Hi there ! Bought one of these phones from ebay.co.uk and wanted to unlock it before it arrives by IMEI. A friend told me that the O2 ones already come sim unlocked... is this true?
Many thanks!!!
jopa7 said:
Hi there ! Bought one of these phones from ebay.co.uk and wanted to unlock it before it arrives by IMEI. A friend told me that the O2 ones already come sim unlocked... is this true?
Many thanks!!!
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That's not true, they are locked to O2 network. Fill in a form here: https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking&case=Handset Unlocking Form and wait. It took them one day to supply me with an unlock code.
Thank you very much. Already received it and, as you told, it's locked. I'm not living in UK and bought the phone on ebay to use overseas. The link you provided it's for 02 contract customers, no? Do you know any reliable unlock code provider? Cheers
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Well, most likely the person who sold you the phone is an O2 contract customer. You could ask that person to request an unlock code for you as it would be free of charge. Another option is to get O2 Pay & Go sim card and doing it yourself. See this: http://service.o2.co.uk/IQ/SRVS/CGI...ef(User):str(Mobile),CASE=ref(unlockmymobile) which might be tricky if you're not in the UK I don't know of any reliable unlock sites, but they usually charge a fortune for this.
This thread describes the situation I was in, in case anyone stumbles on it later.
I tried via the O2 online chat to get the phone unlocked. They said that I could not unlock it because they could only supply an unlock code if the phone had been used for 12 months on O2 and their records showed that this particular phone had only been used for three months. So, it looked like I would have to get a UK O2 SIM and use it for nine months. That is not easy if you live in Australia. However there is a site called Travelgear that sells O2 SIMs and lets you charge them up with 20 pounds of credit. So, I did that, and installed the SIM with a view to seeing out the 9 months, perhaps sending a text every so often and topping up each month. After installing the SIM I received a text from O2 saying I had 100MB of data to use. In trying to work out the status of the phone account I pressed an O2 shortcut on the front screen which opened up an app which when I pressed on the "My O2" button, opened up the web browser, which would not let me log into any information. Then, I thought I would ask O2 again to unlock via their online support form. Unsurprisingly, they responded that they could not but surprisingly, they said that the reason was that I did not have the necessary 15 pounds of credit. I queried that because I thought I should have 20 pounds. Ha ha! While it is 100MB, it is 6 pounds per MB if you are roaming in Australia! The brief attempt to check my account status had wiped out my credit. Gosh how I laughed.
Anyway, in parallel with all of this I tried an unlocking site called gsmliberty. They said they would need to go to a "second level database" at an additional charge and I said no thanks I will have a refund, which they promptly gave without fuss. Then I tried CellUnlockerPro. First time, they said the servers were down, which I thought was just an excuse for not being able to get the unlock code as gsmliberty had not been able to, so I asked for a refund and they too gave it to me promptly. About a week later CellUnlockerPro emailed to say the server was up so I thought nothing to be lost and gave it a shot. I put in the wrong IMEI but again CellUnlockerPro gave me a refund because I spotted the mistake early. I tried again and lo! they gave me an unlock code which worked.
So, moral of this sad story seems to be that if you are in Australia, do not waste money trying to get the free unlock out of O2, just spend the 30 USD that CellUnlockerPro charges.
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Anyone know how to unlock the treo 750 yet
looking for same...the earlier thread seems to be dancing around the topic but no clear idea if they figured it out or how to do it
Only way at presnet is to contact vodaphone and pay a fee of 15-20 can't remember the correct fee. I have been waiting for a week so far for my unlock code they said it can be anything from 14 days - 28 days.
Yeah i did that today they said i had to put £20.oo credit on my pay as you go phone and wait, however i wasnt convinced it is going to work as she didnt know what the phone was or anything. Did they say how they would contact you or any other info
I will have to wait for 2 weeks before i can use this damn it
I would advise you to go into a vodaphone store pay the £20 over the counter and then the wait begins. They will ask you for a email address and full postal address, The network unlock comes from another department so they are not generated in store but this way you have someone to go back too.
I have push service on my email so as soon as i get it I am going to unlock the phone I called and tonight and they say it shouldn't be too long.
