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I already solved the issue, but was confused why I had to "unlock" my phone because I ordered it from google.com/phone
I would think retail would mean with a contract, with t-mobile.
I ordered the AT&T version.
I guess my question is what am i missing if anything and does somebody know what it is?
Well, this question has been asked and answered before... but here's the answer anyway...
There are 2 entirely different "unlocked" concepts...
1. Carrier unlocked - This allows you to use the phone on any GSM network.
2. OEM unlocked - This allows you to install custom ROMs on the phone.
If you paid $530+ for your phone without a contract, your phone is "carrier unlocked", but locked when it comes to the ROMs... it will only allow signed Google/HTC ROMs. When you "unlock" via fastboot, you override this and can install custom ROMs
fleebailey33 said:
I already solved the issue, but was confused why I had to "unlock" my phone because I ordered it from google.com/phone
I would think retail would mean with a contract, with t-mobile.
I ordered the AT&T version.
I guess my question is what am i missing if anything and does somebody know what it is?
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No matter how many times I read this I can't entirely figure out what you are asking, sorry!
Are you saying you aren't sure why you had to "fastboot oem unlock" your phone? If you flashed a custom ROM or something then that is why you had to "unlock" it. It unlocks the bootloader to allow you to flash whatever you want on the phone. It has nothing to do with whether the phone is SIM Locked (locked to a specific carrier or not) if that's what you were thinking? No version of Nexus one to date is SIM Locked (subsidized or not).
craigacgomez said:
If you paid $530+ for your phone without a contract, your phone is "carrier unlocked", but locked when it comes to the ROMs...
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Even with a contract, the Nexus one is not SIM Locked.
gIMpSTa said:
Even with a contract, the Nexus one is not SIM Locked.
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Exactly. There's is NO such thing as a carrier/SIM locked Nexus One.
whether you buy with a plan or unsubsidized the phone will ALWAYS be CARRIER UNLOCKED. Get it right already people.
Hello, my friend from Israel want's the G2, and we got some questions.
His provider is Orange by the way.
He wants to buy one on Ebay and a lot of them already come unlocked.
Is this trustworthy? I've been hearing a lot of G2's don't work when unlocked.
Also, unlocked means he can insert is SIM card and it should work?
Also, if he does buy a locked version. Is it possible for me to go to a T-Mobile store and ask them to unlock it for me?
Also, does anyone know if it will work in Israel?
If they say it is unlocked then it should work with other providers worldwide.
Yes, you can request the code from T-Mobile, but this is possible only if you are the direct owner.
As long as it's unlocked it looks like it would work fine with an Orange SIM Card in Israel.
So er, just to verify - the Desire Z is sold "sim free" - this is the same as unlocked, right?
yeah!.............
Pickx said:
So er, just to verify - the Desire Z is sold "sim free" - this is the same as unlocked, right?
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I would imagine. Phones are usually locked when they are sold through one specific carrier. If you are buying from a carrier it's probobly locked, if through 3rd party company it's more than likely unlocked.
unlock bell desire z
i'm planing to buy the Desire Z from bell then use it with Fido, do i need to unlock the phone or is already unlock???
please help
When you purchase the phone it will be sim locked you will need to unlock there are many different services that will work ranging from 10 - 50 dollars us
cliffkaiyan said:
i'm planing to buy the Desire Z from bell then use it with Fido, do i need to unlock the phone or is already unlock???
please help
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It needs to be unlocked. I just did this last night myself. Because the phone just came out yesterday, it will cost a bit more to unlock. I went through HTCsimunlocknow dot com and I was a little worried when I paypaled over my money and they didn't give me a transaction number, and then when they came back and asked me for $10 more (they SAY it'll cost $15).
Slightly bumpy road, and I'm still in the process of figuring out the mobile internet settings, as Fido can't really help me out with that.
cliffkaiyan said:
i'm planing to buy the Desire Z from bell then use it with Fido, do i need to unlock the phone or is already unlock???
please help
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Question for you sir? What is Bell's policy on unlocking their phones? Companies can be real pricks when it comes to intellectual property. If they say that they cannot give you the unlock code, then buy the phone from the US. All t-mobile needs is a receipt of proof of purchase and your IMEI number and they'll fork over the unlock code.
I never go with all the unnecessary flashing of services which more than often damage the phone's memory.
What was the point of my rambling, oh ... CALL your provider and ASK for the unlock code.
Desire Z is free sim. so you can buy it for use everywhere
but the T-Mo G2 is lockd, you can ask the T-mobile to unlock it if you are the owner direct.
good luck!
