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[Q] Has anyone been able to get the Samsung Focus Sim Unlocked?

i would like to know since i will be using this in asia by june, has anyone been successful in getting unlock codes from ATT directly? or via unlocking websites and if via website which ones actually work?

Reportedly, first date that AT&T will give unlock codes is May 9th.

also you can try unlock it trought fastgsm

I've unlocked mine by FastGsm... all OK!

Thank you for the quick response,i did comeacross fastgsm last night researching about how to unlock the focus
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I've used this company for unlocking a Focus and Captivate succussfully.
www.cellunlocker.net
For the Focus you will still have MMS issues unless it's Developer Unlocked and you can use necessary tools to change the MMS settings.

people still use mms? hehehe is it only for the focus or for all WP7 devices?

I think just the Focus...

So I will be getting my slightly used samsung focus locked to AT&T on May 4th. Do you guys suggest that I wait for the rumored unlock codes from AT&T on May 9th, and will it be free and available to all users in the first place? Also the phone doesnt not have the NoDo update yet and am planning to buy one of the sandisk class 4 sd cards. So which will be the right order with respect to unlocking, sd card installation and NoDo updating? thanks

nanawillie said:
So I will be getting my slightly used samsung focus locked to AT&T on May 4th. Do you guys suggest that I wait for the rumored unlock codes from AT&T on May 9th, and will it be free and available to all users in the first place? Also the phone doesnt not have the NoDo update yet and am planning to buy one of the sandisk class 4 sd cards. So which will be the right order with respect to unlocking, sd card installation and NoDo updating? thanks
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in this order
insert sd card....reformat using 3 finger salute
unlock
then update to nodo

TOA Duck said:
in this order
insert sd card....reformat using 3 finger salute
unlock
*don't forget to prevent relock!
then update to nodo
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*read here

EnderPsp said:
*read here
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Hi thanks for your help. I just took a look at the "prevent relocking" page and its quite a long thread with many "strange language" am not used to! It says requirements include "Dev Unlocked Samsung Phone and XAP Installer". Am a newbie so if someone could simplify this to me and possibly provide me with a download link for the requirements. thanks

nanawillie said:
Hi thanks for your help. I just took a look at the "prevent relocking" page and its quite a long thread with many "strange language" am not used to! It says requirements include "Dev Unlocked Samsung Phone and XAP Installer". Am a newbie so if someone could simplify this to me and possibly provide me with a download link for the requirements. thanks
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That's what I've tried to spared you, a long read, for the relock part.
Basically, from zero, you need to unlock with Chevron first. This is no easy task and unfortunately you do have to read all about it in the original thread.
Then, after unlock, go to the thread I mentioned and from the 1st post download SamsungTools.zip and deploy SamsungTools.xap to the phone. it and after that check in Chevron if it's still unlocked. If not, unlock again, and Zune should no longer re-lock the phone, and you can safely update to NoDo.

If he only cares about SIM unlock, the |Cheron Dev unlock is unnecessary, overkill and unrelated.

foxbat121 said:
If he only cares about SIM unlock, the |Cheron Dev unlock is unnecessary, overkill and unrelated.
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Agreed with you that the request was not very clear and a bit offtopic but I assumed it's about Chevron unlock and not SIM unlock because of
nanawillie said:
I just took a look at the "prevent relocking" page and its quite a long thread with many...
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I don't see how that could be interpreted as SIM unlock. Unlock has double meaning (developer/network) across WP7 forums and that might be confusing for many.

EnderPsp said:
Agreed with you that the request was not very clear ....
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The title of this thread can't be any more clear

yeah i did indicate simunlock there hehehe

EnderPsp said:
Agreed with you that the request was not very clear and a bit offtopic but I assumed it's about Chevron unlock and not SIM unlock because of
I don't see how that could be interpreted as SIM unlock. Unlock has double meaning (developer/network) across WP7 forums and that might be confusing for many.
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Sorry guys for the confusion-was actually talking about sim unlock. I thought the thread was about sim unlock so I didnt bother to be specific. I was just worried because I had read elsewhere that some people got their sim relocked to at&t after the NoDo update thats why I wanted to know what to do right! So I guess I don't have to bother about the relocking stuff anymore right? And just to confirm; the order is install sd card, unlock sim, and install NoDo right? Am so excited...my phone will be arriving on Monday!!

Personally I would do the sim unlock last. That way the last step is unlock and you don't need to worry about possible re-locking during No-Do. I would actually install No-Do first, then install SD card since No-do seems to help with compatibility issues, and then if the SD card is stable, sim unlock the phone.

