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[Q] Do I need another sim to enter unlock code?

I received the unlock code for my at&t streak, but don't have another sim to install. Is there a way to enter it with my original at&t sim installed? Thanks in advance.

To my knowledge thats the only way. I havent found an entry other than that.
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Thats the only way i found to unlock it... I bought a 19.99 prepaid T-mobile phone at walmart to get a sim card.

Budman2K said:
I received the unlock code for my at&t streak, but don't have another sim to install. Is there a way to enter it with my original at&t sim installed? Thanks in advance.
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If you need a sim card let me know. as long as your in the us i can mail it to you. all i ask is you pay for shipping

I just asked a friend to borrow his SIM for a minute

Thank you for the replies. I forgot, my nextel from work had a sim in it. Problem solved, streak unlocked.

How and where did you get the code from?
Thanks

so, why unlock the phone anyways if you dont have another sim card?

I am on AT&T and unlocked my device so when I travel, all I have to do is pick up a sim card and I am back in action.
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The Jack of Clubs said:
so, why unlock the phone anyways if you dont have another sim card?
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Just what gordata said. I´m in mexico now, but unlocked before I left without another sim. Just put SIM in and you are taken to the unlock screen. I imagine there must be a way to get to that screen without a new SIM card.

Unlocked HD2 Not Recognizing SIM?

Hey,
So I recently bought an unlocked T-Mobile HTC HD2 from the marketplace forum. However, it does not seem to be recognizing my Telus SIM card. It simply states "No SIM, Please insert SIM" even when my SIM is inserted.
I thought it may be because the phone was not unlocked as it was described to be, but then I tried a family members Rogers SIM, and it worked perfectly.
Any idea as to what's going on?

You might need to get a new sim card. Sometimes if you have a older sim card the HD2 will not recognize it.

Hm, that would be interesting, considering my SIM is less than a year old...
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DS1495 said:
Hm, that would be interesting, considering my SIM is less than a year old...
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Hmmm that is curious then, maybe it is not the right type of sim card as there is different classes of sim card, or at least I think there is. you might want to take your HD2 to your local Telus store and tell them your problem and see if they think a new sim card will help or maybe have another suggestion for you.

So, I just tried my brothers Telus SIM, and it also did not work...
Is it possible that the phone is only unlocked for use on Rogers here in Canada?
I'll head to the Telus store tomorrow and see what they say..

DS1495 said:
So, I just tried my brothers Telus SIM, and it also did not work...
Is it possible that the phone is only unlocked for use on Rogers here in Canada?
I'll head to the Telus store tomorrow and see what they say..
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It is unlikely that it is not unlocked to Telus as when a phone is sim unlocked it is suppose to be unlocked to all cell providers, but when you sim unlock a phone you have to have a sim card from another provider so maybe it just unlocked it to that carrier of the sim card you use to unlock the phone. I am not 100% sure about this as Io have never sim unlocked any of my phones but I have read plenty about doing it and people that have done it.

T-Macgnolia said:
It is unlikely that it is not unlocked to Telus as when a phone is sim unlocked it is suppose to be unlocked to all cell providers, but when you sim unlock a phone you have to have a sim card from another provider so maybe it just unlocked it to that carrier of the sim card you use to unlock the phone. I am not 100% sure about this as Io have never sim unlocked any of my phones but I have read plenty about doing it and people that have done it.
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Yeah, that's sort of what I was thinking. Although it was my understanding that even though you have one SIM in it when it's unlocked, it should be SIM unlocked for other carriers as well. But maybe I'm mistaken.
Should I try unlocking it again using an online service, but this time make sure I've got my Telus SIM in it?

DS1495 said:
Yeah, that's sort of what I was thinking. Although it was my understanding that even though you have one SIM in it when it's unlocked, it should be SIM unlocked for other carriers as well. But maybe I'm mistaken.
Should I try unlocking it again using an online service, but this time make sure I've got my Telus SIM in it?
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Well like I said I was under the impression once you sim unlock your phone it is unlocked to all carriers. But hey it couldn't hurt to buy a unlock code from one of the many services online that you can buy a code from, they are not expensive. But make sure you buy one from a reputable seller. Plus most of the online services have the code to you in very short order.

[Q] using other networks on the play

hey guys im thinking of getting the play from a place called rogers its a Canadian company they suck and overcharge so im gonna get it off contract anyway i hear they keep the phone locked to the rogers network by unlocking the bootloader and getting it rooted will that allow any sim to work on it?
thanks in advice

In short no.
But I have better new for you.
You can get any sim to work on the phone and keep your warranty.
You have to buy a code there are many places you can get them from here is an example.
The plus for this is that the phone is unlocked no matter what you do to it and you keep your warranty.
Also the Rogers xperia play does not have the ability to unlock the bootloader yet. Even with an unlocked bootloader you probably wouldn't be able to sim unlock it.

hey thanks for the quick reply i just have one question for ya do u know about this site w*ww.cellunlocker.ne*t they do it cheaper but they look somewhat fake and for the play they make you download an app to unlock it that sound fake to you? sorry im new with the android / sim unlocking world old phone was cdma

Need urgent help with unlocking!!

Just received my mytouch 3g from amazon. They said it was unlocked so that is why i bought it, only to find out it is locked to t mobile. Now unlocking shouldnt be a problem but i cant access the phone because it requires a t mobile sim with internet connection for first time setup which i dont have.
So can anyone tell me what i can do

Get an unlock code and unlock it. Or borrow a T-Mobile sim.

playerpatrick said:
Just received my mytouch 3g from amazon. They said it was unlocked so that is why i bought it, only to find out it is locked to t mobile. Now unlocking shouldnt be a problem but i cant access the phone because it requires a t mobile sim with internet connection for first time setup which i dont have.
So can anyone tell me what i can do
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If locked and seller said it wasn't...either return it for refund or ask them to credit you for cost of unlocking.
I was lucky in that I had the opposite in my eBay purchase, seller said it was locked to vodaphone, but my virgin sim card worked fine!
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Z2 from virgin uk

Can i root him?
The botloader is locked or unlocked?

dandi212 said:
Can i root him?
The botloader is locked or unlocked?
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I cannot say for definite. As far as I currently know sim free phones and contract phones from Three come boatloader unlocked.
However my HTC HD2 on contract with Virgin a few years back came sim/bloatware free so I'd wager it could be a possibility.

3 UK devices are unlockable, not unlocked

The phone is not sim free now but i can unlocked him for sim free..
i just need to know if i can root him ..the botloader is unlocked?
The phone from virgin and not from three

Sure, my 3 uk is sim and bootloader unlocked and thus rootable.
What I meant to say is although I cannot say for definite, what I remember from having a contact phone with Virgin myself is that they used to send was a sim free phone pretty much like those from the cpwh and phones4u.
I'd phone Virgin personally. I am with Virgin myself but baulked at the price they were charging.

How can i know if the bootloader is locked?