I asked in store first and they said they couldnt do it as "Computer says no" so i called them up, they took my email address and an alternative number and told me to add £20.00 credit to my pay as you go number so they can take payment, i will wait and see if the payment is taken then chase them, i want the phone for my work tmobile account as i have web n walk
Same here I can wait till I get my unlock code I really like the form factor of the treo to my TyTN. I take it you took the Treo out on pay as you go then? I think the in store price was £400 when I last looked.
Yeah i picked it up for £380.oo in store
How are you guys finding it compared to the TyTN?
Well just a heads up, i emailed this company today and they say they can unlock a Treo 750V so i have sent them my imei no and should have an unlock code in 24-48 hrs it costs £25.00 but its better than waiting 2-3 weeks that vodafone are stating minimum
I will give you an update when i get the code
http://www.unlockitnow.com/Palmone/Treo 750v.php
Cheers
Chris
I just had a word with a vodaphone sales guy and they said the reason why there is 2-3 weeks wait, They don't want there customers leaving so you have to seee out the contract period. 14 days you can take the phone back and cancle the contract.
Keep me updated as I may be getting a spare treo as a second phone and giving my TyTN to my brother.
Nice find chrissyboy6969
£405 all in all for a treo 750 sim free isn't bad at all.
Will pay $400 to have treo 750 unlocked...currently locked to vodafone...
@sizzlerecords
you owe me 400 $... check here: http://www.imei-check.co.uk/p750unlock.php
cheers, lutz
Googling "Treo 750 unlock" i also found http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/palm-treo-750-unlock-p-1283.html
Can i get 400$ too ?
Any one know of a free solution ? (Can't promise 400$ )
I saw a flash tutorial on unlocking treo 750
at www.fasttutorial.com, I believe it includes all the treo.
I has just unlocked my treo 750v locked to 3G networks with this website :
http://www.dudoanketqua.com/unlock/unlock_treo-750v.php
I bought the unlock instructions ( only 19.99$ ) , provide them my Imei number and they give me a key file ( file *.unl )
I use a data cable and unlock it using a software they provided and this key file within 5 minutes . it worked great now
You can also buy it from ebay
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1...1&mpre=http://search.ebay.com/unlock+treo+750
I'm looking for some one can provide me a English Rom . my treo is in Frence now. If you got it. please send me a PM. Thanks
If you wanna have this key file to reasearch for a free unlocking method for people, contact me and i'll email you. Notes that in the program said thay" each imei have a difference key file ..." so it think it will not works with your phone .
Did you try an other sim instead of looking for unlocking your treo 750?
Anyway, I did and was happy to see an Orange simcard just was working fine!
There's no lock on my Vodafone Treo 750!
I rang vodafone and asked for a unlock code and they gave it to me free of charge! Now fully unlocked to all networks.
treo 750 unlock
I Have also used this service here: http://www.nextgenserver.com/treo750v_treo_750v_unlocking.htm
They are the developers of the original treo 650 remote unlock.
I purchased a palm treo 750 on craigslist from an AT & T customer. They provided me with the unlock code, but it must not be correct. I have entered it several times and I have received a message that says: you have tried 6 times, please wait until time out...
How long is this time out, is it permanent?
How can I get around this so that I can use this AT & T phone with my TMobile service?
Thanks,
Kim
If you do a google, there are several places online to purchase unlocking software. It will probably cost you approx $35 us.
I used gsmphonesource.com and had no problems. Make sure you have a sim from another provider though. All you need to do is borrow a friends that might be T-mobile or something similar.
Take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334100
Hi,
I bought a T-Mobile locked HTC Sensation from the ebay. I wanted to get it unlocked from T-Mobile, but they will provide me the unlocking code for the mobile, unless I have an activated line from them. I found the following from the T-Mobile website, and need somebody who is a T-Mobile USA customer to help me out with this. If you are willing to help, send me a PM. I will send you the IMIE number, which could be used to get the unlocking code from T-Mobile.
SIM Unlock Code
For information on the SIM Unlock Code, refer to the following:
If you purchased a wireless phone from T-Mobile, your phone has been programmed with a SIM lock which will prevent the phone from operating with other compatible wireless telephone carrier’s services. If you wish to use the phone with the service of another wireless telephone carrier, you must enter a numeric SIM Unlock Code to unlock the phone.
