been looking through the forums and not finding a whole lot of info but i just purchased a HTC One X+ on at&t US and am not able to find any info about rooting it without unlocking the boot loader. Any help is appreciated
why not just unlock it?
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robertww said:
why not just unlock it?
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no use for it. Dont care about changing roms just want the wifi tether back for my tab.
sphishex said:
no use for it. Dont care about changing roms just want the wifi tether back for my tab.
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dont think you can root without unlocking atm. What datd plan do you have? tethering is free for me thru ATT.
nugzo said:
dont think you can root without unlocking atm. What datd plan do you have? tethering is free for me thru ATT.
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just the 200mb 95% of time i am on wifi except when i go travel.
sphishex said:
no use for it. Dont care about changing roms just want the wifi tether back for my tab.
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Short answer: I think you have to unlock it first.
Longer answer: If you don't care to change roms, then don't. But I think you'll need to unlock before rooting.
Tethering on HTC One X+ with unlimited data plan
nugzo said:
dont think you can root without unlocking atm. What datd plan do you have? tethering is free for me thru ATT.
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Has anyone managed to use tethering with unlimited data plan on AT&T? Does it boil down to rooting the phone?
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I just sold my Wildfire Buzz, which I successfully rooted.
Soo I think the ACE is logical and cheap upgrade for me.
Just wondering if I root this phone will it unlocked (from the three network)too or is that something separate?
And is their anything I should look in regards to this mobile?
unknown89 said:
I just sold my Wildfire Buzz, which I successfully rooted.
Soo I think the ACE is logical and cheap upgrade for me.
Just wondering if I root this phone will it unlocked (from the three network)too or is that something separate?
And is their anything I should look in regards to this mobile?
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Maybe thw whole section
Seriously, it's a very good handset,with a growing dev community. Worth to buy on my opinion.
Ah,no troubles after rooting, it will be simply more powerful!
Cheers!
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mastrone said:
Maybe thw whole section
Seriously, it's a very good handset,with a growing dev community. Worth to buy on my opinion.
Ah,no troubles after rooting, it will be simply more powerful!
Cheers!
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I appreciate the response. But if I root the phone will that unlock the network too?
unknown89 said:
I appreciate the response. But if I root the phone will that unlock the network too?
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Nothing changes on network side....
Just beware not to grant network access to any app to avoid unwanted network connections. Also use apn droid widget which will switch off any connection.
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mastrone said:
Nothing changes on network side....
Just beware not to grant network access to any app to avoid unwanted network connections. Also use apn droid widget which will switch off any connection.
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He is asking if you can unlock the phone from Three network. I believe you have to buy an unlock code though, have seen people bricking trying to use a root app to unlock.
unknown89 said:
I appreciate the response. But if I root the phone will that unlock the network too?
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search google for free unlock codes, there should be atleast. or just buy it. im lucky since my phone has no network or sim lock.
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He is asking if you can unlock the phone from Three network. I believe you have to buy an unlock code though, have seen people bricking trying to use a root app to unlock.
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Oook didn't catch it. Maybe 'cause I never had 3 as my carrier
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You can unlock your Ace here:
http://www.unlocksamsungonline.nl/unlock-samsung-S5830
Its not free though.
Cheers
Thanks! I've installed the Vanila Custom Rom. But I can't find any Arabic support. Any ideas?
I acutaly liked the 2.2 motoblur launcher. or whatever was on it before the gingerbread update the in store phone had that and when I got my phone it had already been updated to gingerbread:/ I know I can have like launcher pro and such but I liked the older moto blur
There is no way to downgrade back to 2.2(Froyo) so you'll have to use a 3rd party launcher and try to theme to look similar.
hyelton said:
I acutaly liked the 2.2 motoblur launcher. or whatever was on it before the gingerbread update the in store phone had that and when I got my phone it had already been updated to gingerbread:/ I know I can have like launcher pro and such but I liked the older moto blur
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You can flash a fruitcake from the dev forum to downgrade assuming you have an unlocked bootloader
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That is another way but then he would be stuck on Froyo instead of GB. I think he just wants the Launcher "look".
