Hello all, I am needing to unlock an AT&T 8525 to use on T-Mobile's network.
Can anyone give me some cliff notes? Mainly just differences. I have unlocked and reflashed quite a few MDAs so I am just looking to see whats different on doing this to a newer phone. I would imagine lokiwiz.bat wouldn't be used for this? What is the OEM radio? Is there an official WM6 ROM available?
Thanks in advance!
Dain
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Please?
Read The Fucking Whiningmoderatorssignature?
Dude, its a simple question on the differences of the procedure of unlock two different phones that people feel would be good "tips" for me. I read plenty and it all just seems a tad different. If you think that your post was a great contribution to my current thread then you are highly mistaken.
Anything else?
Read this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722.
And in case sim unlock needed read this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
They are the 1st and 2nd post on this forum.....
Thats why you got flamed....
Cheers...
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Dain said:
Read The Fucking Whiningmoderatorssignature?
Dude, its a simple question on the differences of the procedure of unlock two different phones that people feel would be good "tips" for me. I read plenty and it all just seems a tad different. If you think that your post was a great contribution to my current thread then you are highly mistaken.
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When you search, or read anything, you may find people being more co-operative. Posting a new thread is very likely to get you flamed!
Since the 8525 is a Hermes in a coat, unlocking is going to be the same as any other Hermes based device. It doesn't take a rocket scientest to work that out!
Stickies are there for a reason! - If you'd looked through the first 5 threads in the forum you posted this in, you'd have found what you needed, and then, if you had an issue with that because you couldn't be asked to read the post, then you could have posted in that thread!!!
Or, as someone else did, you could have PMed someone - including me!, asking for clarification on the wiki page.
To be honest with you, I don't think posting in a thread 100 pages long yields great results based on my past experiences with XDA. Maybe that's just the Wizard section though...
I get what you are saying but I don't think you are getting what I am saying. I read plenty. I am seeing a lot of terms and processes that don't seem the same that I am used to so I was just looking for opinions. If you want to cripple your "section" of this forum by not letting someone asK for some opinions then so be it. I am not just some n00b logging in asking "hey how i unlock dis fone i got today?"
This shouldn't have to be here, but because people don't seem to get it, i want to re-emphasize it in THIS board as well.
Per board rules, do NOT post a thread without first:
1) SEARCHING THE BOARD - More likely than not, your problem is not new, and has been asked about before. If you search, your stand a good chance of finding an answer to your problem, without having to wait for somebody to answer it (again). If you don't like the board's search engine, use google:
"question" site:http://forum.xda-developers.com
Replace "question" with yours, and see what comes up.
2) READ THE STICKIES - Common issues like rooting, upgrading, and crashing are ALREADY covered in the stickies; there is no point making a new thread about it. If it is a guide on how to do something, and you don't understand it... sorry, but you probably should not be doing it. If you REALLY feel it is a badly written guide, or you know of a new thing to go with it, PM A MOD. WE can update the guides; but please, keep new threads to a min.
Red and I do not do this to be jerks. WE understand that some of this stuff can feel overwhelming and scary to a first time user. But if we had every new user posting a thread about everything already covered, we would be overrun in a day. Slower boards can handle it, but i am sorry, we just cannot. Redundant threads WILL continue to be locked down..
Thank you for actually reading this..
This shouldn't have to be here, but because people don't seem to get it, i want to re-emphasize it in THIS board as well.
Per board rules, do NOT post a thread without first:
1) SEARCHING THE BOARD - More likely than not, your problem is not new, and has been asked about before. If you search, your stand a good chance of finding an answer to your problem, without having to wait for somebody to answer it (again). If you don't like the board's search engine, use google:
"question" site:http://forum.xda-developers.com
Replace "question" with yours, and see what comes up.
2) READ THE STICKIES - Common issues like rooting, upgrading, and crashing are ALREADY covered in the stickies; there is no point making a new thread about it. If it is a guide on how to do something, and you don't understand it... sorry, but you probably should not be doing it. If you REALLY feel it is a badly written guide, or you know of a new thing to go with it, PM A MOD. WE can update the guides; but please, keep new threads to a min.
Red and I do not do this to be jerks. WE understand that some of this stuff can feel overwhelming and scary to a first time user. But if we had every new user posting a thread about everything already covered, we would be overrun in a day. Slower boards can handle it, but i am sorry, we just cannot. Redundant threads WILL continue to be locked down..
Thank you for actually reading this..
I have noticed that people in the q and a section are not posting nearly enough information in their post or title to get the information they need. This causes people to ask lots of questions and delay getting the answer they need. So this guide will show you what you need to include in your post to get the most efficient answer to your question.
We'll start with the Title:
- Please do not just say "HALP, PHONE BROKE" or "HELP" , etc.
- You need to be precise, and describe what you're looking for in your thread.
Next, the information you need to state before you even get into asking your question.
- The make of your phone. There are many different variants of your device. I9100 G/M/P/T
- Are you rooted/unrooted?
