NOTE: I do not own a SigmaKey dongle and I cannot help you with unlocking your phone's GSM transceiver. Please stop PMing me about it.
This USB dongle is proven to work with the D2G.
While it is indeed a costly solution, it definitely works for at least Droid 2 Global, Atrix 4G, and Droid Pro; there are reports that it also works with Droid 3 (and it should work with Droid 4 as well as any other Qualcomm-based device). Do note that it requires you to connect your phone to the dongle to fetch the unlock code information.
It is, however, possible to use USB over IP to unlock a remote device over the internet.
This was confirmed by several users in Russia and Ukraine today.
You will need SigmaKey software and drivers to perform these operations. Refer to these two sites for more details.
To those concerned with the cost of the device: you could buy a dongle and offer your unlocking services to others via USB-IP for a small charge, say, $10. What is good about this solution is that it is confirmed to work, and gives you the correct unlock codes for your device instead of relying on external sources.
What a great news!
I have 4 bricked Droid 2 Global phones and would love to unlock them - it costed me a hell lot of money, time and nerves...
Can anyone tried it already or can recommend any service which could use this brand new solution to unlock my phones, preferably over IP...
I'll pay for it.
I'm planning to purchase it myself, but that'll take at least 2 weeks.
I really hope you get one, I'm sure you'll get your money back pretty fast...
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I'm planning to purchase it myself, but that'll take at least 2 weeks.
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Hi Gasai Yuno!
Sorry for double post, didn't see you on XDA :silly: (http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30921-an...and-other-qualcomm-based-devices/page__st__10)
I'm wondering if you're gonna offer a unlock-service over IP when u get the device...?
Really interested!
can it work with any phone model locked to any network ?
how much it will cost and where to buy ?
m7mdrda said:
can it work with any phone model locked to any network ?
how much it will cost and where to buy ?
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There are links in the original post
Gasai Yuno said:
I'm planning to purchase it myself, but that'll take at least 2 weeks.
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I'm also interested in your services that's if you plan to offer them after receiving the dongle.
Please keep us posted, I'm sure that the first 13 phones will be unlocked in no time and afterwards the dongle will be fully paid.
Thanks for the Tip
I bought this online after I read about it here and was able to get my droid 2 Global unlocked and work with the H2O sim card I purchased after I unlocked the gsm band using TBH's fix, so thank you for the tip. I was starting to think that there was no hope for the phone I bought on Ebay not realizing they are so hard to unlock. I am not sure what sim card I will stick with as I still have Sprint until October, but at least now I know it will work and can try different networks before I transfer my number. I have no use for the Sigma Key now though as I am not tech savvy and I didn't know if using the Sigma Key is legal to use in the US. I am thinking of selling it on Ebay, but if it isn't legal than I'm not sure if I can.
@ktweb - Please, do not sell it yet!
Help us, in exchange of a certain fee of course, unlock our phones
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I'm planning to purchase it myself, but that'll take at least 2 weeks.
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hi.
im interested in unlocking too.
pls let me know when you start unlocking
theanks in advance.
please..
Help us to unlock ours d2g.
I have a d2g sim locked, :C
I have tried several methods, but none works... I am currently using SmartSIM method, but don't work 100% fine.
I am very interested in your method
Thanks in advance
Gasai Yuno PMed me that he hasn't ordered the dongle yet and I couldn't get in touch with the other user who said that he bought the dongle.
Instead, YUHUUUUU, I have unlocked mine via other guys SigmaKey dongle, using TeamViewer and USB Redirector software.
So, hell yeahhh, finally my D2G is really GLOBAL
Who still does not unlock your phone please contact me via skype, I'll try to help you
(I would appreciate it if you used the correct gender to address me; I'm not a “he”. Thank you very much.)
fulgerul said:
Gasai Yuno PMed me that he hasn't ordered the dongle yet and I couldn't get in touch with the other user who said that he bought the dongle.
Instead, YUHUUUUU, I have unlocked mine via other guys SigmaKey dongle, using TeamViewer and USB Redirector software.
So, hell yeahhh, finally my D2G is really GLOBAL
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That sounds great. How can I use your help and method to Unlock mine? I'll pay for that, if necessary. :good:
Gasai Yuno, you are the best!!!!
