Hi there,
I am looking to purchase a sim free hero and I am hoping to use it on A sim only 02 tariff (in the UK). Chances are that it will be an Orange or T-mobile model as these are most coomon.
Just wondered does anyone know if I will face any problems running it on an O2 sim only tariff?
Is the new rom update avilable for both orange and t-mobile now? Is it easily upgradeable without rooting etc.
Would it be better to update the rom first then unlock it? Also will unlocking be a problem? And will inputing 02 web settings be an issue?
Any help much appreciated
HI There
I brought T-Mobile G2/Hero from ebay
and i m using o2 Uk sim only tariff,
unlocked from unlock-now.com, code came in 15 min after payments pretty straight forward
using internet and email using o2 setting no problems at all
also updated to newest version from T-mobile 2.73.110.26
the only thing is i can not root now as i wanted to go for HTC's original ROM instead of T-Mobile but that's my choice you don't have to do that if u don't want it
need any other info more than happy to help
thanx
Gugi
I've purchased sim-free Mate 10 Pro via CPW in the UK.
I've inserted a 3 sim card and phone reported detected local sim and installed some of the 3 apps and enabled wifi calling.
When I do the following - *#*#2846579#*#* then option 3, then option 4.
It shows as being H3G-GB, so has my phone automatically rebranded itself (and now sim-locked to a network) and if i change provider at later date will a replacement sim work and the branding change
I'm on three, and also noticed that as soon as I put in my three sim it downloaded the three splash screen and a couple of garbage apps that you can't uninstall.
It also does similar (not sure about splash screens) with O2 and Vodafone sims (but not EE)...
I did contact CPW about this and they stated that all their phones are sim free... it just brands itself when a sim is inserted... so I believe (but haven't tried it) that it is not sim locked to three...just branded...
Unfortunately, I do believe that some people have done a factory reset, and the three splash screen remains... so that is a bit of a bummer that you can't get rid of it !!!
If you've got a spare sim, feel free to pop it in and share the results !!!
I will contact huawei later as the phone should not get rebranded in my view - i also don't have another sim to test it with
On EE is detects the EE Sim and restarts. Installs the EE app but nothing more. It is awful that it rebrands to Three.
I've logged this with Huawei, i've got an email to send some screenshots and confirmation of purchase to them. the phone should not rebrand itself to the first sim - this i think is a huawei issue as the cpw cannot sell any three product
walkerx said:
I've purchased sim-free Mate 10 Pro via CPW in the UK.
I've inserted a 3 sim card and phone reported detected local sim and installed some of the 3 apps and enabled wifi calling.
When I do the following - *#*#2846579#*#* then option 3, then option 4.
It shows as being H3G-GB, so has my phone automatically rebranded itself (and now sim-locked to a network) and if i change provider at later date will a replacement sim work and the branding change
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Look at the BLA-L09 UK thread you will see my experience i had to take my phone back to CPW and get a refund and bought it from three in the end but under no circumstance put a three in back in you will get the same splash screen
Brutos08 said:
Look at the BLA-L09 UK thread you will see my experience i had to take my phone back to CPW and get a refund and bought it from three in the end but under no circumstance put a three in back in you will get the same splash screen
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I have a sim only account with three, so will be inserting a 3 sim into it
Sent from my Huawei Mate 10 Pro (BLA-L09) using Tapatalk
just an update, someone states they have just purchased the phone from CPW and inserted a 3 sim and it has not been rebranded. I have had a live chat with CPW regarding the phone and this is what they say
most of our handset locks to the first sim card that you first used with the handset and only that specific network provider can be able to assist on unlocking the handset as the handset is locked directly with them.
I do apologize, as we get the handset from the manufacture directly sim free phone however they do lock to first network used with the handset please contact three Customer Services and they will be able to assist you.
