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Hi,
I've bought a HTC Magic from Rogers. From the internet, it seems that some ppl were saying Rogers did not lock any smartphone, but most said it does.
I've tested with my wife's Fido Pay-As-You-Go SIM card, it seems to work. So either my phone is unlocked or Rogers and that Fido prepaid card are sharing the same lock-code.
Anyhow, without any other tools, how can I tell/test if my phone is simlocked or not?
Thanks,
Gary
The Rogers phones are locked. Fido, PetroCan Mobility and Speak Out are all virtual network operators that run on the Rogers network so their SIM's will work in a locked Rogers phone.
You need a non-Rogers SIM (like from a new Bell or Telus phone) or a US or European SIM. As soon as you pop it in it will tell you your locked and will ask you for the unlock code.
Phone won't run home screen but instead will ask for "unlock code".
And unless you give it you can't use the phone for anything (you can't even check any menu, settings or anything).
I've got an HTC HD2 Virgin branded from Ebay, It said that it is unlocked. Tried it on T-mobile, O2 and Vodafone.
Only worked on T-Mobile.
When I put O2 or Vodafone sim card, it can't even connect to the network.
Is my device locked??? Or is it faulty? Please help
sounds like its still network locked to me. virgin piggy back on the tmo network I believe, maybe that's why tmo works?
(just thinking out loud)
but the phone didn't ask for unlock code even when i put different sim card?
I tried searching everywhere and still no answers.
Does anyone know if it is possible to flash the Htc Hd2 to cricket or metropcs.
they are network providers, so i assume you mean unlock the phone to use them?
no flashing will not do that. you would need the network unlock code, however isn't metre cdma? if it then the hd2 cannot work on it.
Yes as long as the network uses GSM (sim cards )
So theres no way htc hd2 can be turned into cdma and be flashed to metro or cricket?
you cannot flash a phone to unlock it. as stated above you need the unlock code, you can get this from your network provider for approximately £15 just tell them you are leaving the country for a holiday and want to change your sim card to a local network sim card in the other country (to get a better rate). If you would prefer you can easily unlock your phone on the internet, again for aground £15-£20, just search on Google.
as for your other question about cdma im not to sure.
re: cdma i'm only 95% sure but i think you're out of luck, i think its a whole different hardware.
...do I unlock the phone now that Android is installed?
Should I have done a SuperCID on it when Windows was still installed, or is there a way to do it now, too?
if you mean sim/network unlock, its completely unconnected to roms/flashing/hspl or any of that.
there is no free unlock, you can only get it unlocked to other networks by getting a code off your provider, or paying for one from teh many companies that offer the service.
So, what happens when you stick, say, a Vodaphone SIM in a T-Mobile HD2?
madcapmagician said:
So, what happens when you stick, say, a Vodaphone SIM in a T-Mobile HD2?
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The phone asks for a code if it's sim locked. If it's unlocked, then it will detect the sim card and connect to Vodaphone's service. The only thing that doesn't always work is 3g data, if the new network doesn't use the same frequency bands as the carrier the phone was made for. Like if you put an AT&T sim in an unlocked TMOUS HD2, you can make calls and use 2g data, but 3g won't work.
this g900f was bought through orange (my old carrier) ran on touchwiz lolipop edition with some crappy apps from orange that i could not delete (android 5).
then i move to another carrier named hot mobile (a well known mobile carrier in my country) but for some reason my g900f wasn't able to connect to the network, i was able to do everything else, except making and receiving calls..
so i root and installed twrp and then flashed cm13&gapps but still i'm unable to make and receive calls.
right now on the lockscreen it says "Hot Mobile (my new carrier) - Emergency calls only"...
when i'm searching for networks it only shows me orange and others, but there is no hot mobile (the one i need) there...
do you think this g900f is simlocked ?
and i know for sure this phone supports this carrier cause my father has the same one, and its working for him.
do u have any idea on how to fix it ?!
bw since i rooted this guy calling orange for help is not an option...
please help ?!
Maybe this app can shed some light on your sim lock status. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock but it's most likely your phone is locked to orange. I've used phones in the past which were sim locked and they show the new carrier but only give emergency coverage. Here in the UK orange lock there phones to the network. Not sure why rooting would stop you contacting orange but usually you would need to contact orange BEFORE changing carriers to unlock device. Maybe that app can help unlock too? Not sure though...