Hi all really need some help in getting an activation code for my hd2 I've tried live chat also email nd phoning Microsoft but they always seem to want my Imei and its really bugging me lol
I'm kinda hoping someone may help me by getting hold of an activation key for me outta the goodness of their heart as don't have any funds to offer as a donation
Any help is very much appreciated
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I think you should choose a better title for your thread, that´s my first thought.
Maybe this way, chances rise to get what you need. I was a bit earlier, even writing I needed an activation code for my HD2 by mistake, and I still got it.
Firstly, why on earth did you title your topic with "please help"? That should be part of the topic, not title. Titles are supposed to be descriptive of the topic, thats just common sense not rocket science.
Second, there is already loads of topics on this subject and plenty of ways to do it, some even say that they have given their HD2 imei and still got activation key and some have just kept trying and eventually got one. Nobody is going to give you their key as its assigned to their live account.
If you want a activation key you should just persevere or should have done it early on like the majority of us.
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Right instead of everyone stating the obvious and trying to point out wen nd how I should try to get a key I've tried every way that's stated on this forum and got nowhere I'm not here to get moaned at I've only had this phone a week and just wanted some help I'm not asking to take someone else's code I'm merely asking for help obtaining one if that's not too much to ask
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i have an activation code
i have an activation code n i can provide you with it just pm me and i will reply to that with the activation code
Give them the HD2 IMEI number. They will then give you the code. They need it to generate the code, not to determine what phone you have.
Can't I get into any sort of trouble once they know it's a hd2 tho as that's what's putting me off
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Do you think they really scour the millions upon millions of imei codes to see if your one of "perhaps" thousands of rogue hd2 users trying to steal wp7?!
Give them your code, and they will generate a activation code for you. They will not block your phone. Let me know how it goes.
I hope your right m8 lol also wanna ask if I can do the registry change to make it think its a hd7 with XP on my netbook or do I have to have windows 7 installed as can't seem to install windows developer tools
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I have Win 7 but I know others have got it to work using XP, search some of the forums.
toonarmy85 said:
I hope your right m8 lol also wanna ask if I can do the registry change to make it think its a hd7 with XP on my netbook or do I have to have windows 7 installed as can't seem to install windows developer tools
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The registry settings are done via your phone, not your PC OS.
Anyway that doesnt matter anymore since the custom roms already come with this pre-done, So just flash one of teh custom ones, they are also unlocked.
toonarmy85 said:
I hope your right m8 lol also wanna ask if I can do the registry change to make it think its a hd7 with XP on my netbook or do I have to have windows 7 installed as can't seem to install windows developer tools
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Just flash one of the custom roms available (I recommend xboxmod's rom) and registry changes are already made and already unlocked. If you need a HD7 imei to get activation code, pm me and I'll give you a HD7 imei you can tell them.
Thanks for the help everybody I already have the leo70 rom installed will I have to change over rom or is it already ok to use
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I don't know much about root with the mytouch 4g Or any phone for that matter A
except that it is considered very very good However it may or may not want a warranty that is where I hear different issues
Could someone clarify the two things first what are the exact benefits I get out of it. would it take me back to what I had on my nexus --basic android. nd
Secondly would it void my warranty? If so is there a way of getting back to the original factory settings where they would not know?
Lastly there is no way I would be able to do this is there anyway of getting anyone else to do it in person or over the computer By giving me instructions I know there is a list of instructions but I was thinking more along the lines of seeing or speaking to someone
I would pay handsomely for this
Thank you and this was typed and sent using Dragon dictation so forgive me for any misspellings or punctuation I correct is almost all spelling and punctuation till the end
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I don't know much about root with the mytouch 4g Or any phone for that matter A
except that it is considered very very good However it may or may not want a warranty that is where I hear different issues
Could someone clarify the two things first what are the exact benefits I get out of it. would it take me back to what I had on my nexus --basic android. nd
Secondly would it void my warranty? If so is there a way of getting back to the original factory settings where they would not know?