EDIT: Sorry, my fault, I just remembered I mentioned downgrading first. Regardless, I wouldn't recommend it.
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You can flash a fruitcake from the dev forum to downgrade assuming you have an unlocked bootloader
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live4nyy said:
That is another way but then he would be stuck on Froyo instead of GB. I think he just wants the Launcher "look".
EDIT: Sorry, my fault, I just remembered I mentioned downgrading first. Regardless, I wouldn't recommend it.
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I have one more ? what about tethering? I got it for one month. But if I get the 2gb plan and tethered would they say anything//?
I don't really understand what you're asking...
Are you talking about "root" tethering? I'm pretty sure it's safe to do.
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I have one more ? what about tethering? I got it for one month. But if I get the 2gb plan and tethered would they say anything//?
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I don't really understand what you're asking...
Are you talking about "root" tethering? I'm pretty sure it's safe to do.
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Well no. I ment by Tethering with the 2GB data plan instead of paying for the 4gb tethering plan
If you do not have the 4GB plan the only way to tether is by rooting or using something like PDANet.
hyelton said:
Well no. I ment by Tethering with the 2GB data plan instead of paying for the 4gb tethering plan
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If you do not have the 4GB plan the only way to tether is by rooting or using something like PDANet.
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oh. well if I root. Would they catch on that I tether?
Can we unlock the. ATT Galaxy S 2 using the unlock app?
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Same question here. Mine will get here on Tuesday...I do know there are a bunch of methods to sim unlock i9100 though.
So... long story short, the GS2 still uses nv_data.bin files like on the GS1.
Of course, Samsung has encrypted/obscured plain text access to the unlock codes within this binary file. However, I do believe the folks over on the i9100 forum have figured it out, so it's probably not going to be too much of a stretch to get the AT&T GS2 to work too.
The phone literally just dropped though, so give people a few days to actually get the devices in their hands, get nice stable root and all that (already done maybe even), and from there, carrier unlock will come.
Or, if you're the impatient type, and don't mind the chance of screwing something up, try some of the methods from the i9100 forum and see if they work!
I used the galaxy s unlock app from helroz, worked like a charm. Can't post a link but it's on the market.
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TheMattS said:
I used the galaxy s unlock app from helroz, worked like a charm. Can't post a link but it's on the market.
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That's awesome. May I ask whether you had rooted your S2 before you ran the unlock program?
Thanks a billion.
ljwnow said:
That's awesome. May I ask whether you had rooted your S2 before you ran the unlock program?
Thanks a billion.
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Yup, rooting is required to unlock.
Sorry, I'm fairly new to the term "unlocking" phones. Does this mean that you can use with any carrier? Is there anything else that "unlocking" a phone does that a normal one can not?
Thanks in advance!
TBayTom said:
Sorry, I'm fairly new to the term "unlocking" phones. Does this mean that you can use with any carrier? Is there anything else that "unlocking" a phone does that a normal one can not?
Thanks in advance!
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1) yes
2) no
you need root and i used this to unlock
https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result
tried with my friend's T-mobile sim it worked great!!
So I just unlocked my phone and was wondering the benifets. I know that I can use other networks like ATT Rogers Bell etc. But can someone explain in detail what I can do?
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ZacksBuilds said:
So I just unlocked my phone and was wondering the benifets. I know that I can use other networks like ATT Rogers Bell etc. But can someone explain in detail what I can do?
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That is all you can do when you "unlock" your phone. You remove sim card based carrier restrictions. Once unlocked you can take an att phone and put in a tmobile sim and it might work! But that's all it can do.
You might be thinking of giving your phone "root access" if you want to do more. Once you root a phone you can remove preinstalled software or bloat. You can install custom roms. You can enable tethering when you might not of before... and so on.....
Rooting and unlocking are two different things. I hope this answers your question.
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That is all you can do when you "unlock" your phone. You remove sim card based carrier restrictions. Once unlocked you can take an att phone and put in a tmobile sim and it might work! But that's all it can do.
