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HELP! I just bought a new siemens sx56 and it's not unlocked

I just received my new phone and it's not unlocked like it was supposed to be but came in a box that has AT&T written on it. We don't even have AT&T wireless in this area. How do I get started unlocking it so I can take it into one of the local service providers' store and have it activated on their service?
I haven't even opened the box. I'm a little overwhelmed with all the other advice and comments on this forum.....
How should I proceed? I really need someone to slowly walk me thru this and spell everything out - no abbreviations!!!
thank you

Hi ...
The first step is to tell which ROM you have (Start -> Settings -> System -> Device info).
Get the file XDAunlock.exe from www.xda-developers.com/XDAunlock and copy it to your device using the cradle and Active Sync from your PC
Locate the file on your XDA using the File Explorer and click it. It should ask you to confirm the unlocking. Click "Yes".
If this doesn't work, we will have to go into a longer process.
Good luck ...

Thank you som much for your prompt response. I will try that today and get back to you. I've been afraid to even open the box in case I have to return it to the store where I bought it.
Shmi

should I try the Special Edition XDA Rom ver 1.2 or try XDAunlock.exe?

Try the EXE file first. It's less in effort and much safer. Flashing the ROM should be the next step in case XDAunlock.exe gives an error message.
Good luck ...

I know this is going to sound like a novice, but that's what I am. B ut, do I leave the AT&T wireless SIM card that came with the phone in the phone while I run the XDAUnlock.exe application?

SId lock
Hi dude,listen If you had already tried to flash the ROM(special edition or kitchen)and a SID lock still been asked, try to type zero number eight times as code.For example 00000000.

Try
If you didn't install the new rom ,nevermind try what I've told you above.

unlocking with 0's
thanx. I'll give it a try with the new phone I'm getting. The old one is faulty and Siemens is sending a new one.

Data Crashes. Please contact your service center. OH NO!HELP

Hi,
Data Crashes. Please contact your service center.
I tried unlocking and now it comes up with the above error.
How do I hard reset?
How do I fix it?
Please help!
Thanks
MC_Bob

Only one fix for that I am afraid contact http://www.imei-check.co.uk/
Will cost you about £30 but your device will be both sim and cid unlocked. Make sure they cid unlock it for you as well.
btw what rom do you have and whats the ipl/spl numbers if you can still get to this info and what did you try and unlock the device with?

I just fixed it with hard reset. Phew!
Tmobile ROM.
And its g4 chip
I tried unlocking again.
When I put my o2 card in it says, network is locked. Please input unlock code :S
What is it?
Thanks

mc_bob said:
I just fixed it with hard reset. Phew!
Tmobile ROM.
And its g4 chip
I tried unlocking again.
When I put my o2 card in it says, network is locked. Please input unlock code :S
What is it?
Thanks
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Well you are fortunate to get out of that one - I would be careful
When you unlocked your device I assume you used lokiwiz 0.3a you should have got a simunlock number - it would have come on the screen use that.

It just disapears before I can read anything?
Does it save a log file so i can find the code?
Thanks

Did you unzip lokiwiz to c:\lokiwiz rather than run it from desktop?
Be back in a mo just checking my lokiwiz to see if it has a logfile

meschle said:
Did you unzip lokiwiz to c:\lokiwiz rather than run it from desktop?
Be back in a mo just checking my lokiwiz to see if it has a logfile
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Ok thank you

Cant see a log file but with mine it does stay on screen and says press key to exit.

meschle said:
Cant see a log file but with mine it does stay on screen and says press key to exit.
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Damn, so What should I do?
Kinda stuck
Can I re unlock it?

I also cant seem to lock the phone. Says files are in use.
MC_Bob

Did you copy and run enablerapi.cab on your device? Found in lokiwiz\utils

meschle said:
Did you copy and run enablerapi.cab on your device? Found in lokiwiz\utils
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Yup,
Im going to try again, but print screen and get the code.
There must be another way!!!

mc_bob said:
meschle said:
Did you copy and run enablerapi.cab on your device? Found in lokiwiz\utils
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Yup,
Im going to try again, but print screen and get the code.
There must be another way!!!
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Disable any firewalls and antiviral and make sure your device is properly activesynced.
You posted in the lokiwiz 0.2b thread - are you using lokiwiz 0.3a? here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=50768
0.2b is not for your device.

