Hello,
I have an HTC Sensation 4g that was originally from Tmobile. I rooted it and also unlocked the phone to use on other networks. I verified this by using other prepaid carriers in the U.S and also in Mexico. But now i have an issue I tried a company called Moviestar in Mexico. I keep getting a message saying SIM LOCKED. Why is this?
Also does anyone know how asking for unlock code work from tmobile. I also have service with them with a different sensation can I call them and give them the IMIE for the sensation I want unlocked? Not sure if you have to be using the sensation while asking for the code.
I also found this to change APN but dont the sim cards change this automatically?
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=27
Simply ask T-Mobile for the unlock code. They will give it to you. I haven't asked for this device yet but asked for my other device and they gave me the code without any problems. Just tell them you will be traveling and want the code. It shouldn't be a problem. They did it for me before without any issues. Hope this is helpful. Best wishes
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realsis said:
Simply ask T-Mobile for the unlock code. They will give it to you. I haven't asked for this device yet but asked for my other device and they gave me the code without any problems. Just tell them you will be traveling and want the code. It shouldn't be a problem. They did it for me before without any issues. Hope this is helpful. Best wishes
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Maybe T-Mobile, but I am on Vodafone and they won't give it to me for some reason. HTC have put a guide how to SOFF your phone, but that didn't worked for me. I only have the "wire trick" left to try, but some users report broken phones after so... I hear people write mails to HTC and they give them the unlock codes Anyone had a successful feedback on the issue?
archimess said:
Maybe T-Mobile, but I am on Vodafone and they won't give it to me for some reason. HTC have put a guide how to SOFF your phone, but that didn't worked for me. I only have the "wire trick" left to try, but some users report broken phones after so... I hear people write mails to HTC and they give them the unlock codes Anyone had a successful feedback on the issue?
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archimess said:
Maybe T-Mobile, but I am on Vodafone and they won't give it to me for some reason. HTC have put a guide how to SOFF your phone, but that didn't worked for me. I only have the "wire trick" left to try, but some users report broken phones after so... I hear people write mails to HTC and they give them the unlock codes Anyone had a successful feedback on the issue?
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HTC dev unlock method works fine.. just follow procedure from HTC page
If your bootloader is 1.2xx , jb method of soff is only option...
What u mean broken phone after wire trick???.,.,
If u stuck on jb screen after many attempt of wire trick , then u simply remove temp root and phone will back to Android
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Im going to try and give tmobile a call hopefully they can give me the code. I don't think i would try the wire trick to scared to break it.
gcantu said:
Im going to try and give tmobile a call hopefully they can give me the code. I don't think i would try the wire trick to scared to break it.
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To verify, if I have S-OFF'd my Sensation, then I should be able to use a SIM on another carrier without having to call my carrier (T-Mobile) to get an unlock code. Right?
Thank you.
cedyathome said:
To verify, if I have S-OFF'd my Sensation, then I should be able to use a SIM on another carrier without having to call my carrier (T-Mobile) to get an unlock code. Right?
Thank you.
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No, you're missing 1 step.
S-Off and Sim Unlock are two different things.
But if you have S-Off and Root access you can figure out your own Sim Unlock code quickly and easily.
See here for instructions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
Then once you have that unlock code, when you put in a sim from another carrier it will prompt you for the code and you simply type it in.
Skipjacks is right I was trying to find that thread wasnt fast enough lol. Cedyathome follow that guide and it should work for most carriers.
gcantu said:
Skipjacks is right I was trying to find that thread wasnt fast enough lol. Cedyathome follow that guide and it should work for most carriers.
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Thank you both.
Related
Here we go with yet another unlock solution.
This one applies to almost (if not all) devices which are radio S-off, it’s fairly easy to use and doesn’t wipe data/settings nor have that ugly side effect (when using diag files) in which you lose conectivity to mobile network.
Supported devices so far:
HTC Sensation (pyramid)
HTC Evo 3D (shooter)
HTC EVO 3D GSM (shooteru)
HTC myTouch Slide 4G
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(by the use of revolutionary)
and:
Sprint EVO 4G
Droid Incredible (HTC Incredible)
HTC Desire CDMA (HTC BravoC)
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(by the use of unrevoked 3 – not tested)
These are the required steps you have to take:
1. S-off your phone by using Revolutionary (if you haven’t already done that).
2. Fill in the form with the required data. This will generate an unique Config.dat file for your device. Please enter a valid email address, as you’ll be sent there the link to download the file.