Roqueez said:
Question for you sir? What is Bell's policy on unlocking their phones? Companies can be real pricks when it comes to intellectual property. If they say that they cannot give you the unlock code, then buy the phone from the US. All t-mobile needs is a receipt of proof of purchase and your IMEI number and they'll fork over the unlock code.
I never go with all the unnecessary flashing of services which more than often damage the phone's memory.
What was the point of my rambling, oh ... CALL your provider and ASK for the unlock code.
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The salesperson at the Bell store told me that it would be a $35 charge, and they'd make me wait a whole bunch of days before they grant any sort of unlock code. Given the nightmare stories I've been told about Bell's customer service, I didn't even bother attempting to squeeze it out of them, as I figured that they had no incentive to grant it anyway (my only leverage was that I bought the phone outright and they're not subsidizing a contract).
Got rogers 2.3.2 and have a bootloader unlock code. Tried to get into fastboot and after much reading I think my phone might not even have a fastboot mode. My question is if anyone here thinks unlocking bootloader while being locked out of fastboot will ever be possible?
Am I stuck with what se and rogers gave me or will I ever taste custom rom goodness?
The FreeXperia team said they'll do nothing on phones with locked bootloaders, since they say that you can buy a carrier-free phone and unlock them yourself. So to say, they want to play by SE's rules.
R800x phones are a different league altogether, as you can't buy them SIM-free and SE has offered no BL unlock path at all for those phones.
I dont understand se rules. Why give me the unlock code but no path to unlock? Sure they gave me the keys to a nice car but putting fuel in it isnt possible? How does that make any sense?
They will give you the unlock path after your contract has expired. That's the logic. If you want to get the fully featured phone, buy it free from Sony directly.
and thats where my problem is, I bought the phone the day it came out straight from a rogers store at full price and not on any contract. unlocked carrier and put in my bell sim card and away I went.
sometimes it doesn't pay to be an early adopter
I bought it full-price as well... but carrier-free. People should do that more often, because carrier subsidies mean that you don't own your phone.
Live and learn eh. Thanks for the info
sdlaurin said:
Live and learn eh. Thanks for the info
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The issue is that, once the BL is unlocked, it removes all security from the phone including sim lock's ect. thats why only sim free phones are allowed to unlock
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The FreeXperia team said they'll do nothing on phones with locked bootloaders, since they say that you can buy a carrier-free phone and unlock them yourself. So to say, they want to play by SE's rules.
R800x phones are a different league altogether, as you can't buy them SIM-free and SE has offered no BL unlock path at all for those phones.
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Where can I buy it with an unlock-able bootloader thats works on rogers/at&t??? Please tell me.
Wouldn't a sim-free R800a do the trick?
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Wouldn't a sim-free R800a do the trick?
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Yes but where can I get one? The sony stores here only provide sim locked ones. Even at full price. I checked online but their all rogers version unlocked.
I'm pretty sure that Rogers is the ONLY carrier in Canada to have the Xperia play which sucks cause I'm starting to get the feeling that unlocked bootloader will never happen for us sim-locked phones
Sent from my R800i using XDA App
I'm so sad now, i have a rogers play as well. but it does look like they are working on unlocking the bootloader for the verizon version of the play.
Always seems i'm on the wrong side of stuff. se should give us canadians a way to buy there phones and not have to go through a carrier. we apparently live in the free world yet have no options for this. when i lived ion the philippines i go go to sm (mall) and buy any se phone at the time untouched. in fact back in 2002 i bought a se t68i there and they would update the firmware for free.
Now i'm in the free world and se wont provide me a place to buy there handset unless it's through a carrier.
boy does this make me mad.....
ok im over it.
Hi, guys, lots of sellers in China and Japan are selling unlocked 305SH, they are offering unlock service as well. I believe someone with great skill has known the way to unlock 305SH, but they don't want to share. Actually I paying for unlock service is acceptable, but they said I must post my phone to China or Japan. It's really expensive to post it from Australia. I'm now confused, why it can't be unlocked remotely? I see lots of threads talking about unlocking 306SH. Is 305SH forgotten? I create this thread and hope someone can help us to unlock it.
shaoyangdl said:
Hi, guys, lots of sellers in China and Japan are selling unlocked 305SH, they are offering unlock service as well. I believe someone with great skill has known the way to unlock 305SH, but they don't want to share. Actually I paying for unlock service is acceptable, but they said I must post my phone to China or Japan. It's really expensive to post it from Australia. I'm now confused, why it can't be unlocked remotely? I see lots of threads talking about unlocking 306SH. Is 305SH forgotten? I create this thread and hope someone can help us to unlock it.
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Hey man, i have that phone but its locked. I am in Japan.. Can you tell me where i can get it unlocked.
n00bieFromJapan said:
Hey man, i have that phone but its locked. I am in Japan.. Can you tell me where i can get it unlocked.
