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Htc Hero Unlock

I have just debranded my tmobile G2 and i am now running thr 2.1 generic htc rom. I just need to unlock the phone.
Does anyone know where if there is a free or cheap way to do it?
Thanks in advance.

Can't unlock for free. Someone else can recommend you a place as I haven't bothered.

no free way, unless you call tmobile and get them to unlock it.
the way ive unlocked 2 heros is by using express-codes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...698131?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL#ht_1773wt_911
there are other sellers, but i can actually recommend this guy from using his codes.

ibnabatoot said:
no free way, unless you call tmobile and get them to unlock it.
the way ive unlocked 2 heros is by using express-codes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...698131?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL#ht_1773wt_911
there are other sellers, but i can actually recommend this guy from using his codes.
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Thanks just ordered one. Hope it works.

Did the code work Jagger2K?

mikemac said:
Did the code work Jagger2K?
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Yea it worked great. I can highly recomend the guy in the above link. I ordered it at 1.30 am and it was sent at 3.30am.

mikemac said:
Did the code work Jagger2K?
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I can also recommend the above seller,bought the code earlier tonight and received within 10 mins of buying.

hi,
I unlocked my htc hero a week ago.
If I update my mobile software (firmware), I have to re-unlock it ?
thank you

alphas_hero said:
hi,
I unlocked my htc hero a week ago.
If I update my mobile software (firmware), I have to re-unlock it ?
thank you
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No, unlock is permanent.

Im currently locked to orange but have also purchased a code from the link above but aside from the being able obviously use different sims are there any other advantages to unlocking ?
Reason I ask is because im pretty sure that when I first rooted and loaded a custom rom I used an orange specific radio.....but more recent threads suggest radios are region rather than network specific....
I dont currently have any issues being locked so want to be sure there will be no adverse effects from the unlock.....
Cheers

rtorbs said:
Im currently locked to orange but have also purchased a code from the link above but aside from the being able obviously use different sims are there any other advantages to unlocking ?
Reason I ask is because im pretty sure that when I first rooted and loaded a custom rom I used an orange specific radio.....but more recent threads suggest radios are region rather than network specific....
I dont currently have any issues being locked so want to be sure there will be no adverse effects from the unlock.....
Cheers
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No other unlocking advantages AFAIK, although orange uk is known to have issues on some of the radios if locked (to be fair, I think it happened only once or twice).
But I think that is all over. Radios are region/hardware defined, not network defined. Unlocking doesn't cause issues. In fact, unlocking was the way to use the "non orange" radio most recently on an orange phone.

keithsipa said:
No, unlock is permanent.
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thank you........

This being a community of highly skilled devs, surely someone can figure out how we can unlock our phones without having to pay for the 'privilege'?
Even the guys we are buying the codes from must have figured something out or are buying the codes from elsewhere?
How exactly does this work? Where do you enter the unlock code?
I thought once you install custom firmware you phone will be unlocked...

BoogWeed said:
This being a community of highly skilled devs, surely someone can figure out how we can unlock our phones without having to pay for the 'privilege'?
Even the guys we are buying the codes from must have figured something out or are buying the codes from elsewhere?
How exactly does this work? Where do you enter the unlock code?
I thought once you install custom firmware you phone will be unlocked...
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They are buying their codes direct from HTC. And a method of unlocking for free is known, but it needs done before every boot, so it's not usable, as it needs a PC and home-made serial terminal cable to send AT commands to the radio chip IIRC.
The radio requires the code to allow access, and the codes are randomly assigned/generated, so there's no algorithm to reverse engineer.
You insert a SIM that your phone won't accept, and then you get asked for the unlock code at boot, just like entering your SIM PIN.
And at £6.75 for an unlock code, I'm not gonna spend hours on looking for a method I'm afraid, since I can't justify the time to myself.

BoogWeed said:
This being a community of highly skilled devs, surely someone can figure out how we can unlock our phones without having to pay for the 'privilege'?
Even the guys we are buying the codes from must have figured something out or are buying the codes from elsewhere?
How exactly does this work? Where do you enter the unlock code?
I thought once you install custom firmware you phone will be unlocked...
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dont see how this place having devs means that you get to unlock your phone for free. this place is for rom development mainly, if you want methods on how to unlock, there are forums like gsmhosting that deal with that.
the guys that sell the codes online havent "figured something out". they are providing a service which they also pay for, they are basically middle men. i suggest you research how unlocking via code works.
to unlock via code, you put in a sim that isnt allowed, eg a tmobile sim into an orange locked phone, then itll tell you "sim restricted" or thereabouts, and ask for the code. thats where you enter it.
custom firmware has nothing to do with unlocking, although in certain cases (eg orange firmware) custom roms or downgrading is required to unlock the phone.
still doesnt mean that custom roms actually unlock the phone.

