Hey all
i have a htc hero on Orange UK and i have received an unlock code from orange so i can use my O2 sim however everytime i put my o2 card in i get 'No Service' and everytime i boot the handset up i have to enter the Network unlock code in.
it still works fine with my orange SIm but i am having no luck with getting o2 to work.
the current ROM is 2.73.61.5
many thanks
This is a well known problem with the Orange 2.73 ROM. You need to flash a different ROM in order for the unlock code to be accepted.
I'd suggest either a generic HTC ROM, or the latest MoDaCo if you are happy to have a rooted phone. There are plenty of threads here which describe how you can do this.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
This is a well known problem with the Orange 2.73 ROM. You need to flash a different ROM in order for the unlock code to be accepted.
I'd suggest either a generic HTC ROM, or the latest MoDaCo if you are happy to have a rooted phone. There are plenty of threads here which describe how you can do this.
Regards,
Dave
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thanks for the prompt reply Dave.
i will look into this and will let you know...
thanks again
foxmeister said:
This is a well known problem with the Orange 2.73 ROM. You need to flash a different ROM in order for the unlock code to be accepted.
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THANK YOU very much pal - my htc is now unlocked and decustomised
mo
Please give the detailed steps how to Unlock HTC HERO ORANGE UK
_mo_ said:
THANK YOU very much pal - my htc is now unlocked and decustomised
mo
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Will you please give the detailed steps of how you were able to unlock the HTC Hero Orange UK with 2.73.61.5 Firmware
I am using Windows 7
I don't have an Orange SIM card.
You need to replace your ROM with something other than the Orange ROM.
See this link for step by step instructions.
Once you have done this, you can then insert your non-Orange SIM and enter your unlock code.
After the phone is unlocked, you can then reload the Orange ROM if you so wish, or load a custom ROM/root whatever.
Regards,
Dave
smuvva said:
Will you please give the detailed steps of how you were able to unlock the HTC Hero Orange UK with 2.73.61.5 Firmware
I am using Windows 7
I don't have an Orange SIM card.
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i am on windows 7 ultimate x64 and there were no problems whatsoever.
the forum will not let me post the links on that i used on here so have a look on theunlockr.com (the spelling is right)
hope you get yours sorted.
mo
I just tried the site you recommend, They dont take payments from non US paypal accounts.
Velcrohead said:
I just tried the site you recommend, They dont take payments from non US paypal accounts.
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no no - those steps on there are to allow you to root your hero and also update with a cooked rom other than that there are plenty of websites where you can get unlock codes from
if you can't find any then i can get you an unlock code for you htc: £11
Ah right, I'm already rooted with a different rom.
I tried another site the other day but they said they could not supply me a code for an orange hero and refunded me.
I am using Micro SD Card in a SD Card Adapter,
I tried to run the command given in this forum:
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
But I am getting an error saying "device not found"
Can you help me what is the exact command for finding the device to get the code
Make sure the phone connects fine through HTC Sync before trying adb.
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I am using Micro SD Card in a SD Card Adapter,
I tried to run the command given in this forum:
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
But I am getting an error saying "device not found"
Can you help me what is the exact command for finding the device to get the code
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The "device not found" message is displayed because the SD card isn't in the phone!
In order to run that command, the SD card needs to be in the phone.
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Dave
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I've unlocked a Touch Dual for free, but that was only ONE.
I need one or two more devices to try the "solution".
If anybody feels like trying, just send a private message and I'll send you the instructions.
(The steps are very easy)
EDIT: Sorry, guys, this doesn't work.
I'll need you to go to jocky's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395945
YES, this also unlocks the SIM! (Yaaayyy!!! .. ??)
I use this!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=395945
I need to use the search button first then...
B.t.w. thanks to the VERY talented jockyw2001...
But for people that couldn't unlock it with jockyw2001's software should pm me...
For example: KPN Touch Dual's shouldn't be able to get unlocked with that software.
Maybe I can help you.
You can also try this:
- Take out the memory card.
- Put your working sim card in your device and put your device on.
- Check to see that you have a network signal.
- Take your working sim card out of the device and put in a sim card which doesn't work on your device WITH PIN ENABLED
- Turn on your phone --> BUT DON'T ENTER THE PIN CODE.
- Now download http://www.imei-check.co.uk/NIKIv2Unlock.zip and open the software.
- Check if your device is unlocked.
(Normally the NIKIv2Unlock.zip gives you a file which you need to send to imei-check to get your device unlocked for 18 GBP, but this way it should be unlocked for free)
I had a *.unl in the same folder, but if I'm not mistaken, the software doesn't check if it's there.)
