Hi people
I jusr recently switched from my beloved HD2 and got an Xperia X10 locked to vodafone Spain
Is there an unlocking solution for this device already?
Is there a way to backdoor meanwhile and be able to use the device without the Sim Card? Since the sim card is not correct it just stands in emergency call option at the bottom and cannot access no syncing options
All help is sincerely appreciated!
So, no answer?
I would love to use mine without SIM
tuxStyle said:
So, no answer?
I would love to use mine without SIM
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+1 on that, hope some good fella can come through...
tuxStyle said:
So, no answer?
I would love to use mine without SIM
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i don't know how it is in spain, but can't you buy just only an prepaid simcard for vodafone? here in holland they are pretty cheap and no need to register your name, adress etc etc, just buy it in store here.
Hmm, actually this is a good idea
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elroy944 said:
i don't know how it is in spain, but can't you buy just only an prepaid simcard for vodafone? here in holland they are pretty cheap and no need to register your name, adress etc etc, just buy it in store here.
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Yeah thats exactly what I did this afternoon, until theres a solution it will be fine. Anyhow I found a site link that for 15€ they send u the IMEI code.
Hope that does the trick
In xperia x10 is same Satio in Spain. It needs a sim card because don´t work.
Hi ,
Debranding the phone should resolve this issue with branded devices ,
but i update the firmware to generic version but without succes any advice
Unlock it and you will be able to use it w/o a SIM
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Hi guys,
I'm wondering if it's possible to remove simlock from this device for free (without paying for codes etc.)
I've checked forum and I dindn't found any topic with that case.
Looking forward for hearing good news from you.
BR
Dev
no... ull have to pay
anything changed? Still it can't be unlocked by firmware or sth?
If it is an O2 one, then it is free.
There is a link to the online form in one of the topics on this forum.
its ORANGE :/ so it suck
Have you tried ringing orange?
Well I've got the same problem: my HD2 is simlock under orange network and all the websites I've tried can't find my unlcok code (I've tried XDA website links too)
To explain a bit more what's my problem is:
I've bought this phone in early 2010 june in new caledonia (where i live), It was allready unsimlocked, but it was allthough a defective phone, so I sent it back to HTC aftersales in France and they return it to me repaired BUT, as a repair they have change the radio card for a new one that is simlocked.
I've send mails to HTC who told me to ask Orange france and orange france, as I don't have an orange phone number told me to ask HTC.
And no f***ing site do have this f***ing unlcok code... so I'm the happy owner of a simlocked phone I paid about 742€... and non solution to unlock it :'(
What network do you want it on? I'll swap it with mine provided it's in good condition
Mine will only not work on the o2 network. That's the only thing wrong with it
You have to call HTC...they will eventually give you the code.
I can do it my E-mail is ([email protected])
hey eduedu530 i also have an htc hd2 from Tm*bile i want to unlock. it is possible?
the5th said:
hey eduedu530 i also have an htc hd2 from Tm*bile i want to unlock. it is possible?
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You will have to buy a code or get the person you bought it from to get a code from T-Mobile if they are a customer of T-Mobile.
T-Macgnolia said:
You will have to buy a code or get the person you bought it from to get a code from T-Mobile if they are a customer of T-Mobile.
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Do u know of any good places to buy it from online?
the5th said:
Do u know of any good places to buy it from online?
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Go check out eBay there is a lot of code sellers there. Also check out theunlocker.com
Was wondering whether anyone's come across this or even tried it on the HD2..
So, the Sim Unlock Attachment (I-SmartSim 2008 for £5.50 on ebay) slides under your SIM card and your handset can then read it.. cool thing is that the handset remains unlocked, so we all get to hold on to our waranty deals..
So, has anyone tried it?
thanks
Anyone? (bumping it up..)
I tried something like it back in the days when i had an (dont know if i eaven dare to say it here ) iphone and that worked well. so i dont see why it shouldnt work on hd2
sgiannis said:
Was wondering whether anyone's come across this or even tried it on the HD2..
So, the Sim Unlock Attachment (I-SmartSim 2008 for £5.50 on ebay) slides under your SIM card and your handset can then read it.. cool thing is that the handset remains unlocked, so we all get to hold on to our waranty deals..