For customers with a T-Mobile Postpaid Plan, T-Mobile will provide the SIM Unlock Code upon request to eligible customers, provided the requesting customer has a minimum of 40 days of active service with T-Mobile.
For customers with a T-Mobile Prepaid Plan, T-Mobile will provide the SIM Unlock Code upon request to eligible customers, provided the requesting customer has a minimum of 60 days of active service with T-Mobile and either a Prepaid Plan account balance of at least $10.00 or a prior refill within the last 30 days.
T-Mobile will provide the SIM Unlock Code upon request to eligible former customers, provided that T-Mobile has such code or can obtain it from the manufacturer.
You may request the SIM Unlock Code for your phone, together with instructions for entering the code, by calling T-Mobile customer care at 1-800-937-8997.
i dont know if they do it but have you try calling htc? also i think there are sites that sell the unlock codes.
I tried for the past week to unlock via T-Mobile. Complete waste of my time. Too many wasted hours on the phone with them. And I WAS eligible!
I ended up buying mine for $25 from htcimeiunlock.com received it 10 minutes later and all was well.
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Also, HTC will not give it either. I tried that too
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cdstewart said:
I tried for the past week to unlock via T-Mobile. Complete waste of my time. Too many wasted hours on the phone with them. And I WAS eligible!
I ended up buying mine for $25 from htcimeiunlock.com received it 10 minutes later and all was well.
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why did you have problems? this week i solicited the unlock code for my hd2 and got the code the next day.
cdstewart said:
I tried for the past week to unlock via T-Mobile. Complete waste of my time. Too many wasted hours on the phone with them. And I WAS eligible!
I ended up buying mine for $25 from htcimeiunlock.com received it 10 minutes later and all was well.
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I called them and were willing to give the unlock code if I had an active line with them. I have read other stories on forums where they have shared this code. The extract that have posted is also from their website !!
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I called them and were willing to give the unlock code if I had an active line with them. I have read other stories on forums where they have shared this code. The extract that have posted is also from their website !!
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I work in tech care myself and would like to clear something up. T-Mobile does not have unlock codes, period. IF you are eligible (must have an account obviously), your IMEI and account info gets sent to an unlock team, and they get the code directly from the manufacturer. It's not like they have the code ready and said "Go F yourself" lol.
What reason do they have to unlock a phone that is so new they obviously did not recuperate their subsidy yet and for someone who hasn't paid a dime worth of fees.
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What reason do they have to unlock a phone that is so new they obviously did not recuperate their subsidy yet and for someone who hasn't paid a dime worth of fees.
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Not everyone has purchases their phones on contract. Some people buy them outright... and prefer them sim unlocked for traveling with.
I am one of those few people who do just that. T-mobile told me that I need to wait 60 days between time of purchase and sim unlock... Or I could get it done by a third party, usually $25 to do. Google "sim unlock htc sensation"
@stoneyjonez : Ok.. got you. Can you tell me if they would give me the unlock code if a person with a T-Mobile account ( long standing ) and asked them for the unlock code ? Obviously that person wouldnt have bought the phone directly from them
cellunlocker . net I recommend currently only 19.99 for unlock code and takes up to 3 hours
In the past I tried to get a Motorola ROKR E8 unlocked through them. I was eligible and they said they would submit something to whoever they have to submit it to. I tried 3 times and never heard back from anyone. Phone was never unlocked :-(
I would just go online and pay for one, you get way better service that way. Its not like $25 is a big spend compared to the retail cost of the phone your unlocking.
Thanks for all your responses folks !! In my opinion its a bit dodgy to send money to anybody on the net. I have read too many stories where the money is gone but no unlock code. But I can take the recommendations given by others and buy from a reliable service..
Usually yes...if you give your imei to a T-mobile customer they will give them the unlock code for it.
Here is what happened when I sold my Vibrant after buying my new Sensation: I requested the unlock code from t-mo, they replied in 24 hours that the phone would not be unlocked due to it not being the current phone on the network for my account. (I then unlocked the Vibrant by rooting it and using an unlock method via adb)
So I am guessing that a t-mo customer would not be able to help out, since the phone would not be on the network.
