[Q] way to mcc unlock mytouch g4 - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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.

pfroyjr said:
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?

pfroyjr said:
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.

Ace42 said:
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.

pfroyjr said:
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.

pfroyjr said:
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.

Ace42 said:
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

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[Q] MyTouch 3G on AT&T

So I'm looking for a second Android phone to use as a backup to my Captivate. I found a bunch of MT3G's on craigslist, and wanted to find a couple things out before pulling the trigger on any of them. First off, if I was to get one that was still locked to T-Mo, I'm aware I'd have to either have the person I'm buying it from get me an unlock code, or get one from an unlocking service. Between the time I buy it and the time I get it unlocked, will I be able to use it or will the phone be locked out until there is a SIM in it? I was planning to just use it over Wifi but to get it unlocked so I could use it for backup if I ever needed to. Also, other than the headphone jack and the available RAM, are there any pluses/minuses to the 32A/32B revisions? I've found a ton of 32B's and realize they are the earlier ones, but don't know if there is a difference between development for one or the other. Thanks!
If you want a mytouch 3g on at&t, you would probably want to get the Canadian HTC magic, which supports 3g on at&t. Those can be found on eBay pretty regularly. I got mine though there.
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I'm not too concerned with getting 3g on it, just compatibility as I've read a few posts here and other places about problems with rooting and/or unlocking.
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Well, the 32a is the vodafone version (from europe I believe) or something like that, and the 32b is the tmobile one.
Since I own the one with the headphone jack, I just thought I'd chime in and let you know that its considered the 1.2, and not a 32a or 32b. Its a hybrid of the 2 devices, but there is enough different about them that makes the 1.2 kind of a pain in the ass if you want to put anything other then cyanogenmod on it.

[Q] Flash to Rogers in Canada

Hey all I'm looking for some help on a quick matter. I just sol my HD2 to someone in Canada. Hes using Rogers telecom but primarily just wants to use it as a Android phone on that network. I flashed it to a Energy Rom and the 2.12 radio. Will I need to do anything else on my end to make sure it works when he opens the box? Any creative suggestions are appreciated and yes I did do a search didn't find out anything outside of 40 pages of what I am not trying to figure out.
Is it SIM unlocked? It will not work on Rogers, or any other network for that matter if it hasn't been SIM unlocked. Other then that, he will need to setup the APN settings that Rogers uses, but all in all it should work.
Yup
I installed Cotulla HSPL2 to unlock it. I believe that should be sufficient its just a matter of him putting in the correct APN numbers now I think?
wrong, hspl does not unlock the network.
you need to buy a code online or ask t mo if you have a contract.
also, does your buyer know there will be no 3g?
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Me under contract? Probably, but my account has me listed on a different phone the HD2 isn't on there anymore.
Now you say wrong but no details on how to correct the problem. Can you be a little more forthcoming on where I should go fix this.
Nevermind I contacted TMO and they are unrooting the phone for free and will send me the code in the few days.
*shiver* unrooting...anyways, yeah you have to SIM unlock it, and HardSPL most definately doesn't do that. And also, the 3G bands that Rogers uses are different from that of T-Mobile, so he will not get 3G data, only EDGE and GPRS.
Thats what he wanted I figured he did the research about it working on Rogers.
BTW why shiver about unrooting? It seems like it opens it up to more stuff?
Because the HD2 isn't "rooted" in the first place. Both Android and the iPhone have dumbed down the masses so that jailbreak and root are commonplace terms that people apply to EVERYTHING in the smartphone sector, and it aggravates me.
ashasaur said:
jailbreak and root are commonplace terms that people apply to EVERYTHING in the smartphone sector, and it aggravates me.
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hehe with that and the bastardisation of the word "fail",society is collapsing as we watch!

Sim unlock wit 2.3.4

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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[Q] Bravo (CellularOne) SIM Unlock?

