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The Evo already got it, and im sure the incredible is almost there. Whats wrong with the Eris? And what Hboot are those two devices running?
Nikolai2.1 said:
The Evo already got it, and im sure the incredible is almost there. Whats wrong with the Eris? And what Hboot are those two devices running?
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uuuummm what r u talkin about ? im confused , the eris is already rooted ,atleast if u have 1.5 u can root it or the 2.1 ota i belie ve u can too
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uuuummm what r u talkin about ? im confused , the eris is already rooted ,atleast if u have 1.5 u can root it or the 2.1 ota i belie ve u can too
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I thought it would be obvious that im talking about the leaked versions
it's just attention has been diverted that's all. if all the devs were working on rooting those leaks I have no doubt in my mind it would have already been, or very close to being rooted, but as it stands, most devs already have root on their phones so they arent as focused to rooting anymore, just providing more things already rooted phones. I'm sure there are some more devso ut there trying everyday to root it, but without as many, or as much work into it, it's going to be quite a while to get there.
I was looking into it myself, until my trackball stopped working and I got a replacement phone, so I guess I could be to blame as well for this.
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it's just attention has been diverted that's all. if all the devs were working on rooting those leaks I have no doubt in my mind it would have already been, or very close to being rooted, but as it stands, most devs already have root on their phones so they arent as focused to rooting anymore, just providing more things already rooted phones. I'm sure there are some more devso ut there trying everyday to root it, but without as many, or as much work into it, it's going to be quite a while to get there.
I was looking into it myself, until my trackball stopped working and I got a replacement phone, so I guess I could be to blame as well for this.
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devs are def. working on the issue. problem is, it's a no paying job.
I dont get the whole point in calling Android open source software if they have to lock our phones so we cant do anything. if we screw it up thats our fault so i dont see the problem
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devs are def. working on the issue. problem is, it's a no paying job.
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Yes, I recognized that some are still working on it, I just said that attention has been diverted greatly. do you think releasing an ad blocker, various roms, overclocking, froyo, live wallpapers, aosp/jit support they were busy trying to root at the same time? of course not, you can only do so much at once, and attention to rooting has shifted greatly. have they forgot about it completely? hell no! they just put it on the backburners.
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I dont get the whole point in calling Android open source software if they have to lock our phones so we cant do anything. if we screw it up thats our fault so i dont see the problem
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google and android being open source has nothing to do with it. it's the carriers who prefer to lock down the phones.
A to keep the general public out of things that could hurt. could you imagine any old lady picking up an android phone and overclocking and the SU app, and all the other tools were there? it'd either destroy her phone when she messes with it, or left alone entirely because she doesnt know what they do. eitherway? they become pointless to have on the phone.
B to keep users out of things that cost more money. did you know you have to actually pay verizon an extra addition on your bill to unlock tethering on the phones they allow tethering on? by having root, we can tether without them knowing on phones that don't usually have tethering and we can do it without paying for it. it's not exactly something they want going on, so they lock the phones down.
C safety. Having root access on our phone gives apps a lot more things to control, and with such, if anything malicious gets on our phone, it can do more damage on a root user then a locked down phone.
so take the nexus one for instance, if you bought that through google, not a wireless provider, it still has root on it for the first and last reasons I mentioned. to keep the general public out of things they don't need to be getting into/understand how to control. and with the safety lockdown, the average person who goes "oh what's this?" *click* on a malicious app doesnt get that chance.
it's not about keeping us out, it's about making the service providers happy, and keeping the general public safe.
google has put into android a very simple way to get root access for us all, it's the phone hardware (and their custom software additions) and the service providers that make it harder and harder to get into the system.
makes sense, but safe from what? its a phone... it wont kill you
buttttt how would you go about getting a pre rooted nexus one even if you dont have t mobile and just want the phone?
Nikolai2.1 said:
makes sense, but safe from what? its a phone... it wont kill you
buttttt how would you go about getting a pre rooted nexus one even if you dont have t mobile and just want the phone?
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No the phone wont hurt you, just your pocket when the average person, who knows zip about what they are doing with a rooted phone totally bricks the phone and has to buy a new one, at full retail price. Or perhaps they load up a app that causes major issues with the phone, causing it to lock up/fail. again hurting the pocket book by having to buy a new phone at retail price.
I'm not trying to be a **** here but I'm fairly certain that when any of us load anything onto the phone we're aware of the risks it could bring, I would hope you went into this with the same mentality.
that is what we are saying, anying who can make an account on XDA, actually, anyone who has even HEARD of xda is probably smart enough to not do any brick-inducing stupid moves.
I'm talking about the average person who doesnt know the difference between RAM and ROM here, it's locked down to protect them from their own dumb moves.
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I'm not trying to be a **** here but I'm fairly certain that when any of us load anything onto the phone we're aware of the risks it could bring, I would hope you went into this with the same mentality.
