First off, long time lurker, first time poster. Love the site and everyone's great advice and all the time and effort everyone has put into making the HD2 such an amazing phone. I have a T-Mobile USA HD2 and after searching some, I can't seem to find a conclusive answer to a question of mine. I currently on an Android NAND build and wish to ask T-Mobile to unlock my phone from their service as I hear they do this for free. Will I be able to unlock the HD2 with a NAND build or am I going to have to flash back to stock first? I really don't know what all goes into the unlocking process and I apologize if there is a thread for this already. Any help or link would be greatly appreciated.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
michael_durben said:
First off, long time lurker, first time poster. Love the site and everyone's great advice and all the time and effort everyone has put into making the HD2 such an amazing phone. I have a T-Mobile USA HD2 and after searching some, I can't seem to find a conclusive answer to a question of mine. I currently on an Android NAND build and wish to ask T-Mobile to unlock my phone from their service as I hear they do this for free. Will I be able to unlock the HD2 with a NAND build or am I going to have to flash back to stock first? I really don't know what all goes into the unlocking process and I apologize if there is a thread for this already. Any help or link would be greatly appreciated.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
T-Mobile will send you via e-mail the unlock code. It will guide you step-by-step what you need to do. Make sure you have a SIM card ready that is not T-Mobile in order to unlock your phone. The code is based on your IMEI number of the phone and is independent of the OS/ROM you are using. I was in the same situation as you. It is a very easy task to unlock once T-Mobile gives you the code specific for your phone.
slbenz said:
T-Mobile will send you via e-mail the unlock code. It will guide you step-by-step what you need to do. Make sure you have a SIM card ready that is not T-Mobile in order to unlock your phone. The code is based on your IMEI number of the phone and is independent of the OS/ROM you are using. I was in the same situation as you. It is a very easy task to unlock once T-Mobile gives you the code specific for your phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok i have a similar situation. i have nand android installed. im going to give my hd2 to my girlfriend but she has claro. i inserted her sim card and it asks me for an 8 digit sim unlock code. just to be clear. is the sim that is locked and i have to call claro or is it the phone and i have to call tmo? thanks.
Related
So, this must be my first post in this great forum so I'm not quite sure if I'm doing this in the right place.
I'm interested in unlocking my HTC P4350 and before I've posted this thread, I've already read most of the topics that talked about unlocking SIM or CID the Herald. Although, some questions remained and that's why I'm opening this thread.
First, I still can't get the difference between CID and SIM unlock and the way in which they both interact. Don't know if by CID unlocking the device I get SIM unlock, etc.
Secondly, I saw that most users tell people to follow this method, http://www.imei-check.co.uk/heraldunlock.php but I can't really judge it to say if it's safe for my money and device.
Another option was to contact Vodafone from Portugal directly and buy them a unlock code. Although I'm really not sure of this because I want a full device unlock option (CID and SIM unlock I guess) that allows me to work with other network SIM cards, to flash the device with new ROM's and to upgrade to any Windows Mobile I want. Doesn't matter if the solution is free or not. Just name one please !
PS: Also found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433544 but I really don't know if it helps me in any way.
Peace.
CID Unlock - CID stands for Country ID..if you get to CID Unlock your phone, it means you can flash any (officially released) ROMS released for Herald. I suggest you load Hard SPL on your phone, it gets CID Unlocked plus you're safe from bricking it from wrong/bad flashing. See here
SIM Unlock - Would unlock your phone from a specific carrier and be able to use all SIM cards
It doesn't necessarily mean that when you CID Unlock your phone, it gets network unlocked too, no... they are done separately... some utilities (well on other devices) get them integrated on a single program (none i think for the Herald)
On the case of www.imei-check.co.uk, after the payment, they will be providing you an unlock kit that would SIM and CID Unlock your phone..
CID Unlock ( free thru Hard SPL)
SIM Unlock - I guess you have to pay for it since there are still no other free solutions to SIM Unlock a Herald. Contact jockyw2001 for a good price for unlocking.
Thank you very much for the help !
I'm going to use this post to say that I'm very happy with the simple and easy way that jockyw2001 got to SIM unlock my Herald. After long research in a way to unlock my P4350, a member, in this thread told me to talk to him and I did. After a 20 minute e-mail talk, I've got my Herald SIM unlocked for a small fee of 25$ US.
Nice job jocky.
So, I'm going to use this thread to put my questions to avoid starting new ones.
I've already SIM unlocked my phone with jocky and now I've done the HardSPL method to CID unlock the device.
Now comes my really noobish part. If i'm not in mistake, a WM6 update came out to the Herald and I'd like to install it on my PDA. I've got already a different looking OS because the HardSPL method but my 2 questions are about the WM6 update and the TouchIT OS install. Are they both the same thing? Which do you advise to install on the Herald?
