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Hey guys
sorry iam not an expert at this
its my first Android phone and i have no idea how to unlock it.
its HTC Magic/my touch 3g locked on tmobile USA
i bought it as is.
i googled and i found a dozen websites selling these unlock codes.
my question is how can i unlock it my self?
is there any way to flash it with some custom rom and do the job. or any other method, (i dont have acredit card )
anyway to get the code if thats the only way?
and if there is no other way then how do these guys get these unlock codes?
thanks
No way sorry, u must buy the unlock code by now
papa.khan123 said:
Hey guys
sorry iam not an expert at this
its my first Android phone and i have no idea how to unlock it.
its HTC Magic/my touch 3g locked on tmobile USA
i bought it as is.
i googled and i found a dozen websites selling these unlock codes.
my question is how can i unlock it my self?
is there any way to flash it with some custom rom and do the job. or any other method, (i dont have acredit card )
anyway to get the code if thats the only way?
and if there is no other way then how do these guys get these unlock codes?
thanks
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This is the way I've done it (both on T-Mo and AT&T, US anyway)
1) Find someone who is in good standing with T-Mo, who hasn't unlocked a phone recently, and who doesn't plan on it.
2) have them call into T-Mo, saying they have a phone for international travel, and that they are looking to unlock said phone to ensure that they can have adequate coverage if they travel outside of the country, using local SIMs.
3) have them give the rep the IMEI for your G1, receive the unlock code (WRITE THIS DOWN, just in case, ive had to re-unlock devices before)
4) Profit!
This is a typical policy for most phone companies to have, and they will often enough unlock cell phones for users if you talk to a rep without too much fanfare. Only thing is, you cant just call them up every time you want to unlock a new phone, so this person probably wont be able to unlock another phone for a few months.
If you don't have someone who is on T-mo, you may be out of luck, and have to go through the old fashioned methods of paying for it with a 3rd party service.
I was able to say that I'm giving my phone to a non T-Mobile user and T-Mobile emailed me the unlock code the next day
-T-Mobile Customer
EpicFail236 said:
This is the way I've done it (both on T-Mo and AT&T, US anyway)
1) Find someone who is in good standing with T-Mo, who hasn't unlocked a phone recently, and who doesn't plan on it.
2) have them call into T-Mo, saying they have a phone for international travel, and that they are looking to unlock said phone to ensure that they can have adequate coverage if they travel outside of the country, using local SIMs.
3) have them give the rep the IMEI for your G1, receive the unlock code (WRITE THIS DOWN, just in case, ive had to re-unlock devices before)
4) Profit!
This is a typical policy for most phone companies to have, and they will often enough unlock cell phones for users if you talk to a rep without too much fanfare. Only thing is, you cant just call them up every time you want to unlock a new phone, so this person probably wont be able to unlock another phone for a few months.
If you don't have someone who is on T-mo, you may be out of luck, and have to go through the old fashioned methods of paying for it with a 3rd party service.
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Thats EXACTLY what you do. A t-mobile customer who has a good account (which is 99% of customers) can get the UNLOCK code. It will take a bit, I just did it with someone and it took almost 10 days for T-mobile to get it. Tmobile said its something with the Mytouch IMEI numbers that takes so long. Ususally it take no more than 72 hours, but either way T0Mobile always comes thru. If you do get it it will be a 8 DIGIT CODE, any more or any less and u are getting ripped off.
ok, but after I get the IMEI... What I'm supposed to do with it?
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ok, but after I get the IMEI... What I'm supposed to do with it?
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The IMEI is actually a sort of "Serial number" for your phone, you'll find it on a sticker in the battery compartment i believe, you will have to give your IMEI to the rep.
They will give you an unlock code, which you will be prompted to enter once you put a non-tmobile SIM into your phone.
Questions should be posted in Q&A forums, not Development forums.
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I understand there are two ways to unlock your HTC aria.
One is to buy the unlock codes on some website.
The second, free way is to call AT&T after three months and they will unlock it for free.
However, I have called AT&T twice and they don't have the unlock code available even after giving them my IMEI number. I'm puzzled by this. Is anyone else having the same problem? They said the computer or database don't have the Aria unlock code in the system. What's going on here?
Big brother just tricked you. They are tracking you now. Throw the phone away. Use cash only. Don't use your real name.
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AT&T doesn't have to give you the unlock code for the Aria until the exclusivity for that device has expired. Your only choice for now is to unlock it using a third party website.
Get the unlock code through a website like the most of us did, its just $15 or $20 bucks and they send you an email with the code almost instantly..
fmac said:
Get the unlock code through a website like the most of us did, its just $15 or $20 bucks and they send you an email with the code almost instantly..
