Hi everyone, if these seem like simple questions please excuse my ignorance, im a bit of a noob in a lot of ways.
I have a Telus HTC Hero which is rooted with custom rom on it. I am going to Australia for a couple of months and would like to be able to just chuck a pre paid sim card in it to use while I am there.
2 Questions, 1st will the phone actually work over there? With the frequencies and what not. and secondly do I need to unlock it and if so how do I go about that.
Thanks in advance for your help
It should work for voice calls and texts. I don't think 3G will work though.
You'll need to go to an unlock shop or buy an unlock code of an eBay seller to use an Australian SIM Card I think.
Thanks!! Can anyone confirm this? Also does that mean data will not work at all?
Has anyone knows if the JesStream is SIM Locked to AT&T or is it possible to use a different Operator SIM ?
Anyone tried ?
It's SIM locked to AT&T.
Does anyone no if ATT will unlock them so you can use a local sim when travelling internationally?
Bunnygum said:
Does anyone no if ATT will unlock them so you can use a local sim when travelling internationally?
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...or if it can be unlocked with some other tools?
Seen a lot of offers for IMEI unlock code for jetstream around the net. Anyone tried that? fake?
Having mine shipped tomm to the middle east...already obtained the IMEI and had it unlocked by one of those sites you mentioned...will update next week when I receive it
I got mine sent to me by a friend in the states, it was bought without a plan and came locked to at&t, I called them and explained I live in Australia but they said they couldn't unlock it. I was able to get an unlock code and made a video about it here http://youtu.be/a8eN0roRxHQ
Now it is unlocked hope that helps
Thank you everybody for feedback!
Great News - will try unlocking my HTC JetStream which will use a Middle East carrier data SIM & will update - thanks for the hint !!!
Perfectly unlocked to used with any SIM, I paid 25$ to HTCIMEIUNLOCK, waited 15 minutes, got the unlocking code, entered it and ...WOW !!! SIM unlocked.
Working perfectly on ORANGE network in Israel. If anyone wants to see here it is:
http://youtu.be/VcZlljP62Ew
Thank you for the feedback, everybody! Definitely going to find some one with US social security number now!
Buying from outside the USA
I saw these people will sell to international customers. I do not know anything about them, though.
I have ordered mine from AT&T through a friend.
http://negrielectronics.com/htc-jetstream.html
Hm Interesting.
I got my hands on a HTC jetstream test machine for their engineers and it didn't come locked. Had AT&T Logos on it as well. Could just be because it was for the Taiwan Engineers so they didn't lock it. Quite interesting.
Can anyone verified if Jetstream gets 3G/3.5G speed on US T-Mobile sim card with AWS frequency? Or just edge? Someone from XDA posted the Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcZlljP62Ew&feature=youtu.be) video saying it works on Orange network, but I realized the device was only getting "edge".
samchilla said:
I got mine sent to me by a friend in the states, it was bought without a plan and came locked to at&t, I called them and explained I live in Australia but they said they couldn't unlock it. I was able to get an unlock code and made a video about it here http://youtu.be/a8eN0roRxHQ
Now it is unlocked hope that helps
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didnt work for me getting the following error, any idea why?
this is a screenshot http://imm.io/cFOx
Hi,
Was wondering if the sim unlock will cause a change in the root or if the root could interfere with the sim unlock or if any future updates will revert the sim unlock to sim lock?
Wanted to be sure before unlocking the sim.
kailashpchhabria said:
Hi,
Was wondering if the sim unlock will cause a change in the root or if the root could interfere with the sim unlock or if any future updates will revert the sim unlock to sim lock?
Wanted to be sure before unlocking the sim.
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I unlocked my Jetstream a couple of months ago. I rooted the jetstream last week and didn't see any issues. Although now I am bricked because of an unrelated reason. But you won't see any problems with unlocking your SIM.
kylec8032 said:
I unlocked my Jetstream a couple of months ago. I rooted the jetstream last week and didn't see any issues. Although now I am bricked because of an unrelated reason. But you won't see any problems with unlocking your SIM.
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Thank you for the reply. Will unlock mine soon then.
Rooted first but now cannot sim unlock
Hello Everyone,
I have a Jetstream ATT which I rooted with developer d00mlord's stuff. Recently I decided to unlock it from the ATT network. The unlock code says unlock successful, but after rebooting it comes back up with the same locked screen. This will happen over and over again. This is happening with an ATT sim card too, so that I cannot use the data features with anything but wifi. The company who provided the unlock code tells me it may be due to the tablet having been rooted, and that I will need to factory reset everything. So, I am hoping that someone might be able to tell me what I should do. I have noticed that this thread addresses the sim unlock first and then a root afterwards, but not the other way around. I cannot seem to find a thread that is more relevant. This is my first posting and I am brand n00b so thank you very much for even reading this over.
when you say locked screen..what exactly do you mean?
for other sims to work you need to add a proper APN (maybe even for at&t after the unlocking). try googling: "the name of your provider + APN settings"
and add it to the settings>wireless>mobile networks
Hello ppl,
I have Evo 3D locked to country network and im just wondering is there any solution to sim unlock it. Solution with codes sites not giving right code for it because of lack codes for my country carrier. Any other solution jet?
