Hi,
I've bought a cingular 8525 in the US expecting to be able to unlock it with the unlock tool Pof released. When I received the device and turn it on to my surprise asks a four digit password. It is a password protected device. How can I get rid of this password in order to proceed with the unlock of the SIM?
If I hard reset it will this allow me to enter my own password? Will hard reset affect any of the features or sofware that came original from factory?
I've writen to the seller asking for this password but have not got any answer yet.
Thanks for any help!
Moscou
Would that be a PIN from the SIM card?
A factory default Trinity even for those branded ones should have a default password set and enabled.
If its a brand new device, apparently they played around with it in the shop where you bought it.
If its a used device, the guy who sold it was setting a password.
In both cases you should ask the vendor about the password.
As the seller is not replaying to your mail, its possible that its a stolen one. How much did you pay for it?
well, the vendor said the consignant is traying to talk with his tech friends to find out what is this password but I don't know if he will come with a solution. That's why I asked if I hard reset it will cancel the previous password. I don't have any data in the phone yet for it is brand new so I am not afraid of loosing any data. I just need to know if a hard reset will solve the problem or if there is any other way to get rid of the password.
thanks,
Andre
If you don't have any data in the phone then trying a hard reset won't hurt because it'll re-install to factory (or currently installed rom) default settings. I don't know if this will get rid of the pin lock but it's worth trying.
Also, try a different SIM card as ww2250 said. This might be the problem.
Has anyone performed a hard reset and remember if the password was cancelled?
Andre
ww2250 said:
Would that be a PIN from the SIM card?
A factory default Trinity even for those branded ones should have a default password set and enabled.
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I have the pin for the SIM card I use in my other cel phone. I inserted the SIM card and typed its PIN and it didn't work. I believe it is requesting the device password.
gerald_s said:
If its a brand new device, apparently they played around with it in the shop where you bought it.
If its a used device, the guy who sold it was setting a password.
In both cases you should ask the vendor about the password.
As the seller is not replaying to your mail, its possible that its a stolen one. How much did you pay for it?
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I bought it at ebay express with a vendor with a hi score feedback. I've paid 400 bucks for it. The seller is answering my emails but didn't give me the solution for the problem.
Hard reset it. This will clear it.
Moscou said:
Has anyone performed a hard reset and remember if the password was cancelled?
Andre
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Just hard reset the device and you will be able to do what you want with it.
I brought the Cingular 8125 off of Ebay and the cell phone has a password that I can't get pass. I tried several HARD RESETS and it didn't work. I tried to flash the pda/phone but that didn't work. What can I do to get pass the password so that I can flash the phone with upgrade firmware???????
Thanks
Cellhopper said:
I brought the Cingular 8125 off of Ebay and the cell phone has a password that I can't get pass. I tried several HARD RESETS and it didn't work. I tried to flash the pda/phone but that didn't work. What can I do to get pass the password so that I can flash the phone with upgrade firmware???????
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I have three words for you:
Call your seller.
Seriously.
If he/she won't give you the password, demand a refund, and report them to eBay management. It probably won't come to that, though, since this was probably just an oversight on the part of the seller. There isn't much else you can do.
There are (probably illegal) programs available on the internet that claim the ability to circumvent or recover such passwords. I would be extremely skeptical about their claims, and their motives, but your desire to hack the phone may overwhelm your restraint.
I bought 2 Qtek S200 in ebay and they're working fine, but, they are PIN-Locked (The phone are locked, not the chip). I must put a password (4 numbers) for tur then on, i contacted the seller and he sayed he don't know the password. Have anyway to turn on/hard reset them?
Very Thanks for your attention,
Daniel.
Make a hardreset.
bunchaft said:
I bought 2 Qtek S200 in ebay and they're working fine, but, they are PIN-Locked (The phone are locked, not the chip). I must put a password (4 numbers) for tur then on, i contacted the seller and he sayed he don't know the password. Have anyway to turn on/hard reset them?
Very Thanks for your attention,
Daniel.
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I've purchased unlock for this phone and I should have checked if it was connecting to the server before ordering the unlock. When I try to unlock it through the default unlock app it's giving me this error. Has anyone gotten this error before? Any fix to it?
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I've purchased unlock for this phone and I should have checked if it was connecting to the server before ordering the unlock. When I try to unlock it through the default unlock app it's giving me this error. Has anyone gotten this error before? Any fix to it?
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Your best bet would be to contact the customer service of where u ordered the unlock code from. They would be better equipped to help resolve your issues with it than anyone here. I dont use the unlocking service companies, many of them are shady and not legitimate so its wise to make sure you choose one that has a good track record of doing business.
