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[Q] Unlocking the Sidekick 4G?

So I'm heading to Scotland in May on the 20th and was hoping to unlock my new Sidekick 4G before the trip but it seems Tmobile has not updated their systems with the proper unlock codes for the newest device. Samsung has agreed to help me but I need to provide them T-mobiles NCK or Network Control Key. After trying to take to T-mobile to get the key they simply tell me they cannot provide it and will simply input my request to unlock.
Has any one had any luck yet unlocking this or maybe know the NCK that I need to have Samsung do it for me?
Please and Thanks all around I appreciate any and all help!
*Oh and throw my hat in for the Rom/Theme development too!*

archangel52005 said:
So I'm heading to Scotland in May on the 20th and was hoping to unlock my new Sidekick 4G before the trip but it seems Tmobile has not updated their systems with the proper unlock codes for the newest device. Samsung has agreed to help me but I need to provide them T-mobiles NCK or Network Control Key. After trying to take to T-mobile to get the key they simply tell me they cannot provide it and will simply input my request to unlock.
Has any one had any luck yet unlocking this or maybe know the NCK that I need to have Samsung do it for me?
Please and Thanks all around I appreciate any and all help!
*Oh and throw my hat in for the Rom/Theme development too!*
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I'm curious as well...

I'm no expert at unlocking phones, but gutty posted a suggestion: this thread.
It may be possible to do it this way, but I wouldn't be for sure. On the sk4g, the nv_data.bin is located in /efs/root/afs/settings/nv_data.bin

Yeah, if someone could attempt the process at the above mentioned link that would be great. Your other option is to use a third party to unlock the sidekick. unlockallcellular.com is supposed to offer an unlock.
My sidekick will be arriving this week, from the States, so hopefully an unlock will be coming soon. If not, I will try the third party i mentioned and report back if it works.

I don't mean to thread jack, but does anybody know if this phone will be on any other carrier other than T-Mobile? I have AT&T, and I want to get it, but I also want the 3g to work also...

i tried the unlock process... no luck tried to get code from unlock freedom also no luck i need the phone unlocked asap because my gf leaves the country in 2 weeks.

Maybe Try unlockr.com
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Its Totally unlockable by code!
BUT you will need to get the code from "Samsung manufacturer" method rather than tmobile. Tmobile database will not have the NCK code.
Try cellunlocker.net , but it can be pretty pricey to unlock that fine pie of machinery
hope that helps!

So just wanted to update everyone whos wondering I contacted T-mo a 2nd time after not hearing anything for a week. They re-submitted my request and within 48 hrs I had my unlock code and did the deed with no issues. Hope this helps those in need.

archangel52005 said:
So just wanted to update everyone whos wondering I contacted T-mo a 2nd time after not hearing anything for a week. They re-submitted my request and within 48 hrs I had my unlock code and did the deed with no issues. Hope this helps those in need.
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Do you just call customer service and ask for an unlock code?

YES Tmobile will give you the unlock code for any phone on the following prerequisites
1) that is was used on a Postpaid LINe simcard for a week
2) you fax them the receipt that you bought any tmobile phone unlocked
this is how i did it with my LG Optimus T i got last easter prepaid at $158

Yes!
That's all there is to it.
No fees, No hassle.

Received my unlock code from unlockallcellular.com .
Order was placed, 5/3/2011, received my code, 05/12/2011. Worked fine.
I was a bit upset with the turnaround time, but they blamed T-mobile's database for that.
So, if any of you are unable to have T-mobile unlock the device for you, the company above, can do it fine.

iunlock said:
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I'm curious as well...
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I can help you pm me if you are interested

Hi all, I just bought the Sidekick yesterday and I was wondering if buying an unlock code is the only way Im getting it unlocked.

vicmora5 said:
Hi all, I just bought the Sidekick yesterday and I was wondering if buying an unlock code is the only way Im getting it unlocked.
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If you bought yours from the T-Mobile store like me, they said I had to wait one week before they would give me an unlock code.

The Pope of Dope said:
If you bought yours from the T-Mobile store like me, they said I had to wait one week before they would give me an unlock code.
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Yeah I bought it from a T-Mobile store, so after the week what? I just call them for the code?

vicmora5 said:
Yeah I bought it from a T-Mobile store, so after the week what? I just call them for the code?
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Sure, you could do that, or actually go to the store, but the reps pissy for doing what they are supposed to do. Its all up to you.

