Sim unlock wit 2.3.4 - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have the ginger update and ever sense t mobile decreased my data speed I been having a 78 kb Download and upload speed i still have my old sim from, my old network cincinnati bell they claim to have the fastest 4g network outta all networks I wonder ing if there s still a method our having sim unlock wit out downgrading back to froyo
I still have S-off
Edit: so I tried my cincinnati sim and to my surprised it work but at the top it didn show a 2g or 4g sign I think its because I have an, old sim card they have new,4g sim an I have a 2g one also when I got updated I thought u lose root so why want my sim reject or why want a unlock code required I do still have S off by the way
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Tez MyTouch said:
I have the ginger update and ever sense t mobile decreased my data speed I been having a 78 kb Download and upload speed i still have my old sim from, my old network cincinnati bell they claim to have the fastest 4g network outta all networks I wonder ing if there s still a method our having sim unlock wit out downgrading back to froyo
I still have S-off
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Tez, did you get the update from a Tmobile store? Or, did you install one of the rooted GB ROMs? Just wondering how you retained S-OFF after the update... Thanks!

erdelyt said:
Tez, did you get the update from a Tmobile store? Or, did you install one of the rooted GB ROMs? Just wondering how you retained S-OFF after the update... Thanks!
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+1, im wondering about this too

erdelyt said:
Tez, did you get the update from a Tmobile store? Or, did you install one of the rooted GB ROMs? Just wondering how you retained S-OFF after the update... Thanks!
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A few people have reported keeping S = Off even after getting the official OTA/TmobileStore update. They still lose their SuperUser access though so they're pretty much unrooted for most intents and purposes.
As far as I can tell, keeping S=off after the update seems to be random. Either that it or it has something to do with the rooting method originally used. I feel like the gfree method is more likely to let you retain due to the fact that it's a more invasive kind of root(rewrites your emmc chip) than the root.sh method. Then again, that's just speculation on my part. I haven't seen any threads actually trying to determine what the main factor in that is so yea...
I guess the best way to figure out what causes it would be to have anyone who got the update after they were rooted report what method they used to root their phone. If my speculation is correct, then only the people who rooted with gfree would have kept S=off after they updated, and anyone who used root.sh would have lost it.
Regardless though, until someone figures out how to root the stock 2.3.4 anyone with the update is in the same boat, regardless of whether S=off/on.
Tez MyTouch said:
I wonder ing if there s still a method our having sim unlock wit out downgrading back to froyo
I still have S-off
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And to answer your question Tez: No, downgrading to Froyo still seems to be the only possible method of rooting and sim unlocking once you have the update. Unless a development occurred that I didn't hear about it, in which case anyone who knows how should feel free to correct me.

I used the gfree to root before I got the update afterwards I went and got the update after my phone started messing up after a flashing problem to my surprised I stilled.had s off after the official update I got at the t mobile store also when I put the other sim in my phone it indeed did show cincinnati bell were it would show t mobile on the lock and notification screen only thing I thing I didn't get to test was sending and receiving calls and data speed because I didn't have any talk / air time or internet service at the time our now lol but anyways.the sim does work so far
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Tez MyTouch said:
I used the gfree to root before I got the update afterwards I went and got the update after my phone started messing up after a flashing problem to my surprised I stilled.had s off after the official update I got at the t mobile store also when I put the other sim in my phone it indeed did show cincinnati bell were it would show t mobile on the lock and notification screen only thing I thing I didn't get to test was sending and receiving calls and data speed because I didn't have any talk / air time or internet service at the time our now lol but anyways.the sim does work so far
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Hmm so maybe the sim unlock actually sticks even after the update. That's pretty cool. I'm guessing that's another one of those things that gets written directly onto the phone's hardware or something and is unaffected by the update.
Wish we could get a dev or someone more experienced in here to give us their opinion.

Yes I think so also my mother has a cincinnati 3g sim card also imma try it out and see if the 3g sign, finally shows
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HTC Hero US 3G (850/1900mhz 3G)

http://www.importgsm.com/product.php?productid=660&cat=0&page=1
I would have waited and not signed up with sprint would I have known.
Glad I returned my sprint one. The sprint coverage where I live is NOT what at&t have. Just ordered from GSMImport. They are extremly fast with shipping and this one comes already unlocked! I always loved the white chin version of the hero best! Glad I waited! The only flaw from what I hear is the android market is NOT showing all or paid apps on the Telus version... Can anyone confirm this?