[SOLVED]
Ok, A bit of a problem. Trying to SIM Unlock a Motorola Bravo MB520 that ISN'T on the AT&T carrier.
It's on Cellular One, a carrier I was not familiar with until I had shut down the phone and turned it back on to see their logo on boot screen. So I did some research, tried to call a store that's a state away but all I got was busy signal, every time.
Cellularone.com website was more than not helpful. No numbers to call, just a form to fill out for email. No address, no phone numbers, not even a live chat.
Cellularoneonline.com is strictly for certain area codes only, which I found redundant. Tried to call the 1800 number they had listed, but only got a friendly "F off" from an automated machine telling me to check "cellularone.com"
Tried to do it locally. Wanted $50 for all sim unlocks. Hell, No. LOL
Turned to motofan.ru, 6 days later and no response. Yeah I understand it takes time, but ya know.
Rather iffy on trying the Defy SIM Unlock as recommended on another thread as it's for a completely different phone. (I'm familiar with android enough to be iffy about such things as coming from the Droid X2 to the DInc2.)
I purchased this device from a garage sale as a test to myself to root it, unlock it, and keep it on the side incase something happens to my DInc2.
Everything works, looks almost brand new, just no charging/USB cable(s), device only.
Any help is appreciated, and will keep this bookmarked and will keep checking it for the meanwhile to check on any updates.
If you need anything from me in regards to the device like IMEI, info about the phone like kernel, baseband, etc, post and I'll get it to the thread asap (Exception is the IMEI, I'll send it through a private message)
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Well, fortunately the device is already unlocked since it's on a "local" carrier. Just went to T-Mobile because I was switching from Verizon, to Net10, then to T-Mobile thanks to some shenanigans from Net10 not wanting to port but did port my number from Verizon. (Long story short, Net10 Tech support is about like Dell. Outsourcing. 'nuff said on that topic. Stating that I would have to purchase another Sim card for my number to work on their network, for their mistake in the port.
T-Mobile tested the device for me, it was already unlocked. Just got T-Mobile and the device works perfect. Welp one mystery solved. Sorry about that. >_<;
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You should look into the Defy Sim Unlock solution. While I understand your reservations about it, nearly EVERYTHING that works on the Defy will work on the Bravo, provided it doesn't touch the bootloader or deal with the Camera. We've been running Defy roms and apps for as long as I've had my Bravo, and I can tell you that sometimes they even work better for us than for the Defy they're made for. Defy and Bravo have the same partition table, kernels, almost all drivers (camera sticks out) and software -- the biggest differences are bootloader version, efuse levels, camera, and search button.
I'd suggest calling ATT, but you have to be a customer to get the sim unlocked from them. Unless motofan.ru comes through, you either have to pay up or use the Defy tool.
As for your kernel/baseband, we only have the one kernel and a few extra basebands that work from Defy Baseband Switcher, so its rather easy to figure out what you're using.
To give you an idea of how very similar the Bravo and the Defy are, it only takes changing 3 libraries, 2 modules, mot_ise_imager_cfg.bin from /etc/, and replacing 2 folders, and editing the build.prop to port Defy CM9. One folder is /lib/hw/ and the other is /etc/motorola/ (baseband). Oh, and all libraries and modules are all camera related -- /etc/motorola/ is all that's really needed, but then you could just use Baseband Swither -- so nothing really needs to be done to make it work, just some extra work for the camera to be functional. (And yes, I have been porting a lot today)
To get past blur setup, you can just type "eebluroffee" on the first screen. If it doesn't work, remove the keyboard, call it back up, and try again. I recommend waiting about 2 minutes AFTER the screen comes on before entering the code -- a lot of crap is still loading up and key presses can be missed by the system.
Then root it and install any custom rom available -- any are better than the stock Froyo or Eclair.
Aight, I'll give the Defy SIM unlock a whirl tomorrow either at work or after.
Unfortunately I'm not an AT&T customer, I'm with Verizon ATM and don't know anyone off hand who is an AT&T customer. About everyone I know is either Sprint or Verizon. xD; Yeah AT&T is around town, but I don't know anyone with the carrier. So I guess that option is chucked out the door. <_>;
BladeMaverick said:
Aight, I'll give the Defy SIM unlock a whirl tomorrow either at work or after.
Unfortunately I'm not an AT&T customer, I'm with Verizon ATM and don't know anyone off hand who is an AT&T customer. About everyone I know is either Sprint or Verizon. xD; Yeah AT&T is around town, but I don't know anyone with the carrier. So I guess that option is chucked out the door. <_>;
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I'd offer, but I'm on my parents family plan and don't have the passcode to get the sim -- already tried once for someone else.
Well, fortunately the device is already unlocked since it's on a "local" carrier. Just went to T-Mobile because I was switching from Verizon, to Net10, then to T-Mobile thanks to some shenanigans from Net10 not wanting to port but did port my number from Verizon. (Long story short, Net10 Tech support is about like Dell. Outsourcing. 'nuff said on that topic. Stating that I would have to purchase another Sim card for my number to work on their network, for their mistake in the port.
T-Mobile tested the device for me, it was already unlocked. Just got T-Mobile and the device works perfect. Welp one mystery solved. Sorry about that. >_<;
