I know its a lame question but its bugging me.
Im thinking of buying a couple of Vibrants for my wife and myself to use on Brazil. They are locked to T-Mobile (are they?) but is there any way to unlock it by software?
I know that kernel, drivers etc where released by Samsung (opensource.samsung.com) and we can already root it...will a unlock method be too difficult?
Thanks in advance
Just call T-Mobile and ask for the unlock code. I did and they email it to me the next day... just say you going out of the country and you going to use their sum card... That’s it
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Hola peeps. I just ordered a new T-Mobile HTC HD2 off ebay Saturday, and i'm expecting it between tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm going to need the phone unlocked, and am planning to buy a $10 code off ebay. Now, has anyone else done this and it works? Where do people normally buy their unlock codes? If I accidently put in a wrong code how many tries do I have before it locks up? What happens when it locks up? Will a hard reset fix the lockup? Would someone here be willing to call T-Mobile for me if I give them my IMEI and ask for an unlock code? Thanks, hopefully I can get all my questions answered!
PurpleLlamaLover said:
Hola peeps. I just ordered a new T-Mobile HTC HD2 off ebay Saturday, and i'm expecting it between tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm going to need the phone unlocked, and am planning to buy a $10 code off ebay. Now, has anyone else done this and it works? Where do people normally buy their unlock codes?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652562&highlight=unlock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673791&highlight=unlock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652512&highlight=unlock
PurpleLlamaLover said:
If I accidently put in a wrong code how many tries do I have before it locks up? What happens when it locks up? Will a hard reset fix the lockup? Would someone here be willing to call T-Mobile for me if I give them my IMEI and ask for an unlock code? Thanks, hopefully I can get all my questions answered!
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I've never tried to unlock a phone myself, I've always taken them to the store and had someone there do it.
Anyone else wanna take a crack at those last three?
I think its 4 incorrect entries, and i also think it has to be reset by the carrier (or maybe manufacturer)
but maybe thats just poeple getting confused with sim card lock.
Hard reset wont affect it, its part of a different system within the phone, same with the unlock itself (when it works) and also the same with total call duration timers.
Ugh, so if I call T-Mobile, can I get an unlock code? I don't have any proof pf purchase and i'm not a customer. If I gave my IMEI to a person on T-Mobile could they unlock it for me if I cant?
PurpleLlamaLover said:
Ugh, so if I call T-Mobile, can I get an unlock code? I don't have any proof pf purchase and i'm not a customer. If I gave my IMEI to a person on T-Mobile could they unlock it for me if I cant?
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T-Mobile can't unlock this one right off the bat.
As part of their new "Security", they changed the way the phones are locked now.
HTC is the only one who can get the unlock code, but they will only respond to T-Mobile.
You have to request the unlock code from T-Mobile and they will contact HTC, who will email the unlock code back to T-Mobile, who will pass it on to you. This process can take several weeks, depending on the workloads at each end of the process.
All of this is explained in those links I gave you from my first response, but some of it is buried in deep.
I am not a fan of T-Mobile's new security policy, but it seems to be effective.
I saw a post just the other day where someone with a newer phone than mine (bought mine April 4th) couldn't get it unlocked with the current commercial methods and would have no choice but to finish paying the phone off before requesting the codes from T-Mobile.
If this continues, T-Mobile should be seeing a slower attrition rate with this phone than they have others, with new customers ending their contracts and moving to AT&T or Rogers (etc.). Once they see a difference, you can bet your bottom dollar that they will continue to release phones that are manufacturer-locked, making it as difficult to unlock as possible.
So if I call, will they give me an unlock code? If not can I ask someone I know to ask for one?
Hey I just got the Tmobile HD2 but I have ATT and was wondering whats the best and fastest website to unlock this phone.
It it is a Tmobile HD2 you should be able to call them , they will unlock it ....
If you are not a tmo customer they make you jump through some hoops but will do it for free ...
cfcoleman said:
Hey I just got the Tmobile HD2 but I have ATT and was wondering whats the best and fastest website to unlock this phone.
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You can buy unlock codes from ebay or places like that. But after 40 days, you can call T-Mobile and theyll provide you with the unlock code for free. Also flashing a ROM might unlock it but im not sure
bskballa92 said:
You can buy unlock codes from ebay or places like that. But after 40 days, you can call T-Mobile and theyll provide you with the unlock code for free. Also flashing a ROM might unlock it but im not sure
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No, flashing a ROM is completely separate from sim-unlocking The upside to that is that once you sim-unlock it, you can flash all you want without having to do it again.