Telus wont show paid apps, cuz there are no paid apps for canada yet, not even the Rogers android phones show paid apps. For the network, if u are in a US network, paid apps should show fine.
ow, so its not the phone that doe sit but the network that allows them? Come to think of it, when I had my rogers mytouch, it was showing apps just fine on the at&t network. Thanks Rosco!
Well, there goes that. Confirmed that paid app's on the telus version are not there! Sucks!
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=13249720#post13249720
UPDATE: Anyone wanna give this a try?
http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/downloads/detail?name=MarketEnabler_3.0_beta.apk&can=2&q=
Or this?
http://strazzere.com/blog/?tag=market-enabler
Rooting should solve this problem tho =)
I got a rooted Rogers Magic, working on Mexico`s Telcel, with paid apps.
I hear ya. I beleive the Telus Hero is NOT rootable as of yet. Do you need to be rooted in order to install the market enabler APK?
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I hear ya. I beleive the Telus Hero is NOT rootable as of yet. Do you need to be rooted in order to install the market enabler APK?
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Telus Hero rooting guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581981
good thing i posted this in the normal hero forum instead of the cdma one. over at android forums they deleted most of my posts stating i posted in the wrong forum. I for one did not know this phone was going to be released at all with North American bands. it passed the fcc a while back with NA bands but hadn't heard anything since.
yeah i just rooted my Telus Hero.. took a while, had alot of problems but eventually it worked and everything is fine now
(HUGE sigh of relief LOL)
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Telus Hero rooting guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581981
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Saw that guide. I'm sure I can probably get it rollin but don't have that kind of time theses days. I'll just wait for the official root for the Telus. I'm sure someone will do it.
Raspster said:
Saw that guide. I'm sure I can probably get it rollin but don't have that kind of time theses days. I'll just wait for the official root for the Telus. I'm sure someone will do it.
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What do you mean by official root?
Raspster said:
Saw that guide. I'm sure I can probably get it rollin but don't have that kind of time theses days. I'll just wait for the official root for the Telus. I'm sure someone will do it.
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Yeah a few of us rooting our phone with success.
You need to downgrade your RRU and then you can flash it and load Modaco
kriEv said:
Yeah a few of us rooting our phone with success.
You need to downgrade your RRU and then you can flash it and load Modaco
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Thats because the current ROM on the Telus Hero can't be rooted yet. I have already rooted the unlocked EURO hero and the rogers mytouch and the process was very simply. None of this down-grading or anything like that which add's additional steps and risks.
I rooted my Telus Hero.... No problem at all. Flashed to cooked roms.
Why some people still think Telus Hero is not rootable?
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Thats because the current ROM on the Telus Hero can't be rooted yet. I have already rooted the unlocked EURO hero and the rogers mytouch and the process was very simply. None of this down-grading or anything like that which add's additional steps and risks.
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tell me about it, my SMS wasnt working after the rooting.. luckily for me, i noticed a dead pixel on my screen.. i was in the 15day grace period so i went back to the store and they swapped it
guy's my biggest concern about the HTC Hero is that, i read from some sites that AT&T might pick up the Hero in early 2010, if that does happen what will happen to the people that bought the phone from telus and are using it? Will our phones be handicapped until we buy a $30.00 data plan like the iphone or blackberry?
Just FYI - I have the unlocked Telus Hero from ImportGSM (they are up the street from my office!) and I have paid apps in the marketplace.
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Well, there goes that. Confirmed that paid app's on the telus version are not there! Sucks!
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=13249720#post13249720
UPDATE: Anyone wanna give this a try?
http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/downloads/detail?name=MarketEnabler_3.0_beta.apk&can=2&q=
Or this?
http://strazzere.com/blog/?tag=market-enabler
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chybinj said:
Just FYI - I have the unlocked Telus Hero from ImportGSM (they are up the street from my office!) and I have paid apps in the marketplace.
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Same here. I got mine from them as well. It's does not have all the apps though (paid & free) Some copyrighted apps are not on it... Apps like bloo which is one of the first apps I install... Many others. My cousin has the droid and he has WAY more apps in his market.

[Q] way to mcc unlock mytouch g4

glacier 2.2.1 t-mobil mytouch 4g
temp rooted visionary+gfree_2
Is there way to unlock mcc to use this phone in USA and in Europa?
I will work my self in this direction:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
But i wonder how MCC fits in to all this if so?
