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Unlocking Tmo Vibrant

June 2011 RE-EDIT... Use the instructions here or here to unlock.
EDIT: SIM-Lock on JI6 has been solved for me with helroz's repair_nv_data.zip, read further along...
Page 11, Post 103 has a good copy of the instructions (but read the whole thread)
Also, heres a link to the corresponding thread in the Captivate forums
Can someone who has had Tmobile US for at least 40 days put a request in for an unlock code for my Vibrant? I only have ATT and no friends with Tmo. The Tmobile unlock team already refused my request. You would just need to call Customer Service, ask for the unlock team. I tried all the solutions in the forums - I have a messed up nv_data (bought it on craigslist). Shoot me a PM if your willing to help. Thanks in advance.

how many days since you have your vibrant?
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I bought it 2 days ago from a guy on craigslist

There is an apk you can get called sgs unlock and it will give you the unlock code

the sgs unlocker doesn't work if the vibrant's had the JI6 update flashed or any other custom ROMs in it.

I'm also trying to unlock my JI6 updated vibrant. I was a dumbass and didn't unlock it when it was on JFD.
I paid cellunlocker.net for a code, but apparently it takes up to 3 days to get the code.

Yup,it had ji6 when I got it, and tmo won't give me the code cause I'm not their customer
And abaybas, please let me know if the code you get works

In this case, would you be able to unlock it if you flash your phone with JFD stock ROM then flash it back to JI6?

Nope. I odin'd back to stock. Ive tried the fixes. I just need someone to contact tmo for me

Ill do it. Whats the imei on the phone? it can take up to 72hrs but most times when I call its less.

No need! Just got it unlocked with a file that helroz sent me
Repeat: You can unlock a JI6 flashed phone using a file that changes the SIM unlock code (I was running bionix fusion when i did it)
Someone please work with him to turn it into an app if thats possible... its just a couple bat files and a jar that edit the files i believe
Thanks so much french dude (helroz)

wow can't believe you can do that in JI6 update, cuz i know about one unlock method that erases your phone's IMEI number and unlocks it permanently but thats questionable to be.

he sent me a repair_nv_data.zip and it fixed my nv_data and maintained the imei thats listed under my battery

mhseraph said:
No need! Just got it unlocked with a file that helroz sent me
Repeat: You can unlock a JI6 flashed phone using a file that changes the SIM unlock code (I was running bionix fusion when i did it)
Someone please work with him to turn it into an app if thats possible... its just a couple bat files and a jar that edit the files i believe
Thanks so much french dude (helroz)
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Can you post that file and and the steps you took to recover here? I'm sure someone in the same situation will find it valuable.

nhatduongchi said:
Can you post that file and and the steps you took to recover here? I'm sure someone in the same situation will find it valuable.
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I am actually in the same situation. I cant get mine unlocked using the app because it doesnt give me an unlock code and just says 'are you sure this is a galaxy s phone?'. I also tried paying for a code and the code did not work, the guy who did it also retried a second time and the code was the same, so I dont know whats up with that. My IMEI is the same as whats on my original box. I tried hacking the nv_data.bin myself using the guide posted somewhere in the i9000 thread. If someone could send me that fix I would be very grateful.

Laaf2005 said:
I am actually in the same situation. I cant get mine unlocked using the app because it doesnt give me an unlock code and just says 'are you sure this is a galaxy s phone?'. I also tried paying for a code and the code did not work, the guy who did it also retried a second time and the code was the same, so I dont know whats up with that. My IMEI is the same as whats on my original box. I tried hacking the nv_data.bin myself using the guide posted somewhere in the i9000 thread. If someone could send me that fix I would be very grateful.
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why don't you try calling t-mobile and get your code?
the sgs unlocker won't work to me too. my only chance left is the code from t-mobile.

iynfynity said:
why don't you try calling t-mobile and get your code?
the sgs unlocker won't work to me too. my only chance left is the code from t-mobile.
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Dont have tmobile, thats why i want to unlock it to begin with. otherwise, i cant use the phone. i have at&t.

nhatduongchi said:
Can you post that file and and the steps you took to recover here? I'm sure someone in the same situation will find it valuable.
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+1, would be greatly beneficial

try lockpop.com

iynfynity said:
try lockpop.com
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I would rather try this method. I'm not paying again for a code that may not work. I already paid $20 to swiftunlocks and the code didn't work. I got this phone 2 weeks ago and I still haven't been abke to use it.
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[Q] How to unlock x5 Pro

I would love to know how to get the SIM locked code for unlock this mobile, I will be so glad if somebody help me

herna said:
I would love to know how to get the SIM locked code for unlock this mobile, I will be so glad if somebody help me
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You just have to buy an unlock code, either through your operator or online. Ebay is your friend.

fjsferreira said:
You just have to buy an unlock code, either through your operator or online. Ebay is your friend.
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There is not way to find in some hidden files or in some text inside the Huawei? It has to be somewhere, I get unlocked my samsun galaxy mini on this way, so I only want to know in what folder and file find the code

There is a official rom that unclocks the phone but it is only for U8800 NON PRO
The only way to unlock U8800 pro is with a ulock code, I guess..

