Hi,
I recently purchased a second hand MDA compact that was locked to T-mobile. After using the "all in one simlock tool" (from this site) I tried my vodafone sim card and it stated "invalid or missing sim". After various soft resets and hard resets and re-running the tool it would still not recognise my vodafone sim.
I then tried a friends contract t-mobile sim card in my phone to make sure all was well and it asked for the pin number. My friend entered his pin and it came up "Phone locked please enter PUK code". My friend then put his sim card back in his phone and enetered his pin as normal and all was working fine ? I have tried this several time with t-mobile sims and the same happens to them all but when put back in their normal phones everything works as normal.
I have even called t-mobile for help (no laughing please) and as you guessed I got no further forward.
Appologies if this is a widely covered topic or in the wrong section, i have searched and read loads of stuff but I am still stuck.
Please help me to unlock phone...
anyone :?
try this
Try this:
With the phone off, press the camera button and hold it in
Now press the power button for 5-10 seconds
Let go the power button
If the screen comes up with 3 color bars, connect the phone to your computer and run your favorite firmware.
Let us know the results...
Newbie question... Firmware compared to ROM?
Hi all,
I would be very interested in knowing the result of this last advice you gave as i am fighting to unlock my SPV3000 from Orange and may end up locking it with PUK request at the end...
Anyway, my question before I reach this stage is: What are you really talking about when you say "Run firmware"?
Do you mean flash your PPC again with a ROM like Mr Clean one or is it something else? And where should we find such firmware?
Just in case I may have to follow your advice soon... ;-)
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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...
HI,
Ive unlocked my MDA Vario 2 by using software everything gone well but when i put my other sim it ask for sim lock code but cant let me enter as it says you have tried 6 times ,please wait until time out.can you please tell me what does it means? and please help me.
is there anyone who can help me inthis regard.thnx
nunu said:
is there anyone who can help me inthis regard.thnx
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From memory if you keep putting in the wrong code it will start to give you longer and longer timeouts before you can try again. And I think after 10 goes it locks completely.
Anyone else confirm this?
Mike
it says that i tried 6 times so do u now how long i have to weight.thank you and do i need to remain my phone on or switch it off.
You did something wrong, repeat the whole process again and read the unlocking thread.
waiting time
I have the SPV M3100 with 1.06 so can't use the unlocker but didn't realise that because I firstly paid for the download from another site and the full instructions were not given with it. I have paid for the unlock code from Orange but I cannot enter it yet as it says now I have tried 7 times and have to wait. Has anyone any idea of how long I have to wait?
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
dona123 said:
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%
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Hi! I have a problem with my HD2. My phone is locked to orange and i want to use vodafone. In past i have entered 10 wrong codes for unlocking and now i see on display " You have tried 10 times, please wait until timeout... " How much time do i must to wait until i can insert the valid code from vodafone to remove simlock? I flashed my phone with official rom from HTC Europe "ROM Update for HTC HD2 (3.14.405.2)" also i flashed it with Radio 2.15.50.14. I know that i made a mistake when i have inserted 10 times the wrong code for unlocking. Now i don't konw how to fix this? Is anyone there who can help me?
Thanks!
don't know exact time but set device to stay awake (screen on) & also put it on a charger, then go to lock screen timeout & leave it for hours/days until you see code can be inserted.
Some people say counter only runs when device awake, some people have waited about 7 days before being able to enter code again.
Don't know how many wrong attempts can be made before unlocking is blocked ! 10 is pushing your luck a bit ...
I have connected my phone to charger and now i'l wait until will appear on display to insert the unlock code. It can be 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, also can be 1 year ) I told my problem to HTC help center but they told me to press volume up down and power to reset to default factory settings but it didn't work. Thank you Mister B!
Ok if you are reading this thanks.
Anyway...
I just got the ZTE Z222 AT&T GoPhone and i wanted to put a PIN on it. I didn't know there already was a PIN on the phone so I wanted to put a new one. I tried and tried and it didnt work. Now i need to "unblock" my sim.( It says" SIM CARD BLOCKED" underneath an animation of a SIM card and i if i press any button i go to a screen where i have to" Enter Network Unlock Code(16 digits) Remaining :3"(again all of this is on the screen) what do I do PLEASE I AM BEGGING WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH TELL ME WHAT TO DO.(AT&T DOESN'T HAVE A PAGE ON THIS)PLEASEPLEASE I dont have a camera so sorry no pictures.
thisisspart said:
Ok if you are reading this thanks.
Anyway...
I just got the ZTE Z222 AT&T GoPhone and i wanted to put a PIN on it. I didn't know there already was a PIN on the phone so I wanted to put a new one. I tried and tried and it didnt work. Now i need to "unblock" my sim.( It says" SIM CARD BLOCKED" underneath an animation of a SIM card and i if i press any button i go to a screen where i have to" Enter Network Unlock Code(16 digits) Remaining :3"(again all of this is on the screen) what do I do PLEASE I AM BEGGING WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH TELL ME WHAT TO DO.(AT&T DOESN'T HAVE A PAGE ON THIS)PLEASEPLEASE I dont have a camera so sorry no pictures.
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Looks like your Rom is messed up. Make a Backup of your contacts and flash the stock rom.
Then your phone should normally run again.