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Unlock HTC HD2 (T-mobile and O2)

For those are not yet able to unlock their HTC HD2. I know it's really frustrating but however I am very fortunate to discover the temporary solution.
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290388654322&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123#ht_3366wt_1165
Buy one of this and follow instruction. It work for my HTC HD2 in O2. In the mean time I am waiting for unlock code from 02

Its actually illegal to use one of these as it bypasses the network in a way forbidden in UK by law.

and pointless on O2 unless you're bursting for it.
O2 will supply an unlock code for free, if you simply ask them for it.

sorry to disappoint u m8...but in UK is ILLEGAL to change IMEI number!!!!! It is NOT ILLEGAL as well as LEGAL to unlock ur phone... u probably loose ur warranty.. and that's all.
If you can provide us with the details of the law you appeal on..;o)))) I will stop my business..;o))

For o2 look HERE.
I filled out this form and mine is now unlocked. Takes a while though but they e-mailed it me in the end.

waston said:
sorry to disappoint u m8...but in UK is ILLEGAL to change IMEI number!!!!! It is NOT ILLEGAL as well as LEGAL to unlock ur phone... u probably loose ur warranty.. and that's all.
If you can provide us with the details of the law you appeal on..;o)))) I will stop my business..;o))
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How does this item have anything to do with changing your IMEI, it simply fools the phone into thinking the correct SIM is installed.

Why you don't try with this site mobileunlockguide.com/ for your mobile unlock process.. I too got my mobile unlock codes from here... Also in here we can get all GSM mobile codes...

IMEI 17 digits?
I just tried to fill in the unlock form for O2, and it says the IMEI from my phone is the wrong number of digits.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

ebeam said:
I just tried to fill in the unlock form for O2, and it says the IMEI from my phone is the wrong number of digits.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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yeah if you got the IMEI from the OS just remove the last 2 digits

scrizz said:
yeah if you got the IMEI from the OS just remove the last 2 digits
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Thanks, Scrizz, much appreciated!

ebeam said:
I just tried to fill in the unlock form for O2, and it says the IMEI from my phone is the wrong number of digits.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Did you try *#06# . This is the code which generates the correct IMEI number.
Try it...

jothsha said:
Did you try *#06# . This is the code which generates the correct IMEI number.
Try it...
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We can see our mobile's IMEI number in battery.

Thanks
THanks for the info, this was helpfull

How to SIM unlock HD2 w/o foreign SIM card ?

I have T-Mobile US HD2. Called T-Mobile and got unlock code for SIM card. It requires to insert foreign SIM card during procedure.
I do not have foreign SIM card now, but I DO want to unlock it BEFORE I go overseas, because sometimes T-Mobile gives wrong unlock code.
Is there any way to SIM unlock HD2 w/o actually having non T-Mobile SIM card ?

don't think there is, not without the phone tech hardware.
do you not have a friend with a different network sim you can borrow?
EDIT - i was wrong, see post 5

samsamuel said:
do you not have a friend with a different network sim you can borrow?
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I wish But all of them are on T-Mobile or Verizon. And Verizon is CDMA

bogdatov said:
I wish But all of them are on T-Mobile or Verizon. And Verizon is CDMA
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ahh unlucky. guess its time to shell out for a cheap PAYG sim on a diff network perhaps....
maybe you could take it into a phone shop? see if they have test sims they'd let you put in for a minute?
EDIT - i was wrong, see post 5

Actually, it's easy. Just navigate to the Windows directory through File Explorer, scroll down and launch the SIMLock application. Pops up with the same screen you get if you boot the phone with a non-T-Mo SIM inside. Surprised more people haven't found that.

onslaught86 said:
Actually, it's easy. Just navigate to the Windows directory through File Explorer, scroll down and launch the SIMLock application. Pops up with the same screen you get if you boot the phone with a non-T-Mo SIM inside. Surprised more people haven't found that.
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wow. duh.
(as in, I feel pretty dumb right now lol)
And thanks for that on behalf of the several TP2 users who had been looking for that solution as well, I just passed this on to them. Much appreciated!!

