Database Users

T-Mobile USA Upgrade (DIRECT LINK TO FILE INSIDE)

This is the URL at which you'll eventually end up after going through the T-mobile mumbo-jumbo (including providing your T-mobile phone number which you probably don't have.)
http://www.t-mobileapps.com/downloadcenter/Software/RUU_CEv31440.exe
Just save the file to disk.
The radio rom is inside the device ROM and it installs it after you finish the upgrade.

I read your msg soon after I found a valid phone number
In the T-Mobile site, they say you need the T-Mobile SIM plugged in during the upgrade process.
Is it just to have the phone working or another stupid annoying lock?
Do I risk in upgrading my old rom having the phone unlocked without their sim?
Thanx
Kerion

Please Help with dead SX56

I recently tried installing the SER 1.2 and it crashed becuase I have 10B and not 10A and all I get now is the upgrading screen and I can get the wallaby Bootloader to come up too. I am trying to upgrade this so I can unlock the SIM so i can use T Mobile instead of AT&T. I need to know what ROM to use to restore it, and if putting it on the SD card and sticking it in and turning on the Wallaby bootlaoder will allow me to reflash it and with the lastest WinCE 4.2 if possible and also does this allow me to use SDIO compliant cards after the upgrade as i know the stock SX56 does not support SDIO as I was told. Please help me out I am fairly new at tinker with toys like this but it really intrigues me
Thanks
[email protected]

O2 Xda ROM Update and SIM Unlock

I see these ?'s have been asked hundreds of times before, however my proble is a little different.
I have an O2 Xda from the UK that was on the O2 network.
I have moved to Australia and wish to use the device on the Telstra network, but the Xda has been network locked. As my device has an old ROM version i think i need to upgrade first, before running xdaunlock.exe.
Can anyone offer advise?
Cheers
:? :?

You have two possibilities to unlock your phone.
If you got an serial cable to attach your XDA you can use the xda manipulator to unlock it.
In the other case i would suggest you go to www.yorch.net, cook your own rom with the 3.17.03 Rom and use the xdaunlock tool....
HTH
Stefan

just do this simple thing... downlaod xda developers v1.2 and put your xda into the sync cradel with no sim or sd card in then follow it though.......
once done hard reset it....
then it will unlock your device when it starts up
then you can decide to stay on pc2002 or go to pc2003 as your device will not need to be unlocked again

I had a look at the xda-developers v1.2, it would appear my service provider is not on the list (Telstra) will this rom still work or will i have to find a ROM written for the Telstra network?
Cheers :?

the ROM has nothing to do with the operator. It's the RSU version that might not work with your new network. Just get your device unlocked and let's see if it receives the signal or not, then you may have to do RSU upgrade.

Unlock via XDAUnlock?
I have a TMO XDA with ROM4.01.00 and RS6.24.01. I'm selling it and need to unlock it for the buyer.
Is XDAUnlock the path to go?

if i'm not wrong, XDAunlock works only with ROMs with wmodem application and I'm not aware of any wm2003 that has it.
TMO 4.01.00 is available as exe upgrade. just flash your XDA with ROM 3.17 which will unlock your device then reflash back using TMO 4.01.00
good luck

SIM Unlocking
Thanks. Question on the SIM card. All this "unlocking" occurs with the sim card inside? Just to check:
1) With my sim inside, install Yorch's ROM3.17, when asked, unlock phone, finish install.
- Now this means the PDA phone has no phone service, correct? but PDA works?
2) Now install ROM4.01.00, RS6.24.01 with phone unlocked.
3) Remove sim card.
4) Ship to new owner
5) New owner inserts their sim card. Now what? They call their carrier with IMEI #?
Thanks

No, when you put the 3.17 ROM, the phone part should continue working as long as you don't touch the RSU. The SIM has nothing to do with all this stuff. All the locking info is within the GSM firm ware of your device. I would prefer to remove the SIM while flashing the ROM.
If your locked device works now with your SIM, it will definitly work after unlocking BUT it is not a good prove that it's really unlocked. You have to test it with another SIM before shiping to the buyer.
PS: no matter your dial or IMEI is, GSM system deals with a unique identifier for the SIM which called MSISDN. So, don't worry about the buyer

Biso007 said:
No, when you put the 3.17 ROM, the phone part should continue working as long as you don't touch the RSU. The SIM has nothing to do with all this stuff. All the locking info is within the GSM firm ware of your device. I would prefer to remove the SIM while flashing the ROM.
If your locked device works now with your SIM, it will definitly work after unlocking BUT it is not a good prove that it's really unlocked. You have to test it with another SIM before shiping to the buyer.
PS: no matter your dial or IMEI is, GSM system deals with a unique identifier for the SIM which called MSISDN. So, don't worry about the buyer
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I never realized you could operate the unit without a sim card inside. I guess I'll have to try it and learn along the way. It seems removing the sim card forces a hard reset.
If all the locking info is in the GSM firmware and Yorch 3.17 ROM upgrade doesn't touch the RSU, how does the XDAUnlock operate then?

