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as of right now, what is the best way to unlock a vibrant for ATT use?

what is the best way to sim unlock a vibrant right now? does rooting it unlock it also like other phones?
thanks

Use SGS unlock from the market.

No it does not unlock it.
This has been stated...many times.
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Alanrocks15 said:
No it does not unlock it.
This has been stated...many times.
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then how do i unlock the phone?

dvigue said:
then how do i unlock the phone?
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You could try just calling tmobile and telling them you plan to go over seas ansd want to use your phone. they email you the code and instructions. for free!!!

zer0nine said:
Use SGS unlock from the market.
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Miss this post?

Either pay to get a code or use this method... Use the thanks button on the attached thread... They deserve it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045

ICS UK Release

I've been Googling ICS release in the UK for the Wi-Fi Xoom, but can't find anything confirming it's release.
I understand it's rolling out in the US at the moment, but does anyone know about us over the pond in the UK, or Europe?

If they stick to honeycomb times expect 3-5 months
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Just convert your Xoom to US GED and enjoy ICS

iammodo said:
If they stick to honeycomb times expect 3-5 months
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Seriously!?

dneill2006 said:
Just convert your Xoom to US GED and enjoy ICS
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And how's that done?

WannabeMKII said:
And how's that done?
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These steps worked great for me
http://lanlith.blogspot.com/2011/07/xoom-wifi-non-us-ie-ukcan-301-32-in-few.html
Just follow up to step 3 ...then just wait for the OTA updates
My xoom was the UK version... now running the oh so smooth ICS with US rom and lovin it!

All my mates xooms are on us firmware. Ota updates work great. Way better then waiting
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OK, thanks for the pointers, it doesn't look too bad.
So I can re-lock the boot loader after I've flashed it for warranty reasons (only got the Xoom today )
It also appears that I can change the locale to English, so no USA currency, date etc?

WannabeMKII said:
OK, thanks for the pointers, it doesn't look too bad.
So I can re-lock the boot loader after I've flashed it for warranty reasons (only got the Xoom today )
It also appears that I can change the locale to English, so no USA currency, date etc?
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would love to flash back to uk for warranty, also date is easy to change. Use more locate2 from market to change keyboard.
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iammodo said:
would love to flash back to uk for warranty
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Sorry, is 'love' supposed to be 'have'?
Just wanted to check, as don't want to end up with a useless place mat
Are you running the US firmware / software?

I'm pretty sure its impossible to brick the Xoom while using fastboot .. just make sure everything is typed correctly and that you have all programs/drivers installed..

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Sorry, is 'love' supposed to be 'have'?
Just wanted to check, as don't want to end up with a useless place mat
Are you running the US firmware / software?
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Yer sorry "have" would be amazed if you managed to brick a Xoom.
Must have been saying love you to the wife or something.
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Well, I followed the guide and after about 5 subsequent updates, I've now got ICS on the Xoom
Thanks for the pointers all, appreciated!
iammodo said:
Must have been saying love you to the wife or something.
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And who said marriage kills the love

iammodo said:
would love to flash back to uk for warranty, also date is easy to change. Use more locate2 from market to change keyboard.
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Thanks for all your help im on ICS now woohoo but... Keyboard locate2?? I cant find it.. Am I being dim?
Cheers
Baker0

Baker0 said:
Thanks for all your help im on ICS now woohoo but... Keyboard locate2?? I cant find it.. Am I being dim?
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Search for 'locale2'.

would it be a good idea to relock the bootloader? what would be the pros and cons of doing so?

devon white said:
would it be a good idea to relock the bootloader? what would be the pros and cons of doing so?
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That's a good question and something I was thinking about aswell.

WannabeMKII said:
It also appears that I can change the locale to English, so no USA currency, date etc?
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And does that allow you to get things like iPlayer again?

tilda said:
And does that allow you to get things like iPlayer again?
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When I get home in an hour or so, I'll let you know.

WannabeMKII said:
When I get home in an hour or so, I'll let you know.
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I'd be very interested as that is the last thing holding me back!
Thanks

[Q] Sim Unlock ?

Can the T-Mobile HTC Mytouch 4g be unlocked to used with different carriers with out having to go to those paid for service sites ?
if yes how ?
if not, whats the best recommended site and cheapest .
Thanks in advance.

I am not quite sure what exactly you are saying but yes, you can get it simunlocked and just use a different sim card. Use the search bar next time, ok?
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THEindian said:
I am not quite sure what exactly you are saying but yes, you can get it simunlocked and just use a different sim card. Use the search bar next time, ok?
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i know it can be sim unlocked ..question is,
is there a way to do it for free without one of those paid sites ..
like through a hack or something along the lines ?
i did use the search thing and had no luck .

