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[Q] i can't enter unlock code on htc sensation

Hi
Can anyone help me.I have htc sensation locked on vodafone uk,i have now unlocked code but the phone doesn't ask for it when i put new sim card despite that still no network.I can access all the menu with the new simcard but can't make any phonecalls.Is any way that i can unlock the phone?

tonchosi said:
Hi
Can anyone help me.I have htc sensation locked on vodafone uk,i have now unlocked code but the phone doesn't ask for it when i put new sim card despite that still no network.I can access all the menu with the new simcard but can't make any phonecalls.Is any way that i can unlock the phone?
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i am not sure but when you are putting a new sim card it comes with a different unlock code
see also here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232107

Uh, no it doesn't. Are you rooted?
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sy224048 said:
Uh, no it doesn't. Are you rooted?
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No the phone is unrooted and running isc 4.0.3 but the question is how to enter the unlock code without the phone asking

How many different carrier sims have you tried? Some carriers use the same carrier code and as such there sim will not prompt you for the code. Like in the UK giffgaff and tesco mobile run on the o2 network. And as such do not require the sim unlock to run on an o2 locked phone. Try as many as you can find from different carriers. And if that fails, and it still doesn't give you the prompt, you can s-off the device, and then follow the sim unlock guide by viper (I believe) and do it for free

[Q] Only Support Airtel,Vodafone Sim card..Other Not Supported

Hey Guys !!
I am new and i have learned a lot from XDA.
I recently bought a Desire S and its locked to Vodafone.
i have unlocked bootloader and updated to ics 4.0.4 via official RUU.
My Problem is that i can run only Airtel,Aircel,Vodafone only 3 sim card.
When i insert TATA DOCOMO or any other carrier sim then phone will say "no sim card found"
Can anyone tell me what type of problem is this ??
or any of you facing ??
Thanks.

jpwall-cell said:
Hey Guys !!
I am new and i have learned a lot from XDA.
I recently bought a Desire S and its locked to Vodafone.
i have unlocked bootloader and updated to ics 4.0.4 via official RUU.
My Problem is that i can run only Airtel,Aircel,Vodafone only 3 sim card.
When i insert TATA DOCOMO or any other carrier sim then phone will say "no sim card found"
Can anyone tell me what type of problem is this ??
or any of you facing ??
Thanks.
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It is wery common trouble for many of us
You are just using the phone that is sim locked by the operator
Good news is that there is an easy fix for your problem- you have to unlock it
The sim unlocking procedure is been performed by most of the mobile service centers,
You may use google to search for sites that can remotely unlock your device

asgardr said:
It is wery common trouble for many of us
You are just using the phone that is sim locked by the operator
Good news is that there is an easy fix for your problem- you have to unlock it
The sim unlocking procedure is been performed by most of the mobile service centers,
You may use google to search for sites that can remotely unlock your device
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Yes you are right !!
I have Vodafone UK locked htc desire s.
i have unlocked bootloader..
but can you please tell me any unlock possible that can run all sim card worldwide ??
i cannot understand which kind of LOCK is this.
thanks for replying.. :good:

jpwall-cell said:
Yes you are right !!
I have Vodafone UK locked htc desire s.
i have unlocked bootloader..
but can you please tell me any unlock possible that can run all sim card worldwide ??
i cannot understand which kind of LOCK is this.
thanks for replying.. :good:
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There are several tipes of 'locks' we users are forced to fight with:
- locked bootloader- not allowing us to flash any custom system to our phone
, this is suposed to save inexpearienced or to quick a user from bricking their devices...
- sim lock- by this procedure your mobile provider wants to make sure you will not be using the phone-
THEY gave you on contract, with another provider's sim card...
Sim lock is a very common policy among mobile carriers but you can remove it quite easily
, without any side effects

asgardr said:
There are several tipes of 'locks' we users are forced to fight with:
- locked bootloader- not allowing us to flash any custom system to our phone
, this is suposed to save inexpearienced or to quick a user from bricking their devices...
- sim lock- by this procedure your mobile provider wants to make sure you will not be using the phone-
THEY gave you on contract, with another provider's sim card...
Sim lock is a very common policy among mobile carriers but you can remove it quite easily
, without any side effects
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Ok,Fine.
i will try remote unlock.

jpwall-cell said:
Hey Guys !!
I am new and i have learned a lot from XDA.
I recently bought a Desire S and its locked to Vodafone.
i have unlocked bootloader and updated to ics 4.0.4 via official RUU.
My Problem is that i can run only Airtel,Aircel,Vodafone only 3 sim card.
When i insert TATA DOCOMO or any other carrier sim then phone will say "no sim card found"
Can anyone tell me what type of problem is this ??
or any of you facing ??
Thanks.
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How you did unlock bootloader can you show me steps.........

