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Guys, I've read it about 50 times in the past 24 hrs - MAYBE HTC will re-consider their bootloader locking policy. My question is very simple - HOW WILL IT AFFECT PHONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PURCHASED???? Will we get S-OFF too? How?
i don't think it will affect desire and incredible s, they are too old now and the main buying hype is already in the past
dunno if htc cares so much about them to unlock
Blezz said:
i don't think it will affect desire and incredible s, they are too old now and the main buying hype is already in the past
dunno if htc cares so much about them to unlock
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You're **** kidding me... the phone (Desire S) was launched 2 months ago and is already old????
well WHEN will they unlock the bootloader? Evo 3D coming, Sensation here.. they got enough new things on the market in that time they won't care about the DS anymore
Blezz said:
well WHEN will they unlock the bootloader? Evo 3D coming, Sensation here.. they got enough new things on the market in that time they won't care about the DS anymore
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You lack enthusiasm...obviously you don't own a DesireS.
We'll going to make sure that HTC will going to attend to our needs. So much so, it will going to be in their faces.
yea i don't got a desire s, just got a DS lying in front of me and was the first who found the way with misc_version to downgrade if u read my posts
or maybe it's a stealth & shrinked incredible s / desire hd, who knows?
i hope HTC will not lie to us (Desire S & Incre S owner)
and they will release OTA update that can unlocking Bootloader
just like SE
poor my Saga
there's so many reason to root
why lie geek_seeds? they never said they will unlock it
this guy only posted 100 times that thay MAYBE will REVIEW their bootloader policy... that means nothing and only makes wrong hope
Could be,
But if we all call the helpdesk maybe then they will lisen`t.
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
that's it!, bang!
ArtXT said:
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
that's it!, bang!
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where's the link for this statement.. can you share it?
i read it too,from htc facebook
http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084
Does that mean the existing phones will get a OTA update for unlock?
Let's hope so.
holysniper said:
http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084
Does that mean the existing phones will get a OTA update for unlock?
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HELL YES .. or il be soooo goddamn mad at them.
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:O
great. i thought they won't do a thing
Even if they do release an ota with an unlock, those of us with carrier branded phones may never see it.
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Does this mean that if ur desire s is S-ON which mine is, it will also be unlocked to S-OFF?
KTroopA said:
Does this mean that if ur desire s is S-ON which mine is, it will also be unlocked to S-OFF?
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Yes, but they have not been clear on this whether they will unlock the phones already on market. Future ones for sure..
P.S. I am a Desire S owner and would love it to be unlocked.
Yup, he says "on our devices"
Any way to sim unlock the desire s for free?
Its possible on both desire and desire hd, and I don't think alpharevx does it alone.
Have you been here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726
S-off has nothing to do with sim lock.
Ah right, thought s-off meant sim unlock as well.
Does that desire tool work for the desire s? Has anyone tested that? Don't want to brick my phone or anything!
Im in the same boat! The thread seems to specify it is only for the htc desire, however I have not read the whole thing...
Any information would be helpful, thanks!
Dilzz said:
Im in the same boat! The thread seems to specify it is only for the htc desire, however I have not read the whole thing...
Any information would be helpful, thanks!
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costs £12.99
http://www.unlock-htc.com/unlocking-HTC-Desire-S.php
although you may find cheaper just google it
Yes I understood too that 'S-off' would also remove the network simlock.
Has anyone had any experiences with the above unlocking service ?
kwano888 said:
Yes I understood too that 'S-off' would also remove the network simlock.
Has anyone had any experiences with the above unlocking service ?
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I enter my IMEI and it says £19.99, cheaper places around
The problem with these unlocking sites is that they need an awful lot of information about your phone in order to give you the correct code. Unfortunately all of this information is a gift to the less scrupulous who will do anything to get hold of this information in order to clone your nice shiny new smart phone.
Beware!
Has anyone had any luck using a voucher code on HTC Watch app? I registered an account, it just never gave me the option to input a code. On top of that I've ended up spending £10 trying to figure out where to put the code and ended up buying Rango.
For those of you wondering you can get 60 pounds worth of movies for free from www.registration-htcwatch.com. It's just I've not been able to find where to put the bloody code.
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downbringer said:
Has anyone had any luck using a voucher code on HTC Watch app? I registered an account, it just never gave me the option to input a code. On top of that I've ended up spending £10 trying to figure out where to put the code and ended up buying Rango.
For those of you wondering you can get 60 pounds worth of movies for free from www.registration-htcwatch.com. It's just I've not been able to find where to put the bloody code.
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What rom are u running.
when u click on a movie, it says add payment card, redeem code. i hit redeem code
Running stock Vodafone at the moment. When I get a couple of days off, ill be moving over to insertcoin or revolution. But stock only gives me the option of card payment. Might root my phone tomorrow night and switch roms tomorrow night.
