Hi all,
Ive got a hugh problem. Ive bought xperia about months ago, and still cant use it;/ my problem is that my xperia has simlock. I wanted to unlock this but it turned out that the counter is locked ;( i cant put any codes to remove simlock. does anyone has such a problem as i have? how did you reset the counter?
Here is the solution :http://www.htccode.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1916
Cable method is the only way.
it means that i also have to pay for this program to unlock the counter and what I've already done for the code...
Sum it up 40$ and what ive paid next 40$ for codes which doesnt work... 120$ to finally start using this device...
Any other free solution to unlock the counter?
Kondzioz said:
Any other free solution to unlock the counter?
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Get a refund on the phone...
Although it's a little pricey, HTCCode.com can unlock your phone for sure. I had the same problem with you, my phone was counter blocked cuz I entered the wrong unlock code too many times. HTCCode was the only place that could unlock my phone even when it is counter blocked. There is no free way of doing it, trust me. Why didn't you get a refund for the unlock codes in the first place? I had a problem with getting my refund too cuz some of them were tricky but I filed a complaint with PayPal and they gave me a refund. I've tried at least half a dozen of the unlocking services out there and none of them could unlock my phone until I found HTCCode. Now, I'm enjoying my X10
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Ok so I should be getting a locked to o2 galaxy s 2. I will be unlocking it. When I get it is another issue all together, thanks o2. My question is whether it is possible to "relock it" just in case I need to return it.
Any one knows of a way? Thanks.
I got one from O2 on tuesday (Instore) and it was already unlocked! but if yours isnt then i think there was someone on ebay selling the unlock code for £12
but O2 will send you an unlocking code for free if you call and ask them, but it may take a while. you wont need to relock it as O2 allow you to unlock it as its completely legal.
Thanks, but so if I unlock it using for example the unlock codes found on ebay I should have no problem with regards to warranty, right?
Lock is not a legal requirement as long as unlocking does not break your phone it does not matter in the warranty stakes .
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hi xda developers!
my uncle sent me an xperia x10 which is originally orange locked so i want to unlock it to use here in philippines. i tried to bring it to the technicians and they're charging me lot of cost and i don't even have a visa card or credit card to buy unlock codes or software online...so can you guys please help me to sort this problem out? please
You can't unlock the phone. There is a software mod to unlock but not sure if you can find it. You will have to buy the code/unlock . I don't see anything else
Damn there was a site for this that was free! Only I forgot it... I will try to search for it for you!
thanks so much! will greatly appreciate your help to sort this out...thanks!
i just noticed, where did my other comment go? is there something wrong with my post?
Do you mean sim locked?
yes it is....
hey guys can you please check this out?
it says that it can unlock sony ericsson mobile phones for free but unfortunately i can't also download it here in our country.
http://unlock.cz.cc/
waiting for the end of the contract
maybe u`re thinking about http://www.omnius-server.com/, but they can`t unlock x10, only 90% of se models can be unlocked for free by that site
180490 said:
maybe u`re thinking about http://www.omnius-server.com/, but they can`t unlock x10, only 90% of se models can be unlocked for free by that site
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is there any other way i can unlock my x10 for free?
Yeah, I think Omnius *used* to have an option to unlock the X10 for free during a promotional period about a year ago for a couple weeks. I'm not sure if they could have done any of the Orange branded X10s.
Unfortunately, Orange is one of the most difficult (and costly) phones to unlock. The absolutely cheapest way for you to unlock it is to call Orange and see if they'll be kind enough to unlock it (I think Orange UK charges 20-25 Pounds or so, unsure of Orange France).
Only other option is to go with one of the remote unlockers. There are a couple companies that can send you a code with your IMEI but expect to wait around 25 days to save a few (and i do mean, few) dollars.
unk027 said:
waiting for the end of the contract
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even at the end of the contract, the phone will not unlock itself.
goodsmile said:
even at the end of the contract, the phone will not unlock itself.
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no but service provider (orange) will unlock it for free after 6 months of contract.
hey
i just started browsing around for you and whenever i got a carrier locked phone i always used IMEI unlock codes
try this http://www.cellunlocker.net/blog/2010/06/how-to-unlock-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10/
thanks for all your response, actually orange uk is charging 20 pounds to unlock it but unfortunately my uncle wasn't able to organize it as it was already sent to me via dhl. i don't know if they will still allow it to be unlocked as it's already here in philippines. I've been trying to browse around the unlockers to get a code or software to unlock it but as what i've seen there are lots of issues like:
on htccode what i saw just now is their system is seem down as per some client's recent posts who are wanting to get their money back.
and some other unlockers offer the code but will have to wait for 5-10 days. i know this is absurd but i have an itchy hand now so i really want to unlock it really quick and use it right away.
anyway thanks to all of you... if i get to unlock this soon i will post it here.
Hi! I'm also looking for the cheapest code, but for now, the winner is mrunlock for 20 pounds... I don't know if I can trust it... Have you find something cheaper???
