Hey I just did the restore to the ORIGINAL ROM, but I lost my phone UNLOCK and I cant use it with my actual SIM card, I used the Galaxy_S_Unlock to unlock my phone and I have a folder name "Galaxy_S_Unlock" in my internal memory. What do i have to do? Unlock the cellphone again like if it were a brand new phone or do I have to copy something from my folders? Thank you.
Okay you had it sim unlocked? To my understanding once its unlocked its always unlocked but if that's not the case just repeat the procedure. You might have to go to settings and select your carrier.
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samsgun357 said:
Okay you had it sim unlocked? To my understanding once its unlocked its always unlocked
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I thought the same, but when I start my phone a legend appears and says "Network Lock... (dismiss)"
but if that's not the case just repeat the procedure. You might have to go to settings and select your carrier.
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When I select my actual network it says "UNable to select network, select automatically"
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I searched for this before but got nothing but unlock threads. I'm trying to search now but the search is down. I unlocked my phone using the app in the market and have to send it in for a warranty replacement. I was wondering how do I relock the phone?
Thanks.
Backup everything to your computer, then follow this guide and flash back to stock. Also backup, then wipe your sd card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
crazy25000 said:
Backup everything to your computer, then follow this guide and flash back to stock. Also backup, then wipe your sd card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
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I already have it back to stock but from the reading I've done this still keeps the phone unlocked. Does this lock my phone or do I have to manually relock it?
Thanks.
sahil04 said:
I already have it back to stock but from the reading I've done this still keeps the phone unlocked. Does this lock my phone or do I have to manually relock it?
Thanks.
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Why are you trying to carrier lock your phone again? It's not like Samsung/T-Mobile is going to care.
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No need to re lock. Tmo will give you unlock codes if you ask. Sim unlocking will not be an issue
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Hi all
I just bought a second hand Atrix; as my carrier is the same that seller,s one, so I'm using it well without problem; But how can get into the informations and know if my phone :
- is bootloader locked or not?
- is sim locked or not ?
- with 16 GB internal memory described, why it is displaying only 10,71 GB total only!?
( tried *#*#4636#*#* but got no information concerned in)
Does it say "Unlocked" when you boot it up in the upper left hand corner?
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Nooon! I'm getting just RDS protocol or Fastbbot with up/down volume. Nothing happen then...
-if its bootloader unlocked, when it boots it should say Unlocked.
-insert sim from other carrier, if locked it should ask for unlock code.
-16gb is raw hardware. Means it is for all internal memory, os and all other partitions like webtop.
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el_venga said:
-if its bootloader unlocked, when it boots it should say Unlocked.
-insert sim from other carrier, if locked it should ask for unlock code.
-16gb is raw hardware. Means it is for all internal memory, os and all other partitions like webtop.
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If the previous owner flashed a fruitcake, it would still be unlocked but the word "unlocked" would still be hidden.
@OP is there any way you could ask the original owner if he modded it? That's sadly your best bet...
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Thank you all for replying
To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed; though thought that like my other phone Xperia Arc, I could get into these infos simply within phone!!
but never mind, I'm happy with my atrix
Follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16303530&postcount=7
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Follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16303530&postcount=7
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This is great !!!
hi i want to buy htc droid dna from ebay that said verizon unlocked.i want to know if i get locked back if i unlocked bootloader or flash custom roms.if it will not locked back i will get one.im living outside of usa.so im a bit afriad.
very sorry for my english.
noriya said:
hi i want to buy htc droid dna from ebay that said verizon unlocked.i want to know if i get locked back if i unlocked bootloader or flash custom roms.if it will not locked back i will get one.im living outside of usa.so im a bit afriad.
very sorry for my english.
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I don't know about that.... I just know you can unlock it .... and root it
syler2012 said:
I don't know about that.... I just know you can unlock it .... and root it
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ok thanks,i will give thanks all for reply my question.