- What rom you are using? And which version? -and- What kernel are you using? And which version?
- Have you flashed any mods/scripts/themes?
- Have you changed DPI? If yes, to what?
- Have you done anything to try to solve your issue? This would be very valuable information.
- Please (if on stock firmware) dial *#1234# and post the results (thanks to fxrb)
Then you can ask your question.
- Do not ask "What rom/kernel/theme is the best?" -or- Something that you have not searched for (it is infact very obvious if you havent)
- Be specific and precise in what you want/need. Do not write a 10, 000 word essay, or a 3 word question.
- Pictures say a 1000 words
Important things to remember:
- Be polite: People never want to help someone who wont appreciate it, or is rude to them. Remember your p's and q's
- Do not bump your thread: It gets annoying and against the rules
This is under construction and will take a bit to include all of the information needed. I know there are lots of more experienced users than I, and would love feedback of what to include. Please do not hesitate to post in the thread or even PM me with information you think needs to be included in this thread.
Stickies
- DO NOT POST A "What's the best ROM/Kernel/Theme?" THREAD!
- [Newbies][Experienced Users][RCs] New members friendly Q&A thread
- [KERNEL][REF][Q&A] Siyah 5.0+[ICS/CM10] 6.0b5+[JB/CM10.1] +DISCUSSION+. NON-DEV!!!
- Australian AU Galaxy S II (help/rooting/updates,etc)
- SGS2 Canadian Thread (Bell/Virgin/Sasktel/Rogers) Root/Unlock/Firmware/Modems/Mods
- New here? READ THIS THREAD FIRST. What Is Recovery & Download Mode?
- Frequently Asked Questions
One more: That's it
nice this should put an end to all "not understandable" questions out there
saywhatt said:
nice this should put an end to all "not understandable" questions out there
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Hopefully. I'm just hoping people see it and follow it
kilometers4 said:
Hopefully. I'm just hoping people see it and follow it
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The thought is nice... but unless this is stickied (and even then), this thread will fall off the first page, and since the vast majority of n00bs (not new members, but "n00bs" - there's a huge difference) won't search, they won't see it.
Heck, there have been dozens of posts since you posted this that have been terribly short of any information.
But I applaud the thought.
You have to think how them noobs operate.They muck up their phone,stick the symptoms in a google search,and want an answer asap.
So they are not going to spend hours reading rules and stickies or use the search function.
I spent a week reading about stuff for the x10i I had before I decided to do anything to it.That way at least I had half an idea what helpers were talking about when/if I got into trouble.
When I joined this forum the s2 looked a lot more complicated and the forum looked a lot more "vicious"(like give that guy 20xlashes since he didnt do a search).
Its a tough world lol
Sent from my GT-I9100
ctomgee said:
The thought is nice... but unless this is stickied (and even then), this thread will fall off the first page, and since the vast majority of n00bs (not new members, but "n00bs" - there's a huge difference) won't search, they won't see it.
Heck, there have been dozens of posts since you posted this that have been terribly short of any information.
But I applaud the thought.
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Yeah, that's what I'm hoping eventually happens, it gets stickied.
theunderling said:
You have to think how them noobs operate.They muck up their phone,stick the symptoms in a google search,and want an answer asap.
So they are not going to spend hours reading rules and stickies or use the search function.
I spent a week reading about stuff for the x10i I had before I decided to do anything to it.That way at least I had half an idea what helpers were talking about when/if I got into trouble.
When I joined this forum the s2 looked a lot more complicated and the forum looked a lot more "vicious"(like give that guy 20xlashes since he didnt do a search).
Its a tough world lol
Sent from my GT-I9100
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Yea, but we have to try. At least now we have something to guide them to and for the new people to refer to. If we dont at least have a guide for how to get good answers to their questions theirs no standard.. Now there is
Nice thread
hope users follow this
Doubt many people will take notice of this (for a whole host of reasons; don't get me started), but props for trying (thanked OP).
Edit - Oops. Sorry. So used to giving crap threads on here one star I did it to yours accidentally (intended to give it 5).
+1 to search first before posting.
MistahBungle said:
Doubt many people will take notice of this (for a whole host of reasons; don't get me started), but props for trying (thanked OP).
Edit - Oops. Sorry. So used to giving crap threads on here one star I did it to yours accidentally (intended to give it 5).
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Yeah, but now we have something to refer the horrible q and a posts that have no info to. And dont worry about the rating... it happens
Do you have anything to add to it? It feels like I''m missing something
Oh absolutely. As I said, good that you've tried, I just don't see it making any difference is all. 90% of people who post here are idiots, that won't change.
No, nothing to add. I think you've covered it well.
kilometers4 said:
Yeah, but now we have something to refer the horrible q and a posts that have no info to. And dont worry about the rating... it happens
Do you have anything to add to it? It feels like I''m missing something
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in relation to search and read before asking questions...
just wanted to share that I've got a nicely setup dualboot with the siyah kernel, RootBox JB 2.1 as my second rom successfully patched with the autopatcher 1.6 and a fully working pdroid. That's it...