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thats exactly what im trying to say. if we screw up our phones that our own fault so i dont see why we should worry about others who brick their phones and end up buying new ones. thats their fault and they can deal with it
(now because i said that if im ever able to root ill probably brick my phone trying) karma sucks...
but still.
I have a Sony Tablet P (at&t), model: SGPT211US/S
and I need to use with another carrier so how can I unlock it?
Thank you for your help.
no any reply?
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no any reply?
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Hi guys,
I tried www.unlockitnow.com.
They couldn't find me the code, so they sent me an unlock sim (to put toghether with my sim).
It doesn't work either.
I saw an ebay listing from UnlockLiberty, I went to their website and they say they can't unlock it at this moment...
****TT!!!
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Hi guys,
I tried www.unlockitnow.com.
They couldn't find me the code, so they sent me an unlock sim (to put toghether with my sim).
It doesn't work either.
I saw an ebay listing from UnlockLiberty, I went to their website and they say they can't unlock it at this moment...
****TT!!!
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As this Tab is locked up tighter than.......... well your best bet is probably pay the fee or whatever to AT&T? We can not root, we have locked bootloader and probably locked sim. That is the only way i can think of.
Stifilz
Hi Agustim, could you finally unlock it ?
Have you upgraded it to ICS ?
Hi All,
I just also have SONY Tablet P (SGPT211US/S) AT&T
Anyone know how to unlock to use with another SIM
BTW, I can't find SIM card slot, have to open this?
Sony tablet p
ducnv said:
Hi All,
I just also have SONY Tablet P (SGPT211US/S) AT&T
Anyone know how to unlock to use with another SIM
BTW, I can't find SIM card slot, have to open this?
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The SIM Card slot is under upper part cover
I phoned AT&T and talked to 2 depts: International Support and Customer Service. No go, and they checked the IMEI for me and said it came up with "not available for unlocking". Only suggestion is to contact Sony. They also said even as AT&T customer, the result is still the same.
eBay has someone selling unlocking for $62. I haven't used them so I can't say if they are legit (sounds like but who knows) and it's expensive too.
Cannot find other methods at all. I won't even attempt those online sites that shows they can do it, they just created repeated pages for all phones and devices on their website so they show up on searches, and not even sure they can do it. Worse, sometimes a refund can take a long time (same for eBay, I am not saying eBay any better).
$62. is quite a lot. I would go for $30. but really can't decide at this price since I paid the Woot special deal price, not full price on the device.
anyone try for ebay unlock code sony tablet P?
here is the cheaper solution... http://www.masterunlockcode.com/uni...-sony-tablet-p-unlock-code-np-2012-14048.html
only 49.99, can be pay it on paypal..
any other info regarding this?
I also has ATT sony tablet P to unlock..
btw, anyone know how to update ATT sony tablet P to ICS? other country tablet P are easy to update.. but not for ATT
Sim unlock for the Sony Tablet P AT&T is now obsolete and nothing can be done about it.
All online unlocking services are not able to unlock it. It's only in Sony's hands if they decide to give out the unlock code.
Please if someone can find a solution point to it.
Does anyone have this file "signed-nbx02_001-ota-0045.010.zip" this may help to unlock the sim-lock by updating to HC 3.2.1. This file is also my only hope of unbricking my TAB S. LOL long story.... don't ask
Stifilz
I need help.
I have a Sony Tablet P, model: SGPT 211JP/S.
I need to use with another operator.
How can I unlock it?
Well as I can not upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich because to the lock it.
Thank you for your help.
Go to ebay get another F5521GW mini card replace the locked one,it's the easiest way to unlock your tablet.
cdwangxd said:
Go to ebay get another F5521GW mini card replace the locked one,it's the easiest way to unlock your tablet.
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You know we are talking about the Sony Tablet P so your suggestion is not applicable.
Why not?
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You know we are talking about the Sony Tablet P so your suggestion is not applicable.
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I also want to know why this is not applicable because I was also planning to do this as well. Is it because Sony has whitelisted the EDID so it won't load the communication if it is not in the right list? If it is the case, would you know the EDID of the worktable model so in case one pops up on eBay? Since you seem to know what you are talking about, I wish you would elaborate it a little more to help some of us as info is hard to come by on this model, instead of a simple one liner? Please.
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I also want to know why this is not applicable because I was also planning to do this as well. Is it because Sony has whitelisted the EDID so it won't load the communication if it is not in the right list? If it is the case, would you know the EDID of the worktable model so in case one pops up on eBay? Since you seem to know what you are talking about, I wish you would elaborate it a little more to help some of us as info is hard to come by on this model, instead of a simple one liner? Please.