Lastly there is no way I would be able to do this is there anyway of getting anyone else to do it in person or over the computer By giving me instructions I know there is a list of instructions but I was thinking more along the lines of seeing or speaking to someone
I would pay handsomely for this
Thank you and this was typed and sent using Dragon dictation so forgive me for any misspellings or punctuation I correct is almost all spelling and punctuation till the end
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1 - Simply rooting the phone would not give you the same setup that you had on your Nexus One, but it would allow you to get there. By rooting the phone, you are getting complete access to every partition on that phone and THAT is what allows changes to be made to the kernel and operating systems (aka ROMs). Unless you are a developer and know how to create your own ROM, you'd have to wait until one is created for us. Right now I believe there is one called Ice or something to that extent. You can check the Development section for that.
2 - Rooting technically does void your warranty, however there are way to get back to the original stock ROM/settings. There are threads in the Development section as well. As with anything that is in unfamiliar territory, take care and precaution when modifying your phone...especially if you use it on a daily basis and aren't sure of the exact steps to take.
Hopefully this was somewhat useful. Good luck!
Allen, and everyone, thank you
Yes, it does help
You say I can wait for one, or do my own, or use one by ??Ice.
Is that the one that was on the net, namely one like this, created by Scotty also?
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/11/root-mytouch-4g-install-custom-recovery/
1. Is that safe
2. Is the "flash" the thing that can get you back to factory settings
3. As far as the ? about getting anyone to take baby steps with you in doing this OR somewhere to take the phone to do it, has anyone heard of this.
Lastly, Allen
did you know anything about the phone locking up after a break, when using WiFi (EDIT: Oops thought I mentioned this in the post above. fwiw, anyone know why I can use wifi over the net quite well, using my browser (not to confuse using the wifi calling app, as one gent thought I meant. But then after a brief break, it locks up. even if I switch back to hspa. I have to restart. any ideas?)
Again, Thanks Allen, and all
If the only thing you know about rooting is "its very very good" then my suggestion would be to not do it just to do it.... do your research first, learn the basics and what its all about, yes there are pro's but theres con's. A simple mistake could leave you with a very expensive paper weight. All I'm saying is there's no need to jump in to it. root was around far before android and wont disappear over night. The only thing that I can't stress enough is research research research.
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If the only thing you know about rooting is "its very very good" then my suggestion would be to not do it just to do it.... do your research first, learn the basics and what its all about, yes there are pro's but theres con's. A simple mistake could leave you with a very expensive paper weight. All I'm saying is there's no need to jump in to it. root was around far before android and wont disappear over night. The only thing that I can't stress enough is research research research.
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Hey, thanks pack
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You say I can wait for one, or do my own, or use one by ??Ice.
Is that the one that was on the net, namely one like this, created by Scotty also?
1. Is that safe
2. Is the "flash" the thing that can get you back to factory settings
3. As far as the ? about getting anyone to take baby steps with you in doing this OR somewhere to take the phone to do it, has anyone heard of this.
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For a beginner developing your own rom would be extremely difficult/almost impossible... no other roms have been released yet except for the ice one but that is the exact same thing as what you have now minus the stock apps
One problem with using other peoples roms is if you can't read the code you really don't know what your putting on your phone... with XDA a decent amount of us can read code and would say something if we found it malicious but what if noone took the time on that specific rom? unless you can read it that just brings me back to you really never know
So I guess that answers your is it safe question... its safe if you know what your doing... and don't get me wrong I'm not tryin to make it sound scary it'll be a 1 in a million shot to find a malicious file on xda but it could happen
2 flash an equal to install ... as installing a rom flashing a rom
3 no idea what you mean
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pack said:
For a beginner developing your own rom would be extremely difficult/almost impossible... no other roms have been released yet except for the ice one but that is the exact same thing as what you have now minus the stock apps
One problem with using other peoples roms is if you can't read the code you really don't know what your putting on your phone... with XDA a decent amount of us can read code and would say something if we found it malicious but what if noone took the time on that specific rom? unless you can read it that just brings me back to you really never know
So I guess that answers your is it safe question... its safe if you know what your doing... and don't get me wrong I'm not tryin to make it sound scary it'll be a 1 in a million shot to find a malicious file on xda but it could happen
2 flash an equal to install ... as installing a rom flashing a rom
3 no idea what you mean
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thanks. No, that just about answers it. very well, I might add. I will wait
what i meant, is if there is one that comes out, might there be someone who will walk you thru it, i.e for a newbie either thru chat, phone, or somewhere to take your phone to get it flashed with the new rom
oh ok i see, you would probably not want someone to do it for you because youll need to do it more than once... if someone walks you through it at least you learn how to do it and you'll be able to do it next time (and trust me theres always a next time) if your interested in doing it i pm'd you my aim name and id help you out with it... its really quite simply when its broken down... but like i said before id do some more research on it first and come up with some reason you personally need root access because its importance to other people may not mean anything to you n vice versa.
