I bought an unlocked Inspire 4G and installed ST sim, and it works fine. However, it's not rooted and I want to upgrade to Jellybean if possible without losing the fact that it's unlocked. I haven't been able to decide which ROM I want to run.
What mod is recommended for full functionality?
wrkrbee said:
I bought an unlocked Inspire 4G and installed ST sim, and it works fine. However, it's not rooted and I want to upgrade to Jellybean if possible without losing the fact that it's unlocked. I haven't been able to decide which ROM I want to run.
What mod is recommended for full functionality?
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you are refering to sim unlock or unlocked bootloader?
Well it allowed me to insert and use a straightalk sin w full functionality so I would say sim unlocked. Bootloader is s-on.
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We dont really do Bst ROM threads. Each rom is differnt and will add different things. Best thing for you is to try them out and see what rom you like.
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A line is being canceled from my tmobile account. They said we need to be on the phone with them, Do i need to switch back to factory settings or does it really matter? When they switch my sims to unlock... Does it require my phone to be on factory settings or can i just keep my phone s-off and coredroid on my phone?
Not sure your question is clear Sims are specific to supplier but will work on any unlocked phone......
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I have tmobile and they're willing to unlock my phone so that i can use other carriers sims with my sensation.. However i have it unlocked and coredroid rom on it.. Do i need to go back to factory rom or can i leave it as it is for them to unlock my phone for other sims...?
Have you tried another sim my guess is you are aleady unlocked...
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yes.. tried a att... doesnt work... Tmobile said they're going to unlock it for me.. My question is do i need to be on factory rom or is it okay to leave it on coredroid rom.. Can they access my phone and unlock it even though im unlocked and on a custom rom?
Well tell them to try nothing to loose - I still believe its a matter of u need the apn - access point name - settings for new sim / provider. When you 1st boot a Rom it as you to select from list...
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Galaxa12 said:
yes.. tried a att... doesnt work... Tmobile said they're going to unlock it for me.. My question is do i need to be on factory rom or is it okay to leave it on coredroid rom.. Can they access my phone and unlock it even though im unlocked and on a custom rom?
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All you need is the unlock code. It doesn't matter what Rom you're running.
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The beauty of GSM tmo will email u thr unlock code.
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Sorry for asking about this, I've searched around and find there are various posted and not sure which is correct one now.
I just got back a HTC Sensation from repaired that they replaced. IT comes with ICS already installed....so now I want to root it so I can unlock to use with other phone companies. I don't plan on using custom ROMs and would like to be able to receive future updates.
What's the best way to root the phone with this new firmware already installed? Can someone point me to the right guide? I see there's some all in one tool and also about unlocking the bootloader via the DevTool but I prefer not to lose warranty.
Thanks for the help
Well if your hboot is 1.27 you will need to head on over to HTC dev to unlock the boatloader and once you accomplish that install a custom recovery I would recommend 4ext and make sure smart flash is enabled and now you have two options you can root the stock Rom or you can download a custom Rom and if your comfortable with doing the wire trick to s off
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Well if your hboot is 1.27 you will need to head on over to HTC dev to unlock the boatloader and once you accomplish that then you need to flash a custom recovery I my self would recommend 4ext and when thats done install super su so you will have root and if your comfortable with doing the wire trick to s off
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So the only way to root is to unlock bootloader from HTC Dev first? All I want to do is get root so I can unlock the phone sim lock right now!
You got it
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newr said:
So the only way to root is to unlock bootloader from HTC Dev first? All I want to do is get root so I can unlock the phone sim lock right now!
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Hi,
Check HERE
Also I notice that you mentioned sim unlock you don't need to be rooted to unlock your sim unlocking your sim is referring to making your device carrier free meaning if in the U S you will have your choice of GSM carriers to choose from depending on how far you go with the sim unlocking process you could free it up from tmo and that will allow you to transition over to AT&T or you could free it up free it up for all gsm carriers like straight talk and your now there's is a script I saw in the dev section to unlock your sim I my self haven't tested it yet I can hunt it down for you if that's what your looking for however to run this script yes you will need to be rooted
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Hi,
For sim unlock,look HERE
and maybe HERE
Malybru as given you two links and those are what your looking for and as I stated in a previous post you will need to have your device unlock and rooted to run that script so your your main focus right now is to unlock your bootloader and install custom recovery and then root your device and you may have to s off your device to run that script as I haven't tryed the script yet so be sure to read up on it more before running the script
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I unlocked , installed custom on my phone, then I relocked my bootloader and flash stock att2.20 by running ruu.exe. now, everytime I checked for software update, it always says service unavailable. Do you guys know anything about this problem? Btw, my phone is unlocked and use T-Mobile.
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tritran18518 said:
I unlocked , installed custom on my phone, then I relocked my bootloader and flash stock att2.20 by running ruu.exe. now, everytime I checked for software update, it always says service unavailable. Do you guys know anything about this problem? Btw, my phone is unlocked and use T-Mobile.
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You realize you can't update a stock AT&T device via T-Mobile, even if you're using a T-Mobile sim card?
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You realize you can't update a stock AT&T device via T-Mobile, even if you're using a T-Mobile sim card?
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No, before I could check and it said "no software update available this time" when I used T-Mobile simcard.
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Mine says No Service when I check. HTC One X using Tmobile sim.
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Mine says No Service when I check. HTC One X using Tmobile sim.
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Maybe phone need to be connect to att service by att simcard first. Thanks all.
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It always puzzles me why do people on custom ROMs want to get OTAs?
AT&T JB isn't rolling out yet. When it does, it will get posted in Development in a TWRP-flashable rooted form.
I also doubt the OTA will feature much (if anything) that is not already present in the JB Sense ROMs already up in Development, plus all of AT&T's bloatware crap and other meddling. Possibly including a new hboot that will mess up even more stuff this time.
I contacted AT&T to obtain the SIM-unlock code for my One X/XL. For the life of me, I cannot get the unlock code to work. What's worse, I was told that if you input the wrong unlock code 5 times, the phone will be permanently locked to AT&T. I am rooted and running CM10.1. Does anyone know if rooting and running a custom ROM interferes with carrier-unlocking your phone? Thanks.
The unlock code won't work on an aosp rom. Flash a sense Rom then try and it will work
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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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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.
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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!
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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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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?
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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)?