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Well, the story goes like this:
Bought a g1 and the second logical step was to put in cyanogen. After a while I thought that an unlocked phone would be even better. Went online and purchased the unlock code and tried to use it while running cyanogen. Did not work. Flashed to rc29, tried again, did not work. Then I went to another unlock provider and this guy, gave me the same code as the first, based on my IMEI ( I don't have a fake IMEI), he tried it as well and did not work. Then he searched for different version of the code based on the IMEI for different htc products ( it seems that they have some accounts with htc and for IMEI they receive the unlock code). We also tried it with a goldcard which only made my g1 scream that I don't have a simcard inside.
Bottom line, did cyanogen mood do something to the unlock procedure ( hard locked the phone on tmobile - on tmobile the phone works fine) ? Or I just happened to have a weird phone, Thank you.
Btw, my unlock code is 92179512. Feel free to try it. It would be funny as hell if it were to unlock someone elses phone, and if it does, let me know as well.
I unlocked my phone on a MUCH older version of CM, so I wouldnt be able to tell you if anything has changed to effect the process. However, if you're a TMO customer, you do know that after 90 days they will GIVE you the unlock code for free, right?
I also have unlocked it on Cyanogen mod, but I believe I was on 4.2.7.1 at the time.... not that long ago really.... but T-Mobile does indeed give away the unlock code for free, and it worked flawlessly.
Neither the ROM, SPL or radio can effect the simlock. It's not Cy's ROM that's causing the problem...
What do you mean 'it doesn't work'? Does the phone reject the code?
Thank you for the reply. Well the problem is that I don't have a contract with Tmobile since I don't have the money for it. I bought it off from someone and used Tmobile prepaid sim card, which works fine. And, because of that, Tmobile won't provide me with an unlock code .
Regarding the code, when I type in the code it says network unlock unsuccessful, so I can't do much about it. I'm trying to update to the latest stock donut and see what happens.
Ah that sucks :-( I really can't of any options for you, since any codes generated will always be the same...
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cmcx_linux said:
Thank you for the reply. Well the problem is that I don't have a contract with Tmobile since I don't have the money for it. I bought it off from someone and used Tmobile prepaid sim card, which works fine. And, because of that, Tmobile won't provide me with an unlock code .
Regarding the code, when I type in the code it says network unlock unsuccessful, so I can't do much about it. I'm trying to update to the latest stock donut and see what happens.
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notice in the replies above, that cyanogen nor spl, nor anything software related can change your unlock status.
you already have an unlock code, and since you've had it generated from two different sources, i believe that code is correct for THAT IMEI number. that being said, did you copy the imei number from the sticker on the inside, or from what the phone shows in "PHONE INFO" ? I'd make sure they both match.
i also have a phone that is flacky about SIMs. haven't found an explanation yet, I think some of the boards have bad solder joints, or there is another hardware problem that causes similar errors. no proof yet.
try a friends Tmo sim card, and if his is recognized, and allows data connection, you'll know it's your phone that is locked, and that all the hardware is working. i'll bet you entered the wrong code because the sticker inside was wrong, or you fat fingered it. just a guess.
good luck, please update the thread when/if you find a definite answer.
I would bet the IMEI on the sticker and on the board are different... where did you buy said phone and for how much? It could very well be a refurb, which will have bits and pieces from several different phones, and thus could have the SIM locked guts for phone 666 and the case from phone 888 type thing.
Yep, checked it 10 times the first time I bought the code online. The same imei in about this phone is on the sticker. After I saw it did not work, I went to a local unlock shop around my place and the guy there checked it again more than 6 times. So.. weird eh? And both guys got the same code from HTC based on that IMEI
Sounds like this may be a hardware error. If that is the unlock that is generated then it should just work. The unlock does not really pertain to the rom or anything else that people usually mod. Also, maybe ask that dude why he was giving up that phone, maybe there is really something wrong with it.
the only other thing left is get an turbo unlocker chip that sits between SIM and phone
pain in ass to install but I have done it with out cutting the SIM card
I am guessing someone had typed the code in incorectly .. they can be permiatly locked if wrong code has been entered
also just because it was another person does not mean their MEI source wasn't the same
I guess they worked out they work ,,, I payed $5 for mine .. now 4x the price
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEXT-SIM-TUR...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item4cec3cab8c
The unlock codes sources are all the same. I lost over 100$ trying to get unlock codes from them but 80% of them don't work (only the ones for htc phones). I use a turbo sim with my G1 and is really easy to install. just buy one and cut your sim where the CHIP from the turbo sim is located. It works flawlessly.
