I have an HTC Surround that is for AT&T, and I'm with T-Mobile. Is there anyway to unlock for T-Mobile? I was doing some looking around on the forums and I found that you can but I'm not to sure on how to do it. I had flashed a rom by ansar that had an unlock on it, but it didn't work. So would I have to get on pre-NoDo? If so could you link me the downloads and or give me some sort of tutorial that tells you hwo to do it, because I have yet to find any tutorial on unlocking the HTC Surround.
Thank you!
Call AT&T 800-331-0500
Give them a landline phone number or any other non-AT&T phone number so they don't try to associate the phone with an account.
Tell them you won the phone in a contest (I did, from Microsoft at a conference) or procured it in some other way than buying off ebay/craigslist/friend - this way they won't be able to ask what account it used to be on.
Tell them you want it SIM unlocked They'll "research it" and should get back to you with one in a couple weeks via email.
So once its sim unlocked, no matter what you do. Like upgrade or hard reset. The sim unlock remains?
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is there a way to unlock the t-mobile wing aka HTC Herald or P4350. i wanna make it work on boostmobile service. thanx
call t-mobile and ask them for the unlock code,tell them your going overseas.
it wont work on boost mobile.
But you could still call them and ask for the unlock code, correct?
T-Mobile
T-Mobile has an amazing unlock policy...
If you have a contract with them, just call 611 on your phone and request the unlock code...
Basically, if you're past your 30 day return window, and on a contract, they know they'll get their money back if you change carriers/early terminate...
But then again, with how helpful T-Mobile is, who would want to go to another carrier? ;-)
I'm actually sitting outside my store right now waiting for the FedEx guy to drop off my Wing so I can get on T-Mobile... (I just started working for T-Mobile 2 months ago, and I gotta say, their customer support is amazing by comparison)
+1 on asking T-Mobile. I have had excellent customer service from them, from them replacing a SIM card (the phone was lost, so I had the old SIM card disabled, and unlocked an inexpensive TracFone to work with the new one.)
If T-Mobile won't give the code, I'd hit up the usual denezins on the Internet for unlock stuff. www.imei-check.co.uk comes recommended, and can CID/SIM unlock the Wing for you for about $40.
I have some questions:
1. If I will change ROM to another version. Will it remove operator locking?
2. Or if I will bay code at byIMEI-unlocking service so how often I will need enter this code? Once? Or every rebooting, hard reseting, removing battery?
3. Tell me please and another ways to unlock my phone if I am located not in USA.
Thanks
1. changing the rom will not sim unlock your phone
2. if you go online and buy an unlock code you only have to enter it once, but you will have to enter a sim from another service provider
Hello all. I got a TMobile Wing from US (I'm from South America), but it's SIM Unlocked.
Anyone knows where can I get a "unlock code key generator" where I can input my IMEI and it gives me my SIM Unlock Code!???
I'm not willing to pay U$ 35!!!!!!!!!, because the phone already cost me a fortune here.
After reading the WIKI, I saw that at this point there's no way (except paying to some obscure website) to unlock the wing.
My points are:
1) How hard can It be to unlock it, because:
1) the website can do that, and I'm pretty sure they're not using the official way.
2) I only need SIM unlock. When I use my SIM card, it asks for an unlock code. I'm assuming that the unlock code is a function of my IMEI number.
If there are code generators for other HTC models, how different the algorithm can be? And, of course, the guys from that website most probably have broke it.
3) I used to crack 68k code long time ago on my Commodore Amiga. Is there any emulator or something? A debugger like softice? Who's working on the unlock code generator? Can I help?
I've been going thru the herald forums for months now, and I have yet to hear of anyone being able to bypass SIM lock on the herald ...
I'm sure if you could figure out how to unlock, it would be much appreciated by the whole community.
i second that.... hope you find a way man... because ive been itching to get my wing working... 35 dollars for a code? that would be too much... some say they can get it from t-mobile for free, you just have to contact them... the problem with our situation (yes i bought mine from ebay also), we do not have a contract with them. i tried it already and they were not willing to help unless i am the subscriber myself asking for the unlocking. i tried contacting the person i bought my phone from but i got no answer.
duprade said:
I've been going thru the herald forums for months now, and I have yet to hear of anyone being able to bypass SIM lock on the herald ...
I'm sure if you could figure out how to unlock, it would be much appreciated by the whole community.
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I was Olipro's tester for his hard-spl, and after it was done, my O2 terra was sim unlocked.
I have no idea how it happened, though
Ok. This is a request to everyone that has an unlocked t-mobile wing. I have a wing and I have been looking at attempting to find a free solution for sim-unlocking this device. Now the only other device I know about with a good unlock solution was the wizard, and that was a wonderful unlock solution. There are two ways currently I have been looking at for the unlock. First tear apart every part of the SPL/IPL until I can find the section related to the sim and its restrictions. The second which has to be possible but maybe more difficult would be to determine the relation between IMEI and sim restriction code. I have looked into this before on other devices and have found no matter how slight there is always some relation. While I go over the ROM I want to ask anyone who has unlocked their WING using an unlock code to send me a copy of your IMEI and the sim unlock code you used. I hope if I can get enough codes and IMEIs then I may be able to come up with a pattern for how they are generated and test it.
Last thing. I have heard which I have not yet tested since I want to keep my WING factory stock so I can have a good test environment for working with the device, that some people have unlocked their devices by flashing the stock HTC branded ROM to their device. If this has worked for you I would like to know which ROM you used and your current IPL/SPL versions and your previous IPL/SPL versions.
