Hi
Currently I am in Melbourne Australia have an optus service provider and
I purchased unlocked HTC inspire 4G AT&T from ebay
when i put the sim it is giving me the message no sim in phone and "X" on signal
am I doing something wrong here??
i would appreciate your advise if you can help me make the phone work with a 3g optus sim
It's probably not unlocked.
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phone is unlocked....when i inserted my sim...doesn't ask me to enter the unlock code
Honestly don't know why you bought a phone designed to work on AT&T and Telstra. You should have bought the Desire HD with 900 mhz, not 850.
Make sure the SIM is activated and put in correctly.
Ensure the phone is S-OFF in-order to have it accept any SIM through Boot Manager.
Ensure the SDCard/Simcard cover is on and secure.
Restart phone.
•Ensure the phone is S-OFF in-order to have it accept any SIM through Boot Manager
Can you tell me how this can be done?
Thanks
To check it turn off your phone press power and volume down till the phone boots into hboot look at the top should say ship s-on or ship s-off if not
Root it using one of the two methods in the dev section.
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ohandsomeo said:
•Ensure the phone is S-OFF in-order to have it accept any SIM through Boot Manager
Can you tell me how this can be done?
Thanks
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Turn the phone OFF completely.
Hold down "Volume-Down" key then hold down power.
Just make sure to hold volume first before you hold power.
Wait for Bootloader
Should say S-OFF at the top of the bootloader to the right.
IF IT DOESN'T SAY THAT, you are SIM locked. Refer to this to unlock it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855403 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406
He can't use the first one because its not rooted he would have to get root then s-off.
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He can't use the first one because its not rooted he would have to get root then s-off.
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Hence why it says to root the device (and tells him how to do it) in the first link before using the program to S-OFF
Hmm except for visionary doesn't work on the inspire... Hence he needs to go to the dev section and use one of the rooting methods to downgrade his Rom and radio, so he can root the phone.
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mudknot2005 said:
Hmm except for visionary doesn't work on the inspire... Hence he needs to go to the dev section and use one of the rooting methods to downgrade his Rom and radio, so he can root the phone.
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Worked for me, oh well.
He can use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961406 then.
It'll automatically downgrade the ROM & Radio + Root and S-Unlock it.
I wasn't trying to be rude. Visionary works on the desire hd, if I recall correctly because, the radio isn't signed. Where as, it is signed on the inspire. Which is why it makes it difficult to root and s-off.
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I've read through most of the forum, and I can't seem to find the answer to this question.
Does turning the ChaCha into S-Off mode make the phone unlocked? That is, able to be used by any carrier?
If not, how do I go about doing that?
After unlocking your phone using xtc-clip, your simlock should disappear and you could use sim cards of every operator... If you mean that?
I used the hboot tool from HTC to change it to S-Off.
I'm just unsure how that relates to the Phone being unlocked for any carrier.
The tool from htcdev doesn't turn it S-OFF unfortunately.
The phone it's still S-ON but the bootloader it's now unlocked and it allows us to flash custom roms.
So it doesn't have anything to do with the simlock
Well, then mine came S-Off, because I confirmed it by a restart holding down the vol down button.
S-Off means I have an all carrier phone, or is there some additional work to do?
nuhertz said:
Well, then mine came S-Off, because I confirmed it by a restart holding down the vol down button.
S-Off means I have an all carrier phone, or is there some additional work to do?
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The SuperCID (CID=111111) allows you to use any carrier SIM. The SuperCID is automatically set by the XTC clip when S-OFF is set.
Seeing as I don't have the XTC clip, how can I check to see if this is the case on my phone?
Is there a software fix to get the SuperCID if I do not have it?
I do not have the XTC clip, so anything pertaining to that doesn't help. Thanks in advance.
From market download CID Getter and check your CID. IIRC there are a few software hacks that sim unlocks your device (if that is the case).
I have tried an eBay seller and 2 unlocking site, and none have been able to unlock my phone.
unlockhtcsimnow.com
and
cellunlocker.net
What do I do next?
Use xtc clip.
