.

Shotgun84 · May 12, 2018

Shotgun84 said:
As long as the previous owner didn't change the baseband then the last 3 digits should be the csc. Do a Google search on that csc and see what network it's connected to.

Wait a sec, is that only Samsung?

gloriousnumber1 · May 13, 2018

Shotgun84 said:
Wait a sec, is that only Samsung?

No CSC at all in the baseband.

Mikestony · May 13, 2018

KBU2 said:
Just call in the IMEI number to any carrier via phone call activation. If any informality show up you won't be on the property where if any infractions could be made against you about that device.

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@gloriousnumber1 , I think this is your best bet. Call from a landline or go to BestBuy and have them check.
Or, go to the carrier store that you want to use, bring the device there, have them check for compatibility/blacklist issues. Done

Xavier Black · May 13, 2018

Try cricket..I'm pretty sure it will work..

gloriousnumber1 · May 13, 2018

Xavier Black said:
Try cricket..I'm pretty sure it will work..

Their site says it does.

Xavier Black · May 13, 2018

I'm a happy camper with them!

mikedt · May 13, 2018

Shotgun84 said:
So there seriously wasn't a sim card in the phone when it was lost? Who carries a phone around with them without a sim card in?

FWIW I might be when I'm on holiday..

No SIM required international wireless data seems to be standard feature in some phones now...
...Huawei

...Oppo

There's something in the firmware that activates a virtual SIM with these phones.

lunatic59 · May 13, 2018

The quickest and easiest test is to simply put a sim card in the thing and see if it works

gloriousnumber1 said:
Motorola G4 XT1625

From what I can find this is the North American variant of the unlocked G4, so it should work with most (if not all) US carriers. The "International" version of the G4 would be XT1621.

What I find interesting is that this phone shipped with Android 6.01 which contains FRP. You said you factory reset the phone and you didn't get a prompt to enter the credentials for the last used Google account? That's odd.

gloriousnumber1 · May 13, 2018

lunatic59 said:
The quickest and easiest test is to simply put a sim card in the thing and see if it works

From what I can find this is the North American variant of the unlocked G4, so it should work with most (if not all) US carriers. The 'International' version of the G4 would be XT1621.

What I find interesting is that this phone shipped with Android 6.01 which contains FRP. You said you factory reset the phone and you didn't get a prompt to enter the credentials for the last used Google account? That's odd.

No, it just asked the normal stuff about a Google login. Nothing about 'login with the last user's information' and such. I did an update, but even before that it had 7
0.

lunatic59 · May 13, 2018

Hmm, so it was found with Nougat? (7.x) I can only think of a couple reasons why a phone would be found with no sim and unlocked with no account on it. It was either being prepared for selling or it was just sold and the new owner hadn't configured it yet.

cindyp · May 13, 2018

HERE'S YOUR ANSWER. Hi. I have the Moto G4. I purchased my phone on Amazon a few years ago. It came Unlocked on purpose which means you can use any literally carrier. I already had an account with Verizon, so I just went to a store and they installed a free SIM card and they activated it. All you need is a SIM card and a carrier account. Amazon has SIM cards for a lot of the popular carriers. Enjoy your new phone. I'm sure you will love it!

Shotgun84 · May 19, 2018

lunatic59 said:
Hmm, so it was found with Nougat? (7.x) I can only think of a couple reasons why a phone would be found with no sim and unlocked with no account on it. It was either being prepared for selling or it was just sold and the new owner hadn't configured it yet.

Or the person who lost it just didn't like passwords :rolleyes:

gloriousnumber1 · May 19, 2018

Thanks everyone, I got rid of the phone finally.

Which carrier can I use my G4 with?

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