Just been on eBay to leave feedback for express codes whom I bought an unlock off only 2 days ago...looks like they're no longer registered? Either way code worked so not too fussed.....
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rtorbs said:
Just been on eBay to leave feedback for express codes whom I bought an unlock off only 2 days ago...looks like they're no longer registered? Either way code worked so not too fussed.....
Sent from my HTC Hero using XDA App
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if you had a look at his negative feedback, most of them had follow up comments by him which were removed by ebay. i managed to see one or two of them before they got removed, and they were basically things like "your wifes using the phone as a replacement for you lol", things like that. nearly all of his neg feedback had follow up comments removed.
was quite funny, but i think that it may be because of those comments that hes no longer registered. only a hunch mind you.

Greetings folks,
Got one of these codes and happy with it,
Used the code on Sensehero B5.1 and worked great.

ibnabatoot said:
no free way, unless you call tmobile and get them to unlock it.
the way ive unlocked 2 heros is by using express-codes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-Unlock-Co...698131?pt=UK_Phones_Software_RL#ht_1773wt_911
there are other sellers, but i can actually recommend this guy from using his codes.
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This morning I have used this particular ebay member and his price has dropped to £5.99 and I had my unlock code in less then 10 minutes and worked first time RESULT!!!!

Gavincol78 said:
This morning I have used this particular ebay member and his price has dropped to £5.99 and I had my unlock code in less then 10 minutes and worked first time RESULT!!!!
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Bloody hell,... BARGAIN!!!! I paid £4 for a turbosim and thought that was cheap at the time!? £6 for unlocking is amazing.

Free SIM Unlock

Does the free SIM unlock method still work, like on the S3 and Note II?

VinceThePrince said:
Does the free SIM unlock method still work, like on the S3 and Note II?
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Try it out and let us know.

KillaHurtz said:
Try it out and let us know.
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It's been delayed in Canada for a week, so I can't. Getting it May 3 now.

Well, I'm pretty sure most people are getting them directly from their desired carrier, or the international versions and would have no need to test this.

Not trying to nitpick but your title and forum choice suggest you have a solution rather then a question.

Some one tell me what I am getting and point to the links for it

Ok guys, I have decided I want the Galaxy S 4 and ordered it but its on back order from AT&T but I want to know all there is about it before I get it. Coming from a HTC One X and very new to Samsung I need direction to the links of what to do with it. I know its new and little info about it, but I need to learn the GS4 before its in hands. I have read about all I can find but its mostly a hit and miss with the reviews so far.
After I get used to it and see the installed software I want to unlock it, and flash away with the customs like the HTC I have but I don't know where to start.
I need to know what or where to look for the ATT version of the GS4, is it a I9505 or a I9500 or what? From the order at ATT all I get is Samsung 1337, so what is it?

If you want to flash roms I'd wait for now the bootloader on the at&t version is locked. I'd say wait and look up and learn about the device. Then if/when the bootloader is unlocked you will know what you are doing. The i9505 is the international snapdragon and LTE version of the phone. The i9500 is the international no LTE octa core version. The at&t one is snapdragon and has LTE bands for AT&T.
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ste1164 said:
If you want to flash roms I'd wait for now the bootloader on the at&t version is locked. I'd say wait and look up and learn about the device. Then if/when the bootloader is unlocked you will know what you are doing. The i9505 is the international snapdragon and LTE version of the phone. The i9500 is the international no LTE octa core version. The at&t one is snapdragon and has LTE bands for AT&T.
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this is exactly right. I am waiting myself for the fine people of XDA to unlock the bootloader
OP, the AT&T model is not 1337 it is SGH-i337. All you can do when you get it is freeze all AT&T software except Contacts - do not freeze Contacts as that will disable your dialer/phone.

kreoXDA said:
this is exactly right. I am waiting myself for the fine people of XDA to unlock the bootloader
OP, the AT&T model is not 1337 it is SGH-i337. All you can do when you get it is freeze all AT&T software except Contacts - do not freeze Contacts as that will disable your dialer/phone.
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Ok, I was just going off the order on the ATT site, all it gave for information was Samsung Galaxy 1337, I didn't know which is which for the model or ?. Is there a specific forum for the the ATT ? When I search my model I keep coming back to this forum. Are they all combined or separate like the HTC forums? I agre with the posts and all I have found so far is rooting the phone and no actual custom roms. I have been messing with the HTC One X and got it down pat , like you say, I need to learn all there is to know but don't know where to look.