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I'm in China，and when you can unlock ,dont forgot me! Thank you!
shaoyangdl said:
Hi, guys, lots of sellers in China and Japan are selling unlocked 305SH, they are offering unlock service as well. I believe someone with great skill has known the way to unlock 305SH, but they don't want to share. Actually I paying for unlock service is acceptable, but they said I must post my phone to China or Japan. It's really expensive to post it from Australia. I'm now confused, why it can't be unlocked remotely? I see lots of threads talking about unlocking 306SH. Is 305SH forgotten? I create this thread and hope someone can help us to unlock it.
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Please let me know who offers unlocking. I dont mind paying to get it unlocked.
Is this one of them? http://www.sgkeitai.com/goods.php?id=88
and one more is here http://j-phone.ru/ru/reviews/sharp/1148-305shbreview.html
NemesisMB said:
Is this one of them? http://www.sgkeitai.com/goods.php?id=88
and one more is here http://j-phone.ru/ru/reviews/sharp/1148-305shbreview.html
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too expensive for a device with snap 400 screen HD , wait crystall X
whynot4444 said:
too expensive for a device with snap 400 screen HD , wait crystall X
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Crystal X will be even more expensive... But I will love to buy it if unlocked.
305 unlock and 402 unlock
shaoyangdl said:
Hi, guys, lots of sellers in China and Japan are selling unlocked 305SH, they are offering unlock service as well. I believe someone with great skill has known the way to unlock 305SH, but they don't want to share. Actually I paying for unlock service is acceptable, but they said I must post my phone to China or Japan. It's really expensive to post it from Australia. I'm now confused, why it can't be unlocked remotely? I see lots of threads talking about unlocking 306SH. Is 305SH forgotten? I create this thread and hope someone can help us to unlock it.
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sorry to hear ，im in china ，but chinese unlock trader dont want to be unlocked remotely，i think it must be easy to unlock if u see the process of that，so they all need u post phone，i have a aquos crystal X (japan 305sh Upgraded version--》402SH)，they all dont want unlock my phone，now unlock 402sh is very Expensive，about 900USD，so they just make money and dont want help us everyone
and i know the unlock 305sh was no root，402sh unlock is must Like 305 unlock in the process，is there some master want discuss 305 or 402 unlcok？i will help u to found some Source code in unlock 305，thankyou！:good:
digmonmiki said:
sorry to hear ，im in china ，but chinese unlock trader dont want to be unlocked remotely，i think it must be easy to unlock if u see the process of that，so they all need u post phone，i have a aquos crystal X (japan 305sh Upgraded version--》402SH)，they all dont want unlock my phone，now unlock 402sh is very Expensive，about 900USD，so they just make money and dont want help us everyone
and i know the unlock 305sh was no root，402sh unlock is must Like 305 unlock in the process，is there some master want discuss 305 or 402 unlcok？i will help u to found some Source code in unlock 305，thankyou！:good:
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Well, if ur good at something never do it for free. Thats how it works.
And the Aquos Crystal Community is small, there are not many developers/programmers who work on root/unlock. I guess if you want a unlocked Phone the only way is to pay right now.
Sad but true.
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Well, if ur good at something never do it for free. Thats how it works.
And the Aquos Crystal Community is small, there are not many developers/programmers who work on root/unlock. I guess if you want a unlocked Phone the only way is to pay right now.
Sad but true.
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i means just want pay for unlock 402SH，but they dont help me to unlock my phone，because i bought in Japan，they just sell unlock 402sh in hes shop
onroP89 said:
Well, if ur good at something never do it for free. Thats how it works.
And the Aquos Crystal Community is small, there are not many developers/programmers who work on root/unlock. I guess if you want a unlocked Phone the only way is to pay right now.
Sad but true.
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Maybe they are using this? http://www.ipmart.com/main/browse/GSM,Unlock,,Flash,Device_For,Sharp,148.php?cat=148
Who has the phone, you can try to flash the bootloader through QPST (QFIL) to turn off the phone.
Generally funny phone for almost a year, hucksters is unlock phone but developers xda can not.
I used hyper sim unlock for 302sh, 303sh, 304sh, 305sh, 402sh... all model have network but some time no recieve from out number.
I am from VietNam, I can Mr.sim, bb sim, or smart sim on mainboard... Plz help me, why not recieve call. I can call and sms normal.
MiNhu VN said:
I used hyper sim unlock for 302sh, 303sh, 304sh, 305sh, 402sh... all model have network but some time no recieve from out number.
I am from VietNam, I can Mr.sim, bb sim, or smart sim on mainboard... Plz help me, why not recieve call. I can call and sms normal.