Gasai Yuno said:
(I would appreciate it if you used the correct gender to address me; I'm not a “he”. Thank you very much.)
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Oups, my bad, there are not so many girls passionate about mobile phones therefore I simply thought you were a man.
So, Gasai Yuno, are you still going to buy the dongle? I really want to unlock my D2G.
Update on SIM Unlock for D2G
Well this is indeed great news!
However,
My question from an inquisitive mind still remains, how does the SigmaKey software retrieve our codes? With this being said, we know that somehow, some way it scans for your SIM unlock code by going through files in your phone until it finds the one responsible for locking the SIM. I am all for a solution for my D2G because I really want to spite Verizon for trying to force me into a plan for atleast 2 months. Man, I wish unlocking the D2G was as easy as unlocking T-Mo's Sidekick 4G
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Well this is indeed great news!
However,
My question from an inquisitive mind still remains, how does the SigmaKey software retrieve our codes? With this being said, we know that somehow, some way it scans for your SIM unlock code by going through files in your phone until it finds the one responsible for locking the SIM. I am all for a solution for my D2G because I really want to spite Verizon for trying to force me into a plan for atleast 2 months. Man, I wish unlocking the D2G was as easy as unlocking T-Mo's Sidekick 4G
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The guy who unlocked my phone first gave me the unlock code (which I typed into the phone but I got an error - more than 10 codes where tried and the counter was blocked) therefore he went with option no2 : direct unlock (which was succesful).
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Hi guys,
So I bought new droid 2 global from the US, unfortunately the sim unlock codes I found do not work.
Do you think if I loaded a non-stock ROM would solve my problem? for example Fission 2.4.3? or I'm stuck with a $400 brick?
Just to mention, I'm trying to use the phone with a Telstra (Australian) Sim card.
Thanks a lot.
Bob
Hmmmm it looks like the sim lock and ROMs are irrelevant. I thought the lock codes are kept in the ROM itself...
Any ideas?
I have suggested on many ocasions trying a universal sim unlock on the D2G. These worked fine on many phones, including Milestone (1), I won't be surprised if it works fine on D2G. At least it is cheap to try - they go 5 bucks shipped on ebay.
Give it a go - worst case you are $5 in more than you are currently in. Best case - you get a working phone!
leobg said:
I have suggested on many ocasions trying a universal sim unlock on the D2G. These worked fine on many phones, including Milestone (1), I won't be surprised if it works fine on D2G. At least it is cheap to try - they go 5 bucks shipped on ebay.
Give it a go - worst case you are $5 in more than you are currently in. Best case - you get a working phone!
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Thanks for the suggestion I will give it try, never used these Univirsal sim unlocks before.
Cheers.
Bob
crawling said:
Thanks for the suggestion I will give it try, never used these Univirsal sim unlocks before.
Cheers.
Bob
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Kindly let us know if it works for you.
What about a turbo sim??
Maybe that would work.
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What about a turbo sim??
Maybe that would work.
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The unlock code is tied to IMEI code. It doesnt matter what rom you have installed. If a company does not ask you for the IMEI then it is not a real unlock code.
MGA2009 said:
What about a turbo sim??
Maybe that would work.
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Yes, that's just another name for the same thing.
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swangotp said:
The unlock code is tied to IMEI code. It doesnt matter what rom you have installed. If a company does not ask you for the IMEI then it is not a real unlock code.
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Sim unlock module is not a rom but a hardware device. So called universal unlock sims or turbo sims are actually an addon which you add to your existing sim (stick underneath the sim card) and it acts up as a "proxy" which makes the phone to believe its got an "engineering" sim thus bypassing network restriction. Works on a vast amount of phones. I have personally tried on Motorola Milestone (droid 1 gsm) and it worked fine. I could have tried on the D2G, but unlocked it beforehand and now can't verify. I have high confidence it might work just fine on the D2g!
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You could try Verizon Global customer support. Although I was in the first month of service when they gave me mine it's worth a shot.
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swangotp said:
The unlock code is tied to IMEI code. It doesnt matter what rom you have installed. If a company does not ask you for the IMEI then it is not a real unlock code.