I was indeedy!
Ill use 0.3 and post back.
**feels stupid **

Oooh it worked.
Just needed to enter the code!
I feel stupid but better
Thanks

mc_bob said:
Oooh it worked.
Just needed to enter the code!
I feel stupid but better
Thanks
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Congrats

artemis

All pm reply i dont sent anymore

I rply to all pm i forget to say i dont now how to work whit this
sorry bad english

You have a PM from me!

ok, he send it to me after my p.m, attached to an email.
i took a look quickly, it seems serious, but complicated. u need a SD card, and, moreover, it looks like it flashes the Artemis, so i am not ready to do it first.
i will do it after some feedbacks.
here is the archive.
there is also a .doc tutorial, step by step, nice try guys. if someone succeed, tell us about it plz.

xplod1001 said:
ok, he send it to me after my p.m, attached to an email.
i took a look quickly, it seems serious, but complicated. u need a SD card, and, moreover, it looks like it flashes the Artemis, so i am not ready to do it first.
i will do it after some feedbacks.
here is the archive.
there is also a .doc tutorial, step by step, nice try guys. if someone succeed, tell us about it plz.
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Iff i wont to atach the file i atach but this is original stuff can bring problem to forum that why i dont put here the file

ok sorry mate, but i dont know how to remove it.
can a moderator delete my attached file plz thx.

Hey man, can you get one CID Unlock?

1. Execute this app.
2. Insert the HTC customized key card into SD card reader and assign the SD Drive to this app.
This key card should be customized by HTC before. It should contain following files:
a. excadiag.nbh / Artediag.nbh --> The signed NBH file of CST diagnostic image.
b. diagdata.dat --> The encrypted RSA key file.
3. Import an IMEI list and assigned an output file path for IMEI/Unlock code mappingg.
4. Input the MCCMNC code which will be assigned into those devices.
5. Press the "Generate SD Card" button to generate configuration file into SD card.
After this process, you will find a cstdata.dat file into the key card. And you can also find
an IMEI/Unlock code mapping table into the path that you assigned before.
You may insert the key card in the HTC device which you want to enable SIM lock in power off status. Enter bootloader mode. The key card will automatically start to enable SIM lock mechanism ,

ok, i took a serious look on that tool, and i am blocked at 4th step. i have to input my MCCMNC but i dont know what it is. it searche on google and find mine:
mcc = mobile country code. i'm from france so my mcc is 208.
mnc = mobile network code. mine is orange: maybe 01 or 03, dunno.
etc
can som1 would be more precise about this point plz?

Table of MCC and MNC Codes
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios124/124cg/hmwg_c/mwgfmcc.htm
http://www.flatbatt.co.uk/Unlocking/Network_codes/network_codes.html

nice. usefull.
i'll try again.

doesn't work. every time i "generate SD card" the unlock code is different. so... it sucks...

xplod1001 said:
doesn't work. every time i "generate SD card" the unlock code is different. so... it sucks...
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I think yor are right !!! It does not work.
Every time i generate SD card i got another unlock code.
An when i set ppc in bootloader mode to unlock nothing happens!!!

it seems like inserting the memory card with the files really is not necessary. as far as i am concerned, i just take a look on my output file to pick up the unlock code after the sd card is generated.
but as said before, the curious thing is that it always generates a different unlock code.
wtf?

What if you run the memory card with bootloader first and it creates a file on the card? Just an idea.
I would try it, but I can not get bootloader to work, it just goes to a multi-coloured screen!

did anybody get this to work?

MaskedMarauder said:
What if you run the memory card with bootloader first and it creates a file on the card? Just an idea.
I would try it, but I can not get bootloader to work, it just goes to a multi-coloured screen!
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it doesn't work like this.
try the tool and you'll understand.
http://www.mezimages.com/up/07/377588-376946-Image1.jpg

doesn't work, too bad
I also tried it and yes, it randomly generates unlock codes. and no, putting it into bootloader (record button + soft reset) doesn't do anything. it only says reading content from usb card, but it doesn't unlock it! when i put in another sim, i get an unlock screen after putting in my pin, and then when i try the unlock code provided by the unlocker, it fails.
so, the unlocker did not work for me but i might be doing something wrong... as for now, thanx for the effort of putting it up online, but we will have to wait for another solution.