The Pope of Dope said:
Sure, you could do that, or actually go to the store, but the reps pissy for doing what they are supposed to do. Its all up to you.
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Thanks. I actually had to drive quiet a ways to the tmobile store because we dont have one in town so Im hoping it doesnt have to come to that.

Has anyone tried the method outlined there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980157
It's for the GS4G, but I believe they share the same radio so it may be worth a try.
There's also this post in the same thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13570826&postcount=89

Help me Unlock HTC inspire 4g from AT&T to Tmobile

Hey guys I'm back, I need a little bit of help. I want to unlock my AT&T inspire to tmoble. Any infromation that can point me in the right direction will be useful. Thanks in advance.

You can buy unlock code on ebay
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makmert said:
You can buy unlock code on ebay
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Why would I buy one if I already have one.

HelloSmitdy2010 said:
Why would I buy one if I already have one.
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Then why are you asking dude?
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HelloSmitdy2010 said:
Why would I buy one if I already have one.
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If you already have an unlock code, what is the help you need? just put the T-Mobile sim card and boot the phone, when prompted to enter the code just do it. That's all.

glevitan said:
If you already have an unlock code, what is the help you need? just put the T-Mobile sim card and boot the phone, when prompted to enter the code just do it. That's all.
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I have a locked inspire. I would I waste money to buy a unlocked one. I want to unlock the one I currently own.

Hahahahaa..... this is my 999th post which I was saving - and the hell with my carpal tunnel, this is priceless!
Dude, you have a locked htc inspire.
Previous member suggested to buy an unlock CODE from ebay.
You can:
1- buy the code
2- use the hack kit (which I don't recommend since you misunderstood a one line sentence) - besides, it is not guaranteed it will unlock it for t-mobile.
3- get someone you know to help you.
4- get an at&t sim card.
You do know that using the inspire on t-mobile will only give you up to 2G speeds on their network, right?
Sent from a dream.

@glevitan can I use the in ur sig

HelloSmitdy2010 said:
@glevitan can I use the in ur sig
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Yeah do it...:good:

Teichopsia said:
Hahahahaa..... this is my 999th post which I was saving - and the hell with my carpal tunnel, this is priceless!
Dude, you have a locked htc inspire.
Previous member suggested to buy an unlock CODE from ebay.
You can:
1- buy the code
2- use the hack kit (which I don't recommend since you misunderstood a one line sentence) - besides, it is not guaranteed it will unlock it for t-mobile.
3- get someone you know to help you.
4- get an at&t sim card.
You do know that using the inspire on t-mobile will only give you up to 2G speeds on their network, right?
Sent from a dream.
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If I can hack psp and plenty of samsung instincts with windows mobile, I'm pretty sure I can unlock this one. Like I said I just need to pointed in the right direction
Thanks for pointing that out as I didn't see that he said that.
How do I obtain a code of eBay if every code is different?
I don't know where to obtain the aahk from.

HelloSmitdy2010 said:
If I can hack psp and plenty of samsung instincts with windows mobile, I'm pretty sure I can unlock this one. Like I said I just need to pointed in the right direction
Thanks for pointing that out as I didn't see that he said that.
How do I obtain a code of eBay if every code is different?
I don't know where to obtain the aahk from.
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look for it here: http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/

glevitan said:
look for it here: http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/
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vidupakalena said:
To Unlock Your HTC Inspire 4G phone from network lock,use unlock code.Visit the site Mobile-unlocker.com get the unlock code at reasonable cost and unlock it from network lock easily.
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Thank you guys....

[Q] Unlocking AT&T HTC Inspire 4g for use with T-mobile

Is there a tutorial somewhere on how to unlock one of these for use with a tmobile SIM card. I searched a bit and didn't see one anywhere. Thanks.

Call ATT
aaron2406 said:
Is there a tutorial somewhere on how to unlock one of these for use with a tmobile SIM card. I searched a bit and didn't see one anywhere. Thanks.
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I called ATT and politely asked them to provide me the unlock code. They gave me the code right away and I managed to unlock mine while I was on phone with them.

they wouldn't give it to me.

aaron2406 said:
they wouldn't give it to me.
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Did they give you the reason? When they asked me the reason, I told them that I travel overseas so I needed to unlock the phone to be able to use it overseas. I was out of contract with them too.

unlock for t-mobile?

is it possible to get the at&t mini and unlock it for t-mobile? wasn't sure if it takes awhile for the mini to be unlockable and are the carriers compatible with one another? from what I understand both work off of gsm but will I have issues with t-mobiles 4g/etc...