Im just throwing this out there to say that I was able to successfully unlock my g1 with CM 4.2.10.1
Other than that I would just be repeating what was already said if I was to give any advice.
Best of luck man.
If you live close to pasadena
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Yep, checked it 10 times the first time I bought the code online. The same imei in about this phone is on the sticker. After I saw it did not work, I went to a local unlock shop around my place and the guy there checked it again more than 6 times. So.. weird eh? And both guys got the same code from HTC based on that IMEI
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You're welcome to try it with my sim card. But you're probably far far away.
tmo will give out unlock code
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I unlocked my phone on a MUCH older version of CM, so I wouldnt be able to tell you if anything has changed to effect the process. However, if you're a TMO customer, you do know that after 90 days they will GIVE you the unlock code for free, right?
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Actually, they will give you an unlock code after 90 days of being a customer and every 90 after the last time you got an unlock code. They will give you an unlock code the same day you buy the phone if you meet those requirements.
Sorry if this is irrelevant to the rest of the thread, but assuming I unlock on JF 1.5 (yea I'm behind) to ATT, and wipe everything to install a HeroUI ROM of some sort, will the unlock still be in effect or will I need to unlock the phone again?
Thanks.
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Sorry if this is irrelevant to the rest of the thread, but assuming I unlock on JF 1.5 (yea I'm behind) to ATT, and wipe everything to install a HeroUI ROM of some sort, will the unlock still be in effect or will I need to unlock the phone again?
Thanks.
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You'll be ok.
I actually like JUST did it on a coworkers(I admit, going from WiMo to Android is a learning curve, but its easy), he got his from craigslist, had JF 1.5 on it. He used it for like a week, complained about sluggishness (he did have like 20 apps constantly running) Anyway, after a few beers and lurking here (it was when I was deciding what HTC to get) we decided to go to CM (latest build). Everything went fine step by step.
I cannot vouch for your particular ROM but for CM it was fine.
I am recording my experience here for others to see.
I had an HTC HD2 Leo with WM6.5 locked to Orange. I had updated it to Pure Gingerbread gpc and then to BoyPPC. I then purchased (see * below) a code to unlock the phone so that I could use a 'three' 3GB SIM.
The code was accepted as "Network unlock successful", but I got no service, no networks, no APNs - nothing - and the phone reported "Error while searching for networks". Furthermore I had to enter the unlock code each time I booted from cold and when I switched airplane mode off.
Chris10230 suggested something was not being saved properly and I should restore the phone to its original state and try again.
However, I tried WP7 with similar results ie "PIN accepted" when entering the unlock code, when using the connection set up app I got "Warning There is no SIM card or PIN code has not been input". Again I had to repeat entering the code.
Eventually I put WM6.5 back on the phone entered the unlock code and everything appeared to work properly ie I had a service from 'three' and did not need to re-enter the code.
In summary with an Orange HTC HD2 there is a problem unlocking under Android and WP7 while WM6.5 works fine.
I hope these notes are useful to someone. Don't expect more from me on this as I have just strated learning about Android and SmartPhones.
* HTCimeiUnlock.com provided the unlock code for $25 through PayPal. When I contacted them about the problems I had above they responded promptly and provided an immediate refund even though the unlock code they provided eventually proved good and the problem lay in my phone.
Well I have never unlocked my phome but from what I have been told by others here on XDA you have to use Windows Mobile to SIM unlock your HD2 as it is the native OS and is the only OS that can properly SIM unlock the HD2. I do not know this for 100% truth but my assumption on this is to properly SIM unlock your HD2 the OS has to be able to interface with the boot partition of the NAND memory or more spacificaly the IPL of bootloader. Seeing that Android or WP7 really do not have a interface capobilities with the boot partition or IPL of the HD2 it can not reset the values in the IPL to make the unlock permanent. I could be totally wrong though I am just going on what I do know about how the HD2 works, if I am please chime in and straightin me out as I would like to know. For one to see if I am right and two to find out what the real reason is.
Cheers
Would like reiterate what Fuzz99 said here.