I have searched the last fiew weeks on the internet for an free unlock method. But i haven't found anything working. Then i asked in a phone shop if they would do it. They told me that they had found something here on this website. So i searched here on xda. But i've foun nothng working on X10 with stock ROM 2.3.3 or other ROMs... So if anyone could help me and solve my probleme. If there is no other way I will unlock it in a phone shop for about 35€... I think it's too much, but i'm not sure if this internet - shops are serious....
I know my english is bad but i hope you were able to read my Questions.
thanks, Meikl96
What are you looking for ? is it phone unlocking or SIM unlocking?
If its just phone unlocking and installing custom ROMS then you need a flash utility and the rom itself and both you can down load.
If you are looking for sim unlcok then i'm not sure how to go about
well for SIM unlock, the only way is to let phone shops unlock it for the price.. AFAIK there's no way to unlock sim for free. you need to have a account with "credits" (that's what they call it) that phone shops only have. I got my sim unlocked for not less than 15 minutes.. ^^
yeah, i've asked in one of these shops but they want me to pay pay 30€ for this and it would take a week... I just thaught that there would any free way, because i've done it with another Phone (LG GD 880) wich was locked on T-Mobile Germany. It was easy to find this code generators but SE takes random keys....So its nearly impossible to get an code for free. but there was an thread a few months ago where sb sayed that he would do it for free...I don't know his name anymore....
I have asked in some shops in Vienna, Austria but no one can unlock it with setool.
They say the servers are not online
My question, I have unlockes the sim on a homepage but I would like to unlock the boot loader now.
I do not care much about the sim unlock since I have another unlocked phone. How can I unlock the boot loader?
Meikl96 said:
I have searched the last fiew weeks on the internet for an free unlock method. But i haven't found anything working. Then i asked in a phone shop if they would do it. They told me that they had found something here on this website. So i searched here on xda. But i've foun nothng working on X10 with stock ROM 2.3.3 or other ROMs... So if anyone could help me and solve my probleme. If there is no other way I will unlock it in a phone shop for about 35€... I think it's too much, but i'm not sure if this internet - shops are serious....
I know my english is bad but i hope you were able to read my Questions.
thanks, Meikl96
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Try http://omnius-server.com/ . It's free for sony ericsson devices up to Arc (X10 included).
I do not know of any free method, but looking on eBay I recently found a seller that unlock my phone (Orange UK) for about 20GBP.
Unfortunately, the item that I bought it's no longer available and the seller no longer offers this service for Xperia x10.
Depends on the carrier, you may also find a lower price.
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Try ... It's free for sony ericsson devices up to Arc (X10 included).
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i tried to (sim) unlock my phone, but an Error was shown after entering the process. Then I googled it and i Found that it costs about 13€. So I think youre wrong, but I hope i´ve made a mistake or something like this.... So if you can tell me another free method I would be very happy.
http://omnius-server.com/buy_client
salviya said:
Do not worry in your home itself with the help of the internet you can unlock your sony ericsson mobile with codes its safe for your mobile.......
Get the unlock code for your sony ericsson mobile from this site http://www.wickedunlock.com/sony-ericsson/rs11wp8/ , here it gives the easy methods to get the mobile unlocked......
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$80 to unlock my x10i-can you please stop spamming rip-off sites.....
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theunderling said:
$80 to unlock my x10i-can you please stop spamming rip-off sites.....
Sent from my x10i using xda premium
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Well said spamming the forums with ripoff sites
Sent from my Xperia X10 using XDA
So I've been reading forums like every day since the 12th(launch in Canada), when I got my phone. So it's not like I came right on to ask questions without reading anything.
2 questions.
First is:
About half a week ago-a week ago I was reading about someone having frequent crashes and didn't really think much of it because my phone was working fine. People suggested backup and restore with pc companion, as well as taking it back to the dealer for replacement ect ect. Moral of the story is mine is now randomly giving me errors asking me to force-quit. like maybe 3-5 times a day? Is this common for an android device? Should I even be worried at all?(Not really sure what I should be expecting in reference to what other people are experiencing.)
Secondly:
So I've read a bit about debranding, would that be an option with a locked bootloader, and would that remove all of the bloatware shoved down my throat by my carrier? If so, which debranding pack(not sure on the terminology here=/) would be best to use if wanting to be as light as possible. Would a factory reset afterwards remove the debranding?
Extra Info: Unfortunately because Rogers in Canada owns the rights to selling Sony Ericsson's even purchasing the XpS directly from the Sony store(which I did)($500 Cad. +12% sales tax) limits you to a carrier lock via Rogers. (and a locked bootloader) Unit comes stock with .73.
Thanks in advance.
For second question answear is that you can debrand with locked bootloader with no problem (you just can not instal custom roms).
So far lightest would be Nordic software and personally I like to use UK generic where all unnessary apps can be deleted .
