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I'm very interested in the HTC Aria because of its small size, but I have tmobile service. I'm not getting a data plan (I've got wifi everywhere I go) and I'm fine with buying it retail. My only question is how to unlock it to use tmobile's network. I heard I can call ATT and get an unlock code. I also heard there were online service that could generate an unlock code. Well, at this point I'm really nervous to buy this phone because I don't want to purchase this device and not be able to use it on my network. This is going to be my first android phone and I'm eager to get into the whole rooting and custom ROM business. Please help!
Thanks,
dm
EDIT: My grandma has had service with ATT for about a year now. I've heard that tmobile with give the unlock codes for free if you've had service with them for 90 days. I'm curious if ATT does the same.
2x EDIT: Sorry for the typo in the title.
there are plenty of unlock services via the web, just find a site and after you pay the usual $20 they will email you directions on how to unlock the device so that you are able to run it on tmobile.
Thanks for the quick response! I'm scared that's what I may have to resort to, but I just assume the potential for getting scammed is pretty high. Are there any reputable ones that you know of that unlock the Aria? I know it's pretty new...
I did some searching and the only ones that I can find are:
www(dot)iunlockit(dot)com/htc-aria-unlock-code-p-58064.html
www(dot)unlockallcellular(dot)com/aria-unlock-code-p-58064.html?osCsid=brnitand0jq564to0v7tirhnk7
Like I said, this looks fishy because it appears to be the same site with different domain names. Are these reputable sites? I still haven't bought my Aria because I want to be certain that I can unlock it fairly easily.
I paid $2 to unlock my LG VU on eBay...
Worked perfectly. They said they'd do it for all AT&T phones
if i unlock this phone to use on tmobile will i still be able to use 3g and all of the other features on this phone?
no 3g (but if you don't want data it won't matter) all other features should be just peachy afaik
I never thought about ebay; great idea.
and, no, I'm not going to be using a data plan, seeing as I rarely use data and I've got wifi everywhere I'm at (work, school, home, etc.)
Thanks a lot guys. I'll leave an update once I get the phone. Hopefully within the next week.
i was going to do the same (to get out of the data) but
free phone+2 years of data=360
just the phone=380
we'll see what att's policies are like in 2 years though
So I bought the Aria and I love it. However, I can't find anyway to unlock it. I bought one of those ebay unlock services, seeing as it advertised an unlock code in 2 hours or less. Well, that was two days ago. I also looked up on those sites that I mentioned previously and they are scams. So I've got this awesome phone that I can't use as a phone. What are my options now? I love this phone!
donald =/
I have tried this a couple of AT&T phones and it worked for me.
Call up AT&T and tell them you have to leave country for work and would not like to spend money on roaming. They asked for IMEI number and handed me the code instantly.
ayush20m said:
I have tried this a couple of AT&T phones and it worked for me.
Call up AT&T and tell them you have to leave country for work and would not like to spend money on roaming. They asked for IMEI number and handed me the code instantly.
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I did this with every single one of my AT&T phones and they never gave me trouble. For me it was the true since I travel to Hong Kong every year to visit my parents.
ayush20m said:
I have tried this a couple of AT&T phones and it worked for me.
Call up AT&T and tell them you have to leave country for work and would not like to spend money on roaming. They asked for IMEI number and handed me the code instantly.
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I've done this as well....
dmellenbruch said:
So I bought the Aria and I love it. However, I can't find anyway to unlock it. I bought one of those ebay unlock services, seeing as it advertised an unlock code in 2 hours or less. Well, that was two days ago. I also looked up on those sites that I mentioned previously and they are scams. So I've got this awesome phone that I can't use as a phone. What are my options now? I love this phone!
donald =/
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Hi there, did you find a way to unlock the phone?
I'm wondering on the details about calling AT&T to get the code. I bought my Aria through ebay and presently have the phone at Mexico. Do AT&T ask for phone number (registered with AT&T), ssn or any other personal details regarding the phone? or just by calling them with IMEI # they will provide the code?
I don't have AT&T for obvious reasons.
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tongas said:
Hi there, did you find a way to unlock the phone?