TryOG said:
I need to use the search button first then...
B.t.w. thanks to the VERY talented jockyw2001...
But for people that couldn't unlock it with jockyw2001's software should pm me...
For example: KPN Touch Dual's shouldn't be able to get unlocked with that software.
Maybe I can help you.
You can also try this:
- Take out the memory card.
- Put your working sim card in your device and put your device on.
- Check to see that you have a network signal.
- Take your working sim card out of the device and put in a sim card which doesn't work on your device WITH PIN ENABLED
- Turn on your phone --> BUT DON'T ENTER THE PIN CODE.
- Now download http://www.imei-check.co.uk/NIKIv2Unlock.zip and open the software.
- Check if your device is unlocked.
(Normally the NIKIv2Unlock.zip gives you a file which you need to send to imei-check to get your device unlocked for 18 GBP, but this way it should be unlocked for free)
I had a *.unl in the same folder, but if I'm not mistaken, the software doesn't check if it's there.)
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can this tools sim free for neon ? my device is ht1100
aten said:
can this tools sim free for neon ? my device is ht1100
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Did you try the steps I've given?
hi so i try it. and after all, it makes file, reboot device, but it stays locket, any idiea?
TryOG said:
Did you try the steps I've given?
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can you send your tools to again 。my mail address is
chongtian777#msn.com #=>@ ,thanks
maybe you could make a call duration reset for niki that would be nice.
balviforever said:
hi so i try it. and after all, it makes file, reboot device, but it stays locket, any idiea?
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Then it didn't work for you... I already thought that this wouldn't work for 99,99%, but it was worth trying...
thanks
TryOG said:
I've unlocked a Touch Dual for free, but that was only ONE.
I need one or two more devices to try the "solution".
If anybody feels like trying, just send a private message and I'll send you the instructions.
(The steps are very easy)
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yes please i need mine unlocking mate could you tell me how to do it
Hi, this soft can sim-unlock an totally locked niki100 ?
I have to unlock or to change the rom ?
Thank for answers !
( And, I'm sorry for my bad english, but I'm French )
Hey guys,I got an used HTC TyTN for free but its locked,I tried to follow the instructions in order to unlock this device,while running AUTO_unlock I keep getting an message where it says No Device Connected,while I see ActiveSync have found the device but another window popping and says that phone is locked and nothing can be done before its unlocked.
What should I do?
btw this is my first time to unlock a phone.
hi, and welcome to the fun world of the tytn!
right do you have a memory card for it? if so use teh memory card method of unlocking this is how i did it, and it worked 100% the phone did ask for a sim unlock code, but just enter 12345678 and it usualy unlocks.
hey mate,thanks for answering,I will try that method.
cheers
Hi,
I am a long time user but first time poster on this forum. I have had many WM phones and am currently fighting my newly purchased TG01.
I have an unlock code from Vitamise but no matter what I try I can not get the phone to bring up the simunlock screen.
I have tried the original tosh / orange rom and several custom roms. The tosh / orange rom does nothing just shows "searching..." and all the custom roms I have tried tell me they have a problem loading "simunlockp.exe" when I insert my O2 sim. My have an Orange sim which works fine so it isn't a radio problem.
Is there anyway to manually call the simunlock mode? Or am I totally missing something?
Thanks in advance for your help, I have silently solved so many problems with info from this site and this is the first time I am at a loss.
n00j said:
Hi,
I am a long time user but first time poster on this forum. I have had many WM phones and am currently fighting my newly purchased TG01.
I have an unlock code from Vitamise but no matter what I try I can not get the phone to bring up the simunlock screen.
I have tried the original tosh / orange rom and several custom roms. The tosh / orange rom does nothing just shows "searching..." and all the custom roms I have tried tell me they have a problem loading "simunlockp.exe" when I insert my O2 sim. My have an Orange sim which works fine so it isn't a radio problem.
Is there anyway to manually call the simunlock mode? Or am I totally missing something?
Thanks in advance for your help, I have silently solved so many problems with info from this site and this is the first time I am at a loss.
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First of all:
as far as I know you can unlock tg01 on original/stock(toshiba) ROMs only!
Yeah I read about that.
It had the original orange / tosh rom when I got it and to be totally sure I reflashed it with the rom from the tosh website. Still no luck, no unlock screen, just "searching..." and "Sim Blocked" displaying on the orange home screen.
i have the exact same problem anyone got a solution PLEASE ! even tried flashing back to the stock rom and says invalid wont flash it ? (from toshiba website)
mobby0411 said:
i have the exact same problem anyone got a solution PLEASE ! even tried flashing back to the stock rom and says invalid wont flash it ? (from toshiba website)
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You have to use SDDL+ to flash the orginal rom back to the phone
Yeah I had that problem too, the file you need is in this forum just search for it.