If you flash the official gingerbread it somehow unlocks it for the u8800-51
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Somcom3X said:
If you flash the official gingerbread it somehow unlocks it for the u8800-51
Sent from my U8800-51
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Yes, I got it, I installed b572 and it is unlocked, I made this since months, I can call and this and the phone is asking me the pin but is working, but when I upgrade to official ICS it is locked again and when I put my PIN it doesn´t connect, how can I fix that and to be all time unlocked?

It will only be unlocked while you are using b572. You can flash a custom rom over it and it is still going to be unclocked. But when you flash an update, when you change that b572 to another, it will lock again

herna said:
Yes, I got it, I installed b572 and it is unlocked, I made this since months, I can call and this and the phone is asking me the pin but is working, but when I upgrade to official ICS it is locked again and when I put my PIN it doesn´t connect, how can I fix that and to be all time unlocked?
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What he said
fjsferreira said:
You just have to buy an unlock code, either through your operator or online. Ebay is your friend.
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Sent from my U8800-51

I tried one more time for check what is gonna happens, and when I update to any ICS official or I install Pika, Shendu or Cuvetto, I lose mi IMEI and I cannot put it again, but when I come back to Aurora my networking and the IMEI is still unlocked, there is some way to run Cuvetto on my phone beeing unlocked and having IMEI? Thanks

Anyone can unlock Sprint LG V20 remotly ?

When i pop in my t-mobile sim card, the phone does not recognize it or prompt me for a network code or anything ? anyone know of someone or a service to sim unlock the sprint variant ? Thank you

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I'm also trying to figure this out, as I am not able to even connect to T-Mobiles server to trigger the unlock. All that my unlock app does is just sit there with a spinning wheel and say " connecting to server, please wait " , so if I cannot get passed that than I'm screwed cause it's gotta at least prompt me if I want to unlock permanently or temporary. Darn thing just keeps spinning like I'm blocked from even connecting. Can someone who is rooted check to see if their phone will prompt for an unlock or not? Thanks in advance!

anasrocks said:
When i pop in my t-mobile sim card, the phone does not recognize it or prompt me for a network code or anything ? anyone know of someone or a service to sim unlock the sprint variant ? Thank you
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If the T-Mobile unlock app is on the Sprint version (Which I doubt) use this site https://www.unlockbase.com/phone-unlocking-service/tmobile-device-unlock-app-official-unlock/ otherwise you might contact them and find out if they can sim unlock it another way. Or sideload the T-Mobile Unlock app and see if it works that way (I doubt this would work but you never know til you try)
shojus said:
I'm also trying to figure this out, as I am not able to even connect to T-Mobiles server to trigger the unlock. All that my unlock app does is just sit there with a spinning wheel and say " connecting to server, please wait " , so if I cannot get passed that than I'm screwed cause it's gotta at least prompt me if I want to unlock permanently or temporary. Darn thing just keeps spinning like I'm blocked from even connecting. Can someone who is rooted check to see if their phone will prompt for an unlock or not? Thanks in advance!
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If you are rooted, it can detect it and it will stay on the spinning wheel. Only way I got it to work was to restore to stock no root and it worked (It kept giving me a unlock not available until I bought the unlock service from https://www.unlockbase.com/phone-unlocking-service/tmobile-device-unlock-app-official-unlock/ )

Dirty Santa sim unlocks the Sprint variant,not sure for T-Mobile

DarkestSpawn said:
If the T-Mobile unlock app is on the Sprint version (Which I doubt) use this site https://www.unlockbase.com/phone-unlocking-service/tmobile-device-unlock-app-official-unlock/ otherwise you might contact them and find out if they can sim unlock it another way. Or sideload the T-Mobile Unlock app and see if it works that way (I doubt this would work but you never know til you try)
If you are rooted, it can detect it and it will stay on the spinning wheel. Only way I got it to work was to restore to stock no root and it worked (It kept giving me a unlock not available until I bought the unlock service from https://www.unlockbase.com/phone-unlocking-service/tmobile-device-unlock-app-official-unlock/ )
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I was thinking that it was because I was rooted , so I guess I will try and restore to an unrooted state and see if that makes a difference.