This step you'll have to take here
3. Put the file on the root of your sdcard and reboot your phone into HBOOT (adb reboot oem-42). Once you’re there, navigate to Simlock and press Power. The phone will load the file and remove the simlock. Some text will appear on the screen and at a certain point you’ll be asked to press Vol-Up to restart the phone.
4. Just do it, and you’ll be done!
PLEASE NOTE!:
This solution is heavily linked to the device it's being applied to by the use of IMEI, which can be considered a breach in security.
DISCLAIMER:
This solution provided for you on this site is given AS IS and in GOOD FAITH and is based on the research I made. I may not accept any liability or responsibility for the use of this applicaton.
If you still want your device unlocked but not by the use of this method, see this thread!
If you find this tool useful and appreciate my work, Paypal me a beer, it helps development a lot..
thanks this is great can't wait for it to work without s-off
For s-on we need smartcrd.io, which I haven't figured out yet.
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sieempi said:
For s-on we need smartcrd.io, which I haven't figured out yet.
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After this, how can be sure that the phone is no longer simlocked ?
After this, how can be sure that the phone is no longer simlocked ?
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Hopefully thats sarcastic
Great work yet another free unlock method!
when opening the dat. in hboot simlock; is it suppose to say "open cid file failed" ?
Yes
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Excuse my lack of acknowledge but what is this for?
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MUNDO23 said:
Excuse my lack of acknowledge but what is this for?
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To sim unlock your phone.
This is some sort of joke right? You want IMEI # sent to you over the internet? How do we know that you're not harvesting them?
dcrin3 said:
This is some sort of joke right? You want IMEI # sent to you over the internet? How do we know that you're not harvesting them?
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I have to agree. This seems very sketchy. I would think twice before sending my IMEI to someone random over the internet. The other two ways to unlock do just fine.
RevenG said:
I have to agree. This seems very sketchy. I would think twice before sending my IMEI to someone random over the internet. The other two ways to unlock do just fine.
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yeah but the rest of them also nuke all your data. :/
Bona Fides
I agree with all of you of being skeptic about this (I would, also).
However, the method is heavily linked to the phone and imei is required. I'm providing all this IN GOOD FAITH and with the hope that I just freed another device from corporate interests.
There are, of course, a lot of other methods of unlock you can use, no heartbreak
So does this mean my phone is unlocked now:
fat32 init ok
reading config.dat
read mccmnc file success
open CID file fail
get device IMEI success
IMEI checking...PASS!
preocess done, reboot device?
Yes, if your phone is s-off. Try another sim card and post back the result!
PS: By the way, we don't have any success story so far, please post back if everything went ok.
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It worked for me. I put a Verizon sim card in and it acknowledged it.
Infact once I booted it up with the Verizon sim card . A message prompted me to pick a carrier showing Verizon,Vodophone, etc as choices. Which I thought was a nice touch.
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Scoop24 said:
It worked for me. I put a Verizon sim card in.and it acknowledged it.
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If it only had LTE eh? haha
RevenG said:
If it only had LTE eh? haha
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Lol I wish.
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dcrin3 said:
yeah but the rest of them also nuke all your data. :/
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No offense to OP... good work on coming with another method.
But I will take nuking data any day than sharing imei.
will this work for evo 4g...and be able to put metro pcs or boost mobile sim card...?
Today it was found that the HTC Rezound was able to be unlock from the HTC developer website.
I tried it and it worked great.
So I decided to try it on my old Thunderbolt. It worked also.
Just wanted to pass this along
Thanks for the info..
Thx bro
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So for the noobs among us... What does this mean now that we can unlock our bootloaders?
TimFTWin said:
So for the noobs among us... What does this mean now that we can unlock our bootloaders?
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You already could of had it unlocked. I suggest if you didn't want to use Rev io method which is just as easy and gives you s-off don't bother unlocking your phone.
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I agree with green. Besides, they could (I haven't read that this happens, but I could see it happen) report you phones s/n to Verizon and void your warranty.
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That is the biggest reason I would not use their unlocker. At the very least HTC knows your phone is unlocked, there had to be some agreement with vzw in order for them to unlock it in the first place. I would assume it was a notification of serial numbers after they have done it. Save big red lots of cash with all of the warranty claims they could deny....
the revolutionary method also requires you to give up your serial number
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the revolutionary method also requires you to give up your serial number
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Tor not giving it to a company affiliated with Verizon though. Revolutionary isn't going to report you to Verizon, thus voiding your warranty even if its a hardware issue.