This activation business is a real pain, has totally put me off giving WP7 a proper go, cant imagine there is any way around this if you wan to use MS marketplace, anyone any ideas about some sort of bypass / crack?
How about just calling MS and getting a code. They don't bite
It's not really that much of a pain... especially now with the custom roms out that are already unlocked and have the registry edited. All you need is the activation code, which you can easily get from microsoft. Once you get the code once, you'll never need to again.
Besides, bypassing activation would be considered warez and wouldn't be allowed on this site. I don't think it's possible anyways.
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How about just calling MS and getting a code. They don't bite
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Because for example this doesn't work in Poland.
Shaamaan said:
Because for example this doesn't work in Poland.
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try the chat or the email-method, worked for me. dont forget to set your site-language to "english US" on the microsoft support site.
I didnt know there were edited custom ROMS, are you sure these are fully working and you just need you Code, is anyone using one of these ROMS, is it really that easy?
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I didnt know there were edited custom ROMS, are you sure these are fully working and you just need you Code, is anyone using one of these ROMS, is it really that easy?
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I haven't used one yet, but many have, and yes, they are really that easy. There are threads in the HD2 WP7 Development section... there's a couple and they will probably be at the top.
At the moment ROM cooking for WP7 is still in it's infancy. The tools were released only a few days ago and Chefs are still not familiar with the new OS. So all custom ROM's are very close to stock with added built-in Chervon and some tweaks. Of course you should also consider that the DTF ROM is also a custom ROM I doubt it that MS supplied it to them
hi guys!
I've searched here and over the net but i havent found the answers...
i would like to use www.htcsense.com with my hd2 running rafdroid hd on it, but only for locking my phone, localisation and let it ringing.
I DONT want to sync contacts or my messanges.
so is there a way to have this worked like i want?
Also: htc will see the imei of the device, so can the recognize that i'm using an hd2 wich want to be a dhd? i would think that they can identify the device over the imei as an hd2...
i have guarantee on my hd2, so when i would need to send it to htc and flash back original windows, could the see that this phone got used with htcsense.com and then say that the phone is outside the guarantee because of flashing android?
thx so far...
PS: If any would have a working, secure and non ram eating free app for remoteley locking, localise and ringing the phone, please tell me theft aware cost 10€, f-secure anti theft isn't working and about wave secure you can read ver much bad posts...
Lookout Mobile Security is supposed to be good, it can be had for free from the Android market.
thx for your advise, but lookout can only lock the phone in the premium version wich has a feew per year...
i just want to have the chance to lock my phone and eventuelly locate it over sms or web, also if the sim gets changed (with sending the new number). not less, not more, i'm wondering that i can't find a app wich is providing exactley this.
htcsense.com looks for this soooooooo perfect, but as i can read all ove the web, it's not really working properly until now
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thx for your advise, but lookout can only lock the phone in the premium version wich has a feew per year...
i just want to have the chance to lock my phone and eventuelly locate it over sms or web, also if the sim gets changed (with sending the new number). not less, not more, i'm wondering that i can't find a app wich is providing exactley this.
htcsense.com looks for this soooooooo perfect, but as i can read all ove the web, it's not really working properly until now
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From memory you can use HTCSENSE.com on out HD2s. I used to use it until i switched to GB (No Sense = No HTCSense.com ). I think you can choose what to sync.
HTCSENSE.com and the 'Sense Clock' is the one thing that keeps dragging me back to FroYo
ok, it isnt so important anymore.
i decied to BUY the theft aware software..
OMFG! This piece of software is soooooooooo perfect and insane! i love it!
i can recommend everyone to test it!
