HI
Can a O2 xda be unlocked to use it on 3 network. THe dealer told me that the phone is unlocked, but when I used my 3 network SIM its not taking it...
any similar experiences.......
cheers
it should work, for phone calls and text at least. O2 dont lock their phones. My XDA graphite works happily on 3, except for MMS. Getting reception is another question. Its fine in London, but not so good in other parts of the UK.
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Hi XDA developers,
Tnaks for all your help ! where would I be without you!.
I have got an XDA2 from ebay, when I got it I was told that it was unlocked, as my company uses vodafone I wanted to run the phone on that. I put the SIM in and vodafone comes up on the display, text messages can be sent and your unlock software says the phone is unlocked.
BUT, I cannot make calls, when I dial the number it simply beeps three times and then ends the call, when I try and ring the number it also will not connect ... please please help, ive contacted the seller and he says that it worked fine on O2, I havent tried a O2 Sim but is the phone faulty or is it a problem someone else has encountered with these devices !
Your urgent help would be gratefully apreciated. Thanks James :lol:
This is probably a blocked phone, it is either stolen or been subject to an insurance claim whereby the company has written it off and blocked the imei to prevent further use of the phone. It will work abroad as the imei will not be blocked in other countries. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news my friend. :shock:
Thankyou
Thanks for the response, I think you are correct.. What I think has happened is the person I got it off had a new XDA2i and I believe that this had been got from his insurance company.
Can you confirm that XDA's work with vodafone ! I know they do, and I will have to sell this to someone from ebay.com so they can use it in there country.
thanks and all the best
James
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I'd see if I could borrow someones O2 sim before thinking getting rid. You might find it just doesn't like your Voda sim.
I don't think it has an imei bar as it wouldn't pick up a network and you certainly couldn't use sms on it.
JD
Imei bar does not prevent signal reception on some networks, it just doesnt allow access to the network. And yes it would be a good idea to try another sim, however it does display symptoms of a blocked phone.
I have an XDA II. I bought unlocked from Ebay some months ago. Originally I was using a T-mobile sim, which worked really fine, with good strong signal all the time. But when the contract ran out I decided to go with Vodafone. It was a wrong decision. The signal with the XDA II is crap, even though the same sim get about a 70% signal in my other phone, a Nokia 6310i. I get the same 3 beeps and no call.
If I goto to other places the signal improves but it's never 100%. I can make and take calls and SMS messages, but cannot set it up for MMS messages. Vodafone say they cant help me because they dont have any XDA phones and dont know the setting to input.
My conclusion is that Vodafone and XDA's dont work well together. I can only assume that the arial in the XDA II is more in tune with other networks like T-mobile.
UNLOCK MY XDA2
Well i got a link from here to Unlock my XDA2 from 02 to orange and it has worked ok thank you so much for the person for downloading the link all the best antony
The person posting the question has no problem with signal, it registers fine, he gets 3 beeps when he dials, then it hangs up, I would like to know the outcome because I am 90% sure it is blocked, however I would be delighted if proved wrong as the guy will then be able to use his phone.
Bad news
Hi, Thanks for your concern, and yes I did try and unlcok the XDA from your site, and aI also did a ROM up-date.
I have now tried the XDA with an O2 Sim and like we thought its totaly dead, not even a signal on this network...
Luckily, I have had a lot of interest from outside the UK, and hopefully will make a small amount of profit from selling the item on.... but unfortunatly the guy who sold it me wont respond to my e-mails!... I could contact his insurance company and advise them as to what he has done... but to be honest is it worth all the problems that comes with it!, as as usual I the victim will probably come off worse!.. so can anyone else tell me there views of the vodafone network and if I should try again with an XDA 2 that works in the UK!, let this be a warning to everyone to chheck the IMEI with O2 before they buy a second hand XDA!... thanks once again! :roll:
Vodafone is fine with xda 2, for value on payg you cant beat tesco, its 20p across networks but you can choose 3 numbers and you get to call those at 10p per minute and half price sms. O2 payg gives you 300 sms free for a tenner topup and free wap access over gprs. So according to your usage just take your pick. Sorry to hear the phone was blocked, I had it 3 seperate times with xda 1 phones, most of the time the person who made the insurance claim isnt aware of the fact the the imei is barred after being written off. The insurance companies could address this by demanding the damaged phone before paying up.
Thanks
Thanks for your help, ive now got rid of the dodgy XDA to france (hope to god it works there), ive got another of ebay for £160 and double checked its not IMEI blocked... and paid by paypal so I dont get stung again.
I use vodafone as its my corporate SIM, e.g they pay for all usage and private calls are really cheap... but I cant use GPRS ! YET!..
THanks all anyway ! alls well that ends well as they say
Nice one, and yes it will work in France.
