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Hello,
I bought a Captivate in USA, the cell works fine in my country (Chile). I want to install a customrom, but I don't know if it's possible considerating the problem of the Sim.
I appreciated if you help me
Thanks
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Hi, i bought a factory unlocked captivate from USA and never had a problem with custom roms. The sim never got relocked and i had flash over 20 roms on my phone. And i live in Argentina, without any access to an AT&T sim.
Though i would suggest, that you try to get your unlock code written down somewhere before you do custom roms, specially if you did not buy it factory unlocked. There is an app that gets the unlock code for you, I can't recall its name. Some of the phones get relocked after going back to stock; though I'm not sure if it is because they where manually unlocked instead of factory unlocked. What I do know is that when i tried to get my unlock code it wasn't anywhere, so I started flashing the phone hoping it didn't get sim locked.
If you don't get the code, flash and get sim locked there are several posts that explain how to unlock your phone. Those and the "universal sim unlock" gave me some peace of mind at the time.
Thanks!
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Back up your efs directory. It is possible to relock and be stuck if you don't. There is no factory unlock captivate. All are att and have to be unlocked via code.
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Hi guys
so I unlocked my sim using the dd + hex method. a *#7465625# shows all the locks are off. When I put in an ATT sim card, I get an X where the signal indicator should be and when I go to "Mobile Networks" in settings it says "Insert SIM card to access network services". I'm positive the sim is good because it works in my other ATT phone.
Please help. KJ6 team kang rooted.
I hope you have a backup of your /efs partition. I don't recommend you ever edit the files directly. Look for my carrier unlocker if you can restore your backup and try unlocking your phone using the dialog that comes with the phone
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No I unlocked the phone by finding the code in a hex editor and using the phone's dialog to do it. I used the method described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980157
SAY GOODBYE IMIE
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Unlock worked. Turns out I needed to call att to unlock my sim.
What does your IMIE read is it all oooooooooooo. I don't actually need your imie
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Can an unlocked phone block imie from tmobile? I've seen unlocked phone's on ebay and I'm some say imie blocked... I suppose it's a work around to use on another provider.
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I have a skyrocket that i unlocked Via cellunlocker.net. they gave me the unlock code and i punched it into my phone and it unlocked my phone successfully. here is where the problems came.
i have spent hours searching the web on how to get a tmobile signal on the skyrocket but nothing works. i have many roms, kernels, and radios on my phone including Juggernaut, stock ics, nexusmod ics zero 2 and more as far as roms go.
for the kernels i have the zefie mod .001, hercules ics kernel 009, instigatorx jb kernel, and the stock skyrocket kernel
for radios i have the blaze 4g LB7, Blaze 4g LF4, SGH-T989D KJ3, SGH-T989 TLLE4, tmo SGH-T989 KID, and tmo SGH-T989 VKL1 radios
no matter what combinations i try i cannot get a tmobile signal. when i start the phone up with the tmobile sim card in it it gives me the message "phone not allowed MM#6. when i set the APN nothing changes when ever i try to make a call i get the message "not registered on network" and when i try to register on the network and go back to the phone, i get the same message.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME? PLEASE!!!!
neildaking11 said:
I have a skyrocket that i unlocked Via cellunlocker.net. they gave me the unlock code and i punched it into my phone and it unlocked my phone successfully. here is where the problems came.
i have spent hours searching the web on how to get a tmobile signal on the skyrocket but nothing works. i have many roms, kernels, and radios on my phone including Juggernaut, stock ics, nexusmod ics zero 2 and more as far as roms go.
for the kernels i have the zefie mod .001, hercules ics kernel 009, instigatorx jb kernel, and the stock skyrocket kernel
for radios i have the blaze 4g LB7, Blaze 4g LF4, SGH-T989D KJ3, SGH-T989 TLLE4, tmo SGH-T989 KID, and tmo SGH-T989 VKL1 radios
no matter what combinations i try i cannot get a tmobile signal. when i start the phone up with the tmobile sim card in it it gives me the message "phone not allowed MM#6. when i set the APN nothing changes when ever i try to make a call i get the message "not registered on network" and when i try to register on the network and go back to the phone, i get the same message.