leesumm said:
Ok, I was just going off the order on the ATT site, all it gave for information was Samsung Galaxy 1337, I didn't know which is which for the model or ?. Is there a specific forum for the the ATT ? When I search my model I keep coming back to this forum. Are they all combined or separate like the HTC forums? I agre with the posts and all I have found so far is rooting the phone and no actual custom roms. I have been messing with the HTC One X and got it down pat , like you say, I need to learn all there is to know but don't know where to look.
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There is an AT&T forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2257 here. There are no custom roms for this device because of the bootloader. You cant add a custom kernel/recovery/rom. You can root the device though. I'd look at the guides on this and the AT&T forum.

ste1164 said:
There is an AT&T forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2257 here. There are no custom roms for this device because of the bootloader. You cant add a custom kernel/recovery/rom. You can root the device though. I'd look at the guides on this and the AT&T forum.
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Ok, been reading all I can find and went for it. Ordered the GS4 on Monday and to be delivered today Wednesday , going to be out of town for 3 days but it should be here when I get back if my wife don't open it up and steal it from me. I hope the devs come up with something for this phone and make it easy to root and I get to learn Samsung like the HTC One X my wife gets now .

leesumm said:
Ok, been reading all I can find and went for it. Ordered the GS4 on Monday and to be delivered today Wednesday , going to be out of town for 3 days but it should be here when I get back if my wife don't open it up and steal it from me. I hope the devs come up with something for this phone and make it easy to root and I get to learn Samsung like the HTC One X my wife gets now .
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Its already rooted, but you wont be running custom roms for a while. As your bootloader is locked. This stops you from installing any.

[Q] Anybody had luck unlocking AT&T S4 32gb with hidden options?

What the title call for..
Any help.. much appreciated.
Or Can anyone suggest a reliable inexpensive unlocking service/website?
Traveling abroad in few day.. really need to get it SIM unlocked...
Thank you in advance.

Cellunlock.net. there are a couple others. Use the search.
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This worked fine on my 32gb
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
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Cellunlock.net
People have had good luck with this company!

I successfully unlocked my device with the hidden options instructions. Popped in my sim that I had in my nexus 4 and it worked as it should. Did you follow the video tutorial?

32 GB here unlocked via hidden options.

scanss2k said:
This worked fine on my 32gb
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285431
Unlock s4 for free with hidden options
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Tried all that.. no luck. Also to mention.. S4 is updated to the latest update via Kies and has never been activated on AT&T network.
Could that have anything to do with unlocking issue?

Did it for two devices. Make sure you're using the back button in the menu and not the hardware key.
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cthach11 said:
Did it for two devices. Make sure you're using the back button in the menu and not the hardware key.
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It's not working on some phones no matter how you do it.
I used Cellunlocker.net, it cost me $25 (more than many places) but I got the code in under 5 minutes.

scott14719 said:
It's not working on some phones no matter how you do it.
I used Cellunlocker.net, it cost me $25 (more than many places) but I got the code in under 5 minutes.
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Agreed.. no matter how you try it.. doesn't work on some phones.. for some odd reason..
I guess, I will just have to buy the unlock code.. not a big deal though..

What is the cheapest price people have seen?
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McGragger said:
What is the cheapest price people have seen?
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Free, lol with hidden menu
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I had to use the hidden menu option then put the unlock code that I received from att for the phone to unlock. Before I entered the code but it was unsuccessful. But after the unlock with hidden menu I was able to unlock with the code provided by att.

radaps said:
I had to use the hidden menu option then put the unlock code that I received from att for the phone to unlock. Before I entered the code but it was unsuccessful. But after the unlock with hidden menu I was able to unlock with the code provided by att.
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Why do you need to use hidden menu with official unlock code? (I am assuming you didn't had the different SIM in order to enter the code?)

rka919 said:
Why do you need to use hidden menu with official unlock code? (I am assuming you didn't had the different SIM in order to enter the code?)
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The SHA256 setting has to be correct for the phone to take the code. The menu is used to change it to "on". Information about this has already been posted.

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rka919 said:
What the title call for..
Any help.. much appreciated.
Or Can anyone suggest a reliable inexpensive unlocking service/website?
Traveling abroad in few day.. really need to get it SIM unlocked...
Thank you in advance.
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This one works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41580940&postcount=18
for 32Gb i337

i have a ROGERS Galaxy S4 SGH-I337M.
couldn't unlock the phone with hidden options. tried all the ways in this forum and in the end went to cellunlocker.net, paid 15$ via paypal, gave them the wrong IMEI number, talked to customer support to correct the IMEI number and eventually received a code that worked. all of that in less than 24H.
if you're not in a hurry to unlock your phone i would wait another week or two, i believe by then the method for generating the code to unlock the device will be shared here.

