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Just curious because support is telling me that my Prime is "jail broken". not sure what they mean by this since it's not an iPhone. did they mean rooted or bootloader unlocked? I don't recall unlocking the bootloader ever for this but I'm at work now and won't be able to check til later tonight. I was just wondering if there is a site I can go to to check the status.
I just checked and my Prime is not even unlocked, as far as I can see. Not sure if this how you would check but I restarted it and held the Volume down while rebooting. I read the info that appeared at the top and nothing said unlocked. Now I'm wondering how does Asus know my tablet is rooted (if that is what he meant by jail broken)? I have never called them and never sent them my tablet. I think Asus will definitely be getting a customer is angry call tomorrow.
Did you buy it new, used?
It is possible if you bought one from someplace that someone returned it after they unlocked it and you just happened to get it.
I guess even new, someone could have opened it, but told the store they didn't.
Hope you get it straightened out, as it will affect your warranty.
Good Luck.
Talking to them now. I bought my Prime brand new from Gamestop. I was the first one to pre-order at the store and the first one to pick it up. It was sealed when I got it. Asus is saying that i sent it in. I have never sent my tablet to them. I asked him when it was sent in and he says that information has been deleted. I told him I need to know the dates it was sent in and when it was returned because it has never left my possesion. They have me on hold right now
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Talking to them now. I bought my Prime brand new from Gamestop. I was the first one to pre-order at the store and the first one to pick it up. It was sealed when I got it. Asus is saying that i sent it in. I have never sent my tablet to them. I asked him when it was sent in and he says that information has been deleted. I told him I need to know the dates it was sent in and when it was returned because it has never left my possesion. They have me on hold right now
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If you had unlocked it yourself you would definitely know it. So if there were no previous owners and it was in a sealed box when you got it, I don't see any way it could be unlocked without your knowledge.
I have not unlocked myself (just rooted with stock boot loader and ROM) so I have not seen this personally. But according to what I've read here on XDA there is a "this device is unlocked" message that appears somewhere during boot if the device is unlocked. Do you get such a message?
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586634&highlight=undo+unlock Which is someone talking about wanting to lock it again, which apparently can't be done. But it does describe what an unlocked device looks like.
You will not believe this!!! Asus says that they know that my tablet has been rooted because the information was sent to them (or retrieved by them) by the devicetracker.asus.com site. He said not only is it used to find stolen product, but it can be used to retrieve system information sent by the tablet, like when it is rooted. We finally figured out that what was sent back to them was my power brick in March because it stopped charging the tablet. Now I need to know what information Asus can see off that Device tracker site because it has never worked for me when I put my SN in.
Found this post and it looks like I activated the service sometime ago but it doesn't seem to work for me now. I can't see any information on my tablet. So it seems that they can track whether your rooted and it does void your warranty, unless I can find some documentation that states rooting your tablet doesn't void the warranty.
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If you had unlocked it yourself you would definitely know it. So if there were no previous owners and it was in a sealed box when you got it, I don't see any way it could be unlocked without your knowledge.
I have not unlocked myself (just rooted with stock boot loader and ROM) so I have not seen this personally. But according to what I've read here on XDA there is a "this device is unlocked" message that appears somewhere during boot if the device is unlocked. Do you get such a message?
See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586634&highlight=undo+unlock Which is someone talking about wanting to lock it again, which apparently can't be done. But it does describe what an unlocked device looks like.
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Nope not unlocked. Checked last night, no message that it was unlocked. I purposely didn't unlock it because I had plans to send it in to them to get one of the newer ones (latest serial numbers).
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Nope not unlocked. Checked last night, no message that it was unlocked. I purposely didn't unlock it because I had plans to send it in to them to get one of the newer ones (latest serial numbers).
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Interesting they know (going from your previous post) that you are rooted. Anyway, it's my understanding the rooting does not void the warranty. Only unlocking does. So being rooted and Asus being able to detect root status should not make any difference.
I just followed the link you posted and tried to go to http://waveshare.asus.com/select_lang.action . For the user id and password I tried using the same information I use for the Asus VIP site ( http://vip.asus.com/user/uhome.aspx?SLanguage=en-us ) It got me to the screen where you accept the agreement but then keeps kicking me back to the login screen. Is this a different account I have to register for?
From reading around, it seems to only work when you sign in with your google account, but be careful. In the agreement that pops up, it says something about linking your goggle account with the serial number of the tablet. I just wonder what benefit Asus gets from doing that? Does it allow them to query more info from the tablet?
