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Assuming I root a Bell Desire Z, what would be the next step to SIM unlock it?
ScottRTL said:
Hey everyone, I know this is kind of a stupid question, but I have a Nexus one right now (rooted with CM 6.1.0 RC1) so I am kinda new to the whole SIM lock thing.
I am with Rogers Wireless in Canada, and I want to buy the Desire Z (I found a place that will sell it to me for no contract). Since it is a Bell Mobility phone, I'll need to unlock it.
If I root the Desire Z will it be SIM unlocked right away, or do I need to do something else?
Thanks
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Hey!
Unlocks for this phone can be done for $20 canadian at this website
http://www.mobileincanada.com/?l=en&u=all
But also beware that once you do buy this phone through BELL and unlock it, you wont have warranty. What i reccommend is buy it from BEST BUY and get the warranty plan ($10/mnth)...a tad bit expensive but i personally believe its worth it just in case down the road...something does happen. Like hardware/software fault. I am buying mine outright to and am with Rogers Wireless.
http://goo.gl/GSW3l
Logically speaking, the a would be the unlockable one, and the at, the AT&T locked-to-kingdom-come-and-then-some one.
Sorry if this was already posted.
R800a will be SIM/Network locked to Rogers and will likely have a Rogers boot screen. Unlocking companies say they can unlock it for use on AT&T though it may need the APN settings configured correctly to use 3G on AT&T.
Also, R800at will probably take forever to be officially released
So we're basically f'd with the bootloader then?
There isn't a variant model number for the off-contract full price option for Rogers (which could have been a wildcard for unlocking) so I guarantee all North American Xperia Plays will be SIM locked to their respective carriers and therefore not eligible for the official bootloader unlock (there may be other ways but I don't know). It makes no sense for them to do otherwise since the carriers are using contracts to subsidize the phone to make more money in the long run. It does make sense for the international model (R800i) to be SIM unlocked in key markets since it covers most of the rest of the world other than North America and that is a much bigger market with many variables.
Somebody will have to ultimately connect to a Rogers Xperia Play R800a model and see if fastboot will run on it since the "at" model won't be available anytime soon. At least not before the CDMA Verizon model which has yet to even be announced. I just wouldn't be surprised if it won't run...
http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/which-phones
I have a AT&T Xperia Play R800a
I tried to contact Engadget to show off some pictures of the AT&T boot and bloatware but they never responded yet to my e-mail.
I traded my iphone 4 16GB + Cash on top and met up with a guy in Fremont CA earlier today and he was willing to take my offer since he was a big Apple Fan. He already owned a Droid X from Verizon and Apple Ipad and had no use for it. At first I thought it was a R800i UK model but after seeing the phone description in the settings I was shocked!
If any you guys want some information about the phone i'll be happy to snap some photos of it.
Warudakumi said:
I tried to contact Engadget to show off some pictures of the AT&T boot and bloatware but they never responded yet to my e-mail.
I traded my iphone 4 16GB + Cash on top and met up with a guy in Fremont CA earlier today and he was willing to take my offer since he was a big Apple Fan. He already owned a Droid X from Verizon and Apple Ipad and had no use for it. At first I thought it was a R800i UK model but after seeing the phone description in the settings I was shocked!
If any you guys want some information about the phone i'll be happy to snap some photos of it.
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I'm a little confused? So you have a R800a with AT&T boot and bloatware that's not a R800at? Or did I misread that? In any case, I would be interested in seeing what they did to it.
Also, I suspect that it's locked to prevent the install of 3rd party apps. If so, have you been able to use ADB to install apps? I know Sony Ericsson has a program with USB drivers for the X10, but I don't know if it'll work with the Play or not.
MechaBouncer said:
I'm a little confused? So you have a R800a with AT&T boot and bloatware that's not a R800at? Or did I misread that? In any case, I would be interested in seeing what they did to it.
Also, I suspect that it's locked to prevent the install of 3rd party apps. If so, have you been able to use ADB to install apps? I know Sony Ericsson has a program with USB drivers for the X10, but I don't know if it'll work with the Play or not.