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I'm not that much knowledgeable than you, I simply built up my info trying to unlock my Tablet P and using several online services and all of them failed to give me an unlock code for the Tablet P and further searching lead me to know that still Sony and AT&T on agreement for the Tablet P so that might make Sony reluctant or unable to release the Tablet P unlock code to the public.
That is all and I'm not hiding any info that might help others.
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I'm not that much knowledgeable than you, I simply built up my info trying to unlock my Tablet P and using several online services and all of them failed to give me an unlock code for the Tablet P and further searching lead me to know that still Sony and AT&T on agreement for the Tablet P so that might make Sony reluctant or unable to release the Tablet P unlock code to the public.
That is all and I'm not hiding any info that might help others.
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I don't get it. Now you are talking about asking for unlock code from Sony or AT&T. But cdwangxd explicitly asked about replacing the modem card, not about asking for an unlock code, which are completely two different things. And you answered, directly to his post, because you have quoted his, saying that it is "not applicable".
There are various kinds of F5521gw cards on the market such as eBay, some are generic, some are with Dell or HP EDIDs. Not only you said this is "not applicable", you didn't even point out which kind of cards aren't. And I wanted to give you a chance to help all of us here, by answering your own answer.
I hope the question is not too complicated for you? The question is this: You said replacing the F5521gw card (you labelled this as a "suggestion", fine by me), is "not applicable", my question is why is it not applicable?
Do you at least understand that the state of the lock or unlock (network lock etc), stays on the modem card, and not the other parts of the Tablet? I hope you at least understand this?
Various people have made the same suggestions as cdwangxd did, so I am sure he has done his homework, from forums such as pocketables. The only thing missing is there hasn't been one documented case of success of this method so far, so this is unknown as to the success rate, and also if true generic version must be used or not.
I am not trying to be personal. Your answer to cdwangxd is very important and critical, and your information will determine if this method would work or not. Thus I asked you about whitelisting because that is what the PC market has been doing to block out non factory parts being integrated, so this can be a real possibility (since Sony also makes laptops. sure they will understand and know this trick too, right?).
Again, please answer the question in order to help us. We do not need the answer about unlocking code, as that has been a dead end so far. Thanks. (except for an eBay seller who claimed to have direct access to Sony's database, b/c of the price, I didn't buy it).
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I don't get it. Now you are talking about asking for unlock code from Sony or AT&T. But cdwangxd explicitly asked about replacing the modem card, not about asking for an unlock code, which are completely two different things. And you answered, directly to his post, because you have quoted his, saying that it is "not applicable".
There are various kinds of F5521gw cards on the market such as eBay, some are generic, some are with Dell or HP EDIDs. Not only you said this is "not applicable", you didn't even point out which kind of cards aren't. And I wanted to give you a chance to help all of us here, by answering your own answer.
I hope the question is not too complicated for you? The question is this: You said replacing the F5521gw card (you labelled this as a "suggestion", fine by me), is "not applicable", my question is why is it not applicable?
Do you at least understand that the state of the lock or unlock (network lock etc), stays on the modem card, and not the other parts of the Tablet? I hope you at least understand this?
Various people have made the same suggestions as cdwangxd did, so I am sure he has done his homework, from forums such as pocketables. The only thing missing is there hasn't been one documented case of success of this method so far, so this is unknown as to the success rate, and also if true generic version must be used or not.
I am not trying to be personal. Your answer to cdwangxd is very important and critical, and your information will determine if this method would work or not. Thus I asked you about whitelisting because that is what the PC market has been doing to block out non factory parts being integrated, so this can be a real possibility (since Sony also makes laptops. sure they will understand and know this trick too, right?).
Again, please answer the question in order to help us. We do not need the answer about unlocking code, as that has been a dead end so far. Thanks. (except for an eBay seller who claimed to have direct access to Sony's database, b/c of the price, I didn't buy it).
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First of all, it took you more than 2 weeks to answer to this thread again.
Second, "not applicable" doesn't necessarily mean that it's not doable and I know that the lock is resident in the modem card but importantly are we talking on the same device the Sony Tablet P (this is also an important and critical point to the subject) because do you know how hard it is to change the modem card in the Tablet P? do you even know the schematics of this device? and are you certain that it's a separate modem card inside and not soldered to the mainboard?
It's all about how far would you go to get your device unlocked? are you willing to destroy your Tablet P to have it unlocked?
Furthermore, who would do it for you? and for how much?
If you know of a simple method of changing the modem card (that is if it's changeable in the first place) then tell me and I will be the first to get onboard for the unlock.
By the way, there is no document of any success case because it's "not applicable" so just don't throw your flame replies without proof, if you have proof on your saying get back to us with the solution and we will be all grateful to you.
Again, finally till now, the only solution to unlock the Tablet P is an unlock code from Sony not even AT&T can help with that, only Sony.
samkatta said:
I'm not that much knowledgeable than you, I simply built up my info trying to unlock my Tablet P and using several online services and all of them failed to give me an unlock code for the Tablet P and further searching lead me to know that still Sony and AT&T on agreement for the Tablet P so that might make Sony reluctant or unable to release the Tablet P unlock code to the public.
