does anyone know if touch dual 850 is unlockable also knowin as neon 200? if so a link for instructions, thanks
If you bought a Telstra HTC Touch Dual 850 from a Telstra shop its already unlocked.
I have one and put a Vodafone SIM in it and works fine.
Or do you mean debadge it? as in remove the Telstra Crap software?
remove the telstra crap ! Can i put a diff rom on there ?
If you perform a Hard Reset, and then soft reset it before it runs the customisation it gets rid of some of the Telstra Crap
as for custom roms, not sure if anyone has made one for the Neon yet, as I think its not compatible with the Niki/Nike Roms.
Once the neon is released in US I am sure you will find more people making roms for it.
how do i hard reset for neon, and this has been released in us are there any roms as of yet? thanks, it kinda sucks having no wifi
Here some Infos ... Neon Niki can use the same Roms, only the CID in the OS must Change.
Too write a Secure Unlock/Sim, i need a Beta Tester.
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I'm about to buy a new unlocked HTC shadow and I'm interested in updating this device to WM6.1. I understand that the unlocked HTC version has slightly different hardware than the tmobile version....
1- I think there's three ROMs available here.. Will these ROMs work with my unlocked HTC shadow? or are they only meant for the tmobile version? or both?
2- I read on another forum about ROM updates breaking wi-fi functionality. Any info on this?
3- If needed (like returning for warantee), can I go back to the stock 6.0 ROM? How?
4- Can the device be "bricked" by the ROM update process? Does the HTC (non tmobile) device have the bootloader which can be activated by pressing the camera button at startup?
Thanks so much for any help,
Steve
I see you were also on allshadow as well... same answer here from me:
I just purchased an unlocked shadow (2007 version I guess -- htc juno) from newegg.com and it is branded t-mobile on the phone, packaging etc. I am guessing t-mobile dumped all of their stock when the new 2009 version was released.
I updated mine to the Eorfich rom and wifi works just fine. Allshadow has some wiki stuff to help both in upgrading to 6.1 and downgrading back if you feel the need.
wowsher
hello everyone, hope evryones having a nice day. i have just bought a touch hd which has already come unlocked, but however it is branded with orange logo's! (i live in the uk btw). i was wondering if i installed say windows mobile 6.5 or did a hard reset will it remove the unlock? to take it back to orange, this question has been bugging me for days!!!
btw new here and so far the community seem really friendly and warm, which is nice to see.
no a rom flash don't reintroduce a sim lock
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no a rom flash don't reintroduce a sim lock
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will a hard reset? just want to make sure before playing with the phone. thanks
no neither a hard reset or a rom reflash will make it relocked
ok so your phone is already unlock you just want the orange brand gone right? try flashing it with different rom maybe it will do the trick.
Hi all,
first of all appologies if I am posting this in the wrong place but I don't think it quite belobgs in ROM development .
My question is basicaly how do I find out what CID lock is on my HD2?
I bought the phone sim unlocked and all is fine. It works fine with my Virgin sim (UK). I would like to upgrade to the latest official ROM as I don't feel ready to experiment with cooked ROMs just yet.
However when I log on to the HTC web site and try to download a ROM it says "Sorry, this software download is not suitable for your device."
I have tried it from both the UK and Europe web sites but get the same result.
The current rom shows no branding of any sort, also there is non on the phone itself.
Is it CID locked to an operators SIM's? If so how do I find out which and will I be able to get a ROM from them if I don't use them?
Or will I have to go the HSPL route and go cooked roms?
Any Help or guidance greatly appreciated.
Regards
Clive
There are truely unlocked phones, and then there are those unlocked but the serial numbers are blocked on request of the service provider. Vodafone, O2 and (I'm guessing) Virgin do this so you can only upgrade when they OK the ROM release.
You can install HSPL which gets around all that and lets you explore the wonderful world of cooked ROMs...read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
ROM lock and SIM lock are not the same and not connected.