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Yeah I understand, but for example, on my Captivate, the unlocks codes are stored on the phone somehow
Anyway, I'm still waiting for the Sim unlock hting to be delivered, I will let you know the outcome. Would this "Sim unlock" affect 3G or Data capability? some people say it will only allow phone calls....
NICE.......
crawling said:
Yeah I understand, but for example, on my Captivate, the unlocks codes are stored on the phone somehow
Anyway, I'm still waiting for the Sim unlock hting to be delivered, I will let you know the outcome. Would this "Sim unlock" affect 3G or Data capability? some people say it will only allow phone calls....
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Let US know if it works!!! I was thinking about to get the turbo sim but could wait so i ordered the code from ebay.
No luck
No, The universal sim unlock didn't work... it still prompts for an unlock code... I'm not even sure that this universal sim unlock thing is working... it looks dodgy
i actually one from ebay but it failed
refunded and try other service but they oso gv the same code
so it is verizon locked
rebel simcard 2
crawling said:
No, The universal sim unlock didn't work... it still prompts for an unlock code... I'm not even sure that this universal sim unlock thing is working... it looks dodgy
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rebelsimcard.com
they update firmwares to their turbo sims.
If anyone know how to unlock them (well I don't really know how otherwise I wouldn't post this LOL), please send me a PM. Thanks.
Large QTY available and of course will pay.
Option 1 - you have access to Verizon's secret database to get the correct code
Option 2 - you have your own program that can break the lock permanently.
TurboSim is not an option for me.
Sending the phones out to someone to unlock is not an option either.
Buying codes from ebay, from Swiftunlocks, etc... Dude, don't you think I have tried them all already?
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If anyone know how to unlock them (well I don't really know how otherwise I wouldn't post this LOL), please send me a PM. Thanks.
Large QTY available and of course will pay.
Option 1 - you have access to Verizon's secret database to get the correct code
Option 2 - you have your own program that can break the lock permanently.
TurboSim is not an option for me.
Sending the phones out to someone to unlock is not an option either.
Buying codes from ebay, from Swiftunlocks, etc... Dude, don't you think I have tried them all already?
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sorry, u are not d only one with d problem
it was FALSELY advertised as global phone, so we tot it can be used any where in the word...
It is a global phone. But a Verizon global phone...
To the OP, I would check in GSM unlocking forums, where people lurking there have some serious experience in phone unlocking..
There might be a hardware solution available.
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I know this has been probably long been debated but... we bought a MOTOROLA phone with Verizon as our service provider. Why should they choose to lock the phone up if we want to use it abroad? Why should they dictate how we can receive service on OUR MOTOROLA devices? Personally I think if we want to unlock these without an active contract with Verizon that should be our choice, or at the very least Motos.
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I know this is an old thread but I thought my input might help others.
I got 2 D2Gs in Jan 2011 and I called Verizon and got both of them unlocked without any issues. I already travelled to 3 different countries and have used 3 different GSM providers. The codes worked perfectly fine.
3G, 2G, H, etc... You name it! They all worked fine.
How about POSTING them in the thread?
Neurotica said:
I know this is an old thread but I thought my input might help others.
I got 2 D2Gs in Jan 2011 and I called Verizon and got both of them unlocked without any issues. I already travelled to 3 different countries and have used 3 different GSM providers. The codes worked perfectly fine.
3G, 2G, H, etc... You name it! They all worked fine.
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You get one code and it will on your phone and no one elses. Also I've heard if you fail to enter a correct code 10 times the phone is locked forever from being global on another gsm provider. You will be locked to verzion period if you leave the country.
This is all i've heard.
not anymore
boomertwo said:
You get one code and it will on your phone and no one elses. Also I've heard if you fail to enter a correct code 10 times the phone is locked forever from being global on another gsm provider. You will be locked to verzion period if you leave the country.
This is all i've heard.
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not locked forever..
left it on for hours, then u can try unlocking again
Robertjm said:
How about POSTING them in the thread?
sent from the XDA app on my Nook Color
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My codes are obviously not going to work with your phone, unless what you wanted was for me to post pictures of my D2G working on all those bands. If ever someone wants to go figure how the code matches my IMEI/ESN and what not, I would be happy to PM them all the info.