That is all and I'm not hiding any info that might help others.
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First of all, it took you more than 2 weeks to answer to this thread again.
Second, "not applicable" doesn't necessarily mean that it's not doable and I know that the lock is resident in the modem card but importantly are we talking on the same device the Sony Tablet P (this is also an important and critical point to the subject) because do you know how hard it is to change the modem card in the Tablet P? do you even know the schematics of this device? and are you certain that it's a separate modem card inside and not soldered to the mainboard?
It's all about how far would you go to get your device unlocked? are you willing to destroy your Tablet P to have it unlocked?
Furthermore, who would do it for you? and for how much?
If you know of a simple method of changing the modem card (that is if it's changeable in the first place) then tell me and I will be the first to get onboard for the unlock.
By the way, there is no document of any success case because it's "not applicable" so just don't throw your flame replies without proof, if you have proof on your saying get back to us with the solution and we will be all grateful to you.
Again, finally till now, the only solution to unlock the Tablet P is an unlock code from Sony not even AT&T can help with that, only Sony.
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I am sorry that it took 2 weeks for me to reply to this thread. Is that a problem? I do not know that a prompt reply is required on a public forum?
To me, "not applicable" means "not doable" because your post did not make any elaboration beyond a one line comment, however critical this info is. But regardless, to give you the benefit of the doubt, I simply asked you one more time to give you a chance to explain further. But you came back with an answer about unlock code, and nothing about what was about the response you made to the other poster, about F5521gw.
And of course I am talking about the Sony Tablet P marketed by AT&T, the 3G version, which I own. The question by the other poster, is about a Japanese version, but regarding swapping the modem card, the process is the same.
The thing is that how hard it is to change the modem card should not be a question to me, but rather to cdwangxd since it is he who suggested it, but why didn't you ask him about this earlier on? But questioning me now about this, as I am not the person suggesting it, but the person questioning your answer about "not applicable" and wanting further information and clarification.
I don't know the schematics of this device, but do you? If you don't why did you claim it is "not applicable", in which and what way?
Not only others have mentioned about replacing F5521gw cards on various forum posts (forgot which forum at this point), I have opened up my device and can confirm that it is a F5521gw card which is (naturally) removable from its m-PCIe socket. And it is not soldered on the main board.
And as for who would do it for you and for how much, this is rarely a question on xda here. Most xda members prefer to do things themselves and some are more hardware savvy and some are less. It took me a 2nd try to find the edges to pop out the top cover, but it is not that hard. Granted I have some experience in hardware so I am not suggesting everyone trying the same thing. Again, I am not the person who suggested swapping the card, so I am not sure why you are directing the risks and dangers (possible) to me instead of cdwangxd who suggested this (whom you did not say any of these for those times).
I have put back the original modem now, but if I have another one (let's say an unlocked generic one) in front of me now, I can swap the whole thing in 10 minutes, start to finish. So may be this is not easy for some, I am sure some people including myself, can do this.
The problem here is your sense of logic. It can make our debate difficult. Let me make an example:
1.cdwangxd said the sun rises from the east.
2. you came back saying that the sun does not rise from the east (basically my interpretation of what "not applicable" means without any other substantiation, which you still failed to refer back to what you mean. And I am sure you mean "no" basically.)
3. I asked if you have any back up saying that the sun doesn't rise from the east, surely I have some doubts but want to give you a chance.
4. You came back saying that since I don't have proof that the sun does rise from the east, then I cannot question your response.
So in your logic, the sun does not rise from the east only because I cannot provide proof. Where is your logic? For anything you state, the onus is on you to proof, not for the one questioning it, as that'd be "begging the question" if not more paradoxical.
My intent is simple and pure. cdwangxd has a suggestion that I have also read about elsewhere, but there hasn't been a reported case of success. Moreover, there are various models of F5521gw on eBay, some are named generic, Dell or HP, and some claimed generic are actually Dell. It is important to find out what works, before buying as it is rather hard to return for refund over eBay. Other sources are more expensive, and usually foreign and thus, also hard to return.
I put that question out to you, because cdwangxd provided a method (which I have read elsewhere to be same), that is plausible. You brushed it off with a one liner, which could be the most critical part. If you are right afterall, then there is no need to go shop for a F5521gw, saving the money and effort. So your response is deemed critical and thus I have a valid reason of wanting a confirmation.
But you prefer to beat around the bush, questioning everything else, including putting the onus back to me, instead of answering the question: why did you respond with that line? Under what kind of information have you gotten and if you are prepared to share.
My delay in 2 weeks doesn't mean the truth can be altered. If it works or not, 2 weeks does not make a difference. Please stop having excuses after excuses.