PW10A vs B Band Problems
Biso007 said:
No, when you put the 3.17 ROM, the phone part should continue working as long as you don't touch the RSU. The SIM has nothing to do with all this stuff. All the locking info is within the GSM firm ware of your device. I would prefer to remove the SIM while flashing the ROM.
If your locked device works now with your SIM, it will definitly work after unlocking BUT it is not a good prove that it's really unlocked. You have to test it with another SIM before shiping to the buyer.
PS: no matter your dial or IMEI is, GSM system deals with a unique identifier for the SIM which called MSISDN. So, don't worry about the buyer
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During the unlock, the 3.17.03 set the phone to a model PW10A. My phone is a PW10B (USA). None of the .exe upgrade software will upgrade unit as they think it's the wrong band. I tried the Bootloader 5.15 - calendar and set the GSM to 900/1800 but model doesn't change in the identify screen. The sim has not been in the phone this whole time.
How do I change the model back to PW10B?

Fixed Wrong Band Problem
I put a ROM 4.0x.xx.nb1 file onto my SD card and using Wallaby Bootloader, flashed the unit's ROM. This appeared to have put the model back to PW10B1. Then I used the ROM4.01.00.exe to finalize the WM2003 upgrade. Phone is sim unlocked. Question:
when does phone become sim unlocked again? i.e. if I was to put my sim back in the phone, and connect to TMO, would that then lock the phone to TMO? Or once it's unlocked, it's unlocked for life? Just curious.

Typo
Should read, "when does phone get sim locked again", not sim unlocked.

Re: SIM Unlocking
cshields1 said:
Thanks. Question on the SIM card. All this "unlocking" occurs with the sim card inside? Just to check:
1) With my sim inside, install Yorch's ROM3.17, when asked, unlock phone, finish install.
- Now this means the PDA phone has no phone service, correct? but PDA works?
2) Now install ROM4.01.00, RS6.24.01 with phone unlocked.
3) Remove sim card.
4) Ship to new owner
5) New owner inserts their sim card. Now what? They call their carrier with IMEI #?
Thanks
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The phone will remain unlocked to all networks.

UnLock ATT Siemens SX56 -Reward to help me unlock it- :)

HELP!!! :shock:
I've tried everything to unlock this unit I got on eBay and I'm not having any luck after 2 days of hacking.
What I've tried:
- Tried XDAunlock got a message "error getting unlock code"
- Installed the "Special Edition ROM v1.2" several times cause it just didn't work the first time. Front screen says it removes SIMlock, but NOT on my unit. Loads the auto config for USA -Tmobile, and reboots but returns the stinkin message "'SIM Lock' Please input unlock code SID:" -
-Tried XDAunlock again and still same message.
- Tried XDA2unlock, nothing
Here are the specs if someone can help:
ROM Version: 3.17.03 ENG
ROM datae: 05/15/03
Radio version: 6.25.02
Protocol version: 324e4
The unit is in Brand New condition so I hate to toss it away.
Thanks,

When you first boot the special edition rom do you have the sim inserted? If yes, try it without sim, if no, try it with sim.

UnLock ATT Siemens SX56 -
Booting up with and without a foriegn SIM yields the same SIM Lock message. Still searching for suggestions. (after two days of searching for a fix my eyes look like this :shock: )
Still comes up "Please input unlock code SID:" I know its not the SIM chip as the SIM chip works without problems on another PPC.
My gut tells me its the phone part which is locked. If I can somehow replace this part of the ROM, I can get it to work, but I do not know how to cook a new phone rom and from what I've educated myself with on this site its states to keep away from the RSU? The PDA functions fine as a standalone unit but defeates the purpose of why I purchased an integrated system for my wife. Guess she will have to carry a seperate phone for a while this we figure this out. :x

UnLock ATT Siemens SX56 -Reward to help me unlock it-
Well I may have come onto something. I am going to try these steps tomorrow and let you all know. After 3 days of searching thru all the forums here, I came across this link on how to unlock this AT&T PPC. Wish me luck. :lol: Looks like I will owe LumpiStefan a reward if this works.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=13477
BTW, this web site was down for the longest period, anyone know what happened? Anyways, thanks for getting it back up.