Ok. Thanks for the help. I tried TMobile but they said only if I am a tmobile customer. So thats why I was asking for a good unlocking website. But I will try tmobile again today. Thanks again. But if anyone knows of a good one just in case can you please post it.
some friends advised me this one
cgi.ebay.com/Unlock-CODE-HTC-T-Mobile-G1-My-Touch-3g-HD2-Touch-G2-/130380801506?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5b4d25e2
There are cheaper unlock, but I'm not sure that they are working
I've tried several online unlocking services and each one of them has (eventually) told me that the system *everyone* uses to generate unlock codes from IMEI numbers for Samsung devices has been down since before xmas.
I've just moved to another country and I really need to get my phone unlocked, is there no way to get it unlocked so I can use a local SIM in it at all?
At the moment it's basically just a very small tablet.
If you are >4.3 ROM there is no way to unlock it unless you buy unlock code for ~15$
That's the problem though, I've tried to buy the code several times now and each time I have been told that NOBODY can unlock them anywhere sure to the system used for unlocking Samsung devices being down worldwide.
Just have to wait buddy, I know you're frustrated.
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Just have to wait buddy, I know you're frustrated.
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so it's definitely true, and it's affecting everyone?
Hi XDA,
I'm pretty new here and I hope that this is the right section for this. Keeping it short, I'm going to receive a brand new Galaxy S8 from Europe, but it's going to be locked on T-Mobile Germany, since this is where I'm getting from.
As far as I know, I will be able to use it here, on AT&T, but only after unlocking it. And here comes my question: how can I do this? I know about flashing firmware or something like that, but, honestly, I'm not such a tech savvy person. Is there such thing as an easier method?
Thanks in advance,
George
You need to pay for an unlock code, cheapest ones are usually on ebay.
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You need to pay for an unlock code, cheapest ones are usually on ebay.
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I don't know if TMOBILE GERMANY works the same way as they do here in the US - but there are guidelines for when yoiu get a phone unlocked by teh carrier - and they have started using an AP that makes it impossible to use an UNLOCKED CODE to unlock the device. I found this ouit with the S6 when I purchased it (and the Note 5)
Their rules are pretty strict here in the US - you have to own the phone and be on service for 44 days before they will release the phone to be unlocked - unless you have been with TMOBILE for moe than a year in which case they will give allow you to unlock immediately.
Now that is here in the US and I am not sure if they do the same thing with TMOBILE Germany. BUT I would definitely look into it before you buy it.
You might consider buying a G950F and just use that - it is already unlocked and will work fine on ATT.
whatever you do - good luck.
Hi I am wondering if i purchased a gs8 outright will tmobile unlock the bootloaded for me?
Lol no... They will unlock the sim at 45 days of service
Ah thanks. It seems pretty ****ty that even though you pay for a phone outright they do not want you to do what you want on it. That should be illegal lol
Sad but true. You could have had better luck if you got the Verizon or even the AT&T version instead. Spending 5 minutes by googling each carriers sim unlock policy could have given you all the answers beforehand. Our country and cell phone providers are extremely shady regarding sim unlocking our phones
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Hi I am wondering if i purchased a gs8 outright will tmobile unlock the bootloaded for me?
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You have to buy the Exynos version. I've imported phones in the past to do stuff like that. Got three Motorola phones from other countries, via eBay and other sources -- running them on AT&T, bootloader unlocked. $700 each for the first two.
He said unlock the bootloader not sim unlock big difference there.
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He said unlock the bootloader not sim unlock big difference there.
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Of course but anyone smart enough to post a thread all by themselves has to know these are never going to have the bootloader unlocked so its safe to assume he meant sim unlock instead. Who contacts the cell phone provider to unlock the bootloader? The carrier at best can sim unlock it they dont even know a bootloader. Samsung reps dont even have a clue if you asked them. Everybody who cares about the boot loaders already knows the status
Nah i know the difference. I just figured i'd ask about it lol
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Nah i know the difference. I just figured i'd ask about it lol
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Good to know
If you're going to answer questions like a jerk don't answer them.
Of course but anyone smart enough to post a thread all by themselves has to know these are never going to have the bootloader unlocked so its safe to assume he meant sim unlock instead. Who contacts the cell phone provider to unlock the bootloader? The carrier at best can sim unlock it they dont even know a bootloader. Samsung reps dont even have a clue if you asked them. Everybody who cares about the boot loaders already knows the status
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Everybody who knows anything learned it from an external source. There are that are bootloader locked until the phone is paid off then it is both SIM and bootloader and lot but only for selected phones. Not all but some. The Google Pixel is a good example of that. You can pay it off completely and in x days unlock the bootloader. The OP probably heard something along these lines and wondered if this courtesy was available for its phone. Unfortunately it's not for the T-Mobile variant and maybe others but I don't know about them. I also am waiting for a policy change that maybe we're allowed to get into the phones that we fully own. One last thing everyone is as smart as every teacher allowed them to be.