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Hello -
Having had my 1.76 Hero unlocked (£20) to allow vodafone use, it now has to go into HTC to repair a broken g-sensor. It will come back locked to t-mobile again, with upgraded t-mobile ROM.
I intend to replace the Rom anyway, with Modaco custom ROM.
So do I need to unlock it all over again (I don't have a t-mobile sim card), or is there a way to go directly to the ROM flashing?
thanks,
alex
Do you have the option to input an unlock code?
Ortholithos said:
Hello -
Having had my 1.76 Hero unlocked (£20) to allow vodafone use, it now has to go into HTC to repair a broken g-sensor. It will come back locked to t-mobile again, with upgraded t-mobile ROM.
I intend to replace the Rom anyway, with Modaco custom ROM.
So do I need to unlock it all over again (I don't have a t-mobile sim card), or is there a way to go directly to the ROM flashing?
thanks,
alex
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Edit: A recovery can be found at bottom.
jokies said:
In this case, I suggest you'll need an golden card. Search for it using the searching function.
Good luck.
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why would he need a gold card for a network lock? he needs a nck code to unlock it.
anarchyuk said:
why would he need a gold card for a network lock? he needs a nck code to unlock it.
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Edit: Just trying to help. Sorry for my poor english and knowledge.
I myself never tried a gold card before so I'm not sure how it work. I'll have a look at everything I'm going to mention next time.
anarchyuk said:
why would he need a gold card for a network lock? he needs a nck code to unlock it.
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He isn't asking about rooting, instead of spamming every post in the forum with answers maybe just dont assume he wants something he didnt ask for?
you have even contradicted your post saying he needs a gold card in the last post!
recovery image with a rooted rom using http://android.modaco.com/content/h...ng-the-patched-recovery-image-on-your-device/
Hi, wondering if i install the unofficial CM7 port would i be able to use any SIM, currently my phones are locked to H3G, does CM7 includes unlocking the phone to any carrier?
No mate,it doesn't.
xxxC said:
Hi, wondering if i install the unofficial CM7 port would i be able to use any SIM, currently my phones are locked to H3G, does CM7 includes unlocking the phone to any carrier?
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You have to unlock bootloader in order to do that. Read the thread about SE tweaker tool in the mini/pro development section also check out xxxlordxxx's thread about his one click tool.
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After install miniCM7 on my wife's x10 mini, we are now able to use differents SIM cards.
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cristianosite said:
After install miniCM7 on my wife's x10 mini, we are now able to use differents SIM cards.
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Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
xxxC said:
Hi, wondering if i install the unofficial CM7 port would i
be able to use any SIM, currently my phones are locked to H3G, does CM7 includes unlocking the phone to any carrier?
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AFAIK, no...
There exists two kind of locks,
SIM Locks (that lock the carrier), there is no free way to do this.
Cheaper way I found is the one unlock credit from Omnius, but you will be unable to unlock the bootloader. Same thing happens with several "unlock by software" methods. Read about it before unlocking if you plan to flash CM7 anyway after unlocking
BootLoader Lock, that prevents from replacing the kernel... It's free to unlock. And changing the kernel is required for the unofficial CM7.
Be careful because some unlocks work by patching the firmware, so upgrading it would sim relock.
skirhir said:
Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
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Well, the device was bought from Vivo carrier, which said the device was unlocked, but I was not able to use sim card from Tim carrier. After flashing miniCM7 it is working. Maybe was a coincidence or bad contact between SIM card and the device. I have no idea how to clarify this now...
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cristianosite said:
Well, the device was bought from Vivo carrier, which said the device was unlocked, but I was not able to use sim card from Tim carrier. After flashing miniCM7 it is working. Maybe was a coincidence or bad contact between SIM card and the device. I have no idea how to clarify this now...
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When you inserted the other carrier sim, and restarted the phone, did it asked for the unlocking pin code? Did you restart the phone? sim cards can't be hot plugged.
skirhir said:
Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
AFAIK, no...
There exists two kind of locks,
SIM Locks (that lock the carrier), there is no free way to do this.