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kire.htc said:
Use xtc clip.
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Do I need to buy one, or is there a good chance my local phone unlocking shop will have one of those?
there is a way around that just make sure your s-off and install a custom rom or an ruu thats from where u are eg; i live in uk but would use the htc_saga eruope ruu and bam unlocked any sim
tonks22 said:
there is a way around that just make sure your s-off and install a custom rom or an ruu thats from where u are eg; i live in uk but would use the htc_saga eruope ruu and bam unlocked any sim
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Sorry, can you be clearer? My phone is SIM locked to UK T-Mobile.
ok have you got the nand security off your phone? when u turn your phone off and hold the volume down and power key it will take you to a bootloader saying s-on or s-off which one does it say?
i have revolutionary s-off and custom rooted rom, simlock is still there, how can i remove the simlock?
tonks22 said:
ok have you got the nand security off your phone? when u turn your phone off and hold the volume down and power key it will take you to a bootloader saying s-on or s-off which one does it say?
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Thanks for your help. The Bootloader says S-ON.
TylerDurdenK said:
Thanks for your help. The Bootloader says S-ON.
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ok first you need to s-off your phone which tutorials can be found here everything you need should be in this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146601
and also after the s-on part you saw did it say what hboot version it was using?
Again, thanks for the link, I'll have to have a look at it later.
In answer to your question it is HBoot Version 0.98.0002
TylerDurdenK said:
Again, thanks for the link, I'll have to have a look at it later.
In answer to your question it is HBoot Version 0.98.0002
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ok this is good as revolutionary will be able to do the work for you s-off and install custom recovery such as clockworkmod
if need more help budd pm me
how can i remove the sim lock after s-off?
I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194488 to S-Off and install CWM, and I also flashed the attachment to install su and Superuser.apk
What's next?
You can't sim unlock the desire s via software. You must use XTC clip. You don't need to buy one, just find a local store with an XTC clip where they charge you a small fee for sim unlock.
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shrome99 said:
You can't sim unlock the desire s via software. You must use XTC clip. You don't need to buy one, just find a local store with an XTC clip where they charge you a small fee for sim unlock.
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Oh........I thought I was following a path to get me SIM unlocked.
tonks22, is that not the case?
i just notice that my phone is locked again after using ICS with 3.32 base sometime....
im changing of carrier and i would like to know what is the easiest way to RE-unlock my phone (when i bought it i Used this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16125079) but now i just want to unlock my phone...
can someone help me please?
When you say 'Locked' do you mean in the HBOOT? That's because it over-writes the original HBOOT when the ICS update goes through
Are you still S-OFF? If so, you can still flash CWM/4EXT via HBOOT using a PG58IMG.zip file
With locked I mean I can use only one sim cardx before I could use any some card is want, my phone got sim locked after installing ics and id like to know how to get sim unlocked again, yeah I'm s-off and rooted using insert coin 5.1.6 right now
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there are 2 methods to unlock the bootloader described in this forum.
and if u really s-off, rooted, super cid and all, maybe u safe to use htcdev.com for unlock.
dowanrac said:
there are 2 methods to unlock the bootloader described in this forum.
and if u really s-off, rooted, super cid and all, maybe u safe to use htcdev.com for unlock.
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This is what that page says: it is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty. Please note that unlocking your bootloader does not mean that you will be able to unlock the SIM lock. Unlocking your SIM lock is at the discretion of your operator/carrier and is not part of the bootloader unlocking scope.
I'm everything, s-off, super CID,rooted, etc.
Any help please??
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What HBOOT are you currently on ??
If you are 1.23 this wont allow write commands
either downgrade to firmware 1.17 or update to 1.27
azzledazzle said:
What HBOOT are you currently on ??