Sorry to revive a dead thread but google and the forum search arent helping me find the defy unlock. I got the same phone and want to put it on strait talk but put the sim in and it asks for a sim unlock code. I thought consumer cellular already unlocked the phone but I guess not.....
AndroidGreg said:
Sorry to revive a dead thread but google and the forum search arent helping me find the defy unlock. I got the same phone and want to put it on strait talk but put the sim in and it asks for a sim unlock code. I thought consumer cellular already unlocked the phone but I guess not.....
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Here's the Defy Sim Unlock Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=34729215
Don't flash the file Baseband_change(EP93_U_00.59.01).zip or you'll have to flash the sbf to recover (boots straight to bootloader recovery\sbf interface). Its supposed to only work for CM based roms and for a different baseband than what we have, but its still worth trying since it won't brick you (its only a modified file and an init.rc patch). Just make a nandroid beforehand and you'll be set. I recommend using CM7 for trying this out. Stock Bravo System won't work.
I also wouldn't try to guess the IMEI unlock code -- you only have so many wrong tries (10 I think, not positive on that) before any attempts, even the paid for correct code, won't work -- meaning you'll be sim locked forever.
If that doesn't work, you're next option is to go to motofan.ru and see if they can unlock your phone (I just checked and apparently they're not issuing codes right now).
After trying those options and still no luck, all you can do is buy the code from somewhere online\previous carrier\maybe ATT???
//They really shouldn't make it so difficult to switch carriers.
I also have a bravo that i just now realized was from Cellular One. It was stuck in a bootloop, so I flashed a stock sbf before I realized it wasn't ATT. Any idea of where I can find a Cellular One sbf? I thought the sim card reader was messed, but it is probably just the fact that I used the wrong firmware.
AndroidGreg said:
Sorry to revive a dead thread but google and the forum search arent helping me find the defy unlock. I got the same phone and want to put it on strait talk but put the sim in and it asks for a sim unlock code. I thought consumer cellular already unlocked the phone but I guess not.....
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Do you know of any way to tell the difference between an att and another carrier bravo? I bought one of ebay that was advertised as att but all unlockers say its not?
At&t Bravos have the logo and "at&t" in the bottom center of the front bezel.
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Do you know of any way to tell the difference between an att and another carrier bravo? I bought one of ebay that was advertised as att but all unlockers say its not?
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You should know by the software installed on it. AT&T has a ton of branded apps on it in the stock version. My bravo says AT&T at the bottom of the screen under the buttons, but above the mic.
You could also try an IMEI checker, such as http://swappa.com/esn
Get IMEI number here: http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB100016&cv=820#fbid=0-J0SOWaA6d
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You should know by the software installed on it. AT&T has a ton of branded apps on it in the stock version. My bravo says AT&T at the bottom of the screen under the buttons, but above the mic.
You could also try an IMEI checker, such as http://swappa.com/esn
Get IMEI number here: http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB100016&cv=820#fbid=0-J0SOWaA6d
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IMEI checker says its ATT... but it has absolutely no ATT apps. It must be some kind of weird version, because Ive had 2 other Bravos previously and both of them had a ton of ATT apps I froze. Problem is Ive tried 2 different unlock methods and neither have given me a code, one said it was not ATT and the other one told me they did not find the code.
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IMEI checker says its ATT... but it has absolutely no ATT apps. It must be some kind of weird version, because Ive had 2 other Bravos previously and both of them had a ton of ATT apps I froze. Problem is Ive tried 2 different unlock methods and neither have given me a code, one said it was not ATT and the other one told me they did not find the code.
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Have you just tried calling ATT yet?
Be careful, there is a limit of how many times you can enter in an incorrect unlock code, then it is tied to the carrier forever. I dont know how many times. It's on motorola or att's website.
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Have you just tried calling ATT yet?
Be careful, there is a limit of how many times you can enter in an incorrect unlock code, then it is tied to the carrier forever. I dont know how many times. It's on motorola or att's website.
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Yes... I have calle ATT and they say they will get back to me in 8 days by email with the code... probably. Crossing my fingers. Yea... I have not entered any code yet.
marcelarr said:
Yes... I have calle ATT and they say they will get back to me in 8 days by email with the code... probably. Crossing my fingers. Yea... I have not entered any code yet.
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Att gave me the wrong code, as a last resort I ordered from cellunlocker.net
At first they gave me the same code as ATT, but when I contacted them about it, they offered to check another database and get back to me. They provided another code, 16 digits this time, and it worked! Thrilled to have a bravo again.