Deep in thought about this....ideas?
I actually wish I could post on that thread, but alas I don't have the power....
I have rooted my MT4G twice now after restoring to stock in order to use gfree to unlock it.
Eng S-off and CID is 11111111 but when I put a AT&T sim in there is no service. I'm a pretty savvy dude, and can't find anything on how to correct the issue.
I would love some advice even tho this isn't the right thread .... lurking has cost me the ability to post where I need to
gfree unlocks the phone. mcc/mnc/cid/whatever.
If there is no AT&T service - most probably you have only UMTS (3G) service at that spot, and the UMTS bands are incompatible with MT4G.
I was digging through the radio threads thinking it was something of that nature.
currently on the stock T-Mob radio....suggestions?
and thank you for the reply
Radios won't help, they don't change the frequency support. I don't have any good suggestions...
I don't know much about radios....seemed people were getting better service by changing them. Guess changing the radio doesn't allow for better reception of other towers, based on what you said. Thanks.
I think that in the unlocking process I may have hard locked it to Tmob. Everything I have found online says that a foreign sim will bring up the option for unlock code, but mine doesn't and never did.
I'll keep digging and post if I find any answers.
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I don't know much about radios....seemed people were getting better service by changing them. Guess changing the radio doesn't allow for better reception of other towers, based on what you said. Thanks.
I think that in the unlocking process I may have hard locked it to Tmob. Everything I have found online says that a foreign sim will bring up the option for unlock code, but mine doesn't and never did.
I'll keep digging and post if I find any answers.
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Radios will affect the signal and its strength, and may change battery life overall, it doesn't relate to the phone's frequencies though.
Thanks Ace....
I did try doing *#*#4636#*#* and switching to GSM only which on Tmob gave me Edge only even at home, but it still didn't read the AT&T sim, and when trying to set the APN on the Tmob sim it will save but not on the AT&T one.
Do you know of a ROM that gels with using 2G only and allows the APN to stick?
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Thanks Ace....
I did try doing *#*#4636#*#* and switching to GSM only which on Tmob gave me Edge only even at home, but it still didn't read the AT&T sim, and when trying to set the APN on the Tmob sim it will save but not on the AT&T one.
Do you know of a ROM that gels with using 2G only and allows the APN to stick?
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If you're using the stock mysense rom, ginger or froyo, try another one like CM or Miui. And if those don't read the aim, try a sense rom instead. It should stick though, when you save the apn, perhaps you should also try another at&t sim card, just to be sure. I'm wondering if the CID thing from gfree is related to this or not, I've never unlocked my phone, but it might be best to use the unlock, if you can't get the sim to work properly. Gfree and its CID method could be causing some underlying problem with the reader.
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If you're using the stock mysense rom, ginger or froyo, try another one like CM or Miui. And if those don't read the aim, try a sense rom instead. It should stick though, when you save the apn, perhaps you should also try another at&t sim card, just to be sure. I'm wondering if the CID thing from gfree is related to this or not, I've never unlocked my phone, but it might be best to use the unlock, if you can't get the sim to work properly. Gfree and its CID method could be causing some underlying problem with the reader.
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Just to update my attempts in case someone runs into the same issue....
Tried a couple MIUI ROM's (not a fan of them), CM7, several Royal ROM's (a couple stuck in their Android boot loop), Sense ROM's, and stock FROYO and GB....
going back to the stock ROM's - I flashed after formatting and wiping and the IMG did bring the phone to stock, but never turned S=ON. Today I'll be doing manual unroot to get S=ON and then reflashing the stock ROM's to see if I can get the phone to ask for a network unlock code. If I can get that I'll buy a code and run with it. I'm thinking that the Gfree method of unlocking isn't 100% compatible with the MT4G. IMO
Having an issue with VISIONary ATM on GB, but I'll keep you posted. This may end up being very helpful to other MT4G owners down the road. Thanks for the input guys.
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pfroyjr said:
Just to update my attempts in case someone runs into the same issue....
Tried a couple MIUI ROM's (not a fan of them), CM7, several Royal ROM's (a couple stuck in their Android boot loop), Sense ROM's, and stock FROYO and GB....
going back to the stock ROM's - I flashed after formatting and wiping and the IMG did bring the phone to stock, but never turned S=ON. Today I'll be doing manual unroot to get S=ON and then reflashing the stock ROM's to see if I can get the phone to ask for a network unlock code. If I can get that I'll buy a code and run with it. I'm thinking that the Gfree method of unlocking isn't 100% compatible with the MT4G. IMO
Having an issue with VISIONary ATM on GB, but I'll keep you posted. This may end up being very helpful to other MT4G owners down the road. Thanks for the input guys.