And last but not least, since you did not even know for sure if the modem inside is F5521gw, removeable or not, how dare you said that cdwangxd's suggestion is "not applicable"? It is beyond that you have read wrong info about this, it is that you simply didn't even know until now (as I said earlier here). You simply had as much as a guess, but you put the line as short and abrupt (end all and be all). So basically my original calling you out on this, isn't far from what I suspected: you didn't know what you were talking about, simple as that.
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I am sorry that it took 2 weeks for me to reply to this thread. Is that a problem? I do not know that a prompt reply is required on a public forum?
To me, "not applicable" means "not doable" because your post did not make any elaboration beyond a one line comment, however critical this info is. But regardless, to give you the benefit of the doubt, I simply asked you one more time to give you a chance to explain further. But you came back with an answer about unlock code, and nothing about what was about the response you made to the other poster, about F5521gw.
And of course I am talking about the Sony Tablet P marketed by AT&T, the 3G version, which I own. The question by the other poster, is about a Japanese version, but regarding swapping the modem card, the process is the same.
The thing is that how hard it is to change the modem card should not be a question to me, but rather to cdwangxd since it is he who suggested it, but why didn't you ask him about this earlier on? But questioning me now about this, as I am not the person suggesting it, but the person questioning your answer about "not applicable" and wanting further information and clarification.
I don't know the schematics of this device, but do you? If you don't why did you claim it is "not applicable", in which and what way?
Not only others have mentioned about replacing F5521gw cards on various forum posts (forgot which forum at this point), I have opened up my device and can confirm that it is a F5521gw card which is (naturally) removable from its m-PCIe socket. And it is not soldered on the main board.
And as for who would do it for you and for how much, this is rarely a question on xda here. Most xda members prefer to do things themselves and some are more hardware savvy and some are less. It took me a 2nd try to find the edges to pop out the top cover, but it is not that hard. Granted I have some experience in hardware so I am not suggesting everyone trying the same thing. Again, I am not the person who suggested swapping the card, so I am not sure why you are directing the risks and dangers (possible) to me instead of cdwangxd who suggested this (whom you did not say any of these for those times).
I have put back the original modem now, but if I have another one (let's say an unlocked generic one) in front of me now, I can swap the whole thing in 10 minutes, start to finish. So may be this is not easy for some, I am sure some people including myself, can do this.
The problem here is your sense of logic. It can make our debate difficult. Let me make an example:
1.cdwangxd said the sun rises from the east.
2. you came back saying that the sun does not rise from the east (basically my interpretation of what "not applicable" means without any other substantiation, which you still failed to refer back to what you mean. And I am sure you mean "no" basically.)
3. I asked if you have any back up saying that the sun doesn't rise from the east, surely I have some doubts but want to give you a chance.
4. You came back saying that since I don't have proof that the sun does rise from the east, then I cannot question your response.
So in your logic, the sun does not rise from the east only because I cannot provide proof. Where is your logic? For anything you state, the onus is on you to proof, not for the one questioning it, as that'd be "begging the question" if not more paradoxical.
My intent is simple and pure. cdwangxd has a suggestion that I have also read about elsewhere, but there hasn't been a reported case of success. Moreover, there are various models of F5521gw on eBay, some are named generic, Dell or HP, and some claimed generic are actually Dell. It is important to find out what works, before buying as it is rather hard to return for refund over eBay. Other sources are more expensive, and usually foreign and thus, also hard to return.
I put that question out to you, because cdwangxd provided a method (which I have read elsewhere to be same), that is plausible. You brushed it off with a one liner, which could be the most critical part. If you are right afterall, then there is no need to go shop for a F5521gw, saving the money and effort. So your response is deemed critical and thus I have a valid reason of wanting a confirmation.
But you prefer to beat around the bush, questioning everything else, including putting the onus back to me, instead of answering the question: why did you respond with that line? Under what kind of information have you gotten and if you are prepared to share.
My delay in 2 weeks doesn't mean the truth can be altered. If it works or not, 2 weeks does not make a difference. Please stop having excuses after excuses.
And last but not least, since you did not even know for sure if the modem inside is F5521gw, removeable or not, how dare you said that cdwangxd's suggestion is "not applicable"? It is beyond that you have read wrong info about this, it is that you simply didn't even know until now (as I said earlier here). You simply had as much as a guess, but you put the line as short and abrupt (end all and be all). So basically my original calling you out on this, isn't far from what I suspected: you didn't know what you were talking about, simple as that.
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I'll take your point here:
Why are you directing all your replies to me and not to cdwangxd?
In my first reply to you I clearly mentioned that I'm not more knowledgeable than you (I'm not an expert) and that the info I'm posting is based on my research trying to unlock my Tablet P and for mentioning that it's "not applicable" is because it didn't cross my mind that someone would do what you did (so, kudos to you).