Neurotica said:
I know this is an old thread but I thought my input might help others.
I got 2 D2Gs in Jan 2011 and I called Verizon and got both of them unlocked without any issues. I already travelled to 3 different countries and have used 3 different GSM providers. The codes worked perfectly fine.
3G, 2G, H, etc... You name it! They all worked fine.
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That's good to know. I was shocked the other week to find out that Verizon has basically removed their global plans from their offerings (they exist for some areas, but $100 for 70MB is a joke). Thus, for an upcoming month-long trip I'll drop $40 on a local GSM data SIM and end up better off. I'm already unlocked so again, thanks for the confirmation.
Any travel to Europe and Asia is going to cost you a fortune for roaming. I used to use Verizon's global data all the time, but lately, I had to get the Droid 2 Global just to keep Verizon phone, my love for Android and not break bank by using local sim cards for data and calls.
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ipgpdp said:
If anyone know how to unlock them (well I don't really know how otherwise I wouldn't post this LOL), please send me a PM. Thanks.
Large QTY available and of course will pay.
Option 1 - you have access to Verizon's secret database to get the correct code
Option 2 - you have your own program that can break the lock permanently.
TurboSim is not an option for me.
Sending the phones out to someone to unlock is not an option either.
Buying codes from ebay, from Swiftunlocks, etc... Dude, don't you think I have tried them all already?
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I have a motorola drois 2 Global.
Can you help mt to unlock it?
So I may have gotten lucky but this is my input on my droid 2 global sim unlocking.
When I received the phone pretty much the first thing I did was root it to install Fission de-blurred rom. Ok? Good.
You would have to go to defuze's website to get all the details on installing their Roms (its not hard). But after installing the rom along with the droid 2 global fix it simply... worked. Kid you not.
I called a Verizon rep I had worked with before to unlock it and we were confused as to why when putting in a different sim card it did not ask for a unlock code. Even stranger under security sim settings the only option available was to re-lock.
Hell I gave it a shot in popped in a t-mobile sim I had from my touch pro 2 unlocked and called from my droid 2 global and what do you know, worked flawlessly.
My best guess is the droid 2 global fix that automatically installs when installing the rom.
I have not had the opportunity to test abroad yet though I don't have plans to travel until maybe this summer money permitted.
**edit
This doesn't actually worked I checked again and the number which makes the call is my verizon number not the tmobile number of the sim card inside. So now to figure out how to unlock my droid 2 global.
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well i have the Fission ROM running on my D2G and it still asks for a network unlock code whenever i put my simcard in.
Not a lot of ROMs for the D2G. Unless you use ports of D2. Seems like codes work for some and don't work for others. I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with what ROM you're using.
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Yeah I agree fully it seems weird but like I said it just worked. I may have gotten lucky with a already unlocked phone which was the Verizon rep's input on it. I was putting it out there in case someone had not tried this yet.
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Not a lot of ROMs for the D2G. Unless you use ports of D2. Seems like codes work for some and don't work for others. I am pretty sure it has nothing to do with what ROM you're using.
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I have ordered D2G this week and its locked for Verizone too. But I have heard about the page in Poland, where they will send you a message in two days with a number to unlock your Motorola for 23Euro. People who had tried that, wrote that it works, so I will try it too. This is the page:sim-unlock.net. Maybe you will success too.
MTysonFG said:
I have ordered D2G this week and its locked for Verizone too. But I have heard about the page in Poland, where they will send you a message in two days with a number to unlock your Motorola for 23Euro. People who had tried that, wrote that it works, so I will try it too. This is the page:sim-unlock.net. Maybe you will success too.
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any luck with that?
I will try it tomorrow. No money on my account, so I can not pay for the code. I will write here about the experience with unlock code
I know a lot of people are talking about the turbo sim, but I am really not into the sim patch. I really like this phone, but also need it SIM unlocked.
Since I am on Page Plus, there's no way for me to get an unlock code from Verizon.
I question is, is there anyone ever unlocked Droid 2 Global by 3rd party vendor's unlock code? I was searching web and ebay, and did found some people.
