Hi,
I have a stock TESCO UK locked Wildfire and want to unlock it for using on O2 etc etc.
I'm not fussed about rooting etc, just want to unlock thats all.
I noticed a thread in the development section with stock roms. Could I just plug the phone into the PC and run the top listed froyo RUU? or do they rely on the fact the phone has been rooted beforehand?
Thanks
There is no free way to unlock the network for wildfire ATM, your best bet is to get an unlocking code from a website, I'm not sure which tho as I bought mine already unlocked.
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just go to a phone unlocking shop man. cost me a tenner just
in a shop 10 euro
radeon7 said:
in a shop 10 euro
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We were smart enough to not join the euro mate! lol
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scratch0805 said:
we were smart enough to not join the euro mate! Lol
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hell yeah XD
heavy_metal_man said:
hell yeah XD
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You were not more intelligent, the pound was above the value of the euro, is not being inteligent but is to be realistic. On the other hand, the peseta (the money of Spain) had less value than the euro would be obtained for that reason we join the euro.
The only reason it hasn't come crashing down yet is through contributing countries like us, most countries don't or can't contribute to the euro but only take what is offered. When it does collapse which it will as the contributing countries are starting to question the setup all the countries in the euro will be far worse off than before. We on the other hand will not be worse off apart from the fact of our skint neighbours begging for handouts again and not being able to afford to buy our goods or even create there own to sell to us so yes I believe it was a very intelligent decision not to join a single currency so badly flawed.
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yes yes....of course... yes yes
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Hello people...
I have just taken out a contract on T-Mobile and I'm looking to sell the Handset that is a HTC Desire HD. It will be factory unlocked and unbranded. I'm looking to sell it on to any interested buyers...
If I have posted in the wrong section of the forum then please accept my apologies as I have never sold a Handset on XDA before.
Cyborgz said:
Hello people...
I have just taken out a contract on T-Mobile and I'm looking to sell the Handset that is a HTC Desire HD. It will be factory unlocked and unbranded. I'm looking to sell it on to any interested buyers...
If I have posted in the wrong section of the forum then please accept my apologies as I have never sold a Handset on XDA before.
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I think the correct site in this case is ebay... Anyhow why are you selling this phone?
@Alfa...
I have used eBay many times but this time I don't want to use eBay as they charge too much to list the item. I am looking at a private sale on XDA.
Try the HotUKDeals forums, great place to sell handsets.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/all/for-sale-trade/discussed
yes but you will sell it for considerably more on eBay, so the fees are worth it.
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@OneStepAhead
I've been told that phones sell regulary on here an for good prices too, I'm just not sure which part of the forum to post in?
Cyborgz said:
@OneStepAhead
I've been told that phones sell regulary on here an for good prices too, I'm just not sure which part of the forum to post in?
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Post it on this board
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476
@Aamir
Thanks a lot!
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@Aamir
Thanks a lot!
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No prob the community helps me a lot so I give it back
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i have unlocked allot of blackberrys and it usually only cost me 9 bucks, i cant believe it costs 45 bucks to unlock ther g2 so i can use it on att.
or am i missing something?
I have heard that if you call your carrier and ask for the unlock code they are legally obliged to give it to you. Now whether or not they will or this is true I don't know. I will try it some time myself I think
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deliriousDroid said:
I have heard that if you call your carrier and ask for the unlock code they are legally obliged to give it to you. Now whether or not they will or this is true I don't know. I will try it some time myself I think
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That is generally true, but there are various loopholes to that. For one, you need to be a current account holder at T-Mobile for them to give you the SIM unlock code. If this is not true for the OP, they don't need to supply it. If they are still a T-Mobile customer, it should be as easy as calling and asking for it. If they ask why, just tell them you are traveling abroad and want to use a foreign SIM. However, I also found the following tidbit on the Vision Wiki:
NOTE: T-Mobile does offer an unlock code to its loyal customers who are traveling overseas. You can call them and request it. However, as the XDA-forums can attest, some people have had difficulty with their codes, causing the phone to be unable to establish a connection to ANY network.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#One_at_a_time._What_is_Subsidy_Unlock_and_why_do_I_want_it.3F
The other free option is just root the phone and unlock the SIM yourself. See the following guide. Subsidy unlock is what you want, but you need to root first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
As far as the paid unlock option, there are numerous vendors of unlock codes on eBay that charge around $10-20. I haven't used one personally, but others on XDA have used them, and they work. Pick one that has a good seller rating.