Maybe my question is out of the context but I can't explain myself any better :x.
Regards and thank you for reading.
jncunha said:
So, I'm going to use this thread to put my questions to avoid starting new ones.
I've already SIM unlocked my phone with jocky and now I've done the HardSPL method to CID unlock the device.
Now comes my really noobish part. If i'm not in mistake, a WM6 update came out to the Herald and I'd like to install it on my PDA. I've got already a different looking OS because the HardSPL method but my 2 questions are about the WM6 update and the TouchIT OS install. Are they both the same thing? Which do you advise to install on the Herald?
Maybe my question is out of the context but I can't explain myself any better :x.
Regards and thank you for reading.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
true in essence its actually the same but the toucht it roms are lot better it comes with a lot of reg edits so it runs stable/better/faster it comes with a custom theme wich imho looks pretty badass but also check out ttrans open touch its really good as well
ilikepu said:
true in essence its actually the same but the toucht it roms are lot better it comes with a lot of reg edits so it runs stable/better/faster it comes with a custom theme wich imho looks pretty badass but also check out ttrans open touch its really good as well
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But what ROM versio of TouchIT should I use? There are a ton of them in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358030.
jncunha said:
But what ROM versio of TouchIT should I use? There are a ton of them in here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=358030.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its best if you look through rom development but ill post a good one for u
I was thinking on the TouchIT WM6.1 Full. What do you think?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=365601
yep personally i like ttrans open touch 7.2 it has a very nice ui
I really can't find the link to download the ROM in the threads :x. Can anyone help me?
jncunha said:
I really can't find the link to download the ROM in the threads :x. Can anyone help me?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
jncunha said:
Secondly, I saw that most users tell people to follow this method, http://www.imei-check.co.uk/heraldunlock.php but I can't really judge it to say if it's safe for my money and device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just used them to unlock a T-mobile Wing. Worked beautifully, was fast and easy (with the time difference, everything was ready by the time I woke up this morning after ordering it last night).
Edit: I see you already unlocked... Oh well, that'll teach me to read the whole thread before hitting the quick reply...
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.!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Hey peepolz,
I just purchased a used T-Mobile HD2 for some rom tinkering. I'll be using it in India. Was wondering if I needed to unlock the sim through WinMo 6.5 before installing Android or would installing an Android Rom over WinMo automatically unlock it, since it is practically a completely new software over the old.?
LeDiable said:
Hey peepolz,
I just purchased a used T-Mobile HD2 for some rom tinkering. I'll be using it in India. Was wondering if I needed to unlock the sim through WinMo 6.5 before installing Android or would installing an Android Rom over WinMo automatically unlock it, since it is practically a completely new software over the old.?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
a) No.
b) Read guides in sticky first before asking questions.
c) Wrong forum. Please post question in the "questions" forum, this is for posting ROM's/Builds and related development ONLY.
TheATHEiST said:
a) No.
b) Read guides in sticky first before asking questions.
c) Wrong forum. Please post question in the "questions" forum, this is for posting ROM's/Builds and related development ONLY.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1) No what? It gets unlocked after putting in Android or needs to be unlocked?
2) Sorry, my bad.
3) Moderator, please pardon and oblige.
It neither requires SIM unlocking, or does it. (Assuming you're using the correct provider's SIM!)
In simpler words, Android does not sim unlock your phone.
Sent from my HD2 running Android on NAND
unlock the HD2 for 20$.. there are few sites available.. i tried with this way and it works good in Indian SIM
if you bought without any contract, call Tmobile customer care and get the unlock code...
once it's unlocked you can use it in India..
Installing rom won't unlock the SIM lock with tmobile
Thnx Guys.
Hello xda-developers community!
In a few days I will be acquiring my friend's old Verizon HTC Trophy. I know that it's dual-band CDMA/GSM, and it has a Verizon SIM card in it. I use an iPhone 3GS on AT&T. Is it possible for me to carrier unlock the Trophy and use my AT&T SIM card in it? I really need a phone upgrade but my contract with AT&T ends in a year and a half. I'd prefer to be able to unlock the Trophy without having to use a site like freeunlocks.com and such, because i don't really trust them...
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks,
drsn0w
On a related subject. Does Verizon lock out the US GSM bands on this phone like they did the global droid models?
If so, thats something else you need to deal with.
Im presently researching this, and may report back with what I find.
Also, if you cant get a carrier unlock free, i've used swiftunlocks several times in the past with great results. And he's cheaper then most of the others.