If the HTC website says invalid serial, then the ROM is locked. (Probably to Virgin, if that's where you got it from) and you must wait for them (virgin) to release the update. That is the ONLY way to install a new rom without using HSPL/SSPL
EDIT - Oh, and your line "Or will I have to go the HSPL route and go cooked roms?", , , , HSPL isn't just for cooked roms, it will let you install official HTC roms too, if you want, not just cooked ones.
I didn't get it from Virgin, my SIM is Virgin and that's what I put in it. I bought it privately. I'm guessing then it is CID Locked to Vodaphone or the like.
OK so it looks like HSPL is the route to go?
If I want to install an official HTC ROM how can I download it as I have to enter my serial number and it gets rejected? Are they available elsewhere?
Am I likely to loose anything (apart from guarantee ) by installing latest HTC rom and any advice on which one? I guess by that I mean EU or UK versions?
Thanks for the replies by the way much appreciated
Its pretty important that you know who it was locked to, because to uninstal HSPL, or to fix it if things go bad, the very best thing to have available is the stock rom. As for losing guarantee, if you bought it privately then you already lost that, right?
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As for losing guarantee, if you bought it privately then you already lost that, right?
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Pretty much although I could send it back through the seller.
Is there way way I can get a copy of the current ROM/SPL out of my phone and save it as a backup?
Hi guys, hopeful someone can help me...
I have the weird HTC Sense not loading problem at the moment and was about to Hard reset when i thought i may as well update my rom instead!!
I checked to see if my device was locked to Vodafone earlier by borrowing a friends Orange Sim and it work fine, connected to orange and allowed me to make a call....
So i assumed i could just download the latest Rom from HTC website and install... but i enter my S/N and it tells me that the update isnt suitable for my device!!
Anybody have any ideas?? If i get hold of this Rom and install it will it mess my phone up or is the website being dumb?? Or should i grab one of the custom Roms??
Funk
Are you on VF UK? If so you need to get the ROM from them here:
http://devicehelp.vodafone.co.uk/firmwaredevice.php?ModelID=424&e=0
OR you can go down the cooked ROM route, following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
Yes i am on UK VF....
Thanks a lot for the link, downloading it now.. I thought i could get any update as it would let the Orange Sim work. Does that not mean its unlocked??
Thanks again for the quick response!!
Funk
It's SIM unlocked but HTC/VF have vendor locked it - basically you have to wait for VF to release the ROM to get it (unless you go down the HSPL route)...In was lucky enough to get my HD2 from Dial-A-Phone completely generic so I can get all updates from HTC direct
Ah ok, that clears that up for me thanks...
Cant see why Manufacturers bother if the sim is unlocked?? but at least they have released the latest.
Funk
Just upgraded to Artemis rom (thanks to sternas) and sense works again and phone better than ever with all the included tweeks.
Hi All,
I just got my new HTC HD2 (T-Mobile) - US version today.
I have some questions please...
1) What are the differences between the US version (T-Mobile to other devices) ?
2) For unlocking the device I should run the following ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691779
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=653614
3) As far as I understand, I can't flash rom from others ?
Thanks in advance.
1 - the differences are that yours has 1024 ROM, and 576 RAm by default, ours has 512 ROm and 448 RAM by default.
Yours has coloured send and end keys, our keys are all white, and yours says 't mobile' below the speaker grill. Oh and yours is just a tiny bit bigger.
2 - no need to downgrade anymore. Just use hspl3 in my sig.
3 - you cannot flash roms for regular leos. Look for roms that say 'tmous compatible' or 't mobile compatible'.
(better yet, only get your roms from this tmous rom development section, and you will be ok.)
Thank you very much Samsamuel.
Moving to general
I didn't think HSPL unlocked your device in the traditional sense. For that you would usually just use an ebay unlock service or maybe there is a free GSM unlocker for the TMO HD2.
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I didn't think HSPL unlocked your device in the traditional sense. For that you would usually just use an ebay unlock service or maybe there is a free GSM unlocker for the TMO HD2.
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The HSPL unlocks the phone to be able to flash custom roms. Its different than a sim unlock which allows different sim cards to work in the phone. I think people get confused when they see the word unlock they think sim unlock.