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I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad .I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

• Open your Settings app.
• Tap on Connections > More connection settings.
• Look for Network Lock Status or UICC Unlock at the bottom. If it displays "Locked" or lists a specific foreign carrier name, the device is software-restricted

Lawalemi:
I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad .I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

The phone was reported stolen. People buy phones from the UK, then pay for insurance in case it gets missing, take the phone to Nigeria, sell it off and go back to claim insurance money, hence the reason the phone is blocked

Lawalemi:
I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad.I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

Imalwayshorny:
• Open your Settings app.
• Tap on Connections > More connection settings.
• Look for Network Lock Status or UICC Unlock at the bottom. If it displays "Locked" or lists a specific foreign carrier name, the device is software-restricted

Uhm. Thanks but this didn't work. The UICX or look for network lock thing is not available on it

slimstanakacns:
The phone was reported stolen. People buy phones from the UK, then pay for insurance in case it gets missing, take the phone to Nigeria, sell it off and go back to claim insurance money, hence the reason the phone is blocked

Maaan! Thanks

This could be it!

slimstanakacns:
The phone was reported stolen. People buy phones from the UK, then pay for insurance in case it gets missing, take the phone to Nigeria, sell it off and go back to claim insurance money, hence the reason the phone is blocked

Reasonable explanation.

Maybe not for their consumption.

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Lawalemi:
Maaan! Thanks

This could be it!

Most of these London used phones shipped to Nigeria get k-leg

Are you coming back to Nigeria..
Just a question

Dash me the phone I'm in Nigeria

I bought my Samsung In Nigeria and I brought it to the UK and it works perfectly.

Lawalemi:
I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad .I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

That phone might have been reported stolen, which implies you are in possession of a stolen phone. I advise you switch it off and dont use on any network or wifi until your return home. Those Uk people can be intentionally annoying at times.

Na Chinko phone be that.Samsung?

Magnumproperty:
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Are you the original buyer that you want to claim insurance? Guy better no do wetin go make immigration reason your matter

Read the entire thread up to the point you commented again.

Thedon12:
I bought my Samsung In Nigeria and I brought it to the UK and it works perfectly.

He likely bought a phone declared stolen.

Clemart5:
It's definitely a cloned Samsung phone

If it us cloned it will still work, I think the imei of that phone has been blocked on their network.

so you dey UK. wetin you dey do there ?

Lawalemi:
I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad .I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

you probably got a regional unlocked device, but the vendor didn't tell you . If you could locate any of those tech shops in the street of UK that deals in Mobile,just randomly ask them how much a world wide unlock will cost.

Go to the network operator office over there.. its just the SIM setting.. or APN issue..

The SIM might have been unlocked to regional network provider, it stops working once you leave the region.

Send the phone back to Nigeria and sell off

Lawalemi:
I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad .I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

Am coming to UK next week, hold on for me

WantsandMore:
you probably got a regional unlocked device, but the vendor didn't tell you . If you could locate any of those tech shops in the street of UK that deals in Mobile,just randomly ask them how much a world wide unlock will cost.

Kelklein:
Go to the network operator office over there.. its just the SIM setting.. or APN issue..

Good advice except that it could get him into serious trouble if it was blocked because the phone was connected to any form of crime

Qtsnow:
The might have been SIM unlocked to regional network provider, it stops working once you leave the region.

Send the phone back to Nigeria and sell off

Maybe. I'll be back to Nigeria anyway

TenQ:
Good advice except that it could get him into serious trouble if it was blocked because the phone was connected to any form of crime

Thank you, I go nowhere. I'll continue using WiFi for my WhatsApp calls till I return to Nigeria

TheStoriesOfMan:
Reasonable explanation.

This is what has happened.

I live here in the UK and those our fellow Nigerians who indulge in this insurance scam as they end up using a phone for free and pocketing the Nigerian buyer’s money.

Perhaps you were attracted to how cheap the phone came. I almost fell victim to a person trying to sell me iPhone 15 2years ago but I returned the phone when no genuine receipt was issued for my purchase and walked straight to iPhone store to buy my phone.

Just send that phone back to Nigeria and buy another one here, don’t try to fix it at all cost otherwise …

Most likely stolen or reported stolen to tech insurance company and/or network provider in the UK, if that's the case, then the phone is useless in the UK even though it will work in foreign countries.

Lawalemi:
I bought this Samsung S24 Ultra in Nigeria. The seller claimed his Uncle sent it from abroad .I've been using both MTN and Glo since I bought it in Nigeria.

Recently I travelled to UK and I noticed that I didn't m get network even with roaming activation. The ESIM didn't work.

I decided to get EE, a UK SIM and the operator discovered that the phone is locked either to network or country. I sensed that it could be locked to country.

I'm still in UK and the phone is only working on WiFi.

What could be the issue so I can address it when I return to Nigeria, please?

stolen phone!
If you know weti good for you. Just go buy new phone unless village people go use this Samsung phone take file your case back to Nigeria

TenQ:
Good advice except that it could get him into serious trouble if it was blocked because the phone was connected to any form of crime

well in that case, he should do a imei checker before hand, should watch out for financed, demo units, fraud, contract's etc. otherwise if it shows clean and not a reported imei, he's good to go!

The phone was bought in Nigeria, does not work in the UK

this is samsung regional lock issue and not because it was stolen

Perfect! Just need to make sure it's all good in Nigeria! AcadaWriter

Entanglement:
stolen phone!
If you know weti good for you. Just go buy new phone unless village people go use this Samsung phone take file your case back to Nigeria

You just jumped into conversation.

Is that the only reason you could adduce given all that you read here? How about it locked to a region.

Na wah for you o.