hi all
i've bought a T-mobile HD2 from someone in USA online.it's locked to T-mobile,so i called the USA T-mobile CS rep for an unlock code.surprisingly,that man was quite happy to unlock my phone for me,for free,
AS LONG AS i can get someone in USA with a T-mobile account(anyone,not just the seller who owned the phone) to call the company's customer service and ask them to unlock my phone.
do you really think it's possible that someone who only has an account can unlock others' phones just by giving T-mobile a call? that man convinced me that all i need to do is to give that person IMEI code and my email address and ask for a favour.it doesn't cost anyone anything and doesn't affect that person's account either.how good is that.
please give me some advice on this if you have had a similar experience. if it does work,can anyone in USA with a T-mobile account be so kind to do me a favour? please leave a message or email me if interested.i would really appreciate it!
thanks
John
Check this thread out! - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601611
thanks. but the thread is mainly talking about getting an unlock code OUTSIDE tmobile.if there is a way to get the code FROM tmobile,which is safer,why not try?and it doesn't sound to me very difficult,so this is what i am asking:is it easy/not easy to get a code from tmobile USA?
john
Any one know of how i can get a free unlock code for my mytouch 3g slide im no longer a tmobile customer and dont wanna pay 20 to have it unlocked. i mean if a website can do it im sure someone on xda can. not gonna beg like jabroni... smh.
Freebies are hard to come by these days mate...feel free to Google for this issue or call T-Mobile as suggested by another member to request the code..
Cheers,
M_T_M
jamesc19 said:
Any one know of how i can get a free unlock code for my mytouch 3g slide im no longer a tmobile customer and dont wanna pay 20 to have it unlocked. i mean if a website can do it im sure someone on xda can. not gonna beg like jabroni... smh.
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For newer HTC phones, you need to pay to get an unlock or you have to get it through the carrier. Well if you broke the contract and paided the ETF, then you can Request Tmobile to give you one, or you could ask some friend to do?
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...
zervic said:
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.
Don't worry i will help you...You can get the Unlock code better from Online site,Basically network provider ask you to wait to get the code from them,they will give the code,it's available in Data base,So if you need Code immediately means you can get the unlock code from here www.Superunlockcodes.com and get the free unlocking instructions from here Mobileunlockguide.com and unlock it step by step.
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 ..
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i think you gain s-off you can unlock it ..
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No
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why I hear about at&t giving the unlock code for free, it is true?
if yes, I can't create an account for contact support at&t online soo, I need ask to someone helping me to do that or ask to at&t for unlock code
can anyone do that please?
thanks alot
EclipseX said:
why I hear about at&t giving the unlock code for free, it is true?
if yes, I can't create an account for contact support at&t online soo, I need ask to someone helping me to do that or ask to at&t for unlock code
can anyone do that please?
thanks alot
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Just buy it on the internet. It's not that expensive.
I had a Droid 2 Global for which Verizon screwed up the unlock codes via OTA update (only way to unlock was through Verizon). So, yeah I have experience asking people to request an unlock codes for me, and in 99% cases noone is willing to help unless you get seriously lucky.
The reason is - unlocking ties the phone to the persons account + it has to be active on ATT network + they can request only one unlock code in 6 months or something. So, if they do an unloŅk for you, they can't do it for themselves in the next half a year.
guys
could you plz help me i got a HTC aria lock by at&t as a present.
i want to unlock it and i willing to paid a sites they said they can unlock by IMEI code.
One thing i'm facing with is now i'm live in myanmar (sanctioned country) so i can't access my paypal acc:
so if anybody out there to help me to unlock my phone if it is for free it would b very nice
by the way i'm apologize for my bad english
I know for me I was able to get mine unlocked for free from AT&T, but of course I am a current customer. From most people I have heard from, the free unlocking sources don't work so great, and I've seen some people who say they have locked their phone up. So just try calling AT&T a call and you never now, if not good luck.
The best way to unlock it would be to call the company. There are a couple websites that would do it under 30$. Happy hunting.
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