ahirwar said:
How you did unlock bootloader can you show me steps.........
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Visit htc dev site,
there you can find the whole procedure
and unlock bootloader...
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader

Network locked sim card inserted

My sister presented me this galaxy s6 phone from malaysia. I am from India when i inserted india sim card. I got the message network locked sim card inserted. I came to know from the internet all samsung phones are network locked, for that I have to make incomming or outgoing call for 5 mins. I inserted malaysia sim and (from india) made 3mins of call to malaysia and 2+ mins of call to my mobile in india. Inspite of this my mobile is not unlocked it is still locked. Please help me.
If i flash stock firmware from india will my s6 be automatically unlocked ??, without any side effects.
In internet I saw there are many sites which says they can provide unlock code but their charge is very high almost 50 USD. I have already spent almost 100RM for roaming calls. Please help in unlocking my phone.

Inserting the malaysia sim card will not work as the call has to be made through the network of the region the phone was bought. Using the malaysian sim in india is not enough as the call is still going through the indian phone network.

I already made a 3 mins call to Malaysia . Will it unlock if I ask to someone from Malaysia to make another 2 mins of call to me.

Only way to unlock a network locked S6 is to get the unlock code from your network or buy it online from reputable unlockers. Flashing ROMs will no remove the lock.

Suggest some reputable unlockers
roydok said:
Only way to unlock a network locked S6 is to get the unlock code from your network or buy it online from reputable unlockers. Flashing ROMs will no remove the lock.
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Can you please suggest me some reputable unlockers. After unlocking will i be able to original stock firmware / custom roms without getting unclocked.

reputable cheap unlockers
srahulmca said:
Can you please suggest me some reputable unlockers. After unlocking will i be able to original stock firmware / custom roms without getting unclocked.
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reputable cheap unlockers

The problem you may have here is unlocking services unlock the phone from a specific carrier. The region lock is not the same as the carrier lock that these companies provide a service for. A quick look on google brings up no results for region unlocking. At the minute your only course of action is take the phone to a samsung repair centre and hope they will remove the region lock for you.

I took my phone to local mobile service center and he unlocked my phone (dont know how he did) and my phone is now rooted. Now my question is, is the unclock permanent and can i flash stock firmware safely without getting locked again.

Please confirm
srahulmca said:
I took my phone to local mobile service center and he unlocked my phone (dont know how he did) and my phone is now rooted. Now my question is, is the unclock permanent and can i flash stock firmware safely without getting locked again.
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Can someone please confirm this.

Sim Unlock is needed once in a lifetime and it`s irreversible. Anyway I don't understand why was needed to root your phone for sim unlock. Normally you can reset, flash anything now and your phone will be sim unlocked.

What do you mean by reset ? we cannot remove the lock by flashing a new ROM.

why dose it come up restart phone when i swich sim cards on my unlocked galaxy s6 eage and dose this lose all othe data and save picuters and contects

Please i do also have S6 brought from USA to Ghana and when i tried put on a sim, it said Network locked sim. please what should i do?

Network unlock

My phone's locked to the Vodafone UK network. I've confirmed this by looking in the service menu, SIM Lock and I have a number 5 alongside the Network.
I've flashed the phone with a generic UK rom, but the network lock is still on. I assume the lock setting is somewhere else on the phone ? ie. some partition which is not accessed by a ROM flash ?
Thanks...

to unlock a phone from a network, you need to use a sim unlock key. i don't know about vodafone, but SOMETIMES the carrier will give it to you if you ask... otherwise, pay 20-40 dollars from any site on google for the key and enter it. usually you get the prompt to sim/carrier unlock when you insert a sim card from a different carrier into the phone.

