[Q] flashed new rom, still asks for unlock code. - Galaxy Ace S5830 General

hey guys,
i flashed the imaginary rom for galaxy ace using cw recovery. when device turns on it still asks for network unlock code, the phone was locked to 3 uk, i had imagined flashing new rom woul automatically unlock it. is this not the case??

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Definitely not the case. Flashing rom wont network unlock the phone.

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any work arounds?? thanks for speedy response guys.

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U need to pay for it. Send it to any phone repair shop and they could do it safely. Many have said that buying unlock codes online wont work for ace, and also the online diy tutorial mostly wont work too. Even if it does works, its too dangerous. One simple mistake and u got an expensive paperweight in your hand.

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an0nym0us_ said:
U need to pay for it. Send it to any phone repair shop and they could do it safely. Many have said that buying unlock codes online wont work for ace, and also the online diy tutorial mostly wont work too. Even if it does works, its too dangerous. One simple mistake and u got an expensive paperweight in your hand.
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+1 to that..let those people do it for you so even if anything goes wrong..you have someone to fault..

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that sucks, i thought rooting the phone meant total control over it. is this only for samsung phones?? i ask because i rooted a few locked htc phones in the past and they were unlocked after rooting and flashing. thanks this is a real eye opener.

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joelsubash said:
that sucks, i thought rooting the phone meant total control over it. is this only for samsung phones?? i ask because i rooted a few locked htc phones in the past and they were unlocked after rooting and flashing. thanks this is a real eye opener.
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No all phones don't get unlocked by rooting. Rooting means you have access to the system files, which means you can then technically unlock but it is a lot safer to go to the shop.
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda premium

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Interesting to hear about the htc.
But definitely not just samsung, sony too. Rooting doesnt give network unlock. Hell u need to network unlock first before u can unlock bootloader on sony devices

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I rooted my mom's EVO 3D..it also got network unlocked in the process

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found this post with instructions and successfully unlocked phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548
cheers mod on XDA

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whenever you do a factory reset it re-locks the phone. so keep your unlock code handy

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an0nym0us_ said:
U need to pay for it. Send it to any phone repair shop and they could do it safely. Many have said that buying unlock codes online wont work for ace, and also the online diy tutorial mostly wont work too. Even if it does works, its too dangerous. One simple mistake and u got an expensive paperweight in your hand.
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there is a guide on this site somewhere that I used to unlock my ace. I wish I bookmarked it but I didnt, however it wasnt very hard to do, just careful care needed in following the guide step for step. Need to have right tools on pc to follow guide as it uses adb I think.
Also I needed a sim for another network to get the unlock code prompt up so I could actually unlock it, that was easy as I have different network sims here anyway.
ok found it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17148825#post17148825
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estquorum said:
whenever you do a factory reset it re-locks the phone. so keep your unlock code handy
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this isnt true.

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King ACE said:
I rooted my mom's EVO 3D..it also got network unlocked in the process
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Wonder why htc phones unlock when rooting. Did you unlock the bootloader as well?

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to get the unlock prompt to show up without different simcard, just use this code
#7465625*638*#