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Maybe solution?
What I have tryed. I have Turbo Sim I used on my previous HTC HD2 to unlock it from same country carrier. HD2 was working on my network without any problems. Only problem i have got is when i tryed Phone 7 NoDo rom. On any other Win Mo 6,5, Android and even previous Phone 7 Rom all was right and phone was working like it never been locked on diferent network. That Turbo Sim now i tryed with my Evo 3D. Phone found network and got connected to my network but with R on signal notification. Simulated like its in Roaming. I could make cals and sens SMS but for others i was unavaible. ( same problems like HD2 on that NoDo Phone 7 Rom ). What i have noticed is that Evo turn off itself few times when Turbo Sim was in.
Is it posible that maybe with other ROM everything get working? But then i didnt do anything to keep waranty and Originaly Locked bootloader. Does anybody know something more about this, is there any instalation could help? or software? because phone bugged and got off when i used to look at Sim Tolkit icon what we get when Turbo Sim is in the phone..... If i get this working without boot unlocking or changing software then i sure have solution to sim unlock device and keep waranty....
I've had my Atrix for a year, now someone wants to buy it from me. Considering Motorola has given us the middle finger more than once, this will be my last Moto phone, and I'll sell my phone.
The thing is, I'm on a certain network (TELCEL) and my friend wants to use it with MoviStar.
I bought this phone brand new from my boss. I believe he got it as a gift from a Motorola rep (he got the entire deal - both docks and the phone). I do not know whether the phone is locked or not. I don't know how to find if it is or not.
I've unlocked the bootloader and am currently running CM10. I'll downgrade to stock 2.3 before I give the phone to my friend.
How can I check if the phone is unlocked and whether he can use it on another network? I have no clue and don't know anyone who has a MoviStar SIM. I would like to give him the phone knowing that it'll work..
Thanks!
Don't know if this helps, but-
If I search for other networks, I can see MoviStart without an issue.
I tried typing #073887* on the dial screen and nothing happens.
Perhaps it's already unlocked?
Put any other sim in it and see if it works. If its unlocked it will.
Unlocking bootloader etc doesn't remove network lock btw.
Sent from Moto Atrix 4g on Neutrino 2.91
Thanks... I can't easily find anyone with a MoviStar chip. As a matter of fact, my friend is the only one I know that uses that network! I'll have to go to MoviStar and ask for a SIM to try, I guess.
It doesn't need to be that specific one, just any other SIM card will do.
Hey guys,
I bought a locked ATT and I did S-Off and unlocked bootloader to put the international developer edition ROM on it so I can get OTAs directly from HTC. That is fine and works completely well. I get updates directly from HTC. But I am in Canada now using Wind Mobile (same as T-mo in the US) but I'm "roaming" the whole time.
I tried using this unlock method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567
and still it doesn't work. Its just on Wind Away network.
So I bought an unlock code and but I put in my wind mobile sim card, no menu comes up so that I can put in my unlock code...
Wind Mobile uses the same feq as Tmobile (I tried it with an S3 last year) so I should at least be able to make calls and texts.
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PLEASE help! I'd greatly appreciated!!!!
nicefella said:
Hey guys,
I bought a locked ATT and I did S-Off and unlocked bootloader to put the international developer edition ROM on it so I can get OTAs directly from HTC. That is fine and works completely well. I get updates directly from HTC. But I am in Canada now using Wind Mobile (same as T-mo in the US) but I'm "roaming" the whole time.
I tried using this unlock method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567
and still it doesn't work. Its just on Wind Away network.
So I bought an unlock code and but I put in my wind mobile sim card, no menu comes up so that I can put in my unlock code...
Wind Mobile uses the same feq as Tmobile (I tried it with an S3 last year) so I should at least be able to make calls and texts.
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PLEASE help! I'd greatly appreciated!!!!
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I can't really answer this correctly but I do have a question and or recommendation. Normally (or normally to my knowledge) when you power the phone up with a non factory carrier SIM it requests that you put in an unlock code in a method similar to have a PIN code lock screen and you have to input the code you bought from the site( on the lockscreen PIN area ). Does this not happen when you do it?
htc m8 with wind mobile.
Hi everyone. Pls I need help asap. I just got an unlocked HTC m8. I use wind mobile. But I keep getting wind away on my device. What can I do to fix this.
brian2kul said:
Hi everyone. Pls I need help asap. I just got an unlocked HTC m8. I use wind mobile. But I keep getting wind away on my device. What can I do to fix this.
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Just a guess, but you may need to s-off and flash the T-Mob radio to enable the AWS band.