Vodafone UK provide the SIM unlock code for free. I went into a Vodafone shop and asked them to do it when I left them. It was hassle free.
Use this link to get your network unlock code. My code came within a few hours, even though the link says it could take upto 10 days. (In case you have an obscure phone and they have to get in touch with the phones manufacturer)

anees27 said:
My phone's locked to the Vodafone UK network. I've confirmed this by looking in the service menu, SIM Lock and I have a number 5 alongside the Network.
I've flashed the phone with a generic UK rom, but the network lock is still on. I assume the lock setting is somewhere else on the phone ? ie. some partition which is not accessed by a ROM flash ?
Thanks...
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You'll need to contact Vodafone for a pac code, flashing a customised UK ftf will only remove the bloatware it'll still be locked to the Vodafone network.
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aidy.lucas said:
You'll need to contact Vodafone for a pac code, flashing a customised UK ftf will only remove the bloatware it'll still be locked to the Vodafone network.
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A pac code is used to move your phone number to another network, not to make a handset unlocked to any network.
Again, if you are in the UK just call 191 and ask for a simunlock code for your handest or just goto this link
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/vodafone-...request/?cid=vnty-vod-auto/dvynfvtq(uv(bx)tbu

Cheers Greg,
nice one !
I will get in touch with Vodafone.
gregbradley said:
A pac code is used to move your phone number to another network, not to make a handset unlocked to any network.
Again, if you are in the UK just call 191 and ask for a simunlock code for your handest or just goto this link
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/vodafone-...request/?cid=vnty-vod-auto/dvynfvtq(uv(bx)tbu
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Variant - SPRINT vs Variant - OPENUS

I'm a new and proud owner of 2 Ph-1s, both purchased from Sprint.
While I was browsing XDA i noticed that there are two specific variants of the phone one SPRINT and the other OPENUS.
I know that one of the difference between the two variants is that Sprint is able to lock and unlock the SPRINT variant at will.
(I got the phone unlocked by paying off the lease for it and buying it out. I checked the IMEI and it was all green and good. After a few days, the IMEI was flagged as not met financial responsibility)
Do we know if there are any other specific differences between the two variants, and if there are none, can the bootloader from OPENUS be flashed on the SPRINT variant to remove any connection to Sprint.
I was looking at: https://www.essential.com/developer/current-builds
There are Kernel and Wifi drivers. I see that there are separate ones for Sprint and telus and one for all other carriers.
Would flashing the latest build for OPENUS variant also flash the kernel and wifi drivers?

Sprint variant is two updates behind. Try flashing the latest nougat here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/development/stock-7-1-1-nmj20d-t3701681/page8
Hardware is the same for all essential devices.

coolmaster121 said:
I'm a new and proud owner of 2 Ph-1s, both purchased from Sprint.
While I was browsing XDA i noticed that there are two specific variants of the phone one SPRINT and the other OPENUS.
I know that one of the difference between the two variants is that Sprint is able to lock and unlock the SPRINT variant at will.
(I got the phone unlocked by paying off the lease for it and buying it out. I checked the IMEI and it was all green and good. After a few days, the IMEI was flagged as not met financial responsibility)
Do we know if there are any other specific differences between the two variants, and if there are none, can the bootloader from OPENUS be flashed on the SPRINT variant to remove any connection to Sprint.
I was looking at: https://www.essential.com/developer/current-builds
There are Kernel and Wifi drivers. I see that there are separate ones for Sprint and telus and one for all other carriers.
Would flashing the latest build for OPENUS variant also flash the kernel and wifi drivers?
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So you paid it off, Sprint unlocked it. Then relocked it after a few days?
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bricky23 said:
So you paid it off, Sprint unlocked it. Then relocked it after a few days?
Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk
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I am still using the phone with a T-Mobile sim in it. But the imei lock status, when checked says locked.
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I did a bit more digging around the Phone apps/system apps and found the following and would want to know if folks with the OPENUS variant (non Sprint) have the same things on their phone:
Settings>Apps>Configure apps>Opening links>Carrier Hub (Open deviceservices.sprint.com)
Settings>Apps>...>Show System
[no name] 112 KB version sprint_05.07.00.02
running
Code:
adb shell pm list packages -f -s
to show all system packages shows the following sprint associated packages:
package:/system/app/SprintHiddenMenu/SprintHiddenMenu.apk=com.ts.android.hiddenmenu
package:/system/priv-app/MobileInstaller/MobileInstaller.apk=com.sprint.ce.updater
package:/system/priv-app/SMF/SMF.apk=com.sprint.ms.smf.services

coolmaster121 said:
I did a bit more digging around the Phone apps/system apps and found the following and would want to know if folks with the OPENUS variant (non Sprint) have the same things on their phone:
Settings>Apps>Configure apps>Opening links>Carrier Hub (Open deviceservices.sprint.com)
Settings>Apps>...>Show System
[no name] 112 KB version sprint_05.07.00.02
running
Code:
adb shell pm list packages -f -s
to show all system packages shows the following sprint associated packages:
package:/system/app/SprintHiddenMenu/SprintHiddenMenu.apk=com.ts.android.hiddenmenu
package:/system/priv-app/MobileInstaller/MobileInstaller.apk=com.sprint.ce.updater
package:/system/priv-app/SMF/SMF.apk=com.sprint.ms.smf.services
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i have the exact same thing and im open US. the only thing i couldnt get to work (since im not rooted) is the packages part. same thing happened for me when i put my sprint sim and it only gave me 1 update but took it out, put a gsm sim and it downloaded the rest of the updates.