CAN ANYONE HELP ME? PLEASE!!!!
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Try to flash the ROM and the radio and then do the unlock sequence see what happens
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Does the IMEI display correctly when *#06# is dialed? If not, mostly likely a corrupt EFS which can sometimes be fixed with: this
i will try to enter the unlock code on when i flash a ROM but i am pretty sure that whenever i entered my unlock code it permentantly unlocked my phone. also my IMEI is displayed correctly when i dial that number, however i did not have the tmo sim card in when i entered it. i will try again with the tmobile sim card in there and see what happens. thanks for your responses
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i will try to enter the unlock code on when i flash a ROM but i am pretty sure that whenever i entered my unlock code it permentantly unlocked my phone. also my IMEI is displayed correctly when i dial that number, however i did not have the tmo sim card in when i entered it. i will try again with the tmobile sim card in there and see what happens. thanks for your responses
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If the IMEI displayed without SIM card its fine. A stock ROM is required to enter the unlock code. The phone should prompt for the unlock code when booted with the TMO SIM card. After unlocking on stock ROM any other ROM can be flashed and the phone will remain unlocked. As a check, you should be able to get EDGE data on stock GB or ICS after unlocking. Then experiment with other ROMs/radios after verifying data on stock.
cschmitt said:
If the IMEI displayed without SIM card its fine. A stock ROM is required to enter the unlock code. The phone should prompt for the unlock code when booted with the TMO SIM card. After unlocking on stock ROM any other ROM can be flashed and the phone will remain unlocked. As a check, you should be able to get EDGE data on stock GB or ICS after unlocking. Then experiment with other ROMs/radios after verifying data on stock.
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I entered the unlock code with a custom rom installed so i will odin the phone with the stock ROM and try to enter the unlock code again and see if that works.
neildaking11 said:
I entered the unlock code with a custom rom installed so i will odin the phone with the stock ROM and try to enter the unlock code again and see if that works.
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I cannot enter the unlock code again. I flashed a new rom and put my tmobile sim card in and the the phone does not ask me enter the unlock code again. Also whenever I put my tmobile sim card in the new voicemail icon pops up but I cannot call voicemail or anyone else because it still says not registered on network.
Maybe you need an unlocked radio. The radio may be locked on the US frequencies and preventing from using the other bands...
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Btw, you only need to unlock your phone once. Flashing other ROMs or radios does not re-lock the phone.
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I have just put the latest jb cm10 software on my skyrocket and I have noticed that my lte is gone? Is anyone having this issue besides me?
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OP, someone, google the response and see what it is first shot. Why so difficult?
Here's one of the hits:
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-curve-3g-f216/phone-not-allowed-mm6-728778/
This clearly explains why the OP can't connect to T-Mo network, and it has absolutely nothing to do with bands, radio, or whatever.
jim5233 said:
I have just put the latest jb cm10 software on my skyrocket and I have noticed that my lte is gone? Is anyone having this issue besides me?
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It doesn't say lte on cm10, it says 4g
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I think my htc one x has changed its imei after i rooted and unlocked bootloader.Can i unlock the phone with fake imei number?
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BTW its at&t.
huh ?
CheesyNutz said:
huh ?
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HAHAHAHAHA we have another thread of similar jibberish on the x+ forum
Makes sense to me. I think what he's saying is: since unlocking his bootloader his imei has changed to a false number. And he's wondering if he can do a sim unlock even though he has a false imei number.
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I was curious, I know its illegal to change your imei but we can pretty easily. And this kinda drives off topic
Couldn't somebody come up with a method to hex edit in a set imei that we know the unlock code for, unlock the phone and then restore the original imei
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i think you guys dont understand.When i want to unlock i have to give my imei and im getting the unlock code through regeneratig it with a imei code.Willl the phone unlock with the fake imei. Im not sure if my imei changed.Can it?
