i am going to be switching to tmobile from cincinnati bell, but cincinnati bell says they do not have a way to unlock the phone (which i believe is bs). my question is has anyone successfully unlocked their phone? i was thinking i could flash an unlocked rom but i couldnt find one. any help would be greatly appreciated!
bump. need asap please!
Just google "XT720 unlock" and pick from one of the many unlock services available.
Haven't seen any for free but they work, you need to provide your IMEI and will gt an unlock code back.
ps. The carrier can unlock your phone, they are just choosing not to.
R-D said:
Just google "XT720 unlock" and pick from one of the many unlock services available.
Haven't seen any for free but they work, you need to provide your IMEI and will gt an unlock code back.
ps. The carrier can unlock your phone, they are just choosing not to.
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already tried that...cant find anyone that provides unlocks for cinci bell phones
Hi folks
Is there anyway to unlock Chacha for free similiar to the way HTC Sensation is done?
please advise.. got one which is locked to O2 and want to unlock it..
cheers
Come on, read the other threads...
it is obvious that I couldnt find the answer hence i posted the thread..
Thanks for your "Help" anyway..
At the time, unlocking and S-Off is only possible with an xtc-clip
ThiloH said:
At the time, unlocking and S-Off is only possible with an xtc-clip
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thanks mate..
scotcruz said:
Just need to debrand it and remove all O2 stuff.. hopefully soon
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If you do that, i would check if the radio-version matches, else you could have problems with wifi oder gsm
At the moment I have:
Android 2.3.3 on O2
Software Number: 1.19.206.2
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.10-g8db500e
Baseband Version: 47.14.35.3030H_7.47.35.17
got a stock rom which is:
Software Number: 1.13.401.1
Baseband Version: 47.14.35.3030_7.47.35.17
So radio does seem to be the same.. I am using the downgrade method..
when I boot with volume down and power button, it loads the PH60IMG.zip (blue bar) and then goes to the checks PH60IMG.zip (golden bar) and then it turns back to the bootloader start screen and nothing happens..
please share you experiences, Im sure Im going somewhere wrong..
please advise guys..
ThiloH said:
At the time, unlocking and S-Off is only possible with an xtc-clip
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Unlocking is possible by using an unlock code. I purchased the code, and now use a t-mobile sim.
rangercaptain said:
Unlocking is possible by using an unlock code. I purchased the code, and now use a t-mobile sim.
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Ok, then sorry for the false information
rangercaptain said:
Unlocking is possible by using an unlock code. I purchased the code, and now use a t-mobile sim.
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where to buy
Chacha unlock by code
You Can Purchase The Code Here Now: CHACHA UNLOCK SITE
That is the site I used. I had my code in 10 minutes.
Is SIM lock = S-ON?
I think they are two separate locks.
SIM lock for not use another Network, and S-ON is not change Android software, Am I right?
@rangercaptain
Is your mobile originally S-ON or S-OFF?
yassermekled said:
Is SIM lock = S-ON?
I think they are two separate locks.
SIM lock for not use another Network, and S-ON is not change Android software, Am I right?
@rangercaptain
Is your mobile originally S-ON or S-OFF?
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SIM lock != S-ON (not equals)
And yes, those are two different locks. It does not matter if you have a S-ON/S-OFF phone, you can still unlock it via special network codes that cost money which do not require a S-OFF phone.
If you don't want to pay, you must S-OFF your phone and perform some hacks to unlock SIM.
Alex C. said:
SIM lock != S-ON (not equals)
And yes, those are two different locks. It does not matter if you have a S-ON/S-OFF phone, you can still unlock it via special network codes that cost money which do not require a S-OFF phone.
If you don't want to pay, you must S-OFF your phone and perform some hacks to unlock SIM.
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How can i do some hacks? Can you explain me more please?
Thanks.
Hello,
I may be wrong, but since the ChaCha has no eMMC chip, the only remaining protection is left in HTC's kernel. So with temproot one could load a kernel driver to disable this protection, and then proceed to reflash the recovery.
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If you don't want to pay, you must S-OFF your phone and perform some hacks to unlock SIM.
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Hi Alex,
Would it be possible to post where there are instructions to perform these hacks to SIM unlock the device?
Thankfully HTCDev have released the Unlock for S-Off.
Kind regards,
Bhups
Bhups said:
Hi Alex,
Would it be possible to post where there are instructions to perform these hacks to SIM unlock the device?
Thankfully HTCDev have released the Unlock for S-Off.
Kind regards,
Bhups
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Since when? HTCDev released the unlocking bootloader patch and not the S-OFF. Normally S-OFF will set your CID to SuperCID, which is 111111; this means that your device is worldwide and restrictions are lifted.