You might be thinking of giving your phone "root access" if you want to do more. Once you root a phone you can remove preinstalled software or bloat. You can install custom roms. You can enable tethering when you might not of before... and so on.....
Rooting and unlocking are two different things. I hope this answers your question.
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Ahh thanks for the help, but yea I'm way familler with rooting gingerbread
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ZacksBuilds said:
Ahh thanks for the help, but yea I'm way familler with rooting gingerbread
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I figured you knew what rooting was because you have a decent amount of posts. I just wrote it so anyone uneducated would understand a lil better.
Is there a hotspot tethering app that still works after the 4.3 OTA update?
(rooting not permitted on my phone due to work requirement)
Thanks!
Nop
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Is that no as in "not yet" or "never" ???
My guess is gonna be a never. I don't see how an app that doesn't use root access can bypass the Verizon check. If I remember what I read correctly that change resided in the framework-res.apk
If rooted/unlocked then yes there is a mod which enables the native tethering
I just try pdanet and it works! just download them in your pc and phone follow the instructions on your pc and boom! Good luck
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I just try pdanet and it works! just download them in your pc and phone follow the instructions on your pc and boom! Good luck
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Thanks! However, pdanet can't use it to tether to a Smart TV, Roku, or satellite HD DVR.
why not? you can set it up to work wireless
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Thanks! However, pdanet can't use it to tether to a Smart TV, Roku, or satellite HD DVR.
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jellyhead said:
If rooted/unlocked then yes there is a mod which enables the native tethering
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where is this Mod, I havent been able to find it. Im rooted and have tried the program Wifi Tether but get errors, could you give a link to this mod?
Thanks
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why not? you can set it up to work wireless
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They curb-stomped the Foxfi feature
---------- Post added at 11:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:51 AM ----------
--The site doesnt mention if it reflects the new Android update...and they don't seem to care for inquiries. I'm hesitant to keep installing things that may or may not work
Amigahd said:
where is this Mod, I havent been able to find it. Im rooted and have tried the program Wifi Tether but get errors, could you give a link to this mod?
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48315091&postcount=245
Wait, so with 4.3 I can't use mobile hotspot even if I have the the hotspot on my plan?
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Foots said:
Wait, so with 4.3 I can't use mobile hotspot even if I have the the hotspot on my plan?
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Yes you can. Pre 4.3 you could use several apps to access the native Hotspot feature with out having to actually have the service. With the 4.3 update all these apps are now broken and there's a message saying you're not subscribed to the Hotspot service.
Awesome thanks for providing the link. Can this be flashed on a stock rom with locked bootloader? I allowed my phone to do the OTA update not thinking about the bootloader lock :? grrrrr. I did get the phone rooted just not unlocked. If odin or stock recovery wont work any idea as to how I could get it on the ohone. Maybe ADB?
I had thought the courts and the FCC had ruled that Verizon couldn't charge it's customers an extra fee for using hotspot anymore. Can anyone confirm/deny?
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I had thought the courts and the FCC had ruled that Verizon couldn't charge it's customers an extra fee for using hotspot anymore. Can anyone confirm/deny?
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It was the FCC, and it only applies to people that have a data cap. VZ is still allowed to charge unlimited data folks.
Amigahd said:
Awesome thanks for providing the link. Can this be flashed on a stock rom with locked bootloader? I allowed my phone to do the OTA update not thinking about the bootloader lock :? grrrrr. I did get the phone rooted just not unlocked. If odin or stock recovery wont work any idea as to how I could get it on the ohone. Maybe ADB?
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Anyone have an answer for this?
Thanks.
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Anyone have an answer for this?
Thanks.
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You need a custom recovery to flash that file, and you need an unlocked bootloader(or bootstrap method) to load one onto the phone.
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You need a custom recovery to flash that file, and you need an unlocked bootloader(or bootstrap method) to load one onto the phone.
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Thanks for the clarification. Is there a way to manually install the files from the package via root explorer?
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Thanks for the clarification. Is there a way to manually install the files from the package via root explorer?
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I'd have to defer to someone like runandhide that posted the file, as I have no experience with that.