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If you flashed the ota, then you'll have to downgrade to froyo first. Since the stock gb can't be rooted yet, w/o downgrading first.
Ace42 said:
If you flashed the ota, then you'll have to downgrade to froyo first. Since the stock gb can't be rooted yet, w/o downgrading first.
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Yeah face slap after the post I realized it won't root on GB....lol moment of idiocy.
I flashed the stock froyo and still S=OFF persists.
I tried the unroot sh method listed HERE
No dice. S=OFF still there. I have a second MT4G that I never rooted, so I'm having a friend bring it to me so I can do some additional testing to see what the problem is. Unfortunately I dropped T-Mobile contract plan so there won't be any warranty swaps if gfree did create some gross underlying issue that can't be undone.
Ok so logical deduction says it has to be the SIM card....
Putting the AT&T SIM in the stock never touched phone, the phone sees there is a SIM card, but doesn't do anything about it.
My rooted phone acted as if there was no SIM, but the unrooted one just didn't do anything...simply said there was no service, and the phone didn't register that there was a phone number associated with the SIM.
IDK, maybe I'm way over analyzing this all, but I'll get over to AT&T and see about getting a new SIM to try that.
Sorry for repeated postings....
Ok, so new development for those who have the idea of using AT&T prepaid on a spiffy MT4G the issue IS the SIM
I was reading on AT&T's forums and it seems that they are hip to our MO and made new SIM's that don't work in regular phones. The gold contact area is smaller and so the MT4G doesn't see it.
I'm hoping that I can get someone cool at the store to setup a normal SIM for me to test. I'll post an update once I have gone to the store.
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Ok, so new development for those who have the idea of using AT&T prepaid on a spiffy MT4G the issue IS the SIM
I was reading on AT&T's forums and it seems that they are hip to our MO and made new SIM's that don't work in regular phones. The gold contact area is smaller and so the MT4G doesn't see it.
I'm hoping that I can get someone cool at the store to setup a normal SIM for me to test. I'll post an update once I have gone to the store.
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Normally it would be on, after flashing the stock/unrooted ota. But, why do you need it to be S-ON anyway? Are you planning on selling it?
Not selling, just curious as to why it happened to stay S=OFF
Old full sized SIM cards can no longer be gotten through the store, searching online. Seems AT&T wants to stop people from putting their SIM cards in unlocked phones. I was told approx 2 months ago they forced the stores to switch to new SIMs with smaller contact area. This is going to make things difficult for those who want to use unlocked phones on AT&T.
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Not selling, just curious as to why it happened to stay S=OFF
Old full sized SIM cards can no longer be gotten through the store, searching online. Seems AT&T wants to stop people from putting their SIM cards in unlocked phones. I was told approx 2 months ago they forced the stores to switch to new SIMs with smaller contact area. This is going to make things difficult for those who want to use unlocked phones on AT&T.
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What rom did you flash, to try and get S-ON? If you use the one w/ the new hboot and radio it should be on again.
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What rom did you flash, to try and get S-ON? If you use the one w/ the new hboot and radio it should be on again.
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I flashed the stock froyo PD15IMG file and the OTA, which either should have returned to S=ON, but didn't. I'm not overly concerned with the fact that it stayed S=ON, but after multiple attempts and staying S=OFF makes you wonder.
It did take it out of ENG mode and back to SHIP
I'm trying to find an older SIM which is proving to be more difficult than anticipated. I would have though ebay and Amazon would have them, but I'm not having much luck.
Your S-OFF most probably stays because you were rooted with gfree, and you have the security flag set to off. No amount of flashing will turn it back on.
Run gfree again, with the right switches, to turn the security back to on. Use any rooted Froyo ROM for that. Then flash PD15IMG, and you'll be S-ON.
I had a feeling that gfree had done a better job with a true root than the VISIONary way I had done it originally. Thanks for confirming that. Still trying to track down an older AT&T SIM card to test the unlock. Nothing is ever easy, lol

Phone doesn't see the sim card.

I'm having a problem. My phone doesn't see the sim card.
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Holy horse balls. How about a little info?
Are you rooted? If so, what ROM are you running?