Just wanted to throw this in here since no one else has mentioned it. When requesting the unlock code for your bootloader make sure your S/N is 16 digits not 12. Grab it from the back of the phone on the battery label, not from the system or whatever.
I spent 2 weeks waiting for my unlock code, by sending 1 request/day to mobile [at] huawei.com and had no luck. Then when I resent one yesteday but I sent a 16 digit code for the SN I received an automed response within 3 minutes. With the timezone change between USA and China, no doubt it's automated.
Just wanted to make sure no one is waiting on a bootloader code, if their formatting isn't 100%.
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Just wanted to throw this in here since no one else has mentioned it. When requesting the unlock code for your bootloader make sure your S/N is 16 digits not 12. Grab it from the back of the phone on the battery label, not from the system or whatever.
I spent 2 weeks waiting for my unlock code, by sending 1 request/day to mobile [at] huawei.com and had no luck. Then when I resent one yesteday but I sent a 16 digit code for the SN I received an automed response within 3 minutes. With the timezone change between USA and China, no doubt it's automated.
Just wanted to make sure no one is waiting on a bootloader code, if their formatting isn't 100%.
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I tried again (14:00 CDT)...on the subject line, I put the s/n, plus bootloader unlock request
In the text, the IMEI and serial.
We'll see, since it's still early in the AM in China.
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Just wanted to throw this in here since no one else has mentioned it. When requesting the unlock code for your bootloader make sure your S/N is 16 digits not 12. Grab it from the back of the phone on the battery label, not from the system or whatever.
I spent 2 weeks waiting for my unlock code, by sending 1 request/day to mobile [at] huawei.com and had no luck. Then when I resent one yesteday but I sent a 16 digit code for the SN I received an automed response within 3 minutes. With the timezone change between USA and China, no doubt it's automated.
Just wanted to make sure no one is waiting on a bootloader code, if their formatting isn't 100%.
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You were just lucky. There is no chance unlock codes are sent over email automated. Do you really think Huawei employ ocr readers to scan through emails for bootloader unlock requests then these ocr readers magically conjure up your unlock code without any mistakes?
As for the time difference, I'm pretty sure a company the size of Huawei can manage to employ a night shift in their own country of operations.
The only way to get an unlock code automatically is to use one of the unlocker tools that keep floating about and have total luck that the unlock server is in operation when you attempt it.
Getting unlock code via email from Huawei is total luck of the draw. Mine took 1 hour, other people's took a month. Some people have been unlucky and never received one.
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You were just lucky. There is no chance unlock codes are sent over email automated. Do you really think Huawei employ ocr readers to scan through emails for bootloader unlock requests then these ocr readers magically conjure up your unlock code without any mistakes?
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No, it's email so everything is already in text form, no need for OCR.
You could do it yourself using outlooks email filter and a batch script for the rest. It's definitely automated.
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No, it's email so everything is already in text form, no need for OCR.
You could do it yourself using outlooks email filter and a batch script for the rest. It's definitely automated.
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No. It's not..... But whatever.
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1: under your own admission, it took you 2 weeks to work out you weren't even sending Huawei a real serial number.
2: On discovering this mistake, you send the correct serial number and suddenly Huawei's magic automated unlock email system kicks in and grants you an unlock code instantly.
Has to be automated because a company that employs over 140,000 people can't possibly employ people to work a night shift to be able to manually send you an unlock code.
3: The hundreds of people who have been visiting this forum for the last 12 months and trying to get their unlock code via email from Huawei must ALL have been formatting their emails incorrectly. If I remember correctly, 1 other person got their unlock code sent to them within 5 minutes.
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No. It's not..... But whatever.
Edit : Just to elaborate on this.
1: under your own admission, it took you 2 weeks to work out you weren't even sending Huawei a real serial number.
2: On discovering this mistake, you send the correct serial number and suddenly Huawei's magic automated unlock email system kicks in and grants you an unlock code instantly.
Has to be automated because a company that employs over 140,000 people can't possibly employ people to work a night shift to be able to manually send you an unlock code.
3: The hundreds of people who have been visiting this forum for the last 12 months and trying to get their unlock code via email from Huawei must ALL have been formatting their emails incorrectly. If I remember correctly, 1 other person got their unlock code sent to them within 5 minutes.