So now that the phone is unlocked can I flash it with custom roms with out having to unlock it again or do I need to unlock every time?

dsaem said:
So now that the phone is unlocked can I flash it with custom roms with out having to unlock it again or do I need to unlock every time?
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Flashing custom ROMs won't affect the sim-unlock.
However, sim-unlocking your phone doesn't make it possible to flash custom ROMs, that's a completely different process

This worked great for me. I requested the unlock code from Tmobile and recieved an email the next day. I browsed to the SIMlock app and entered the code and then I got a message saying the "unlock code accepted".
I requested another unlock code from Tmobile at the same time as this one but 11 days later I still have nothing but an email saying they requested it from HTC. Weird that one was 1 day and the other takes this long.
Thanks for your help on this!

onslaught86 said:
Actually, it's easy. Just navigate to the Windows directory through File Explorer, scroll down and launch the SIMLock application. Pops up with the same screen you get if you boot the phone with a non-T-Mo SIM inside. Surprised more people haven't found that.
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WOW ! Indeed. Never thought about it myself Thanks. Although I was able to find foreign SIM this time, but it is not my last Windows phone to unlock.

Bgrover said:
This worked great for me. I requested the unlock code from Tmobile and recieved an email the next day. I browsed to the SIMlock app and entered the code and then I got a message saying the "unlock code accepted".
I requested another unlock code from Tmobile at the same time as this one but 11 days later I still have nothing but an email saying they requested it from HTC. Weird that one was 1 day and the other takes this long.
Thanks for your help on this!
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Who did you email to get it unlocked? I need to do the same.

Well....its been 5days since I requested the unlock code from T-Mobile, still waiting to receive it.

You need to Fax your receipt to TMOUS and then they will email you the unlock code.
There is no email support for TMO

I didn't email I just called t-mobile customer service

Does anybody know if it will unlock while in WP7 and/or Android, or do I have to flash back to WM6.5?

Here is a sim unlock for the Galaxy S2 from Chainfire I would like to know if we could get this to work on the HD2 check out link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092451

[Q] anyone kind enough to share his live key??

The key can be used multiple times, so it would be nice if some people are willing to share. I can't get a key at the moment because the lines are closed but I can't wait to try some stuff out. I would really appreciate it if some one can send me one in a private message.

+1
any generous souls reading this?

i thought there was limit on the number of times the key could be used?

HTC-clown said:
The key can be used multiple times, so it would be nice if some people are willing to share. I can't get a key at the moment because the lines are closed but I can't wait to try some stuff out. I would really appreciate it if some one can send me one in a private message.
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Which country you're from?

from what I've heard the key can be used 3 times, do It seems like no one wants to share their key. I thought better of this community

I'm just giving you this as a warning, I got the activation code about one hour ago by calling MS customer support in US, after I activated with the code I could login with my Live ID but then I realized that the softwares I installed using XAP like HTC HUB, YouTube, Flashlight, ... were not working anymore and it gave me an error like this app has been provoked by MS please uninstall it, so don't bother getting the activation code.
You won't be able to download app from market place after activation and I personally think that they're marking us out by giving out the activation code so easilly over the phone!
EDIT : First I had to change the name of the device from LEO70 to HD7 and then activate wp7 by the code, sooooo it was my mistake and now everything just works fine including the marketplace but I had to uninstall and reinstall the provoked apps.

mosbarzi said:
I'm just giving you this as a warning, I got the activation code about one hour ago by calling MS customer support in US, after I activated with the code I could login with my Live ID but then I realized that the softwares I installed using XAP like HTC HUB, YouTube, Flashlight, ... were not working anymore and it gave me an error like this app has been provoked by MS please uninstall it, so don't bother getting the activation code.
You won't be able to download app from market place after activation and I personally think that they're marking us out by giving out the activation code so easilly over the phone!
EDIT : First I had to change the name of the device from LEO70 to HD7 and then activate wp7 by the code, sooooo it was my mistake and now everything just works fine including the marketplace but I had to uninstall and reinstall the provoked apps.
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h?ow did you change the name of the device?

Just follow the guide for activating live on WP7 Rom...and your device name will change itself(well for me it did so I assume it will for all) and then call MS and get the activation code.

hd2 wp7 name change
fabio__sousa said:
h?ow did you change the name of the device?
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one way to change the name is to sync it with the zune pc app and then go to sync settings and then chang ethe name from there

AZNSNSAZN said:
one way to change the name is to sync it with the zune pc app and then go to sync settings and then chang ethe name from there
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That just changes the name.
You need to change the Model name and you can't just do that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912218
follow the instructions well and it'll change it to HD7

HTC-clown said:
from what I've heard the key can be used 3 times, do It seems like no one wants to share their key. I thought better of this community
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You thought better of this community? First the key is supposedly tied to your Live ID, so thats a no go there. Also, 3 times is a very small amount, if something goes wrong with my phone and I need to re-activate it once or twice after the first, then I sure as hell want to. If you want a key so bad get one your self like everyone else, or go buy a real certified Windows Phone 7 device. Besides, I can almost guarantee the first or second OTA update will most certainly kill this exploit, even if the HD2 isn't able to receive it.

