Quick question from a newbie.
I have just recieved my XDA2 this morning and wish to un-lock it. However as it has ROM Ver.1.60.00WWE and Radio Ver. 1.10.00 I have to use the new version of the unlock tool.
My problem is that unlocking the unit will invalidate the warranty, if I were able to use the old version unlocking tool I would get my hands on the lock code that is currently present and therefore there may be some chance to relock the phone before returning it for a warranty repair.
Why does unlocking invalidate warranty? What is wrong needing warranty repair?
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I'm a UK O2 user, plan to use a vodafone simcard in my xdaII. Will I lost the xdaII warranty after i unlock it? hope to hear from someone ... thanks!![/i]
I have never heard of a faulty phone being refused warranty because of its unlock status, but if you are worried, it is possible to relock the phone.
When you unlock the phone, what gets unlocked ? The phone or your sim card ? Here is my real problem:
I originally had the XDA 1 from T-Mobile, bought an XDAII on Ebay, was told it was unlocked, but it was not. Ran the xda2unlock program from your website, it unlocked the phone so I could use the phone itself with my old SIM card from T-Mobile. Now I see there is a new ROM from O2, the question is, if I run that, will the unit be locked once again, and since the Radio verison on the new ROM is 1.17, and the xda2unlock only works on 1.10 radio stack (as said on the download site here) will I then be stuck with a phone with a new ROM that is once again locked - that I won't be able to unlock ? I don't want to try this unless I am fairly certain it is a safe thing to do... :? :? :?
it wont re-lock the phone if you upgrade
When you unlock the phone, what gets unlocked?
Where is the information stored that determines if a phone is unlocked or locked then ? If it's on the SIM card itself, then I could see that a phone upgrade wouldn't (shouldn't) have any effect. If it's on the phone, wouldn't that lock/unlock information be overwritten when the phone's ROM is upgraded? :?
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Nope, I unlocked my XDAII then upgraded the ROM to the latest and nope it didn't relock it stayed unlocked!
TJ
It's not on the sim card
lock information is found in the bootloader of the device, so it wil be not affected due a normal firmware upgrade
so if I replace the boot loader of the device then will it unlock the locked phone.
Someone told me he got his sim slot fixed by Motorola after the sim slot was damaged using SIM adapter.
I have the same problem, and I started an RMA with Motorola, but I am concerned they will reject the service once they see boot loader is unlocked.
Should I attempt to re-lock the bootloader (I understand this may cause issues) or just take my chances and send it in?
Doesn't Motorola provide us with the token to unlock the bootloader?
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afaik unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty (except in Europe)
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afaik unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty (except in Europe)
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it's not true. When you unlock bootloader you have to confirm like 10 times that you know that this voids warranty so it doesn't matter where you live.
But... many small services doesn't check bootloader status because for them more repairs is more money. In my case with Sony phone I had ulocked bootloader and I've broken it trying to repartition device and still they changed my motherboard for free. So imo it's worth to try.
Just came back to confirm that Motorola sent me the phone back un-repaired with a note that they do not repair devices with unlocked bootloaders.
Good Morning guys,
I plan to unlock my bootloader in the next few days. But I don't want to type in my real imei number, because if I have to send the phone in they might check and regret warranty.
So: Is ist possible to type in bull**** in the form or is the unlock code generated via the imei and I risk hard bricking the phone? And is there a counter which says that it was once unlocked if it is locked atm?
Thanks In advance
No this will not work!
The unlock Code will be generated specially for your IMEI, so a Unlock Code for a bull**** IMEI will not work.
Also I know (mostly from other manufacturers) that the "void warranty" is mostly because the manufacturer does not want to repair phones which are bricked for free.
If you have a hardware-defect, the manufacturer will repair your phone. The only situation I know where a manufacturer did not repair a phone, was because the phone was overheated and defective, because someone overvolted the phone via modified kernel.
So ... normally it will not "really" void your warranty.
simply relock your bootloader and flash a stock rom before sending it in
I have the Verizon Moto Z (Droid Edition) and am thinking I'll try my luck at getting the unlock code. Does simply getting the unlock code (from a CSR) automatically void the warranty, or do I actually have to unlock my bootloader to void it? If the latter and I need to send my phone in for service under (original) warranty - and I relock the bootloader - is there anything like Samsung's KNOX that will tell Motorola I've my bootloader was unlocked?
Clearly I'd rather do it unofficially, but I don't hold out much hope that a method will ever be developed for the VZW phones.
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I have the Verizon Moto Z (Droid Edition) and am thinking I'll try my luck at getting the unlock code. Does simply getting the unlock code (from a CSR) automatically void the warranty, or do I actually have to unlock my bootloader to void it? If the latter and I need to send my phone in for service under (original) warranty - and I relock the bootloader - is there anything like Samsung's KNOX that will tell Motorola I've my bootloader was unlocked?
Clearly I'd rather do it unofficially, but I don't hold out much hope that a method will ever be developed for the VZW phones.
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Yes they keep a record of all unlock codes sent out. Your warranty is void as soon as you receive the code