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I had to send a reminder when no reply after two weeks. No reformatting! Simple forwarded the same email with another line asking for update.. I got it in next few hours. So definitely no automated replies.
Can confirm the process is NOT automated. A real person needs to manually submit the code. Emails sent outside of China's business hours are sometimes not received.
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Can confirm the process is NOT automated. A real person needs to manually submit the code. Emails sent outside of China's business hours are sometimes not received.
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wtf? I sent mine everyday for 2 weeks right as soon as I come home from work, around 4:40. I'm certain because I the phone sat on my desk unused for 2 weeks, and because of the bootloader system wipe, there was no point using it.
Earlier I tried the Root guide on this subforum, which had a chinese tool which supposedly could unlock the bootloader when you provided the info. I then realized I needed a 16 digits S/N instead of the 10 digits one I grabbed from the system about. I then realized maybe, this is why my emails were ignored.
I then decided to send the email but I sent the 16 digits S/N instead of the 10 digit. Something like"000222" at the end. 5 minutes got the code, just like that.
Quite the coincidence, to not get any replies for 2 weeks and then a reply instantly.
1) What kind of email system do they have were there is no queue, and they respond to the newest email? their queue size is 5 minutes in length, and they sold millions of this phone. Granted most never unlocked the bootloader.
2) Is it cheaper to write an automated script to answer an email address and parse for 16 digit S/N and a 15 digit IMEI, which can be checked for validness, and the bootloader code derived from these two and resent all as a script?
Or hire a chinese workers at a computer and reply to bootloader requests?
3) I worked for a company which gave you unlock codes for our software. I can tell you the email address that we provided them next to the order button, was a bot that parse the email for the right values and if it succeeded, an unlock code was sent to the sender.
It's not a coincidence that they didn't send an unlock code for 2 weeks for a request that was impossible to actually provide an unlock code for.
When you finally DID work out what you were doing wrong and sent the correct code, you got a reply. Fortunately for you it happens from time to time that the reply is very quick, but from all of our VAST experience of dealing with Huawei in the last twelve months it's pure luck.
Are you genuinely trying to tell ALL of the hundreds if not thousands of members of this forum, that they ALL sent the incorrect wording for an unlock code in an email, yet you magically managed it?
yes.
Otherwise there's no order to getting these replies for the bootloader. How is it I can get my code within 5 minutes, and other users are waiting weeks?
Do their bootloader requests not come in order? Is the request queue more like a lottery pool?
It's automated.
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yes.
Otherwise there's no order to getting these replies for the bootloader. How is it I can get my code within 5 minutes, and other users are waiting weeks?
Do their bootloader requests not come in order? Is the request queue more like a lottery pool?
It's automated.
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If it's automated, everybody would get a reply within 5 minutes.
Not one day, 3 days, 2 weeks, one month or indeed never.
Apparently only you do with your incredible email formatting 5k111z.
How can that possibly be automated?
I'm not going to argue anymore with you. If you cannot accept you are wrong then so be it.
I'm pretty sure most people who have been through the hassle of getting the unlock code from Huawei on this forum know who to believe.
I like to believe there is a bloke or two who will occasionally stop what they're doing and check the emails. And that if the info they receive is incorrect and a code doesn't pop up they will just move on.
Well I will say I got my mate 2 delivered at 1:00pm sent my first email to Huawei at 3:20pm and sent another email at 6:14pm and they sent my unlock code at 8:50pm.. eastern time.
Hassle getting an unlock code from Huawei
I used their online form and submitted my IMEI, SN (16 digit), product number, and model, and it would not work. I used their email form, as requested. Here is their response:
Dear User,
Huawei Customer Service is pleased to be at your service, sorry for bringing you the trouble, if you want to unlock your phone, you should meet the condition as follows:
1.Please register your Huawei ID in our official website http://huawei.com/en/ on your phone.
2.Log in your Huawei ID on your phone for 14 consecutive days .
3.Each Huawei ID should not apply for the unlock code more than twice within half years. If you meet the information, please go to http://emui.huawei.com/en/ and click the 'download' button to login your Huawei ID other than any other third party ID to apply for the unlock code. Please contact us by mail or local service hotline as follows if error message appears.