Maybe the reason we don't understand is because you're not explaining it well enough. Sorry but you're not making much sense.
Are you trying to do a sim unlock? To change mobile carriers? If so, I don't think it will work if you supply them with a fake imei. It will not match the one they have on record, and that will raise suspicions.
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I can guarantee you that trying to use your fake IMEI number to unlock the phone will end in disaster. You will need to use the ORIGINAL IMEI number that was programmed into the phone.
At this point in time, trying to unlock the phone using the original IMEI may still end in failure due to corruption of the MODEM partition. The way unlock codes work is that they are calculated using an algorithm which takes the IMEI number as an input or it is taken from a database (which would be cheaper and faster), if using the database method it would come back as not found and if calculated it would simply give you a unlock code which is not compatible.
how to check if my phone has changed it imei? Was there a chance the imei chcnaged while rootin unlocking bootloaderband having a custom rom.Thx
rooting , unlocking bootloader or flashing custom ROM won't change your IMEI. IMEI and unlock code both are different. For every locked phone ( say uniquely identified by IMEI ) an unlock code may exist..
kancherlapraneeth said:
rooting , unlocking bootloader or flashing custom ROM won't change your IMEI. IMEI and unlock code both are different. For every locked phone ( say uniquely identified by IMEI ) an unlock code may exist..
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Not true, one particular method we have to unlock our boot loader does infact change your imei. But it should change back to the original when you finish
There have been many reports of it changing
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superchilpil said:
Not true, one particular method we have to unlock our boot loader does infact change your imei. But it should change back to the original when you finish
There have been many reports of it changing
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thanks for correcting . I do not know about that
superchilpil said:
Not true, one particular method we have to unlock our boot loader does infact change your imei. But it should change back to the original when you finish
There have been many reports of it changing
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Thx for info but how do i check if my IMEI changed.
Look at the imei on your box, or the engraving on your simcard tray.
Just FYI, no method of rooting or flashing here has the capability of changing imei, except the unlock method that specifically states it will be doing so.
18th.abn said:
Look at the imei on your box, or the engraving on your simcard tray.
Just FYI, no method of rooting or flashing here has the capability of changing imei, except the unlock method that specifically states it will be doing so.
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what do you mean by unlock? gsm unlock changes imei or bootloader unlocl changes imei?thx.
salata1500 said:
what do you mean by unlock? gsm unlock changes imei or bootloader unlocl changes imei?thx.
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He is just saying by default it wont do it unless the method explicitly states it does in the instructions just saying dont count on it unless its said to change it in the instructions :good:
My IMEI number is all zeros, but I think the sticker on the back of the phone tell you what is originally was. It doesn't bother me, but I guess I'll take my case off one day and fix it. It really doesn't affect anything though once you're unlocked.
something tells me the OP has no business messing with the IMEI lol
CheesyNutz said:
something tells me the OP has no business messing with the IMEI lol
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You're probably right
Op: buy a code and try it out, if it doesn't work you are entitled to a refund
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I was having trouble bootloader unlocking my Telus locked Moto G, but I had seen somewhere that someone had sucess flashing a different firmware and then unlocking it. So I flashed the British Retail firmware and now I have no mobile network and it asks for an unlock code at each boot up. I've tried the Brazilian retail firmware to see if it would fix it but it didn't, pretty sure I need the Telus firmware.
xtremeed271 said:
I was having trouble bootloader unlocking my Telus locked Moto G, but I had seen somewhere that someone had sucess flashing a different firmware and then unlocking it. So I flashed the British Retail firmware and now I have no mobile network and it asks for an unlock code at each boot up. I've tried the Brazilian retail firmware to see if it would fix it but it didn't, pretty sure I need the Telus firmware.
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Did you configure the APN?
xtremeed271 said:
I was having trouble bootloader unlocking my Telus locked Moto G, but I had seen somewhere that someone had sucess flashing a different firmware and then unlocking it. So I flashed the British Retail firmware and now I have no mobile network and it asks for an unlock code at each boot up. I've tried the Brazilian retail firmware to see if it would fix it but it didn't, pretty sure I need the Telus firmware.