I am on the original rom but still no luck.
I took the phone into an orange shop today, they had a look and declared it was "weird" that it wasn't showing the unlock screen, I then spent ten minutes on hold to customer services who also decided it was weird and told me the "technical team" will call me back in the next couple of days.
Is there anyway to call the unlock screen manually, or unlock the phone with a code from the dialler like when you use *#06# to display the IMEI?
n00j...use original rom put the locked sim card and hard reset then you will be able to use the unlock code you got from vitamise
Read this thread.
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Read this thread.
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I have, a few times, couldn't find any info that worked for me...
isabel44 said:
n00j...use original rom put the locked sim card and hard reset then you will be able to use the unlock code you got from vitamise
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Just tried this, still nothing
n00j said:
I have, a few times, couldn't find any info that worked for me...
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So you should know that this problem is temporarily unsolvable
Only xsim works.
maciek90 said:
So you should know that this problem is temporarily unsolvable
Only xsim works.
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Ok, I have heard stuff about limited functionality and possible damage to your phone when using these things... is that true?
this might be a little off topic but i heard that if you type 3 ulock codes wrong you can not unlock you device
if is not true please provide a link because i didn't find one
nueloc said:
this might be a little off topic but i heard that if you type 3 ulock codes wrong you can not unlock you device
if is not true please provide a link because i didn't find one
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Vezi aici:
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628907
Right, went to a phone unlocking shop today and the guy basically told me he has never successfully unlocked an Orange TG01.
He also told me he had to stop selling rebel sims as he had way too many complaints from his customers about them not working, he had a some left though and agreed to sell me one real cheap as long as I promise not to return it
I got one for a quid and can confirm it doesn't work, I get all functions but can't receive incoming calls or texts.
Basically I am giving up and will sell this locked phone to buy an unlocked one.
Thanks to everyone one this forum for all the help and discussion though, just seems the Orange TG01 is impossible to unlock....
You can also try app from this thread Maybe you will be the most lucky person here
bib*oops said:
Vezi aici:
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628907
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10 x i bought my tg01 over internet and i don't know if someone tried to unlock it with any method so i was a little worried, i don't want to waste 30 euros on useless unlock code ( p.s. i saw that u need original rom to unlock - true ?)
nueloc said:
10 x i bought my tg01 over internet and i don't know if someone tried to unlock it with any method so i was a little worried, i don't want to waste 30 euros on useless unlock code ( p.s. i saw that u need original rom to unlock - true ?)
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You don't need to spend such an amount of money(30eur): vitamise do the job for 10gbp~11eur, quick&accurate.
P.S.Yes, it is true.
For safety: (on stock toshiba ROM) put a sim not supported by your tg01 and if asks for unlock code everything should be ok for a future unlock by code.
Use vitamise service with no fear, he has best recommendations...
I have unlocked Orange TG01. Vitamise sent me unlock code and everything was OK. I can recommend him. In the beginning I had no idea how to use the unlock code but he told me to try hard reset with locked sim inside. I did it and then I was asked for unlock code...
n00j said:
Right, went to a phone unlocking shop today and the guy basically told me he has never successfully unlocked an Orange TG01.
He also told me he had to stop selling rebel sims as he had way too many complaints from his customers about them not working, he had a some left though and agreed to sell me one real cheap as long as I promise not to return it
I got one for a quid and can confirm it doesn't work, I get all functions but can't receive incoming calls or texts.
Basically I am giving up and will sell this locked phone to buy an unlocked one.
Thanks to everyone one this forum for all the help and discussion though, just seems the Orange TG01 is impossible to unlock....
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See post above...
can anybody help me i just brought and tmobile htc hd2 and its not unlocked i have att service. does anyone know of a place where i caN GET FREE CODES????????????????? thanx in advance
no, sorry. Pay websites, or t mobile. No unlocker for the hd2 (that we know about)
But you can get it for $10.70 from this guy on ebay ....
I did not even need mine unlocked yet , but for $10.70 , just had to do it, got my unlock code in about 15 minutes , and it worked fine ...
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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But you can get it for $10.70 from this guy on eBay
I did not even need mine unlocked yet , but for $10.70 , just had to do it, got my unlock code in about 15 minutes , and it worked fine ...