The phone comes with the sim unlocked. You can use it with another carrier's sim card without any extra steps. (You may need to verify compatility of the radios/frequencies).
There is a second lock on the phone - the bootloader. You will see many threads regarding unlocking the bootloader, as well as "rooting" - getting superuser access. Unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with the sim. Unlocking/locking the bootloader will not affect the sim card lock (or lack thereof).
It is, and always will be(unless Verizon tries to update it and lock it down), sim unlocked. So you can use any sim in it.
But it is not boot loader unlocked stock. You have to do that yourself.
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The phone comes with the sim unlocked. You can use it with another carrier's sim card without any extra steps. (You may need to verify compatility of the radios/frequencies).
There is a second lock on the phone - the bootloader. You will see many threads regarding unlocking the bootloader, as well as "rooting" - getting superuser access. Unlocking the bootloader has nothing to do with the sim. Unlocking/locking the bootloader will not affect the sim card lock (or lack thereof).
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thanks guy,that is what i want to know.
Bigandrewgold said:
It is, and always will be(unless Verizon tries to update it and lock it down), sim unlocked. So you can use any sim in it.
But it is not boot loader unlocked stock. You have to do that yourself.
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thanks my fri.
Hi guys !
I think i have a problem with my xperia ray I`ve tried to flash a custom rom, but during that process there was an error and bricked my phone. I managed to bring it back to life, flashed stock 4.0.4 rom, but now i get "please insert SIM card and restart your phone"
The funny thing is that before i bricked it the bootloader unlock allowed was YES, and now it switched to NO.
Can someone help me ? Is there anything i can do ?
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Hi guys !
I think i have a problem with my xperia ray I`ve tried to flash a custom rom, but during that process there was an error and bricked my phone. I managed to bring it back to life, flashed stock 4.0.4 rom, but now i get "please insert SIM card and restart your phone"
The funny thing is that before i bricked it the bootloader unlock allowed was YES, and now it switched to NO.
Can someone help me ? Is there anything i can do ?
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You must have flashed a carriers specific firmware for ray. Get this generic one and try - http://www.mediafire.com/?pp48w8v9z1adg59
And could you please tell us what the error was and how exactly you "bricked" it? Also, try going into fastboot mode and see if you can still flash a custom kernel.
Thank you for your answer ! bricking it was very easy ... I tried to flash CM 10, wipe - factory reset / cache, and during the new rom install it was an “Status 7″ Error in ClockworkMod Recovery. After this I used s1tool to bring it back to life and flashed a new rom, which I though was the right one (ST18i_4.1.B.0.587_CE_1252-3693). I`ll try to flash the rom you pointed and see what happens.
Nope, that rom didn`t helped, still the same problem.
The phone was bough form vodafone spain, had a vodafone custom rom, no SIM LOCK and bootloader unlock allowed : YES, but after i did that mess, and install a new rom i get bootloader unlock allowed: NO and "please insert SIM card and restart your phone", no mater if there is a SIM CARD inserted or not ...
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Thank you for your answer ! bricking it was very easy ... I tried to flash CM 10, wipe - factory reset / cache, and during the new rom install it was an “Status 7″ Error in ClockworkMod Recovery. After this I used s1tool to bring it back to life and flashed a new rom, which I though was the right one (ST18i_4.1.B.0.587_CE_1252-3693). I`ll try to flash the rom you pointed and see what happens.
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Nope, that rom didn`t helped, still the same problem.
The phone was bough form vodafone spain, had a vodafone custom rom, no SIM LOCK and bootloader unlock allowed : YES, but after i did that mess, and install a new rom i get bootloader unlock allowed: NO and "please insert SIM card and restart your phone", no mater if there is a SIM CARD inserted or not ...
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Why did you use s1tool to "bring back to life"? Maybe you (re)locked your bootloader? What exactly did you with s1tool to bring your phone back to life?
Btw: The status7 error caused by updater-sricpt in cm10 rom zip.