As you were brave enough to do what you did to your Tablet P (for sure more brave than me) so you were close enough to know the details about what you were asking me.
Furthermore, why didn't you try it yourself? I'm not that brave ti open my Tablet P to figure it out.
Finally, again, if you ever find the way just inform and lead the way and I will follow.
I've known for some time that the app permissions and data about us being sent to companies via our 'free' apps has always been scandelous. If you don't know about this, there are countless studies by reputable organisations, simply google it.
Like many of us here, I've owned a number of hot Xperia phones, and a few days ago got a new one! But, I updated an app, and when I opened it, I got a shock with how far the permissions are going. The updated app said note: we're going to collect this data about your device. The three pieces that pi**ed me off today are:
1. Phone number
2. Android device ID
3. Info. about all apps on phone
If you're famialiar with why Facebook is one of the greatest marketing successes of our time, then you probably, like me, like to protect your privacy on your phone. I don't think Google is all bad, and there are so many apps which help you in this regard.
Without voiding the warranty of my new phone, I cannot yet get root. I need root to install all sorts of apps which help protect me and my life. Would you tell a stranger on the street your name, age, what's on your phone, phone number, the sites you visit etc? I wouldn't do that. I'm frustrated right now, caught between saving my new warranty and not selling my life for a few stupid 'free' games. I think there is a misstep here. OK the manufacturers let us modify software at our own risk, but they sell the stories of our phones living in an app heaven/bountyland/happy place, but don't do anything to help us protect our privacy.
I agree with you completely. But there are methods to root your phone without unlocking the bootloader (if you still think they will discover, you just have to flash a stock firmware before taking to the store and done)
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Thanks buddy. I've tried all locked-bootloader roots available in this section, flashtool and others.
p.s. for anyone interested in one in this stuff, probably my favourite app (requires root) is LBE Privacy Guard. I used it on other Xperias and there's nothing it can't do!
Wow tinfoil hat alert...
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Wow tinfoil hat alert...
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Wow, you can't post anything on this site without an irrelevant sarcastic answer.
Why can't you just root using this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Straight forward and quick. Then if you need to send your phone in just flash back to your standard stock firmware??
Thanks very much! I have tried that one though, and posted a report - it fails on my phone. It works for some phones (especially the S and P) but not on all the 2012 Sony phones. I've rooted a few phones before, so I check all the things you have to do and can't find the problem. No one with my phone has posted success with that tool so I doubt it's just me.
I seen in the data usage, some of the free apps have been upload a LOT of data, when they have no reason to e.g. a free live wallpaper. It makes me so angry I just want to nuke the software and not install anything new until root is sorted.
Hello guys,
Thanks to our devs, the device didn't die on android development-wise but it's starting to show its age with new software releases. I always wanted to have an unlocked bootloader solution for xt910 and xt912 but there have never been one. I waited for an official solution from motorola but they never cared. If we start a bounty for xt910 bootloader unlock, we might have a small chance to unlock it. I will happily donate 50$ for this cause. If we can collect some $$$$, some crackers on the good side might be interested with this.
XT910 & XT912 BOOTLOADER UNLOCK BOUNTY FROM the DEVICE COMMUNITY !
BOUNTY GOAL : 1000 USD ! Collected amount 270 USD, Remaining amount. 730 USD.
DONORS LIST
The one who unlocks the bootloader of retail droid razr and razr omap4 devices and offers a solution for the users will claim his bounty money from the donors immediately. If the donors don't die before they see that the bootloader could be unlocked with their devices, donors and users will pay for development efforts instantly.
Semseddin 50 usd
Crumplet 40 usd
nandeh 25 usd
tydiamond 15usd
pepcisko 50 usd
Firex2 40 usd
neo.amk 50 usd
Ok let's try this again...
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Semseddin said:
Hello guys,
Thanks to our devs, the device didn't die on android development-wise but it's starting to show its age with new software releases. I always wanted to have an unlocked bootloader solution for xt910 and xt912 but there have never been one. I waited for an official solution from motorola but they never cared. If we start a bounty for xt910 bootloader unlock, we might have a small chance to unlock it. I will happily donate 50$ for this cause. If we can collect some $$$$, some crackers on the good side might be interested with this.
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Well, new start with a better post no anger anymore.
I would suggest that we first do some research about the possibilities before starting a bounty. Another question might be if money is really needed to do this - just want to say that there might be a way without paying money - and if there is success many people will be lucky to throw some $$$$.
As a first step I will invite Ravi into this discussion who found a possible way to perform an unlock. It's still very hard for sure and we will need some really skilled people like Hash code to throw in their mind , but maybe it's worth a try.
And Semseddin, never mind, let's just forget that last conversation
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Ok dtrail1, lets forget about last conversation and be in peace.