I tried contacting them, but I didn't realise that their policy states no refunds if I get this error as I was suppose to check before ordering. It's a legit company and I've bought unlock codes many times from them. Anyway, it seems for some reason the phone isn't able to connect to the servers. I tried a hard reset and everything pretty much.
There really isnt much you can do then, if you missed a step or didnt verify something before ordering it unfortunately your just SOL. If there policy is such that no refunds are given then you just gotta eat your mistake. Hey dont feel to bad, we have all messed up at one time or another doing something with our phones. I guess you just live an learn from it.
You can keep trying to connect to the server though. Maybe its just down. Other than that my only other idea is if you actually have the keys to unlock your phone try looking on google for a manual way to get to the unlocking menu. There are hidden service menus for our phones but they are not always available, it varies from model to model
Hello...
Recently I bought a Lg g6 Ls993 from ebay... Any problem, excellent phone.
I was checking and testing dial codes and I I blew it. I type ##786# and it made a factory reset. The phone erased all data so when it restart I get a message that says "insert the the sim card that came with your phone, then restart" I dont have that sim card so I continue the set up process and the phone get stuck on "cellphone configuration" I avoid that process pressing all buttons, type my gmail but the phone dont recognize my sim card it says: "invalid sim" I got phone signal but I am unable to make calls, to receive sms, to add apns... Please help!!!!
Looks like you erased the EFS folder. Do you see a Mac address in about the phone?
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Looks like you erased the EFS folder. Do you see a Mac address in about the phone?
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Only, Wi-Fi MAC Address and i dont know if is the same
What's the objective of checking and testing dial codes?
I've never heard of that.
rubiicon59 said:
What's the objective of checking and testing dial codes?
I've never heard of that.
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The objective is ruin your phone
rubiicon59 said:
What's the objective of checking and testing dial codes?
I've never heard of that.
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It's meant for diagnostic purposes to test the phone by trained personal, not for the general public unless you know what you're doing.
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The objective is ruin your phone
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I doubt it was your objective but it looks like it's your end result.
There's a lot of new posters in these forums who have done stuff thats screwed with their phones. XDA is brilliant but it's not magic.
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It's meant for diagnostic purposes to test the phone by trained personal, not for the general public unless you know what you're doing.
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Tbh after I'd asked I kinda thought it may be something like that. I'd be gutted if I screwed up to the point of having an unusable phone.
MrManty said:
Hello...
Recently I bought a Lg g6 Ls993 from ebay... Any problem, excellent phone.
I was checking and testing dial codes and I I blew it. I type ##786# and it made a factory reset. The phone erased all data so when it restart I get a message that says "insert the the sim card that came with your phone, then restart" I dont have that sim card so I continue the set up process and the phone get stuck on "cellphone configuration" I avoid that process pressing all buttons, type my gmail but the phone dont recognize my sim card it says: "invalid sim" I got phone signal but I am unable to make calls, to receive sms, to add apns... Please help!!!!
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Well... I'm no expert... But it sounds like you bought a phone that is meant to be an upgrade to someone's contract, so it comes paired/tied to that contract's phone number, he/she probably didn't want to upgrade, so they sold it to you... After you reset it, it needs to be set up by the original phone number/sim card it came paired with... So the solution is probably to contact the person you bought it from and explain the situation... See if there's anything they can do to help you...
I bought the G6, and so I gave my G4 to my kid brother after factory resetting it... When he was setting it up... It requested that He would login with the previous google account that was being used on that G4, which was mine... So I had to login, and then he could set up his own account and the phone as his, now the phone is tied to his account... I believe this is an anti-theft prevention or something like that... Only mine was tied to my Google account, and yours seems to be tied to the networks sim card... When you reset the phone with that code... I believe you resetted it to the very original state where it was still tied to the networks no. with which it was supposed to work with... Maybe if you had resetted it from the settings menu, it would still be ok.
Anyway, those are my 2 cents... Hope it helps!
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lmiked said:
Well... I'm no expert... But it sounds like you bought a phone that is meant to be an upgrade to someone's contract, so it comes paired/tied to that contract's phone number, he/she probably didn't want to upgrade, so they sold it to you... After you reset it, it needs to be set up by the original phone number/sim card it came paired with... So the solution is probably to contact the person you bought it from and explain the situation... See if there's anything they can do to help you...
I bought the G6, and so I gave my G4 to my kid brother after factory resetting it... When he was setting it up... It requested that He would login with the previous google account that was being used on that G4, which was mine... So I had to login, and then he could set up his own account and the phone as his, now the phone is tied to his account... I believe this is an anti-theft prevention or something like that... Only mine was tied to my Google account, and yours seems to be tied to the networks sim card... When you reset the phone with that code... I believe you resetted it to the very original state where it was still tied to the networks no. with which it was supposed to work with... Maybe if you had resetted it from the settings menu, it would still be ok.