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I've now raised a complaint via message to the FB customer service, lets see what happens
walkerx said:
just an update, someone states they have just purchased the phone from CPW and inserted a 3 sim and it has not been rebranded. I have had a live chat with CPW regarding the phone and this is what they say
I've now raised a complaint via message to the FB customer service, lets see what happens
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Just tried my unlocked phone bought from cpw in Nov. Was using a three sim since Nov....Did a factory reset, and then put in wife's O2 sim and it worked FINE..... Still got three splash screens, but phone appears to be still unlocked... good job or cpw were in for a big fight !!!
well the stance from CPW is that unless it is faulty they won't replace it and to determine if faulty they want to send it of for repair.
It will not lock your phone to the first sim card.
It just puts 3 splash screen on if you insert a 3 sim.
The phone is still unlocked to any network
numbnutsuk said:
It will not lock your phone to the first sim card.
It just puts 3 splash screen on if you insert a 3 sim.
The phone is still unlocked to any network
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Can confirm the above, and that inserting a sim DOES NOT lock it to the first sim card you put in... but will install the three splash screen (if it's a three sim)..
ok, just seen this on three's website - http://www.three.co.uk/discover/Three_inTouch/android-wifi-calling
this means the phones are being updated to say they were purchased through them and not a 3rd party, which then allows the wifi calling features to work.
Hi all,
I have finally received an update from Huawei
The Mate 10 Pro version sold in Carphone Warehouse is the open market version and it is exactly the same one sold by H3G.
The software version is also the same, however, this will be customized to the relevant operator depending on the SIM card that is inserted in the device for the very first time.
This customization is irreversible as per the operator's requirement, however, the device will maintain its SIM Free status.
One of the reasons behind it is to ensure the 4G/Wi-fi calling feature will be enabled on these devices. As you may know this option is not available on the unbranded/open market devices, as it requires network customization.
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Sorry to bump an old thread
Thinking about getting a mate 10 Pro, sim free version from Amazon UK.
I’m on 3 sim only, are you saying if I put my sim into this handset it will rebrand it 3 and enable WiFi calling ? Does VoLTE work too?
After this the 3 branding will remain no matter what sim I use later?
Thanks.
bigup7 said:
Sorry to bump an old thread
Thinking about getting a mate 10 Pro, sim free version from Amazon UK.
I’m on 3 sim only, are you saying if I put my sim into this handset it will rebrand it 3 and enable WiFi calling ? Does VoLTE work too?
After this the 3 branding will remain no matter what sim I use later?
Thanks.
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That's my understanding from what I've read in the UK thread. I'm on Vodafone myself and recently purchased a Mate 10 Pro from Currys and I have WiFi calling working and the Vodafone Apps installed themselves, so the response from Huawei makes sense and must be the way they are doing things now.
bigup7 said:
Sorry to bump an old thread
Thinking about getting a mate 10 Pro, sim free version from Amazon UK.
I’m on 3 sim only, are you saying if I put my sim into this handset it will rebrand it 3 and enable WiFi calling ? Does VoLTE work too?
After this the 3 branding will remain no matter what sim I use later?
Thanks.
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The 3 branding will remain. There is no way of getting rid of it. Even after factory wipe the 3 splash screen remains.
However the phone still remains unlocked.
There is a setting in developer options that I believe stops this from happening if you select it before you put the SIM in.
Automatic system updates needs to be un selected
But if you un select it 3 functions like WiFi calling ect will not work as it stops the 3 updates ?
Yeah, the Amazon UK supplied Mate 10 Pros will work with wifi calling and VoLTE (worked great on EE when had my Mate 10 Pro).
I'm thinking of moving to O2 soon, and expect they'll work OK there too...
Sucks for anyone on 3, I had my EE SIM card in my Mate 10 Pro and it installed the My EE app which I use anyway, then I bought a O2 SIM card, factory reset and it downloaded a O2 app, but no splash screens or permanent rebranding, only tested it out because of this thread, I'm back on my EE SIM card now.
TheInfiniteAndroid said:
Sucks for anyone on 3, I had my EE SIM card in my Mate 10 Pro and it installed the My EE app which I use anyway, then I bought a O2 SIM card, factory reset and it downloaded a O2 app, but no splash screens or permanent rebranding, only tested it out because of this thread, I'm back on my EE SIM card now.