PS: That i can use htcsense with the hd2 with an dhd image i knew allready, what keeps me asking, is if htc could realise that i am using the service with an hd2, especially if i would have a guarantee repair on the hd2
viper2097 said:
ok, it isnt so important anymore.
i decied to BUY the theft aware software..
OMFG! This piece of software is soooooooooo perfect and insane! i love it!
i can recommend everyone to test it!
PS: That i can use htcsense with the hd2 with an dhd image i knew allready, what keeps me asking, is if htc could realise that i am using the service with an hd2, especially if i would have a guarantee repair on the hd2
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I'm glad you like our tool!
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Great tool for a great price
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HTC Sense
I've found only the HTC Stock Roms with all the HTC stuff bulit in will still allow you to use all the HTC extras. I'm using [26.MAY.11][ZIP][APP2SD][LEO512][LEO1024]CMYLXGOs Stock Desire HD[RUU1.84][RAF 1.9OC]
WernerW said:
I'm glad you like our tool!
Yesterday we started a global -70% price promotion for "Theft Aware" http://www.theftaware.com
Great tool for a great price
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...ion-weve-seen-to-date-really-hands-on-review/
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Hello, I really like theftaware but my HD2 doesn't send the sms when the sim changes or when I send the LOST command. I use Typhoon CM7 ROM.
Hello everybody!
I plan on buying a HD2 from a friend and unlocking it and putting andriod on it. Can anybody tell me which is the best version of android to put on it? and where to get it? Also does the HSPL2 unlock so I can use on any carrier?
1- Depends on what you prefer. (Latest Stable Version of Android is 2.3.5 GingerBread (non-sense)) (1
2- Get it from Android NAND Development.
3- No, it only unlocks the phone so that you can put a Custom ROM, doesn't unlock carrier-locks.
okay thanks!
this question has been asked several times over. I dont want to come across smug or anything and sorry if i am but this all boils down to opinion. The reason being is what you like and want on your phone may not be what i like.
With that being said do you like sence ROMs, cyanogen ROMs or miui? they all are very different. here take a look at this page, it lists just about every android build for our beloved hd2 but lists them in a much easier way to find them. The site is updated daily and also gives some basic info on each ROM as well as links you to them.
If your friend wouldn't mind calling T-mobile for you he can have it unlocked for free, it wouldnt cost a penny. The only catch is he has to already have a account with T-mobile. They will give you the code and then all you need to do is have a at&t sim card to punch in the code, really easy actually. Ebay sells them sometimes for cheap also. I've seen them as low as $10 on there but that was several weeks ago now.
thank you, I didnt know about roms at all, saved me a lot also, when he calls does he just give them the Imei and they give him the code? Or can I just call myself and ask
Someone with a active T-Mobile account will need to be the one to call to get the code and yes, you'll just need to give them the imei#. All I said when I called was I would like to get an unlock code for my phone and they gave it to me.
When you place the sim card in the phone and turn it on you'll just need to punch in the numbers T-Mobile gave you and that's it. Takes just a minute really.
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I just got my hd2 last weekend from Craigslist. I got an awesome deal. I unlocked it from eBay for exactly $6.24 and received the code in about 12 hours, I ordered it Sunday night. Weekdays it would be faster. I currently have cyanogenmod by typhoon on it right now its really fast.
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I've recently put NexusHD2-IceCreamSandwich Beta10 on my HD2 and absolutley love it (so far).
I have been looking for an answer on the question whether the Developer edition of the HTC ONE. Some sources said it is some said it is not S-off. So I decided to do some investigation myself. Contacted HTCDev, and got this as a response:
The second question it is answering whether I would be able to flash a T-Mobile radio on the phone...
I thought this might be useful info for all.
balint0808 said:
I have been looking for an answer on the question whether the Developer edition of the HTC ONE. Some sources said it is some said it is not S-off. So I decided to do some investigation myself. Contacted HTCDev, and got this as a response:
Dear Balint Pihes,
Thanks for contacting HTC Technical Support Center.
Dear Balint, I am glad to know that you are a member of the HTC family and I will be more than happy to assist you.
Regarding the first question, your HTC One has the S-off. Regarding your second question, at this time we do not have this information yet and the developers are working to provide you with the best service, as so, I will recommend you to stay tuned and check the following webpage, at http://www.htcdev.com/
I am sorry for the inconvenience that this may have caused.