Sorry started on aokp tootie frootie and was fine until I flashed the WiFi talk fix. So my buddy did a factory reset and then put Revolution HD 7.04. Not sure if he wiped like he should have. He's been converted recently from Apple. Still has s-off and rooted. I'm going to try the aokp rom again and see what happens. We tried another sim card and it didn't see it. Im doing this for a friend at work and I hope I didn't f$%k it up on him. I have a thunderbolt and this phone is all new to me. Especially the way that rom flashed itself asking questions and such. Really jealous of this phone as well for having fully functional ICS. ;-) lucky bastards. Great devs on this phone.
Update: I totally wiped everything and reflashed Revolution HD. Tried fixing permissions, nothing. Still not seeing the sim. HELP
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Try placing a small piece of paper on top of the sim card then insert it into the sim slot to add pressure to it.
Are you able to try a different sim card? The card could be corrupted or damaged.
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I did try another sim last night and still no go. PaperIt didn't work either. It all started about an hour after I flashed that wifi calling fix for aosp/aokp roms. Any ideas on on gfree sim unlock?
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Gfree can carrier unlock your phone. Did you root with gfree? If so, you very likely have unlocked it already.
You could try flashing PD15IMG.zip.
Worse comes to worst you can replace the sim/sd card reader for cheap from Ebay. (probably won't work if it is indeed a software problem)
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No I didn't use gfree to root. Now I'm trying to get back s-on this thing and its not working. Anyone know where I can get the OTA gingerbread update zip from. All I can find is a froyo zip. I tried the unroot/s-off methods in the Glacier bible. But no good. All I get is unroot but still s-off. Maybe he can get some help from t-mobile.
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I'm having the EXACT same issue,and my phone is SIM unlocked and it won't recognize any of the 3 active Sims cards I tried, 1. is mine, T mobile. 2nd is My Mother's At&t, and third my buddies boost mobile sims card from his android phone from there. None either say it's the wrong Sims card or anything just that I don't have a sims card. Oh yea and where your able to input an APN is all greyed out so I can't even try to type in an APN manually. I know the card is good. I use it on my Samsung Galaxy 2. The Mytouch 4G is my old phone. I kept it for a just in case phone. Phone is rooted and it was running CM 6.5, then I put a stock rom on it now to see if the rom was the problem.. must not be. I'm fresh out of Idea's. Anyone here got any?
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I'm having the EXACT same issue,and my phone is SIM unlocked and it won't recognize any of the 3 active Sims cards I tried, 1. is mine, T mobile. 2nd is My Mother's At&t, and third my buddies boost mobile sims card from his android phone from there. None either say it's the wrong Sims card or anything just that I don't have a sims card. Oh yea and where your able to input an APN is all greyed out so I can't even try to type in an APN manually. I know the card is good. I use it on my Samsung Galaxy 2. The Mytouch 4G is my old phone. I kept it for a just in case phone. Phone is rooted and it was running CM 6.5, then I put a stock rom on it now to see if the rom was the problem.. must not be. I'm fresh out of Idea's. Anyone here got any?
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Did you have to get a different SIM for the SGSII?
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Yes I did. The one I had was 5 years old so they updated it.
knotrkr said:
Yes I did. The one I had was 5 years old so they updated it.
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Then that's your problem, I would assume. The phone can't correctly read your SIM.
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so that's fixable so the new sim will work on both phones if I call them?
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well I'm calling T-mobile now but the phone is SIM Unlocked and I tried a working AT&T sim that used to work on this phone and a Boost mobile sims that worked and it won't read those either, it doesn't say unsupported sim.. just no sim card. So I haven't a clue. I'll post if they give me a fix for it for anyone else that may need a solution to this.
Thanks for taking the time to answer me though estallings15 , I appreciate that, I hit the TY button, people don't do that enough.
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Yea I had too. The new wifi calling won't work without the new SIM. The wifi calling that you turn on in settings,, without the app. on my Samsung Galaxy S 2, but my HTC Glacier,, Mytouch 4G has the app. It was one of the first android phones that came with it.
OKAY I Just called T-Mobile, here's the short and skinny of it. The Tech guy ran a few tests.. whatever, **** I already tried. He said it was a device issue not a sim card issue. I can't be issued a replacement because it was dropped and the power button popped out of it so I have to go through my cell phone insurance. To Replace it costs $130. If it was my Samsung galaxy S 2, or my Tablet I'd do it but for my back up, old ass, unnecessary phone, no way. I'd of paid maybe 40 or 50 bucks tops. But the bottom line is I don't need it so bad I'd spend 130 on it. lol. So if anyone on here happens upon a solution to this problem give me a shout out I'd be thankful.