Pere1 said:
I've unlocked mine by FastGsm... all OK!
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FastGSM Instant unlock and just 19.99 nice on ebay the code cost 35 and you have to wait 2 hours or more

[Q] need chevron after mango installation

Hi
Do I still need Chevron to unlock the device after installing Mango?
Because when i start chevron is shows that it is already been unlocked (because the button says relock!), so i'm kind of confused?

freyadeen said:
Hi
Do I still need Chevron to unlock the device after installing Mango?
Because when i start chevron is shows that it is already been unlocked (because the button says relock!), so i'm kind of confused?
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Why are you confused?
Most up-to-date custom roms are all pre-unlocked. Just read the first post of the topic (reading helps )

TheATHEiST said:
Why are you confused?
Most up-to-date custom roms are all pre-unlocked. Just read the first post of the topic (reading helps )
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ok thanks for replying... then how can i know that my Mango is unlocked..
because for some reason the registry editor does not work when i try even though i've already deplyed it to my phone!

[Q] Using Atrix 4G in India

Hi Guys,
I'm about to buy a Motorola Atrix 4G sim-unlocked phone here in India, through eBay. I got confirmation from the seller that it is an imported phone from US which has been unlocked for international carriers. I've a few questions now:
1. Does GB 2.3.4 come with an unlocked bootloader, so that I need not do anything to unlock it myself?
2. If no, then will I be able to unlock the bootloader using the method given in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
I can see that there is a lot of community support for this phone and I would love to root it and install custom ROMs on it. Please clarify me on the above points.
Thanks in advance.

gkarthik16 said:
Hi Guys,
I'm about to buy a Motorola Atrix 4G sim-unlocked phone here in India, through eBay. I got confirmation from the seller that it is an imported phone from US which has been unlocked for international carriers. I've a few questions now:
1. Does GB 2.3.4 come with an unlocked bootloader, so that I need not do anything to unlock it myself?
2. If no, then will I be able to unlock the bootloader using the method given in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
I can see that there is a lot of community support for this phone and I would love to root it and install custom ROMs on it. Please clarify me on the above points.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Karthik,
I have also bought through Ebay.
1. Does GB 2.3.4 come with an unlocked bootloader, so that I need not do anything to unlock it myself?
A) If the phone is sim unlocked than most probably it has unlocked bootloaded. You can check this by restarting the phone, if UNLOCKED is displayed at the top during booting, then its bootloaded has been unlocked.
2. If no, then will I be able to unlock the bootloader using the method given in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
A)I have used the same method for unlocking my phone.

rockydev said:
Hi Karthik,
I have also bought through Ebay.
1. Does GB 2.3.4 come with an unlocked bootloader, so that I need not do anything to unlock it myself?
A) If the phone is sim unlocked than most probably it has unlocked bootloaded. You can check this by restarting the phone, if UNLOCKED is displayed at the top during booting, then its bootloaded has been unlocked.
2. If no, then will I be able to unlock the bootloader using the method given in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
A)I have used the same method for unlocking my phone.
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Thanks for the reply. I do not see the UNLOCKED text while booting up. so probably the boot loader is still locked.
In the thread which you used to unlock, there is no step to root the phone after unlocking the boot loader. After unlocking, the next step is installing a custom recovery. So how do we root it? I don't want to explore multiple threads as the instructions are confusing. Please help!
Thanks in advance.

rockydev said:
A) If the phone is sim unlocked than most probably it has unlocked bootloaded. You can check this by restarting the phone, if UNLOCKED is displayed at the top during booting, then its bootloaded has been unlocked.
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This is NOT TRUE..
Sim Unlock and Bootloader Unlock are different.
Bootloader Unlock will allow you to install any other firmwares. This will display Unlocked message on bootup.
SIM unlock will allow to use other carriers SIM card other than Orginal carrier.
For Ex. if you have ATT US Atrix, you wont be able to use it for other networks until you perform SIM unlock. This will not display Unlock message on bootup.

sakdroid said:
This is NOT TRUE..
Sim Unlock and Bootloader Unlock are different.
Bootloader Unlock will allow you to install any other firmwares. This will display Unlocked message on bootup.
SIM unlock will allow to use other carriers SIM card other than Orginal carrier.
For Ex. if you have ATT US Atrix, you wont be able to use it for other networks until you perform SIM unlock. This will not display Unlock message on bootup.
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Yeah that I figured out. I bought a sim unlocked phone and still the bootloader is locked. Thanks!