I just got my at&t one mini unlocked today and can receive/send voice and text without issue using a T-Mobile USA sim card. However, I don't yet have any data connection. I was told it could take up to 24 hours so I'll report back tomorrow.

Hooray for me! Just called T-Mobile tech support and they walked me through manually configuring the APN and now I've got voice, text, and freakin' LTE! I was told this phone wouldn't work with our LTE, but it looks like they were WRONG! HTC One mini on T-Mobile USA FTW!

PuffDaddy_d said:
Hooray for me! Just called T-Mobile tech support and they walked me through manually configuring the APN and now I've got voice, text, and freakin' LTE! I was told this phone wouldn't work with our LTE, but it looks like they were WRONG! HTC One mini on T-Mobile USA FTW!
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Nice to hear, this is exactly my plan too. Does 3G / HSPA+ work as well?

I can get edge, umts, hspa+, and LTE! But I'm also in Kansas City where we have a refarmed network. #winning
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PuffDaddy_d said:
I just got my at&t one mini unlocked today and can receive/send voice and text without issue using a T-Mobile USA sim card. However, I don't yet have any data connection. I was told it could take up to 24 hours so I'll report back tomorrow.
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Did you call AT&T and have it done that way?

orrorin said:
Did you call AT&T and have it done that way?
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I tried to, but AT&T couldn't get it to unlock the first time, so they had to open a case file and some tech guy called me back the next day and got it done. Took all of 30 seconds.

Can the bootloader of the ATT version be unlocked on htcdev?

phositadc said:
Can the bootloader of the ATT version be unlocked on htcdev?
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I think so. @jmz unlocked it if I remember correctly

phositadc said:
Can the bootloader of the ATT version be unlocked on htcdev?
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yes

My apologies if this question is foolish, but AT&T says they can't unlock my htc one mini for me, even though I paid for it in full, says there is no unlock code for it. Talk to tech support and everything, and they still deny there is a code available.
So I try ebay and other pay for code websites; probably like 8 of them can't find an unlock code. They have even searched the 'not found' databases.
Is it possible to have a phone that is 'unlockable?" or one that has no code for it? Are there any alternative methods to unlock the sim to use on other networks? I've never had such a hard time finding an unlock code for a cell phone.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide!

fobio74 said:
My apologies if this question is foolish, but AT&T says they can't unlock my htc one mini for me, even though I paid for it in full, says there is no unlock code for it. Talk to tech support and everything, and they still deny there is a code available.
So I try ebay and other pay for code websites; probably like 8 of them can't find an unlock code. They have even searched the 'not found' databases.
Is it possible to have a phone that is 'unlockable?" or one that has no code for it? Are there any alternative methods to unlock the sim to use on other networks? I've never had such a hard time finding an unlock code for a cell phone.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide!
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As mentioned earlier, this same thing happened to me. The customer service reps don't know why, but their computers tell them they don't have an unlock code. They have to open a "case" for you and some technical guru will call you back with the unlock code.
Keep in mind (I found this out the hard way), unless you root the phone, you won't be able to use the WiFi hotspot feature on T-mobile.

PuffDaddy_d said:
As mentioned earlier, this same thing happened to me. The customer service reps don't know why, but their computers tell them they don't have an unlock code. They have to open a "case" for you and some technical guru will call you back with the unlock code.
Keep in mind (I found this out the hard way), unless you root the phone, you won't be able to use the WiFi hotspot feature on T-mobile.
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Well...I've done this, opened a case number, and the response was I was not eligable. Said I have to have active service for 6 months before I can have an unlock code. I manage to buy this outright on a gophone account.
Is it possible to software unlock via cable or some alternate method? It doesn't look like AT&T is willing to help me out. I'm not looking to use on T-mobile, I want to use this out of country.

i bought a code for $25 from cellunlocker.net, turn around was 2 days but it worked fine...

norazi said:
i bought a code for $25 from cellunlocker.net, turn around was 2 days but it worked fine...
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Well I finally managed get an unlock code through AT&T.
Spent and hour last week with tech support, and then a supervisor had to then request the unlock code specially on my behalf to another person higher up. Got a case number and 1 week later this morning got the code. It was a painful process, totally not worth the time. Better to pay for the code.
I had tried cellunlocker.net 2 weeks ago, but I guess the code wasn't available then but is now.
Note to self; don't buy a phone when its totally brand new to unlock, wait a few weeks or months.