The second question it is answering whether I would be able to flash a T-Mobile radio on the phone...
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thanks!
Some woman at HTC tweeted last month that the Developer One would not have S-OFF. We will see.
Htcdev twitter said the device is not soff.
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Htcdev twitter said the device is not soff.
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No one will really know until Thursday or Friday
Asked the question again, same site, same question, different answer...guess we will only know next week.
Thank you for your interest in the new HTC One. We can confirm that the device is SIM unlocked and Bootloader unlocked. However, we cannot confirm if the device will have S-Off, as we do not have any detailed information about the device yet. Please keep an eye on HTC.com for updates and announcements about this device. You can also check back with us periodically to see if we have any additional information for you. We are just an email away for more support. In the meantime, I hope you have a great day, Balint!
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this kind of thing makes me wonder what it's like working at a place like HTC. are they really as disjointed as they appear to be?
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this kind of thing makes me wonder what it's like working at a place like HTC. are they really as disjointed as they appear to be?
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Most big companies are.
If HTC makes Dev edition S-OFF, they will wipe all sins they have done over last 2 years in my eyes
I tweeted htc dev and they said no -off.
https://twitter.com/htcdev/status/321021128325869568
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Just got a follow up email from a supervisor, he says the employee was wrong, the device does not have s-off. Apparently he had the developer edition in his hands, when he wrote that.
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It's such bull that they market it as "dev" and leave s-on.
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It's such bull that they market it as "dev" and leave s-on.
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I couldn't agree with you more..
so what is the point of purchasing the "developer edition?" other than it being a 64GB device? this is totally effed...
You also get unbranded firmware and update quicker.
It is not designed for developing roms, it is designed for developing programs. Rooting and installing custom roms invalidates the warranty on any HTC one, including the dev edition.
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What is S-off?
stevedebi said:
It is not designed for developing roms, it is designed for developing programs. Rooting and installing custom roms invalidates the warranty on any HTC one, including the dev edition.
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Before I get my head ripped off asking what appears to be a silly question, what is S-off? I gather by your reactions the HTC One I bought on pre-order at the HTC.com website has a security feature that by default is turned on and not off? So what there is another layer of security that must be unlocked to flash custom ROMs? I'm putting my wife into this device given her line of work...medical migrating from Windows Phone 7.8 so forgive me if I am not entirely up to speed on all things Android. Thanks!
berrywr said:
Before I get my head ripped off asking what appears to be a silly question, what is S-off? I gather by your reactions the HTC One I bought on pre-order at the HTC.com website has a security feature that by default is turned on and not off? So what there is another layer of security that must be unlocked to flash custom ROMs? I'm putting my wife into this device given her line of work...medical migrating from Windows Phone 7.8 so forgive me if I am not entirely up to speed on all things Android. Thanks!
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It is not required to flash custom roms. It is required to change certain items in the phone such as the country code. It is turned on by default until someone figures out how to hack the phone.
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berrywr said:
Before I get my head ripped off asking what appears to be a silly question, what is S-off? I gather by your reactions the HTC One I bought on pre-order at the HTC.com website has a security feature that by default is turned on and not off? So what there is another layer of security that must be unlocked to flash custom ROMs? I'm putting my wife into this device given her line of work...medical migrating from Windows Phone 7.8 so forgive me if I am not entirely up to speed on all things Android. Thanks!
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Most people don't need S-Off, it allows you to brick your device, and more importantly to relock it so that HTC don't know you've put custom ROMs on it for warranty purposes.
On the One X it would have been useful to flash updated firmware so that JB ROMs could be installed on carrier phones before the carriers bothered to get round to validating the update, but that's a fairly rare scenario.
It also allows you to flash different radios, but again, it's pretty rare that's required.
So yeah, other than those rare scenarios and AT&T phones who prevent the phone from being bootloader unlocked via htcdev.com, it's not needed if you just want to flash custom ROMs or lie to HTC.
I don't think flashing radios is a rare scenario... I've done it a dozen times on my One XL.
I want s-off to see if we can flash a T-Mobile radio on dev edition to enable all T-Mobile bands.
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