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be sure to search ebay first. i found an unlock code for my backflip for only 2 dollars, the same for a few other phones I've had!
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You know...I'd be interested to find out how these unlock codes are generated...seems like people are robbing people of their money when they are selling these things...it probably isn't the easiest thing in the world to figure the algorithm out (if that's how they do it) but i can only imagine that once you do figure it out, it's a short process thereafter to generate unlock codes for people based on whatever information they need...
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You know...I'd be interested to find out how these unlock codes are generated...seems like people are robbing people of their money when they are selling these things...it probably isn't the easiest thing in the world to figure the algorithm out (if that's how they do it) but i can only imagine that once you do figure it out, it's a short process thereafter to generate unlock codes for people based on whatever information they need...
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there is software that does this. unfortunately i think they require a USB Dongle to run the s/w and it is expensive.... until the Russians crack it anyway. LOL
anyone suggest a reliable unlocking site?? there are so many scams out there taking money and not producing a usable code.
Most of the unlock website I found are reliable as far as give me money back when they can't get it. ATT and quite a few inexpensive website can't unlock my Aria. Some on top of refund, give me free unlock code for future. I end up found someone said "doing it manually". Took him 3 day and $25 later, he gave me the code.
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I have a noobish question. Does rooting unlock the phone?
nope. rooting does not unlock the phone.
powerchess said:
I have a noobish question. Does rooting unlock the phone?
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rooting just gives you the "ultimate-true-genuine" etc rights to modify the phone the way you want it
to unlock the phone it's a different story. You will only need to unlock it if you're traveling outside the US
Or to switch to T-mobile.
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Travel outside the US
profipix said:
rooting just gives you the "ultimate-true-genuine" etc rights to modify the phone the way you want it
to unlock the phone it's a different story. You will only need to unlock it if you're traveling outside the US
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Last sentence not quite correct; a clarification. You don't need to unlock if you travel outside the US. The Aria works just fine in other countries; you will incur additional costs as a result because you are roaming on foreign networks but AT&T has plans you can buy ahead of time and terminate when you get back home. Now the clarification part: if you do have an unlocked phone you can use a SIM card from other providers in other countries (which you will have to purchase or borrow from someone that lives there). Unlocking simply allows you to use another SIM cards, fore example, like Tmobile (a GSM network) in the US. If you don't unlock, your are limited to AT&T SIM cards. Unlocking is really not necessary unless you want to run on different networks in the US and outside the US.
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Monkeyfeng said:
I understand there are two ways to unlock your HTC aria.
One is to buy the unlock codes on some website.
The second, free way is to call AT&T after three months and they will unlock it for free.
However, I have called AT&T twice and they don't have the unlock code available even after giving them my IMEI number. I'm puzzled by this. Is anyone else having the same problem? They said the computer or database don't have the Aria unlock code in the system. What's going on here?
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I travel quite a lot through Europe and since AT&T's roaming charges are quite high, I had to unlock my Aria so that I can use local GSM carriers over there. I used www.cellunlocker.net last year. Their "regular" service for $4.99 was not able to produce the code for my Aria and they gave me a refund. I then purchased their "advanced" service for $19.99 and had the unlock code in 3 hours.
One more note about the benefit of unlocking: Once your phone is unlocked, it stays unlocked. So you need to purchase and use the unlock code only once.
it's a maybe
i think you gain s-off you can unlock it ..
lateral18 said:
i think you gain s-off you can unlock it ..
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No
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if anyone knows of a site that will sell unlock codes online please comment. I live outside the US and want to buy this phone online but will need an unlock code.
I have already contacted some sites but they don't have an idea yet if/when they will get them
EDIT: supposedly swiftunlock.net and gsmliberty.net work, but no proof yet rather than words from users.
EDIT: pictures of atrix running under Bell operator unlocked
EDIT: most users report that cellunlock.net work, 40$ but with a 50% discount using the android50 code.
To find your IMEI, type *#06#
search“Atrix unlock" on google
Im also interested in unlock codes but please serious sites.
Hi Guys, I believe the Atrix will come unlocked. It is a world phone which I think means you will be able to insert a SIM card from over seas and it will work. Also I have heard that if you buy the phone and call ATT and tell them you are going over seas to use it they will give you the unlock code. But then again these are things that I have heard and wont be able to verify until I get my Atrix in the mail.
no phone from a carrier sells unlocked. i already tried att twitter account to get an unlock code but got a friendly no. maybe if i buy it a month later i could call att from venezuela with gmail to try and score an unlock code.
i have seen lots of sites:
mobileunlocked.co.uk supposedly sells it at 15$
unlockitnow.com supposedly has it too.
gsmliberty.net at 10$.
globalunlock.com seems serious and admitted they don't have it.