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SIM card is not from Verizon...

I bought a Verizon unactivated HTC 10 recently, for my AT&T SIM card (AT&T is not selling HTC 10, and I have a Best Buy gift card, so I had to buy either Verizon or Sprint. Verizon is cheaper.)
The AT&T SIM card works just fine, but there's an annoying notification saying that "SIM card is not from Verizon..." that won't go away.
Other people online (using different phones) suggest disabling "activation manager", but no such app exists.
I already disabled & force stopped any Verizon/Amazon apps.
Does anyone know how to get rid of the notification?
sim unlocking service like this http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/htc-model-unlock-code/htc-10.htm ? there is other companies also. I have no experience with any.
Use any SIM on any GSM Network
With an unlocked HTC 10 you can change carriers without buying a new phone. This means you can take advantage of the best service package for your current needs. Then if your needs change, you can change providers any time.
afuller42 said:
sim unlocking service like this http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/htc-model-unlock-code/htc-10.htm ? there is other companies also. I have no experience with any.
Use any SIM on any GSM Network
With an unlocked HTC 10 you can change carriers without buying a new phone. This means you can take advantage of the best service package for your current needs. Then if your needs change, you can change providers any time.
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I'm not sure if you understood my question (or am I just reading the website wrong?)
The SIM works just fine; I just want to get rid of the notification telling me the SIM isn't from Verizon.
davidchuyaya said:
I'm not sure if you understood my question (or am I just reading the website wrong?)
The SIM works just fine; I just want to get rid of the notification telling me the SIM isn't from Verizon.
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but by actually sim unlocking the phone the message shouldn't pop anymore since it is allowed to use any. right now the phone is locked to Verizon sims. really are all your features working 100%? some may not be functioning. I have no personal experience with this just seen it many times
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but by actually sim unlocking the phone the message shouldn't pop anymore since it is allowed to use any. right now the phone is locked to Verizon sims. really are all your features working 100%? some may not be functioning
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Calls work, that's all I've tested so far. Theoretically Verizon phones come unlocked no?
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Calls work, that's all I've tested so far. Theoretically Verizon phones come unlocked no?
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nope, they are the more locked down version, htcdev even has them blocked to unlock the bootloader and stuff. http://htc.com has the actual unlocked model that you should of bought.
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nope, they are the more locked down version, htcdev even has them blocked to unlock the bootloader and stuff. http://htc.com has the actual unlocked model that you should of bought.
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I know. In the OP, I said that I had to buy a Verizon version because I had a Best Buy gift card. They don't sell unlocked
I understand. but because of that you may have to spend another $10 to get it "unlocked" for your sim card
Or try calling Verizon and see if they'll give you your SIM unlock code for free. They did it for me a few years back when I was preparing for some international travel, but I am also a long-standing customer with a good history on Verizon.
davidchuyaya said:
I bought a Verizon unactivated HTC 10 recently, for my AT&T SIM card (AT&T is not selling HTC 10, and I have a Best Buy gift card, so I had to buy either Verizon or Sprint. Verizon is cheaper.)
The AT&T SIM card works just fine, but there's an annoying notification saying that "SIM card is not from Verizon..." that won't go away.
Other people online (using different phones) suggest disabling "activation manager", but no such app exists.
I already disabled & force stopped any Verizon/Amazon apps.
Does anyone know how to get rid of the notification?
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This is an XML edit you need to do. The sku that your phone currently has loaded is for Verizon. Have you s-offed yet? If you have we can rid this message.
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dottat said:
This is an XML edit you need to do. The sku that your phone currently has loaded is for Verizon. Have you s-offed yet? If you have we can rid this message.
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I have not S-OFF'd, but after installing the firmware update this afternoon (with HTC Sync Manager) and rebooting, the notification is gone.
Thanks anyway guys?
davidchuyaya said:
I have not S-OFF'd, but after installing the firmware update this afternoon (with HTC Sync Manager) and rebooting, the notification is gone.
Thanks anyway guys?
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Cool. If it comes back. It's the sku id in one of the default.XML files you will be chasing.
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afuller42 said:
sim unlocking service like this http://www.htcunlockingservice.com/htc-model-unlock-code/htc-10.htm ? there is other companies also. I have no experience with any.
