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UNLOCKING the Tattoo!

So i give it a shoot here then!
Is there anyone out here wich knows where/how to unlock the Tattoo?
Have tried;
1. HTCUNLOCK.COM = Couldent generate code and got a REFUND!
2. HTCCODE.COM = Code UNKNOWN, The admin says codes will update in 1 week!?
By the way i really like the phone, But could be good to call from it also

NOW ITS UNLOCKED AND IM HAPPY!!!!
The code was provided by www.htccode.com
Good service and support! and now flashing only code and working! Tryed 2 different SIMs allready!
And it costed only 15 Euro

no simlock
about the simlock... i see a menu for the same in the fastboot menu..
check it out here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=579980
brokenworm

I can find the simlock part but how can you use it to unlock the mobile ? It looks like a key file is needed.

worked htccode.com for me also

I have purchased a code from this site also but it's not working, when I put in my o2 sim it asks for the unlock code but then gets stuck on a screen saying "unlocking sim"
what rom are you flashing?
ive got the htc .exe one which I flashed after creating a gold card & updating via my pc.
Did you update from the memory card? if so can you provide a link to the rom you used.
Tried a few sims now & the APN options are greyed out, so there must still be some orange stuff stuck on there.

It is fully recommended to flash before trying to unlock
follow the instructions to flash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=603286

I bought the code from HTCCODE.COM and got UNKNOWN UNLOCK CODE
I flashed rom from this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=603286
and tryed again but same problem code doesnt work...

This tutorial works fine. You should contact htccode and ask for help there.

I followed the tutorial but even after changing the rom the phone doesn't accept the unlock code.
For those who said it worked, was your phone locked to Orange UK??

Mine is locked to orange uk, and I cant remove the sim lock even if I flashed and entered a correct code. I got a refund for my code not working.

tattoo locked to orange
Hi guys, i have a tattoo locked to orange which i have flashed and entered an unlock code. The screen says successfully unlocked but when in use i can only make emergancy phone calls. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Same problem as most people in here ... only solution we found is to use the ismartsim 2008

[Q] Official Tmobile JIC6 Update loses unlock

Ok.. sooo.. Some people have gotten the JIC ota update from tmobile USA.. Well i decided to go ahead and update it. Well I lost the carrier unlock on it now.
I was just the stock rom on it rooted and unlocked using the one click unlock to get teh codes to unlock the phone. It worked then. Now with the JIC6 update i have lost that unlock. Also the one click unlock app to get the codes no longer works. I have also seen other post about using a hex editor to look at the nv_data.bin file to look for the unlock codes (no success). I have the original code from before the update, but it does not work. Is there a Way to unlock the vibrant with the JI6 update?

Just enter the same code you got last time. and it will unlock you.
If anyone else reads this. Please keep your code. and put it someplace safe. everytime you flash you will need to re-unlock most like a iphone.

Interseting that i didnt even have to reenter it. First when i updated and than checked teh network lock code showing that it was on so i than proceded to use the one click unlock app and it didnt not work. SO lucky for me i have a screenshot of the code when i first used the unlock app. so i did the same process and put in another carrier sim and entered the unlock code. It told me it was unsuccessful. Now that i went to try it again after my first post. I procceded to put in the other carrier sim card and it was unlocked.
Oh well. Thanks!

rhcp0112345 said:
Just enter the same code you got last time. and it will unlock you.
If anyone else reads this. Please keep your code. and put it someplace safe. everytime you flash you will need to re-unlock most like a iphone.
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He says in the OP that he has the original code, but it doesn't work.
I know this is actually a known Samsung problem that has happened on many of their phones (even ones that came unlocked from what I've read) & generally re-entering the key works.
If it doesn't work for me, I'll call up TMO & complain. I bought the phone at retail price off contract, so they should give the code w/o a problem.
Generally as long as you've been a customer with them for at least 30-90 days (and your phone is beyond the returnable period), they'll give the unlock code if you call & ask for it. Sometimes you have to say that you'll be travelling out of country in order to get them to give it to you.

Is there a way to unlock without putting in a foreign SIM?

WTF !
Do you mean that updating the device to JI6 will lock the phone ?!
I unlocked mine with a code is that means I'll lose the unlock ?!

I discovered this a few weeks ago. I was working on a fix when I bricked my phone.
I just got my replacement on Tuesday and will be continuing the fix.
What happens is either something within the ODIN process, or on the rom itself puts a generic bml3 block on that contains all F's where the unlock code is stored.
I also know that it's stored on the nv_data.bin in the ./efs block.
I have been able to get my unlock code to be seen by the sgux program when modifying the bml3 file and pushing it back to my phone.
I will be working on nv_data next, though, seeing as my new phone has the unlock codes already, I'll have to do some editing and backing up.

I have my old codes with me so can someone confirm if old codes still works after the update ?

Thanks for sharing the information with us regarding phone. It may help us n the future.
Steve

mohitmoudgil said:
I have my old codes with me so can someone confirm if old codes still works after the update ?
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Yeah after my original posts i think your old code will work. It will probably give an error of that it was unsuccessful. Just ignore it. and and just reboot the phone.
so basically to recap what i did.
updated JIC6 ota with tmobile.
checked network lock *#7465625# ( showing that the network lock was on.)
tried that software one click app to get code. (unsuccessful)
powered off phone
put in another carrier sim card.
bootup phone.
put in old code i had from before update to jic6 ( says that it was unsuccessful )
power off phone
put back Tmobile sim
power off phone
put other carrier sim in
unlocked!

i dont have tmobile sim ...do you think it needs that ?