I always call T-Mobile Customer Service and tell them am traveling overseas and they always give me that unlock codes.
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Gfree!!!!
Love the Overclocked "nonsense" CM7
tackleberry said:
Gfree!!!!
Love the Overclocked "nonsense" CM7
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+1. Why spend money?
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tackleberry said:
Gfree!!!!
Love the Overclocked "nonsense" CM7
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+1 again
The gfree/rage rooting method automatically SIM-Unlocks the G2/DZ. No need to pay for some code or beg the carrier. If a novice like me can do it, anyone can!
I found the Gfree method extremely easy to really unlock your phone! Forget paying more money!!
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+1. Why spend money?
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Some people are averse to rooting, as its been linked to infertility, balding, and thermonuclear war.
Which would explain why I'm bald and infertile
Sorry to hear about that.
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lol rooting breaks you warranty, but who doesnt love breaking those off?????
lainvalenajr said:
I always call T-Mobile Customer Service and tell them am traveling overseas and they always give me that unlock codes.
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this, ill be doing it again with my phone in the next month when i go to ukraine
nonione said:
lol rooting breaks you warranty, but who doesnt love breaking those off?????
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For someone who bought a used G2, I had no warranty considerations, and rooted my phone the first day I had it.
nonione said:
lol rooting breaks you warranty, but who doesnt love breaking those off?????
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That's why you unroot.
Thread for all T-Mobile only related posts.
Since there is not a thread specifically for individual carriers I figured it would be a good idea to start one for each. Feel free to post anything T-Mobile related.
Has the T-Mobile merger become official yet dry if I'm asking a noob question. Just wanted to know because I heard the FCC was taking opinions from the actual clients that would be affected by the merger.
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Has the T-Mobile merger become official yet dry if I'm asking a noob question. Just wanted to know because I heard the FCC was taking opinions from the actual clients that would be affected by the merger.
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Nope. Not even close. They won't have a yes or no until at least next April, and even then I'm not sure they will know exactly what they will do, but I'm sure by this years end we should have a good feel for how the answer is going to fall. I personally hope it falls through.
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I much rather see TMobile buy AT&T.
I Am Marino said:
I much rather see TMobile buy AT&T.
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Most definitely agree.... and cheaper unlim contracts plzzzz...
I definitely don't want to see this happen...
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bobbyphoenix said:
Since there is not a thread specifically for individual carriers I figured it would be a good idea to start one for each. Feel free to post anything T-Mobile related.
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Which T-Mobile? T-Mobile USA? UK? Germany? They're all different companies! The UK one is now owned by Orange, for example!
The world, and the cellphone carriers, are a lot bigger than the USA, y'know.
FloatingFatMan said:
Which T-Mobile? T-Mobile USA? UK? Germany? They're all different companies! The UK one is now owned by Orange, for example!
The world, and the cellphone carriers, are a lot bigger than the USA, y'know.
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I know. It's just a start. I only picked the big ones I know off the top of my head. Feel free to add new ones that you know of. I'm waiting to see how many people say what you did. I'm keeping a list. I have Vodafone, Virgin Mobile, Boost, 3, Simple Mobile, Rogers, Bell, and a couple more. I'll be adding soon.
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This should help a bit. It has some of the companies listed and I will create new threads if you want me to. I think what your doing is a great idea.
http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/companies/
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DroidFreek said:
This should help a bit. It has some of the companies listed and I will create new threads if you want me to. I think what your doing is a great idea.
http://www.phonedog.com/cell-phone-research/companies/
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Wow. There's a lot huh? Thanks.
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Those should be the major players in the US now on to the UK
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the german T-mobile has made fusion with one of the bigest polish network mmm or they bought cuz now era is T-mobile in poland tho so ill become T-mobile member soon
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I much rather see TMobile buy AT&T.
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agree, ATT is much more expensive Plans. Tmo since i got is more economically in my case..
I got new contract on Tmo, and got mytouch 4G. This little phone is a beast. Battery life seems to be awesome too.
http://www.change.org/petitions/t-mobile-enact-common-sense-sim-unlock-policy#share
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Doesn't tmobile already sim unlock, and for free?