I have the opportunity of being given an O2 XDA IIS. This was originally purchased in Hong Kong. I updated (via this site) with Windows 2005. My cell provider is FIDO (GSM).
When I put the sim card in the phone, I get the "invalid sim" message. I've used the unlocking software found on this forum, but I was told it was already unlocked already. Is it possible that this phone will not work for me no matter what because of conflicting technologies?
- P.Xex
Aww, common. Someone must know!
Got it to work! Sanded all contacts, including SIM with sandpaper.
I just bought a HTC s620 unlocked from ebay. I have been using my family members legit t-mobile dash and my sim works fine in it. The s620 came with NRG 1.3 rom on it. At first it would connect to the t-mobile network for a few seconds, then it would disconnect and get stuck saying searching.
I flashed the phone with .6 t-mobile rom, same problem. (yes i did the application unlock)
Now i flashed the phone with the 1.7 NRG Rose rom and i can't find any networks at all.
Anyone have any ideas? I have looked through all the settings just to make sure it isn't a dumb mistake. Is it possible that the HTC s620 unlocked phones off of ebay just don't work with T-mobile?
Thanks,
Hain
Update:
I tried the same with my brothers sim card, same results. Can't find any networks. I also tried flashing to 6.5 3VOLUTION, nothing.
I guess then perhaps it's either a hardware fault or the phone's IMEI number has been blacklisted, perhaps because it has been reported stolen.
Thanks for the response. It must be the phone radio that is busted. I am sending the phone back, all the way to China .
same problem
Hey... I've had this same problem... did you buy it from youdosure88 on ebay? I have a similar problem... the signal is strong outdoors but indoors there is no signal. did you get a replacement?
So, I am going to Rinteln, Lower Sax the 7th of july for a couple weeks, and I am just curious if any one knows if I will be able to find a prepaid sim card to use in my G2 while I am there. There is always calling over wifi if not, but its worth a shot.
Perhaps there are even some locals that can respond.
Thanks in advance
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using xda premium
If you are a t-mobile customer use wifi calling
We were just in Europe and I had international roaming turned off. What we used was wifi calling. I could send text message (mms didn't work) and receive text message (they get queued up and you get them when you connect) and call back to the states free. We thought it worked very well.
I live in Germany and I am using Alditalk which is using the eplus network.
There you have very cheap data flatrates.
You can simply buy them in an ALDI Supermarket.
O2 traveler sim
Last time I was there O2 had a traveler pack promotion but it might have expired.
Drop by any O2 shop and ask them about it.
Sim card for Germany
With the pre-paid global SIM card, you get the benefit of having the same number, which you can carry through your journey in different parts of the world. On top of that, the calls that you receive are free of cost, no matter where it is generated from.I'm using holidayphone during my foreign tour especially in Spain, Italy. They providing cheap and best services.
Evening all,
I'm trying to get my O2 sim to working on my Three network Note 2. I start the phone up and it then asked for a unlock code (sim lock). I've had a good google but sadly everything I've found doesn't work.
I have tried flashing the international stock rom which gets rid of the Three start up screen but when I try the service secret menu I don't get the UTMS option
(tried 4.1.1 and 4.1.2, same results - no menu)
Has anyone got one and managed to get a different sim working in it?
thanks,
Steve
Well I'm still after a proper unlock method, but for now I've used galaxsim unlock from the play store. I'm not one for recommending paid apps but this worked very well. Cost me £2.50 and once I ran it and rebooted the phone I'm pleased to say my O2 sim works great.
I had to root my Note2 mined which took a little reading.. but thanks to some XDA posts got it sorted
I'm still interested if anyone managed to unlock it 'proper'.
thanks
Steve
You could try actually asking Three for an unlock code.
Is there some reason for the OP to think that flashing a ROM will sim unlock a phone?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
Three charge £15 to unlock the phone ring customer services
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
OP, try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
Got my Note 2 on the Three network on the "one plan" tariff but i got it via affordable mobiles uk on a cheaper tariff and 1400 mins more.
The handset was free and it came sim unlocked with no network branding. Three wanted £36 pm and £69.99 for the handset I got it for £32 pm.
If your in the UK and want a Note 2, try affordable mobiles first.
working unlock for N7105
artnada said:
OP, try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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I used the method linked in the quoted post. I have an UK EE N7105 and I had to flash 4.1.1 to enable the method. It doesn't appear to work on 4.1.2 .
I have tested it with a pay as you go sim from another network. Works fine.
ScottArten said:
Got my Note 2 on the Three network on the "one plan" tariff but i got it via affordable mobiles uk on a cheaper tariff and 1400 mins more.
The handset was free and it came sim unlocked with no network branding. Three wanted £36 pm and £69.99 for the handset I got it for £32 pm.
If your in the UK and want a Note 2, try affordable mobiles first.
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Congratulations, you completely failed to actually read the OP. Well done.