just got myself this handset today, it is absolutely beautiful, ive had htc's in the past but it's been a lock time since i messed about with unlocking and roms, anyone point me in the right direction, can the o2 hd2's be unlocked right now, and debranded?
did a search and found out the latest rom is 1.48, im on 1.43 just now,
also im tryng to get the leo to my pc but there is no cd in the box, what software do i need for this??
mox123 said:
just got myself this handset today, it is absolutely beautiful, ive had htc's in the past but it's been a lock time since i messed about with unlocking and roms, anyone point me in the right direction, can the o2 hd2's be unlocked right now, and debranded?
did a search and found out the latest rom is 1.48, im on 1.43 just now,
also im tryng to get the leo to my pc but there is no cd in the box, what software do i need for this??
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You need active sync from microsoft to sync with pc, or you can just plug it in with usb and use it as a removable drive, follow the tutorial on the rom section to debrand and unlock your o2 HD2 by upgrading to the new 1.48 roms...
thanks richie,
i will download active sync now, but i have a question,
im tryng to find the rom section but i have found quite a few posts, im really confused, what is SPL??
do i just install 1.48 and that should debrand and unlock my device??
and what is goldcard???
im coming from an n97, and have been using symbian for over 5 years, so i apologize in advance
o2 will now let you unlock it,maybe for free...more info on that here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5054228&postcount=2
The latest 1.48 ROM cannot be loaded without using goldcard, on an O2 HD2.
For Windows Vista and 7, you need Windows Mobile Device Center (activesync renamed).
It on the windows mobile site to download.
mox123 said:
thanks richie,
i will download active sync now, but i have a question,
im tryng to find the rom section but i have found quite a few posts, im really confused, what is SPL??
do i just install 1.48 and that should debrand and unlock my device??
and what is goldcard???
im coming from an n97, and have been using symbian for over 5 years, so i apologize in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591314
Follow this thread to the letter and you won`t go wrong....
Useful info!
Chaps,
Once this has the 1.48 installed on it will it then be able to be upgraded with ROM's from the HTC site in future without the use of a GoldCard?
Or will it need to be network unlocked too?
Is this GoldCard business needed because the O2 HD2 is network locked?
S_J_D said:
Chaps,
Once this has the 1.48 installed on it will it then be able to be upgraded with ROM's from the HTC site in future without the use of a GoldCard?
Or will it need to be network unlocked too?
Is this GoldCard business needed because the O2 HD2 is network locked?
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For now you will need to use the goldcard method for installing the roms from HTC as they have not yet gone official..I can`t see it affecting future upgrades from the HTC site but my experience tells me that when ever i`ve had an O2 branded HTC device the HTC website won`t allow downloads from there site when you have to enter your serial number. You have to wait for O2 to release there own version of the update which NEVER happens....
Hence why i ended up at this brilliant site.
thanks guys, im going to follow the goldcard method,
will there be such another method without goldcard in the near future? im not even sure what goldcard is to be honest
will debranding to 1.48 unlock the phone as well?? or not ??
i have submitted the unlock phone request form on o2's website but am just wondering if the new rom will unlock the phone?
richie_jones said:
For now you will need to use the goldcard method for installing the roms from HTC as they have not yet gone official..I can`t see it affecting future upgrades from the HTC site but my experience tells me that when ever i`ve had an O2 branded HTC device the HTC website won`t allow downloads from there site when you have to enter your serial number. You have to wait for O2 to release there own version of the update which NEVER happens....
Hence why i ended up at this brilliant site.
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Thanks Richie, that's a very comprehensive answer!
Hey, I've got an O2 branded phone which was unlocked using the unlocking website (€22 it cost). Using a 3 UK sim and I'm wanting to get rid of O2's branding.
I've downloaded "RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.07U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship.exe"
My question is will this ROM remove the branding and do I need to use the goldcard with this or is this a shipped rom (that I can just update using the exe)?
Many thanks,
Ross.
Rossimac said:
Hey, I've got an O2 branded phone which was unlocked using the unlocking website (€22 it cost). Using a 3 UK sim and I'm wanting to get rid of O2's branding.
I've downloaded "RUU_Leo_HTC_WWE_1.48.405.2_Radio_Signed_15.28.50.07U_2.05.51.05_2_Ship.exe"
My question is will this ROM remove the branding and do I need to use the goldcard with this or is this a shipped rom (that I can just update using the exe)?
Many thanks,
Ross.
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Yes and Yes
goldcard needed and rom will remove branding
TartanArmy said:
Yes and Yes
goldcard needed and rom will remove branding
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Okay cool, card prepared and rom loaded on.
Is this the best rom to use at this moment? Just waiting for the battery to charge > 80%
Branding is cosmetic, I can live with that. Network locking prevents the use of another network's SIM cards and is the real problem. I recently bought an O2 branded HD2 on ebay, and I am not an O2 subscriber. Whilst I have read on other threads that O2 now offer unlock codes for free, it seems unlikely that they will do this for a non-subscriber. So I have been trying the commercial unlockers, of which there are many. Of the four tried so far, all have been unable to calculate an unlock code for my EMEI no. To be fair, three of them immediately refunded what I had paid them. So now I am stuck with O2. I would like to understand this situation better. Is my phone just too new, in which case I just need to be patient? Is it something worse? Any comment would be welcome.
BTW reflashing to a stock or cooked ROM does NOT remove network locking.
Hello,
I had my orange uk untouched up to last week.
I decided to install FroydVillain 1.1.1
Everything is fine however but i decided to unlock the phone.
I got a code proper unlock code bought on ebay.
I put o2 sim card and I was asked for unlock code. I put new the code which I got and I get message Network unlock successful however o2 card doesnt register to o2 network. I cannot even manually select the network.
