Does a phone have to be unlocked to put a WM6.1 Rom on it? I ask because someone has bought my phone after someone put Tomal's 8.5 Rom on and he tells me that neither a 3 or O2 sim will find the network.
So does that step have to be done to have the new Rom and might there be another reason why the network indicator is always searching? It was on Orange UK but the guy has no access to that sim.
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Evening people, hope uve got a bit of info for me
Im getting my MDA Compact tomorrow on TMobile network. Ive already got an O2 contract which I am going to keep on using and the TMobile sim will not be used.
a) Whats the best/cheapest way to get the phone unlocked so I can use my O2 simcard?
b) How do I flash my phone with the latest IMate Jam ROM, Ive read some posts, but it seems a bitawkward to do and I dont want to end up with a broken phone after only a few hours
Or do I just stick with the ROM that is on there, but when I boot the phone, I reset it straight after touching the screen to continue on setup?
Any info very very much appreciated!!!
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Before you do anything, make sure you make a backup of your MDA as it is. Follow the instructions elsewhere using the d2s procedure to make a backup of your ROM to an SD card, 256MB cards are best and once you have made the backup, use the ntrw tool to copy it to your PC.
You will beed this should you ever return your MDA under warranty !
I am getting an Orange branded Kaiser next week and will want to revert it to the official HTC Rom, I have never done anything like this so am a bit green. I have downloaded the file RUU_Kaiser_HTC_WWE_1.56.405.5_radio_sign_22.45.88.07_1.27.12.11_Ship.rar
Can any one tell me if this is the official English version of the HTC rom and also is all I have to is follow the idiots guide in the other thread on this forum.
I'd recommend you ask orange for the sim unlock code before attempting this.
Unless you're happy to flash your phone and be unable to use *any* (including oranges) sim in it.
T-Mobile
Subliminal Aura said:
I'd recommend you ask orange for the sim unlock code before attempting this.
Unless you're happy to flash your phone and be unable to use *any* (including oranges) sim in it.
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is it the same for T-Mobile? Had a HTC TYTN and now a T-Mobile Vario III and prefer to have the HTC rom because I cannot get the Windos live to auto sync / as messages arrive post a SR ever
Cheers
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Your fine to upgrade as long as you don't touch the radio portion of the Rom.
HardSPL your phone, then decompile the HTC rom and create a new rom using only the OS portion. then install using Pofs custome RUU installer.
Cheers
I held back on changing my Orange UK ROM for the same sim-lock reasons. However I simply used HardSPL first & then flashed my phone with the Sleuth ROM as it doesn't touch the radio & therefore bypasses the sim-lock issue.
Am now very happy and de-oranged.
alanwesty said:
I am getting an Orange branded Kaiser next week and will want to revert it to the official HTC Rom, I have never done anything like this so am a bit green. I have downloaded the file RUU_Kaiser_HTC_WWE_1.56.405.5_radio_sign_22.45.88.07_1.27.12.11_Ship.rar
Can any one tell me if this is the official English version of the HTC rom and also is all I have to is follow the idiots guide in the other thread on this forum.
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Apologies in advances for the noobness of this question. I have an Orange Tytn II and would like to use it on O2. I've been using the phone for calls, so it's unlocked. I've got Internet settings for the O2 Stellar from O2 and entered them but it still won't connect making it rather useless to me.
From reading it seems to by because the radio is locked to Orange? CID locked? is that right?
I've successfully run the HardSPL, which I understand will now enable me to install other ROMs. What I'm not clear on is if I do this if I will permanently SIMlock the Orange phone or if the HardSPL gets round this problem and I'll be safe to put on another ROM and so letting me get online and 'deOrangig the phone'.
I've read that I can put on a ROM as long as it doens't touch the radio. But does this releveant only if you want to stay on Orange? Will it let you use another network SIM? And which ROM would that be anyway.
Bit confused as you can see. Any help appreciated.
Hi guys
I've just unlock my Orange tytn2 because I want to use a Tmobile UK sim .I did read here sometime ago that flashing Orange phones might brick it.How do I go about using a different rom so as to get Tmobile setting?
Thanks
There is a piece of softeare called connection setup. this will auto detect the network and your tmobile sim and will prompt you to install the settings.
I am on Orange UK and that software was taken off as part of the Orange UK customisation.
Now, usually most cooked ROM shefs have included this Connection Setup software with the ROM. so once you flash your phone (and only do so after you have extensivley Read and Read the froum) you will be able to get the setup automatically.
If you didnt want to go through all of that yet, you need to find the cab (software) and run it. most threads with cab collections will have it.
bammyman said:
Hi guys
I've just unlock my Orange tytn2 because I want to use a Tmobile UK sim .I did read here sometime ago that flashing Orange phones might brick it.How do I go about using a different rom so as to get Tmobile setting?
Thanks
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Make sure you hardspl before flashing a new rom, most roms have connection setup after the flash.
If you want to avoid bricking your Orange TyTN II, and wish to flash a new radio (or new rom including a radio), you'll have to SIM unlock it first.
I did it on a french Orange TyTN II, and everything went fine.
If you directly flash a new radio (alone, or together with the ROM), the SIM lock window will pop-up, and you will have to get the code from Orange before being able to use your phone again.
I bought my Treo 750 through AT&T right after it came out. I upgraded to the official WM 6.0 firmware a long time ago. I also called AT&T who gave me a code to unlock the phone so I can use it with my new T-Mobile SIM.
I want to upgrade to 6.1. Since I had AT&T give me a code to unlock my phone (I'm currently using my 750 on T-Mobile now), do I still have to use the Cheetah unlock utility? If I flash my radio to the 1.54.07 version, will it give me better coverage or reception with T-Mobile? Do I have to flash the radio to use 6.1?
Thanks...
The code just unlocks your phone for a different SIM card. I would recommend using this tutorial to get Hard-SPL so you can use any ROM you want. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=511763
I bought some Rogers Palm Treo 750 BS phone from ebay and would like to set it up with AT&T OS & Firmware or whatever. How do I convert my Rogers phone to AT&T? I tried the WM6 for ATT update and it said, "Unsupported Service" when trying to update it? Please help I don't want "Rogers" or whatever it is. Please help!!
P.S. - I can use my ATT sim card and it works, but just want to use ATT's software
Unlock using Hard SPL and you can flash any AT&T (or generic) ROM you like using the SD card method.