Use any SIM on any GSM Network
With an unlocked HTC 10 you can change carriers without buying a new phone. This means you can take advantage of the best service package for your current needs. Then if your needs change, you can change providers any time.
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afuller42 said:
but by actually sim unlocking the phone the message shouldn't pop anymore since it is allowed to use any. right now the phone is locked to Verizon sims. really are all your features working 100%? some may not be functioning. I have no personal experience with this just seen it many times
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afuller42 said:
nope, they are the more locked down version, htcdev even has them blocked to unlock the bootloader and stuff. http://htc.com has the actual unlocked model that you should of bought.
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afuller42 said:
I understand. but because of that you may have to spend another $10 to get it "unlocked" for your sim card
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FYI, all of Verizon's postpaid LTE phones have been SIM unlocked since ~2012, including for GSM usage both in the US and internationally. No SIM unlock is needed for the Verizon-branded HTC 10 or any other modern Verizon postpaid LTE device.
It's totally normal for a Verizon ROM to state that an inserted SIM is not a Verizon SIM, it doesn't affect usage of that non-Verizon SIM.
dottat said:
This is an XML edit you need to do. The sku that your phone currently has loaded is for Verizon. Have you s-offed yet? If you have we can rid this message.
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What can I do to get rid of the message about Verizon sim card not installed. I am s-offed
clemel said:
What can I do to get rid of the message about Verizon sim card not installed. I am s-offed
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For anyone else needing this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594804
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I'm sure dottat's suggestions are the "clean" way of doing this, but the way I got rid of the Sim and Wifi Connected nags are with a handy Xposed
Module called Notifyclean.

Should I leave it as a Verizon variant or convert it?

Hello,
I just moved back home to Guam a few weeks ago from Colorado and I am wondering how I should go about getting service in Guam.
After I pay off my Wife's and I services with Verizon I want to try and connect it with the carriers here. To my understanding, after I pay Verizon the early termination fees etc, the phones should be unlocked*carrier unlocked*?
The phones in question are the HTC 10*mine* and S7 Edge*wife's*, we spoke with Verizon before we left, they told us that the phones are unlocked already and wouldn't have any issues using other carriers.
Should I change the HTC 10 to the Unlocked variant is this even possible? I've read about unlocking it to T-mobile or ATT etc so should I leave it and see what my local carriers can do or should I get it in an unlocked carrier state?
Before we left I used a Sprint variant of the M7, lots have changed since then, I didn't have to do anything to change the MID etc, I was sorta gimped on Data connection, but that was a few years ago, NO 4g LTE, but now the local carriers are on it.
Thanks for your time
If you stay with Verizon, keep the stock software. Also you're already sim-unlocked.
If you change to a GSM carrier, not sure the VZW software will work or not but you can definitely "convert" it to the U.S Unlocked version. That's the easiest/safest way since both phones have the same MID. You'll need S-off ($25).
I am S-off already.
Would being U.S unlocked be a viable option to not have issues trying to connect with local carriers?
v1ral said:
Hello,
I just moved back home to Guam a few weeks ago from Colorado and I am wondering how I should go about getting service in Guam.
After I pay off my Wife's and I services with Verizon I want to try and connect it with the carriers here. To my understanding, after I pay Verizon the early termination fees etc, the phones should be unlocked*carrier unlocked*?
The phones in question are the HTC 10*mine* and S7 Edge*wife's*, we spoke with Verizon before we left, they told us that the phones are unlocked already and wouldn't have any issues using other carriers.
Should I change the HTC 10 to the Unlocked variant is this even possible? I've read about unlocking it to T-mobile or ATT etc so should I leave it and see what my local carriers can do or should I get it in an unlocked carrier state?
Before we left I used a Sprint variant of the M7, lots have changed since then, I didn't have to do anything to change the MID etc, I was sorta gimped on Data connection, but that was a few years ago, NO 4g LTE, but now the local carriers are on it.
Thanks for your time
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First, great info above me. 2nd, you could actually go ahead and superCID and run latest 1.96.617.20 US Unlocked RUU. I'd say the best method is to try them out, RUU or firmware. If on a custom ROM and say chose VZW, you'd have to flash again and chose US unlocked. If you are on stock ROM then I'd try and see if it works as vzw says. If not I'd flash The Us unlocked firmware (modified for vzw you may need the radio.img and cardio.img that is normally removed). Best of luck my friend. I hope all goes well!