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try use 2G, not use 3G, i think it will be has recieve call, like iphone
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Letack said:
Who has the phone, you can try to flash the bootloader through QPST (QFIL) to turn off the phone.
Generally funny phone for almost a year, hucksters is unlock phone but developers xda can not.
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i tried it and it doesn't have driver -_-
How you were able to trim the hypersim? I have a hypersim on hand and scared to cut it because it is intended on regular sized sim cards..
But in theory, yes, the hypersim will work on the softbank android phones in general. and make sure you use 2G only for full call and text functionality but GPRS data won't work as the phone locks its fixed APN..
On the other hand,.. I located the modem partition on this phone. sadly I can't extract that because it requires ROOT..
it is on mmcblk0p11
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i tried it and it doesn't have driver -_-
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Driver receive:
1. Turn off the phone
2. Connect your phone to your computer.
3. In Control Panel, System, Device Manager, disk drives, hardware ID.
4. You copy a string ID, find and put the driver to work with memory directly.
5. If there is an additional lock may need to not just turn the phone off and on and off the battery.
davidave said:
How you were able to trim the hypersim? I have a hypersim on hand and scared to cut it because it is intended on regular sized sim cards..
But in theory, yes, the hypersim will work on the softbank android phones in general. and make sure you use 2G only for full call and text functionality but GPRS data won't work as the phone locks its fixed APN..
On the other hand,.. I located the modem partition on this phone. sadly I can't extract that because it requires ROOT..
it is on mmcblk0p11
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just pull it by comand adb
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just pull it by comand adb
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that trick didn't work unfortunately..
"remote object 'dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem' not a file or direct
ory"
paging tewilove for this.
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that trick didn't work unfortunately..
"remote object 'dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem' not a file or direct
ory"
paging tewilove for this.
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hey, tried install driver fastboot and use command fastboot oem unlock like nexus,
whynot4444 said:
hey, tried install driver fastboot and use command fastboot oem unlock like nexus,
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I won't even bother to try that as again, fastboot seems not to be available on this phone or rather no concrete key combinations to access fastboot/bootloader..
adb reboot recovery doesn't take effect either as the stock recovery is only achieved by holding vol up + power\
I've been searching / taking observations of my 305SH now. until now, I still have no progress on how to dump , root, fastboot this thing. But I won't give it up yet.
Hi I am wondering if i purchased a gs8 outright will tmobile unlock the bootloaded for me?
Lol no... They will unlock the sim at 45 days of service
Ah thanks. It seems pretty ****ty that even though you pay for a phone outright they do not want you to do what you want on it. That should be illegal lol
Sad but true. You could have had better luck if you got the Verizon or even the AT&T version instead. Spending 5 minutes by googling each carriers sim unlock policy could have given you all the answers beforehand. Our country and cell phone providers are extremely shady regarding sim unlocking our phones
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Hi I am wondering if i purchased a gs8 outright will tmobile unlock the bootloaded for me?
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You have to buy the Exynos version. I've imported phones in the past to do stuff like that. Got three Motorola phones from other countries, via eBay and other sources -- running them on AT&T, bootloader unlocked. $700 each for the first two.
He said unlock the bootloader not sim unlock big difference there.
Guessphx said:
He said unlock the bootloader not sim unlock big difference there.
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Of course but anyone smart enough to post a thread all by themselves has to know these are never going to have the bootloader unlocked so its safe to assume he meant sim unlock instead. Who contacts the cell phone provider to unlock the bootloader? The carrier at best can sim unlock it they dont even know a bootloader. Samsung reps dont even have a clue if you asked them. Everybody who cares about the boot loaders already knows the status
Nah i know the difference. I just figured i'd ask about it lol
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Nah i know the difference. I just figured i'd ask about it lol
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Good to know
If you're going to answer questions like a jerk don't answer them.
Of course but anyone smart enough to post a thread all by themselves has to know these are never going to have the bootloader unlocked so its safe to assume he meant sim unlock instead. Who contacts the cell phone provider to unlock the bootloader? The carrier at best can sim unlock it they dont even know a bootloader. Samsung reps dont even have a clue if you asked them. Everybody who cares about the boot loaders already knows the status
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Everybody who knows anything learned it from an external source. There are that are bootloader locked until the phone is paid off then it is both SIM and bootloader and lot but only for selected phones. Not all but some. The Google Pixel is a good example of that. You can pay it off completely and in x days unlock the bootloader. The OP probably heard something along these lines and wondered if this courtesy was available for its phone. Unfortunately it's not for the T-Mobile variant and maybe others but I don't know about them. I also am waiting for a policy change that maybe we're allowed to get into the phones that we fully own. One last thing everyone is as smart as every teacher allowed them to be.