So i got my htc desire yesterday unfortunately its locked to orange network, i need a guide to unlock my phone, will rootin my desire unlock it? or is there any other guide?
Thanks waitin for replies
go here and check the sticky
android.modaco.com/category/430/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/
you then need to flash a rom i believe
cant find any info on that...please give me a link to the guide in which unlocking your sim lock has been explained
Rooting =/= Unlocking
They are two very different things. There is no free method to unlock any recent phones. The only way to unlock is to buy a code off the internet or to ring Orange and ask for the unlocking code. There is simply no other way to unlock the phone.
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hey guys
i have an htc desire locked on Orange France, the phone is pretty neat but its network locked. can anyone please suggest a reliable website where i can buy an unlock code from ?
thx
tampitzel said:
hey guys
i have an htc desire locked on Orange France, the phone is pretty neat but its network locked. can anyone please suggest a reliable website where i can buy an unlock code from ?
thx
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You don't have to buy an unlock code to get it rooted. You can use a goldcard and root it. It's free
Csharpe said:
You don't have to buy an unlock code to get it rooted. You can use a goldcard and root it. It's free
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will a golden card and rooting it allow me to sim unlock ? cuz i have been reading about it and its ambigous, i think it`s impossible to sim unlock without a an unlock code.
Rooting wont unlock the phone, no.
But you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726 . It is free and works, you dont need to root or anything.
tampitzel said:
will a golden card and rooting it allow me to sim unlock ? cuz i have been reading about it and its ambigous, i think it`s impossible to sim unlock without a an unlock code.
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Goldcard is for branded RUUs only. In Romania there are no phones with branded RUUs, all of them have stock. They're network locked not branded. Use sieempi's utility, I've unlocked my phone locked by Orange Romania.
Edit: didn't read the post carefully enough. It appears from the RUU thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667 that Orange France doesn't have a branded RUU either. So you should't have to make a goldcard.
NeoDriver said:
Rooting wont unlock the phone, no.
But you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726 . It is free and works, you dont need to root or anything.
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i have never unlocked a phone easier ! thank you very much for your reply !
worked from the 1st try, unlocked it in seconds ! will donate for sure
I have just rooted my phone. I wonder if I can unlock bootloader after rooting?
If I can, which way is the easiest way?
And also I want to know the benefits of unlocking Bootloader.
I want to add that I don't know so much about doing so complicated things, please know that while informing me.
I really appriciate your answers...
stock rom Gingerbread 2.3.3, rooted.
Rooting and bootloader unlocking are separate. Your bootloader has to be unlocked using a special code unique to your phone. The code is supplied by Sony Ericsson. It won't work if your phone is a carrier locked one. Unlocking the sim card won't enable it either. You need something called fastboot and only unbranded, unlocked phones have it.
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Hey guys, so I've managed to unlock the bootloader AND root my Wildfire S. I don't know what other steps I need to take to ensure that I can use another SIM card in it.
It still says that the Sim card is locked after unlocking the bootloader and rooting (I know that rooting is in no way connected to unlocking the SIM).
I tried purchasing an unlock code form eBay but the code didn't work.
What are my options now?
Will creating a Gold card and following these instructions do the trick? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22208351&postcount=8
Also, if I flash the stock ROM, will I lose Croatian keyboard that is in the phone currently?
Thanks in advance!
sim lock can only be removed by xtc clip or htc itself.
no goldcard or unlocked bootloader will help you.
If you flash the stock rom that corresponds to your device you will not lose the keyboard.
So flashing a stock rom wont help with the sim unlock?
No. The Sim-Lock information is stored in the phones radio firmware which can not be changed yet without an xtc clip. So Sim-Lock is independent from the operating system.
Ok, thanks for the info.
I still don't understand why are all these sites and ebay sellers selling unlock codes if the unlocking is only possible trough XTC clip.
The guy that sold me that faulty code said that they work in 99% cases, and refunded me without a question.
I don't really see how that could be a viable business if it doesn't work :-/
Hello,
im interested in free sim unlock please give me some pointers.
I need info on what i have to do to install custom rom.
As far as i can see i need to unlock bootlocker and root naturaly.
please give me links...
THX
To root you will need to unlock your bootloader and root as you stated
But if you want to Sm-Unlock your phone then you will need an XTC-Clip
An XTC-Clip is a hardware which completely removes all the restrictions HTC puts to prevent root....and there's no free Sim-unlock unless you have a CDMA Wildfire S
Hi,
I got a Z1 compact and I need to remove the Simlock to use a SIM card from another carrier.
After reading a lot of other posts I'm assuming that I need to unlock the bootloader to do that.
The problem is, that the service info says that the bootloder unlock is not allowed..
Is there any possibility to unlock the bootloader anyway?
Thank you for any helpful answers.
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Hi,
I got a Z1 compact and I need to remove the Simlock to use a SIM card from another carrier.
After reading a lot of other posts I'm assuming that I need to unlock the bootloader to do that.
The problem is, that the service info says that the bootloder unlock is not allowed..
Is there any possibility to unlock the bootloader anyway?
Thank you for any helpful answers.
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There has been no exploit found yet
No. And will probably never happen either.
Narosu said:
Hi,
I got a Z1 compact and I need to remove the Simlock to use a SIM card from another carrier.
After reading a lot of other posts I'm assuming that I need to unlock the bootloader to do that.
The problem is, that the service info says that the bootloder unlock is not allowed..
Is there any possibility to unlock the bootloader anyway?
Thank you for any helpful answers.
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You don't need to unlock the bootloader to unlock the SIM. Those are 2 different unlocks.