If you are 1.23 this wont allow write commands
either downgrade to firmware 1.17 or update to 1.27
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im already in HBOOT 1.27.1100, im S-OFF, rooted, using insert coin 5.1.7 ROM, im super CID, i already was sim unlocked but i think when i upgraded to ICS i lost that, and i want to sim unlock my phone again because im changing of carrier constantly because i travel a lot...
any help please? thanks you guys
So how do you know your phone is SIM locked ? Does it boot up and display a message? such as invalid SIM or anything like that ??
have you tried this method ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
I didnt know sensations came simlocked just thought they came full of bloatware and locked bootloaders lol
Ive been with vodafone for about 3 years now, they have never given me a simlocked phone.
azzledazzle said:
So how do you know your phone is SIM locked ? Does it boot up and display a message? such as invalid SIM or anything like that ??
have you tried this method ? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
I didnt know sensations came simlocked just thought they came full of bloatware and locked bootloaders lol
Ive been with vodafone for about 3 years now, they have never given me a simlocked phone.
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my phone is a tmobile sensation, i used a tutorial to root, S-off, super CID, etc... my phone and then i put my mexican sim card in the phone and it worked, it was sim unlocked then i try another sim and also work, after i install ICS ROM, the phone sim lock again with the one i had in it, and when i put another sim it says invalid sim...
i want to try that tutorial you put but the links to download the PG28DIAG are broken :/
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This is what that page says: it is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty. Please note that unlocking your bootloader does not mean that you will be able to unlock the SIM lock. Unlocking your SIM lock is at the discretion of your operator/carrier and is not part of the bootloader unlocking scope.
I'm everything, s-off, super CID,rooted, etc.
Any help please??
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so you willing to try any software linked in these pages but u afraid u losing warranty from HTC? lets be serious. go on and unlock yourself, u are s-off, rooted, super cid, the htcdev site cant do you no harm
dowanrac said:
so you willing to try any software linked in these pages but u afraid u losing warranty from HTC? lets be serious. go on and unlock yourself, u are s-off, rooted, super cid, the htcdev site cant do you no harm
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i read that in that tutorial it works perfectly but the link to download the PG58.. links are broken so i cant use that method atleast someone post that archive :/
i know, many broken links around here. ask trkaaa before trying the official unlocking from htc, http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/ but since u s-off, rooted, super cid'ed, i see no harm there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233513
EDIT: Ignore that,,,,, Its a link to another link.... which idiot posted that lol
well i already try with htcdev.com and still the same :/
anyone has the PG58DIAG file that could share it to me??
i really need to be unlocked x_X
Call t mobile for the unlock code. Phone locked to carrier has nothing to do with H Boot, HTC unlock, s off, etc. If you never SIM unlocked it to begin with you were lucky it worked on other Networks. There's a thread in development section to SIM unlock your phone.
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Rhiannon224 said:
Call t mobile for the unlock code. Phone locked to carrier has nothing to do with H Boot, HTC unlock, s off, etc. If you never SIM unlocked it to begin with you were lucky it worked on other Networks. There's a thread in development section to SIM unlock your phone.
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my phone was sim unlocked when i followed the tutorial, when i bought it it was locked to Tmobile, but after and used the tutorial i could use it with any simcard, i inserted a Telcel simcard, but after i upgrade to ICS the phone is locked again to Telcel, i cannot use any other simcard "just telcel ones" and i cannot call to Tmobile because im from mexico and i bought the phone from ebay
This might be a shot in the dark but have you tried flashing your backup before flashing ICS and tried another Network SIM and see if it works? Was the Telcel SIM in it when you flashed? My thinking is if you go back to GB see if the unlock works again and if it does then you should then try flashing back to ICS without a SIM card in it and see if it is then not locked to a Network. Maybe the flashing with SIM in it caused it. Maybe you could contact the dev who came up with the unlock method and ask him to look into ICS compatibility.
I remember a similar thing happening with a Captivate unlock code not working after flashing FROYO before it's official release.
I found this method and the file link is working. I am going to find my old at&t SIM and see if this works.
http://androidadvices.com/unlock-htc-sensation-android-phone-easy-tutorial/2/
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I already unlock my phone with the PG58DIAG method , the problem was that I couldn't find a working link to download it but a guy just posted it few hours ago
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Hi all.
I have A HTC Sensation, on Orange (UK).