For the over seas thing to work with att you needed to have been in contract with them on that phone for 6 months or something
franciscojavierleon said:
no phone from a carrier sells unlocked.
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In central europe 95% of the cariers only give you unlocked phones .
And on top of that you can use almosst every phone with every carrier.
Pommes_Schranke said:
In central europe 95% of the cariers only give you unlocked phones .
And on top of that you can use almosst every phone with every carrier.
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sorry, meant to say US carriers
If anyones used one of these unlocking service please respond back.
I'm curious if i'll be able to unlock right away.
Berserk87 said:
If anyones used one of these unlocking service please respond back.
I'm curious if i'll be able to unlock right away.
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mobileunlocked.co.uk told me that all motorola codes are either 8 or 16 numbers and just rely on the IMEI and not the specific model.
find it on ebay
I'd also love to see this baby unlocked. I traveling to the US in 1 month and expect to buy one.......I'm crossing my fingers until then hoping for someone that guarantees to have an unlocked atrix
kidqian said:
find it on ebay
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748$ on ebay, no thanks. And sadly, with my venezuelan credit card i need to buy the phone on a site that allows me to ship to a different address than on my credit card's billing address.
That leaves only amazon i think, but i may be wrong. If people know of other sites i would like to hear about them
unlockitnow.com just answered my email saying that they are selling the unlock codes right now. don't know if they are trustworthy
drock212 said:
Hi Guys, I believe the Atrix will come unlocked. It is a world phone which I think means you will be able to insert a SIM card from over seas and it will work. Also I have heard that if you buy the phone and call ATT and tell them you are going over seas to use it they will give you the unlock code. But then again these are things that I have heard and wont be able to verify until I get my Atrix in the mail.
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This is completely incorrect. An AT&T world phone merely allows you to use the phone with an AT&T SIM outside the country at exorbitant rates.
Please don't post your guesses or misinformation, it only confuses people who are in need of help & then gets parroted elsewhere to other sites.
Ok, starting to freak out a bit here as a friend will buy the phone and bring it back to Germany for me this week; is there a risk that there might not be a way to remove the sim lock from the phone? I mean, all phones are eventually unlocked, aren't they? Even a guy at one AT&T shop I called on Saturday said that it shouldn't be a problem, just to go one of all the companies that are providing unlock keys on the web.
Don't want to be stuck with an unusable 400-500 $ brick..
according to the info i am handling motorola's phones are one of the easiest to unlock. if you are that desperate try the links i have posted and write to them.
i have posted a link on the pricing thread that lists the phone at 550$ unlocked over at mobilecityonline.com
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wir...ganic&utm_term=AtrixATTU&utm_campaign=froogle
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This is completely incorrect. An AT&T world phone merely allows you to use the phone with an AT&T SIM outside the country at exorbitant rates.
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Well...that's not quite right. Because AT&T uses GSM tech, if you can unlock the phone, you absolutely can take out the AT&T SIM and swap it for a local one. I do it all the time when I travel: I buy a (local to where I happen to be) rechargeable SIM and I pay local rates rather than getting gouged by AT&T.
You must unlock the phone to do that, though.
i use theunlockr.com.
graemegb said:
i use theunlockr.com.
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that site sucks. they don't have a link on the home page to buy unlocked codes, i had to go to "unlocking 101" under "wireless 101" and from there visit the "unlock for free" which tells you to call your provider after 3 months and at the end says "we sell them too", i tried the link: http://theunlockr.com/store/unlock-my-phone/ and it doesn't even load.
HI, I just wanting to throw something out there...I was looking at some different sites about unlocking the galaxy note...and I was also checking the reviews for the sites too(can never be too careful).. and I ended up picking cellunlock.net and going with that one...the unlock was 39.99 but after using the promo code I searched in google (android50) it brought it to 19.99..well while I was waitng on the unlock email I stuck my sim card from tmobile usa in there and come to find out it was already unlocked...well I still got a unlock code in my email about 12 hours later but never tried it cuz there was no reason too...well since then I got a new note ( a white one).. and it was not already unlocked...believe I checked haha...but I checked reviews again and there were several saying that the never got a code..and several saying that the codes they sent were fake...but I really needed the note unlocked and at&T wasn't helping..so I went for it anyway...I got the unlock code in my email about 28 hours later and I tried it and it luckily worked!...now that was about 4 hours out of the time frame that they gave me...but it worked...so I just thought Idf let people know my experience...but try at your own risk! :laugh:
at&t has been giving out the unlock codes for free.
I dunno if the sale is still on, but I got my code from unlockthatphone.com for about $14.