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Zzzzzzzz
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Once your phone is paid off they will unlock it if you're using EIP...if you purchased full price and have had your account over 40 days they will unlock it...don't see the need for a petition lol
Do these things really help?
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coupetastic-droid said:
Doesn't tmobile already sim unlock, and for free?
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They change their policy in April 2013. They are giving people that purchased at full price a headache to unlock their phones...
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ahernandez4110 said:
They change their policy in April 2013. They are giving people that purchased at full price a headache to unlock their phones...
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So is AT&T.
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Do these things really help?
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Nope. But it makes people feel better and that seems to be what matters most...
MG
As long as you bought the phone outright you can unlock it. I just sim unlocked my at&t varient.
Online sim unlocking services...
I don't get it. I unlocked my SIM by paying some guy (I forgot his sellers is name) on EBay $3.50
Why is there a need for a petition?
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At the moment, in the USA, sim unlocking by anyone except the carrier is technically illegal. The exemption was removed. I think they are working on taking care of that though. On that same note T-Mobile should let you sim unlock if you ask. Remember you can always ask for a supervisor.
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shinji257 said:
At the moment, in the USA, sim unlocking by anyone except the carrier is technically illegal. The exemption was removed. I think they are working on taking care of that though. On that same note T-Mobile should let you sim unlock if you ask. Remember you can always ask for a supervisor.
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It isn't technically illegal, it is just plain illegal.
stevedebi said:
It isn't technically illegal, it is just plain illegal.
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There already was a petition on the whitehouse site to remove that bit and they responded to it.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/its-time-legalize-cell-phone-unlocking
Does anyone here have an extra play that they could lend to @mikeioannina? He us going to build 4.2 for us and 3.4 kernel but needs a play to do so. He did not ask me to make this thread I just thought there s got to be some people around here with an extra one hanging around (it didn't have to be fully working) that also want 4.2. I only have one or else I'd send mine. But I would love to see 4.2 on our plays and I'm sure many others would as well so if you have an extra please contact him about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2237755
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I have my old R800x. Its been untouched since I got my GsM model. Although I am sure hebwould want a GSM model. The bootliader was unlocked via code about two years ago.
Is he in the US?
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ozzmanj1 said:
I have my old R800x. Its been untouched since I got my GsM model. Although I am sure hebwould want a GSM model. The bootliader was unlocked via code about two years ago.
Is he in the US?
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No he's in Greece but I don't think he cares about what model it is since he's making a version for CDMA and gsm. Maybe he would be willing to pay for shipping if you sent him it? Try pming him and see what he says
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Man this is awesome, I'd send mine, but it's the only mobile device I have
Also, I live in Italy, and I can confirm that here in Europe it's really difficult to get this device for € 200 or less
Hope he gets a device to work on, thanks abdel for opening this thread, and thanks ozzimanj for your availability
CriGiu said:
Man this is awesome, I'd send mine, but it's the only mobile device I have
Also, I live in Italy, and I can confirm that here in Europe it's really difficult to get this device for € 200 or less
Hope he gets a device to work on, thanks abdel for opening this thread, and thanks ozzimanj for your availability
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We have a site in romania, with veeery cheap phones, I found one for 79 euros that is perfect. Maybe we have someone from XDA here in RO that can buy it and send it to him ?
here is the phone : http://www.okazii.ro/telefoane-sony...peria-play-r800i-la-cutie-349-lei--a129871984
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No he's in Greece but I don't think he cares about what model it is since he's making a version for CDMA and gsm. Maybe he would be willing to pay for shipping if you sent him it? Try pming him and see what he says
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Sent him a PM, awaiting his reply.
i know @ frago21ps have one extra..and he is in greece..so maybe its easier for him to send.
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i know @ frago21ps have one extra..and he is in greece..so maybe its easier for him to send.
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He hasn't been online for a while but it would be great if he could
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im sorry i have been out for a while,i am owner of a hotel and now summer in greece is very busy days,so i just send a msg to mike,so i waiting for his answer
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im sorry i have been out for a while,i am owner of a hotel and now summer in greece is very busy days,so i just send a msg to mike,so i waiting for his answer
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That is great man thanks a lot
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GREAT JOB BRO :good: