So I aquired a h830 Sim unlocked. I unlocked the bootloader. And flashed 20a.now the thing is Sim locked again and the unlock app fails and won't unlock it
Any ideas
Just to update everybody. I despite not being a T-Mobile customer. Hit up their face book team. The whitelisted my device on the unlock server in less than 24 hours. Tell em you bought it factory direct. Unlock successful and free
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My phone is currently sim locked to my carrier but I want to unlock my sim as I am planning on switching to a different carrier. I've been reading about unlocking the bootloader and it seems there are issues with using 3rd party simunlocks before unlocking the bootloader unless you are using an setool2 unlock.
setool2 is far to expesnive for me and I would rather use a cheaper 3rd party unlock code. My question is if i were to do the bootloader unlock first since my phone is still locked...and then after my bootloader has been unlocked apply a 3rd party sim unlock code, will this cause issues?
Everything i've been reading about is about people doing sim unlock FIRST and then doing bootloader unlock. But i want to do bootloader unlock first and then do simunlock AFTER.
smok3yjk said:
My phone is currently sim locked to my carrier but I want to unlock my sim as I am planning on switching to a different carrier. I've been reading about unlocking the bootloader and it seems there are issues with using 3rd party simunlocks before unlocking the bootloader unless you are using an setool2 unlock.
setool2 is far to expesnive for me and I would rather use a cheaper 3rd party unlock code. My question is if i were to do the bootloader unlock first since my phone is still locked...and then after my bootloader has been unlocked apply a 3rd party sim unlock code, will this cause issues?
Everything i've been reading about is about people doing sim unlock FIRST and then doing bootloader unlock. But i want to do bootloader unlock first and then do simunlock AFTER.
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I wanted to know the Exact same thing... I just got an unlock code from cellunlocker. but when i put in a diff sim card it says sim is perso locked. that's besides the point. I read that by doing bootloader unlock the cell manufacturer drops the IMEI i believe from the update list. Idk if they do it for the unlock code list too. or just drops your IMEI all together. I want to figure this out before doing a bootloader unlock...
So my uncle got a moto e from his company which was tesco sim locked.
Now to make it work in India , i need to network unlock it. Before giving the £20 pounds to tesco, i tried alternate ways to network unlock the phone.
I unlocked the bootloader officially as per the motorola website, changed the recovery to clockworkmod, and flashed cyanogenmod, still it asks me for the sim unlock pin to use my local sim card.
i tried varioius codes on Ebay, with no success from them.
So now the only way is to pay tesco those £20....unless ofcourse you guys can help me out here...
I guess if I can flash an unofficial bootloader for this device, maybe it would be possible, but i was unsuccessful in finding one...
Thanks in advanced if you can help me sort this up
Hi Forum. May be my first post. I just SIM unlocked LG V10 on T-Mobile. Here is what I can say about the process that might be helpful to others:
1-Phones can be SIM locked by manufacturers so that service providers ensure that phones can only be used on their network or certain countries. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock for more information.
2-The process of unlocking requires the service provider to request unlock codes from the manufacturer. The service provider may have requirements to unlock ( e.g. in my case I had to put $100 balance on T-Mobile prepaid card ). This process took 5 working days at which time T-Mobile emailed me to inform me that they were ready for me to initiate unlock on my device.
3-On my device, I ran a "Device Unlock" app which connected with somebody ( T-Mobile ? ) and verified my phone was actually unlock eligible and viola. I'm SIM unlocked.
What I would like to know is what has changed on my phone ( e.g. firmware, some information on some partition ) ? Does this mean I can now root, change ROMs and my phone will remain SIM unlocked ? Any links to information about what actually happens when device unlocked would be appreciated.
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What I can tell you is that, if you did unlock permanent it is going to be unlocked even after rooting and installing new roms etc.
Now, I want to ask in this forum if the phone can be unlocked if the t-mobile unlock app says it is not eligible to unlock. I bought my phone on eBay, called t-mobile the phone is clean, but they could not unlock it for me because needs an account... So now I'm stuck trying to find a 3rd party unlock website to do it, 2 already said they could not... So I have the phone but can't use it. Any suggestions?
Yes, I can confirm that on this LG V10 having performed a SIM unlock and then having switched ROMs the unlock remained in effect.
i recently bought a used N10 from ebay and while i checked the IMEI on tmobiles site (its clean), its sim locked.
i used @Paula2707cq awesome debloat script and was able to toggle the OEM unlock. i got the key and sent for the bootloader unlock token and hope to get it soon but i now have a question.
will unlocking the bootloader get rid of the sim lock? if not, do i have to go through tmo? i tried the phone with my mint mobile sim card and everything works but im going to wait to see if i can unlock the bootloader or im going to send the phone back. thanks for any and all help.
droidbot1337 said:
i recently bought a used N10 from ebay and while i checked the IMEI on tmobiles site (its clean), its sim locked.
i used @Paula2707cq awesome debloat script and was able to toggle the OEM unlock. i got the key and sent for the bootloader unlock token and hope to get it soon but i now have a question.
will unlocking the bootloader get rid of the sim lock? if not, do i have to go through tmo? i tried the phone with my mint mobile sim card and everything works but im going to wait to see if i can unlock the bootloader or im going to send the phone back. thanks for any and all help.
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Simlock means the phone is locked to the network (tmo)..try what i said in other response
Even it's unlocked it wouldn't work on AT&T, a locked TMo phone(not Metro's) will work on TMo and it's MVNO just fine.
I'm planning to import a brand new Japan version of Pixel 6 from a shop. I was told that the phone is not locked to any specific carrier and can be used on any network. Since the phone is not carrier locked, is that mean the bootloader can also be unlocked? Is there any relation between locked carrier and locked bootloader? I wanna buy a phone which can have unlocked bootloader ... The shop people said they won't be able to check OEM Unlocking status.
Depending on the country you can be carrier locked without being bootloader locked. For example, in the US, T-Mobile I believe carrier locks the device but does not lock the bootloader. AT&T and Verizon however lock both and will not remove the bootloader lock.
I'm not aware of the Japanese P6 having a bootloader lock, but I am not an authority on it.
Reading the topic how to convert the Japanese version to Global, which requires Root, there is a very high probability that the bootloader can be unlocked.
Carrier unlocked has no relation to unlocked bootloader.
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Tom
I have a pixel 6 japanese version GB7N6, and i already unlocked bootloader, root and change region.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Depending on the country you can be carrier locked without being bootloader locked. For example, in the US, T-Mobile I believe carrier locks the device but does not lock the bootloader. AT&T and Verizon however lock both and will not remove the bootloader lock.
I'm not aware of the Japanese P6 having a bootloader lock, but I am not an authority on it.
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I am pretty sure unlocking bootloader on T-Mobile variants requires a SIM unlock first, this has been the case for my former OnePlus 9 Pro and I've heard the same for this phone.
Otherwise, the OEM unlock toggle is grayed out.
razercortex said:
I am pretty sure unlocking bootloader on T-Mobile variants requires a SIM unlock first, this has been the case for my former OnePlus 9 Pro and I've heard the same for this phone.
Otherwise, the OEM unlock toggle is grayed out.
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Thanks. I wasn't sure, and I think my post made that apparent, as I don't buy my devices from carriers.