Ahh man, I understood the unlocked bootloader was to S-OFF the device.
My appologies.
Look i found web site with free sim unlock key generator for mostly all HTC devices http://simlockcalculators.com/htc-free-unlock-codes-calculator/
Its looks like its really working and its tottaly free by looking comments but i never tested it myself because i got sensation already sim lock free but im about to buy a ChaCha with provider lock, só as its tottaly free,i undestand you need to complete a survey to get the program, if sdome 1 get dnload link of his app please share, would be great, or reshare gate on some g s, as im using ne right now, cant do a survey.
Cheers
I need to reset network number counter because I buy a AT&T HTC ONE X in ebay but when i need to insert network code it says is wrong. The problem is not the code but the seller is inserted wrong code and the phone is blocked. Is possible to downgrade phone from 4.1.1 in 4.0.4? Or is another method to reset network counter number ?
Thanks in Advance.
altrin said:
I need to reset network number counter because I buy a AT&T HTC ONE X in ebay but when i need to insert network code it says is wrong. The problem is not the code but the seller is inserted wrong code and the phone is blocked. Is possible to downgrade phone from 4.1.1 in 4.0.4? Or is another method to reset network counter number ?
Thanks in Advance.
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what do you mean 'network code' and 'network count number'?
I mean when insert another gsm card not AT&T the phone need a code to unlock.
cr1960 said:
what do you mean 'network code' and 'network count number'?
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I'm thinking he tried to SIM unlock too many times with wrong code...
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I mean when insert another gsm card not AT&T the phone need a code to unlock.
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OK - got you now. You can buy phone unlock codes on eBay too.
Maybe some other member here can tell you a reliable seller as I've always had unlocked devices.
I don't think changing roms will help you any.
I have the code but the wrong number is inserted by the seller and the phone is needed to reset network code numbering.
altrin said:
I have the code but the wrong number is inserted by the seller and the phone is needed to reset network code numbering.
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If the phone is rooted you can use the JET tool to downgrade your hboot and then run a 4.0.4 RUU but if you have superCID you will not be able to upgrade to 4.1.1 unless you S-OFF first.
Ofcourse, I have no idea if RUUing to 4.0.4 will help your situation but that would be the method to do so.
If you do not have root, you can use the 3.18 root method and then S-OFF and then RUU to 4.0.4
Edit: So I have managed to return to stock 3.17 Telus RUU relocked and S-ON. Now I will find the fastest way to unlock and SuperCID and then update here.
I am s off and with kickdroid 5.2 ROM. Is that ROM carrier unlocked or do I still need to get an unlock code for my IMEI to use a foreign sim card with the phone?
Thanks in advance.
Carrier unlocking can't happen by simply flashing a ROM, it's taken care of at a different level. If you have the at&t model you'll need to buy an unlock code.
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timmaaa said:
Carrier unlocking can't happen by simply flashing a ROM, it's taken care of at a different level. If you have the at&t model you'll need to buy an unlock code.
Sent from my Evita
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Thanks. Once I get the unlock code, do you think it can work with the kickdroid ROM or would I need to flash an official att ROM?
It should work on any Sense ROM.
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Hello.
I have searched the forums and they say there is no way to unlock the carrier for my model; I'm no expert, but what if I flash the ROM? Is it possible to unlock the carrier like that? So I went to the LG website and they have stock firmware files for flashing, the problem is that there is no exact copy of my model, so I was wondering if it is possible to use other ROMs for flashing my phone, like the only difference is the company carriers, there's LM-Q720MS, Q720MS, Q720TS, Q720VSP, I don't live in the USA so I don't know much about phone carriers; Since I have limited bandwidth I can't download all of them and experiment, does anyone knows if any of those ROM files are able to unlock my phone?
The answer is no this process will bricked your cellphone.
Osmodivs said:
Hello.
I have searched the forums and they say there is no way to unlock the carrier for my model; I'm no expert, but what if I flash the ROM? Is it possible to unlock the carrier like that? So I went to the LG website and they have stock firmware files for flashing, the problem is that there is no exact copy of my model, so I was wondering if it is possible to use other ROMs for flashing my phone, like the only difference is the company carriers, there's LM-Q720MS, Q720MS, Q720TS, Q720VSP, I don't live in the USA so I don't know much about phone carriers; Since I have limited bandwidth I can't download all of them and experiment, does anyone knows if any of those ROM files are able to unlock my phone?
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no, I don't know your answer, I'm on metro PCS, and was able to just request the unlock through the carrier app on my phone, and they did it right away