I found a guy on ebay who supposedly can unlock the Sprint V20 for $50.

preilly44 said:
I found a guy on ebay who supposedly can unlock the Sprint V20 for $50.
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can u post a link or the guys name?

papoose515 said:
can u post a link or the guys name?
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Don't bother. All he will do is already what you can do. Root your phone and use the US996 Rom on it(btw try that.)

me2151 said:
Don't bother. All he will do is already what you can do. Root your phone and use the US996 Rom on it(btw try that.)
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so the us996rom is sim unlocked?

papoose515 said:
so the us996rom is sim unlocked?
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The US996 roms are from an unlocked device. so yea.

anasrocks said:
When i pop in my t-mobile sim card, the phone does not recognize it or prompt me for a network code or anything ? anyone know of someone or a service to sim unlock the sprint variant ? Thank you
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is the phone paid off in full? no more monthly obligation? if not that's the reason you can't unlock. it's because you don't own the phone sprint does. NO ONE can get a device unlocked from distributor without full payment fulfillment.
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djnikkofb said:
is the phone paid off in full? no more monthly obligation? if not that's the reason you can't unlock. it's because you don't own the phone sprint does. NO ONE can get a device unlocked from distributor without full payment fulfillment.
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It works fine if you have a rom thats unlocked(for some unknown reason.)

Anything on this?!!! Im about to buy a service but when I pop another sim it doesn't prompt the unlock code screen I heard there's a way to manually get there any help?! Dirty Santa does the trick I heard but rooting the v20 is not easy and I heard lots of side effects

Anyone can unlock Sprint LG V20 remotly ? by anasrocks
me2151 said:
It works fine if you have a rom thats unlocked(for some unknown reason.)
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Can the T-Mobile LG v2o use that rom?

boss315man315 said:
Can the T-Mobile LG v2o use that rom?
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You can try it. i dont know if it will or wont work.

me2151 said:
You can try it. i dont know if it will or wont work.
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So did the ROM let you use any carrier sim?

boss315man315 said:
So did the ROM let you use any carrier sim?
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Supposedly yes. i never tested it.

yes sprint unlocks it remotely that is what they did with mine, once I called in they had you run the uicc unlock option in updates. it will say uicc unlocked successfully.

DarkestSpawn said:
If you are rooted, it can detect it and it will stay on the spinning wheel. Only way I got it to work was to restore to stock no root and it worked (It kept giving me a unlock not available until I bought the unlock service from https://www.unlockbase.com/phone-unlocking-service/tmobile-device-unlock-app-official-unlock/ )
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I have this the same spinning wheel Iand Im unable to unlock my phone. Is it hard to go back to stock and redo it again?

HTC BOLT (sprint) - can it be unlocked?

I can see some HTC BOLTs with bad ESN to sell....
Can it be unlocked to be used in another country?

enki7 said:
I can see some HTC BOLTs with bad ESN to sell....
Can it be unlocked to be used in another country?
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I went through the motions to unlock SIM & it appears to have worked...same as M9...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-one-m9/general/nv-unlock-sim-t3314755

OMJ said:
I went through the motions to unlock SIM & it appears to have worked...same as M9...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-one-m9/general/nv-unlock-sim-t3314755
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Does it have to be S-OFF to work? Im at the step where you click on read. Its looking for the phone "Searching phone in DM mode" which I assume the handset must be in Download Mode but it says "Failed.. Phone does not answer"

eurominican said:
Does it have to be S-OFF to work? Im at the step where you click on read. Its looking for the phone "Searching phone in DM mode" which I assume the handset must be in Download Mode but it says "Failed.. Phone does not answer"
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I'm not sure...I was s-off
no, u don't want to be in download mode, but you do need to Dial ##3424# then choose DM ON
which read step are u on? there's a couple...1c & 2e

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I'm not sure...I was s-off
no, u don't want to be in download mode, but you do need to Dial ##3424# then choose DM ON
which read step are u on? there's a couple...1c & 2e
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It worked. Thanks!

Will this allow it to be used on straight talk?

I wonder if a Sprint HTC Bolt can be unlocked for Boost? Appears same hardware.

whbisondtr said:
Will this allow it to be used on straight talk?
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Should be able to once the sim is unlocked
futurenow said:
I wonder if a Sprint HTC Bolt can be unlocked for Boost? Appears same hardware.
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Should work, the rom has boost files in it
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OMJ said:
Should be able to once the sim is unlocked
Should work, the rom has boost files in it
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I went with the galaxy s7. Too many issues with htc, but thank you just the same.

can this unlock method unlock the htc bolt boost ??

kaiser_roma225 said:
can this unlock method unlock the htc bolt boost ??
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I answered this just 2 posts up, try searching 1st
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OMJ said:
I answered this just 2 posts up, try searching 1st
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Thank you for your replay , to do this unlock operation need to root my device ? , can you tell me best and easy way to root my htc bolt , can i root it by one click root ?