I thought bounty money could be interesting for some people to take the job seriously and work on to deliver a bootloader unlock solution. However i would appriciate a free solution as well, i would still donate to that hero
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Ok dtrail1, lets forget about last conversation and be in peace.
I thought bounty money could be interesting for some people to take the job seriously and work on to deliver a bootloader unlock solution. However i would appriciate a free solution as well, i would still donate to that hero
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Have you called VZW/moto in reference to this topic? I am positive you will get a legit response... You will know if such is possible as well as any concerns involving said "efuse" May or may not be a possibility on certain xt912/10. Although lately seems the impossible has became possible...
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Have you called VZW/moto in reference to this topic? I am positive you will get a legit response... You will know if such is possible as well as any concerns involving said "efuse" May or may not be a possibility on certain xt912/10. Although lately seems the impossible has became possible...
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Well, there is still that efuse problem. But Motorola might be able to unlock it by RSA keys. But I don't believe in them...
I was taking to some others, and the most related solution could be a custom bootloader being loaded from sdcard. But therefor we need a way to bypass the signature check - as I know. But this is also the point where my knowledge stops and people like Hashcode (he told us privately) didn't have a further look at this. They spent about two years (and they are still spending time) for kexec. Maybe because they don't see another solution. But I don't know it exactly, That's why I invited him into this conversion, hope he will join soon (will ask him in hangout when he's online).
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@dtrail1- Lol, Verizion claims to have ZERO knowledge of subject and MOTO says to call your Carrier for unlock options!! Seems to me one or both are not being honest.. As VZW claims to not encourage this type of thing, he said best bet is to do web search.. And we know how that goes.. I am happy with safestrap and I know others are with bmm. I feel I have no need for this but... This is one of those things that is starting to bug me.. Only reason why I am even involved.. By the way, 4.3 Kernel kikn azzz.. Thanks again.
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I know you all will notice i don't post much if at all so my reliability on the matter will be in question but I just got done chatting with maureen from motorola and asked some questions about the future of the xt912. I asked whether we will see another upgrade (4.2 most likely but I asked about 4.3) and she said they are planning on upgrading the os for the razr but they are still on-going. I also mentioned the previous motorola stance on unlocked bootloaders on older phones and asked if they would be releasing info on that for the razr as well and she said it's also in the plans as well. I printed the chat but am having a hard time scanning as I'm at work. i will try to attach it as soon as possible but this info came straight from moto live assistance. the only other problem would be a timetable on this stuff.
@rhouse 1983 Cool, thanks... You got more out of them than I did.. :thumbup:
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I know you all will notice i don't post much if at all so my reliability on the matter will be in question but I just got done chatting with maureen from motorola and asked some questions about the future of the xt912. I asked whether we will see another upgrade (4.2 most likely but I asked about 4.3) and she said they are planning on upgrading the os for the razr but they are still on-going. I also mentioned the previous motorola stance on unlocked bootloaders on older phones and asked if they would be releasing info on that for the razr as well and she said it's also in the plans as well. I printed the chat but am having a hard time scanning as I'm at work. i will try to attach it as soon as possible but this info came straight from moto live assistance. the only other problem would be a timetable on this stuff.
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Are you sure they weren't talking about the HD versions? I have talked to them before and they weren't very straight forward I hope it truly is the xt912!! Please post the chat as soon as you can
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Are you sure they weren't talking about the HD versions? I have talked to them before and they weren't very straight forward I hope it truly is the xt912!! Please post the chat as soon as you can
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Yeah I'm sure because I said xt912 more than I said RAZR. I can't post chat til tomorrow morning but i printed it and will post a picture of it when I get to work. I've been rooting and romming for about 5 years but I've always preferred to be a bystander until now and I took the time to make sure I was saying which version of RAZR and upgrading its is from 4.1.2 to 4.2 and unlocking bootloader. Hopefully the lady wasn't just trying to get rid of me but I felt she was trying to help. I might try again with a different chat person tomorrow to confirm.
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chat with moto/4.2/unlocked bootloader
here's a photo of the printed version of the chat. i did print it prematurely but there wasn't much else said beyond my question for documentation which of course they were unable to provide. sorry if it's difficult to read. you can just open photo and zoom as i'm sure you all already know cuz you're tech smart so i don't know why i said that lol
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here's a photo of the printed version of the chat. i did print it prematurely but there wasn't much else said beyond my question for documentation which of course they were unable to provide. sorry if it's difficult to read. you can just open photo and zoom as i'm sure you all already know cuz you're tech smart so i don't know why i said that lol
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Thanks for that information!back in the days,before the official 4.1.2 update rolled out,i asked motorola support from Europe about unlocking our bootloaders,but didnt recieve an answer,only that they got my question and will have a look....so í´m really excited now :good:
Wow, that's awesome! I hope they follow through with it!