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downbringer said:
Running stock Vodafone at the moment. When I get a couple of days off, ill be moving over to insertcoin or revolution. But stock only gives me the option of card payment. Might root my phone tomorrow night and switch roms tomorrow night.
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guess what
im not on vodafone, even though it says vodafone on HTC REgistration site im still using the voucher on custom rom and unbranded ill be uploading a how to post shortly for everyone
you just change the CID
Yeah I found out about it today, as soon as I got it working I thought I would post it on here when i got it working since I hadn't seen any posts on it. As for the CID change, most people should be able to follow the instructions for rebranding your device in the rooting guide in development. Might save you writing a guide.
When i install a custom ROM, I shouldn't need to fiddle with my CID should I ? Since i already have a Vodafone branded handset.
Tried it just for the heck of it with my TMOUS branded S4G. Doesn't like my US phone number I guess. Bummer.
thefsfempire said:
Tried it just for the heck of it with my TMOUS branded S4G. Doesn't like my US phone number I guess. Bummer.
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#
Type in any random number !!!!
11 digits starting with 07
i can confirm this works
Seriously i do not know whose that number is i made it up. look
Here is a short guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16867127#post16867127 LOOL i got 2 vouchers hehe
ikhzter said:
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Type in any random number !!!!
11 digits starting with 07
i can confirm this works
Seriously i do not know whose that number is i made it up. look
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Just gave it a shot and it worked. Thanks! If I make 10 email accounts and 10 fake numbers, does that give me 600 credits? I guess I'll just have to try.
EDIT: Do you know how long it takes to get the email? Maybe I'm just being impatient now.. =)
thefsfempire said:
Just gave it a shot and it worked. Thanks! If I make 10 email accounts and 10 fake numbers, does that give me 600 credits? I guess I'll just have to try.
EDIT: Do you know how long it takes to get the email? Maybe I'm just being impatient now.. =)
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i got it straight away
also could you post in the main thread of it so people can get feedback
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1228880
For some reason im getting invalid voucher code when trying to buy or rent a movie .
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For some reason im getting invalid voucher code when trying to buy or rent a movie .
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what ROM and CID are you on? is your device unbranded or branded (by who) and where did you get voucher code?
ikhzter said:
what ROM and CID are you on? is your device unbranded or branded (by who) and where did you get voucher code?
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CoreDrOiD 2.1 , Branded TMOUS , got the voucher code from the OP's link . Gonna change CID now since I somehow missed that important part haha
Does anyone know if it is easy to unlock a network locked One S. Of course everyone is advertising imei unlock codes but I'm not sure if they would be available straight away. Has anyone successfully done this yet? It makes a huge difference to me whether or not I get myself a contract phone (cheaper) or by a SIM free one
Yes, I am after the answer as well, hope to hear from anyone soon.
thx!
theres this guide, But its for the Sensation - its a similar device in terms of spec.
the values maybe different, but if someone understands what they mean (not me) they might be able to adjust it for the One S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Cant wait til development starts properly for this phone, Its really slow at the mo
unfortunately it didnt work for me
Code:
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
[email protected]:/ # strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
sh: strings: not found
azzledazzle said:
theres this guide, But its for the Sensation - its a similar device in terms of spec.
the values maybe different, but if someone understands what they mean (not me) they might be able to adjust it for the One S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Cant wait til development starts properly for this phone, Its really slow at the mo
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azzledazzle said:
theres this guide, But its for the Sensation - its a similar device in terms of spec.
the values maybe different, but if someone understands what they mean (not me) they might be able to adjust it for the One S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Cant wait til development starts properly for this phone, Its really slow at the mo
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Sure it's slow, there are only 10 people who have it atm I will be 11th today hopefully.
Seriously, I wouldn't be too much worried, it's just first few weeks of its life. Which is exciting, I remember when I got my SGS in 2010. It feels great to be part of the development almost from day 1.
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azzledazzle said:
theres this guide, But its for the Sensation - its a similar device in terms of spec.
the values maybe different, but if someone understands what they mean (not me) they might be able to adjust it for the One S.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Cant wait til development starts properly for this phone, Its really slow at the mo
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Very surprised to see this method in sensation. Cos to my understanding the SIM unlock is at network level rather than something you can alter on the phone. So I was wrong.
Hope the same method can be ported to one s in the future.
By the way, I know there are lots of website charges 10 or 20 pounds to SIM unlock devices, they send you an email with unlock code back short after payment is received. Just wondering if anyone had tried any website which does this for one s? Don't mind pay a small money just to avoid rooting.