Cheaper way I found is the one unlock credit from Omnius, but you will be unable to unlock the bootloader. Same thing happens with several "unlock by software" methods. Read about it before unlocking if you plan to flash CM7 anyway after unlocking
BootLoader Lock, that prevents from replacing the kernel... It's free to unlock. And changing the kernel is required for the unofficial CM7.
Be careful because some unlocks work by patching the firmware, so upgrading it would sim relock.
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I've sim-unlocked my phone just by using SE updater and updating software from 1.6 to 2.1. Phone was locked to Telenor Serbia. So, what kind of lock was it?
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It is possibility to unnlock via unlocking bootloader. My phone was locked on tele2. And after i unlock now my phone is sim unlocked. I already try to put in sim cards of other mobile networks.
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skirhir said:
Can you really confirm this... It's the first time I heard about that, and would provide a free way to unlock xperias,
AFAIK, no...
There exists two kind of locks,
SIM Locks (that lock the carrier), there is no free way to do this.
Cheaper way I found is the one unlock credit from Omnius, but you will be unable to unlock the bootloader. Same thing happens with several "unlock by software" methods. Read about it before unlocking if you plan to flash CM7 anyway after unlocking
BootLoader Lock, that prevents from replacing the kernel... It's free to unlock. And changing the kernel is required for the unofficial CM7.
Be careful because some unlocks work by patching the firmware, so upgrading it would sim relock.
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Thanks a lot for the reply, very informative. I would probably use a paid service but since i bought these phones for 20 eur each, it's almost the price of the phone to unlock it, not really worth it.
Can you expand on BootLoader Lock? I though it did not do that, from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225 third myth says it does not do that. what gives
tried this: unlockbootloader sonymobile com / instructions but my phones don't have the Bootloader Status parameter, guess I'm SOL
I have the code to unlock my Xperia S, got it for free from my provider
But I do not have an "locked" sim card.
How do I enter the code then?
Just pop in any other SIM and it'll ask you to enter the unlock code.
Ambroos said:
Just pop in any other SIM and it'll ask you to enter the unlock code.
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Yes I know.. But right now I don't have any other sim card..
zanor said:
Yes I know.. But right now I don't have any other sim card..
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Well then it wont work. You will have to wait.
andoridkiller said:
Well then it wont work. You will have to wait.
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Damn.. I want to unlock my bootloader now.
Or, if you must unlock it now, go ask someone who has another provider for their SIM for a few seconds.
problem solved. Next time post this in the Q&A section.
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Or, if you must unlock it now, go ask someone who has another provider for their SIM for a few seconds.
problem solved. Next time post this in the Q&A section.
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Yes that would be a solution, but it makes it alittle harder to get hold of a micro sim..
Oh sorry, tought that was like a FAQ section. Maybe a mod could move it?
You won't be unlocking the bootloader I don't think, just the sim lock on the phone.
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Abandoned-Trolley said:
You won't be unlocking the bootloader I don't think, just the sim lock on the phone.
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Yes I know. But my bootloader is not unlockable beacuse of my sim lock..
zanor said:
Damn.. I want to unlock my bootloader now.
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Sim unlocking the phone doesn't seem to have anything to do with the bootloader unlock. And if you don't have another SIM card, then you probably don't have to even SIM unlock your phone in the first place.
There are some users on this forum which claimed SIM unlocking the phone will get rid of the bootloader lock as well. I have unlocked my phone, and have proven this to be false. Strangely, whenever I questioned the users for their proof they never posted it.
Matt1408 said:
Sim unlocking the phone doesn't seem to have anything to do with the bootloader unlock. And if you don't have another SIM card, then you probably don't have to even SIM unlock your phone in the first place.
There are some users on this forum which claimed SIM unlocking the phone will get rid of the bootloader lock as well. I have unlocked my phone, and have proven this to be false. Strangely, whenever I questioned the users for their proof they never posted it.
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You are right. I don't actually need to remove the sim lock. But I read somewhere that the bootloader became unlockable when the sim lock was removed.
But if that wasn't true for you, it probably won't be for me neither..
