Hello!
This is my first post on this forum, so I would like to greet everyone first!!!
Now, here's something about unlocking Magician ... AFAIK impossible up to date (is someone working on this yet?). But I have discovered a possible way how to do it and I'm interested if it is possible:
I came across an information, that the unlock code consists of 8 digits. So, there are 100 million possible combinations of the code. And one way of unlocking qtek devices is connecting to the wireless modem and entering following command: AT%HTCLOCK=0,code,1
So, I guess it is possible to write an application, that would automatically enter codes from 00000000 to 99999999 via AT commands. And because this application would enter codes without user interface (=a box that pops up on the screen when a false SIM card is entered), I guess Magician won't lock itself after receiving several false codes. So, all we have to do is to wait for the right code to be entered!!!! :idea:
What do you think about it? It could be a job, that takes days, but the reward would be amazing - an unlocked fone without loosing the warranty!! :shock: 8)
greets!
i am not familiar on how the unlock code is entered.
but i do think the unlock code has a distinct tie to the imei. maybe a formula of some sort. if someone had about 10 imei codes and the corresponding unlock code, you could try to solve it with a matrix equasion.
but i have no idea at all of this, so it could be just bullcrap
btw let say we can input about (i am being very positive) 2 codes a sec. tha would mean you have to be running it continiously for 570 days, even if you could do 10 a sec it would take months, only when you have about 100 inputs a sec it could be reasonable. (if your code is 99999999)
570 days??? :shock: :shock: :shock:
and I hoped it could be done in one night! :roll: so I guess we still have to wait for clever ppl to develop a working unlock solution.....
btw. I found two codes with corresponding IMEI's on german forum. Maybe it helps someone...
IMEI:354819000715529 -- Unlock Code:19056320
IMEI:354819000715180 -- Unlock Code:84212434
(source: http://www.ppc-welt-community.info/community/showthread.php?t=61835)
greetz!
is there a way to overwrite the imei of the mda compact???????
errrr ... small glitch ... I believe the actually Magician locks up forgood after three incorrect codes ...
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hey guys, in a bit of a pickle here so would appreciate some advice.
Last week i called tmobile, and requested an unlock code for my mda and today ive finally recieved a letter with instructions to unlock.
I've followed them religiously, and yes the imei on the letter does match my own, so let's see :
1. Turn phone on with non tmobile sim (done with vodafone)
2. Phone will state network locked , enter the code : ********** which is a match for your imei
3. The phone will acknowledge the simlock is removed and then reboot your phone and it will be unlocked.
The problem is, that instead of lettting me enter the code right away , i get : You've tried 5 times - wait til timeout! and yet i dont recall ever trying more than once! :?: :?:
So i wait til the timeout (this was my 4th shot) and entered the code to find there isnt enough room in the character box to enter all digits of the code, i can only enter around 11 of the 14 of them.
So foolishly i thought meh, entered the entire code despite realising it wouldnt take the last 3 digits and then another shot wasted so now ive got You've Tried 5 times, and the timeout is like 10 minutes
I cannot afford to keep getting this wrong, and do not understand why this is not working. Anybody out there got any ideas:
This is the code (DONT TRY IT ON YOUR OWN MDA WITH FALSE HOPE, IT's IMEI GENERATED) i was just wondering if anyone could see why it wont take the full code:
0050486*** the last three stars dont fit into the simlock app box!
Really am desperate guys. On the bottom of the letter it mentions in smallprint (do not attempt to un simlock this phone more than three times) but as i havent, and yet it somehow clocks three attempts, it's not my fault!
Any help is much appreciated via post, PM or IM
not unlocking with code off t-mobile
had same problem
you dont enter the 000s at the beginning of the code
so code fits in then
t-mobile should tell you this but dont
had to work it out myself
ok
roylatham said:
had same problem
you dont enter the 000s at the beginning of the code
so code fits in then
t-mobile should tell you this but dont
had to work it out myself
ok
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Hey guys i'm new at this... But the topic here is the same as my problem. I've recently just got a SoftBank X01HT Jp Did the following as instructed -Downgrade-radio-ROM. All went well, after a few mistakes. But when i placed a sim it showed Simlock and mine shows you've tried 25 times. how long would that take? Is there another way? I tried waiting for 24 hours & still nothing. =(
Please help...
I just purchased HTC Cingular 8525 and was told that it was unlocked. Well it is unlocked to the sim card that it arrived to me with, but when I put my sim card (from different carrier) in it, it asked for the pass code. Being an idiot to all of this, I started trying to put the number in that would unlock my old phone.