From what I have read on the internet, if you tell them that you are travelling internationally and would like to use a local sim, they give you the unlock code. Also, see my first post where I have posted the rules specified on the T-Mob website for requesting a unlock code and the guidelines they use for qualification of a customer.
i use my sensation on the network and so i called in to request my unlock code..they did all the button pushing on their side and said i will get an email within 72 hours with the unlock stuff...will post when i get it or what i get.
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Here is what happened when I sold my Vibrant after buying my new Sensation: I requested the unlock code from t-mo, they replied in 24 hours that the phone would not be unlocked due to it not being the current phone on the network for my account. (I then unlocked the Vibrant by rooting it and using an unlock method via adb)
So I am guessing that a t-mo customer would not be able to help out, since the phone would not be on the network.
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my current phone in the network is the sensation and i asked for the code of the hd2 and they gave it to me. and i didnt have to lie. i told them the truth, that i bought the sensation and was going to give the hd2 to my girlfriend and because she is in another company i needed the code so she can use the phone.
i guess it just depends if you get a good rep.by the way i did it via the costumer care online chat. i saved the transcript here it is.
Thanks for your detailed response.. Anybody willing to give it a shot with for my phone with T-Mobile ?
sorry man. i dont want to risk into getting in trouble. i bet others here are thinking the same. so guess your only option is to pay for it online. do good search for a reliable site.
I got my hands on a brand new ATRIX 2 (AT&T) and want to use it with my T Mobile prepaid. Cellunlocker stated that it would be 4-6 business days to send me the code. 4-6 days??? Come on! Does this sound reasonable?
Some companies are like that.
Others claim 15 to 20 minutes, guess you fell into one of the longer ones. Nothing to do but wait, hopefully they'll have it for you before then.
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Actually it is and I will tell you why. Nobody can do an Atrix 2 in 10 to 15 minutes. That is how long they will take to submit your order after you pay. It is word games to trick you into thinking you will get a faster unlock. At this time, until the Atrix 2 is in the AT&T unlock database, which takes about nine months after release, there is only one server (that I know of) to get the codes and all the unlocking services are using the same server. That server only accepts batch orders twice a day Monday through Thursday, one batch early on Friday and one batch Sunday evening. So if you ordered Friday night your order cannot be submitted to the server until Sunday. The turnaround time for this server is two business days, including the day it was submitted. So most likely your code will come back Tuesday. From a late Friday purchase that would be five days including the day you ordered. If you are lucky it might come back Monday. I just got an Atrix 2 sent to me from the U.S. last week. U.S. time my unlock order was submitted around 10:30 p.m. Monday evening and the code returned just before Noon on Wednesday (2 business days). Since I subscribe to the unlocking service as a reseller I was notified immediately by the server when my code returned. If you are using a reseller you also need to wait for them to contact you once your code is returned by the server. I hope this explains why you need to wait. Once the codes are in AT&T's database turnaround time will be minutes and the price will drastically drop to a few dollars at the most. Right the cost on these codes run between $15 to $30 for them. The cheapest code resellers are on ebay. Usually the website based resellers will charge around double the eBay sellers. The eBay sellers sell the codes very close to their wholesale cost and only make a few dollars per unlock, if they are lucky.
Also you will most likely be given two unlock codes. Only one will work. If the first one does not work try the second one. One of them should work. In my case I was lucky and the first code of the two worked. Enter your code carefully and make sure you enter it correctly.
I got mine and my wife's subsidy unlock codes through at&t. They said they couldn't generate the code in- house for the A2, and the had to make a case file and send it the the "National Device Unlock Team" or something.. And like a month before, I got the code for the Infuse from them over the phone within in minutes (was my wife's phone, we returned it and upgraded her to the A2 though). Anyway, the codes for our A2's came in a little less then a week. So, I think it's normal, they probably don't have the codes for our phone readily available yet.
Aside from putting in a diff sim, you can aslo punch in #073887* in the dialer. We tried it with a diff sim once, and the sim itself had a pin lock and I was entering the subsidy code in there and it wasn't working and freaking me out when I got down to one try left... so, the dialer code is much simpler..
