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Making FREE a G1 unlock code calculator

Hello,
I bought a T-Mobile G1(it was originally donated for testing of a Open-Source project ) for tying to reverse engineer an unlock code calculator.
Since those scam sites did it i may able to it to.
So i am here to asking it if bought some codes ( and it worked of course ) if you can paste it here and the respective IMEI to help me get some relations whit it.
If you that someone did a calculator before ( and is Open-Source of course please tell me ). Also another ways of passing the unlock will be welcome.
I will keep you informed of my study.
Regards,
Alfredo Palhares

i had a code about a year ago, cant find it, but u can get one by calling tmobile if u have a g1 or mt3g for 3 or more months

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If you want to share your code and imei with him, I suggest doing so in private. This is personal information that should not be shared in public.
Also be certain that you TRUST him with this information.

Unlock codes bought online come from HTC's database. There is no algorithm, as they are randomly generated and assigned. So these efforts will not get you anywhere, I'm afraid.
And don't post IMEIs in public - someone can easily block your phone with it, certainly in the UK...

a question comes to mind, how were the old htc unlockers created e.g. for the hermes and the kaiser? they must have used algorithms otherwise how else would they have been possible? if thats true, could there be an algorithm that cracks the random generation of the unlock codes for the HTC android phones?

warsng said:
a question comes to mind, how were the old htc unlockers created e.g. for the hermes and the kaiser? they must have used algorithms otherwise how else would they have been possible? if thats true, could there be an algorithm that cracks the random generation of the unlock codes for the HTC android phones?
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If you are referring to the free apps that unlocked the phones, as far as I know (so maybe not completely correct) they actually crack the phone to make it think it is not locked, they don't calculate the code.

i was going to post mine. i would have loved to contribute but why not make the info public.. it cannot hurt anything

IMEI's are actually open to abuse. I'm not saying the thread starter isn't trustworthy, but I don't know for sure that he is. If you want to cooperate with the opening poster, that's fine, and it's your risk - private message him the information. In that case, the info isn't public for potential abusers either (who can just Google for these numbers).

Would be nice but not possible

Chainfire said:
If you are referring to the free apps that unlocked the phones, as far as I know (so maybe not completely correct) they actually crack the phone to make it think it is not locked, they don't calculate the code.
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do you think a similar thing is possible on g1/other htc android phones?

warsng said:
do you think a similar thing is possible on g1/other htc android phones?
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Probably, but I'm not an expert on this subject, so my opinion doesn't really count

warsng said:
do you think a similar thing is possible on g1/other htc android phones?
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Everything is in flash.
It is a matter of figuring out WHERE in flash, and being able to read/write to those addresses. The JTAG thread is a good starting point.

It would be just as easy to call HTC and beg.
Otherwise call TMobile and wait patiently for them to get around to call HTC, for HTC to get around to find it and sent it to TMobile, for Tmobile to get around to e-mail you the code.
I just thought it was funny people publishing their codes and the Mods running in to delete them, for their own good.
Mods "To Protect, serve, lecture and admonish"

itsjefflol said:
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Ahh I didn't realize anyone could do anything with your imei, anyhow that was my old phone's imei and unlock code, the phone's in a million pieces anyway so no harm done I guess

Older phones used an algorithm to calculate an unlock code. The algorithms got cracked and the unlockers appeared.
HTC took a different approach of assigning a random lock code to each phone and retaining a private database of the IMEI/unlock codes which they could tightly control.
So a software solution is unlikely, but as you can get the unlock code through normal channels, it's not really necessary.

28 days
it took 28 days for my unlock code to come through from t-mob, but have an orange sim in it now and i am just plucking up the courage to root and put froyo on.

hello, i need to unlock my kaiser 100 at&t, can yuo help me? imei is 354384015858756

giosixa said:
hello, i need to unlock my kaiser 100 at&t, can yuo help me? imei is 354384015858756
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Did you not read the rest of the forum lol, posting your IMEI is bad...

especially if you are in the UK... Plus, wrong section -_-
Just buy a code off ebay for about 7 USD, not too hard and you receive it instantly.

Restore *not change* my IMEI

I know this is a touchy subject due to the potentially illegal uses of IMEI numbers. Let me be very clear, I want to restore MY original IMEI number. Here is my situation:
Through various ROM flashes I have changed my IMEI number. Kies says my device in unregistered because I have the wrong IMEI. I wanted to try going back to stock since GB is now available without using a custom ROM. I have my device's original IMEI number saved in a document (in case it was ever stolen). I do not have a backup of my original EFS folder, only the IMEI number itself saved in a text document.
Is there any way for me to manually input my devices IMEI number and save it back into my phone?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881162
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Thanks for the suggestion. I had already seen this, but since it was talking about setting the values to a "generic" setting I was trying to avoid it. I tried it anyway and it didn't fix the problem. I unrooted the phone and took it to AT&T. The problem ended up being that the APN setting couldn't be accessed and they weren't configured. The rep was able to do a hard reset. Not sure what kind of reset it was though. Not factory. It didn't revert back to Froyo, but it did remove all the apps (to include all google apps) I had to reinstall the market and restart the phone before it would work. Anyway, everything seems to be working fine now. I just wish I could have seen what the rep was doing so I could describe the solution better, but he was on the other side of the counter and didn't seem to want me to see.