I talked to AT&T international care on the website and they gave me the unlock code in 2 minutes without a problem
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at&t has been giving out the unlock codes for free.
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yeah that's where I almost always get them from...but this one they wouldn't give me...something about people abusing the right to get the codes or something like that..but hey..what the heck..i don't mind paying 20 for an unlock code
I called 611 from my cell today and asked for the unlock code and they gave it to no questions asked... well other than my imei and if I had any other questions.
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You weren't kidding. Called and said I wanted to use the phone overseas and gave them the imei number and a minute later she had the unlock code for me. Nice!!
Same for me - I got the unlock code straightaway on a web chat with AT&T. The site says something about a limit on the number of unlocks one can obtain on an account, I think it was something like 5 per year.
I don't see why they would give you a hard time unless you're unlocking a bunch of phones on your account.
Same for me, I used the AT&T International Support web chat and they gave me the code right away. Too bad you need a non-AT&T SIM to actually use it.
johnus said:
Same for me, I used the AT&T International Support web chat and they gave me the code right away. Too bad you need a non-AT&T SIM to actually use it.
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That is the point of unlocking a phone -- to use another carrier's sim card. Otherwise, why unlock?
rangercaptain said:
That is the point of unlocking a phone -- to use another carrier's sim card. Otherwise, why unlock?
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For me? Higher resale value. All other phones I've unlocked didn't require a SIM at all to do this.
johnus said:
For me? Higher resale value. All other phones I've unlocked didn't require a SIM at all to do this.
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Ohh. Good answer. I've never sold my old phones (23 and counting. . .)
Posting specifically in the MTATRIX4G forum (probably could have got away with the general forum)...
Looking to unlock my Motorola Atrix 4G to work on all networks. Couldn't find a guide....
There are guides everywhere. It seems you fail at basic searching.
Call AT&T and ask for code, or buy the code online.
Why would I call AT&T? Not everyone in the world lives in United States of....Something (to be blunt my carrier is Orange in UK, look it up on a map - unless AT&T are so generous that they would accept my IMEI, even though i'm not with AT&T?? That would be generous of them)
Let me rephrase - plenty of people selling unlock codes and plenty of dodgy software where you need to fill out some weird survery (never going to do that as it's always a con).
So point taken, let's rephrase again - Can someone help me find open source software to unlock the Motorola Atrix 4G?
Atrix 4G is only available on AT&T. Elsewhere in the world it is called Atrix, not Atrix 4G. Since you keep mentioning Atrix 4G, I naturally assumed you're on AT&T. No need to get rude, next time try being more precise instead.
In that case, you'll have to buy the code online. A way to unlock "at home" does not exist. I have no recommendations for a good unlocking site, wait for someone else to chime in.
Good point, will take it onboard. I had suspected buying an unlock code (which I don't mind per say as it's going on ebay anyway and adds to the value). Unless someone else has a plausable trusthworth site i'll bid thee farewell.
Widodude said:
Good point, will take it onboard. I had suspected buying an unlock code (which I don't mind per say as it's going on ebay anyway and adds to the value). Unless someone else has a plausable trusthworth site i'll bid thee farewell.
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I think you lost that auction.
Get unlock multiple try
It also depend on the Radio.
I have the ATT unclock code for my phone but everytime I try it show unsuccessful. I have to flash my back to original ATT radio and try and now my network it unlocked. It depend your service provider, just fash the correct radio and get the code online should working fine.
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I think you lost that auction.
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What I meant was, i sold my old HTC Touch HD and got an additional 20% on the price as opposed to locked to Orange. People just prefer an unlocked device to buy. Simples really.
Asianhood said:
It also depend on the Radio.
I have the ATT unclock code for my phone but everytime I try it show unsuccessful. I have to flash my back to original ATT radio and try and now my network it unlocked. It depend your service provider, just fash the correct radio and get the code online should working fine.
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Yup, plenty of choices online, range from 8 quid to 20, i'll just use the one I used last time (althought this time I got greedy and looked for a free option )
Weird ATT provide it for free, Orange in the UK charge a flat rate of about 23 quid (and only if you're in contract with them)
Asianhood said:
It also depend on the Radio.
I have the ATT unclock code for my phone but everytime I try it show unsuccessful. I have to flash my back to original ATT radio and try and now my network it unlocked. It depend your service provider, just fash the correct radio and get the code online should working fine.
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Another thing to keep in mind is that some of us could not unlock with any AT&T radio at all. On my phone, I had to flash the Bell Canada radio before AT&T's unlock code would work. Of course, I flashed back to AT&T's radios and the phone remained unlocked. Just something to keep in mind.