Anyway, those are my 2 cents... Hope it helps!
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It's possible. I bought the phone on ebay and I bought used. The problem is that I not in U.S.
Now I have a new menu that say Uicc unlock and Prl update.
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It's possible. I bought the phone on ebay and I bought used. The problem is that I not in U.S.
Now I have a new menu that say Uicc unlock and Prl update.
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Contact the person you bought it from... And maybe ask if it is possible for you to mail them the phone, so they can set it up with the sim... Then, you'd switch the account... Or take it to an LG support center, and explain the situation, show them proof that you bought it... They can probably wipe it clean... Or you can also try flashing an unbranded network fre .kdz firmware file, that is compatible with your model... That might "detach it" from the original sim card it is requesting... It's worth a try.
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lmiked said:
Contact the person you bought it from... And maybe ask if it is possible for you to mail them the phone, so they can set it up with the sim... Then, you'd switch the account... Or take it to an LG support center, and explain the situation, show them proof that you bought it... They can probably wipe it clean... Or you can also try flashing an unbranded network fre .kdz firmware file, that is compatible with your model... That might "detach it" from the original sim card it is requesting... It's worth a try.
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It's complicated send it back due to I'm out side U.S. there is no kdz for this model yet. Just I gonig to try with LG Support
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It's complicated send it back due to I'm out side U.S. there is no kdz for this model yet. Just I gonig to try with LG Support
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Well... That's probably the best...
Good luck!
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Have you tried a different carrier sim?
MrManty said:
Hello...
Recently I bought a Lg g6 Ls993 from ebay... Any problem, excellent phone.
I was checking and testing dial codes and I I blew it. I type ##786# and it made a factory reset. The phone erased all data so when it restart I get a message that says "insert the the sim card that came with your phone, then restart" I dont have that sim card so I continue the set up process and the phone get stuck on "cellphone configuration" I avoid that process pressing all buttons, type my gmail but the phone dont recognize my sim card it says: "invalid sim" I got phone signal but I am unable to make calls, to receive sms, to add apns... Please help!!!!
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I encountered the same situation, is this problem solved?
Repeat unlock sim card! and put sim card! you ve unlocked again! you perform ##RTN# is a master reset! unlock again and you will be fine!
ok,
Lussardi said:
Repeat unlock sim card! and put sim card! you ve unlocked again! you perform ##RTN# is a master reset! unlock again and you will be fine!
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Currently I'm another one victim of the same problem, and I'm outside the USA also.
I wish to repeat unlocking of the phone, but I couldn't find the code to show me the window, where I have to input an unlocking code.
2945#*933#, 2945#*71001# or 2945#*20001# do not work for me (no any reaction from the phone).
Does anybody have some more ideas?
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Currently I'm another one victim of the same problem, and I'm outside the USA also.
I wish to repeat unlocking of the phone, but I couldn't find the code to show me the window, where I have to input an unlocking code.
2945#*933#, 2945#*71001# or 2945#*20001# do not work for me (no any reaction from the phone).
Does anybody have some more ideas?
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Sprint LS993 its not unlockable by convetional methods! you need repeat unlock using Gcpro or an other boxes!
Lussardi said:
Sprint LS993 its not unlockable by convetional methods! you need repeat unlock using Gcpro or an other boxes!
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Thank you for the reply. Is it something like what lmiked told about, or another action?
Where can I learn about steps I have to perform to do this repeat unlock using Gcpro or an other boxes? I've found that it is the bootloader unlocking tool. So do I need to do some next steps after I have unlocked my bootloader?
Currently I am able to go in phones bootloader and I see the option to reset the phone to its original state (done, does not help) and to flash some files from flash card. But I don't any files to flash.
lmiked said:
Contact the person you bought it from... And maybe ask if it is possible for you to mail them the phone, so they can set it up with the sim... Then, you'd switch the account... Or take it to an LG support center, and explain the situation, show them proof that you bought it... They can probably wipe it clean... Or you can also try flashing an unbranded network fre .kdz firmware file, that is compatible with your model... That might "detach it" from the original sim card it is requesting... It's worth a try.
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Where can I find unbranded network firmware file and which tool I have to use to flash it to the device?
You bought a Sprint locked device, this one can only be sim unlocked to work internationally, that unlock is done by Sprint as far as I know.
The bootloader on this phone is not unlockable, and the firmware cannot be changed. You might want you return the phone if the seller told you it was unlockable/etc., because it isn't.