Hello, I have a question about my X10. i sim unlocked my phone but the firmware that is now running on is 2.1. the question is if i update to 2.3.3 will it be again sim locked. i paid 30 euros for unlocking so i don't wont to risk maybe locking it again. If someone can help. tanks
markoni18 said:
Hello, I have a question about my X10. i sim unlocked my phone but the firmware that is now running on is 2.1. the question is if i update to 2.3.3 will it be again sim locked. i paid 30 euros for unlocking so i don't wont to risk maybe locking it again. If someone can help. tanks
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No, updating has nothing to do with your SIM. But in case I'm wrong, the guys down in Peckham will do it for a tenner.
markoni18 said:
Hello, I have a question about my X10. i sim unlocked my phone but the firmware that is now running on is 2.1. the question is if i update to 2.3.3 will it be again sim locked. i paid 30 euros for unlocking so i don't wont to risk maybe locking it again. If someone can help. tanks
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You're good to go!
guhvanoh said:
No, updating has nothing to do with your SIM. But in case I'm wrong, the guys down in Peckham will do it for a tenner.
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Oh no you're not talking of Del boy and Rodney are you lol.
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markoni18 said:
Hello, I have a question about my X10. i sim unlocked my phone but the firmware that is now running on is 2.1. the question is if i update to 2.3.3 will it be again sim locked. i paid 30 euros for unlocking so i don't wont to risk maybe locking it again. If someone can help. tanks
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"NO" (Sim-card) once unlocked always unlocked
Did the update and all is good. thanks to all.
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Model. X10I
Country. United kindom
Brand. T-mobile
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Yes.
I need 10 chars
He! He! Branded by T-mobile, just for you...
Right then couple of questions lol
Need a debrand guide for noobs plz also what does it mean about not being able to use seus update and I unlocked my x10 by remote code will I lose my unlock or will it be fine
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toonarmy85 said:
Right then couple of questions lol
Need a debrand guide for noobs plz also what does it mean about not being able to use seus update and I unlocked my x10 by remote code will I lose my unlock or will it be fine
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Hi.
I bought a T-Mobile handset, but only because it was a bargain and used THIS guide to root and debrand my phone.
Follow it completely if you also want to root, OR, follow it to, and complete Step 5 so you have a generic 016 firmware, then run SEUS which will update you to R2BA026, then run THIS to root with an app should you want to.
toonarmy85 said:
Right then couple of questions. will I lose my unlock or will it be fine
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Nah, once its unlocked its unlocked forever.
Amen.
misterzak said:
Nah, once its unlocked its unlocked forever.
Amen.
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U positive i wont lose my unlock id be gutted if i did as it cost me a daylight robbery price of £30 lol
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XperiaX10iUser said:
Hi.
I bought a T-Mobile handset, but only because it was a bargain and used THIS guide to root and debrand my phone.
Follow it completely if you also want to root, OR, follow it to, and complete Step 5 so you have a generic 016 firmware, then run SEUS which will update you to R2BA026, then run THIS to root with an app should you want to.
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cheers for the help m8 was easy as pie i also bought the t-mobile version coz it was cheap
hello// also new to this forum/android/x10i
i got my x10i from o2 and got it unlocked// but what i see is that the homepage of the browser is still the same that is the same o2 page before the unlock im on 1.6 and really wana upgrade to 2.1,
1. by doing this- will i lose my unlock (40 pounds)
2. want to upgrade by seus-is it poss.?
3. how can i know if the fone has been COMPLETELY debranded and nit simply unlocked to any network.?
please help me
Hi all, i have just recieved my x10i from Ebay, it was bought as locked from the desciption, but it turns out its not, its locked asking for a security question or account, both of which i dont know the answer.
Is there any way to get around this ?
BigD18t said:
Hi all, i have just recieved my x10i from Ebay, it was bought as locked from the desciption, but it turns out its not, its locked asking for a security question or account, both of which i dont know the answer.
Is there any way to get around this ?
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There is nothing much you can do.. just repair it through seus or pc companion! Or via flashtool..!
kaisan1 said:
There is nothing much you can do.. just repair it through seus or pc companion! Or via flashtool..!