So, has anyone tried it?
thanks
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Yes it works all right except one thing. You can use your phone,make some calls but you can`t use internet.Search forum, it was something about it before
jaqubek said:
Yes it works all right except one thing. You can use your phone,make some calls but you can`t use internet.Search forum, it was something about it before
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thanks..
not using the internet wouldnt be a big problem for me cause i just need to use my Greek sim card when in Greece, and that would be for calls and texts only..
what about the rebel simcard? they even have a youtube video showing it works on an HD2 (even with internet). However this seller (only one result if you search for it on ebay), has one negative feedback from one guy that said it didnt work with their HD2... don't know...
I stuck my Gevey 3G SIm adapter in my HD2 today and it now works on AT&T for voice/SMS. I can confirm the Data is not working. It worked fine when I used to use it on the iPhone 3G back in the days....
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what about the rebel simcard? they even have a youtube video showing it works on an HD2 (even with internet). However this seller (only one result if you search for it on ebay), has one negative feedback from one guy that said it didnt work with their HD2... don't know...
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I know that you were asking about I-SmartSim 2008 but Rebel Simcard is the one I was talking about. I'm quite sure that they are all the same.Same thing different name. I've tried Rebel Card with my HD2 when I was abroad and it worked all right, except internet.Also my wife had one with Iphone and was ok.Now I unlocked my HD2 and I dont have that problem any more. So maybe for an extra few quid will be better for you to unlock.
sgiannis said:
Was wondering whether anyone's come across this or even tried it on the HD2..
So, the Sim Unlock Attachment (I-SmartSim 2008 for £5.50 on ebay) slides under your SIM card and your handset can then read it.. cool thing is that the handset remains unlocked, so we all get to hold on to our waranty deals..
So, has anyone tried it?
thanks
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These rebel sim cards have been in the market for quite some time.
They seem to work well but you will face hardware problems soon.
First signs would be battery draining. The battery life will drop drastically once you start using it.
ferraripassion said:
These rebel sim cards have been in the market for quite some time.
They seem to work well but you will face hardware problems soon.
First signs would be battery draining. The battery life will drop drastically once you start using it.
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mm, that's not good.. but i guess if i want to keep my warranty, shouldnt be too big of a problem coping with poor battery.. it's only for a few weeks every year when abroad...
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I know that you were asking about I-SmartSim 2008 but Rebel Simcard is the one I was talking about. I'm quite sure that they are all the same.Same thing different name. I've tried Rebel Card with my HD2 when I was abroad and it worked all right, except internet.Also my wife had one with Iphone and was ok.Now I unlocked my HD2 and I dont have that problem any more. So maybe for an extra few quid will be better for you to unlock.
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thanks for that.. dont want to unlock though as T-mobile gave me 2 years cover (the length of the contract) as long as i don't unlock the handset (or hardspl it but there's a way round that )...
This is probably a stupid question but is there an issue with unlocking a Desire HD from Vodafone UK? I was looking for code websites and one for instance said they couldn't supply codes for Desire HDs and Desire Zs etc...
If this is possible are there any recommendations for the UK?
Just ring vodaphone and tell em you wanna use a foreign sim when you go abroad they should give you unlock code
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I just unlocked mine here in Australia (from Vodaphone).
Maybe there is a similar site in the uk
hxxps://unlock.vodafone.com.au/voila/handsetunlock/self-service.html?method=selectService
Mine was free to unlock.
Now just to work out how to get rid of the Voda bootscreen as my system folder is still read only after perm-root and using Root Explorer.
Cheers
I should add that I'm not a Vodafone customer - bought it from eBay...
Worst case the seller said he could call them up which I though was quite amiable...
I thought all Vodafone handsets came unlocked?
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I thought all Vodafone handsets came unlocked?
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Mine is. Just tried an o2 SIM, worked perfectly.
chrisa86, please don't think I assume ur dumb but are you certain that it's locked? Because I've been on vodafone for quite some time now and mine always came lock free and happy I read smwr there's even some EU laws now against sim-locking phones that expensive ( correct me if im wrong ).