Factory reset would not remove debranding ( just resets settings and all of your customizations).
If you want to sim unlock your phone it is not difficult just order unlock code. I got mine for $5 from ebay, received code in one hour, now using it with fido.
Hmm you're with fido now? Wouldn't the unlock code be the be the same? Care to share?
Thanks for the information on debranding.
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Unlock code depends on imei number of your phone.
I can share mine but it will not be accepted by your phone since unlock code is unique to each phone. Once you try to insert anything other then rogers sim card your phone will ask for unlock code, you have only 10 tries, after that phone will be permanently locked to rogers, so make sure you submit your imei correctly in order to receive correct unlock code.
In ebay just type unlock code rogers sony ericsson , the seller i used was freedommobile they charged me $5.49+taxx, see no point paying more then that.
Wow yeah.. I had no idea you only had like 10 tries. Can that be reset that counter via custom ROMing? I understand that custom ROMing sometimes unlocks, I was more or less asking out of curiosity.
Also.. If doing a factory reset wouldn't re-brand, Would doing a backup and restore via PC companion rebrand my unit? Or would that just restore back to the back to the base of what ever I used to debrand it with?
Uk Generic eh? Sounds like it would also be my cup of tea. I'm sure it's posted here, I'll use the search feature when I get home.
Thank you so much for your imput and follow up my friend.
If you ever want advice about digital cameras (professional/consumer) let me know, I'm a hobbist and sell them for a living. =]
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Recently purchased a Sony X S, second hand, but unfortunatley it is sim locked to orange uk, with the help of several threads on here so far i have managed to flash ICS via flashtool, have full root, and have CWM recovery installed which i have used to flash from zip, beats audio mod and status bar mod successfully
But now im itching to be trying some modified roms and kernels but with my handset being simlocked the bootloader says cannot be unlocked in the service menu
from what i have read, the only option to unlock is via a purchased code, thats fine im happy to pay but will this enable me to unlock the bootloader afterwards?
i phoned orange uk, they said will provide me with a code for £20.42, but i have to have an active orange account for 3months before they will sell me a code! so is there any other reliable services to aquire an unlock code?
any advice appreciated, thanks
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Recently purchased a Sony X S, second hand, but unfortunatley it is sim locked to orange uk, with the help of several threads on here so far i have managed to flash ICS via flashtool, have full root, and have CWM recovery installed which i have used to flash from zip, beats audio mod and status bar mod successfully
But now im itching to be trying some modified roms and kernels but with my handset being simlocked the bootloader says cannot be unlocked in the service menu
from what i have read, the only option to unlock is via a purchased code, thats fine im happy to pay but will this enable me to unlock the bootloader afterwards?
i phoned orange uk, they said will provide me with a code for £20.42, but i have to have an active orange account for 3months before they will sell me a code! so is there any other reliable services to aquire an unlock code?
any advice appreciated, thanks
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Why do you want to unlock the bootloader?
I've heard that the paid unlock codes works
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Why do you want to unlock the bootloader?
I've heard that the paid unlock codes works
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yes fella thats what i want so i can flash custom roms/kernels, but its not possible to unlock bootloader whilst sim locked, orange want me to have an active account for 3months before they will sell me the unlock code, i really want to unlock faster than that tbh lol im a little impatient
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yes fella thats what i want so i can flash custom roms/kernels, but its not possible to unlock bootloader whilst sim locked, orange want me to have an active account for 3months before they will sell me the unlock code, i really want to unlock faster than that tbh lol im a little impatient
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Hello,
I used one such service about 6 months ago, but on an older LG GT540, I first went down the root of using a local shop, but due to the custom ROM and Kernel on the phone the guy simply could not do it. I used cellunlocker.net, it is one of the top results in google and it works, a bit on the expensive side but they do offer a money back garuantee, but you have to film the unlock process and post it to youtube to be able to get a refund. But, if your IMEI is submitted accurately, then you should have no problem, it does however take about 48 hours to get a code from them and I can say, apart from the price the service is good.
Check out the website and make sure you read ALL the information on the Xperia S page they have before you submit your IMEI and payment, in case they have listed any limitations.
I hope that helps.
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Hello,
I used one such service about 6 months ago, but on an older LG GT540, I first went down the root of using a local shop, but due to the custom ROM and Kernel on the phone the guy simply could not do it. I used cellunlocker.net, it is one of the top results in google and it works, a bit on the expensive side but they do offer a money back garuantee, but you have to film the unlock process and post it to youtube to be able to get a refund. But, if your IMEI is submitted accurately, then you should have no problem, it does however take about 48 hours to get a code from them and I can say, apart from the price the service is good.
Check out the website and make sure you read ALL the information on the Xperia S page they have before you submit your IMEI and payment, in case they have listed any limitations.
I hope that helps.
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seems thats site claims can unlock with code obtained from manufacturer, for £25 so that maybe an option, anybody else used cellunlocker.net?