TEL: http://consumer.huawei.com/en/contact-us/index.htm?tag=hotline
Mail: http://consumer.huawei.com/en/contact-us/index.htm?tag=email
Please submit your mobile model, SN, IMEI/MEID and error message in your e-mail. We also need to know that your phone is rooted, it can be out of the best working state and part of functions may not be able to work normally. In additon, the system is vulnerable to be invaded by viruses once your phone is permitted to unlock. What's more, for the lacking of fully tested, the third party software will not be compatible with your phone. Unlocking will bring unexpected negative impacts and the device will be not normal, and can not be restored, Huawei after-sales service office will not provide warranty service for your rooted phone, and you may bear the cost. So we strongly advise you to think it twice.
If you have any other problem, please send your feedback to us. We will be at your service to help you solve your problems.
Once again thank you for contacting Huawei device.
Best Regards.
Huawei Device Customer Care Team (3207)
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I created a new ID and can log in. Am I supposed to log in every day for 14 consecutive days? WTF? I just want my phone bootloader to be unlocked so I can load the Goolge Play Store. Can anyone help?
it's definitely not automated.
i've sent the same email with the 16 digits for a month and finally got a response one of the days using the exact same copy and paste
I've also compared that to my friend's email for unlock code and they were both different format and even had a name.....
Unless you've seen every email for the bootloader unlock code I don't think you should come to conclusions
I can confirm that the email is not automated even with the right formatting but the response time is really good under 10 hours.
This their reply which is unfortunate
Thank you for supporting Huawei products. To achieve better user experience, Huawei has decided to completely terminate the unlock code application service on July 25, and published the relevant announcement on the EMUI official website two months ago.
We apologies for the inconvenience caused. Please stay tuned on our official pages for latest updates.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you better. Please help us by taking a few minutes to tell us about the service that you have received so far. We appreciate your feedback and want to make sure we meet your expectations:
Regards
Huawei will stop providing bootloader unlock codes. If you want code you have 2 months to request it, after it they will stop this service. :silly::silly:
Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-stop-providing-bootloader-unlock-codes/
Code request site: https://www.emui.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail
Source?
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Thanks. Well that sucks
Luckily have already requested mine and awaiting it.
But if I need to get a replacement phone in future I wont be able to root
Last Huawei I get then...
Got my code yesterday. But this is probably my first and last Huawei phone.
And DC Phoenix developers will raise their prices for it...I bet DC Phoenix is developed by Huawei.
I don't know why phone manufacturers do this. First it was Apple - the never ending war againt Jailbreakers. Instead of registering the phone for voided warranty and denying service for jailbroken iDevices, they fight againt ist.
Now Huawei does this - it's nearly the same and for me the rooting "freedom" on Android was the main reason to switch from iOS.
So, first and last Huawei I've had...after waiting 1.5 years for good custom rom development and good community support for EMUI I will choose another manufacturer - is the question: which one? Nevermind.
My main reason against iPhone too, locking down to only get everything through them and charging through the nose for the privilege...
OnePlus seems like a good way to go at the moment. I am quite tempted to go back to my HTC days as far as I know they are one of the better most lenient I have come across and their phones seem to be getting to the top of the pile again stat-wise...
i got my code instantly from the site. Stupid move by Huawei. One of the main reasons I got this phone was because i could unlock the the bootloader. If they dont change their decision this will be my last Huawei.
Are the unlock codes a alpha numeric 16 character code ? I just want to double check the code i got is correct.
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Are the unlock codes a alpha numeric 16 character code ? I just want to double check the code i got is correct.
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It is. In my code were only capitals and numbers.
bigshowjh said:
Are the unlock codes a alpha numeric 16 character code ? I just want to double check the code i got is correct.
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Mine is 15 digits, not letters.
Well that is terrible news...
Now here's another thing, my wife has a p10, I haven't rooted yet. Figured I'd wait till her warranty was near it's end to avoid any hassle if it needed servicing.
I went to that link in the op, thing I noticed is that when trying to register there is no option to select Canada or the US from the country list. Did those of you that have used that site, did you have prior accounts created, or does the country matter?
I would like to have the unlock code for later use.
If not, I guess I'm looking for another carrier to buy out this contract to get another phone.
I was rather impressed with her phone, and would have liked one too once my Sammy's screen kicked the bucket.
Now I have no idea what phone is worth getting for modding. Seems like very few options left...
Myself, I ditched apple because jailbreaking became an impossibility. I just can't fathom owning a device without administrative privileges. Plus if it weren't for custom ROMs, my phone would have received no further security updates. This is horrible business practice. At least windows gives its users years of monthly updates.
This is indeed ****ty news...
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Well that is terrible news...