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Official line is O2 doesn't support VoLTE or VoWiFi on Huawei phones, did you test that TheInfiniteAndroid? Not supported doesn't always mean not working...
I'm thinking of changing over to O2 because there's 4G at home on O2 but basically no signal at all on EE - have to rely on VoWiFi here, which isn't ideal.
Bought a Huawei Mate 20 Pro International Version (Model LYA-L29) in Hong Kong on my way back to China. After unboxing and turning the phone on to get started, I could only get to the part where the phone was supposed to be "Checking for Update" as it was taking unusually long to check for updates (been trying for hours...) despite connecting to different Wi-Fi networks. Although the phone was made in China, I wonder whether there is an incompatibility issue or if the phone is connecting to a Google-based site which is not reachable in China. How can I get around this problem? Currently, I'm unable to get to even the phone's home screen as I think updates need to be installed for the phone to start working.
I think you might be correct about the problem--Google is currently banned in China but communicating with Google servers might be necessary to set up the phone if it is running the Global ROM.
I'm assuming that using a VPN to access WiFi outside China is illegal. If you plan on going to Hong Kong again you might need to set up your phone outside mainland China. It should then work (except for the Google apps) in China.
There's also someone in a separate thread who has the opposite problem--his parents gave him the China hardware version but he's not in China and wants to run the global ROM with all the Google stuff.
Maybe you could work out a swap with him.
cmpher said:
Bought a Huawei Mate 20 Pro International Version (Model LYA-L29) in Hong Kong on my way back to China. After unboxing and turning the phone on to get started, I could only get to the part where the phone was supposed to be "Checking for Update" as it was taking unusually long to check for updates (been trying for hours...) despite connecting to different Wi-Fi networks. Although the phone was made in China, I wonder whether there is an incompatibility issue or if the phone is connecting to a Google-based site which is not reachable in China. How can I get around this problem? Currently, I'm unable to get to even the phone's home screen as I think updates need to be installed for the phone to start working.
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I'm using the china version in the UK, waiting to flash international room
You need download Vpn to get the phone set up properly.
So here's a feq questions i'd really like to figure out for clarity...
But before that, here are the model details i am dealing with as per subject:
Model: BLA-L09
Build: 9.0.0.168 / C34E3R1P11
EMUI Version: 9.0.0
1. it appears from what i've been finding that Huawei has essentially cut the cord when it comes to Bootloader Unlock codes?
It looks like DC Unlocker and Funky Huawei don't support the model at the moment either.
So has anyone had any success with trying to do this at all?
2. Being that this model has the unfortunate result of having Optus firmware on it (if i had known it was going to be and Optus version i would have found an alternative) ...this does not seem to get LTE reception, at least the phone doesnt seem to think so anyway, can only get 4G+
Has anyone had this issue and has there been a fix implemented?
Thankfully my Aldi sim is working, but i would like to actually get full use out of my service by having full LTE reception.
I believe the phone is physically capable of it?
3. I noticed the sim card slot has the second port blocked out, is this for if it was setup as the dual-sim model, or can this actually take a microsd memory card?
I have seen some conflicting messages on this.
4. Much of all that above clearly seems to rely on being able to unlock the Bootloader and get a different firmware onto the phone, but it's sounding like the Mate 10 series is being left in limbo...
I appreciate all helpful feedback
Hey folks,
I recently bought a Oppo Reno 10x Zoom from India. Unfortunately I didn't use it there and brought it to UAE to use here. Now its showing Network Locked message and am not able to use it. Local Customer Service is helpless and asked me to take it to India to solve this issue.
When i tried myself, it is asking for 16 Digit Unlock code. Anybody have a clue on how to get this done?
Hi
Hey did you ever find a solution to your problem cuz I'm thinking I'm running into the same thing it's not asking me for a code but it won't let me on the Verizon network and Verizon actually said that it would work on my on their Network now since they got rid of this cdma thank you in advance