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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I've used him several times in the past and never had any problems. Even on a Saturday he got me an unlock code within an hour. During the week - 10-15 minutes.
Do you have a friend with TMobile? Have him/her put their sim in your HD2 and then have them call TMobile from the phone requesting to unlock the phone.
Let them tell TMobile that they are planning on going out of the country and want to be able to use various providers. Tmobile will provide the unlock code to a current tmobile user.
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But you can get it for $10.70 from this guy on ebay ....
I did not even need mine unlocked yet , but for $10.70 , just had to do it, got my unlock code in about 15 minutes , and it worked fine ...
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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What exactly do you mean by this? I have a TMOUS HD2 coming and will need to unlock it from Tmobile. Are you saying this is all that will have to be done to unlock it?
Thanks, I've done a ton of searching and there are not concise answers to this that I have found.
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Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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Tref said:
Are you saying this is all that will have to be done to unlock it?
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Dont get excited, , what it means is that rather than have to put a different sim into the phone to automatically bring up the unlock code wizard so you can enter the code, you can start the wizard manually and enter the code, thus you can unlock it whilst you still only have the tmo sim to work with.
Ah, thanks. I figured it wasn't what it sounded like.
So, "the guy from eBay" seems to be the place to go for a quick and successful unlock code? The price is right anyway.
Thanks
Yea. seems to get pretty good feedback. I got mine from O2, took them 6months, lol, but hey, it was free, and i didnt actually need it unlocked.
I performed a factory restore in the motorola Atrix i had bought in ebay and that made my cellphone get unblocked to SIM cards that are not from AT&T. I have the PIN code to unlock again but the cellphone does not accept it, i'm getting crazzy about it. Does anyone have idea of what i could do?
I'd try (re)flashing a radio or a different version.
Although I'm not saying you should do it.
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I'd try (re)flashing a radio or a different version.
Although I'm not saying you should do it.
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I already flashed many different ROM's to try fiz the problem and not solved
vitorborba said:
I already flashed many different ROM's to try fiz the problem and not solved
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I never said anything about flashing ROM.
maajstor said:
I never said anything about flashing ROM.
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Ok, i'm very new in this kind of things do you have maybe a tutorial about this?
vitorborba said:
Ok, i'm very new in this kind of things do you have maybe a tutorial about this?
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this article might be of some help http://mobility.forumsee.com/a/m/s/p12-9411-041344--solved-sim-unlock-fails-with-valid-code.html , and if you look on atrix q&a section you'll find someone else with the very same problem.
It's not officially unlocked. Talk to an AT&T representative online & tell him that you're locked. He'll ask your IMEI & give you the unlock code. (for free). Then your set will be re unlocked again.
saiftheboss7 said:
It's not officially unlocked. Talk to an AT&T representative online & tell him that you're locked. He'll ask your IMEI & give you the unlock code. (for free). Then your set will be re unlocked again.
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i have this code, but the cellphone does not accept anymore.
vitorborba said:
i have this code, but the cellphone does not accept anymore.
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The phone will also prevent SIM unlocks after too many unsuccessful attempts. You may have went over your limit. Try getting a new code from AT&T. Maybe the code you have is a one-time use only code?
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The phone will also prevent SIM unlocks after too many unsuccessful attempts. You may have went over your limit. Try getting a new code from AT&T. Maybe the code you have is a one-time use only code?
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The previous owner who had unblocked first bought the code from Cellunblock.com and i tried buy it from other website but it was the same, so i guess it's permanent
Same thing
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I performed a factory restore in the motorola Atrix i had bought in ebay and that made my cellphone get unblocked to SIM cards that are not from AT&T. I have the PIN code to unlock again but the cellphone does not accept it, i'm getting crazzy about it. Does anyone have idea of what i could do?
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Same thing with my Razr D1 (XT918), I had bought unlocked from a big store here in Brazil. I performed a hard reset (factory reset), and after that, the sim slot 2 does not recognize any SIM card. I remade the reset procedure but it is the same message: "SIM locked ME. Slot SIM you are about to use is locked. Do you want to unlock? Enter (8-16 digits) to unlock."
Apparently, after the reset, the cellphone set a lock in the slot, which can be checked manually by the way:
Settings> Security> Set up SIM card lock
PS: The other slot (1) usually works with any SIM card.
If a had the slot unlock code, I think I could solve the problem, but in some brazilian foruns, I found that its a problem with these cellphone models (D1 and D3). After the factory reset the slot is locked. Motorola replied in costumer service that is working in a solution, but a need my second slot...
Somebody can help?
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