I have a Tmobile HD2 and when I tried entering the unlock code via Windows Phone 7 7720, it came pin accepted but the phone was *STILL* SIM locked. However, when I flashed the stock WM6.5 Tmobile rom (got from the Tmobile site) back into it, the moment I entered the unlock code it immediately unlocked with everything working
Heads up to any Tmobile user facing the same problem
hey guys.
After you unlocked it using the stock ROM, did you then re-flash to another ROM?
IF yes, did it still remain unlocked?
Thanks,
yes it will forever remain unlocked, no matter what you do to it.
It needs to be on WinMo to unlock it? But I was able to put in the unlock code from T-mobile on NAND Android and use a FarEasTone SIM card just fine though.
yea i saw you post that the other day and thought it was strange. could it already be unlocked?
samsamuel said:
yea i saw you post that the other day and thought it was strange. could it already be unlocked?
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I don't think it was. I bought it on Craiglist here in the US and it was locked to T-mobile, so I asked the original owner to get the unlock code for me. I knew it was locked because when I put my FarEasTone SIM in, it prompted me for the unlock code. I put the code in [ I was on a Runnymede Sense ROM if that makes any difference], and I've tried it with my friend's AT&T SIM as well, and it works [ on 2G only of course, but still]. It's remained fine as well when changing from NAND Android to WM 6.5 to Mango.
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I am recording my experience here for others to see.
I had an HTC HD2 Leo with WM6.5 locked to Orange. I had updated it to Pure Gingerbread gpc and then to BoyPPC. I then purchased (see * below) a code to unlock the phone so that I could use a 'three' 3GB SIM.
The code was accepted as "Network unlock successful", but I got no service, no networks, no APNs - nothing - and the phone reported "Error while searching for networks". Furthermore I had to enter the unlock code each time I booted from cold and when I switched airplane mode off.
Chris10230 suggested something was not being saved properly and I should restore the phone to its original state and try again.
However, I tried WP7 with similar results ie "PIN accepted" when entering the unlock code, when using the connection set up app I got "Warning There is no SIM card or PIN code has not been input". Again I had to repeat entering the code.
Eventually I put WM6.5 back on the phone entered the unlock code and everything appeared to work properly ie I had a service from 'three' and did not need to re-enter the code.
In summary with an Orange HTC HD2 there is a problem unlocking under Android and WP7 while WM6.5 works fine.
I hope these notes are useful to someone. Don't expect more from me on this as I have just strated learning about Android and SmartPhones.
* HTCimeiUnlock.com provided the unlock code for $25 through PayPal. When I contacted them about the problems I had above they responded promptly and provided an immediate refund even though the unlock code they provided eventually proved good and the problem lay in my phone.
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thanks for this hepled me out . i had wp7 and it said password accepted then said pin required again. so did as you said and its all good now, back on wp7 with a unlocked htc hd2.
just want to say thanks to everyone on here i have found out so much and done so much to my phones and i couldnt have done it if it wasnt for this site
hope you all keep it up and thanks again
phil.bradf said:
thanks for this hepled me out . i had wp7 and it said password accepted then said pin required again. so did as you said and its all good now, back on wp7 with a unlocked htc hd2.
just want to say thanks to everyone on here i have found out so much and done so much to my phones and i couldnt have done it if it wasnt for this site
hope you all keep it up and thanks again
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Hey guys, I have had this problem and just found this thread after the fact. I may have spammed the code a little bit in frustration...22 times...
Now that I have reflashed stock WM it says i have to wait until timeout. Any idea if it is permanently locked or if I just have to bunker down and wait it out? Thanks so much.
Patience
LFCRedman said:
Hey guys, I have had this problem and just found this thread after the fact. I may have spammed the code a little bit in frustration...22 times...
Now that I have reflashed stock WM it says i have to wait until timeout. Any idea if it is permanently locked or if I just have to bunker down and wait it out? Thanks so much.
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Never encountered this personally, but as I heard, you should maintain it powered on and just have some patience...
Thinking it twice, you should be lucky to work after (just) 22 times!
Depends on the phone, some lock for a few hours after 5 attempts then accept another 5 then lock for longer, some take 10 then another ten a few hours later, but in most cases (never seen it, just what I've read) after so many tries they can only be unlocked by hardware cable.
No idea what the numbers and times are for the hd2 though.
You have tried 18 times,please wait until timeout..