Unfortunately, it seems that I won't be getting the phone after all. apparently Verizon wants it back
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
have problem with activation
i use verison trophy with gsm card, i bought unlock code on ebay from 2 different ellers and they have send me same code, now when i try to type it phone says *incorrect pin* and i have 65481 attemps
i had custom rom with hspl, then i have flash stock rom for hspl and have same problems
how can i unlock it?
yurchik92 said:
have problem with activation
i use verison trophy with gsm card, i bought unlock code on ebay from 2 different ellers and they have send me same code, now when i try to type it phone says *incorrect pin* and i have 65481 attemps
i had custom rom with hspl, then i have flash stock rom for hspl and have same problems
how can i unlock it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
most likely, you have the code wrong.
confirm you sent the correct IMEI.
Use the one from the phone software. *#06# in GSM mode, and NOT one on a label.
when i press *#06# i get 35176404780445101, in about it is 35176404780445
both unlockers used 35176404780445 when gave me code
what is problem i dont know
please help me, i have proplem like this first time, i unlock lot of phones but this 65k attemps is something evil
yurchik92 said:
when i press *#06# i get 35176404780445101, in about it is 35176404780445
both unlockers used 35176404780445 when gave me code
what is problem i dont know
please help me, i have proplem like this first time, i unlock lot of phones but this 65k attemps is something evil
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Um, its pretty obvious what the problem is.
YOU USED THE WRONG NUMBER.
USE THE NUMBER FROM THE #*06# as I said above.
i have bought third code with imei from *#06# and it is same
i still cant unlock it and i have 65458 attemps
i have flash stock rom and still have not unlock it
help me please
Hello, i just bought a verizon htc trophy and i live in Peru, does someone knows a website where i could unlock free?
also, i read when i flash the phone to a custom ROM the phone free it selfs?
To carrier unlock it, you can call Verizon and ask them to unlock the SIM for international travel, but no guarantees.
To developer unlock or full unlock (using either WP SDK for the first or the DFT HSPL tool) the Trophy you need to follow the various tutorials out there.
thals1992 said:
To carrier unlock it, you can call Verizon and ask them to unlock the SIM for international travel, but no guarantees.
To developer unlock or full unlock (using either WP SDK for the first or the DFT HSPL tool) the Trophy you need to follow the various tutorials out there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
could you provide me some links?
im at peru, i cant call verizon :/
tvm777 said:
could you provide me some links?
im at peru, i cant call verizon :/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They have a number for peru.
0-800-50010
If that doesn't work, just use the live chat at VerizonWireless.com
thals1992 said:
They have a number for peru.
0-800-50010
If that doesn't work, just use the live chat at VerizonWireless.com
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
im not the original owner (i bought used) and i guess i will need his data in order to unblock it
i'll go with the custom rom solution
htc trophy its spark w, right?
whats the most stable and updated rom?
tvm777 said:
im not the original owner (i bought used) and i guess i will need his data in order to unblock it
i'll go with the custom rom solution
htc trophy its spark w, right?
whats the most stable and updated rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
To have the sim unlock you have to call verizon. There isn't any other way to unlock it unless you pick up an aftermarket sim, which I can't help you with. (I don't know, nor know if they are legal in the US.) They might be able to unlock it depending on how long the last owner had it on their plan.
Besides, its a good PDA. Flash the Norkser 8858 rom and follow the steps for CAB updates in the WP7 Development and Hacking forum.
thals1992 said:
To have the sim unlock you have to call verizon. There isn't any other way to unlock it unless you pick up an aftermarket sim, which I can't help you with. (I don't know, nor know if they are legal in the US.) They might be able to unlock it depending on how long the last owner had it on their plan.
Besides, its a good PDA. Flash the Norkser 8858 rom and follow the steps for CAB updates in the WP7 Development and Hacking forum.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i want use it as phone, i have unlocked other phones in past, with imei or other metods, as far i know is not illegal in my country
with a total flash with new rom, sim will be unlocked , i will use with other carrier
tvm777 said:
i want use it as phone, i have unlocked other phones in past, with imei or other metods, as far i know is not illegal in my country
with a total flash with new rom, sim will be unlocked , i will use with other carrier
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That not quite how windows phones work. Flashing a different rom, only flashes the OS, not the stuff that directly interacts with the Hardware, e.g. the Radio driver. There is only three radios for the Verizon Trophy and they are all from Verizon, so there isn't much to do. The Radio is what controls the SIM locking, and no one has tried decompiling it, afaik. I'm afraid that you either have to contact the last owner or call verizon. Not much more I can do.
You can try and see if its been already unlocked by inserting your SIM, but chances are that it will prompt you for an unlock code. You can get that from various sites online and pay, or try Verizon for free.