IMei Problems in turkey and registration rules
Hi there
I know this will probably yield me a "no its illegal" reply but please hear me out on this. Im a good person!
I moved to turkey 6 months ago to work here as an IT teacher in an international school. I brought with me my lovely HTC HD2 which i had hacked using XDA software to now run andoid (was very pleased with my phone). registered my phone here with my passport. The phone then broke and while trying to fix it I snapped some of the internal data cables...
I have my old HTC wildfire here but cant use it on the GSM network as im only allowed to register 1 phone to my passport every two years!
I know its not technically allowed but i was thinking of changing the imei on my wildfire to that of my broken (but registered) HTC HD2 and was figuring if i got caught for it that they would see that the imei number is in fact registered to me anyway.
I have searched high and low for solutions for this. I found the Iwizard but I think that this was released in 2007 and my phone was released in 2010 so i am presuming that this will not work. also had some problems and questions about using activesync on my windows 7 computer along with presuming that I cant connect an android phone to activesync.
As I said before. Im not tying to commit a crime here but just trying not to go out and spend lots of money (and phones do cost lots of money here) on buying a turkish phone.
if anyone can help then please let me know
my email is [email protected]
cheers..

Thats called cloning. Will not be discussed here as it is illegal in the states and many other places. Check Turkish law, they may not have any laws against it, however you would still be on your own as its not discussed here.
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just because something is illegal doesnt mean it is illegal to discuss it. it is called freedom of speech. this guy stated he wish he knew how to clone a phone. if you preface your response with the fact the information is not intended for illegal use, you are not aiding anyone. he is responsible for his own actions. a good example of this is when a group attempted to ban "the anarchists cookbook" , a judge ruled that even though the book detailed how to construct illegal devices it could not be baned. the judge cited the first amendment.
i would never advise anyone to break a law but i would not look down on anyone who seeks information. my point is this: it is illegal to make TNT in your basement but it is not illegal to speak or write about how TNT is made. the op should seek his information on the web elsewhere since xda is not for q and a for phone cloning. there are many web sites that explain cloning and it is not illegal to read or write about this matter.
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Uh ya, and in short, its not discussed on XDA. I never trounced on anyone's freedom of speech.
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georgiajad said:
just because something is illegal doesnt mean it is illegal to discuss it. it is called freedom of speech. this guy stated he wish he knew how to clone a phone. if you preface your response with the fact the information is not intended for illegal use, you are not aiding anyone. he is responsible for his own actions. a good example of this is when a group attempted to ban "the anarchists cookbook" , a judge ruled that even though the book detailed how to construct illegal devices it could not be baned. the judge cited the first amendment.
i would never advise anyone to break a law but i would not look down on anyone who seeks information. my point is this: it is illegal to make TNT in your basement but it is not illegal to speak or write about how TNT is made. the op should seek his information on the web elsewhere since xda is not for q and a for phone cloning. there are many web sites that explain cloning and it is not illegal to read or write about this matter.
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It's not about whether or not it is illegal for the topic to be discussed. If you allow potentially illegal information to be placed on the forum freely then you open the community up to unnecessary scrutiny. There are a lot of people out there that do not like developers helping people alter there mobile devices. Yes it's legal, but it also pisses a lot of companies off. So one way the community protects itself is through self-censorship.

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ConeyKiller said:
Thats called cloning. Will not be discussed here as it is illegal in the states and many other places. Check Turkish law, they may not have any laws against it, however you would still be on your own as its not discussed here.
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cheers for taking the time to at least explain this. I was under the impression that someone from XDA had previously posted software on here for the very purpose i am describing in my last post (re turkey). I saw a screen capture of the software (iwizard) and it has a picture of a turkish cup of tea on it. I was guessing that XDA had decided to help people in turkey with the the registration issues we have. But after about 1 week of free time spent searching the internet for solutions I am ready to give in and just go out and buy a turkish mobile phone (can sell me blocked one in england next time i go home) .
Cheers and thanks for all the great software I have previously had from the site for my HTC HD2
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[Q] IMEI number. Safe to give it out?