Now here's another thing, my wife has a p10, I haven't rooted yet. Figured I'd wait till her warranty was near it's end to avoid any hassle if it needed servicing.
I went to that link in the op, thing I noticed is that when trying to register there is no option to select Canada or the US from the country list. Did those of you that have used that site, did you have prior accounts created, or does the country matter?
I would like to have the unlock code for later use.
If not, I guess I'm looking for another carrier to buy out this contract to get another phone.
I was rather impressed with her phone, and would have liked one too once my Sammy's screen kicked the bucket.
Now I have no idea what phone is worth getting for modding. Seems like very few options left...
Myself, I ditched apple because jailbreaking became an impossibility. I just can't fathom owning a device without administrative privileges. Plus if it weren't for custom ROMs, my phone would have received no further security updates. This is horrible business practice. At least windows gives its users years of monthly updates.
This is indeed ****ty news...
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I sent an email through this
I had to send a couple before they got back to me with this...
"Thank you for contacting Huawei Customer Care.
We have sent you a email in which we said the following. It seems that it didn't end up to you, we're sorry about that. Please fill in the following and send us the reply.
But, in response, please note that we can, of course, generate and provide the bootloader code for your device.
However, please keep in mind that unlocking the device's bootloader voids its warranty and might cause numerous software issues (unlocking any device's bootloader is considered to be software manipulation).
Should you still require the code, please provide us with the following details:
Full Name (if applicable):
Email address (if applicable):
Device model:
Serial number:
IMEI:
Product ID - dialing *#*#1357946#*#*. If not available, the invoice should be attached."
After sending that about week later got the u/l code
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SavageRobot said:
I sent an email through this
I had to send a couple before they got back to me with this...
"Thank you for contacting Huawei Customer Care.
We have sent you a email in which we said the following. It seems that it didn't end up to you, we're sorry about that. Please fill in the following and send us the reply.
But, in response, please note that we can, of course, generate and provide the bootloader code for your device.
However, please keep in mind that unlocking the device's bootloader voids its warranty and might cause numerous software issues (unlocking any device's bootloader is considered to be software manipulation).
Should you still require the code, please provide us with the following details:
Full Name (if applicable):
Email address (if applicable):
Device model:
Serial number:
IMEI:
Product ID - dialing *#*#1357946#*#*. If not available, the invoice should be attached."
After sending that about week later got the u/l code
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Thanks for this.
Edit: Wife contacted Huawei by email. First response was their branch couldn't help and gave a link to contact the same domain name with a different contact name, however the contact is non existent. (So far twice they responded with a non existent contact)
We're waiting to see if they respond with a working contact.
If not, we'll look at another carrier buying out the contract and get another phone I guess. It's sad because it is a nice phone.
Edit 2: not looking like we're getting an answer.
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That is concerning, now I want to test the code but I like others was going to wait and unlock. I heard others are getting the code by email, but mine was given instantly. Have others got it instantly? I just don't want to assume the code is legit then when I do go to use it it's not and it's to late to get one. Is there a way to test it without actually unlocking it. I really don't feel like wiping my data, just to check it
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That is concerning, now I want to test the code but I like others was going to wait and unlock. I heard others are getting the code by email, but mine was given instantly. Have others got it instantly? I just don't want to assume the code is legit then when I do go to use it it's not and it's to late to get one. Is there a way to test it without actually unlocking it. I really don't feel like wiping my data, just to check it
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Just enter the unlock command with your code. If your code is working there will be a message for factory reset, there you need to press "Yes" or "No". So no factory reset if you don't confirm it.
If the code isn't working you'll get adb error "invalid command"
Yes I bought a phone off a friend more acquaintance. It's not stolen or reported lost. It had no sim card nor micro sd card inside it was hard rest when I bought it. I can not get passed Google sign in. I typed my email over and over again nothing I accepted the device on my email alerts. I called Google to ask what can be done they said take to AT&T. I called AT&T explained again what the problem was. They said nothing they can do on there side take it to retail store they can crack it for me. So I took it to the store they looked at me like I was stupid. Left now on here hoping there is a solution. I called the company who made it they ran again the IMEI code again obviously same result not stolen nor lost. They can't help me they wanted m e to pay for shipping it in to where ever for a repair they claimed lol.
