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unlock cingular 8525 ver 1.6

I have bought cingular 8525 with 1.6 version but its locked.Can anyone tell me how to unlock it free with no hastles. Thanks

Do you mean you have a bootloader version 1.06? If so, that is what I just did about 2 days ago.
Simply go to the TyTN wiki and find the list of ROMs. Get the Cingular ROM version 1.30 with the 1.04 boot loader. Flash that, do the unlocker thing that is stickied in the upgrades forum for the Hermes, then you can upgrade to whatever ROM you wish. I recommend the 1.09 bootloader ROM by HTC. It has the best performance out of all of them and it is now possible to downgrade if you want again.
BTW, once you unlock in 1.04, it stays with you nomatter what ROM you flash.
Good luck

staulkor said:
BTW, once you unlock in 1.04, it stays with you nomatter what ROM you flash.
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Not true.
Once you CID unlock, you can flash ANY rom, but bootloader 1.04 will not stay.

Whoops
That is exactly what I meant, thanks Pof.

white softbank x01ht

Hello everyone.
Japan just released a new version of x01ht, white in color. Does anyone know if this is sim / cid locked? anyway to unlock it using the tool in the wiki.
Thanks a lot

I saw it in one shop, and all I know it has new ROM version, 1.33.761.5... Hmmmm...

there is no reason for them to release an unlocked softbank phone.
Anyone know the bootloader version?
I've heard that it is > 1.09

i have a Softbank X01ht in white color, but how can i see the bootloader version?

Check Wiki, damn it!!! (Under "Hacks & Tweaks" and "How to Hardreset and/or Enter into Bootloader")
Don't forget to check radio and OS versions...

my white x01ht's bootloader version is 1.09,
OS 5.1.195,
ROM version 1.33.761.5
radio version 1.14.01.10
so, any unlockable method?
thanks a lot...

Yes... here...

There is already a store selling the unlocked version of new "While" X01HT with very expensive price. I am sure the store owner is one of the member here.

X01HT ROM Version 1.33.761.5
I need to know a definite "Yes" or "No" if the X01HT with ROM Version 1.33.761.5 can be unlocked and if so, how do I proceed to doing so? I recently tried upgrading my unit's OS which was running and older version of Windows Mobile to the latest but it went brick on me so I took it in to Softbank and they fixed it but it came back with the current 1.33.761.5 and the Japanese Windows Mobile OS. Help!

mcdull said:
There is already a store selling the unlocked version of new "While" X01HT with very expensive price. I am sure the store owner is one of the member here.
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Where is this store?!?

Where?
Yes. I too would like to know where this store is and if it's in the Tokyo area. Also, I don't need to buy a unit since I already have one but rather would like to just get it unlocked and have the language changed from the default Japanese to English. There was one place in Tokyo that I used to take all my phones to get them unlocked but that company is no longer in business. If anyone has any "specific" information on where one can go to get this done, then please include the details. Thanks.

blacksamurai, i'll be getting mine next week from Softbank. If pof could come up with a new version of the unlocker that can unlock the new white X01HT that I'll be getting, then I'll help you unlock yours after that - alright?

I can help you for free
black samurai, I can teach how to change to english your X01HT and unlocked. email me at [email protected]

Thanks!
auyongtc and junulrik thanks a lot for wanting to help. I just need to be certain that it's the ROM Version 1.33.761.5 and NOT the ROM Version 1.33.761.4 that you can help me unlock and have the language changed. Word is, the 1.33.761.5 can't yet be unlocked. However, if you are certain you are able to do it, then I'd greatly appreciate your help. The Reason I'm so cautious is because as I mentioned, I had to take it back to Softbank to get it reset and they gave me a knowing look like, "Yeah. We know what you were trying to do!"

New info anyone?
Hey guys. I was wondering if any of you have any updates about the unlocking X01HT's ROM Version 1.33.761.5? Junulrik, I don't know if you received my email I sent you. Perhaps it ended up in your "Junk Mail." In any case, you can email me at [email protected] anytime.

Buy unlocked X01ht in Tokyo
I plan to buy Softbank X01ht unlocked, any information where i can buy this x01ht unlocked version in tokyo?
THX.

Artemis Update SPL (USPL) v.01 - Another way to flash *ANY* rom to your device!