I have an Htc Hd2..am i'm triyng to unlocked it..and i could'nt because my phone turn this screen with .."you have tried 18 times....."..i waited 24 hr..and for nothing..it's still the same..please help me..wait can i do?
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LFCRedman said:
Hey guys, I have had this problem and just found this thread after the fact. I may have spammed the code a little bit in frustration...22 times...
Now that I have reflashed stock WM it says i have to wait until timeout. Any idea if it is permanently locked or if I just have to bunker down and wait it out? Thanks so much.
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please tell me if you find something...i have the same problem like you with my HTc hd2..18 times..thank you..
I have done an HD2 on 8 failed code attempts but not experienced beyond this.
If you can wait, give it 2 or 3 days, if in hurry or code input does not come available find a local cable & software unlock specialist.
Dear All,
I write to inform you that i finally solved my GT-I9300 'Not Registered on Network' problem. I decided to make this official announcement so as to assure others, most especially those who have tried almost all the tricks and steps found on this and other forum on the subject that all hope is not lost.
May be if i shed more lights on the problem which i encountered, and i suppose many other people, you will understand me very well. First, i did the upgrade through Samsung Kies and after the phone rebooted, it lost link to network. I called Samsung and chatted online with the Customer Service, i was asked to send the phone to South Africa where i bought it. I called South Africa and also chatted but they could not understand let alone solve the problem. I headed to XDA and other forum to find solution, I tried all versions of ARIZA Patch, none work. I tried all modified ROM, yet no solution. At one point, the problem became complex. The phone moved from not registering on network to 'Factory Mode'. I followed many other steps, but could not get past restoring it back to User mode. I gave up after a month and bought another phone.
My son shocked me last Friday when he said that it will be his first time of seeing me accepting that some problems cannot be solved. I mused over it and told myself that i will rather destroyed the phone totally than giving him the impression that i cannot solve the problem.
I got out my two computers - Mac and PC and reformatted them all. Installed ODIN and downloaded a 4.3 Stock ROM. I then began searching everywhere for any clue as to what went wrong with the phone. My research is simple; the PHONE could not register simply because the IMEI and Serial Number were wrong. My IMEI and S/N moved from 0000 to unknown. After reinstalling through KIES, it came back from unknown to another wrong numbers.
I finally decided to go inside the phone by activating everything on ODIN and see if i can get the wrong EFS on the phone wiped away and left empty. I repartitioned, wipe EFS, etc. and the only thing the phone did was to move from unknown to another incorrect IMEI and Serial.
Finally, i read on a post that the problem is simply software, so i began searching if it is possible to repartitioned the phone completely and turn it into a toy. I recalled that about ten years ago, i successfully installed Nokia OS on Blackberry through a poorly concerted code designed by a friend. In so far i still have the code, I thought that i could do same with my GT-I9300. It won't work, sadly. But in the process of doing so, i realized that using SRS, i can do so comfortably. With this 20 USD software, i gained control of the internal organs of my phone and started out by wiping out the EFS first and with my EFS Backup, i re-wrote it back on the phone. That done, i expected the phone to work, but sadly it refused to register on network.
Not ready to give up, i went further to see what other options are available to me. I realized that i can actually re-wrote my IMEI and Serial number back to the phone. I tried it and after about an hour and almost three attempt, T-MOBILE surfaced on my phone and the GT-I9300 came back to life.
Altogether, i spent two unbroken days reading and reading and applying one step after another, one procedure after another till i finally got the phone back.
SRS can not only do this, but can take back your contract and locked phone from those shylock and give you your phone. It go inside your phone and show you all the codes that locked you to a particular network, etc. It can remove those useless codes that make your phone patented to a particular country and give you an international version. It can also turn your international version to a local one, if you so desire.
I do not know who designed this software, i however testify to its immense ability to safe you from Samsung's irresponsibility.
I am open to helping others and answering questions on GT-I9300.
I have since been enjoying my phone.
what's the short version of the story?
tmzbeme said:
what's the short version of the story?
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Going by the last lines, it seems this is the tl;dr version
"SRS can not only do this, but can take back your contract and locked phone from those shylock and give you your phone. It go inside your phone and show you all the codes that locked you to a particular network, etc. It can remove those useless codes that make your phone patented to a particular country and give you an international version. It can also turn your international version to a local one, if you so desire."
Hi! As i understood i need to get SRS and after?
where is the SRS software ? can you post a link ?
Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum. A while back I found a phone in the gas station bathroom that I was working at. I kept it under the desk with a note and of course the camera watching it in case it disappeared without a customer picking it up. No one ever came for it and after 2 weeks (company policy) I took it home with me. Anyway, I've just been using it on my wireless internet and playing games, however my phone contract just ran out on my crappy verizon old flip phone and I want to go to straight talk and use this one.
So, I bought the Straight talk byop kit which includes a sim card for the phone, however, the SIM card that's meant for AT&T phones is too small for this one for some reason, however the TMobile one fits in it perfectly fine. The problem is that it's a tmobile sim card and I'm sure you all know that I need to unlock the phone to get it. So, last night I spent about 4 hours searching for ways to unlock it. I see it's possible to do it for free using the system settings phone codes, but the code combinations don't seem to work for me.
*#0011# - When i key enter 1 it doesn't do what the video I was watching says it's supposed to do.
*#9090# - Restarts my phone after I hit the what I'm told to.
There's another I tried however, I can't remember the code, it takes me to the debug menu, however option 6 isn't there to give me access to phone options or whatever.
So, I gave up as my laptop battery started to waiver around 10% and went to sleep.
Now, today, I hopped on and attempted to figure it out again, but got bored really quick, stumbling accross the same stuff I tried last night, so I tried rooting it thinking that getting admin access to my phone would make option 6 appear when I entered that number. I was wrong, but hey, I successfully rooted my phone so it's cool.
Anyway, I just want the SIM card to work. I really don't care if I have to unlock my phone or whatever, I just want my phone to be able to make calls. So if unlocking my phone works, please help me, if there's a way to get the super small AT&T SIM card to work, then that's be great.
I'm sure you need some of my phone info to help me out so here we go.
It's a Samsung S4 on 4.3 firmware, rooted. It's an I337 and the baseband version says I337UCUEMK2.
If you need any other information to help me out, please feel free to ask. I tried calling AT&T already btw, they said without a phone number they won't provide me with an unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595457
I have tried this and it works
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jmjoyas said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2595457
I have tried this and it works
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I honestly don't understand 90% of the words in that post... Is there a post or article that'll teach me the basics to rooting and unlocking? I'd really love to do custom roms and everything. I honestly thought when I rooted my phone it'd give me admin access and the hidden system management options would become open to me.
Anyway, hope you can help, my wife is getting on my case about getting it unlocked. If I don't have it done tonight, she's going to make me add the straight talk to a different phone instead of this one and I really don't want to use a cheap piece of junk straight talk phone.
NeoGriim said:
I honestly don't understand 90% of the words in that post... Is there a post or article that'll teach me the basics to rooting and unlocking? I'd really love to do custom roms and everything. I honestly thought when I rooted my phone it'd give me admin access and the hidden system management options would become open to me.
Anyway, hope you can help, my wife is getting on my case about getting it unlocked. If I don't have it done tonight, she's going to make me add the straight talk to a different phone instead of this one and I really don't want to use a cheap piece of junk straight talk phone.
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I'm doing research on getting a custom rom installed right now, I'm looking at Carbon ROM. I guess I have another question, is there any roms that give me full access to system manager or whatever it's called when you enter those numbers?
Okay, I made an attempt to use your walkthrough, method 2. I went and downloaded odin, and tried to flash the mdl modem however they don't exactly explain in the walkthrough how to do that, I figured I'd take a hit at it and went to do it and odin says it failed.
Is there a walk through I can read through to find how to flash?
I'm not sure what safestrap is, I can't find it on my phone and google only brings up droid ones for me as far as I've seen. It sounds like if I get the mdl modem on my phone that because it unlocks the hidden options in system manager I just have to do that and use the system manager walkthroughs I've seen to go ahead and unlock it.
EDIT: Okay, I got safestrap installed, now I'm just trying to figure out how to get a different modem installed, any help there? I'm looking and asking around but I'm not seeing anything.
A few months ago, I was trying to break into my AT&T S7 because someone changed my gmail password at the same time they reset the phone, locking me out indefinitely. After some research and trying several different methods I was just about back in, but just couldn't quite get past one point in particular and went onto the next method, which involved rooting the phone but with a boot-loader for another carrier if I remember correctly. Anyway, that obviously didn't work or I wouldn't be writing this post. The phone ceased to power on but it looks as if it is taking a charge. Is there any hope at recovery and if so where may it be found? Thanks.