I ran into this on my old vibrant running jfd. Unlocked and rooted and I needed to reflash jfd with odin. Phone relocked itself even reflashing same firmware. Efs data didn't change because the unlock code could still be retrieved. But when I inserted my att sim the code unlock said unsuccessful no matter what I tried. It never unlocked again.

sabooher said:
I ran into this on my old vibrant running jfd. Unlocked and rooted and I needed to reflash jfd with odin. Phone relocked itself even reflashing same firmware. Efs data didn't change because the unlock code could still be retrieved. But when I inserted my att sim the code unlock said unsuccessful no matter what I tried. It never unlocked again.
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So old codes didnt work for you and you are stuck.
can anyone confirm if we should update or not to remain unlocked ?

anyone confirming this ?
I got two different statements here

Ok, I updated my vibrant to JI6 today and it didn't lock my device !!
Since I don't use T-mobile data plan so I downloaded the leaked rom from (Vibrant Android development) section then I flashed the stock rom followed by JI6 ROM and it's working perfect !!
Maybe because mine is unlocked officially by T-Mobile code !

Or may be only ota is locking
We need more info
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk

Updated mine through odin.. still unlocked.

thanks...i just updated with odin and mine is unlocked
Now time to check whats new :d

They will not release a code nor will att for 9 months after the phone is out. You may call and ask.
Thats why i offer unlock services for these phones.

Successful OTA update yesterday, NO NETWORK LOCK, phone was rooted with no lag fix

[Q] Help unlocking

For the life of me I cannot get this phone to unlock for a different sim
Ive tried the sgs unlock tool on both stock and a 2.2 froyo rom
I tried the windows tool posdted in another thread....the one with generatecode.bat ....it worked but it doesnt display a code on either the stock 2.1 update 1 rom or the foryo one....I dont know what to do
and yes im rooted

The windows tool worked for me from stock.
It doesn't generate a code though you input one.
Edit: link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822008&page=11
Scroll down for instructions.

Did you try the sgs unlock PRO version?

I jsut bought the pro version and it doesnt want to work....it says it unlocked it when i use the unlock sim option and when i use the root or non root to show the code i get a unkown error

Call Tmo customer service. Tell them that you will be traveling overseas and you want to use a foreign SIM. Ask for the unlock code for your phone.
They will ask you for your phone's IMEI number.
Then in a few hours, or a day at the most they will send you the unlock code and instructions.

I dont understand why the paid app isnt working either....it just says no codes found unkown error and tmo wont give it to me....i hate them anyways

The app didn't work for me either. Did you try the solution I suggested above?
I use my phone in London the majority of the time having used that. It took me a few tries but it worked.
I agree with the earlier post that you can try asking tmo. They gave me the unlock code for my old blackberry after providing the IMEI.

mikeswaid said:
I jsut bought the pro version and it doesnt want to work....it says it unlocked it when i use the unlock sim option and when i use the root or non root to show the code i get a unkown error
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I would get the error as well, but it did unlock. When you choose unlock phone, does it tell you to restart the phone with your SIM card?

How do I unlock my CM13-flashed i337 w/o a SIM?

Got an unlock code from AT&T, but I can't seem to be able to get to the point where I can punch it in and unlock the phone (no, I do not have a SIM card). Any advice? I tried a bunch of codes to get it to unlock mode, none works. Currently running CM13 on my 1337.
Many thanks!

In order to be promoted for sim unlock code or to enter the unlock code using the dialler menu, the phone needs to be running a stock or close to stock rom with the stock dialler.

F8331 / Kagura and LineageOS? Best current F8331 ROM?

I have quite a few devices which appear on the LineageOS site as "no longer officially supported", such as the BQ paella device.
With these devices (quite annoyingly) you can't download images anymore and have to go and hunt for them on archive sites, but at least you can still build it yourself.
In fact I think it would be possible for someone to take on such a device and resurrect it.
The Kagura doesn't even appear on the unsupported list. Was it never supported by Lineage? I'm a bit surprised by this.
What is the best, most stable Lineage based ROM out there? preferably Lineage based? Is there one with source code available?
My son's one is acting up. It doesn't respond to inbound phone calls, and on querying the network for call forward status it says "SIM error". Putting the SIM into a different phone works perfectly so I think Sony has messed up something.
I think it's time for a custom ROM. 8.0 based is fine. It just needs to work.
I have compiled/built from source for other devices so I'm not frightened to do so with this one.
Any suggestions?

For the time being I won't be able to put a custom ROM on this
I followed these instructions https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader
at the end of the instructions "Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked."
I have "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"

dieselnutjob said:
For the time being I won't be able to put a custom ROM on this
I followed these instructions https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader
at the end of the instructions "Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked."
I have "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"
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Then there is no way to unlock your phone

EugenStanis said:
Then there is no way to unlock your phone
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I suspect that it's because it's operator SIM locked.
Apparently I can unlock it myself with a tool called qunlocktool, but when I downloaded it my antivirus got quite excited.
I will contact the operator next week and ask them to unlock it. I had this phone from new so I think that they have to.

dieselnutjob said:
I suspect that it's because it's operator SIM locked.
Apparently I can unlock it myself with a tool called qunlocktool, but when I downloaded it my antivirus got quite excited.
I will contact the operator next week and ask them to unlock it. I had this phone from new so I think that they have to.
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In my country (Poland) local provider doesnt allow to unlock the phone bootloader even after sim unlocking (also the charges are high)

Phone is now SIM unlocked, but I still have "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"