Do all 3rd party vendor's unlock codes fail, or some of them work and some don't?
Please let me know your experiences. Thank you!
I actually got in touch with 2 different 3rd party code vendors and they both gave me the same 2 codes. I had also managed to get Verizon to give me the codes themselves without having the phone activated with them (it involves a little social hacking and a lot of luck). The thing is that Verizon gave me 3 unlock codes, 2 of which were the same that the vendors had given me.
Long story short, I couldn't unlock the phone even with the codes I got from Verizon (one of them was different from what the vendors had given me). I am not currently in the USA and apparently the phone needs to connect with the Verizon network to complete the unlock. I don't know if you really need to have the phone activated with Verizon at the time that you enter the unlock code or if you just need the phone to be able to reach the Verizon network.
I will be going to the USA next month and will be trying this out but it'll be around mid April before I'm able to post my results.
Yeah, im guessing the code MAY or may NOT work IF you're in the US ( as it can reach verizons network). Otherwise it just seems like theres no way it would work. Mine would come up with a "network unlock unsuccessful" as soon as i entered the code, like seriously, right away.
Also, lol @ "social hacking"
xD
War-Rasta said:
I actually got in touch with 2 different 3rd party code vendors and they both gave me the same 2 codes. I had also managed to get Verizon to give me the codes themselves without having the phone activated with them (it involves a little social hacking and a lot of luck). The thing is that Verizon gave me 3 unlock codes, 2 of which were the same that the vendors had given me.
Long story short, I couldn't unlock the phone even with the codes I got from Verizon (one of them was different from what the vendors had given me). I am not currently in the USA and apparently the phone needs to connect with the Verizon network to complete the unlock. I don't know if you really need to have the phone activated with Verizon at the time that you enter the unlock code or if you just need the phone to be able to reach the Verizon network.
I will be going to the USA next month and will be trying this out but it'll be around mid April before I'm able to post my results.
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When I unlock mine, I was outside US, outside of VZW network reach. But I guess mine was one of the not specially locked ones. They say the first batch wasn't tampered with (I got mine in the week of release, as soon as it was available at retail VZW stores)
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I guess mine was one of the not specially locked ones...
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Don't make me hate you! lol
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Don't make me hate you! lol
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I'm sorry if you get it this way. No, absolutely not, I am not teasing anyone, believe me, despite mine being unlocked already, I am still researching a solution of this problem. The turbosim idea was actually mine if you guys have been following it since the unlocking troubles started. The turbosim is the noob-style solution. I am pretty sure we can address the "locks" with some gsm shop equipment, just as for many other phones, motorola and other brands. The problem comes this is US only phone available in US only. Only if it was made available to "the old continent" for example, it would have been torn apart million times by now, every bit of it exposed, figuratively speaking.
Too bad time flies, soon D2g will be forgotten. I can tell you I am ditching mine as soon as Droid 3 with appropriate for my carrier GSM/UMTS/LTE bands is released. I can't pass by 4 inch screen and 5 row qwerty portrait slideout kb, as well as, I guess, some dual core madness with lots of ram under the hood too. Sorry I went way too off topic....
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Yeah, as much as i hate Motorola's decision favouring a locked bootloader, I think im gonna go with the Droid 3 after this one. In my opinion, theres no other phone model/series that
1. Has a qwerty keyborad
2. Looks good
3. Has good build quality
4. Doesnt have a Win7phone-like price tag
Seriously, i wish the Xperia Pro looked DECENT at least.
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I'm sorry if you get it this way. No, absolutely not, I am not teasing anyone, believe me, despite mine being unlocked already, I am still researching a solution of this problem. The turbosim idea was actually mine if you guys have been following it since the unlocking troubles started. The turbosim is the noob-style solution. I am pretty sure we can address the "locks" with some gsm shop equipment, just as for many other phones, motorola and other brands. The problem comes this is US only phone available in US only. Only if it was made available to "the old continent" for example, it would have been torn apart million times by now, every bit of it exposed, figuratively speaking.