Doing a SIM unlock will not unlock the bootloader. Both are unrelated. As long as there isn't a test point method you will not be able to unlock the bootloader.
#073887*
#073887* no workee for me
slightee said:
#073887*
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#073887* didn't work with my AT&T Atrix HD running 77.12.22.MB886.ATT.en.US (Android 4.0.4), nor my son's AT&T Samsung a157. I've seen elsewhere that this worked for some people, but I don't recall their brand/model.
Hi,
I wonder if anyone knows if running a custom rom on the S2 would stop me being able to sim unlock it?
Thanks
adburns said:
Hi,
I wonder if anyone knows if running a custom rom on the S2 would stop me being able to sim unlock it?
Thanks
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Why?
IMO doesn't make a difference for unlocking ... only if it is a special feature of the custom ROM to prevent SIM unlock.
Read the descritption of the custom ROM, and if there is nothing about it, it should behave like stock ROM for unlocking.
P.S.: If you want to unlock your phone, why don't you unlock it before flashing the custom ROM?
adburns said:
Hi,
I wonder if anyone knows if running a custom rom on the S2 would stop me being able to sim unlock it?
Thanks
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u can use sm unlock
I unlocked it on stock rom custom rom wouldn't go into the screen to enter code this is on the paranoid rom ,
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It_ler said:
Why?
IMO doesn't make a difference for unlocking ... only if it is a special feature of the custom ROM to prevent SIM unlock.
Read the descritption of the custom ROM, and if there is nothing about it, it should behave like stock ROM for unlocking.
P.S.: If you want to unlock your phone, why don't you unlock it before flashing the custom ROM?
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Hi, thanks for the reply.
Basically I have sold phone and the person who bought it tried to take it to a high street unlocker and they couldn't do it because it was running a custom rom.
Hi guys, I bought a Xperia go ST27i from Austria (T-Mobile) and I'm trying to unlock it because of the startup message "SIM network unlock PIN".
I have been looking for a solution on the web for a long time and I haven't found it yet.
Could somebody help me about that?
Thank you.
ant0kap said:
Hi guys, I bought a Xperia go ST27i from Austria (T-Mobile) and I'm trying to unlock it because of the startup message "SIM network unlock PIN".
I have been looking for a solution on the web for a long time and I haven't found it yet.
Could somebody help me about that?
Thank you.
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Do u want to remove the SIM lock or u want to unlock your bootloader?
tapatalked!
stothegee said:
Do u want to remove the SIM lock or u want to unlock your bootloader?
tapatalked!
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I want remove the SIM lock!
Doesn't it depend by the bootloader unlock?
ant0kap said:
I want remove the SIM lock!
Doesn't it depend by the bootloader unlock?
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ok, as far as i know you can remove the SIM lock by entering a network/SIM unlock code. You can usually get one from your provider. You have to pay them of course... :crying:
I know that german T-Mobile phones can be unlocked that way, not sure if its the same in Austria...
Removing the SIM lock does not affect the status of your bootloader! If its locked it will stay locked.
stothegee said:
ok, as far as i know you can remove the SIM lock by entering a network/SIM unlock code. You can usually get one from your provider. You have to pay them of course... :crying:
I know that german T-Mobile phones can be unlocked that way, not sure if its the same in Austria...
Removing the SIM lock does not affect the status of your bootloader! If its locked it will stay locked.
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Thank you stothegee, I really apreciate your help!
I have been looking for a topic about it in T-Mobile website and I didn't find nothing good.
In the meanwhile I found this service:
cellfservices com => "unlock-sony-st27i" (I can't post links yet)
Do you know it? I would like to know if it's reliable or not.
Thank you for the help
ant0kap said:
Thank you stothegee, I really apreciate your help!
I have been looking for a topic about it in T-Mobile website and I didn't find nothing good.
In the meanwhile I found this service:
cellfservices[.]com[/]unlock-sony-st27i
Do you know it? I would like to know if it's reliable or not.
Thank you for the help
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Does somebody know that? Are these services reliables or they only still your money?
Regards.