If after all that's the case, I suggest mancuk29's solution. Call, be nice and charming and they'll give u the unlock code.
gud luck
fitzysx10 said:
I just unlocked mine here in Australia (from Vodaphone).
Maybe there is a similar site in the uk
hxxps://unlock.vodafone.com.au/voila/handsetunlock/self-service.html?method=selectService
Mine was free to unlock.
Now just to work out how to get rid of the Voda bootscreen as my system folder is still read only after perm-root and using Root Explorer.
Cheers
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I think you have to S-OFF your Desire HD, this will allow you to read/write ALL flash
Maybe a fool question but let's assume that we have got a locked DHD (whether Vodafone or something else) and we could not get unlock code from carrier.
In this case, If we root + S-off + recovery + flash a new rom does this transaction make it unlocked?
No, sorry. SIM lock is very different.
AndyCr15, can u elaborate on that. What animal exactly simlock is?
Sorry, can't elaborate as I don't know how it works. All I can say is SIM unlock usually (always that I know of) has to be done using a code from a site or eBay. It's not part of the ROM.
Wow I did not know that Andy. Thanks for the heads up. So should be stay away from locked version.
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chrisa86, please don't think I assume ur dumb but are you certain that it's locked? Because I've been on vodafone for quite some time now and mine always came lock free and happy I read smwr there's even some EU laws now against sim-locking phones that expensive ( correct me if im wrong ).
If after all that's the case, I suggest mancuk29's solution. Call, be nice and charming and they'll give u the unlock code.
gud luck
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Ha... I don't currently have the phone (should come tomorrow) but seller has now found out it isn't actually SIM locked... problem solved.
I did however use a code website to unlock my old G2 Hero so my girlfriend can get away from her old Samsung Jet...
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Not in OZ. Mine was definately carrier locked to VHA. I went through the 'online' process and it was free. If I had of rang them on the phone to do it it would have cost me $75.
That's easy money for a company that sells phones to people with no idea, and as they believe, no option - whats online mean ??
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I think you have to S-OFF your Desire HD, this will allow you to read/write ALL flash
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Yeah done all that (new to Android) but still dont have r/w in the system folder. I can live with it though cause my phone is never off. It's summer, I will work on it when I am out of the pool.
Cheers for the response mate.
Now to find reasons to flash a cust ROM ?? other than cause I can. I am liking the ***** just the way she is at the moment. My car goes fast, I still cant work out why my phone needs to go faster than it does..
FITZY
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Cheers
t-mobile UK sent me an unlock code for my DHD in the first week FOC i just asked for one ....
hey can someone help me bypass xperia x10 ativation screen i cant access the phone there is a pic of it looks like
replace the simcard
rayden9 said:
replace the simcard
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do you know how i can use it without the sim card
g5bay said:
do you know how i can use it without the sim card
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I don't think it's possible to use it without a sim card. Though you can try enabling airplane mode and see if that works?
http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&...h&cx=partner-pub-2900107662879704:fs7umqefhnf
im looking for a site that can unlock it without sim how is it gonna cost
Did you steal it?
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got it from ebay
When you update the x10 to 2.1 andriod, you can use the phone without a SIM card.
Anyways, if you have the IMEI number and knows which company the phone came from, you can try http://www.cellunlocker.net/ to get the unlock code (I got mine at 7.99).
Hi folks,
Before somebody says "but that's precisely the pretty good thing about Nexus 4..." let me tell you that I couldn't wait until google shuts up and takes my money, and so I went and grabed one from SFR, a French carrier, and those guys lock the sim card. Now I want to know if it is possible to unlock it, because time to time I travel to another country and I may want to buy a temporal sim card in order to not use the crazily expensive roaming service from SFR.
So, then, did somebody already figured out how to unlock this phone ?
Thanks in advance.
Have you tried another sim in it? I ask because I've never heard of a network locked N4. Also, o2 UK claim their N4s are network locked but they aren't.
Michealtbh said:
Have you tried another sim in it? I ask because I've never heard of a network locked N4. Also, o2 UK claim their N4s are network locked but they aren't.
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Great! No, I didn't try. Is there any other way to know if it is actually locked? In my previous Xperia Pro it was informed in the service menu, in the Nexus 4, I entered to the service menu by dialing *#*#4636#*#* but I cannot find that information.