N00b questions
Few more n00b questions Please ignore my questions above. I've consolidated all of them below so that multiple replies can be avoided.
I've rooted and installed custom ROMs on my LG P500 for more than a year now and I'm quite familiar with the process. But this locked boot loader thing is really confusing me and there are so many threads with different methods. Really confused I've listed down all my questions below, pls help me:
1. Can I root my Atrix without unlocking the bootlaoder? I want to get rid of the so many AT&T apps as my phone is sim-unlocked and I don't need them here in India. This page from rootzwiki has a method to root a phone with locked bootloader. Can I follow this?
2. The same page has a method to unlock the bootloader. In that, it is mentioned that the SBF flashing need not be done if the phone runs gingerbread. The steps direct us to run the unlock command if we're on GB. But on all the methods here in XDA, the SBF flash method is mentioned even for GB 2.3.4 phones. This thread for example. which one to follow?
3. I'm planning to follow the above thread, but in that thread, there is no step to root the phone, after unlocking the bootloader. The next step given there is to install custom recovery. So what do I do to root it?
Please clarify these questions. Thanks in advance.
Karthik

sorry for a bit of a thread hijack,
I'm going to be in India for a conference, can anyone recommend a prepay provider that works with AT&T Atrix and has reasonable data packs? Don't care about text/minutes, just need mobile data with decent speed & price. Bonus if it comes with a pony?
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consolation said:
sorry for a bit of a thread hijack,
I'm going to be in India for a conference, can anyone recommend a prepay provider that works with AT&T Atrix and has reasonable data packs? Don't care about text/minutes, just need mobile data with decent speed & price. Bonus if it comes with a pony?
Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk
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I've PM'ed you

gkarthik16 said:
Few more n00b questions Please ignore my questions above. I've consolidated all of them below so that multiple replies can be avoided.
I've rooted and installed custom ROMs on my LG P500 for more than a year now and I'm quite familiar with the process. But this locked boot loader thing is really confusing me and there are so many threads with different methods. Really confused I've listed down all my questions below, pls help me:
1. Can I root my Atrix without unlocking the bootlaoder? I want to get rid of the so many AT&T apps as my phone is sim-unlocked and I don't need them here in India. This page from rootzwiki has a method to root a phone with locked bootloader. Can I follow this?
2. The same page has a method to unlock the bootloader. In that, it is mentioned that the SBF flashing need not be done if the phone runs gingerbread. The steps direct us to run the unlock command if we're on GB. But on all the methods here in XDA, the SBF flash method is mentioned even for GB 2.3.4 phones. This thread for example. which one to follow?
3. I'm planning to follow the above thread, but in that thread, there is no step to root the phone, after unlocking the bootloader. The next step given there is to install custom recovery. So what do I do to root it?
Please clarify these questions. Thanks in advance.
Karthik
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1.Rooting a phone is different to unlocking the bootloader. So yes when you root the boot loader will remain locked. Unless you use a script which automatically roots and also unlocks the boot loader.
2.I would follow the example thread
3. You can use this thread to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255548
I would recommend you read this thread…its for beginners but has all the information you'll need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600

giqbal said:
1.Rooting a phone is different to unlocking the bootloader. So yes when you root the boot loader will remain locked. Unless you use a script which automatically roots and also unlocks the boot loader.
2.I would follow the example thread
3. You can use this thread to root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255548
I would recommend you read this thread…its for beginners but has all the information you'll need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154600
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Thanks a lot buddy!

Atrix 4g Unlocking and Upgrading.
Hi there guys!
I am planning to buy Atrix 4g through Ebay.
The listing on ebay says that the phone is unlocked?
I am pretty much new to all this and all that I wanna know how do I get rid of Motoblur without putting any custom roms.
PS I heard that Moto has released gingerbread but I am afraid if I update with Motorola Software Update, it will re lock the phone?

Hi
I use atrix in mumbai..
The phone which you will get from ebay will be sim unlocked...that means you can use indian sim cards on the phone
To get rid of all blur software i would suggest you to install a custom rom from the forums..for which you will need to unlock bootloader root your phone and install custom recovery
Youll find tutorials for these in the forums
Cheers!
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Root without Unlock Bootloader

I just bought the phone and I am now on nougat. I tried looking for a simple root process without unlocking the bootloader on nougat but its simply overwhelming what works and what does not work. If anybody has a simple process on just rooting the device without unlocking I would appreciate it. Thank You

z45123qqq said:
I just bought the phone and I am now on nougat. I tried looking for a simple root process without unlocking the bootloader on nougat but its simply overwhelming what works and what does not work. If anybody has a simple process on just rooting the device without unlocking I would appreciate it. Thank You
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Did you read the root without unlock thread?
No, it can't be done on N or any worthwhile version of 6.0.1.

I did read through that thread and there were so many different versions it looks like it was hit and miss for most people. So there is a root possiblity for nougat right now is that correct. Thanks

You can root after unlocking.

Ok last question
Ok last question can you give me the link so I can root without unlocking the bootloader. I appreciate your help. Thanks

How to flash LOS

Instead of asking on the main thread, I decided to ask here because it will get more attention by people.
I want to flash the fantastic LineageOS​ 13.0 build by @fedosis but I haven't even rooted my device so I want to know step-by-step steps from the start to do it. I prefer method which doesn't require a PC but if it does, I'll do it so please share your methods and also any alternative method if you have any.
Thanks.

First of all, you'll need to unlock your bootloader. Google miui unlock

Vality9 said:
Instead of asking on the main thread, I decided to ask here because it will get more attention by people.
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Really?