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orkillakilla said:
Tor not giving it to a company affiliated with Verizon though. Revolutionary isn't going to report you to Verizon, thus voiding your warranty even if its a hardware issue.
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I wasn't insinuating that, just no real reason they (Revolutionary) should even ask for it, I know its used to create the beta key but why the phone serial and not just an email address? just pointing out that both methods currently require giving out the serial of your device.
I still plan to use the Revolutionary method once they update it to work with the new 2.11.605.9 rom. (yes I am aware of the work around, but prefer to just wait)
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I wasn't insinuating that, just no real reason they (Revolutionary) should even ask for it, I know its used to create the beta key but why the phone serial and not just an email address? just pointing out that both methods currently require giving out the serial of your device.
I still plan to use the Revolutionary method once they update it to work with the new 2.11.605.9 rom. (yes I am aware of the work around, but prefer to just wait)
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+1 I've always wondered the same. I read something that they ask so that they have information if Revolutionary starts causing problems with a certain build run. Personally, I'd be a lot happier not to have to divulge the info.
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I wasn't insinuating that, just no real reason they (Revolutionary) should even ask for it, I know its used to create the beta key but why the phone serial and not just an email address? just pointing out that both methods currently require giving out the serial of your device.
I still plan to use the Revolutionary method once they update it to work with the new 2.11.605.9 rom. (yes I am aware of the work around, but prefer to just wait)
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Just use work around and flash root version already in dev section. I will get people who don't use rooted ROMs on rooted phones.
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Usb cable does not work, is this going to change the way S off without the use of a computer, or can you get S off through maybe apk or sd card.
fendee1 said:
Usb cable does not work, is this going to change the way S off without the use of a computer, or can you get S off through maybe apk or sd card.
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I believe you still need a usb cable to use htcs unlock tool
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orkillakilla said:
I believe you still need a usb cable to use htcs unlock tool
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Hi,I read what u wrote about unlocking the Thunderbolt and i followed the instructions in htcdev.com but iam waiting for your help.
what i want to ask ,is this helpfull and can realy unlock thunderbolt so that i can use it abroad with a GSM network ?
i was thinking of selling my phone and buy another one that works with GSM,but if it can be unlocked it will be great
wiating your help and thank you in advance.
roal_i said:
Hi,I read what u wrote about unlocking the Thunderbolt and i followed the instructions in htcdev.com but iam waiting for your help.
what i want to ask ,is this helpfull and can realy unlock thunderbolt so that i can use it abroad with a GSM network ?
i was thinking of selling my phone and buy another one that works with GSM,but if it can be unlocked it will be great
wiating your help and thank you in advance.
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You got it all wrong. The HTCDev site will only unlock the bootloader, allowing you to flash things like custom recoveries. It will definitely not unlock the phone from the carrier.
Also, the Thunderbolt will never work on a gsm network because its a cdma phone.
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orkillakilla said:
You got it all wrong. The HTCDev site will only unlock the bootloader, allowing you to flash things like custom recoveries. It will definitely not unlock the phone from the carrier.
Also, the Thunderbolt will never work on a gsm network because its a cdma phone.
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thank u lot,so i have to buy another one
Hi friends.
If writing is not the topic I'm sorry.
Question to you is:
Does AAHK to unlock sim card?
It is possible to give to the service center for a firmware update, but they do not know how to unlock it, or rather do not have equipment. Will I be able to unlock your Inspire 4G on Ukrainian MTS with this program?
Thank you in advance
Alex_Vic said:
Hi friends.
If writing is not the topic I'm sorry.
Question to you is:
Does AAHK to unlock sim card?
It is possible to give to the service center for a firmware update, but they do not know how to unlock it, or rather do not have equipment. Will I be able to unlock your Inspire 4G on Ukrainian MTS with this program?
Thank you in advance
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Yes. The hack kit do sim unlocks your device, but take into consideration that not all sims work with unlocked devices. Anyway, it Is worth trying.
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glevitan said:
Yes. The hack kit do sim unlocks your device, but take into consideration that not all sims work with unlocked devices. Anyway, it Is worth trying.
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And if I live in Ukraine then my statement will be supported or not?
