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.
shmoejoe said:
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.
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#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.
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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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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
when i check *#*# code7378423#*#*
in service menu
Bootloader unlock allowed no
what should i do???
i need to unlock my bootloader
please pelp
get an unlock code from your network provider, some people have said that once they removed the simlock its let them unlock the bootloader. if that doesnt work then theres not much you can do untill someone works out another way to unlock it
no fastboot mode.
Theres only one solution I know of, and it may be a crazy one....
Use search first, and read the other 500 threads created on this topic ;-)
Short answer: No, not able to be done yet.
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dear hesamodin u can not unlock your bootloader if u want have a phone with rootable bootloader u must change your phone with another one with rootable bootloader before change with new phone u must check service menu and see yes in unlock bootloader allowed item
I do talk with movistar and they were say that in 15 days will have the unlock code sim from sony mobile, after this I think could unlock bootloader, is true?.
Cheers
pato66 said:
I do talk with movistar and they were say that in 15 days will have the unlock code sim from sony mobile, after this I think could unlock bootloader, is true?.
Cheers
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705339
No one knows... yet
pato66 said:
I do talk with movistar and they were say that in 15 days will have the unlock code sim from sony mobile, after this I think could unlock bootloader, is true?.
Cheers
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i dont think so.
Re Post #2
Tried that with 3UK a while back, but unfortunately didn't help :-(
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If you want to unlock the boot loader, use the wotanserver.com
* In addition to sim unlock you get an unlocked bootloader.
However, it seems to me that at the moment, this service does not support SXS
Try to write the administration service.
dogsly said:
If you want to unlock the boot loader, use the wotanserver.com
* In addition to sim unlock you get an unlocked bootloader.
However, it seems to me that at the moment, this service does not support SXS
Try to write the administration service.
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= the post above was completely unnecessary as it does *NOT* provide a way of unlockning bootloader for SXS.
mehdi.xterra said:
dear hesamodin u can not unlock your bootloader if u want have a phone with rootable bootloader u must change your phone with another one with rootable bootloader before change with new phone u must check service menu and see yes in unlock bootloader allowed item
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What is a "rootable bootloader"?
For the Croatian members:
I've just called customer service of Vipnet( Vodafone) and they told me that there is no problem, you can unlock boot loader for only 480 HRK (~65€).
Well, if there's no free unlocking solution in few weeks I'll have to milk some cash. It's still better then locked for life.
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no way???
hesamodin said:
when i check *#*# code7378423#*#*
in service menu
Bootloader unlock allowed no
what should i do???
i need to unlock my bootloader
please pelp
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Pay more for a phone that's SIM-Free and not subsidized by a network. That is the only way.
guys, try the ezSEMC. it's realy working, but it's paid.
I'm not seller. I used it on my acro hd and i'd got the bootloader unlock allowed: yes.
What about U/P/Sola
papacarla said:
guys, try the ezSEMC. it's realy working, but it's paid.
I'm not seller. I used it on my acro hd and i'd got the bootloader unlock allowed: yes.
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xperia P isnt there... Working for this phone too?
thanks
the ezSEMC support xperia U?? if yes ill modific the status to bootloader to yes?
Anyone tried ezSEMC for Xperia S with sucess ???
Even paid, I think if it works is really worth...
Hey folks, I've been nugging around the bootloader unlocking problem, since I own a Neo V which is locked, and the service menu in the phone says that the Bootloader cannot be unlocked. So I've read through some threads about this, and I wondered upon the idea, if I unlock my SIM lock(probably with TurboSIM, since thats the cheapest solution), would that enable me to unlock my bootloader, and start the real modifying of my phone?
What do you guys think? Worth's a try?
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Hey folks, I've been nugging around the bootloader unlocking problem, since I own a Neo V which is locked, and the service menu in the phone says that the Bootloader cannot be unlocked. So I've read through some threads about this, and I wondered upon the idea, if I unlock my SIM lock(probably with TurboSIM, since thats the cheapest solution), would that enable me to unlock my bootloader, and start the real modifying of my phone?
What do you guys think? Worth's a try?
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I dont think it'l work because bootloader unlocking isnt sim lock to unlock it with TurboSIM
aksvinu89 said:
I dont think it'l work because bootloader unlocking isnt sim lock to unlock it with TurboSIM
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no is the right answer
Contact your network provider to remove sim lock on your device ( if your on contract and haven't expired/over yet maybe they will not do it for you) after you removed the sim lock, you can unlock your boatloader and mod your phone..
For me Linus Torvalds is the greatest man on earth
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Contact your network provider to remove sim lock on your device ( if your on contract and haven't expired/over yet maybe they will not do it for you) after you removed the sim lock, you can unlock your boatloader and mod your phone..
For me Linus Torvalds is the greatest man on earth
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Okay, thanks for the advices. I'll contact them, and see whether they'll approve.