kaiser_roma225 said:
Thank you for your replay , to do this unlock operation need to root my device ? , can you tell me best and easy way to root my htc bolt , can i root it by one click root ?
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depends if u need your MSL
to root you 1st need to unlock the bootloader via htcdev.com
after unlocking bootloader, you need to flash TWRP from download mode
boot into TWRP to flash either Magisk (my preference) or SuperSU

OMJ said:
depends if u need your MSL
to root you 1st need to unlock the bootloader via htcdev.com
after unlocking bootloader, you need to flash TWRP from download mode
boot into TWRP to flash either Magisk (my preference) or SuperSU
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If i need the root only to make the unlock operation can use the one click root or must used SuperSU ?

kaiser_roma225 said:
If i need the root only to make the unlock operation can use the one click root or must used SuperSU ?
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I'm not familiar w. one click root, only supersu or magisk

OMJ said:
I'm not familiar w. one click root, only supersu or magisk
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Thank you for you help , is this unlock is permanent even when reset the phone ?

kaiser_roma225 said:
Thank you for you help , is this unlock is permanent even when reset the phone ?
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Yes.

HTC Bolt SIM-Unlock
I followed the steps from the instructions and was able to SIM-Unlock the phone.
Also, performed UICC unlock in Software Updates after I paid off the phone.
I tested it with a friend's T-Mobile SIM and worked flawlessly.
Also tested with another friend's AT&T SIM and again worked flawlessly.
I have since switched to Verizon and found out that it will not work on Verizon, so I decided to sell it.
Sold it on eBay and now the guy who purchased it says he is getting the following error :
"GSM/UMTS Mode not supported in the U.S. Only foreign SIM card usable in device. Your device will switch to CDMA mode now."
When I google this error, everything I find is for older HTC devices, and these posts are back from 2011.
Has anyone come across this, or do you think this guy is trying to pull a fast one on me?
Again, I know for a fact it is unlocked and will work on AT&T but he says it is still SIM-Locked, and says the MSL code I gave him is incorrect.
Pretty sure a phone cannot re-lock itself.. am I wrong?

Problem with G930AZ Unlock

I havent been able to unlock my phone phone i bought it off ebay and i cant seem to unlock it. i bought the unlock code from two different unlock servers and they both appeared with the same code but it doesnt work i was wondering if anyone has had this same problem and was able to fix it. i would apreciate the help thanks in advance.

You have to wait a while for the unlock to go through. I've never unlocked my phone but I've seen videos so I have some knowledge

Flare_x13 said:
I havent been able to unlock my phone phone i bought it off ebay and i cant seem to unlock it. i bought the unlock code from two different unlock servers and they both appeared with the same code but it doesnt work i was wondering if anyone has had this same problem and was able to fix it. i would apreciate the help thanks in advance.
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Something happened with OS in your phone. Maybe it was rooted, or maybe some error in the system. Any how. Just flash your phone with stock rom. The original firmware that it had, and the code should work. Also try factory reset first. That may work as well.
Good luck.

Pm me i'll unlock it for u for free

instrumentaly said:
Pm me i'll unlock it for u for free
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Yoy can tell me how ?

Flare_x13 said:
I havent been able to unlock my phone phone i bought it off ebay and i cant seem to unlock it. i bought the unlock code from two different unlock servers and they both appeared with the same code but it doesnt work i was wondering if anyone has had this same problem and was able to fix it. i would apreciate the help thanks in advance.
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That's maybe cuz it's network unlock... You need frp unlock???
I can't seem to get the correct eng boot or combo firmware for mine... I can't seem to unlock mine and I've done it on a few others.... Not the cricket model tho...
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JeepinxJosh said:
That's maybe cuz it's network unlock... You need frp unlock???
I can't seem to get the correct eng boot or combo firmware for mine... I can't seem to unlock mine and I've done it on a few others.... Not the cricket model tho...
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yeah it was a network lock and yes i know what im doing and nope i had to use a combination of msl code and then use the pin. it was a new type of security back then.
can uou describe your problem what build number are you on what version of adroid

Flare_x13 said:
yeah it was a network lock and yes i know what im doing and nope i had to use a combination of msl code and then use the pin. it was a new type of security back then.
can uou describe your problem what build number are you on what version of adroid
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ok I have a g930az... (s7) frp locked... ex girlfriend thought it would be funny... it's not...im on US4AQA1 firmware6.0.1/mmb29m/930aztus4aqa1 user/release-keys
I thought since I was on MM I could do this with no issue... but everytime I flash anything but pure stock all 4 firmware files I can't boot past the splash screen... bootlooop on off on off... forever... I have tried every 930u a and v combofile and qc engboot file I could find... I've done the FRO unlock on many before this but this one is nuts... i think she may have done something else I dunno/..