UltimateEnd said:
i know it can be sim unlocked ..question is,
is there a way to do it for free without one of those paid sites ..
like through a hack or something along the lines ?
i did use the search thing and had no luck .
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You didn't search hard enough, actually it is a sticky in the dev section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9551846
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priyadharsini said:
You cannot unlock it for free. You are having such a good model mobile phone and don't risk it with free unlocking services. You can try safe unlocking sites. For example, You can try with www.prounlocking.com this iste provides accurate unlocking codes at affordable cost with step by step guidance on unlocking process.
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That totally didn't sound like blatant advertising lol.
Check the stickies in the development section dude, you'll find your free method there. Just remember that it's not always a simple solution and anything you do to your phone is at your own risk. Fortunately instructions around here tend to be very helpful
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priyadharsini said:
You cannot unlock it for free. You are having such a good model mobile phone and don't risk it with free unlocking services. You can try safe unlocking sites. For example, You can try with www.prounlocking.com this iste provides accurate unlocking codes at affordable cost with step by step guidance on unlocking process.
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By the way, you can unlock it for free. Whenever you root it, & flash Engineering bootloader, you can unlock it with gfree, in fact if you follow the guide for Ultimate s-off, it explains all those commands in gfree for locking & unlocking whatever you choose.
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So rooting doesn't unlock it? Interesting. I'm thinking about taking mine to Afghanistan, using an Afghan chip in it.
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Bones25u said:
So rooting doesn't unlock it? Interesting. I'm thinking about taking mine to Afghanistan, using an Afghan chip in it.
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no rooting doesn't SIM unlock the device. You must do that via a ./gfree command.

priyadharsini said:
You cannot unlock it for free. You are having such a good model mobile phone and don't risk it with free unlocking services. You can try safe unlocking sites. For example, You can try with www.prounlocking.com this iste provides accurate unlocking codes at affordable cost with step by step guidance on unlocking process.
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why don't you just ask tmobile to unlock it for you..?

saranhai said:
why don't you just ask tmobile to unlock it for you..?
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I've been pretty unhappy with tmobile lately. So I suppose if I have to ask them then so be it, but is there an easier way to do it without calling a guy? Or paying money? I kind of thought rooting it would be the same as unlocking it.

Bones25u said:
I've been pretty unhappy with tmobile lately. So I suppose if I have to ask them then so be it, but is there an easier way to do it without calling a guy? Or paying money? I kind of thought rooting it would be the same as unlocking it.
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no, if you unlock with T-Mobile, you don't need to pay...just make sure you've been with them for at least 2 months

Bones25u said:
I've been pretty unhappy with tmobile lately. So I suppose if I have to ask them then so be it, but is there an easier way to do it without calling a guy? Or paying money? I kind of thought rooting it would be the same as unlocking it.
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Just in case u missed it before, look in the development section, at the sticky about "True Permaroot & Ultimate S-off" , & follow that guide, and you will have what you are looking for. It don't get much easier, or free-Er!
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Open bootloader?

Does anyone know if this phone will have an open bootloader? cant live without cm and aokp!

It would be a massive diversion from the Nexus name if it didn't. 99.9% sure it will

I'm going 99.999999999% that it's unlocked.
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MoooN said:
Does anyone know if this phone will have an open bootloader? cant live without cm and aokp!
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Thats kind of the definition of a Nexus device.

ctfrommn said:
Thats kind of the definition of a Nexus device.
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This. Easily unlockable bootloader is one of the things Nexus device must have, otherwise Google would not allow it to carry Nexus brand.

Yep, I'm sure it will be.

It better be.
Hit me up on Gtalk if u need help @musclehead84

it will be unlockable
by this command
fastboot oem unlock
& lockable like this
fastboot oem lock

[Q] Can someone explain to me...

Can someone explain to me how one would even go about cracking the bootloader? I've heard it would require a leak of the keys from Verizon, but what would someone even do with those keys?

Kinanizer said:
Can someone explain to me how one would even go about cracking the bootloader? I've heard it would require a leak of the keys from Verizon, but what would someone even do with those keys?
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lol..... i assume if someone had the keys theyd unlock the bootloader? i doubt the keys get leaked.. unlocking bootloader will take some time if ever
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elliwigy said:
lol..... i assume if someone had the keys theyd unlock the bootloader? i doubt the keys get leaked.. unlocking bootloader will take some time if ever
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Well ya, but how would they unlock it? I'm assuming it's different from my front door.

I'm not exactly sure how it works but I know most phones the command fastboot oem unlock would unlock the bootloader where as on our phones it will not.
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Kinanizer said:
Well ya, but how would they unlock it? I'm assuming it's different from my front door.
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oh srry i thought u answered your own question.. if they had the keys theyd be able to sign a custom built kernel/bootloader to make the phone accept it as official then wed be able to have custom recovery.. other than that you would need to ask someone more talented than i.. if youre not sure then most likely you wouldnt understand if someone told you details of how it could be done anyways
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