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SIm locked after ROM flashing?

I wonder if my SFR (french vodaphon) Magic will be sim unlocked after a ROM flashing?
Thanks

nope the sim lock resides in a different part of the phone from the OS so flashing won't affect the lock or unlock status of the phone

Thanx Sammy for the answer
I'm very amazed the community don't managed to unlock this!
Only few website manage to unlock sim and make a business with it
Even the WM community is more active... Android is a deception for me in this point of view...

after flashing with the ion multi 5 rom mines is unlocked......just put an orange sim in my vodafone (uk) handset and works.

vodafone UK ones are unlocked by default
actually there are unlock services on here and for most recent winmo phones you have to pay anyways

Pmsl there u go then learn something new every day so used to them locking phones that was unexpexcted

Atrix 4g At&T totally locked

Hello guys,
got one atrix at&t 4g in hands right now wich cant accept any sim card. Even the at&t one. Customer told he bought it as unlocked at am usa bestbuy shop and as arrived in home realised it´s locked indeed. As far i can see also to at&t sim card as it asks for network pin. I tried to updated it to [STOCK ROM] Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread 4.5.91 (Safest Update) following xda guide, but it keeps locked also to at&t. N tip or help from someone?
Rgds,

Buy an unlock code perhaps?

i tried
Pat123 said:
Buy an unlock code perhaps?
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i did it, but the 8-dig unlock code did not work. Will try a 16 dig from a diff supplier. Weird is it should accept at&t sim card. But it doesnot.

im having a bit of a hard time understanding what u mean by the ATT sim not being accepted..if u mean there no signal when u put the sim in, its because ur friend bought it without activating it with an ATT number most likely. In which case a non active ATT sim will not register with the Roaming partners which will show up on ur phone as no service. Get a valid code from a seller such as cellunlock.net i used them and they're code worked perfectly, once u sim unlock the phone then put in a SIM from ur country and it should pick up signal all u have to do then is create a motoblur account or choose to skip that process.

none sim card
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im having a bit of a hard time understanding what u mean by the ATT sim not being accepted..if u mean there no signal when u put the sim in, its because ur friend bought it without activating it with an ATT number most likely. In which case a non active ATT sim will not register with the Roaming partners which will show up on ur phone as no service. Get a valid code from a seller such as cellunlock.net i used them and they're code worked perfectly, once u sim unlock the phone then put in a SIM from ur country and it should pick up signal all u have to do then is create a motoblur account or choose to skip that process.
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Sorry man for yr misunderstading. Wht i mean is wht i said: it does not accept any sim card. Neither one from at&t. Then, if i insert an at&t sim card (yep, i have more than 4 of them) phone asks for network pin, just like it asks when i insert other operators sim card, like claro brazil (i.e).
Its regular expected behavior should be accepting, at least, the at&t sim card since it´s from usa at&t. Of course it would not show network signal cos i am outside usa and my at&t sim cards have no credits, but it should not ask for a network pin when a at&t sim card is inserted.
Rgds,

Gingerblur
Hi there Antonio. Had same problem here in Peru. Thanks to Tenfar´s CMW recovery and Gingerblur I managed to make my Atrix work with Claro Peru and Movistar. Just look for them in the development forums.

duvate said:
Hi there Antonio. Had same problem here in Peru. Thanks to Tenfar´s CMW recovery and Gingerblur I managed to make my Atrix work with Claro Peru and Movistar. Just look for them in the development forums.
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Can you explain what exactly it was that you did to resolve this issue??

up... up...
no success with tenfar´s as suggested by Duvate. N other help pls?
Rgds
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sounds like the phone is asking for a SIM Pin or what's known as a PUK Code, which unfortunately if u dont know it, u have to contact the carrier of the sim card for it, my advice would b to try to get a sim unlock code, put the code in just to make sure it is unlocked, then stick the sim for ur country's carrier inside the phone. It will probably ask for a pin again at that point call ur provider, and give them the imei/serial of the sim and ask for the sim pin/puk code. hopefully that resolves the problem. Also do not try to guess the code more then 3 times or u will fry/burn ur sim card and will need a new one.

Network pin code
djkinetic said:
sounds like the phone is asking for a SIM Pin or what's known as a PUK Code, which unfortunately if u dont know it, u have to contact the carrier of the sim card for it, my advice would b to try to get a sim unlock code, put the code in just to make sure it is unlocked, then stick the sim for ur country's carrier inside the phone. It will probably ask for a pin again at that point call ur provider, and give them the imei/serial of the sim and ask for the sim pin/puk code. hopefully that resolves the problem. Also do not try to guess the code more then 3 times or u will fry/burn ur sim card and will need a new one.
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Thank u man, but it prompts for network pin code, no sim card pin code.
Thank u again. I appreciate it.

antoniolcrd said:
Thank u man, but it prompts for network pin code, no sim card pin code.
Thank u again. I appreciate it.
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Are you sure it's an ATT Atrix? Could it be that you have for example a Bell Atrix?
p.s. according to widely spread beliefs, if you type in the network unlock code wrong too many times, the phone will become hard locked, meaning it won't accept any sim card. could be that the person you got it from did just that.

If you can still put in a network pin your good. See, you may have an AT&T sim, but it has no service so the phone wont read it until it's unlock. You need to purchase an unlock. DO NOT GO GUESSING. I believe the Atrix has 5 attempts before locking you out forever.

at & t
@xploited
yep, it´s from at&t. It is bundled into at&t pack and also i flashed it OTA last at&t release.
@Purple Drama Llama
yep, it still asks for network pin code to unlock. No one msg like contact operator or phone freezed or whatever. Then i think it may not be hardlocked... yet.
p.s: ordered a third supplier an unlock code. Hope not be refunded this time since i hope it may work good. Wish me luck.
Rgds,

Hi, guys. I have the same problem i've purchased atrix without contract in the at&t retail store, they e-mailed me the unlock code, but the code is wrong i said it to them, they were surprised and e-mailed me another one and it is wrong too they (in the att store) said, that either of them should work and they don't know what to do. i still cant use my sim card. At&t sim was never used in that phone. is it important to have att sim inserted even once? and what to do with the phone?

baseband needed
Hello guys,
pls would some1 upload here the baseband version 1.77.07p?
thnk u all.

antoniolcrd said:
Hello guys,
pls would some1 upload here the baseband version 1.77.07p?
thnk u all.
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May wanna search in the correct forums for stuff like that probably get more responses.
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At Last!!!!
Hello Folks,
at last i managed to solve it. Flashed 1FF-olympus-user-2.3.4-4.5.91-110625-release-keys-signed-ATT-US-GAS_NA_OLPSGBATTSPE_P011.sbf back and got the same: unsuccesfull unlock. Then flashed the baseband Retail Brazil Radio.sbf and enter the unlocking code from at&t and Voila... unlocked!!!
Thank you all. Let me quickly get into Aura

Hello!
Junior
I'm also from Brazil and I am having the same problem!
Spend more details on how you achieved this miracle! if you can make the files available used would be great!
I'm with version 2.3.4
Abs

I'm a N00B, but I've spent close to 30 hours reading up on posts the past three days. I have the same problem as stated in the original post... even my AT&T sim results in a request for the unlock code now.
I started with an AT&T Atrix. I unlocked the boot loader, put CWM recovery on, put Alien v4 ROM on...then the next day AT&T called me with my unlock code for international use. When I put a new sim in it asked for the code, but did not accept it "Network unlock result unsuccessful" Two other sims just immediately went to "Subsidy Lock ..." statement without asking for the unlock code... then my AT&T sim stopped working, and went to asking for an unlock code right away. Phone also will not pick up any signal, nor connect to any networks
I have entered many codes many times, and not circumvented the error, nor permanently locked it...
My next steps are to install the Gingerbread 2.3 ROM available here: https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/49191?start=0&tstart=0
Then use RSD lite to flash the AT&T 4.5.91 firmware available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125944
After which I am hoping I can enter the unlock code, then re-unlock the boot loader, and flash back to alien v4 ROM again.
Do you think this will work, or have any other better ideas?
Should I use RSD Lite to flash the original firmware .sbf file?
My best guess is that the unlocked boot loader is preventing the phone from carrier unlocking ???
Extra credit:
- any idea how the phone is not permanently frozen after entering unlock codes up to 50 times?
- Will I need to put CWM recovery on the phone again?
- Any idea how the AT&T sim stopped working (while still working fine in another phone)
Please help and I hope this post will help others...

the boot loader unlock .sbf was only 13 MB, but the original 4.5.91 AT&T firmware .sbf is 1.5 GB unzipped... is flashing this mega-file through RSD lite the way to get this operating, or warrantee returnable again from its present state of unlocked boot loader, and not accepting any sims? Thank You
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FYI: when installing the MotoBlur Gingerbread 2.3 ROM I get a
"Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/... lots of alphanumerics
E:Error in /sdcard/Blur_Version....
(Status 7)
Installation aborted"
any ideas? Thanks for your time on this...

[Q] Keeping Interop Unlock with last update (post-KK2)

Hello,
After reading a lot of posts, I still can't figure out if the Interop Unlock is kept while updating to the latest updates. I tried to downgrade to an "unlockable" version, unlocked, made the unlock "permanent" (via Registry edit) then update, but this didn't work.
I used the WindowBreak unlock, achieve to use it with older version, but when I updated, it wasn't unlocked anymore.
Did I do something bad ? Or did I misunderstand everything ?
Thank you.

Interop Unlock with WindowBreak stay after the official update KK2 via Zune but if you do a Hard Reset you can't unlock more
Downgrade to 7740 with Back Up..... Unlock using WindowBreak and then Update manually version OS 8107 with CAB
You must also update all languages ​​pack on your Omnia 7
EDIT:This is in Official Post for Update Manually OS 8107 with CAB By Heathcliff74
"WARNING!! The new Samsung Onmia 7 KK2 update will prevent the use of Interop Unlock and WindowBreak! This Samsung Firmware update is accompanied with the 7.10.8107.79 if you update with Zune. Other Samsung devices are probably affected too, but I don't know if the update code for those device is KK2 too. If you are already unlocked, this update will not relock your device. If you want to keep the possibility of Interop Unlock open, then use the method described in this thread to update to 7.10.8107.79 without updating to Samsung KK2!"

no solution yet?
I just want to be sure that I'm not missing something... At this point in time there is no way around the fact that windowbreak does not work with the latest samsung update?
Roll back is the only option?

Blanketnam said:
I just want to be sure that I'm not missing something... At this point in time there is no way around the fact that windowbreak does not work with the latest samsung update?
Roll back is the only option?
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If you have received Samsung Update KK2 don't unlock Omnia 7 with WindowBreak
If you unlock before Update KK2 unlock stay
If you do a Hard Reset after Update KK2 can't unlock with WindowBreak
Roll back at the moment is the only option

Osso17 said:
If you have received Samsung Update KK2 don't unlock Omnia 7 with WindowBreak
If you unlock before Update KK2 unlock stay
If you do a Hard Reset after Update KK2 can't unlock with WindowBreak
Roll back at the moment is the only option
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Do you know if anyone is working on creating a new interop unlock? Otherwise I have to restore my phone to 22 Jan... thats a long time and many new apps ago...

Blanketnam said:
Do you know if anyone is working on creating a new interop unlock? Otherwise I have to restore my phone to 22 Jan... thats a long time and many new apps ago...
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I don't know if anyone is working on creating a new Interop Unlock

Ok I rolled back. Realised that update doesnt do much important anyway.
Some of the homebew/bazaar apps still tell me my phone isnt fully unlocked though, like opera mobile.
What's the difference between interop and fully unlocked?

Sorry for stealing attention, but can anyone provide a link with instructions to how to roll back, or downgrade, manually, via magldr or somethink like that? Basically, that should be the same as putting a custom rom, right?
Also, all the links posted for previous firmwares are dead, is there a source where i could download a mint official 7740 or previous firmware? My Omnia has been bought in croatia. Should i only use the ROM for a specific region, or will any european rom do? I use my phone in english.
I can't do the zune roll back since i have to hard reset and change my liveID..
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Is tis it? Is this how i flash an older firmware? If so, now I only need the ROM files..

d.a.v.o.r said:
Sorry for stealing attention, but can anyone provide a link with instructions to how to roll back, or downgrade, manually, via magldr or somethink like that? Basically, that should be the same as putting a custom rom, right?
Also, all the links posted for previous firmwares are dead, is there a source where i could download a mint official 7740 or previous firmware? My Omnia has been bought in croatia. Should i only use the ROM for a specific region, or will any european rom do? I use my phone in english.
I can't do the zune roll back since i have to hard reset and change my liveID..
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Is tis it? Is this how i flash an older firmware? If so, now I only need the ROM files..
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All I did was restore my phone using zune... under options, phone, update, then select restore.

Blanketnam said:
All I did was restore my phone using zune... under options, phone, update, then select restore.
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So i do a restore via zune, and than hard reset and change liveID? That would work you think?
The reason I'm doing this is because croatia has been given access to marketplace and i need to change liveID, put the croatian one as the main one.

d.a.v.o.r said:
So i do a restore via zune, and than hard reset and change liveID? That would work you think?
The reason I'm doing this is because croatia has been given access to marketplace and i need to change liveID, put the croatian one as the main one.
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Yeah I suppose. If you change to a live a ID with croatia set as the location it should change your store to the croatian one.

d.a.v.o.r said:
Sorry for stealing attention, but can anyone provide a link with instructions to how to roll back, or downgrade, manually, via magldr or somethink like that? Basically, that should be the same as putting a custom rom, right?
Also, all the links posted for previous firmwares are dead, is there a source where i could download a mint official 7740 or previous firmware? My Omnia has been bought in croatia. Should i only use the ROM for a specific region, or will any european rom do? I use my phone in english.
I can't do the zune roll back since i have to hard reset and change my liveID..
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Is tis it? Is this how i flash an older firmware? If so, now I only need the ROM files..
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Which ROM do you need?
Look here: Omnia 7 i8700 ALL VERSIONS AND CSCs RETAIL ROMs (now even some NODO) and see if you find your

Osso17 said:
Which ROM do you need?
Look here: Omnia 7 i8700 ALL VERSIONS AND CSCs RETAIL ROMs (now even some NODO) and see if you find your
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that's the thing, I don't know which one do i need!
the phone has been bought in t-mobile, sim locked. I sim unlocked it, and need it sim unlocked.
Samsung-Omnia-7-Firmware-XXJJ6 is meant for the t-mobile croatia, but will that relock SIM?
Also, those links are all dead.
Blanketnam said:
Yeah I suppose. If you change to a live a ID with croatia set as the location it should change your store to the croatian one.
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I know that.. Thanks anyway!

d.a.v.o.r said:
that's the thing, I don't know which one do i need!
the phone has been bought in t-mobile, sim locked. I sim unlocked it, and need it sim unlocked.
Samsung-Omnia-7-Firmware-XXJJ6 is meant for the t-mobile croatia, but will that relock SIM?
Also, those links are all dead.
I know that.. Thanks anyway!
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I have all ROM same here:Omnia 7 i8700 ALL VERSIONS AND CSCs RETAIL ROMs (now even some NODO)
But the problem is:after flash SIM is locked?
Sorry i don't know

Osso17 said:
I have all ROM same here:Omnia 7 i8700 ALL VERSIONS AND CSCs RETAIL ROMs (now even some NODO)
But the problem is:after flash SIM is locked?
Sorry i don't know
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As I said, those links are dead. they don't work.
EDIT: actually, i found XXJK1_JK2_JK3 ALL PROVIDERS. it's Croatia RETAIL. Got confirmation SIM unlock will remain intact, and no magldr is needed. So that's all i needed to know on this subject.
Thanks for the replies though!

Samsung A5 2016 Sim unlock

Hi guys, phone came from Italy and have Sim-lock, i flash it with Odin for Ukrainian 4 file official framework but still sim-lock,i check all service code,and codes (0000 , 00000000) for unlock this but its doesnt work, pls help me find a solution of this problem,P.S. i have root so i can maybe check code in phone hardware but where pls help,thanks

I understand that the 'lock' in your phone is company related. Surely you need a sim unlock code for that, there's lot of pages where you can pay for that. Even maybe your actual provider could unlock it for free, you should check that. As far as I know, the sim-lock codes aren't removable with a software updating (odin, firmware, etc.).

AlexGardunio said:
I understand that the 'lock' in your phone is company related. Surely you need a sim unlock code for that, there's lot of pages where you can pay for that. Even maybe your actual provider could unlock it for free, you should check that. As far as I know, the sim-lock codes aren't removable with a software updating (odin, firmware, etc.).
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thanks, i know a lot of pages where i can pay, but im here on this forum , so im not stupid and i can do it myself and for 10 bux drink beer,and yes now i check the sim-lock not removable with odin or another firmware,even RegionaLock Away doesnt work, and Galaxy Toolbox, so i need some path in phone hardware where i can find this code, i know its real but i need this path

[URGENT] Vodafone VNS-L31

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cmmx said:
Ok, so my brother bought this phone and he's leaving Friday, but there a couple problems with the phone:
On GSMArena it says L31 is a dual sim, but this phone only shows one sim, with no option to use the second one; it could be blocked by Vodafone, but the odd thing is both cards are Vodafone, one Pt, the other UK. Seems all Vdf Pt phones are single sim, regardless, and don't even accept vdf uk cards...
There's no ringtones available, even after factory reset; not even one, so no call sound, only vibration. Nvm, copied the files to the phone and ringtones showed up duplicated, so I deleted the files I had copied and it's all good, now (don't ask how, no clue).
Screen lock option in developer options is on and greyed.
Also, there was a thread here recently where someone unlocked Huawei bootloaders via pm, but I can't seem to find it anymore; anyone can point me in the right direction? I'd like to get it rid of all Vodafone crap.
Current rom is VNS-L31C02B346
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Hey dude, i think you misunderstood about unlocking the bootloader.
I personally don't like the idea about paying for read the unlock code, but i think
it's the only method actually working, at least for now.
About your bloated branded cust ( vodafone C02 ), a rebrand will give you
the freedom to use your device as you want.
I will suggest THIS thread because the OP had your same issues ( get rid about VDF brand ).
Feel free to ask..
Good luck :fingers-crossed:
Cheers

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