Have you tried entering 0000 as the sid code??

UnLock ATT Siemens SX56 -
Yes, I tried 4 and 6 zeros. Nada.
Be it officially noted that I am giving up on trying to unlock this PDA and are putting a curse on ATT and will NEVER ever buy another product tied to that Communist Company. No wonder they don't exist anymore. Anyways, I'm reporting that all the good instructions in this forum to unlock this device have offically failed and the only thing left to try is the serial cable method. After 3 days of hacking, I'm giving up. I've ordered a serial cable and will await its arrival. If that works, I will let you all know. Otherwise its going up for auction with .01 starting bid. :roll:, better yet, maybe I'll donate it to the sys op. :lol:

Re: UnLock ATT Siemens SX56 -Reward to help me unlock it- :
bpiranha said:
HELP!!! :shock:
I've tried everything to unlock this unit I got on eBay and I'm not having any luck after 2 days of hacking.
What I've tried:
- Tried XDAunlock got a message "error getting unlock code"
- Installed the "Special Edition ROM v1.2" several times cause it just didn't work the first time. Front screen says it removes SIMlock, but NOT on my unit. Loads the auto config for USA -Tmobile, and reboots but returns the stinkin message "'SIM Lock' Please input unlock code SID:" -
-Tried XDAunlock again and still same message.
- Tried XDA2unlock, nothing
Here are the specs if someone can help:
ROM Version: 3.17.03 ENG
ROM datae: 05/15/03
Radio version: 6.25.02
Protocol version: 324e4
The unit is in Brand New condition so I hate to toss it away.
Thanks,
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to unlock your xdaI, serial cable is not needed, usb will work.
follow given step.
1. go to h**p://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/ for rom cooking
2. select PPC 2002
3. select radio button of ROM "3.17.03 ENG O2-Euro"
4. and check mark "XDAunlock" in rom under " create 'Phone' subfolder under 'Programs' "
5. cook rom as "exe" and download from site.
6. attach yr xdaI using active.sy. 3.7.1 with usb cradle and with power cable too.
7. run "rom" exe and upgrade it. follow instruction during upgrade process.
8. in first boot it will ask for unlock.
9. enjoy
before running this these please confirm with board administrators.
thanks

UnLock ATT Siemens SX56 -Reward to help me unlock it-
Well, I finally unlocked this pos after many many countless hours of trying different things. How I finally did it was to take a much deserved rest and then start from the beginning all over again. I started here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/UnlockWiz
Answer the wizard questions, and I was on my way to downloading and unlocking. After it was finished I had to change the bandwidth to 1900.
In summary:
Download and install the SpecialEditionROM
Answer the unlock question.
Change the GSM bandwidth network band.
I was in business.
This is a great forum! I will contribute by making donation and THANK YOU!! Merry Christmas to one and all. :lol:

This is not really going to help you, but if you have it, can you send me the AT&T theme from the SX56 ?? (PM me please )

I can help you to unlock it for sure!

Which best Radio ROM for WM2003SE?

I have upgraded to WM2003SE ROM, and upgraded Radio ROM to A20.10. My device is PH10A. But when I insert a sim card, these always no GSM, I could not dial any phone call.
Could anyone tell me that I should flash which Radio ROM to my device? Thanks

problem connecting to any network after radio upgrade
Hi,
I am having the same problem connecting to any cell network on my phone. It is a Qtek 1020 PW10A1 Rom version 4.02.04 ENG.
The problem started after updating the Radio stack software. The signal icon always shows up as no signal, this happens on all networks. I have another 1020 with the same Rom version but a different radio version A33.02 that is working. I have tried to search for this version to download or a solution for this problem for a few days now with no luck and was wondering if any one could help?
I have come across many other radio versions that say they are compatible with this model but each produce the same result, no signal.
Thanks in advance
(PS this is my first post!)

Hi Shadow,
I also have a 1020 with RSU 33.02 installed. If I knew how to extract the RSU then I could upload it here. It could do with being on the FTP. I didn't find anything on the Wiki about it, wondering if anyone has any suggestions?
Regards,
Neil.

I’m new to this so this may be wrong but I have found out that if I go into the wallaby boot loader and push the contacts button I get these options:
CE ROM TO SD
BOOT TO SD
GSM ROM TO SD
CE+GSM TO SD
Is the “GSM ROM TO SD” option the one that’s needed to be able to get the RSU extracted or is this something completely different?
When I select it, it tells me to connect the rs232 and run pc monitor – two things I don’t have.
Shadow1

Anyone found RSU 33.02 rom yet? or have any sugestions on how i could fix my phone :?:
Thanks