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Actually it is and I will tell you why. Nobody can do an Atrix 2 in 10 to 15 minutes. That is how long they will take to submit your order after you pay. It is word games to trick you into thinking you will get a faster unlock. At this time, until the Atrix 2 is in the AT&T unlock database, which takes about nine months after release, there is only one server (that I know of) to get the codes and all the unlocking services are using the same server. That server only accepts batch orders twice a day Monday through Thursday, one batch early on Friday and one batch Sunday evening. So if you ordered Friday night your order cannot be submitted to the server until Sunday. The turnaround time for this server is two business days, including the day it was submitted. So most likely your code will come back Tuesday. From a late Friday purchase that would be five days including the day you ordered. If you are lucky it might come back Monday. I just got an Atrix 2 sent to me from the U.S. last week. U.S. time my unlock order was submitted around 10:30 p.m. Monday evening and the code returned just before Noon on Wednesday (2 business days). Since I subscribe to the unlocking service as a reseller I was notified immediately by the server when my code returned. If you are using a reseller you also need to wait for them to contact you once your code is returned by the server. I hope this explains why you need to wait. Once the codes are in AT&T's database turnaround time will be minutes and the price will drastically drop to a few dollars at the most. Right the cost on these codes run between $15 to $30 for them. The cheapest code resellers are on ebay. Usually the website based resellers will charge around double the eBay sellers. The eBay sellers sell the codes very close to their wholesale cost and only make a few dollars per unlock, if they are lucky.
Also you will most likely be given two unlock codes. Only one will work. If the first one does not work try the second one. One of them should work. In my case I was lucky and the first code of the two worked. Enter your code carefully and make sure you enter it correctly.
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I am also using T-mobile prepaid after unlock, and I had to wait for week...so it sounds normal...
Thank you jboxer for detail instructions as how unlocking works, I remember being mad with my unlock service provider as he keep telling me for 2 more days for week time(he never explained as why its taking time)...now it makes sense why he took that time..
Took me about 3 days to get unlock codes.....
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Took me about 3 days to get unlock codes.....
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Did they give you two possible codes to try?
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Took me 3 days too.
They gave me 3 codes. The first one worked like a charm.
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I'm super interested in the whole "Unlock" thing since I might want to take my phone to a different service. Since sazhagianambi seems to be our resident genius on the subject I would like to direct the questions to him:
Does unlocking the phone while still being on the network cause any "errors" on said network (e.g. Unlocking AT&T and staying on AT&T)?
Does the unlocked phone need anything when taking it to another network (e.g. Unlocked AT&T android phone and going to straighttalk)?
Finally when everyone says "oh i have a code from __________ and it took me ___ days/weeks" are the codes different? and if not.. howcome people don't post them up? (I would understand if you want to direct the answers to me privately)
I will answer your questions since I run an unlocking service and am very knowledgeable on the subject.
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Does unlocking the phone while still being on the network cause any "errors" on said network (e.g. Unlocking AT&T and staying on AT&T)?
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No it causes no problems at all. The phone never sends a signal to any network that is is subsidy locked or unlocked.
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Does the unlocked phone need anything when taking it to another network (e.g. Unlocked AT&T android phone and going to straighttalk)?
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Yes. You need to go into settings and set the APN for your new carrier for data to work if the APN is not already in the phone's APN database. On a stock rom it will likely not be there. If you unlock and then flash a custom rom, the APN for most carriers will likely already be in the phone.
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Finally when everyone says "oh i have a code from __________ and it took me ___ days/weeks" are the codes different? and if not.. howcome people don't post them up? (I would understand if you want to direct the answers to me privately)
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Codes are unique to each and every device. They are usually based on the IMEI number alone, but in some cases they are also based on locked carrier ID and other numbers in the phone (such as an SVN number in some Motorola phones - does not apply to the Atrix or any other Moto Android phone).
Also, in the case of the Atrix 2 AT&T can and does change the unlock codes OTA once the phone is activated on their network. That is why when you get an Atrix 2 unlock code, you may receive two or three unlock codes. These are all codes that are in the databases for a specific IMEI and the wholesalers don't know which one is correct. They don't know if the original moto assigned unlock code is correct or if the AT&T one has been sent to the phone OTA. So they provide all known codes and tell you to carefully try them all. In the case of my personal Atrix 2, the first code worked and I am happily using my AT&T Atrix 2 in Thailand on DTAC getting 4G service. Once the phone is unlocked, even if AT&T sends an OTA unlock code change, it won't matter because once you unlock the phone it stays unlocked forever, unless the carrier sends an explicit re-lock command, which they never do. You only enter the code once and it is done.