RadiantSkies said:
You thought better of this community? First the key is supposedly tied to your Live ID, so thats a no go there. Also, 3 times is a very small amount, if something goes wrong with my phone and I need to re-activate it once or twice after the first, then I sure as hell want to. If you want a key so bad get one your self like everyone else, or go buy a real certified Windows Phone 7 device. Besides, I can almost guarantee the first or second OTA update will most certainly kill this exploit, even if the HD2 isn't able to receive it.
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Totally agree!!! Do the work yourselves....
It took me a 5 minute phone call to get an activation code from Microsoft. No questions, no hassles. MS can't just track you down via e-mail or your Live ID. There are Data Protection Laws.
Microsoft only go after the 'big fish'
Don't worry. Just do it and enjoy Cotulla and DFT's awesome port!!!!
A middle finger to the people who said 'it will never happen'
Ha ha ha....................

RadiantSkies said:
You thought better of this community? First the key is supposedly tied to your Live ID, so thats a no go there. Also, 3 times is a very small amount, if something goes wrong with my phone and I need to re-activate it once or twice after the first, then I sure as hell want to. If you want a key so bad get one your self like everyone else, or go buy a real certified Windows Phone 7 device. Besides, I can almost guarantee the first or second OTA update will most certainly kill this exploit, even if the HD2 isn't able to receive it.
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Very well put.
Got sick of all these people pming me and creating posts/topics begging for keys.

[RQ] Microsoft Activation Code

While reading all the great threads about WP7 I found that there are quite a lot of people that are not able to get in touch with MS, and they keep on spaming, trying to find one. So here's my idea: do not do this. Just ask here and if there is someone who can help, he could PM you.
So I'll be the first one. Anybody could help me?

Fa1n7 said:
While reading all the great threads about WP7 I found that there are quite a lot of people that are not able to get in touch with MS, and they keep on spaming, trying to find one. So here's my idea: do not do this. Just ask here and if there is someone who can help, he could PM you.
So I'll be the first one. Anybody could help me?
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*tuts, shakes head and rolls eyes*

Fa1n7 said:
While reading all the great threads about WP7 I found that there are quite a lot of people that are not able to get in touch with MS, and they keep on spaming, trying to find one. So here's my idea: do not do this. Just ask here and if there is someone who can help, he could PM you.
So I'll be the first one. Anybody could help me?
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Just phone them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't! It would cost me more than my monthly payment, and the skype connection so f***** up!

Jesus. You DON'T need to call MS in the USA. Call your local MS support (should work in all countries where WP7 is officially launched by the local mobile operators!) and they will give you the code. I'm from Bulgaria and to my extreme surprise I got the code within 5 min from a very friendly customer support agent on Microsoft's toll free 0800 number. The agent didn't ask for anything more than my name and mail adress. He even mailed me the code afterwords for future reference

UK ms are giving them out first time. give them a call through skype.
0844 800 2400 choose option 2 and then option 7

Does anybody know how many times we can use this code to re-activate our phone?
Just asking as I like testing this but I want to go back to android soon but just worried about re-activation issues etc.

^ Till now I've used same code to Activate 4 different Live Accounts! So my guess is its Device dependant. You can activate it any no of times as far as its the same device. Thats my guess!

Tou can activate 3 different live accounts with 1 code AFAIK. So you shouldn't be having any troubles with switching forth and back between Android and WP7
A notice to bulgarian users. For Bulgaria the MS number is 08001555 (free from all networks!). Choose option 1 from the voice menu and then tell the operator that you need a WP7 code.

Tanmay® said:
^ Till now I've used same code to Activate 4 different Live Accounts! So my guess is its Device dependant. You can activate it any no of times as far as its the same device. Thats my guess!
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Well I was referring to the same live acount but I guess that sort of answers my question anyway. thnx.
Can I ask though why you used 4 different accounts?

Well first when I activated using my Live account, Marketplace didn't work since that Account was created using India as locale.
2nd time I activated with a different ID, but that too turned out to be from India as initial Locale.
3rd time I created a totally new Live ID and this time everything worked perfectly. Marketplace and XBL worked just fine.
But then I thought of migrating my X360 XBL to this new ID and as soon as I did that, the Marketplace not available for your region error came up.
Finally created another account, activated it again and using it!