HTC J One mini
PuffDaddy_d said:
Hooray for me! Just called T-Mobile tech support and they walked me through manually configuring the APN and now I've got voice, text, and freakin' LTE! I was told this phone wouldn't work with our LTE, but it looks like they were WRONG! HTC One mini on T-Mobile USA FTW!
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Awesome! I am going to try the same!

Anyone performing software SIM unlocks?

Not via manufacture unlock code but rather software unlock. My Note 8 is still being paid off so AT&T won't give me the unlock code and I'm headed to Germany next week. I'd rather not go the eBay route.

Don't know about the software unlock on this phone, but I got my unlock code from a vendor that I used multiple times for $25. Unlocked mine a couple of days ago.

de2000 said:
Don't know about the software unlock on this phone, but I got my unlock code from a vendor that I used multiple times for $25. Unlocked mine a couple of days ago.
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What vendor did you use for the unlock

Yeah, what vendor did you use? Message me please to share. Thanks

I don't know if it is against the rules to post vendors here. If it is, I apologize ahead of time.
cellunlocker
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net

I ended up using a guy off eBay, he seemed reputable and had his WhatsApp contact info in the eBay ad so that made it easier to reach out to him. Cost me $13.99 and my AT&T Note 8 is fully SIM unlocked.. problem is I tried to activate it on Sprint and since it apparently still has a balance on it they couldn't add it to inventory.. quite the pain in the ass.

Does AT&T unlock the phone for free after 14 days of ownership?
I had bought my s8 from Best Buy and completed the unlock form on the at&t site 15 days after purchase and got the unlock code within 2 days.
11 days to go for my Note 8, i will let you know

As far as I know, you have to pay off the phone first before they will unlock it. I unlocked my previous AT&T phone that way.

de2000 said:
As far as I know, you have to pay off the phone first before they will unlock it. I unlocked my previous AT&T phone that way.
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If you get it from Samsung who do you go to for the unlock Samsung or At&T?

danon.brown said:
If you get it from Samsung who do you go to for the unlock Samsung or At&T?
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If it's an AT&T phone you can go on the att site and do the unlock after 14 days of ownership. At least if you paid the phone in full

FrenchJo67 said:
If it's an AT&T phone you can go on the att site and do the unlock after 14 days of ownership. At least if you paid the phone in full
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Thanks. 14 days sucks but I'm really in no rush since It's paid for.
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danon.brown said:
Thanks. 14 days sucks but I'm really in no rush since It's paid for.
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Yeah, I was lucky enough to get my Note8 on September 12th. I put in my unlock request at around 10am today and got my unlock code at 1pm. So they were at least super quick doing it.
Here's a bit of a tip:
If you don't have another carrier sim to put in after you get your unlock code you can just dial this #7465625*638*# and it will ask you for the Network Code. Type in the digits AT&T gave you and it'll say unlocked once successfully entered.

FrenchJo67 said:
If it's an AT&T phone you can go on the att site and do the unlock after 14 days of ownership. At least if you paid the phone in full
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i got the code now what? The instructions say contact manufacturer for additional questions. Its a ATT note 8 paid in full from samsung.

danon.brown said:
i got the code now what? The instructions say contact manufacturer for additional questions. Its a ATT note 8 paid in full from samsung.
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If you have a SIM card from another provider put in your phone and it will ask you for the unlock code.
If not, look at the thread just above, someone was explaining that you can do it by typing a combination of numbers on you phone dialer

FrenchJo67 said:
If you have a SIM card from another provider put in your phone and it will ask you for the unlock code.
If not, look at the thread just above, someone was explaining that you can do it by typing a combination of numbers on you phone dialer
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Thanks for that info. I haven't had my note 8 for the 14 days but it is paid in full. ATT provided the code within the hour.