Is there any way to bypass the sim screen on the mytouch 3G? We got one and y brother wants to use it as an mp3 player/app runner but we don't use t mobile. We can't do anything without a sim currently. If we borrow a sim, root and flash a custom rom will this problem persist?
Nope you'll be good after you root. Just do what you said, borrow a SIM, setup a Google account, then root. You'd actually probably be good with just activating the first time as long as you don't have to reset the phone to factory settings.
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Thanks, gonna root it asap
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Hello, is there a way to do so? I am in Canada, Rogers is provider, I did debranding as well.Any help appreciated.
just curious, if anybody unlocked theie phone, will it did the trick? like on my storm2, i remove sim, but i can do anything i want except to call out, just connection status stays SOS.
Mine is on Rogers in Canada and i paid 5$ to unlock it using: MobileInCanada.com
I think is a link somewhere here to get to the promo page (5$) otherway is 20$ to unlock it.
After you can use any sim (i use a 5 years old expired prepay ).
Probably is working without a SIM too.
tuxStyle said:
Mine is on Rogers in Canada and i paid 5$ to unlock it using: MobileInCanada.com
I think is a link somewhere here to get to the promo page (5$) otherway is 20$ to unlock it.
After you can use any sim (i use a 5 years old expired prepay ).
Probably is working without a SIM too.
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thnx for reply, ye I am trying to find info if there is a way to use phone just music, video, etc without any sim in the phone.
got my phone unlocked, everything works beisde calling without sim.
Use Airplane mode
1.Airplane mode
2.Turn off device
3.Remove sim card
4.Turn on device
5.Work without sim.
6.Airplane mode off
see tGentleBoot application.
you decade are my hero! been looking for a while to use my second x10 without service!!!!!
Hey guys, I got a Rogers X10 that I'm unlocking to use with Telus. I don't have a Rogers SIM to install tGentleBoot. Know a way to get past the Emergency Screen, without unlocking it?
(unlocking it Friday, but wanna use it now)
The phone will work without sim and on wifi only. However, that will cause the paid apps on the official Google market to disappear. If that happens, you have to reset the phone again.
I had this happen in both my unrooted X10 and my rooted HTC Magic. So, I don't do that anymore.
try airsim or wosim in market
its an extra app though wosim has a widget which can enable/disable wosim and does the above method for you
works with simlocked x10i
what if in my phone when i press the butter there is only power off option , theres no airplane mode?
Insert an inactive sim to bypass. I have a Rogers X10 and use an old Rogers sim whenever my active sim is in the berry
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Guys, maybe a bit of stupid question, but...
When I power on the device, without a sim, there's no menu, just a red cross for the emergency calls. And that's all.
Is developers from SE mentally retarded for not providing offline operating mode, or all others mobile brands (htc, nokia, siemens...) are stupid that they allow users using the full capabilities of their gadgets even when there's no SIM inside it?
Thinking that 1GHz of CPU WLAN,GPS,BT etc... is far more than simply a low class mobile handset made just for in/out going calls.
And about the fonts? There's no option changing the size.
Is this really a SE problem and not Android related then? I've not looked into the matter as of now couse i'm on the bus. But i know you can do what you ask on WM phones, so this might be an Android error.
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I've noticed this isue for all of SE phones (Not Working Without a SIM!). It's a kind of tradition, or a company policy for SE to lock their phones with a sim card.
Nexus One could be used without a sim, as most of the HTCs even under android. For windows mobile I am sure that it's ok without a sim. It'll take ages for SE developers to rewrite the kernel instructions on WM to lock it for SIM.
Don't use an Android phone without a sim card if you want paid apps appear in the Android market. Otherwise you will only have the option of the free ones.
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I have found something about the problem:
android-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/01/using-adp1-without-sim-card.html
Maybe it is usefull and for SE X10i.
May I ask some one to test it, 'cause I still can not install phone drivers.
Get the phone unlocked and you will be able to use it offline. When I got my Rogers branded one, it was doing the exact thing which really sucked cause Im not with Rogers. So once I unlocked it, you can use it offline.
There's an app on the market called "wosim" which allows you to use the phone without a SIM. I know this works because my friend downloaded and used it. I was like, what app is this? and he showed me..
Unlock and or debrand it and it will work fine without a sim. Mine does
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If I debrand or reflash the guarantee falls out.
Unfortunately i'm unable even to start the phone because it is operator locked and I don't have the proper sim. It is a client phone and he insist on its guarantee. And I understand him, most of the hi-tech gadgets - especially expensive ones - are complete crap and replicas in my country.
I saw that wosim require root access.
Is it possible to make a firmware backup?
And how to distinct X10a from X10i? I mean is it written somewhere in the phone or model info, inside the service menu?
wosim doesn't require root access...
how to install wosim? As I see the only way is from gmarket. But I don't have a wifi router around me and the X10i could not connect to ad-hoc networks so I can reroute my network traffic to the phone.
Can not insert a SIM card - the phone rejects it.
May I ask if someone could post wosim for me?
This:
http://android-tricks.blogspot.com/2009/01/using-adp1-without-sim-card.html
doesn't work on X10i.