I'm wondering on the details about calling AT&T to get the code. I bought my Aria through ebay and presently have the phone at Mexico. Do AT&T ask for phone number (registered with AT&T), ssn or any other personal details regarding the phone? or just by calling them with IMEI # they will provide the code?
I don't have AT&T for obvious reasons.
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Hi
I try maybe all store in Ebay and nothing, only get my code here:www.freeyourhtc.com/
I hope this help.
Thanks Rafa, but just bought a code from the ebay seller... will let everybody know if it worked or not.
Ebay Unlock code for HTC Aria actually worked!
I finally got to say that the ebay deal really worked for me!!! Couldn't be more happy!
Please refer to this post for more info:
How sketchy are the ebay unlockers?
Was a little skeptical about it but just got the code on the email minutes ago and worked right away!!!
Cost me 9.95 because the price was reduced and paid with PayPal. Bought it in the morning and got the code 5-6 hours later.
Thanks again to breakeven and xda-developers forum!!!
Can I unlock my phone if im in a two year contract?
I used http://www.cellunlock.net/ to unlock my gf's MyTouch 3G. They took 1 day and I got the code.
It seems they usually take less time, but they had some problems.
$10 if you use the code crackb50 on checkout.
And no, I don't work for them.
kevina90 said:
Can I unlock my phone if im in a two year contract?
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Course you can!
If you have at&t, then I would suggest you try the call them and get the code for free method first. If that's doesn't work, then just buy a code.
The reason why me and many others went through ebay, it's because most of the unlockers out there with web site presence, and being the aria a relative new phone, they do not carry yet codes or access to them. I tried first 1 of this unlockers and wrote email to 2 of them and none of the 3 had access to codes yet, finally the ebay thing worked for me and take only about 7 hours to get the code.
You should know that unlocking the phone will no release you of the contract but just give you the ability of changing gsm provider. Unlocking the phone it is only intended for that. If what you want is to remove some crappy apps installed by default, then what you might need is to have root access to phone instead unlocking. Rooting the phone is quite easy with the aria and is free; you just need some further reading about.
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calling anyone who can help out a windows mobile returnee. i just got a t-mobile wing from my cousin from the US as a gift but it's still sim locked to t-mobile. this is my 2nd windows mobile phone after my o2 XDA IIs got stolen way back 3yrs ago. i love these kinds of phones coz i can do lots of stuff like install apps. but of course, i want to use the phone on my home network also. so, can i ask anybody on the site, who has free time, to call t-mobile and help me out to get an unlock code? i am from the philippines and i have no other way of calling t-mobile to get an unlock code. i tried my cousins but apparently, they're too busy to do such things at the moment. anyway, i just wanted to post this hoping somebody here, who is a t-mobile subscriber, would be kind enough to call t-mobile up for me. thanks to whoever wants to help. my t-mo wing's IMEI is 35286201606649701. my email address, by the way, is [email protected]. thanks guys!
no one wants to help...tsk tsk...
please help....
how long should the unlock code be? i got a 15-digit code? is that correct? and how do i type it in? the unlock code dialog box let's me type only 8 digits? anyone care to help?
HTC-P4351 from Unicel
I have an old HTC P-4351 (assume it's the same as the T-Mobile 4350 "Wing") that I bought from a local carrier (Unicel) that went out of business a year and a half ago. I replaced it with an AT&T Tilt2 which I'm very happy with and have found a ton of neat tricks for here. Thanks for that.
I'd like to put the 4351 on eBay but it's locked, the company is out of business and can't provide an unlock code. I attempted to get one from HTC but they replied that only the carrier could provide that information. From what I see on eBay, the thing could fetch about $80 if it wasn't a locked brick sitting in my drawer.
IMEI: 35286201072742502
Instructions on how to unlock would be greatly appreciated.
I just had a nice, long, "LiveChat" with AT&T, who purchased the original carrier (Unicell) the phone was sold by. They seemed eager to help, knew exactly what I was asking for and why, asked all the right questions including the IMEI... and then told me no unlock code was available in their system after looking it up.
Hi,
Is there a way to sim unlock the Acer Iconia Tab a501 ?
Thanx in advance,
D.
Need your help ?
SFR wants me to pay 65€ to unlock the tablet.
You could try flashing a custom ROM.