This is a patched SPL for HTC Artemis devices (HTC P3300 / T-Mobile MDA compact III / O2 XDA Orbit / Dopod P800W / Dopod P800 / Dopod M700 / Orange SPV M650).
This SPL is based on original Artemis 1.11 SPL but includes 3 patches:
SuperCID / SecLevel=0 (set 32)
Does not check Model ID
Does not check signature*
(*) code must be formally signed i.e. contain properly-formated signatures on their places, however no checking are performed against them.
This means you can flash ANY ROM to your Artemis after flashing USPL on it, no need to pay for CID unlock anymore!
Disclaimer:
This is free to use but at your own risk, I take no responsibility for any conflict, fault, or damage caused to your phone by this unlocking procedure. No warranties of any kind are given. Any commercial usage prohibited.
Instructions:
1. Unzip
2. Connect your phone to computer, make sure activesync is enabled (green icon)
3. Run start_uspl.exe on your computer and wait until process finishes
4. See Artemis_USPL_Manual.zip (PDF) for more detailed instructions!
Thanks to:
arc, fdp24, itsme, machinagod, Des, Olipro, and all others who I forget!
everyone else in xda-developers.com

Thanks again pof, you make all Artemis users very happy! you are the best!

Has anyone tried this method yet. Don't really want to be the first one with a "BRICK" if it all goes wrong...........but oh what a stylish brick it would be!

Shand359 said:
Has anyone tried this method yet. Don't really want to be the first one with a "BRICK" if it all goes wrong...........but oh what a stylish brick it would be!
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honestly mate... if its released by pof then he has tested it... as he is a moderator and his cred is one of the highest here... jesus... just try it...

Thank you for those kind words. I do not doubt pof's credibility. I also do not doubt that he has tested this program. I am just the unlucky person who would try this and get the thing all wrong and end up with a brick. I am quite good this way.
Please, it would appear my last message was doubting pof's abilities. That is definately not the case.
POF, I apologize to you, please though understand where I am coming from. Thank you.

Shand359 said:
Thank you for those kind words. I do not doubt pof's credibility. I also do not doubt that he has tested this program. I am just the unlucky person who would try this and get the thing all wrong and end up with a brick. I am quite good this way.
Please, it would appear my last message was doubting pof's abilities. That is definately not the case.
POF, I apologize to you, please though understand where I am coming from. Thank you.
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i do understand where you come from... but as you can see 4 other people have downloaded the program and tested it... if there was an issue im sure they would have voiced it...

Possible any changes in start_uspl.exe?
As first many thanks for your help and for the many time that you invest in the development some tools.
Now my question:
It is possible that you make a update for your developed tool "start_uspl" so that the updater function even if the phone are connected in bootloader modus?
I think that is the solution for some bricked phones after updates with locked CID.
Greets from Liechtenstein, planeta
pof said:
This is a patched SPL for HTC Artemis devices (HTC P3300 / T-Mobile MDA compact III / O2 XDA Orbit / Dopod P800W / Dopod P800 / Dopod M700 / Orange SPV M650).
This SPL is based on original Artemis 1.11 SPL but includes 3 patches:
SuperCID / SecLevel=0 (set 32)
Does not check Model ID
Does not check signature*
(*) code must be formally signed i.e. contain properly-formated signatures on their places, however no checking are performed against them.
This means you can flash ANY ROM to your Artemis after flashing USPL on it, no need to pay for CID unlock anymore!
Disclaimer:
This is free to use but at your own risk, I take no responsibility for any conflict, fault, or damage caused to your phone by this unlocking procedure. No warranties of any kind are given. Any commercial usage prohibited.
Instructions:
1. Unzip
2. Connect your phone to computer, make sure activesync is enabled (green icon)
3. Run start_uspl.exe on your computer and wait until process finishes
4. See Artemis_USPL_Manual.zip (PDF) for more detailed instructions!
Thanks to:
arc, fdp24, itsme, machinagod, Des, Olipro, and all others who I forget!
everyone else in xda-developers.com
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Ooops They did it again!

planeta said:
It is possible that you make a update for your developed tool "start_uspl" so that the updater function even if the phone are connected in bootloader modus?
I think that is the solution for some bricked phones after updates with locked CID.
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Sorry but not possible, it first transfers patched SPL through activesync and places it on phone memory, and needs WinCE for that. If you already have a brick that tool will not help you.

THANKS
Thanks Dear i was very anxiously waiting for it
Please Please please device an idea for athena tooo

Great work pof, BIG CONGRATS !!!!
Now I need to came back my artemis, and I will try it !!!
Thanks again !

this is cool pof...!
Thanks again...

Really works. Thank you.

SPL 1.13
Is it independent on original SPL? My is 1.13

Big thanks to big brain Mr.Pof by means of your genuis ideas i was able to
unbrick my htc tytn and now i am needing your help to unbrick my ARTEMIS THANKS IN ADVANCE;

josef.bilek said:
Is it independent on original SPL?
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Yes, does not depend on anything. Will work as long as you can set up a guest partnership on activesync with your device.