Ok I called customer service and they needed my name etc, but then IMEI wtf!!!!!
Can anybody please pm me an activation code????
Thanks

TheATHEiST said:
Does anybody know how many times we can use this code to re-activate our phone?
Just asking as I like testing this but I want to go back to android soon but just worried about re-activation issues etc.
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Actually I asked the Agent "If I hard-reset my HD7 p) can I reuse this code ?" And He said "Yes, whenever you format your phone and an error came up you can use this code again just don't give it to any other person" so i assume that the code is valid for My phone (or ID ?) to be used very multiple times but I'm not sure since he didn't mean it directly

xandercom said:
UK ms are giving them out first time. give them a call through skype.
0844 800 2400 choose option 2 and then option 7
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Worked perfectly, thanks

US Number
Tried finding the right US number last night, but no go. I think I was to tired
Anyone have the USA Number to call and get the ACode?

little help plz
If you have a real HD7 phone in hand, where on it would you find the code? thx

kevinniven said:
If you have a real HD7 phone in hand, where on it would you find the code? thx
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I'm guessing in the box, or maybe under the battery???

country code
chrisjasper said:
Worked perfectly, thanks
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whats the country code

kevinniven said:
whats the country code
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Replace the first 0 with +44 if you're trying to call here, maybe drop the + if the first doesn't work, good luck

xandercom said:
UK ms are giving them out first time. give them a call through skype.
0844 800 2400 choose option 2 and then option 7
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Just phoned that number ,they stated I should contact my mobile operator.
Anyone else got this reply?

Chevron after reflash? Activation Code limit?

I got my activation code a couple minutes ago and decided to swap out my 2gb sd card for a 16gb one. After I popped it in, I had to setup my phone again, which I figured would happen, but then it said something about low storage, so I figured I needed to reflash the rom so WP7 would partition the new sd card in whatever manor it does.
My question is, now that I have an activation code, do I need to run Chevron and unlock the phone again or can I just put the activation code in and start downloading apps? My only concern is I've now used my activation code twice, so I don't want to hit the limit without doing this all correctly :/

AFAIK, it associates your IMEI with your Live account, so it should just work..
I find it hard to believe that the activation code will stop working if you try to use it again with the same live account.

I did reflashm, and activation code worked no problem

RickAstley said:
AFAIK, it associates your IMEI with your Live account, so it should just work..
I find it hard to believe that the activation code will stop working if you try to use it again with the same live account.
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Some mentioned it in a thread at one point, but I've read that people have used their code 3 or even 5 times, so I may just be overly paranoid about it haha.
Laynee1 said:
I did reflashm, and activation code worked no problem
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Just tried it and it works fine! Thanks so much man
One last question: Since I put my new sd card in before reflashing, did that mess up how WP7 partitions it when I eventually did reflash? Or was WP7 not recognizing the new sd card anyway since it was put in after the initial flash, causing WP7 to not see it, hence the "low storage" message I ended up getting?

I have used it at least 5 times over. I doubt you will have any issues. Its just the code associated to your account. They dont monitor that, its just a key for service.

Improve said:
I have used it at least 5 times over. I doubt you will have any issues. Its just the code associated to your account. They dont monitor that, its just a key for service.
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I agree.. i think it's linked to your Live ID.. So when you sell the phone, the buyer should get a new key from MS for his Live ID and you can use the same key for your new phone. Correct me if am wrong.

21031980 said:
I agree.. i think it's linked to your Live ID.. So when you sell the phone, the buyer should get a new key from MS for his Live ID and you can use the same key for your new phone. Correct me if am wrong.
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Ooo, that's pretty awesome, though I doubt I'll ever sell my HD2, this guy is a beast haha.
Oooone last question and sorry that it's slightly off topic: I'm trying to download stuff from the Marketplace, but I get this message "we can't get this info check back in a little while". Is this something that will work in a few minutes, or is there something I need to do, like change the reg or something?

can u guys tell me how can we talk with MS service? Cause I fone them already, and they ask me alot of informations: home, fone, IMEI ..... but i m not sure we can use HD2's IMEI or not, cause I told them I use HD7 2nd. So dont have active code T_T
Some1 plz tell me what exactly I have to tell them to get the code.
Thank you