I know that there was a problem with orange roms and unlocking however I heard that if I install custom rom it should be fine.
Does any one know if FroydVillain 1.1.1 has got same bug for unclocking like the original orange rom.
Please advise how can I unlock the phone with froyo
thanx Martin
Is the O2 sim a freebie you got through the post?!.... If it is old, it may have expired. I think they have to be topped up within 6 months or something.
If you got "Network unlock successful" it should be fine,... try another sim.
m112 said:
Hello,
I know that there was a problem with orange roms and unlocking however I heard that if I install custom rom it should be fine.
Does any one know if FroydVillain 1.1.1 has got same bug for unclocking like the original orange rom.
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It may well have the same bug as some orange roms, the only way I know of to be certain of a successfull unlock is to flash orange rom 2.73.61.66 dated 2010/02/04 from the htc uk site.
You could then re-root after unlocking.
Failing that, try flashing villainrom 12 temporarily, as I've not tried unlocking on FroydVillain yet.
I tried v12 and it worked
Now i'm back to froyod
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I have an unlocked TMOUS HD2 (using unlock code) and i'm using stock rom 2.10 and i want to upgrade to the latest stock rom from the t-mobile site, will the phone be locked again??
Will the radio be upgraded too?
Thanx
You should be good to go after updating, should still be unlocked, and it will update your radio to 2.15
Not a problem u can use any rom bcause the unlock it's for the sim not the rom i already change my rom with the newest stock one from tmousa and nothing happen
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yep, i got an unlock code here http://www.unlockcellphonecode.com/product_info.php/code-for-unlocking-htc-mobile-cell-phone-p-72
and after entering the code and unlocking the phone i have flashed about a 100 different roms..even had to reload the original tmob rom to send it back in to htc so they could fix the touchscreen. still unlocked
now im running Froyo 2.2 and love it.
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yep, i got an unlock code here http://www.unlockcellphonecode.com/product_info.php/code-for-unlocking-htc-mobile-cell-phone-p-72
and after entering the code and unlocking the phone i have flashed about a 100 different roms..even had to reload the original tmob rom to send it back in to htc so they could fix the touchscreen. still unlocked
now im running Froyo 2.2 and love it.
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Code is inmediatly given after purchase or is there a waitin time? (Just in case the morrons at t mo wont send me a code)
I have searched the forum but I couldn't find the answer I was looking for, so I decided to create a thread.
I was wondering if I could use the HSPL2 to unlock it, but does that only work with T-Mobile ver. in US? Not the UK orange HTC HD2?
If I use the unlock for the WP7 on HTC HD2, does that also unlock it for Android?
If yes, can I unlock it though WP7, then flash Android for NAND and keep the unlock?
From a newbie
Phil
HSPL doesn't "unlock" your phone in the locked-to-a-carrier meaning. I don't think such an unlock has been developed for HD2, you're gonna need to get hold of an unlock code (either official or through one of the many unofficial sites)
OK, I bought a HD2 of ebay, locked to T-Mobile, I live in Gibraltar where we only have one network provider (Gibtel) so T-Mobile is no good to me. Took phone to some dodgy Spanish shop and after some dodgy Spanish speak (by me) got the phone unlocked so can use my Gibtel Sim.
Problems up to now:
Radio now doesnt work +
Nor does bluetooth.
I'm such a divvie I cant even reset the phone whilst holding down the volume button to see what SPL, if any, is on the phone.
Anyhow, question is, to try and get bluetooth and radio back, if i update the rom through official HTC website, using T-Mobiles rom (the only one it will let me download) will this lock the phone back onto T-Mobile?
Frosty1 said:
OK, I bought a HD2 of ebay, locked to T-Mobile, I live in Gibraltar where we only have one network provider (Gibtel) so T-Mobile is no good to me. Took phone to some dodgy Spanish shop and after some dodgy Spanish speak (by me) got the phone unlocked so can use my Gibtel Sim.
Problems up to now:
Radio now doesnt work +
Nor does bluetooth.
I'm such a divvie I cant even reset the phone whilst holding down the volume button to see what SPL, if any, is on the phone.
Anyhow, question is, to try and get bluetooth and radio back, if i update the rom through official HTC website, using T-Mobiles rom (the only one it will let me download) will this lock the phone back onto T-Mobile?
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Yes i will be locked back to T-Mobile if u flash official ROM.
Try flashing any Custom ROM so that ur phone will still be unlocked
DhavalPanchal said:
Yes i will be locked back to T-Mobile if u flash official ROM.
Try flashing any Custom ROM so that ur phone will still be unlocked
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NO it will not lock thier phone back to T-Mobile. Once it is sim unlocked it will always be sim unlocked no matter what ROM you flash to it.
Also at the OP it is a reason why the HTC site will omly let you download the T-Mobile ROM for your HD2. The TMOUS can not flash any other official ROM but the T-Mobile ROMs as the other ROMs may not have the right radipo versions. The TMOUS can not be flashed with any radio versions 2.04,50,xx, 2.-05.50.xx, or any x.xx.51.xx radio version as they will brick a TMOUS. Go here to learn everything you need to know and be aware of when flashing a TMOUS HD2 with a Windows Mobile ROM. Also if you get any ROMs for the TMOUS from "[ROM]Leo 1.5 T-MOBILE Test & Stock ROMS" .
Do not use the 2.01 ROM as it has a 2.05.50.11 radio and will kill your HD2.
No, it will not lock the phone. Any firmware updates do not deal with lock function.
But it is better to use custom firmware (I use BOYPPC version) and you can update your phone to the latest radio version independently from main firmware.
You are all fantastic and I want your babies. Did official update and now everything works and phone still unlocked