Thanx for your answer FloatingFatMan. But Sim lock is not in the firmware.
If you flash with an other ROM, you will still have the sim unlock.
I wanna buy a acer a501 at compusa
compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=940889&CatId=6957
I dont know if is unlocked, i think no...
so, how can i unlock this??
felipedutra said:
I wanna buy a acer a501 at compusa
compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=940889&CatId=6957
I dont know if is unlocked, i think no...
so, how can i unlock this??
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Why don't you ask this question in yet another thread for the third time?
Looking for a way to sim unlock my iconia tab a501
I bougth my acer iconia a501 from amazon, but it came locked to at&t, so if anyone can help me, I'll be in debt. HoneyComb ver 3.0.1
Help me Please.
dellme said:
Hi,
Is there a way to sim unlock the Acer Iconia Tab a501 ?
Thanx in advance,
D.
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Did you have any luck?
In the same hole... has anyone tried unlocking the Iconia A501 from AT&T?
Did anybody bother to contact ATT about this?
I've seen in other forums if you sign up for their service for 3 months, they'll unlock the device.
Yes, I did.
I talked to AT&T on the phone before I bought it and they didn't have the codes and called Acer who said they needed the serial number to get the code. I tried phoning Acer directly and got a non-English speaker who said they had no codes.
I then bought it but didn't open it so I can retgurn with no restocking fee. I called AT&T. The 1st two people didn't know what they were doing. The 3rd person asked for the IMEI number (which is all on the back of the box) and put it in his system and found out that he had no unlock codes for it, and no specified date for when the codes would be released.
I then called Acer and got a non-English speaker who said that I had to call the people who gave me my SIM card to get the codes. When I told her that it was the device that had the lock, not the sim card, she said to call back on Monday when they were open and they could raise it o the 2ndary level.
I'm probably going to return it and get my brother in England to buy me a sim tablet, or forget about tablets and get an unlocked android phone which seems far easier to to.
Has anyone tried those 'unlock your phone' companies to see if they know anything about tablets?
Alternatively, you could by any of the unlocked android 2 tablets (a la ViewSonic) ... a sales person in MicroCenter claims you can flash it to android 3 although I had read somewhere that it can't really handle it.
I really prefer the 7" tablets, and really would like to find the Acer A101. I was playing with the A100 and it's great.
still nothing... tried a couple of services, they also have no codes.
Was able to unlock my canadian rogers acer iconia a501 from a service on eBay (out of Montreal I believe)
While I'd rather unlock it myself, this was the only way I found to unlock it so I can use it with my bell sim tab.
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Hi ordio,
Can you please elaborate on which service did you use on ebay to unlock it?
Thanks.
Moscow Desire said:
Did anybody bother to contact ATT about this?
I've seen in other forums if you sign up for their service for 3 months, they'll unlock the device.
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On the off-chance that it would be that simple, I just called AT&T and spent 15 minutes trying to teach a robot how to read off script. Bottom line is that AT&T cannot (read: will not) provide an unlock code at this time. According to said robot, for most devices, there is a date listed in their system that tells them the associate when the unlock code would be available, but there isn't one in the system for the A501.
On a related note, Moscow thanks for the Alexandra II R4 Rom. It's my first on the A501, install went smooth, ROM runs like a dream. Looking forward to testing your future work.
Shaun_K said:
Hi ordio,
Can you please elaborate on which service did you use on ebay to unlock it?
Thanks.
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Oops, i know you sent me a PM, but figured i'd post a response for this.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Unlock-Code-...539?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3f11d71373
This was the service i used to unlock...
kopipaoxda said:
On the off-chance that it would be that simple, I just called AT&T and spent 15 minutes trying to teach a robot how to read off script. Bottom line is that AT&T cannot (read: will not) provide an unlock code at this time. According to said robot, for most devices, there is a date listed in their system that tells them the associate when the unlock code would be available, but there isn't one in the system for the A501.
On a related note, Moscow thanks for the Alexandra II R4 Rom. It's my first on the A501, install went smooth, ROM runs like a dream. Looking forward to testing your future work.
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I'm not sure if this would work with AT&T, but you could send this guy a message and see if they can generate an unlock code for the AT&T brand.