Maybe try cstdata.dat as unlockfile for the software used by imei-check?
Don't know if that's gonna work cause I don't know what the unlockfile imei-check gives you looks like.

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can't unlock my hd2 with android

I have a dual boot hd2 that I purchased today and I purchased the unlock code for it. If I boot it into w6.5 it does not give me the option to unlock when I boot into android it gives me the option but tells me it is the wrong code.... Please help

Do I have to revert the phone back to factory? If so how I bought the phone with android because it was already done

Is it a t-mobile hd2 that your trying to use on ATT? If it is then simply take out the t-mobile card n place the ATT card in I believe. Then it'll ask u for a code I think.

yes it should but it doesn't... I have been talking to a few people that know more about hacking and I found out that some people think the phone will be faster in android if you strip windows down to the bear essentials and apparently that was removed. I think I will have to find someone to re flash the phone. although I was playing with the phone and found the imei# for the android phone which was a htc desire does anyone think if I payed for the unlock code for that phone it would work?

I guess there aren't any hackers in this forum... No help for any phone I've posted on

I had the exact same issue. The WM 6.5 rom I had didn't have a check to detect locked sim, so I booted into android (Mattc 1.7 at the time I believe) with att sim and android prompted for code and I entered the one tmobile gave me and it unlocked it.
I would say make sure you gave the people correct IMEI and that the code is correct, because doing it this way does work.

I tried that and it didn't work it told me it was the wrong code it does give me the right imei# for the phone the software came off of but not sure if that would unlock it because windows is still the controlling os isn't it?

you shouldnt have bought the phone with android on it. that is not really good for the developers either. your best bet as you probably do not know what the previous person did to it, is to wipe the phone completely (use search on how to task29 the phone), and reflash windows ROM and radio. then place the android files on the SD card as instructed and your done.
do not ask how to do all this, and hope for someone to write out a big long how to.
go look it up. thats what search is for.

i myself have a AT&T sim card now and would like to use it on the phone but i bought it from tmobile and now 20.00 less will hope to use the sim card on this phone. But when i put the card in no code or anything is asked of me with the hd2.. can some one help me please.

Use File Explorer in WinMo, navigate to the /Windows folder, make sure "show hidden files" is enabled, and tap the file called SIMlock (or something else very similarly named). It should then prompt you for the SIM unlock code, regardless of whether there's a SIM in there or not. If that file is missing or doesn't work, flash back to a stock ROM.
Sent from my HTC HD2 MIUI using XDA App

MDJ CM 7 NAND Gingerbread - can I GSM unlock the phone while under Android?

I installed on NAND MDJ and forgot to GSM unlock the phone while I still had WM 6.5. I am obtaining free code from my carrier (TmoUS) but not sure if it's going to work under Android - did anyone try this and did it work?
I plan to put in AT&T sim card in and type in the code - question is: will it work?
Thanks All!

It should already be unlocked. Try an AT&T SIM and find out.

Tried with foreign SIM Card and it was requesting the code to be typed in. At least now I know that code I get from T-Mobile will work.

Here is an update on this matter:
I received an unlocking code from T-Mobile via e-mail but waited until I put in other carrier SIM Card... I went to EU and put in SIM Card from other carrier when Android asked me for unlocking SIM GSM code...
1. I clicked to type in number and got keyboard to open up but it would not register any typing I did...
2. I reseted the device and then asked again for the GSM unlocking code - I did not try it there but clicked to skip it...
3. I got into the Android without being registered on the network...
4. Then I tried to call a number and it asked me for unlocking GSM code -
This time I was able to type in the numbers as the keyboard that popped out was only containing numbers (like dialer) and not full keyboard.
Everything worked just fine there and I am now back to US - where everything works fine as well

may i know what company network card were you trying to use? i'm just curious, thanks

sbob303 said:
may i know what company network card were you trying to use? i'm just curious, thanks
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It was Serbian Telekom mt:s SIM Card (066 - post paid).

good to know

the code you get from your company should work