The handset was completely standard, untouched. I have followed the guide to unlock my bootloader using HTC dev.
It seemingly worked, and I held volume down and pressed power and verified that the text at the top said "UNLOCKED". great
When I booted the phone, it gave me the "fresh start" intro screens, which I followed through on.
Once completed, the phone loaded to the normal home screen, but now gets no signal. Its always 0 bars and "NO SERVICE" warning.
Only thing I have done is as above, so unsure what could have gone wrong?
Only thing I can think is that I chose the wrong "what phone do you have" option on HTCDev. I chose HTC Sensation (EU), as the phone is not on tmobile, and not vodafone, and IS european. However, tmobile and orange are now part of the same umbrella company, so perhaps something bad happened there?
Unsure what I should do next? Re-lock the bootloader? Any suggestions very gratefully welcomed! Thanks
Hmm.. that's really weird. Unlocking the bootloader doesn't affect your cell phone signals. I would run a RUU and see if that fixes the problem.
Here's the guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26541170
Follow steps 2&3.
Before you do, try taking out your sim and putting it back in. I highly doubt you put your sim in the wrong way, but I did this before (I don't think I'm the only idiot out there)
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Thanks. I'll follow that guide.
SIM card is in OK. Was I supposed to remove the SIM when I was unlocking the bootloader? I didn't do that.
Just waiting for the RUU file to download.
The guide says I need one with a higher or equal version to my main version. My main version is 3.x and the highest version I can find via the links in the guide are 1.x. Will this be ok?
I'm really not sure how the phone got this screwed up.If I did select the incorrect device type in HTCDev (i.e. I selected Sensation EU and should have selected Sensation Tmobile) would that possibly cause this problem?
Would it be worth re-locking, then unlocking using the tmobile device? Guessing I would be supplied with a different unlock_code.bin?
EDIT: Just checked and the tmobile device choice is actually for "tmobile USA", so looking like I chose the correct device after all.
RUU I had failed. As I say my version is 3.x and this was 1.x so I'm not surprised.
My exact version reads: 3.32.61.51
Can anyone suggest a RUU file that I can have a go with, or any other suggestions?
Bootloader is currently RELOCKED.
Thanks
Did you try this ruu?
http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa...0U_10.51.9007.27_M3_release_198549_signed.exe
EDIT: try looking for your ruu here: http://www.tsar3000.com/Joomla/inde...riginal-roms&catid=65:htc-downloads&Itemid=98
The general ROM section has 3.32 versions.
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Yes, I tried the first one you posted, which wouldnt work (too old presumably).
I will try one of the unbranded ones; but unsure if they are suitable as I have an Orange logo when I boot?
Thanks
Still waiting for the RUU to download, so will probably carry on looking at this in the morning now.
A little more info that might give someone an idea:
If i go into settings, and click on "Mobile settings" and go to choose carrier, the phone searches for carriers.
25% of the time it says "no network found"
75% of the time, it finds O2.
25% of the time it finds 3 or vodafone
It never finds orange. It seems it IS looking for networks though?
If I put the SIM card in my very old dumb-phone, it finds orange fairly quickly and connects.
Thanks for any help
There's another option. You can try to s-off your phone with ganeshp's guide and then flashing the 3.33 firmware which contains the newest radio and stuff.
Here's s-off guide without HTC dev unlock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26280760
Here's the firmwares for sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21711154
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AndroidSupporter318 said:
There's another option. You can try to s-off your phone with ganeshp's guide and then flashing the 3.33 firmware which contains the newest radio and stuff.
Here's s-off guide without HTC dev unlock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26280760
Here's the firmwares for sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21711154
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actuallly it is better to use auggie2k's guide because he has done htcdev unlock
But he relocked it... on the 5th post
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Hi guys
Thanks to you both for your suggestions.
This morning I unlocked the phone once more, and still had limited service. I then re-locked once again, and as soon as the phone booted it had full service, and has done ever since.
I have no idea what went wrong (they HTC Dev article is pretty straightforward, so I don't think I did anything wrong), and the action that I did above (unlock, relock) I must have done 5 times last night without any effect.