If you searched this Q thread (or cm10 thread) there is a solution for that. (copy the updater-script from CM rom zip edit with notepat++ and delete first lines till mount. Copy back, overwrite old updater-script and the cm10 flash don't shows "status7 error")
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Why did you use s1tool to "bring back to life"? Maybe you (re)locked your bootloader? What exactly did you with s1tool to bring your phone back to life?
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I used RESTORE in s1tool, obviously that was a bad call and relocked my bootloader... because i`m a noob, no question there. So is there anything i can do about it so i can have my phone back ? or what do you think i should do ?
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I used RESTORE in s1tool, obviously that was a bad call and relocked my bootloader... because i`m a noob, no question there. So is there anything i can do about it so i can have my phone back ? or what do you think i should do ?
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I never used s1tool so I can't help you. Maybe other smarter xda user can help you, or search xda
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no "other smarter xda user can help" ? :crying:
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no "other smarter xda user can help" ? :crying:
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now your phone is on locked bootloader and sim locked too?
It says: bootloader unlock allowed: no?
Before you unlocked it was simfree? You wrote, that the phone is voda/Spain you have voda simcard?
Have you tried other ftf? (not for Centar Europe - CE)
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- Have you cheched your baseband? see post
Yes the phone was both locked on bootloader (bootloader unlocked alowed: NO ) and SIM LOCK ( not sure about this, since i don`t have the Voda/Spain sim anymore, but all the other ones where useless)
Anyway, i took the easy way and used WotanServer to solve my problem. Now the bootloared changed back to "bootloader unlocked alowed: YES" and i can use any SIM card.
I think my mistake was using s1tool after the Status 7 Error in ClockworkMod Recovery. I guess s1tool changed my bootloader status... if i had used just flashtool and do just a stock rom flash... But we learn as long as we live :silly:
Thank you all for you`re answers !
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Yes the phone was both locked on bootloader (bootloader unlocked alowed: NO ) and SIM LOCK ( not sure about this, since i don`t have the Voda/Spain sim anymore, but all the other ones where useless)
Anyway, i took the easy way and used WotanServer to solve my problem. Now the bootloared changed back to "bootloader unlocked alowed: YES" and i can use any SIM card.
I think my mistake was using s1tool after the Status 7 Error in ClockworkMod Recovery. I guess s1tool changed my bootloader status... if i had used just flashtool and do just a stock rom flash... But we learn as long as we live :silly:
Thank you all for you`re answers !
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I'm happy you solved it. My last idea was to unlock it again but you was faster...
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So I just got my unlock code for my phone so I can use any carrier while traveling, but my phone is rooted. Does that mean I have to unroot in order to enter the code? When I try to click the UICC unlock tab in settings menu, it gives me a error saying that it could not connect. Anyone know anything about this?
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vizi0nz said:
So I just got my unlock code for my phone so I can use any carrier while traveling, but my phone is rooted. Does that mean I have to unroot in order to enter the code? When I try to click the UICC unlock tab in settings menu, it gives me a error saying that it could not connect. Anyone know anything about this?
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my phone is rooted as well but on stock ROM. Sprint does not give an unlock code ,they send unlock over the air. theoretically you shouldn't even need to click the UICC unlock. once Sprint told me it's unlocked, i was able to insert MTS (Russia) SIM ,and the phone no longer complains about "invalid SIM" in notification tray. if you on custom ROM, you might need to go to stock if the menu is broken, otherwise root should not matter.
Did you try to use different SIM?
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my phone is rooted as well but on stock ROM. Sprint does not give an unlock code ,they send unlock over the air. theoretically you shouldn't even need to click the UICC unlock. once Sprint told me it's unlocked, i was able to insert MTS (Russia) SIM ,and the phone no longer complains about "invalid SIM" in notification tray. if you on custom ROM, you might need to go to stock if the menu is broken, otherwise root should not matter.
Did you try to use different SIM?
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Not yet, I'm on stock rom / rooted as well. I'll call them tomorrow and see what is going on
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