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whoa, really looking forward, would be nice to experience some effort from moto side...
Not to be the downer here, but I would take that information with a grain of salt. Motorola has no reason to help such an old phone at this point. Why bother upgrading it and preventing people from buying the latest and greatest model? Think of it from moto's side...
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Not to be the downer here, but I would take that information with a grain of salt. Motorola has no reason to help such an old phone at this point. Why bother upgrading it and preventing people from buying the latest and greatest model? Think of it from moto's side...
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I have already!! How else are they going to give themselves 16million$ bonuses. By f*n the little guy of course:banghead:
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hit ThAnKs if I was helpful!!!
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Not to be the downer here, but I would take that information with a grain of salt. Motorola has no reason to help such an old phone at this point. Why bother upgrading it and preventing people from buying the latest and greatest model? Think of it from moto's side...
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I don't believe they will do it, too much wing promises in the past. And their Hotline doesn't know about Motorolas plans - you can see that they whether always stop answering when it comes to specific topics or they tell you anything which turns out wrong later - this happened already a lot of times.
The only thing why they *could* unlock the bootloader: they did it for other old phones, like the Xoom, as soon as the vendors stop promoting it in example. But maybe or device will never be on that list because Moto cannot unlock it's own security lock (efuse)... We cannot know.
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Some interesting read,
[WIP] Disected Moto Files An inside look at the official motorola files by zeklandia.
Bionic bootloader unlocking discussion
Danth's approach is simply how to trick HS high security locked device to flash the mbmloader_ns.img which belongs to NS non secure unlocked device. I think he was right but unfortunately he couldn't come up with a solution for his time and efforts like others who tried. I find that whole thread interesting and informative.
Note: If you are using an HS (High Security) OMAP device, an extra step is required. First, build x-load.bin using the steps above. Then, download the MShield signing tool and use the commands below. Contact your TI representative to get access to this tool.
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source http://omappedia.org/wiki/Bootloader_Project
What do you think would happen if i try to flash mbmloader_ns.img to my locked device using the following fastboot commands ? I would definitly have done it if it had warranty, sadly when it's dead,i have no smartphone. lol
fastboot flash mbm allow-mbmloader-flashing-mbm.bin
fastboot flash mbmloader mbmloader_ns.bin
fastboot flash mbm mbm.bin
So I stalked the release of this tablet and was told there was going to be a late US release. I grabbed one off of e-bay and have been extraordinarily happy with it less a few issues.
Is anyone else unable to claim the free movies (Captain Phelps, and the other 5)
Anything coming from the xperia lounge is telling me "The voucher is currently not available, please try again later" is anyone else having the issue or are these benefits just region locked?
I don't have a warranty due to the fact that the US won't honor a warranty from overseas so can anyone tell me what I'll be losing from root.
Sorry if these things have already been asked, I've searched through the forums but may have missed it.
Droidneedzsence said:
So I stalked the release of this tablet and was told there was going to be a late US release. I grabbed one off of e-bay and have been extraordinarily happy with it less a few issues.
Is anyone else unable to claim the free movies (Captain Phelps, and the other 5)
Anything coming from the xperia lounge is telling me "The voucher is currently not available, please try again later" is anyone else having the issue or are these benefits just region locked?
I don't have a warranty due to the fact that the US won't honor a warranty from overseas so can anyone tell me what I'll be losing from root.
Sorry if these things have already been asked, I've searched through the forums but may have missed it.
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i hope some1 answers these questions for u due to the fact that my z2 tablet cant run and needs more drying time , could u please tell me if their is any cracking sounds inside the bezel when holding the tablet with 1 hand ? heres a video of what i mean watch from 50 seconds on-wards http://youtu.be/QW1A0SuaUIQ , i want to know if u have a feel sound inside the chasis . because their is around 20 people who complained about this from what i know, and hundreds in singapore complaining about the z2 phone also. Thank you.
Running into the same issue- freebies have not been unlocked for our region yet, just wait and they should be available soon
No issue with "crunchy" sound but I haven't yet submerged my tablet, I also don't see a reason to do it willingly, I'm looking at it as more of a feature that is there in case of accident, not to play angry birds under water lol. Songy says that the content is region locked and that the freebies along with some features will only work in the country of origin. The only way I can think of to get around this would be to rout your network to the country of origin through a proxy server and hope for the best. It's going to take me a few weeks but I'm attempting to flash US systems on my tab, hardware is identical in all units so it should be possible, I'll post with updates if/when they happen.
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Running into the same issue- freebies have not been unlocked for our region yet, just wait and they should be available soon
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try downloading the PC companion http://www.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/ and perform the update. Im getting ready to root. 16 gb aint cutting it and i have a spare 64Gb card hanging out so here goes nothing. Has anyone managed to get xperia lounge to work in the states yet? There must be a way to get it working...