Hi guys, I bought a Xperia go ST27i from Austria (T-Mobile) and I'm trying to unlock it because of the startup message "SIM network unlock PIN".
I have been looking for a solution on the web for a long time and I haven't found it yet.
Could somebody help me about that?
Thank you.
ant0kap said:
Hi guys, I bought a Xperia go ST27i from Austria (T-Mobile) and I'm trying to unlock it because of the startup message "SIM network unlock PIN".
I have been looking for a solution on the web for a long time and I haven't found it yet.
Could somebody help me about that?
Thank you.
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Do u want to remove the SIM lock or u want to unlock your bootloader?
tapatalked!
stothegee said:
Do u want to remove the SIM lock or u want to unlock your bootloader?
tapatalked!
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I want remove the SIM lock!
Doesn't it depend by the bootloader unlock?
ant0kap said:
I want remove the SIM lock!
Doesn't it depend by the bootloader unlock?
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ok, as far as i know you can remove the SIM lock by entering a network/SIM unlock code. You can usually get one from your provider. You have to pay them of course... :crying:
I know that german T-Mobile phones can be unlocked that way, not sure if its the same in Austria...
Removing the SIM lock does not affect the status of your bootloader! If its locked it will stay locked.
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ok, as far as i know you can remove the SIM lock by entering a network/SIM unlock code. You can usually get one from your provider. You have to pay them of course... :crying:
I know that german T-Mobile phones can be unlocked that way, not sure if its the same in Austria...
Removing the SIM lock does not affect the status of your bootloader! If its locked it will stay locked.
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Thank you stothegee, I really apreciate your help!
I have been looking for a topic about it in T-Mobile website and I didn't find nothing good.
In the meanwhile I found this service:
cellfservices com => "unlock-sony-st27i" (I can't post links yet)
Do you know it? I would like to know if it's reliable or not.
Thank you for the help
ant0kap said:
Thank you stothegee, I really apreciate your help!
I have been looking for a topic about it in T-Mobile website and I didn't find nothing good.
In the meanwhile I found this service:
cellfservices[.]com[/]unlock-sony-st27i
Do you know it? I would like to know if it's reliable or not.
Thank you for the help
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Does somebody know that? Are these services reliables or they only still your money?
Regards.
Hey guys, i just sim-unlocked my phone, they gave me the unlocking code, i put in another sim card and unlocked it, but it still says bootloader unlock allowed: no!!! why is that? I was so happy until i saw that
You need to do a SIM UNLOCK via TEST POINT method no via code.
Rempty said:
You need to do a SIM UNLOCK via TEST POINT method no via code.
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damn...
Is there any way to do it? I don't mind the testpoint, but any way at all? Wotan says it's 12w11 and before, i don't know any others
My phone is 11w47 and i sim unlocked via plasmatool.
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My phone is 11w47 and i sim unlocked via plasmatool.
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Did you do testpoint? Don't know if it'll work with 12w26
yes, i do it via test point method.
Try to search on other forums about unlocking via test point method.
Rempty said:
yes, i do it via test point method.
Try to search on other forums about unlocking via test point method.
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Yeah, plasmatool is the only one i found that didn't say if it was compatible or not with 12w14+... Do you have user/pass?
No, try to contact with flinston via sonork
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151778
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No, try to contact with flinston via sonork
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151778
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thanks a lot, but plasmastool doesn't seem to work anyways, many users reported it. I guess i'll never be able to unlock my bl... some people said i could email to sony my imei unlock code or smth like that but the tutorial link was down
anerik said:
Hey guys, i just sim-unlocked my phone, they gave me the unlocking code, i put in another sim card and unlocked it, but it still says bootloader unlock allowed: no!!! why is that? I was so happy until i saw that
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Hmm....SIM lock and Bootloader lock is different my friends....unlocking SIM lock just to make your phone usable with any SIM card while unlocking Bootloader is for development purpose....
all phone will SIM Lock can be unlock easily but for Bootloader lock that depend on the date of your phone is manufacture...
SIM unlocking vía test point method, chnge the bootloader status from no to yes. Before posting plz read a bit.
I think that this thread must be closed.
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http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/ universal and official method of bootloader unlocking
Goomowiec said:
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/ universal and official method of bootloader unlocking
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Do u really understand why the thread has been made?
Cheers,
AJ
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So.. if I unlock SIM lock via test point method I saw bootloader unlock allowed: YES ?
How unlock SIM via test point ?
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Kordius said:
So.. if I unlock SIM lock via test point method I saw bootloader unlock allowed: YES ?
How unlock SIM via test point ?
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If we are talking about a Samsung phone, then you are in the wrong section of the forum.
Someguyfromhell said:
If we are talking about a Samsung phone, then you are in the wrong section of the forum.
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No -.- we talking about Sony Ericsson phone.
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Rempty said:
No, try to contact with flinston via sonork
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151778
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Thank you. brief explanations very carefully