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Just wait, There will be a proper SIM Unlock tool soon
I hate it when phones come sim locked it drives me mad, Ive never had a sim locked phone from vodafone,,,, Although every one ive had has been branded I hate that too
if u can get a code cheap enough do it, But i wouldnt pay anything more than £10 for an unlock code.. There will be a tool for free posted on here soon
azzledazzle said:
Just wait, There will be a proper SIM Unlock tool soon
I hate it when phones come sim locked it drives me mad, Ive never had a sim locked phone from vodafone,,,, Although every one ive had has been branded I hate that too
if u can get a code cheap enough do it, But i wouldnt pay anything more than £10 for an unlock code.. There will be a tool for free posted on here soon
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That's the spirit.
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Disclaimer: Not tested as I have not rooted yet.
Try cat /proc/emmc
That should give a list of partitions. It may be that it's simply in a different slot.
You can compare it to the list at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1168521
Maybe that'll be enough clues to find out where it is. Then simply run
strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0pX
after replacing X with your best guess
Hey guys,
About to buy a SIM locked One S today, anyone made any progress on a way to remove the SIM lock?
Cheers,
M
I'm pretty sure the method from Sensation requires S-OFF.
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I've unlocked my HTC One S a few days after release from t-mobile. I just called them up and asked them for an unlock code. Took HTC about 3 days to finally give me one but all in all took me less than a week since release date to get it unlocked. Hope that helps people? Took me another 2 days to find someone with a non-tmobile sim to actually unlock the phone but all is done now.
Hi mate, i got mine unlocked off ebay for about £3..unlocked within 5 minutes
I called T Mobile yesterday and gave them the imei for my One S. I got an email this morning from them with the unlock code. I popped in my ATT SIM and entered the code and poof it was unlocked. It works on ATT HSPA by the way, if you were wondering
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rahularora1 said:
Hi mate, i got mine unlocked off ebay for about £3..unlocked within 5 minutes
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Link please? I can only see ones for about £15.....
ascot17 said:
Link please? I can only see ones for about £15.....
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I did mine on ebay too (was a bit unsure but it was £15 for Three to do it) the item was #261012095238. It says on there the phone must be on server for a month but mine was only 3 days old and they sent me the code straight away (and it worked!)
Hope that helps
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I did mine on ebay too (was a bit unsure but it was £15 for Three to do it) the item was #261012095238. It says on there the phone must be on server for a month but mine was only 3 days old and they sent me the code straight away (and it worked!)
Hope that helps
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Thanks - I had only searched under "One S" which is why I had not found that one!
Could anyone who has used an unlock code to successfully unlock their phone take a look at this thread and see if you can help?
We are close to getting a free sim unlock hack for all but need a few contributors for testing purposes.
Thanks!
my friend just bought HTC One X (AT&T) and he's looking to go to another country for vacation soon so he's was wondering if this phone can be:
a) rooted
b) unlocked (so that he can use another carriers sim card)
Rooted...yes
Unlocked....prolly
Search homie
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alphamale99 said:
Rooted...yes
Unlocked....prolly
Search homie
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how do I root it?
I found following sites who claims that they can do it... fraud?
http://www.cellunlocker.net/
http://www.htcsimunlock.com/
i think they cant unlock att phones or something
If you look in the development section....its a sticky. Very easy and very simple
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This thread covers all things unlocking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25757713
But this company is the only confirmed company providing unlocks (but it's a two step process with the first step being a refund and cancellation)
This is a direct link to the unlock
http://unlockphonenetwork.com/unlock/3
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a1exus said:
my friend just bought HTC One X (AT&T) and he's looking to go to another country for vacation soon so he's was wondering if this phone can be:
a) rooted
b) unlocked (so that he can use another carriers sim card)
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I am not sure about the AT&T, but i've unlocked my Rogers ONE X from http://cellunlocker.net/htc-unlock.php and iam using it on Virgin Mobile.
You could give a chance........
fungflex said:
This thread covers all things unlocking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25757713
But this company is the only confirmed company providing unlocks (but it's a two step process with the first step being a refund and cancellation)
This is a direct link to the unlock
http://unlockphonenetwork.com/unlock/3
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did you actually tried? or anyone else? because a lot of them saying pay first and we'll deal with you later... while AT&T doesn't seem like on board with that... so thats what I was wondering if someone actually did that
a1exus said:
did you actually tried? or anyone else? because a lot of them saying pay first and we'll deal with you later... while AT&T doesn't seem like on board with that... so thats what I was wondering if someone actually did that
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If you read the thread I provided, you would clearly see that myself and 4-5 other people have all successfully unlocked their phones using the method I shared.
my htc one x works on tmobile now. make sure youo change the apn after unlocking the phone so you can get data (edge only)