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Unlock Code doesn't work

EDIT: Apologies! This should have gone under General topic!
I bought an unlock code for my phone. I told them it's a Hero I got from Telus and I gave them my IMEI number. They sent me a code. I slipped in a Rogers SIM card and booted the phone. It says the network is locked. I put in my unlock code but it keeps saying "Incorrect password".
Do you think the fact that I'm running a custom ROM (Villain 5.3) could be the problem?
Or, come to think of it, could it be because I flashed an updated radio?

Hero has only 1.5 android stock, so you need a ROM that is 1.5 also. I came to this problem to...
Nandroid backup
Wipe
Flash 1.5 rom
Do unlock sh!t
Restore previous ROM
Voilà!

n00b001, I don't know who you are, but I could kiss you right now!
I restored MCR 3.1, unlocked my phone using the code I bought, restored VillainROM 5.3 and, like you say, voilà!
Thank you so much! Merci beaucoup!
Have yourself a great weekend!

Just wondering, will I ever have to use that code again (if I update the radio for example) or is my phone unlocked forever?

Interesting, I didn't know this. Well, I highly doubt you'll have to use that code again. my phone is unlocked and I've updated radio and everything

Nah, the unlock code is permanent. You can reflash a complete original factory ROM including SPL etc. and the phone will still be unlocked.
Good tip about needing 1.5 to unlock though.

n00b001 said:
Hero has only 1.5 android stock, so you need a ROM that is 1.5 also. I came to this problem to...
Nandroid backup
Wipe
Flash 1.5 rom
Do unlock sh!t
Restore previous ROM
Voilà!
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Is there no way to unlock a hero after installing a custom rom without downgrading?
Sold phone and forgot to unlock it :s
I used gold card method to root and installed Floyo.

yes.do a backup,flash via downgrade method unlock then re-root

bonesy said:
yes.do a backup,flash via downgrade method unlock then re-root
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Yeah, so I was asking if the downgrade is essential for unlocking.
I'm hoping there's another method, as the problem is that I've sold and posted the phone already.
I wrongly assumed rooting via gold card performed an unlock , as I did test it with Virgin and Orange sim cards, and could connect to the networks and make calls fine, but buyer's having problems with an O2 sim.

where can i found spanish rom

asiftele said:
where can i found spanish rom
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Probably not in a thread about unlock codes.

tuxmytty said:
Yeah, so I was asking if the downgrade is essential for unlocking.
I'm hoping there's another method, as the problem is that I've sold and posted the phone already...
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Unlock code worked fine on custom rom.

Unlock Dell Streak - AT&T

hi to all i have some question...
i am ITALIAN AND LIVE IN ITALY i have buy an Dell Streak from USA with lock from AT&T..
searching on internet i have found 2 mode for unlock it.
1) Rebel SIM II
2) some site and some seller on ebay sell a code for unlock the phone..
my question are:
1) if i root the phone and install a New ROM, maybe an Froyo 2.2, using Clockwork Recovery or Nandroid, the mobile the phone will be locked?
2) if i buy a code, and i upgrade the Version of Android, the phone will be unlocked?
3) if i buy a Rebel Sim, and i upgrade the version of Android, the Rebel work again?
and last
4) there is some other method for unlock the device? maybe without buy a code or Rebel SIM?
thanks to all
aspect response
enjoy

yarco89 said:
1) if i root the phone and install a New ROM, maybe an Froyo 2.2, using Clockwork Recovery or Nandroid, the mobile the phone will be locked?
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Yes if you root the device it will still be locked
yarco89 said:
2) if i buy a code, and i upgrade the Version of Android, the phone will be unlocked?
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Yes if you unlock with code and upgrade, device will still be unlocked. And if it does relock somehow, just re-enter the code
yarco89 said:
3) if i buy a Rebel Sim, and i upgrade the version of Android, the Rebel work again?
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Rebel sim doesn't work with new basebands
yarco89 said:
4) there is some other method for unlock the device? maybe without buy a code or Rebel SIM?
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As of now those are your two options.
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

and for unlock Dell streak o2?
how i can make?
if i install a custom ROM, the Lock still again?

yarco89 said:
and for unlock Dell streak o2?
how i can make?
if i install a custom ROM, the Lock still again?
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If a phone is unlocked by the code, it remains unlocked for life... no matter what ever you try to do.... rooting.... modding.... any thing.
So dont worry and just push ahead with modding.

Dell Streak unlocking options
dhavalg said:
If a phone is unlocked by the code, it remains unlocked for life... no matter what ever you try to do.... rooting.... modding.... any thing.
So dont worry and just push ahead with modding.
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depends on firmware you have and you have diff options
v1.6 & 2.1 can use Rebel sim II with v1.2 for Full Usage but cant yet upgrade to 2.2 unless use dj steve no base band update for 2.2
v2.1 & 2.2 users can user special software from home to read out the unlock code and can upgrade to new Android OS in future
Rebel simcard

Excellent How To and Info

Just got an ATRIX locked to Bell last week, got it sim unlocked. Read all the great info here and no probs unlocking the bootloader, rooting the phone, installing a rom and so on. Excellent info guys. Thanks.

What method did you use to root and unlock bl?

AnguishedEnd said:
What method did you use to root and unlock bl?
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that is pretty accurate : http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader

[Q] rooted with CM7 rom = unlocked?

hello. I have a mytouch 4g and i have rooted it and put CM7 nightly on it, does that mean my phone is also unlocked so i can use another carrier on it? i have been trying to do a search on this but i cant find a clear answer. thanks in advance

What method of root did you use? As far as I know the only one that unlocks is this one, it's what I used..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996

Yep.follow the link toSIMUNLOCK.
Myt4g on pacquiao type roids.miui.panache.

sushi829 said:
hello. I have a mytouch 4g and i have rooted it and put CM7 nightly on it, does that mean my phone is also unlocked so i can use another carrier on it? i have been trying to do a search on this but i cant find a clear answer. thanks in advance
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SIM unlocking is done with the step that involves 'gfree'.
gfree is a utility that unlocks your SIM and CID set to 111111. In other words, unlocked. If you ran this program then you are sim unlocked if it said SUCCESS or COMPLETE or whatever it says. If that step said fail, make sure you do it right and try again, but thats the one that unlocks it.

[Q] Is SIM Unlock persistent after free?

I recently got an HTC Amaze and I plan on selling my old HTC Panache (Glacier) to either a friend or a developer here at XDA, and I plan on unlocking it with a purchased unlock code. However, I would like to inquire if the SIM unlock through unlock code will be persistent after a gfree root and after reverting gfree as well.
On a technical standpoint, if I SIM unlock it via unlock code and root via gfree, then the backup generated by gfree should keep the phone unlocked as well, right?
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using Tapatalk 2

As it seems from several users' reports, unrooting by gfree keeps SIM unlock anyway. In other words: once SIM-unlocked by gfree, the unlock will remain forever.

Jack_R1 said:
As it seems from several users' reports, unrooting by gfree keeps SIM unlock anyway. In other words: once SIM-unlocked by gfree, the unlock will remain forever.
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Thanks for your verification, Jack.
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using Tapatalk 2