Won't work for me either, I researched and tried many times
I am on a ATT 32gb GS4 runnig the OTA MDL update, rooted with Motochopper, added the Xposed framework and then Nottach versions 2 thru 4 as they became available. I mention this in case someone knows that it wont work with the Xposed framework.
I went through the original threads about sim unlocking last week and followed them carefully step by step and just assumed it worked. Later that week I also did the AWS modification so the TMO sim would be worth trying.
This morning I got ahold of a TMO sim and popped it in and it asked for a unlock code! WTF, so I reread the threads, check my SHA256 setting to see if its really off and it was.
Rechecked the threads, found there are two different codes to get you to the same exact spot, decided that would make no difference. They all get you to the same spot eventually. There are differing opinions on how to finalize the process also, but both of them end up rebooting your phone for you.
Read through and tried through the last steps several times which included trying the [4] Restore Back-up to restore the "Golden_Backup" and then also another couple of attempts with [1] Load default NV. Still no luck.
I am assuming that the SHA256_off means that it is not going to check for a ATT security code on startup or something and the Golden_Backup is a hard coded setting that is not carrier dependant?
There are also a few other settings in the NV REBUILD section that I wish I knew the functions of. Particularly the [1] load default NV. Does this setting load the ATT NV settings back in again?
Also, do you get more than one shot at the Golden_Backup? Is it hard coded or is it just the original backup that of the NV that was there before the ATT version and once you screw it up its gone and over written by the ATT version?
It has been posted that sometimes it just wont work but I think that since its coded in it has to work, but maybe a setting needs to be changed or done slightly differently. I will keep looking and learning. If anyone has any ideas I would be happy to try them.

I am in the same position as you are. Tried several times with several different options, but no luck. And as I mentioned earlier, I updated the phone from Kies prior to trying to unlock using hidden options. Maybe that could have something to do with the phone not getting unlocked.. Will keep on researching and post updates.

5.0 leaked for LTE Note 3

I don't know if this has been posted or seen and w's wondering if it would work on the AT&T N900A.
http://galaxy-note-3.wonderhowto.co...lollipop-firmware-your-galaxy-note-3-0159348/

iteam said:
I don't know if this has been posted or seen and w's wondering if it would work on the AT&T N900A.
http://galaxy-note-3.wonderhowto.co...lollipop-firmware-your-galaxy-note-3-0159348/
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I also was wondering that. From what I know if it does not have correct signature our locked bootloader won't install any Odin file. I may try it later and will report back.

cyberbandit1998 said:
I also was wondering that. From what I know if it does not have correct signature our locked bootloader won't install any Odin file. I may try it later and will report back.
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Bootloader was my thought too, u never know till u try... The only thing that gives me hope it would install is it says "for LTE North American variants"... Please post your results if you do! I'm very curious

Any results?

I'm just waiting for result so I can flash this baby. It looks so sweet, man.
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Ljdd said:
I'm just waiting for result so I can flash this baby. It looks so sweet, man.
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kernal is locked so you will get a mismatch and a soft brick. we will have to wait for ATT to supply the update to our bootloader. This is complicated by the fact that 5.0 is now in art runtime instead of davlik. hopefully the middle of Feb we will see a update.

orphan203 said:
kernal is locked so you will get a mismatch and a soft brick. we will have to wait for ATT to supply the update to our bootloader. This is complicated by the fact that 5.0 is now in art runtime instead of davlik. hopefully the middle of Feb we will see a update.
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Wait, 5.o we get our bootloaders unlocked? Where have I been. Feel very primitive now
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Ljdd said:
Wait, 5.o we get our bootloaders unlocked? Where have I been. Feel very primitive now
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No we will not get them unlocked unless AT&T changes their stance. My point was you will be unable to use other 5.0 ROMs until the death star update our phone to 5.0 and then we will have matching kernels to boot touchwiz based 5.0 ROMs in safestrap.

Locked bootloaders suck. My last samdung device for sure... we stop buying them.. they stop locking them.............

smokestack76 said:
Locked bootloaders suck. My last samdung device for sure... we stop buying them.. they stop locking them.............
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It's not just Samsung. AT&T and Verizon asked Samsung to add things like a locked bootloader and Knox to cater to Corporate America. So blame the carriers too. The W8 is the same phone, but TMobile didn't ask for all the corporate crap.

No way!! Its the fact samdung gives into the crap. Who will pay me the most? Lets markup the device as high as it can go... then make the end user feel special. Too many dramas

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No way!! Its the fact samdung gives into the crap. Who will pay me the most? Lets markup the device as high as it can go... then make the end user feel special. Too many dramas
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So is it safe to say that this is not worth using on the n900a?>