Since i have less than 10 posts I cannot thank the developers in their respective threads (at least that's how i get the message). I think this is my 5th post so I guess i never make it to the developers section because i really don't know what questions i can ask and, answers i could give are all answered...
this must be a "new member" problem rather than a n00b one?
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Captn
CaptHilts said:
in relation to search and read before asking questions...
just wanted to share that I've got a nicely setup dualboot with the siyah kernel, RootBox JB 2.1 as my second rom successfully patched with the autopatcher 1.6 and a fully working pdroid. That's it...
Since i have less than 10 posts I cannot thank the developers in their respective threads (at least that's how i get the message). I think this is my 5th post so I guess i never make it to the developers section because i really don't know what questions i can ask and, answers i could give are all answered...
this must be a "new member" problem rather than a n00b one?
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Yeah, but don't just get 10 posts just to say "thank you" in the rom Dev section. I van personally say that devs hate this as it clogs up the thread and doesn't add anything to anything. That is why xda has the thanks button, and the devs appreciate that more than saying it. In fact, it you really want to say thank you donate to them. Even if its 1 euro they will be very grateful.
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course not it was kind of a semi-sarcastic post, I have more to say than thanks I spent countless hours reading and learning stuff (in general, it is fun after all!) and as far as this forum is concerned (which is really helpful btw!) it's difficult to then act (for the time being!). Example: Somehow I managed to post in a developer's thread 1-2 months ago, first a problem then I found the solution and posted it myself. I then got PMed by someone asking me for help. Only problem is I never got an email notification in spite of having a thread subscription so I didn't bother to check my PMs. As for donating, absolutely.
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Captn
CaptHilts said:
course not it was kind of a semi-sarcastic post, I have more to say than thanks I spent countless hours reading and learning stuff (in general, it is fun after all!) and as far as this forum is concerned (which is really helpful btw!) it's difficult to then act (for the time being!). Example: Somehow I managed to post in a developer's thread 1-2 months ago, first a problem then I found the solution and posted it myself. I then got PMed by someone asking me for help. Only problem is I never got an email notification in spite of having a thread subscription so I didn't bother to check my PMs. As for donating, absolutely.
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Captn
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OK awesome. I'm used to people who just want to say thanks, so I have to mention something like that. But taking a look at your sign up date, of looks like you might be able to post in the Dev section without having 10 posts. I believe if you signed up before a certain date you don't need the posts. And of looks like you might fit in there. I would try it you never know
Edit: but enough off topic
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
just tested again and it seems to work now
thx for letting this off-topic slide
All the best!
Captn
Sadly I agree to everybody believing that this thread will not be read by those who should do so, sorry. However, if by accident just one out of thousand will read it then there will be 'only' 999 bad questions remaining - a small progress.
For this one out of thousand I would like to contribute something to the information section of this thread. For basic information I often ask people to dial *#1234# and post the result. As this thread is in the Galaxy SII forum this should work, at least as long as people are on stock firmware (probably use this conditionally ?).
fxrb said:
Sadly I agree to everybody believing that this thread will not be read by those who should do so, sorry. However, if by accident just one out of thousand will read it then there will be 'only' 999 bad questions remaining - a small progress.
For this one out of thousand I would like to contribute something to the information section of this thread. For basic information I often ask people to dial *#1234# and post the result. As this thread is in the Galaxy SII forum this should work, at least as long as people are on stock firmware (probably use this conditionally ?).
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Yeah, hopefully at least a few new users see this and actually follow it.
And for the code, what information,action will it show? Thank you for posting with more information to add, I truly appreciate it
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
I am fed up (and I suspect most are) with new users posting the exact the same issues over and over again, making no attempt whatsoever to search a bit and see if the question has been answered before. What would be an appropriate response to such posts?
@surfatwork, my recommendation is to totally ignore them.
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surfatwork said:
I am fed up (and I suspect most are) with new users posting the exact the same issues over and over again, making no attempt whatsoever to search a bit and see if the question has been answered before. What would be an appropriate response to such posts?
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I believe the experts should link them to the appropriate thread/post if the query has been answered before. No point despising them. Always remember that everybody was once a noob.
"Despise" would be a rather strong adjective. "Annoyance" - yes. There are noobs and there are noobs. I have absolutely nothing against people asking questions and answering them - that is obviously a fundamental purpose a forum serves. But it is also important to understad that a forum is a repository of information and people seeking assistance have a duty to search, find out issues that have already been discussed and solved, before firing off a post. A forum is not a customer service helpline. I dont know about you, but I do find it annoying when someone posts about a "bricked" phone, and the top 3 threads on the forum have been discussing exactly the same thing.
If noobs had to be pointed to the relevant discussion threads every time, then why have a search button at all? I dont condone laziness.
just don't reply and ignore them, simple