I know this is a lot to ask but here is to hoping for freedom for our Heralds.
Turbo777 said:
Ok. This is a request to everyone that has an unlocked t-mobile wing. I have a wing and I have been looking at attempting to find a free solution for sim-unlocking this device. Now the only other device I know about with a good unlock solution was the wizard, and that was a wonderful unlock solution. There are two ways currently I have been looking at for the unlock. First tear apart every part of the SPL/IPL until I can find the section related to the sim and its restrictions. The second which has to be possible but maybe more difficult would be to determine the relation between IMEI and sim restriction code. I have looked into this before on other devices and have found no matter how slight there is always some relation. While I go over the ROM I want to ask anyone who has unlocked their WING using an unlock code to send me a copy of your IMEI and the sim unlock code you used. I hope if I can get enough codes and IMEIs then I may be able to come up with a pattern for how they are generated and test it.
Last thing. I have heard which I have not yet tested since I want to keep my WING factory stock so I can have a good test environment for working with the device, that some people have unlocked their devices by flashing the stock HTC branded ROM to their device. If this has worked for you I would like to know which ROM you used and your current IPL/SPL versions and your previous IPL/SPL versions.
I know this is a lot to ask but here is to hoping for freedom for our Heralds.
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Why not just call t-mobile and have it unlocked for free?
Because he wants to come up with a free solution.. I may call T-Mo and get a subsidy code and send it to ya.. look for my PM later this week.
Just Got the Code from T-Mobile
I called T-Mobile yesterday, asked them to unlock my Wing. They took my phone info (IMEI) and today I got an email with the unlock code. Just put in a Cingular Sim put the code and ready to go. the best way to do it. I also have a T-mobile MDA and because I was willing to do testing with this device I used the steps to unlocked in Wizards forums. It worked excellent...
Just call T-mobile...The best way to go.
Hi!
Can You help me with unlocking code?
I will appreciate very much!
Not everyone buys their wings from T-Mobile. I would assume that's why he's interested in creating a way to unlock them.
This is what you do. Pick someone you know who has service from T-Mobile. It does not matter what kind of phone he/she is using. Have them call T-Mobile and say that they are planning on going overseas and would like to unlock their phone. They will ask for the IMEI number and an email address. Give them the WING's IMEI number and in about 24-48 hours they will send the unlock info to the email address. Worked for me and I hope it works for you.
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This is what you do. Pick someone you know who has service from T-Mobile. It does not matter what kind of phone he/she is using. Have them call T-Mobile and say that they are planning on going overseas and would like to unlock their phone. They will ask for the IMEI number and an email address. Give them the WING's IMEI number and in about 24-48 hours they will send the unlock info to the email address. Worked for me and I hope it works for you.
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Thats all good and dandy bit i believe as with all other phones he wants it unlocked on his own .. As would i as i just got 1 yesterday. have been away for a while as I was ill and seen a lot of new people and new ideas .. But I too want to cid unlock it and change this horrible rom that pre-installed . Worst piece of mess i have seen besides windows vista.
Hi Members,
I have rooted my Flipside using 'SuperOneClick' and am struggling for unlocking the phone. Tried getting code from at&t but no luck. pls help me to unlock the phone.
Thanks aton in advance
do anyone know how to unlock flipside by software?
Unlocking flipside by software
Has anybody figured out how to unlock moto flipside ... none of the codes work. Help guys !!!
hi... I've been trying to get my flipside mb508 unlocked... but no luck yet... I've tried many ebay vendors and other websites... all of them say that the code was not found. Somebody please find a way to unlock it by software
I have mine unlocked since I live in Canada and had no issues unlocking it.
here is the guy on ebay I purchased my unlock code from
http://myworld.ebay.ca/ageo111/&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754
yes call att and demand they give you the unlock code ive gotten unlock cokes for my last 4 phones directly from att free of charge all you need to do is ask and give them the ime number and request instructions for entering it.
unlocking via codes is the safe way to unlock your mobile..
Ok so I signed up on this forum just to post this solution:
If you feel like dealing with ATT: you can call them and request a network unlock (its FREE) but DON'T under any circumstance tell them you have an att account! If you tell them that, they will make you jump through hoops to unlock your phone. If you bought multiple phones, just call one person, unlock one phone, and call back to get a different person to unlock the other phone. Don't call one person and tell them you have two phones, because then they will ask you for both IEMI #'s from you, write them down in your notes, so when you call back you won't beable to receive the unlock code (they say only one unlock code is free per person). So if you have multiple phones, call them to unlock one phone, hang up, call back unlock the next phone.
If you don't like dealing with ATT:
I bought two of these phones(mb508) spent $17.99 each and unlocked them both from gsmliberty.com. It was a link some dude was advertising in the forums, I clicked it, it went straight to my phone (it had a picture of it) and I called the 1-800 number to see if I could actually talk to a human being, and I could, so I tried it and it actually worked for both of them. It was a network unlock for T-mobile.
and no I have no ties with gsmliberty, just letting everyone else know whose bought the same phones.
Are our hacked hd2 unlocked and able to work with At&t. I just got a hd7 and i want to give my gf the hd2. Thank you in advance.
no, buy a code online or ask the phone provider if it's a network phone.
if you call up t-mobile and tell them you want to unlock your hd2 you really dont even need to say what for they'll give you a code (for free) that will allow you to sim unlock your phone to be used on the at&t network. very simple process to do. just put in a at&t sim card and punch in a few numbers. thats it. if for what ever odd reason they dont want to give you a code you can always look on ebay i seen them just yesterday for $10.