Too bad time flies, soon D2g will be forgotten. I can tell you I am ditching mine as soon as Droid 3 with appropriate for my carrier GSM/UMTS/LTE bands is released. I can't pass by 4 inch screen and 5 row qwerty portrait slideout kb, as well as, I guess, some dual core madness with lots of ram under the hood too. Sorry I went way too off topic....
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it feels to me after reading this discussion , buying the d2g was somewhat of a mistake...?
btw' as far as i know the bootloader codes has been leaked , and some groups started stripping it.
@leobg: I was only joking with my comment, I didn't mean for you to take it seriously. I've seen your posts around here and you know you're all about helping so props to you!
@the-light: I believe the codes turned out to be fake.
Yeah the codes were fake
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sorry if this is a redundant question, but if VZW gives the unlock code... will it then work on AT&T?
as far as i know, it wont. It will be unlocked to use on any GSM carrier outside the US, as AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. network IDs are blocked and that block is unrelated to the SIM lock.
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as far as i know, it wont. It will be unlocked to use on any GSM carrier outside the US, as AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. network IDs are blocked and that block is unrelated to the SIM lock.
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that's what I figured, was looking for a clear answer, thank you for your time...
How to get internet on D2G on MetroPCS
How do i get internet on D2G w metro, help plz!
Hi guys...
I want to propose a chalenge for those hackers from this site!
I'm in with $10 to the first guy that post
at DroidForums
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-global/96596-droid-2-global-unlock-foreign-sim-11.html
or at XDA-Developers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007596&page=2
an eficient step-by-step method to unlock a Droid 2 Global locked from Verizon.
No TurboSIM or similars.
Who are with me?
WE HAVE $10 UNTIL NOW [XDA_Developers + DroidForums]
I don't think that lack of monetary compensation is holding any of the fine coders and tinkerers in XDA. Still if anybody takes the offer you can have $20 from me.
i like this phone so much
i would pay 100 dollars to have mine unlock, i am actually thinking of buying one unlocked
Jonny, pm CellZealot, he might be able to help you.
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$50 from me!
leobg said:
Jonny, pm CellZealot, he might be able to help you.
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I need to unlock the droid 2 global too.
can I pm CellZealot and ask for help too?
Just wondering if I decide to use a tmobile prepaid sim in it.
UPDATE for the lazy folks:
Yes, this can be sim-unlocked
Currently, this is the only unlocker who is able to: http://unlockphonenetwork.com/unlock/3
Turnaround time is 12-24 hours.
No, this phone does not have 3g on T-Mobile, only 2g EDGE speeds are possible.
I thought you were going to go use whatever phone "real men" use?
mesasone said:
I thought you were going to go use whatever phone "real men" use?
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HAHAH! +1 on that, I was thinking the same thing when I replied but was gonna keep it a little more friendly.
Weren't you anti the 1x just yesterday?
2G uses the same basic GSM frequencies as phone calls, I think. If you can make a call, you can get 2G. Really slow 2G...
Just as an update, I have two pending unlock requests for the HTC one X from different companies (got a good deal so the two were only $15 combined).
The first one I tried failed and they refunded my money. Hopefully someone can unlock this device.
Any update on this ?
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2G uses the same basic GSM frequencies as phone calls, I think. If you can make a call, you can get 2G. Really slow 2G...
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Not necessarily true.. if you use a newer tmobile sim card you will only be able to make calls and text, there is no Edge unless you use an older sim card.
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Plan on bring this phone overseas.
anyone have success unlocking sim?
I've asked www.htccode.com they said, they can unlock all htc device.
Which service you guys use?
i've been planning to buy the HOX from at&t and unlock it...any luck ?
http://unlockphonenetwork.com/
Check with them, if its successful let us know the result ?
sanchitgrover said:
http://unlockphonenetwork.com/
Check with them, if its successful let us know the result ?
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All as an update, still no word on my two pending unlocks. The company I tried but refunded me was Cellunlocker.net
The two places I have a pending unlock with are cellunlock.net and UnlockMagic.com Update FAILED
Pending some word from them I will gladly try other services, but I can't afford to pay everyone to unlock my phone
demarton said:
Plan on bring this phone overseas.
anyone have success unlocking sim?
I've asked www.htccode.com they said, they can unlock all htc device.
Which service you guys use?