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All done thanks, had to factory reset and update is sues, just need to unlock the network lock now
Hi, wondering if i install the unofficial CM7 port would i be able to use any SIM, currently my phones are locked to H3G, does CM7 includes unlocking the phone to any carrier?
No mate,it doesn't.
xxxC said:
Hi, wondering if i install the unofficial CM7 port would i be able to use any SIM, currently my phones are locked to H3G, does CM7 includes unlocking the phone to any carrier?
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You have to unlock bootloader in order to do that. Read the thread about SE tweaker tool in the mini/pro development section also check out xxxlordxxx's thread about his one click tool.
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After install miniCM7 on my wife's x10 mini, we are now able to use differents SIM cards.
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cristianosite said:
After install miniCM7 on my wife's x10 mini, we are now able to use differents SIM cards.
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Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
xxxC said:
Hi, wondering if i install the unofficial CM7 port would i
be able to use any SIM, currently my phones are locked to H3G, does CM7 includes unlocking the phone to any carrier?
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AFAIK, no...
There exists two kind of locks,
SIM Locks (that lock the carrier), there is no free way to do this.
Cheaper way I found is the one unlock credit from Omnius, but you will be unable to unlock the bootloader. Same thing happens with several "unlock by software" methods. Read about it before unlocking if you plan to flash CM7 anyway after unlocking
BootLoader Lock, that prevents from replacing the kernel... It's free to unlock. And changing the kernel is required for the unofficial CM7.
Be careful because some unlocks work by patching the firmware, so upgrading it would sim relock.
skirhir said:
Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
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Well, the device was bought from Vivo carrier, which said the device was unlocked, but I was not able to use sim card from Tim carrier. After flashing miniCM7 it is working. Maybe was a coincidence or bad contact between SIM card and the device. I have no idea how to clarify this now...
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cristianosite said:
Well, the device was bought from Vivo carrier, which said the device was unlocked, but I was not able to use sim card from Tim carrier. After flashing miniCM7 it is working. Maybe was a coincidence or bad contact between SIM card and the device. I have no idea how to clarify this now...
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When you inserted the other carrier sim, and restarted the phone, did it asked for the unlocking pin code? Did you restart the phone? sim cards can't be hot plugged.
skirhir said:
Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
AFAIK, no...
There exists two kind of locks,
SIM Locks (that lock the carrier), there is no free way to do this.
Cheaper way I found is the one unlock credit from Omnius, but you will be unable to unlock the bootloader. Same thing happens with several "unlock by software" methods. Read about it before unlocking if you plan to flash CM7 anyway after unlocking
BootLoader Lock, that prevents from replacing the kernel... It's free to unlock. And changing the kernel is required for the unofficial CM7.
Be careful because some unlocks work by patching the firmware, so upgrading it would sim relock.
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I've sim-unlocked my phone just by using SE updater and updating software from 1.6 to 2.1. Phone was locked to Telenor Serbia. So, what kind of lock was it?
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It is possibility to unnlock via unlocking bootloader. My phone was locked on tele2. And after i unlock now my phone is sim unlocked. I already try to put in sim cards of other mobile networks.
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skirhir said:
Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
AFAIK, no...
There exists two kind of locks,
SIM Locks (that lock the carrier), there is no free way to do this.
Cheaper way I found is the one unlock credit from Omnius, but you will be unable to unlock the bootloader. Same thing happens with several "unlock by software" methods. Read about it before unlocking if you plan to flash CM7 anyway after unlocking
BootLoader Lock, that prevents from replacing the kernel... It's free to unlock. And changing the kernel is required for the unofficial CM7.
Be careful because some unlocks work by patching the firmware, so upgrading it would sim relock.
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Thanks a lot for the reply, very informative. I would probably use a paid service but since i bought these phones for 20 eur each, it's almost the price of the phone to unlock it, not really worth it.
Can you expand on BootLoader Lock? I though it did not do that, from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225 third myth says it does not do that. what gives
tried this: unlockbootloader sonymobile com / instructions but my phones don't have the Bootloader Status parameter, guess I'm SOL
I have the code to unlock my Xperia S, got it for free from my provider
But I do not have an "locked" sim card.
How do I enter the code then?
Just pop in any other SIM and it'll ask you to enter the unlock code.