APJG said:
Ooo, that's pretty awesome, though I doubt I'll ever sell my HD2, this guy is a beast haha.
Oooone last question and sorry that it's slightly off topic: I'm trying to download stuff from the Marketplace, but I get this message "we can't get this info check back in a little while". Is this something that will work in a few minutes, or is there something I need to do, like change the reg or something?
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You need to do the registry hack so your phone is recognized as a HD7 t9292

the support guy told me to place the code at a safe place because i can use the code again if i need after a phone reset or something else
so i think there is no limit

APJG said:
Ooo, that's pretty awesome, though I doubt I'll ever sell my HD2, this guy is a beast haha.
Oooone last question and sorry that it's slightly off topic: I'm trying to download stuff from the Marketplace, but I get this message "we can't get this info check back in a little while". Is this something that will work in a few minutes, or is there something I need to do, like change the reg or something?
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you have to do nothing...just wait...the marketplace has at the moment some problems
-> http://wmpoweruser.com/zune-services-offline-now-microsoft-working-on-it/

Windows Phone 7 Market problem
i have flashed wp7 and have activation code; but i cant download any files from market,
"There is a problem completing your request.Try again later.
Error code:c101a420
Solved:
Arturo You wont have any problems getting your apps back. Just browse to them in the Marketplace and re-install. That feature seemed to be working even while attempting to download new apps returned c101a420 error code.
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/a20fe082-cf95-4c5a-9bd0-f87637339194

thinhletien said:
can u guys tell me how can we talk with MS service? Cause I fone them already, and they ask me alot of informations: home, fone, IMEI ..... but i m not sure we can use HD2's IMEI or not, cause I told them I use HD7 2nd. So dont have active code T_T
Some1 plz tell me what exactly I have to tell them to get the code.
Thank you
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It may depend on who you talk to. I called after I ran Chevron, so in the settings in my phone it said "HD7", though I'm not 100% sure if that makes a difference.
I called, they asked for me first name, then last name, then phone number, and then if I have ever called MS before. They asked what the problem was, I said I'm trying to add my @live email and go to the Marketplace, but it says I need an activation code and I don't know what that is. The woman asked if I was using WP7 and I said yes. She said something along the lines of "Ohhh, ok, that's why you need the code." She said it would take a minute to generate one for me, so I waited a bit and she asked what brand my phone was. I said HD7 and she seemed confused, so I then said HTC HD7 and she understood that. A couple minutes later she read the code to me so I could write it down, then I read it back to her to double check and that was it!
I've read about other people having to give numbers from the back of the phone or other specific details, but I didn't have to do any of that for whatever reason

thinhletien said:
can u guys tell me how can we talk with MS service? Cause I fone them already, and they ask me alot of informations: home, fone, IMEI ..... but i m not sure we can use HD2's IMEI or not, cause I told them I use HD7 2nd. So dont have active code T_T
Some1 plz tell me what exactly I have to tell them to get the code.
Thank you
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someone told them the imei of the desire hd...just try it
or you phone them several times till someone dont want to know this information

mattfmartin said:
You need to do the registry hack so your phone is recognized as a HD7 t9292
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0711 said:
you have to do nothing...just wait...the marketplace has at the moment some problems
-> http://wmpoweruser.com/zune-services-offline-now-microsoft-working-on-it/
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I figured I'd have to do that reg hack. I may wait a bit though just to see if it ends up working anyway for whatever reason.
Thanks so much guys!

kendimce said:
i have flashed wp7 and have activation code; but i cant download any files from market,
"There is a problem completing your request.Try again later.
Error code:c101a420
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same thing
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you have to do nothing...just wait...the marketplace has at the moment some problems
-> http://wmpoweruser.com/zune-services-offline-now-microsoft-working-on-it/
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APJG said:
I figured I'd have to do that reg hack. I may wait a bit though just to see if it ends up working anyway for whatever reason.
Thanks so much guys!
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You do have to hack the registry so your phone appears as a HD7... A lot of apps won't download until you do that. There's directions all over to do that. There shouldn't be any wait time after getting your code. If your phone doesn't appear as a HD7 when you look at the info on your phone, you will get that message when trying to download apps.

seems live id can't be deleted

zarathustrax said:
You do have to hack the registry so your phone appears as a HD7... A lot of apps won't download until you do that. There's directions all over to do that. There shouldn't be any wait time after getting your code. If your phone doesn't appear as a HD7 when you look at the info on your phone, you will get that message when trying to download apps.
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Yep, you're right! Just did the reg hack and everything downloads fine, thanks!