THank you.
It works great. I just flashed a HTC rom to my O2 Orbit with no problems.

how to name the file with rom ?

USPL vs. other methods.
USPL vs. other methods.
One of the key benefit of USPL compared to other methods, is that USPL enables you to flash any ROM version, regardless of your device model ID.
To minimise a risk it is recommended to have USPL installed before flashing device with modified WM6 ROM or any other constructed ROMs.
In case of failure, you will be able to re-flash your device with any desired ROM version for ARTEMIS.
regards,

fdp24 said:
USPL vs. other methods.
One of the key benefit of USPL compared to other methods, is that USPL enables you to flash any ROM version, regardless of your device model ID.
To minimise a risk it is recommended to have USPL installed before flashing device with modified WM6 ROM or any other constructed ROMs.
In case of failure, you will be able to re-flash your device with any desired ROM version for ARTEMIS.
regards,
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Could this be used with the new HTC touch version? will it be to risky to do so?
Thank s in advance.

New gsm radio 2.98.90 released!

download here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RR9G75FR
or here http://rapidshare.com/files/55040068/Artemis_2.98.90_gsm_radio.zip
remember to uspl cid unlock first.

Thanks Meschle, It is installed and appears all well and good.

tested?
Thanks for the link, can you please give me some other mirror. Megaupload is not suitable for me - thanks for that. Can anyone confirm for me that it's working? I really don't wanna have a brick
EDIT: Ok, seems to work fine as I see from previous post.

USPL needed with SPL1.11?
meschle said:
remember to uspl cid unlock first.
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If you got SPL 1.11, USPL isn't needed anymore, am i right? I just updated, without running USPL
Okay, it's better do it instead of bricking.... ...Cheers....

Your right peter if people still are cid unlocked after uspl unlocking - i.e. there spl is still 1.11.0000 they dont need to run it again. Its just a good rule especially for noobs.

Changes?
Thanks for new radio, but i have one question. Is it needed to repeat install every new GSM radio? I have now 2.97.90...What are the benefits and differences?

plz another link to download trouble with megaupload

In theory newer gsm radio has better battery life and reception - on testing all good at the moment.
I'll upload to rapidshare too.

THANK YOU
meschle MERCI it ' s good radio...

Thanks, just download it and will test it ...

Thanks Mark
Cheers!

Sorry I'm noob. This radio is for WM6 or WM5 and WM6 booth

literat said:
Sorry I'm noob. This radio is for WM6 or WM5 and WM6 booth
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It is independent of WM version. You only need to have an Artemis.

meschle tks for the new link , it's work great good job .

Qtek9100
Hello,
is this gsm radio version only for ARTEMIS upgrading?
Or can i use it with my Wizzard (Qtek9100 with WM6)?
Thanks,
gek33

gek33 said:
Hello,
is this gsm radio version only for ARTEMIS upgrading?
Or can i use it with my Wizzard (Qtek9100 with WM6)?
Thanks,
gek33
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Only for artemis mate

I flashed my Artemis. Lets hope for a better battery life

XtR3m3R i didn't do test but i found my battery life more longer ,also my proc is overclocked to 247Mhz ,hope same thing for you

Will I have to backup my device prior to upgrading the radio, or will my info etc still be in place?

in place, ive done radio rom upgrades a dozern times and never lost data yet.
although I have problems with this rom. infact any radio above 02.94.90.
I have a T-Mobile MDA III in the UK. Any rom over 02.94.90 constantly says I am roaming and causes push mail and some others to stop. Contacted T-Mob, replaced sim, hard reset etc and the only thing that stopped it was to downgrade the radio rom.

Softbank X01HT questions..

Hi all, I've received a really deal good for a Softbank X01HT. I was wondering if like the other Hermes, the only difference in this unit is the button layout and OS language. If I upgrade to any other Hermes ROM will it function like a regular Hermes? Thank you for replies.

Yes, basically it will work as long as you have your device SIM / CID unlocked.
I say 'basically' because of I found some incompatibilities on my HERMES (a AT&T 8525). It does not accept the German T-Mobile ROM and also not the ORANGE CH. Other than that I did not get any problems.
You might wanna read the HERMES UPGRADE sections in the WIKI first? That should get you started!

Thanks for your quick reply Junner, I appreciate it

Another question has arisen; the unit I'm getting is in english language, so presumably a different ROM has been flashed to it. Does this mean that the phone is now SIM unlocked? Or does Softbank have english versions of their phones as well? Mine will be a white one, not sure when it was manufactured.