I am still determined to root the phone, so will probably end up with another broken handset soon But at least I will be doing it at the weekend this time, instead of midnight on a Thursday when I have to work at 7 the next day!
Thanks for all the help, I'm sure I'll be back with more questions (problems!) soon.
No problem! Glad to try to help
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Following this minor hiccup (still no idea why it happened) I've now got managed to:
Unlock
Root
Install recovery
Get SU
Get S-off
So thanks for all the help. I'm a complete beginner, but the guides on this site are great and really easy to follow.
Hey there guys. I have an HTC One X on AT&T.
Its on 4.0.4 still and every time I hit "Check For Updates" I literally get no response.
Anyone have a solution?
Are you in the US? What are your bootloader details?
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Yeah, need more info.
Is the phone stock or modded?
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Yeah, need more info.
Is the phone stock or modded?
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The only thing done is that its unlocked to be used on a prepaid plan.
So you're still on at&t but you've switched to a pre-paid service? You could contact at&t tech support and see what they say. Or you can download the at&t 3.18 RUU and run that which will update your phone to 4.1 Android.
We need to make sure it's safe to do that though, so we'll need your bootloader details. To get to bootloader turn your phone off, once it's off hold the volume down button then hold the power button (so you're holding them together), after a few seconds let go of power but keep holding volume down until you reach the white screen with text. This is your bootloader, please post the first five lines of text.
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So you're still on at&t but you've switched to a pre-paid service? You could contact at&t tech support and see what they say. Or you can download the at&t 3.18 RUU and run that which will update your phone to 4.1 Android.
We need to make sure it's safe to do that though, so we'll need your bootloader details. To get to bootloader turn your phone off, once it's off hold the volume down button then hold the power button (so you're holding them together), after a few seconds let go of power but keep holding volume down until you reach the white screen with text. This is your bootloader, please post the first five lines of text.
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Yes, I am on a Go-Phone plan. But the phone is unlocked so I can use it on that plan. So I think that is the reason I cant get OTA updates. I need an update that keeps the phone unlocked though to continue my plan,
BOOTLOADER LINES:
***LOCKED***
EVITA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1. 14. 0002
RADIO-0. 19as. 32. 09. 11_2
OpenDSP-v29. 1. 0. 45. 0622
eMMC-boot
Jun 11 2012,14:36:28
Ok, I'm not American so forgive me for asking but I'm guessing Go-Phone is not at&t? Therefore you're not getting the at&t update, you need to be on at&t to receive the update through the update menu.
Once you've SIM unlocked your phone, no updates are able to change that as it's stored at a lower level. Long story short, you'll always be SIM unlocked no matter what update you apply.
So you can safely use the at&t 3.18 RUU to update to 4.1 Android. You'll find it here. All you need to do is put your phone in bootloader mode like I explained before, connect your phone to the pc and run the RUU exe program. Just make sure no other programs are running and make sure screen saver/hibernation is turned off. It shouldn't touch your data but if there's anything precious on your sd card I'd suggest you backup first just in case. When you open the RUU program you'll just need to click through a few prompts, it'll take about 20 minutes to complete.
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Yes, I am on a Go-Phone plan. But the phone is unlocked so I can use it on that plan. So I think that is the reason I cant get OTA updates.
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Go Phone is still AT&T, so this is not the reason you are not getting the update.
There can be several reasons for not getting the update. Some people have had success doing a factory reset (backup your personal data first), and then the update will go through. Or since you missed the 2.20 OTA, this seems to break the OTA sequence (you need 2.20 OTA before the 3.18). I understand this technically shouldn't happen, but I've seen it plenty. You might be able to ask AT&T to push the 2.20 OTA to you. But they might not support you, since the phone is not originally intended to be on a prepaid plan (not sure on the exact rules of this).
But the easiest way to update to 3.18 is to RUU like timmaaa said. Its a cleaner install then OTA, anyway (no need to do 2.20 RUU first). Although it will wipe the phone, so backup your personal data first.