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Great! No, I didn't try. Is there any other way to know if it is actually locked? In my previous Xperia Pro it was informed in the service menu, in the Nexus 4, I entered to the service menu by dialing *#*#4636#*#* but I cannot find that information.
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That's because as far as anyone is concerned, the phone is SIM unlocked regardless of who sells it or claim that its locked.
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That's because as far as anyone is concerned, the phone is SIM unlocked regardless of who sells it or claim that its locked.
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Ok. Thank you very much to you both. I was ready to pay the 80€ SFR charges for unlock it. Now I will ensure to try with another sim card before (and reply in this thread as soon as I have a confirmation for everybody else).
Hi JanusDC,
Weird, just receive my Nexus 4 today from SFR 1 hour ago (wife's SFR contract), put my Orange SIM card and... no desimlock code needed, all is fine I have my Orange APN's so data works, calls, etc (just tested)...
At least for me, SFR doesn't simlock the phone... strange
My previous Nexus (Galaxy Nexus) was simlocked by SFR but not the Nexus 4...
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Hi JanusDC,
Weird, just receive my Nexus 4 today from SFR 1 hour ago (wife's SFR contract), put my Orange SIM card and... no desimlock code needed, all is fine I have my Orange APN's so data works, calls, etc (just tested)...
At least for me, SFR doesn't simlock the phone... strange
My previous Nexus (Galaxy Nexus) was simlocked by SFR but not the Nexus 4...
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Really great to know! That's the kind of confirmation I was waiting for. So, I hope nobody pays the 80€ they ask for desimlock it... and we should denounce them for cheating that way, don't you think?
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Really great to know! That's the kind of confirmation I was waiting for. So, I hope nobody pays the 80€ they ask for desimlock it...
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You're welcome , the funny thing (si je peux dire ) is when why wife called SFR for to order the Nexus 4 I asked her she ask if the phone was simlocked... reply from SFR: YES, but it's free after 3 month or you need to pay (you're right 80 euros)... received the phone now about 2 hours, as I said above it's very recent , the phone is desimlocked!!! :silly:
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and we should denounce them for cheating that way, don't you think?
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Yes, but in this case the phone is desimlocked... so... but for my previous Nexus (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) this one was simlocked (fortunately when I bought it I was with SFR (my SFR contract), after about 2 1/2 month I moved to Orange... and there I had to do desimlock it because my Orange SIM doesn't work, need the unlock code ) and in fact all the Nexus line should be desimlocked dixit Google (correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's only, here, in France, with SFR that the previous Nexus was simlocked).
Yes it's a shame from SFR, but maybe they change their view with this last Nexus (only them have the exclusivity)...
In any case a Nexus 4 ordered from SFR in France is desimlocked...
I'm haaaaaaaapyyyyyyy :laugh::silly:
For now root...
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and we should denounce them for cheating that way, don't you think?
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Yes, but in this case the phone is desimlocked... so...
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Yes, but I don't know what would have happened if I would have paid the 80€... would they had told me "Sorry, get your money back, it is already desimlocked", or, more probably, they would just had taken my money and said "Now you are free, enjoy!"...
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I'm haaaaaaaapyyyyyyy
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I share your excitement... this phone is amazing! :good:
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Yes, but I don't know what would have happened if I would have paid the 80€... would they had told me "Sorry, get your money back, it is already desimlocked", or, more probably, they would just had taken my money and said "Now you are free, enjoy!"...
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I don't know... Maybe they know the phone is desimlocked... or not... My wife had a "bad" counselor, for sure! ah ah ah misinformation!!! In any case like I said it's weird, my previous Galaxy Nexus (from SFR) was simlocked and not this one...
Desimlock an already desimlocked phone from a carrier for 80 euros payed.... it's direct the customer service!!!
Maybe SFR was "mis à l'amende" by Google? Since the Nexus phones are and should be desimlocked...?
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I shere the exitement... this phone is amazing! :good:
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YES, YES, and YES... not so different from the Galaxy Nexus (exept the CPU/RAM/design and minor things) but comming from the S III... Amazing!
Pure Android experience, amazing hardware, no lags or stutters causing by an overlay... like Touchwiz...
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