Unlocking TMobile branded Note | Android Central

Fill me in, since I haven't unlocked a phone since . . . probably a Note 4. I remember at that time, T-Mobile had to contact Samsung, who got back to them a few days later with some string of code unique to the phone's IMEI to unlock it. I've been buying unlocked phones since then. How is unlocking done now?

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