Jonathanlc2005 said:
i have the exact same thing and im open US. the only thing i couldnt get to work (since im not rooted) is the packages part. same thing happened for me when i put my sprint sim and it only gave me 1 update but took it out, put a gsm sim and it downloaded the rest of the updates.
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Thanks for checking friend, I appreciate it.
Regarding ADB, you dont need to be rooted to run this command, just make sure the phone has Deve settings enabled, and enable USB Debugging. Then connect your PC to the phone and use minimal adb and fastboot to run the command. You can do lots of other stuff to this way keeping your phone non-rooted and with locked bootloader.

When I look at the variant for my PH-1 (which came from Sprint, is UICC unlocked, and works great with my t-mobile SIM) it doesn't show Variant - Sprint or Variant - OPENUS. Instead, it just shows Variant - .
It doesn't list anything after Variant.

Does anyone know if there is a way to overwrite both of the A/B partitions? I think the sprint variant is reloading something from the install/backup partition that keeps the phone sim locked even if you flash the openus variant.

coolmaster121 said:
(I got the phone unlocked by paying off the lease for it and buying it out. I checked the IMEI and it was all green and good. After a few days, the IMEI was flagged as not met financial responsibility)
Do we know if there are any other specific differences between the two variants, and if there are none, can the bootloader from OPENUS be flashed on the SPRINT variant to remove any connection to Sprint.
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So, we did the same thing as you. I purchased 2. The black one was unlocked out of the box. The white one isn't (yet). Both are paid off as of yesterday, they gladly took my money, but then didn't want to issue the unlock for the white one. I may just install the NMJ32F build, and see what happens.
Where did you look to check the IMEI unlock status? Swappa? I would be on the phone ripping Sprint a new ass if they are flagging my paid for device as "not met financial responsibility". I would blow them up on twitter, facebook, etc, until the problem has been rectified.
*UPDATE* I flashed NMJ32F and it works fine. Still locked to Sprint which I figured it would be. Otherwise, it has the latest November security patch now and should get all the other updates.

Hi, I am in Ireland and got a PH-1 which was locked by Sprint but i contacted them and they told me they have unlocked it for me and i can use it in Ireland but i am actually not able to use it on any network here, it just says Invalid Sim every time i put the sim card in.
Can anyone help me please?

Sam.anas said:
Hi, I am in Ireland and got a PH-1 which was locked by Sprint but i contacted them and they told me they have unlocked it for me and i can use it in Ireland but i am actually not able to use it on any network here, it just says Invalid Sim every time i put the sim card in.
Can anyone help me please?
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Invalid sim means that your phone is still locked to Sprint.
If your phone is unlocked then the UICC unlock will show this message:

Sam.anas said:
Hi, I am in Ireland and got a PH-1 which was locked by Sprint but i contacted them and they told me they have unlocked it for me and i can use it in Ireland but i am actually not able to use it on any network here, it just says Invalid Sim every time i put the sim card in.
Can anyone help me please?
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If they have unlocked it, you still need to put a Sprint SIM in it and run the UICC unlock before you can put another SIM in it.

wolfhelm said:
If they have unlocked it, you still need to put a Sprint SIM in it and run the UICC unlock before you can put another SIM in it.
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So if i could get a Sprint sim card here, will i be able to do it myself?

Sam.anas said:
So if i could get a Sprint sim card here, will i be able to do it myself?
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The way I understand it, you need to put a Sprint Sim in that has service activated on so it can connect to their Network to be unlocked. How you can do that overseas I'm not sure... You could buy service and have it sent to you, then you can connect through roaming. Sounds extremely tedious and expensive to do though...

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kbonnel said:
When I look at the variant for my PH-1 (which came from Sprint, is UICC unlocked, and works great with my t-mobile SIM) it doesn't show Variant - Sprint or Variant - OPENUS. Instead, it just shows Variant - .
It doesn't list anything after Variant.
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Mine too. Does this confirm that it is a Sprint version?

dovid said:
Mine too. Does this confirm that it is a Sprint version?
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Not sure if it confirms it or not. I asked essential, but they said it wasn't a big deal / not a problem.