When trying sqlite3, it brings error sqlite3: Not Found
and when trying to copy settings.db it brings Permission denied. Which leads me to thinking that su is not working properly on my phone
Set it up in flight mode...
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Set it up in flight mode...
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Flight mode does not provide no good if there's no sim inside, or not the correct one. Just brings me to Emergency Call.
Has anyone had problems with this. No matter what rom, rooted or stock, my phone says "limited service" "emergency calls only". Both Tmo and Htc said send it in. Thought I would ask around first.
I had it rooted running Iced Glacier and all of the sudden, my phone says "limited service" and i dont have anything. No data or voice. My SIM card works fine in any of my old phones, just not this one. I have tried to unroot and root again, using all different roms, and yet still nothing.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? or what it could be? I want to send it in under warranty, except it was rooted and Im nervous they will be able to tell. (i have another post on how to unroot completely with no trace; here)
Yeah, I get that limited service when the phone switches from 4g to 3g and back. Frustrating to say the least.
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it seems as if your phone is now SIM locked, but not to TMO. Try booting into hboot and choose sim unlock function there - this is how I unlocked my phone.
Thanks for the reply, but did you need an unlock code or file to unlock your phone? It is looking on my sd card for two files that I don't have...
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Maybe your SIM died. Mine did last year with the same symptoms and a new SIM fixed the problem.
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Thanks for the reply, but did you need an unlock code or file to unlock your phone? It is looking on my sd card for two files that I don't have...
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do you have s-off using gfree? (sticky in the dev forum). If you did, in hboot you should see an option to sim unlock the device. If you didn't do gfree yet, do it now and try.
Thanks...
And does that unlock for good? Or until you revert and unroot?
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It is unlocked for good unless you re-flash the part7* backup file gfree creates.
i get signal issues but only when coming in from the everglades which i chalk up to the phone looking for a strong tower in the area
Happened to me last week sim card was dead. Go to tmobile and they will replace it.
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i am having the same issue. i am using simple mobile so i dont really need to unlock the phone to use it, the first day i got the phone i read the sim card without any problems, it was working fine for like 5 mins and then i got the limited service message. i unlocked the phone with a tmobile code. no luck. i went into the apn settings try changing the settings and it worked once but it doesnt work anymore, one thing i noticed i was able to switch from gsm/wcdma auto to gsm only but it doesnt do it anymore. i just wanted to know if u guys fixed this problem or if i should just send it to htc, i havent rooted my phone. would i have to pay any fee? am still under the warranty program.
Hi XDA, Happy New Year! But I have a question...
I recently unlocked my G1, and used a ATT sim card and a unlock code from T-Mobile/HTC to 'unlock' it. It works fine with my AT&T sim!
But it won't sync my Accounts (G-Mail, etc.) anymore...even when I put my T-Mobile sim back in, On the status bar It always come up 'Sign in Error for 'MyUserName'...
How can I fix this? I'm using a Modded G1 with the 2.1 Rom.
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Nevermind/Close Topic!
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were you able to get everything working again?
hi i have a rooted mytouch 4G..for some odd reason it wont read my sim card or even identify if their is one.i cant even get a 3g or 4g symbol. I have flashed rom after rom and im using a new radio 26.03.00.04..and i flashed another radio prior to that...could it be sim locked? or has the antenna died or idk..please any help will do thanks
Does it say Emergency Calls Only or No Service in the notification bar? Or does it show T-Mobile, and you have no bars?
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Does it say Emergency Calls Only or No Service in the notification bar? Or does it show T-Mobile, and you have no bars?
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You are combining numerous issues into one. The SD, radio, and ROM are all separate issues.
I would check the SD card and see if its still good. Second, I would check your APN settings. Some ROMs do not come with them installed and you have to manually input them.
If all else fails, flash a new ROM and try that.
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You are combining numerous issues into one. The SD, radio, and ROM are all separate issues.
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Well yes, that's troubleshooting
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Dear experts,
I just bought the Mytouch 4G off Ebay for my wife's birthday (unlocked so no contract). I have rooted an LG Optimus T before so I thought I could do the same to this phone. My only problem is that I did not have a sim card in hand so I rooted and upgraded the Royal Ginger Rom without the sim card. Now my phone is working perfectly but there is an error of "no sim card, emergency calls only," even after I insert a sim card that works with another phone. I am running out of ideas, the only thing to try is to somehow load the factory default which I did not back up. At the moment with gfree, s=off, please help :-(...
Two questions... Are you inserting the sim card as the symbol where u insert it shows? Second, is the sim card activated with a carrier?
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i have same problem please help ........................
Fixed my problem after hours and research and restored the original rom. Please make sure you have the sim card in the correct way as well, easy to miss on this phone...
if its not to much trouble could you help me out with the steps. i currently rooted my mytouch 4g as well and i'm getting the same error message. it says no sim card emergency calls only
lol i inserted my sim wrongly on my phone first time i tried and was embarrassed when my wife showed me the correct way, felt like such an idiot haha
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d12unk13astard said:
lol i inserted my sim wrongly on my phone first time i tried and was embarrassed when my wife showed me the correct way, felt like such an idiot haha
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any one fix this yet?