Or may have any other options?
Sorry, but I'm new to this business.
Alex_Vic said:
And if I live in Ukraine then my statement will be supported or not?
Or may have any other options?
Sorry, but I'm new to this business.
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Again, you device will be sim unlocked, but then depends on your carrier and not the device itself. You can also buy an unlock code if you don't want to run the Hack Kit.
glevitan said:
Again, you device will be sim unlocked, but then depends on your carrier and not the device itself. You can also buy an unlock code if you don't want to run the Hack Kit.
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To be honest I've read a lot of forums, has seen a lot of videos on YouTube, and still did not understand how to flash the phone.
Can give step by step instructions?
Now I have installed Root, is S-off. For all I know.
Firmware 2.3.3 Sense 2.1
Maybe there is a person who helps in Skype?
and one more thing - I'd like to firmware 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 (or similar)
unmodified, similar to what is official and that all functions of the phone worked.
Can you give a link to download?
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To be honest I've read a lot of forums, has seen a lot of videos on YouTube, and still did not understand how to flash the phone.
Can give step by step instructions?
Now I have installed Root, is S-off. For all I know.
Firmware 2.3.3 Sense 2.1
Maybe there is a person who helps in Skype?
and one more thing - I'd like to firmware 2.3.5 Sense 3.0 (or similar)
unmodified, similar to what is official and that all functions of the phone worked.
Can you give a link to download?
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Video tutorial are useless...use the guide in my signature. Downgrade is not root nor S-OFF, so make sure that you are S-OFF for certain before trying something.
Please post all questions in the Q & A section. Thanks! Thread moved.
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I bought a Sensation of a forums site and the guy gave me the unlock code to unlock it but when I add it, it says code successful but the phone doesn't unlock I then tried the unlock methods on this website and it still won't work. Whenever the box appears to put in the code I can put in any random numbers and it will still say unlock code was successful. The rom is cynagogen mod 10 jb 4.1.2 but not sure if this can cause any problem?
aty27 said:
I bought a Sensation of a forums site and the guy gave me the unlock code to unlock it but when I add it, it says code successful but the phone doesn't unlock I then tried the unlock methods on this website and it still won't work. Whenever the box appears to put in the code I can put in any random numbers and it will still say unlock code was successful. The rom is cynagogen mod 10 jb 4.1.2 but not sure if this can cause any problem?
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If you did the method on here you shouldn't have to enter an unlock code. Make sure you did the method right. I've done the method on here to 2 sensations and it worked perfectly
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urmothersluvr said:
If you did the method on here you shouldn't have to enter an unlock code. Make sure you did the method right. I've done the method on here to 2 sensations and it worked perfectly
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Hi mate could you give me the link for the one you've done?
aty27 said:
Hi mate could you give me the link for the one you've done?
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this is the guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
but you have to be S-OFF
rzr86 said:
this is the guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107
but you have to be S-OFF
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Thanks sadly didnt work as it says update fail security fail.
Thought i was good at this rooting lark but Htc phones are much more complex.
my phone is S-OFF btw mate.
Starting to think h-boot 127.0.0 is the reason why i'm having a problem if this is the case i'll have to return the phone and make sure i stay well away from HTC.
aty27 said:
Starting to think h-boot 127.0.0 is the reason why i'm having a problem if this is the case i'll have to return the phone and make sure i stay well away from HTC.
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Hi,
If you are hboot 1.27, you need to look HERE
For folks interested in getting their HTC One X Evita sim unlocked so that it works with any GSM carriers I'd like to share my experience since I could not find any relevant info our forums:
First you will need a sim card from a different carrier.
Request your sim unlock code from your carrier or as an alternative you can go to Ebay (this vendor fonecare was great, cheap and super fast, got my code within minutes for less than $5 but there are many others). In both cases you will of course need to provide your IMEI number (*#06#)
Here is the BIG ONE: You need to be on a stock rom! All attempts to sim unlock on a custom rom (cm, aokp, etc..) will result in a message telling you the "sim unlock attempt was unsuccessful". After 5 unsuccessful attempts you will "permanently" lock your phone (Well not so permanently as you can reset the counter by running an RUU, but it's PITA...) If you're indeed on a custom rom (if you're not I don't really know what you're doing on xda?!) read the following:
Make an nandroid backup of your current setup with your recovery of choice.