People don't post codes because they will not work on your phone. You have a limited number of attempts (usually 5 or 10) to enter the correct subsidy code. Once you have reached the limit of attempts the phone will no longer allow you to enter the code and is considered "hard-locked" to that carrier, meaning you can never unlock it by code. You will then need to have the phone hardware unlocked which is done with special software that hacks either the baseband code or NVM (non volatile memory) that is read at boot time. Hardware unlocking is dangerous and can damage your phone. Unlocking by subsidy code is the only way to safely and properly unlock your phone.
Some phones get almost instant unlock code numbers such as LG and older Motorolas as they are in databases that have been obtained by unlocking wholesalers. Some phones like very old Nokia or BlackBerry devices have calculated codes and once the algorithm is known it is just a case of computing the unlock code. Newer phones like the Atrix 2 are harder to get codes for and take two business days for the wholesalers to retrieve the codes from their source. Soon, maybe two to six months, Atrix 2 codes will likely be in the instant database and the price will drop from around $15.00 to around $2.00, but if you want your phone unlocked now I would not wait for that to occur.
Hope this answered your questions. i know I was not the intended responder but this way you get your answers faster.
I just did the unlock from these guys (unlockfusion) from ebay. they charged me $16 .. I submitted my IMIE code on Monday afternoon and Got the unlock code yesterday (Tuesday evening). That was really fast. may be I was lucky.
on a side note: Nowhere related to that company.
Googler_1976 said:
I just did the unlock from these guys (unlockfusion) from ebay. they charged me $16 .. I submitted my IMIE code on Monday afternoon and Got the unlock code yesterday (Tuesday evening). That was really fast. may be I was lucky.
on a side note: Nowhere related to that company.
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What is this VictoryROM? Something you ported to the A2? Is it, or is it going to be available to the community to try out?
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What is this VictoryROM? Something you ported to the A2? Is it, or is it going to be available to the community to try out?
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I create my own Roms.. (All VictoryRom's are created by me) Once I feel comfortable and make sure No bugs are there... I post it.
basically I don't Like heavy Themes + Extras scripts + overclocking which most of the rom's comes with so i create my own.
My rom's consists of
As stock as possible with root and very minimum themes (Mostly ICS)
Some nice to haves like Beats audio etc
some build props edits etc.
Remove junk (But on Atrix2 I did not, as I'm new to Motorola phone so just freezed them)
these are few... So far its as stable as Stock rom.
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I create my own Roms.. (All VictoryRom's are created by me) Once I feel comfortable and make sure No bugs are there... I post it.
basically I don't Like heavy Themes + Extras scripts + overclocking which most of the rom's comes with so i create my own.
My rom's consists of
As stock as possible with root and very minimum themes (Mostly ICS)
Some nice to haves like Beats audio etc
some build props edits etc.
Remove junk (But on Atrix2 I did not, as I'm new to Motorola phone so just freezed them)
these are few... So far its as stable as Stock rom.
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Very cool. Hope to get to check it out someday..
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Very cool. Hope to get to check it out someday..
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Very soon..
I just wanted to share that I unlocked my UK Orange One XL on eBay.
UK based seller and item no 150986220113
Firstly I read reviews and saw positive international feedback so I went for it. I received my unlock code via email within minutes on a Saturday evening, even though order confirmation states to expect item in 3-4 days.
The best part is it's dirt cheap compared to other unlocking services, ONLY £2.49!
I am not affiliated with seller in any way, just wanted to share this here so others can save some $$ while breaking from carrier chains
While researching this I couldn't find any free methods yet BTW!
I was able to call AT&T and request my unlock. The phone was about 6 months old on contract and I hadn't called them before for such a request. Not sure if it matters. Also I wasn't an international carrier either, not sure how much that matters.
I'm glad you were able to get a successful code for next to nothing
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I went thru a variety of hoops to get my one xl unlocked, and wife's x+.
AT&T said no-can-do until the contract expires (which, we always renew, typically early, so does that mean no forever??) on the FIRST phone call.
bought a code of ebay which didn't work. paid cellunlocker.net $15 and didn't work.
called ATT and asked for PUK code, then PIN code, and was given both.
worked.