AT&T LG G2 unlock for t moblie 411

Hi,
I did an unlock for this phone that i found in these forums. I have a generic tmobile sim card and put that in after i got the unlock code. from there i typed in the info and tmobile showed up on the banner.
well, i took the phone to a guy to trade for another, and now he's telling me he isn't getting any data, just phone and texting. of course, he's telling me this long after we made the trade.
is there any reason he wouldn't be getting data? or does an unlocked lg g2 only get edge speeds or something?
any help would be great.
My first guess is that he doesn't have the correct APN settings put in for his carrier.
You should let everyone know if the device is a stock rom, or another rom. Since the stock AT&T rom should not have the APN settings for Tmobile, but something like CM's rom should.
Worst case he should just need to enter the APN settings by hand, which isn't too hard to do. Other then that he could be in an area where Tmobile uses different bands for data then the AT&T version supports... that part I don't know how much it effects the AT&T G2, but has effected older devices going between AT&T and Tmobile.
Niscandia said:
My first guess is that he doesn't have the correct APN settings put in for his carrier.
You should let everyone know if the device is a stock rom, or another rom. Since the stock AT&T rom should not have the APN settings for Tmobile, but something like CM's rom should.
Worst case he should just need to enter the APN settings by hand, which isn't too hard to do. Other then that he could be in an area where Tmobile uses different bands for data then the AT&T version supports... that part I don't know how much it effects the AT&T G2, but has effected older devices going between AT&T and Tmobile.
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thanks, and it is a stock rom, non-rooted. is that info available online? he says he went to the store and they tried to tell him it wasn't unlocked, or it's only half unlocked...people...especially people who sell phones.
dmoss74 said:
thanks, and it is a stock rom, non-rooted. is that info available online? he says he went to the store and they tried to tell him it wasn't unlocked, or it's only half unlocked...people...especially people who sell phones.
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Google would be your friend in this case, or his actually.
And can't blame them too much, they aren't given all the training that they should be given. They are just sales people, not tech trained most of the time. Every time I go into the AT&T store that I like, I end up talking unlocking & rooting for Android devices since they aren't told anything about that stuff. And I do let them know if they are truly interested to look here for more help.

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