After a lot of searching, I found that I only have so many tries to unlock and then it is bricked. Okay, my screen says "you have tried 5 times, please wait until timeout". Does that mean that I have bricked it? I paid for someone to give me the code but the screen still says the above. There is a box for entering the code and the curser is flashing and it will allow me to input the number, but when I press enter nothing changes.
Is it bricked or just still locked? What can I do to fix this? Please help an idiot before I pull any more of my hair out on this.
Thanks,
Dona
Not bricked at all. Just locked, you will need the PUK code to unlock it probably.
Contact your carrier (Orange, O2 etc) and ask them for your PUK code
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I just purchased HTC Cingular 8525 and was told that it was unlocked. Well it is unlocked to the sim card that it arrived to me with, but when I put my sim card (from different carrier) in it, it asked for the pass code. Being an idiot to all of this, I started trying to put the number in that would unlock my old phone.
After a lot of searching, I found that I only have so many tries to unlock and then it is bricked. Okay, my screen says "you have tried 5 times, please wait until timeout". Does that mean that I have bricked it? I paid for someone to give me the code but the screen still says the above. There is a box for entering the code and the curser is flashing and it will allow me to input the number, but when I press enter nothing changes.
Is it bricked or just still locked? What can I do to fix this? Please help an idiot before I pull any more of my hair out on this.
Thanks,
Dona
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You will have to call your carrier. Be carefull because if you enter the wrong code to many times, you'll fry the sim card. So, if you cant get the puk code from the carrier, you'll have to replace the sim.
Just so ya know, the PUK code is relative to the sim card security. It just means what it's been asking for is YOUR pin code that you would at some time have applied to your sim card to secure it from prying eyes. Any phone you put your sim card in should ask for it each time the phone is turned on.
The other code that is a possibility here is if the previous owner of the HTC entered a security code to prevent other sim cards being used in their phone. It may be worth contacting the person you got the phone off and asking them for the PHONE security code they would have set.
I must say that it seems unusual for a second hand phone to be sold with an old sim still in it. The sim card is the previous owners personal account so any info left on it might also be available for you to access. I'd certainly not sell a phone without making sure the old personal data had been removed (including the sim, even if it was no longer activated).
my 8525 needed an eight digit number my code number was four digits So four 0's in front of it did the trick
Mi hermes show NO GSM helme
if update from original ROM and brick in 11%
if update radio brick in 0%
Help me please...
After waiting a good three weeks, I finally got an unlock code for my phone BUT the code I got has one too many digits! So, the unlock screen doesn't accept the entire code (only taking eight of the nine digits). I am wondering if the rep made a mistake or if there is a trick to this that I am unaware of. Any ideas?
Is the first digit a zero per chance? If so, obviously try leaving it out. Also don't enter the code incorrectly too many time or your phone will become inoperable. I suggest re-requesting the unlock code and waiting it out.
Make sure you gave them the correct IMEI number as well. That is the one thing that screws up unlock codes more than anything.
ok I've finally gotten around to looking at unlocking this thing
Entering a foreign SIM (any, doesnt even have to be active) pops up a prompt for a PIN so we know this is just like any other phone. I've tried entered in over 5 random pins already so at least I know it's possible to try at least 5 times without any consequences that I can see. Furthermore , the enter code button is highlighted after 4 numbers. Are we gonna be so lucky to be able to brute force that?
Anyhow, ive never seen an unlock code before, but from googling they seem to be generated from an IMEI. So does this mean that each phone has a unique code to be generated then?
I've also read that with Nokia phones anyway, too many attempts will lock the phone from being able to accept unlock codes at all. This was after I made about 10 tries, but still seems to be good with the DVP
So does anyone know how long a typical code is?
the unlock code is generated from the phone's IMEI and is therefore unique to each phone.
unfortunately there is no way of knowing how long the code is unless we can successfully get a rom dump and look into the system files
from my experience unlocking various phones, the unlock code can be 4 characters or longer, but generally a lot longer
Thanks, surprised more people havent chimed in yet, especially those that got their phones earlier. The 90 days is close to being up for some of the earlier adopters.
Judging from how unlock sites are structured by manufacturer, I'm guessing each manufacturer has their own unique algorithm or private key to generate codes from and the problem with Dell is that they just haven't made enough phones for anyone to really notice/want to crack theirs yet since at this point all they have out are the Streak and this phone..
yeah, the unlock sites either grab it from a database of codes that they have obtained, mostly directly from the manufacturer, or they have the algorithm to generate the code
it is possible to reverse engineer but it would require either a copy of the dell rom and/or some IMEIs and their associated unlock codes
unfortunately we dont have either just yet.
oh....if someone could offload the EM diagnostic program from the phone, it may hold some clues too
i dont have the know how to offload the program, but apparently it is possible from looking at the WP7 dev & hacking forum
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.