Other things I tried multiple hard resets clear cache. Same result. I tried even putting in a working sim card AT&T that I bought for it try clicking use the AT&T network to get the process started same result can't get past Google older email protection. I can not ask the dude I bought off for his password nor his gmail. Due to he uses yahoo. Now only and doesn't remember any of the sign in info.
Yeah, I feel ya there. This one so far has me baffled.
ill make this short and sweet got my device today from Tmobile, and device was locked as we all now know, i have NOT paid it off yet.
I tried using the "Pixel device unlock app" it did not work gave me a "server error" when trying to use it
i then went into the tmobile app and messaged support explaining i wanted the lock removed and had tried using the app and was presented with the "server error"
The guy told me he would take a look (once he understood what i wanted to do)
He asked for my IMEI and then asked me why I wanted to unlock the device, I told him it was because i wanted to have the full use of my device and access to the bootloader incase of an issue where I needed to flash factory firmware and prevent having to bring and pay for it too be RMA'd, 10 minutes later my device was whitelisted and now my device is unlocked.
I hope this helps anyone who's dreams were crushed like mine when I received a device with locked bootloader
Thanks guys, glad to be back
PS i use P6 as pixel 6 short script
I did not have as much luck as you. Spoke to two different reps and they both just kept repeating that it needed to be paid off before being permanently unlocked, regardless of the reason.
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I did not have as much luck as you. Spoke to two different reps and they both just kept repeating that it needed to be paid off before being permanently unlocked, regardless of the reason.
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Same here. Tried through the app chat. Via FB. And then by call. All said that same thing.
I used the app chat via the TMobile app sorry to hear that tho, I guess I got lucky
Are you long time T-mobile customer? If they think you are very unlikely to leave T-mobile anyway, unlocking your device just increases your "loyalty" and no harm to them.
this is pretty common sense I thought...applies to all carrier.
Have you tried messaging @mobbdeep ?
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Have you tried messaging @mobbdeep ?
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Does he work for T-Mobile?
You'll want to try to talk to your "local" team of experts during normal business hours found here in the US. I informed my service rep today that I understood their policy, but my Pixel 6's software was broken. That I needed to flash it via the Pixel utility found online. The rep wanted to via her documents, came back and said no promises. I reassured them the reason why and how I am not requesting it for any one EIP devices, just this one.
She came back and had whitelisted it. 10 minutes and done.
Messaging takes to long to explain this because they just push you off for 24-72 hours.
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You'll want to try to talk to your "local" team of experts during normal business hours found here in the US. I informed my service rep today that I understood their policy, but my Pixel 6's software was broken. That I needed to flash it via the Pixel utility found online. The rep wanted to via her documents, came back and said no promises. I reassured them the reason why and how I am not requesting it for any one EIP devices, just this one.
She came back and had whitelisted it. 10 minutes and done.
Messaging takes to long to explain this because they just push you off for 24-72 hours.
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What do you mean local expert? Like the local retail store? What number did you call?
i just told them that the sim card support notification wont stop vibrating and it is annoying me, and I can't remove the notification without the device being unlocked. They went ahead and unlock the device for me.
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i just told them that the sim card support notification wont stop vibrating and it is annoying me, and I can't remove the notification without the device being unlocked. They went ahead and unlock the device for me.
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Thing is, I'm through Sprint technically
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Thing is, I'm through Sprint technically
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I am too.. i chatted with sprint multiple times and they are dumber than a door nail unfortunately.. so I figured I would try Tmo support so went to the website and started a chat but said I wasn't a tmo/sprint customer yet then the rep came on and I said that I was told I could unlock the sim on the device to use other sim cards but the unlock app says server error.. He then asked for the IMEI and my phone number and submitted the request and said it should be unlocked within 24hrs lol.. so we'll see what happens.. The unlock app would either say server error or would say it isn't eligible since hasn't been on the account long enough
Sprint was completely oblivious.. spent hours talking to 5 reps across 2 days and got literally nowhere.. They kept telling me that my phone/plan already has sprint global roaming so I can use 2g data and .25c/min for calls lmao.. like that is not the same as using another sim card.. the last guy I talked to I explained everything and he read the prior chat and everything and said he will help me.. he then starts walking me through all these steps then ultimately says my device isn't eligible lol.. keep in mind this whole time I was requesting an exception for military deployment LOL.. not one of them understood what this meant or was.. the first guy even refused to transfer my chat when I asked to speak to someone who knows what I am talking about so I said he was trying to avoid getting surveyed and he laughed then began to tell me how to close chrome and clear cache and all this to try and close the chat out but it didn't work haha.. everytime i logged back in I got right back to him.. he finally randomly transferred me and someone elses name popped up who didn't even say anything and transferred me then next person said like 1 word then closed the chat then finally got the last person who almost made me believe he knew what he was doing lol..