Ambroos said:
Just pop in any other SIM and it'll ask you to enter the unlock code.
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Yes I know.. But right now I don't have any other sim card..
zanor said:
Yes I know.. But right now I don't have any other sim card..
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Well then it wont work. You will have to wait.
andoridkiller said:
Well then it wont work. You will have to wait.
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Damn.. I want to unlock my bootloader now.
Or, if you must unlock it now, go ask someone who has another provider for their SIM for a few seconds.
problem solved. Next time post this in the Q&A section.
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Or, if you must unlock it now, go ask someone who has another provider for their SIM for a few seconds.
problem solved. Next time post this in the Q&A section.
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Yes that would be a solution, but it makes it alittle harder to get hold of a micro sim..
Oh sorry, tought that was like a FAQ section. Maybe a mod could move it?
You won't be unlocking the bootloader I don't think, just the sim lock on the phone.
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Abandoned-Trolley said:
You won't be unlocking the bootloader I don't think, just the sim lock on the phone.
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Yes I know. But my bootloader is not unlockable beacuse of my sim lock..
zanor said:
Damn.. I want to unlock my bootloader now.
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Sim unlocking the phone doesn't seem to have anything to do with the bootloader unlock. And if you don't have another SIM card, then you probably don't have to even SIM unlock your phone in the first place.
There are some users on this forum which claimed SIM unlocking the phone will get rid of the bootloader lock as well. I have unlocked my phone, and have proven this to be false. Strangely, whenever I questioned the users for their proof they never posted it.
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Sim unlocking the phone doesn't seem to have anything to do with the bootloader unlock. And if you don't have another SIM card, then you probably don't have to even SIM unlock your phone in the first place.
There are some users on this forum which claimed SIM unlocking the phone will get rid of the bootloader lock as well. I have unlocked my phone, and have proven this to be false. Strangely, whenever I questioned the users for their proof they never posted it.
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You are right. I don't actually need to remove the sim lock. But I read somewhere that the bootloader became unlockable when the sim lock was removed.
But if that wasn't true for you, it probably won't be for me neither..
Doing a SIM unlock will not unlock the bootloader. Both are unrelated. As long as there isn't a test point method you will not be able to unlock the bootloader.
#073887*
#073887* no workee for me
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#073887*
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#073887* didn't work with my AT&T Atrix HD running 77.12.22.MB886.ATT.en.US (Android 4.0.4), nor my son's AT&T Samsung a157. I've seen elsewhere that this worked for some people, but I don't recall their brand/model.
Hello everyone,
I intend to buy a branded sim locked Xperia Go. It looks like that will bring Android 4.0.3/4.0.4, and the official 4.1 is now rolling out.
Question is, will I have problems upgrading to 4.1? As fair as I understand, if the Carrier does not release the 4.1, I have to apply it manually - and to apply it manually, I have to unlock my bootloader (I suppose) - which from the Sony tutorial it looks pretty simple.
Problem is, since my phone will be sim locked, is this going to be a problem?
Maxxd01 said:
Hello everyone,
I intend to buy a branded sim locked Xperia Go. It looks like that will bring Android 4.0.3/4.0.4, and the official 4.1 is now rolling out.
Question is, will I have problems upgrading to 4.1? As fair as I understand, if the Carrier does not release the 4.1, I have to apply it manually - and to apply it manually, I have to unlock my bootloader (I suppose) - which from the Sony tutorial it looks pretty simple.
Problem is, since my phone will be sim locked, is this going to be a problem?
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no its not a problem at all.......and also sim lock are easily breakable at any mobile repairing shop
bhartendra said:
no its not a problem at all.......and also sim lock are easily breakable at any mobile repairing shop
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Can you explain that?
XperianPro said:
Can you explain that?
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+1
That was anything
@ bhartendra- its not simlock what u thought of (forgetting sim password )
Its that phone is locked to a particular carrier (which cant be undone at any mobile repairing shop)
drsanket_xperia_u said:
+1
That was anything
@ bhartendra- its not simlock what u thought of (forgetting sim password )
Its that phone is locked to a particular carrier (which cant be undone at any mobile repairing shop)
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Now that this is cleared, can anyone please answer my question
Anyone?