Hello,
If its already in English then chances are that it was flashed with a WM5 English ROM. If you're lucky, then the phone could be SIM unlocked, but ROMs can be flashed if the phone is Super CIDed... The white edition models were made after Softbank issued an update for all their phones..
My bet is that your phone is Super CIDed.. but heck, you'll never know these days, you could get lucky and have it SIM unlocked!
Softbank do have english versions of their phones, but the X01HT is just one of their exceptions...
I'm using the Black X01HT flashed with a WM6 Rom.. and its great! You won't be dissapointed!

Hey nesy, thanks for the heads up. I've got the phone in my hands, it works great. It's been flashed with some version of WM6, not sure which flavour. And it's goot IPL 1.01 and SPL 1.40.Olipro. My guess is that this was unlocked by imei-check, and it must be SuperCID too. Will be sure once I probe the internals with mtty. My only concern now is whether if I'm able to upgrade the radio, since I've read reports of some people being unable to flash over radio 1.14.something.

Is there really a downside to being stuck at radio 1.14 found in the Softbank phones? If so, what are they? Improved reception? stability?

well my softbank phone was at radio 1.14, I was able to upgrade it without any problems to 1.50.... you dont really have to upgrade, but I found that any version above 1.2 had better battery life...

I have a X01 that I just bought with a Chinese ROM (I am currently in China) and it was already unlocked. I had no problems putting an English Rom on. Be sure to change the keyboard layout to Japanese, I had mine set to Chinese for a while and 2 buttons were different.
Question: What are the advantages to upgrading the radio? Can anyone provide a link that explains how to upgrade / advantages to upgrading?

neshyd said:
well my softbank phone was at radio 1.14, I was able to upgrade it without any problems to 1.50.... you dont really have to upgrade, but I found that any version above 1.2 had better battery life...
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really? how were you able to upgrade? i thought it was impossible to upgrade the radio on a softbank

pasan said:
really? how were you able to upgrade? i thought it was impossible to upgrade the radio on a softbank
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I also just upgraded to 1.41... I use the method that temporarily Super-Cids it. But dont ask me how that works because I have no idea.

Could you link me or PM me with how you did that? All the wikis stated that I can't upgrade the radio to anything else because of the bootloader. And I tried it too, the radio ROM gets flashed, but upon reboot, the same old version number is shown. Thanks in advance.

courtlandre said:
I have a X01 that I just bought with a Chinese ROM (I am currently in China) and it was already unlocked. I had no problems putting an English Rom on. Be sure to change the keyboard layout to Japanese, I had mine set to Chinese for a while and 2 buttons were different.
Question: What are the advantages to upgrading the radio? Can anyone provide a link that explains how to upgrade / advantages to upgrading?
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Hey dude, there are many advantages to upgrading the radio.. especially if you're still at 1.14... For instance, in Japan and China, the networks are UMTS here... although radio 1.14 gives satisfactory reception, higher versions improve this as well as enabling HSDPA (higher 3G download speeds) . The battery management is improved, and currently I'm using radio version 1.48 (1.50 was a battery sucker when using WM6)
you should read this before upgrading the radio:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
and read under 'Upgrading and Cooking'
and to flash the radio you HAVE to install Hard SPL.. this is a modified bootloader for the hermes.. and also it prevents it from bricking when you upgrade the ROM or radio.
Get it and the guide here:
http://www.mrvanx.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=27
Finally,
Go here:http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_ExtractedRadioRoms
and choose what Extracted Radio ROM that you want to install. Download it, run the EXE file and run through the program wizard.
After the radio has been uploaded to your device, it should reboot and you'll hopefully see some improvement!
Also another thing, be sure to search the forums, there are many great guides here, much better than my attempt
Hopefully that answers your question Pasan, you could try to do the method mentioned above by courtlandre which is to temporarily SuperCID it, but I didn't use that, i ended up unlocking my phone and SuperCID'ed it... so that my upgrade process will always be stress-free

pasan said:
Could you link me or PM me with how you did that? All the wikis stated that I can't upgrade the radio to anything else because of the bootloader. And I tried it too, the radio ROM gets flashed, but upon reboot, the same old version number is shown. Thanks in advance.
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I am using SPL 1.10 I think (wiki or a sticky will have instructions on how to install this).
Then I just downloaded the radio rom and installed it. Worked fine with no problems.

Thanks neshyd, I once tried upgrading to HardSPL 2.30 but it didn't work, upon reboot it was still on 1.40.olipro. This phone was unlocked by the imei-check people and they may have done something to prevent future SPL upgrades.

courtlandre said:
I also just upgraded to 1.41... I use the method that temporarily Super-Cids it. But dont ask me how that works because I have no idea.
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is this SSPL?

I guess you guys have older Softbanks, mine is a post April 07 model which does not allow the radio to be upgraded