Yes, the Alexandra II R4 Rom is wonderful .
this seller from ebay just unlock from rogers canada.
as some friends here, im still looking a way to unlock my at&t acer iconia a501. i tried some unlock code sellers on internet, and nobody had the unlock calculator.
i tried too a unlock sim, like gevey, doesnt work too. using the unlock sim, the tablet stop to ask me for a unlock code, and "recognize" the sim card, but didnt take a network, just say no network avaliable.
Unlock the 501 ATT
Ok, this will apply ONLY if you do not live in the USA. If you live in the USA (and possibly Canada), you will have to live with a tab locked to the ATT network.
Now, my friend Edenprime, and some others, bought these tabs not knowing they were locked to ATT Network in the US.
Here is the thread telling you how to exactly communicate with Acer first. Acer will hopefully then, send your number to ATT, and get the unlock code.
1, Note that you MUST be nice. Explain the situation
2, Your tab must be registered with Acer
3. You must always include your SN and IMEI with EVERY e-mail you send. This is very important.
4. Do not accept NO for an answer. Ask to send it to a higher supervisor.
5. Do not accept NO.
6. Be nice.
7. Again, do not accept NO for an answer. Explain you live in another country, and the retail shop where you bought, did not tell you it was locked to an American network.
Hopefully, they will forward it to ATT, and you will get the unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493433
Hope it works.
Unlocked 2 A501 locked to ATT
Here is what I did to get my 2 A501's unlocked.
You will need to register your tablet first.
https://support.acer.com/us/en/register/default.aspx?sn=
Then send an email from here
http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/list
Log in using the name and password created when you registered.
Then click on ask a question.
Include your
SNID
Serial number
IMEI number
Explain that you will be traviling in Europe for the next 6 monts and need to have your tablet SIM unlocked from ATT.
You should get an email from acer that looks like this
Dear XXXX,
Thank you for contacting Acer America. We have submitted your unlock request to AT&T. Please allow one week to receive your unlock code from AT&T.
Respectfully,
Acer America
Online Technical Support
You will get a response from ATT in about a week.
They provided me with one working unlock code and one that did not work.
It took several calls to ATT to get the second code corrected.
You only have five attemps to unlock so be carefull
If it doesn't work after the second try get on the horn with ATT
It may take you several calls and a lot of patience to get them to send you the code that works.
But both of mine are now unlocked!
I also bought the Tab in my country and sent a request for unlock code. They said they don't provide unlock codes for A501 anymore as of August 20th. What a shame .
Replied with another message with another plea in hope.
I just bought a verizon 3g/wifi xoom, it isn't activated or rooted or anything. I was wanting to get it activated though, does verizon have any sort of free activation or double data deals going on?.
And anyone know the best root method?
You can try this guide to root/flash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798
I can't help you with activation issue.
Good luck, and welcome to the best Android tablet around!
Can anyone please help me carrier unlock my device? Bought it a few days ago off of ebay. The listing said it was unlocked but it wasnt and ebay ended up siding with the seller so I cannot email/message him to have him call speint and unlock the device. Thwy said it is eligable but I dont have the account holders name or account number so I can't go that route. Is there anyone who can help me? It is locked to Sprint and I am wanting to use it with Boost Mobile. It is not rooted yet but will be if I can figure out how to unlock this device ao I can use it with Boost.
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Can anyone please help me carrier unlock my device? Bought it a few days ago off of ebay. The listing said it was unlocked but it wasnt and ebay ended up siding with the seller so I cannot email/message him to have him call speint and unlock the device. Thwy said it is eligable but I dont have the account holders name or account number so I can't go that route. Is there anyone who can help me? It is locked to Sprint and I am wanting to use it with Boost Mobile. It is not rooted yet but will be if I can figure out how to unlock this device ao I can use it with Boost.
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youre going to have to pay for one. I just got one for my S9 for $29. Ive seen sites offering unlocks for anywhere between $7 up to $50, but youll need to buy one. Of course, there is the off chance that someone will figure it out and have it on offer here, but you might as well wait for it to rain anvils. Sure theres a chance, but its a VVVEEEEERRRRRYYYYYYY small chance. Just pay the approximate $30 and be done with it