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HTCcode.com doesn't even let me proceed after telling them my IMEI.
Since there is more action in this thread than my thread with the same question, I'll post here. Thanks for trying those that their phones already. I'll try some of the other services not yet tested once I get mine.
I'm starting to think I've purchased an iPhone now. Lock bootloader, no carrier sim unlock. Google Voice not working fully.
i'm waiting aswell, my bro and i will be spending 1100$ for 2 devices, so we dont wanna be stuck with devices that cant make calls (
ver2go said:
Since there is more action in this thread than my thread with the same question, I'll post here. Thanks for trying those that their phones already. I'll try some of the other services not yet tested once I get mine.
I'm starting to think I've purchased an iPhone now. Lock bootloader, no carrier sim unlock. Google Voice not working fully.
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Even when I purchased my iPhone at full price it came sim unlocked on AT&T. The One X on the other hand.....
Well, UnlockMagic.com just failed and gave me a refund.
I went ahead and purchased an unlock from http://unlockphonenetwork.com and in record time they refunded my money. They claim there is a method (http://unlockphonenetwork.com/products-page/htc-unlock-codes/htc-unlock-code-not-found?cid=25) but its $30 and will take 12-24 hours.
In the interest of science, and of course getting my phone unlocked I am taking the plunge now.
my bro is currently in the US, he'll be leaving on the 11th, so i don't think i've got much time :S
Sorry for the crazy amount of posts, but those subscribed may not have seen all my updates (and they were plentiful).
The quick summary:
cellunlocker.net - failed
unlockmagic.com - failed
first attempt at phoneunlocknetwork.com - failed
cellunlock.net - pending
htccode.com - wouldn't let me proceed after sharing my IMEI
QUESTION - if they manage to unlock the BL, will that also allow us to make it SIM-free ?
I used to be with Verizon but switched to Sprint 2 months ago. I have a friend who is visiting from Canada and I figured they'd get more use out of this phone since I don't plan on going back to Verizon anytime soon and this phone is quite old. I tried putting their SIM in the phone and the phone asked for an unlock code. I've been doing some research on here but it seems like no one can guarantee a good solution for unlocking.
If I ask Verizon nicely, will they give me the unlock code?
Or do I need to search for a third party? How reliable are those? And there are apparently SIMs I can purchase that will unlock the phone? Which is better?
Honestly, I'd prefer a free option, but I want to make sure when my friend heads back to Canada next week, the phone will work without any further action required.
Thanks for your help.
The only guaranteed ways are either contacting Verizon Global Support (and you must have an active account in good standing with them for at least 6 months) or using a hardware dongle called SigmaKey which is $120.
Online unlocking services are “unreliable” as in, it depends on whether you're lucky enough to have a device with its unlock code unchanged.
DJMaj07 said:
I used to be with Verizon but switched to Sprint 2 months ago. I have a friend who is visiting from Canada and I figured they'd get more use out of this phone since I don't plan on going back to Verizon anytime soon and this phone is quite old. I tried putting their SIM in the phone and the phone asked for an unlock code. I've been doing some research on here but it seems like no one can guarantee a good solution for unlocking.
If I ask Verizon nicely, will they give me the unlock code?
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very unlikely
Or do I need to search for a third party? How reliable are those?
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very, I have unlocked 4 motorola phones
90% or better of D2G's can be unlocked, the problem is there are 3 different possible unlock codes for every D2G
if the first fails, ask for 2nd...
try
http://sim-unlock.net,
e-bay Motorola Unlock Code
mrcellphoneunlocker.com
And there are apparently SIMs I can purchase that will unlock the phone? Which is better?
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turbo sims may work fine for calls and texts, but burn out very fast using data.
Honestly, I'd prefer a free option, but I want to make sure when my friend heads back to Canada next week, the phone will work without any further action required.
Thanks for your help.
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only free would be Verizon, there have been reports of them making exceptions, and the call would be free.
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turbo sims may work fine for calls and texts, but burn out very fast using data.
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Is this referring to mobile data only? I.e. wifi is okay to use? My buddy doesn't have a data plan so this could be ideal.
Very thorough response. Thank you for your help!
yes, wifi does not use the sim card