then go to tmo and 1st time asking no problem, whats imei and phone number and request submitted lol.. now lets hope it actually works haha
elliwigy said:
I am too.. i chatted with sprint multiple times and they are dumber than a door nail unfortunately.. so I figured I would try Tmo support so went to the website and started a chat but said I wasn't a tmo/sprint customer yet then the rep came on and I said that I was told I could unlock the sim on the device to use other sim cards but the unlock app says server error.. He then asked for the IMEI and my phone number and submitted the request and said it should be unlocked within 24hrs lol.. so we'll see what happens.. The unlock app would either say server error or would say it isn't eligible since hasn't been on the account long enough
Sprint was completely oblivious.. spent hours talking to 5 reps across 2 days and got literally nowhere.. They kept telling me that my phone/plan already has sprint global roaming so I can use 2g data and .25c/min for calls lmao.. like that is not the same as using another sim card.. the last guy I talked to I explained everything and he read the prior chat and everything and said he will help me.. he then starts walking me through all these steps then ultimately says my device isn't eligible lol.. keep in mind this whole time I was requesting an exception for military deployment LOL.. not one of them understood what this meant or was.. the first guy even refused to transfer my chat when I asked to speak to someone who knows what I am talking about so I said he was trying to avoid getting surveyed and he laughed then began to tell me how to close chrome and clear cache and all this to try and close the chat out but it didn't work haha.. everytime i logged back in I got right back to him.. he finally randomly transferred me and someone elses name popped up who didn't even say anything and transferred me then next person said like 1 word then closed the chat then finally got the last person who almost made me believe he knew what he was doing lol..
then go to tmo and 1st time asking no problem, whats imei and phone number and request submitted lol.. now lets hope it actually works haha
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How did you start a chat with T-Mobile? Whenever I sign in to TMobile website it transfers me to Sprint website
opz187 said:
How did you start a chat with T-Mobile? Whenever I sign in to TMobile website it transfers me to Sprint website
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I explained in the first paragraph lol.. go to tmobile.com and dont try to sign in.. go to contact page or until u see the chat box/icon then typed "agent" it asked if i was a customer or not i said i was not.. if u say u r it will make u sign in and send u to sprint chat
ne0ns4l4m4nder said:
ill make this short and sweet got my device today from Tmobile, and device was locked as we all now know, i have NOT paid it off yet.
I tried using the "Pixel device unlock app" it did not work gave me a "server error" when trying to use it
i then went into the tmobile app and messaged support explaining i wanted the lock removed and had tried using the app and was presented with the "server error"
The guy told me he would take a look (once he understood what i wanted to do)
He asked for my IMEI and then asked me why I wanted to unlock the device, I told him it was because i wanted to have the full use of my device and access to the bootloader incase of an issue where I needed to flash factory firmware and prevent having to bring and pay for it too be RMA'd, 10 minutes later my device was whitelisted and now my device is unlocked.
I hope this helps anyone who's dreams were crushed like mine when I received a device with locked bootloader
Thanks guys, glad to be back
PS i use P6 as pixel 6 short script
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Cool, does this mean you can now use dual sim (sim and probably esim) example 2 carriers? Does the tmobile even let you do dual sim connections.
elliwigy said:
I explained in the first paragraph lol.. go to tmobile.com and dont try to sign in.. go to contact page or until u see the chat box/icon then typed "agent" it asked if i was a customer or not i said i was not.. if u say u r it will make u sign in and send u to sprint chat
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So I just did that and they said they wanted me to log in in order to continue because they need account details
pvaldeben said:
Cool, does this mean you can now use dual sim (sim and probably esim) example 2 carriers? Does the tmobile even let you do dual sim connections.
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when i unlock the phone not the (bootloader yet) i could add a esim i havent done it yet. it give you the opinion of any carrier for the esim.
magics. said:
when i unlock the phone not the (bootloader yet) i could add a esim i havent done it yet. it give you the opinion of any carrier for the esim.
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i used esim out of the box with my pixel 6 without being sim unlocked
opz187 said:
So I just did that and they said they wanted me to log in in order to continue because they need account details
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you gotta get the right person lol