Will I have issues flashing viper after SuperCID?
OR should I go down to my carrier and try my luck as the device stands?
Thanks a lot!
v1ral said:
Will I have issues flashing viper after SuperCID?
OR should I go down to my carrier and try my luck as the device stands?
Thanks a lot!
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No issues at all. Supercid, basically makes it so you can flash any firmware and other things like RUU from other carriers like us unlocked -- (so make sure you know what you're flashing!!!) .
I'm not sure of your carrier or what they'd say. I'd honestly play it by ear and see what happens. I have faith that with the 10 you will be able to get everything working; although I can't say for sure.
v1ral said:
I am S-off already.
Would being U.S unlocked be a viable option to not have issues trying to connect with local carriers?
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I'm using a Verizon phone flashed with Unlocked ruu on a GSM network. The conversion improved the phone for me. Better reception in my area, able to connect to more lte bands, txt msgs come/go faster, and the initial connection to the network after boot up or getting outta airplane mode is much faster since I got away from VZW stock software. Also you get OTA updates as they become available, and you don't have to deal with Verizon's worthless software modifications like no battery saver mode, Wi-Fi notifications, etc if you're gonna stay stock.
Flashing the Unlocked firmware is your best bet. The only thing I'll add is that if possible find out what bands are being used by the carriers over there, and see if its compatible.
HTC 10 Unlocked Band Support:
LTE Bands FDD 2,3,4,5,7,12,13,17,29; 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE - 850/900/1800/1900; 3G UMTS - 850/AWS/900/1900/2100; LTE - FDD - B28/B12/B13/B17/B29/B20/B5/B4/B3/B2/B1/B30/B7.
I want to convert my verizon htc 10 to international version
Guys, do you know how can i possibly convert my Verizon HTC 10 to works the same as the global unlocked phone? I'm so sad with the verizon version, I got weak signal in my country and barely reach to 4G LTE network. Most of the time I can only use 3G and some features also not work I'm trying to read lots of forums and watch youtube, but still couldn't get what I want! Plz let me know.
Thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:
cheakimpor said:
Guys, do you know how can i possibly convert my Verizon HTC 10 to works the same as the global unlocked phone? I'm so sad with the verizon version, I got weak signal in my country and barely reach to 4G LTE network. Most of the time I can only use 3G and some features also not work I'm trying to read lots of forums and watch youtube, but still couldn't get what I want! Plz let me know.
Thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:
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Did you even bother to read this entire thread? Did you search on the forum? This question has been answered (and you didn't need to start a new thread).
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Sorry man! I'm new to here!
hgoldner said:
Did you even bother to read this entire thread? Did you search on the forum? This question has been answered (and you didn't need to start a new thread).
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Sorry brother, I'm here for helps to switch my Verizon HTC 10 it has weak signal and couldn't share wifi hostpot :\ especially i couldn't do system update unless I use CDMA :\ but in my country didn't support!
I'm trying to run the RUU.exe and it's not doing anything when I open it up...
Any ideas?
v1ral said:
I'm trying to run the RUU.exe and it's not doing anything when I open it up...
Any ideas?
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The installer installs prerequisites first. Then launches the installer. Did you get that far?
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dottat said:
The installer installs prerequisites first. Then launches the installer. Did you get that far?
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Okay I am trying again now...
It's going further than it did the other time..
It gave me error 155 and 170.. even with a full battery...
So I can just RUU the U.S Unlocked version and and try and use the radios, if not I can just flash back the VZW RUU with no ill effects?
SuperCID to 11111111....
v1ral said:
Okay I am trying again now...
It's going further than it did the other time..
It gave me error 155 and 170.. even with a full battery...
So I can just RUU the U.S Unlocked version and and try and use the radios, if not I can just flash back the VZW RUU with no ill effects?
SuperCID to 11111111....
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If on Verizon you won't get any service on unlocked without Verizon radios. Why not just flash a custom rom?
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dottat said:
If on Verizon you won't get any service on unlocked without Verizon radios. Why not just flash a custom rom?
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I am trying to get my local carrier data and sms to work...
data and sms don't work... system update doesn't work too.. modified system error...
Should I change CID to bs__X ?
Re-opening thread..
Can I convert on Oreo?
v1ral said:
Re-opening thread..
Can I convert on Oreo?
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Nothing preventing you to convert from VZW to U.S Unlocked, as long as you're s-off. I'm running Unlocked Oreo on my VZW variant.

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