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I assume it's asking for a network unlock code? You have any luck with locating the Telus firmware?
lcdiniz said:
Did you configure the APN?
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Yeah I tried configuing it but it wont save apns.
audit13 said:
I assume it's asking for a network unlock code? You have any luck with locating the Telus firmware?
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Yes it's asking for a network unlock code and no I can't find the Telus firmware anywhere
xtremeed271 said:
Yeah I tried configuing it but it wont save apns.
Yes it's asking for a network unlock code and no I can't find the Telus firmware anywhere
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Make sure your using a Telus SIM card and not an non Telus SIM card. That could be your problem.
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hyelton said:
Make sure your using a Telus SIM card and not an non Telus SIM card. That could be your problem.
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Nope I'm using my Telus sim
xtremeed271 said:
Nope I'm using my Telus sim
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That network unlock screen should ONLY APPEAR only if you are using a sim that the phone is not locked too ( different carrier)
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hyelton said:
That network unlock screen should ONLY APPEAR only if you are using a sim that the phone is not locked too ( different carrier)
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Well I'm clearly using my Telus sim in my phone, I could take a picture or video if you want..
xtremeed271 said:
Well I'm clearly using my Telus sim in my phone, I could take a picture or video if you want..
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I didn't say I didn't believe you.... When you say network lock when it says that is it a blank screen with a text box in the middle? Unless it really screwed up your modem cause when flashing other firmware it can really screw things up.
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hyelton said:
I didn't say I didn't believe you.... When you say network lock when it says that is it a blank screen with a text box in the middle? Unless it really screwed up your modem cause when flashing other firmware it can really screw things up.
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Yeah it's a blank screen with a text box in the middle.. I probably did screw up my modem, do you have any idea where I could get the Telus modem or firmware?
xtremeed271 said:
Yeah it's a blank screen with a text box in the middle.. I probably did screw up my modem, do you have any idea where I could get the Telus modem or firmware?
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I have yet to find the Telus stock firmware. But what I've exsperinaced from other phones when the modem gets screwed up it messes with the efs and if it wasn't backed up there's no way to get it back. But in this case it's weird lol. Somehow your phone is locked to a network which I've never seen happen before.
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Darn... Any idea if getting the unlock code would fix it so that I could use mobile network again?
Reflash stock and all will be OK, don't forget to wipe data. It happen to me a couple days ago.
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The APN menu isn't very intuitive, you have to type in all the details then tap the three-dot-menu-button-thing on the top right and then tap 'Save'. Once you've done that, in the list of APNs you need to tap inside the little radio toggle along side the APN you just typed in on the list to select it and activate your settings.
Hope that helps.
Bill
Alejandrissimo said:
Reflash stock and all will be OK, don't forget to wipe data. It happen to me a couple days ago.
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You' had the same problem? I've tried flashing various stock firmwares and it doesn't help
WillDroid said:
The APN menu isn't very intuitive, you have to type in all the details then tap the three-dot-menu-button-thing on the top right and then tap 'Save'. Once you've done that, in the list of APNs you need to tap inside the little radio toggle along side the APN you just typed in on the list to select it and activate your settings.
Hope that helps.
Bill
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xtremeed271 said:
You' had the same problem? I've tried flashing various stock firmwares and it doesn't help
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Try what I said before :good:
WillDroid said:
Try what I said before :good:
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I tried already haha I press save and then the apn doesn't show up
Would it be possible to extract the modem files from the linked firmware and flash it via fastboot?
Tried that too.. I need to get the Telus modem somehow
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You' had the same problem? I've tried flashing various stock firmwares and it doesn't help
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Yes, very same problem, solved by flashing the stock telcel firmware (my carrier) also wiping data. It's a must in order to fix that. Otherwise you have no signal, home button don't work and power options are gone.
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