This is a long-standing discussion amongst me and my friends that never seems to get anywhere!
Is it safe in the UK, to give someone your IMEI number when you're trying to sell a phone. Personally, I always thought that it would be really useful because you could check to see if it's been stolen / lost etc but others say that it could be cloned and land you in a lot of trouble with huge network charges etc.
Surely the sim card is the thing that you need to protect as you can use it in any phone with any IMEI..
Can someone offer any expert advice?

Ive read it said to never give out imei for all the reasons you stated and maybe more.

Well I'm no expert but what's important about deciding on whether or not to give out your IMEI is to find out exactly what it is going to be used for.
For example a closed beta application may be coded to only work on specific IMEI numbers.
As a general rule I'd say find out what it's needed for, give it to trusted people only and keep it out of public viewing.

[Q] Help changing IMEI please (SM_920L)

hello guys, well a friend of mine lost his Galaxy S6 like a month ago on a taxi cab and he reported it as lost so the IMEI was locked in order to make it useless to anyone who find it... 3 days ago i asked if he was able to track it with any security app on the phone and he said yes... long story short, we found the device (the driver was trying to use it) and we manage to get it back from him bcoz it was useless... he called for official help to his cellphone provider and samsung but they both said that there was nothing they can do to unlock his IMEI....
looking around in many cites and youtube, there are tons of videos showing how they change the IMEI but no one tells how to do it and/or what software they use (obviously, they do it on previous charge but i dont trust them...) my friend gave me the phone and i want to try to use it... is there any way to change the IMEI so i can use his recovered phone??? please help guys

sorry model number is SM-920I not L

Please be advised what you are asking is not allowed on this forum even though the phone may belong to him.
Changing IMEI is considered illegal in many countries.
If your provider who locked the phone refuses or cannot remove the block there is nothing that can be done legally to help your friend.

Cosmic Blue said:
Please be advised what you are asking is not allowed on this forum even though the phone may belong to him.
Changing IMEI is considered illegal in many countries.
If your provider who locked the phone refuses or cannot remove the block there is nothing that can be done legally to help your friend.
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ok buddy, thx for answering tho

Help with lost IMEI on fake Lenovo S850c clone

Greetings everyone,
I have an issue i have been trying to combat for a full week now, so i am now based on your expertise to resolve my situation. I have a friend who has bought a fake lenovo clone with the model code S850c. Because the firmware it shipped with was fulled to the brim with bloatware and popups, he asked me to flash another ROM using SP Flash tool. Since it is not a legit model, i only found a couple of ROMS which actually worked.
In between firmware flashes, i had to do a "Format all and flash", which also resulted in the IMEI numbers originally binded with the phone to be deleted. However, I am not able to restore them, because i ommited writing them down before flashing the phone. As a result, the phone recongnises the SIM card but is unable to register to any network. Naturally, i went into engineering mode and punched in the 2 IMEI numbers located under the battery(it is dual SIM), but they must be invalid, since the phone will still not register and imei.info cannot recongnise them.
As a last resort, i also tried to input IMEI numbers from old working phones i have in my drawer, but i still experience the same behaviour. Is there any way to find the original IMEI numbers again or i am doomed? Also, with known working IMEI failed to work?

Only ways xda will advise is to restore a backup that should have been made or to return it to the oem.
Messing with the imei in anyway is illegal in most countries so the above is the only ways xda allows to be talked about.

Thanks for the tip, but I can provide proof that my statements are true and the devices are not stolen, if that is required. I am by no means a thief, i just want to correct a mistake i made in the first place.
In addition, what i asked is about another way to retrieve the IMEI that ORIGINALLY came with the device in order to restore it, without having a backup beforehand. As i mentioned before, the ones under the battery are NOT blacklisted, they are simply fake ones.
With that said, i understand and respect XDA's rules and policies.

DarksonDAP said:
Thanks for the tip, but I can provide proof that my statements are true and the devices are not stolen, if that is required. I am by no means a thief, i just want to correct a mistake i made in the first place.
In addition, what i asked is about another way to retrieve the IMEI that ORIGINALLY came with the device in order to restore it, without having a backup beforehand. As i mentioned before, the ones under the battery are NOT blacklisted, they are simply fake ones.
With that said, i understand and respect XDA's rules and policies.
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I am sure you can. That wasn't a question really. The biggest issue is that any of the tools that might even help you are illegal so you understand the hard place xda is in. Your issue will be most likely the fact that it is a knock off which will mean that it doesn't have a valid imei to begin with. See if you can track down a stock OS for it in another site. (you won't find one here) and see if flashing it will bring it back. Other then that I would send it back and get it replaced but to be honest, with clones you are best off not touching them.

ok i see, thank you so much for your help! I hope i did not sound agressive in my reply, but i was really desperate for a solution
Best regards!