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Hi guys! Well, i bought a new HTC magic, but my problem is that im going away from the country for a while and I needed to unlock my phone!
After trying 2 payed sites that offered remote unlocking by IMEI, neither one of them was able to successfuly deliver the Unlocking Code after more than 2 days!
Anyone got an idea about this? Im starting to get really worried...
Thanks in advance...

Try just rooting it & using a rom provided here..

wrong. try using ur default ROM and then doing the unlock

I have my original rom... the problem is, wherever I go, no one can "create"/"deliver"/"found" (call it what you want... lol) a code for my IMEI! its starting to get really annoing...
Thanks for your replys!

Double post... Sorry!

Rooted Tattoo, but now what?

Hi,
I got told off for posting this in an unrelated thread, so apologies and thoughts I'd start a new one.
I follwed the great work done on on another xda thread that I can't link to. I now have a rooted HTC Tattoo, thanks to the M7 fix.
Now what ?
The original problem I was trying to fix was that I had a locked Tattoo to Orange. I did a ROM flash which got rid of all the Orange guff, but it still gives me the message that I need a network unlock code to work. In reality, that seems a spurious message because even with a valid(?) or just an 8 digit number it looks unlocked, but the sim doesn't work.
Reading around the topic, I gather that the radio doesn't get flashed because Orange prevents access to it. What I'm thinking is that now that I have a rooted adb shell I can apply a ROM to the Radio?
Any ideas. I'm thinking I might need a custom Rom? Which I know is being worked on, I just wonder if the nature of the rooting not being persistent prevents the usual flashing process? Although I'm tech-savvy, the phone is a new platform for me, so please be gentle.
Thanks

Hi!!
I've got the same problema, I've got a HTC Tattoo locked for Orange Uk. I flash it to the lastest Official Version. I try to do root and I put the unlock code. It acept but it doesn't registred to mobile network.
Do you fix it?

[Q] Hero stacked at First-Time Setup..!

Hi guys,
I need some help as i've not been able to find anything searching around.
I have a T-Mobile HTC hero from my study abroad in England, then i want on to by an unlocked x10, and had left my hero apart. Now i was trying to unlock it to give as a gift to my brother, but after hard resetting i''m left at the First-Time Setup,
it is asking about the sim, but no other then the T-Mobile sim (which i dont own now) will work.
Can anybody please tell me how ca I get past this and manage to root my phone?

Well, you could follow through with your plan and unlock the phone. Then just follow through the setup with another SIM, then root. You don't need to root to unlock a phone.

First thank you for the quick reply.
but the problem is that with another sim, it just says Sim Locked, no setup no nothing,
while without any, it says please insert a sim

As said above, rooting won't help you unlock.
I've got a t-mobile hero here, and I unlocked it. Basically, you get the IMEI number, and you buy a code to unlock based on that IMEI.
You usually enter this code where it says SIM locked. I'm sure a little button appeared for me which let me enter my unlocking code.
But you can't do much without a SIM in the phone.
You can root without a SIM, normally, depending on what version of the ROM you are using

Well,
Isnt it that, if i manage to install a custom rom, my phone will be unlocked?
It is what i have been doing in WindowsMobile era.!

agron123456 said:
Well,
Isnt it that, if i manage to install a custom rom, my phone will be unlocked?
It is what i have been doing in WindowsMobile era.!
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Nah, unfortunately not. The baseband is the part that gets unlocked, and no amount of flashing custom ROMs, updating radios etc will unlock it.
Buy a code and use it
That's my recommendation. I paid £6.75 roughly for mine on ebay. A lot will do it instantly when the seller is online. Just get someone who has huge positive feedback.

thank you
now i get it
can you point me to the one where you bought your code?

agron123456 said:
thank you
now i get it
can you point me to the one where you bought your code?
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This is similar to the one I got mine from. I know people who have used this seller without issue.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...&pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL&hash=item3a5cbe7621

unlock codes problems

i have a htc desire hd .and purchased a unlock code but when i turn phone on i dont get the enter unlock code, with wrong sim or without as stated by the code people and most people say the same turn, on phone with diff sim and enter your code, i dont get this screen is it possible to enter the code a different way?
as far as i have read its unlocked but whichever sim i put in it dont work
if i then put a voda or o2 etc sim in and try to connect it says, sim dont allow a connection to this network
any suggestions to this .
if i have to root ,install roms etc then so be it ,i just want the phone open to all networks...any advice is much appreciated

Hi,
Are you sure those SIM cards work in another handset?
Depending on your software version you may need to downgrade before you can root, apply S-OFF, and SIM Unlock.

yep all sims are current....i think i'll go down the road you say....i'll take a look
thanks .

My radio s-off tool can do simunlock, check it out.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

I'm a newbie on this site and i just got my DHD last week and im trying to root it, but im having some problems. I'm using jkoljo's guide to do it but i get stuck at the bootloader step, it says Model ID ! incorrect, i've been using the gold card helper app to create it and i dont know what else to do

thanks jkoljo...tryed your tip, run everything, after some nail biting it all went sweet
sim card is now active in the phone but cant dial out or in (no bars)
followed your guide visionary s-off etc and installed the VillainROM-HD-v1.5
heres what i have after power / vol down
ACE PVT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0. 85. 2007 (PD9810000)
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.03.02.2
and in software info
KERNAL VERSION 2.6.32.21
BUILD NUMBER VillainROM HD v1.5
SOFTWARE NUMBER 1.83.415.4
i apologize if any of the infomation falls under post rules
jkoljo all infomation and help is much appreciated ,your a gentelman and a scholar
imptb i feel ya pain as soon as i'm sorted i'll be more than willing to help the best i can
TREV1..ps... r1-1.32.405.6-update-ace-sense-stock-signed was installed before the root etc

bought a code for ....stupidness really needs a clip around the ear
sorted ..t-mobile kindly done the honours ,,after messing around and blagging em
and sorry for going off topic
great phone and tbh tryed a few roms, impressive work fellas
jkoljo tools and guide ,makes it so simple ,GENIUS...thanks
time to test a few roms,,
Android Revolution is on the menu tonite
imptb.. keep the faith you will get there, keep on trucking
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unlock entry

hello all i have dj steve's 2.2 rom and having trouble putting my unlock code in that i just got i put a non 02 sim in me streak but it wont show the unlock screen can any one help me out please thanks.

Hi. Can you boot directly into the Home Screen with your new SIM card in the phone? If you can, then maybe it's already network-unlocked. Just a maybe.

This happened to me as well and I had to flash stock rom so that the unlock screen would show.... As far as I know there is no other way to do it.

thanks but the phone wasnt unlocked before i dj steved it but yes it boots to the home screen i spose i will have to put stock rom on it i have spent ages updateing this to 2.2 as i can not run comand lines from my computer any one know where i can find a 1.6 or 2.1 02 offical zip thanks

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