Push a "stock rom" to your SD card, I used the latest 3.18 since AT&T is my network here but you can also refer to @redpoint73 exhaustive index for a list of all the stock rooted roms available for the Evita here
You may or may not have to flash a radio depending of whether your "stock rom" of choice comes with it or not. If needed go to @taylor.fowler thread on radio here, pick the matching radio and push it to your SD card
Reboot in Recovery
Wipe cache & Dalvik and Factory Reset.
Flash the "stock rom" you moved to your SD card (as well as the radio if needed.)
Wipe cache&dalvik again (don't really know if it's necessary, i think the jury is still out on this matter but it doesn't hurt)
Reboot to your "stock rom" to make sure everything is fine and dandy
Power off
Remove your current network sim card and replace it with another carrier sim card (this will trigger sim unlock prompt once you're rebooted)
Turn your device on
You should be prompted for sim unlock (not to be confused with sim pin which some carriers require before you get to the sim unlock prompt)
Enter your sim unlock code and hit "ok", should be followed by a "sim unlock request successful" et voilà
Reboot in recovery, again wipe cache&dalvik, factory reset and restore your nandroid backup. Amen
This is very useful information for me. Thanks for sharing!
Now if someone could post the way to SIM unlock for free...
Requesting from your carrier should be free.
There is a method for the one s with s-off that involves decoding the unlock code from the phones mmc files. May work with one xl. I havent seen anyone try yet. I would but I don't have a micro SIM from another carrier.
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exad said:
Requesting from your carrier should be free.
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Haha, assuming you're still with Telus, as am I, you know that that's wishful thinking, unfortunately.
I have yet to unlock my bootloader because I don't wan't to lose my warranty just yet, so I can't really test anything anytime soon. If you have any old regular SIMs from another carrier, maybe you could cut one down to micro and test it? :fingers-crossed:
On a separate note, even though I haven't unlocked/rooted anything, my phone does show ***TAMPERED*** at the bootloader, so maybe it's too late for my warranty anyway.
exad said:
Requesting from your carrier should be free.
There is a method for the one s with s-off that involves decoding the unlock code from the phones mmc files. May work with one xl. I havent seen anyone try yet. I would but I don't have a micro SIM from another carrier.
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I just got my hands on a simple mobile SIM it's full size any one know a easy way of cutting it down? Never had to cut one before.
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31ken31 said:
I just got my hands on a simple mobile SIM it's full size any one know a easy way of cutting it down? Never had to cut one before.
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https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+...69i60j69i65l3.5464j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Take your pick!
raisage said:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+...69i60j69i65l3.5464j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Take your pick!
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I know how to Google. I was looking for some personal input from some one who has done it before.
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31ken31 said:
I know how to Google. I was looking for some personal input from some one who has done it before.
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I'm sorry, I didn't mean any offense, I just meant that there are many guides, and you should pick whichever you prefer best.
I've had success using a procedure similar to this guide:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Create+a+Micro-SIM+to+SIM+Adapter/3183/1
You may also like this guide:
http://www.coolsmartphone.com/2013/03/18/create-your-own-micro-sim-just-hack-it-with-scissors/
Got SIM cut and phonr asking for unlock code. Now to sort through the partitions...
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Mmcblk0p11 when running
Strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
shows some sim unlock info. Maybe someone with a little more knowledge could look there as well.
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Thank you so much for this guide. I had tried to unlock my phone on AOKP 3 times and was beginning to panic. This worked perfectly!
I was able to just tell ATT I was travelling out of the country and they gave me my code for free.
Also, you don't need to be on a stock rom to sim unlock, but you do have to be on a sense-based rom. I was able to unlock no prob on ViperXL.
Thanks for sharing the useful information here!
Just a thought, but is this going to be a similar process to the One S (method here), except using p11 instead of p6?
i thou it is illegal to sim unlock your phones after Jan, where do you guys buy the codes from.
Used SIM card
Anyone know if a used SIM card will work to unlock?
claudiuslu2011 said:
i thou it is illegal to sim unlock your phones after Jan, where do you guys buy the codes from.
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There are apps in the play store that hook you up to company's. At least that's how I unlocked mines back in august.
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31ken31 said:
Mmcblk0p11 when running
Strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
shows some sim unlock info. Maybe someone with a little more knowledge could look there as well.
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Were you able to figure it out?
Now when you say stock...does that mean just sense 4+ or any version of sense (sense 5, for instance)?