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Nope I have an authentic AT&T R800at model. I made another thread with pictures linked to my photobucket account. I don't have enough posts to post pictures directly at the moment. I didn't believe it myself when the guy showed me the phone. There are lots of scammers on craigslist with the iphone etc. where people are buying "dummy phones" and packaging them like they are legit.
He didn't seem to want to tell me where he got it but he was dressed pretty professional so maybe he knows somebody that works with AT&T? I'm just scared to update the software on the phone in fear it might lockup or something. I'll post more pictures later when I get off work.
If there is anything else you wanted to see, please feel free to ask. I'm still new to the android scene but i'm quickly learning. I have a Galaxy Tab and a 3G Vibrant with the awesome FFC mod I learned from this site. I finally joined the darkside and i'm enjoying this phone. If I didn't come up on this find I might be one of those Fanboys anxiously waiting for a Iphone5 with probably barely any new features to justify it being cool anymore.
This is what I'll upload later
More better pictures of the homescreen icons etc.
Phone Properties Screen
More boot pictures
Just got a brand new xperia play online for a sweet price. Noticed it says R800a in the listing. Did some google searches and it says ATT bands. I have T-Mobile i know i will get edge but can i just pop my sim in when i get the phone or do i need to find a way to unlock it. The phone is unopened. I saw other listings online that says unlocked. But the listing i won just said BRAND NEW SONY XPERIA PLAY R800a.
Any help i receive i will be grateful.
charlieb620 said:
Just got a brand new xperia play online for a sweet price. Noticed it says R800a in the listing. Did some google searches and it says ATT bands. I have T-Mobile i know i will get edge but can i just pop my sim in when i get the phone or do i need to find a way to unlock it. The phone is unopened. I saw other listings online that says unlocked. But the listing i won just said BRAND NEW SONY XPERIA PLAY R800a.
Any help i receive i will be grateful.
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If it's sim free you t-mobile sim will work, but i doubt you will get 3G/HSDPA. either way you can alway get it unlocked
AndroHero said:
If it's sim free you t-mobile sim will work, but i doubt you will get 3G/HSDPA. either way you can alway get it unlocked
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i just watched a review of the r800a on youtube and the guy said its unbranded and unlocked. i guess the next thing i just need to do is root it and the bootloader.
charlieb620 said:
i just watched a review of the r800a on youtube and the guy said its unbranded and unlocked. i guess the next thing i just need to do is root it and the bootloader.
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I doubt that very much I've also got an r800a and it wasn't debranded and unlocked i had to do it all myself
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thatsupnow said:
I doubt that very much I've also got an r800a and it wasn't debranded and unlocked i had to do it all myself
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did you get yours from a carrier or from the google io. i bought mine from someone that attended the event, and he says it was unbranded and unlocked. when he turned it on it just said sony ericcson and went to the home screen. is that branded? can you post pics of urs?
charlieb620 said:
did you get yours from a carrier or from the google io. i bought mine from someone that attended the event, and he says it was unbranded and unlocked. when he turned it on it just said sony ericcson and went to the home screen. is that branded? can you post pics of urs?
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No I bought mine from a sony store and it was apparently branded Rogers but I've debranded since with generic fw. But from everything I've read the r800a's were mostly carrier specific in those part of the world but maybe I'm wrong, and plus if you got it direct from a google io then I would hope it was debranded and unlocked cause Howe do they know what carrier you on?
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whered you buy it from
nazai123 said:
whered you buy it from
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Google io and its unlocked unbranded but I sold already
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I recently purchased a Sony Xperia Arc locked to rogers in Canada. I have tried almost 5-6 online services for unlcoking and all of them have refunded my money saying it cannot be unlocked. Can any of you guys tell me what might be happening with it? can any one provide me with some help on going about unlocking it?
Unlock sim or bootloader?
Read one of the guides. ;-)
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I am looking for anyone that would wanna trade phones with me. I switched carriers and my new carrier does not sell HTC phones. I talked with HTC and they said that an unlocked HTC google play edition will work with us. Would anyone be interested in trading one for my Verizon branded HTC M8?
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