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Does custom roms = network unlock. please fast reply

Hi guys. sorry if this has been posted already however i am in a rush
i was wondering if custom roms network unlock the htc desire as i am interested in buying one but it could be locked to a network i dont use. if a custom rom network unlocks i will buy it, if not then i will pass. please reply fast

no, a custom rom may remove operator branding and software but it will not unlock the phone to be used with any sim card. To do that you will need to purchase an unlock code from your network or a third party website, which typically costs between £15-25
oh and searching google would have given you your answer even faster, as a test, I asked google "will a custom rom unlock desire?" and had the answer returned within 0.18 seconds

Stuff like this should go in the Q&A section, also posting "please fast reply" is very annoying...

1. i googled it and it did tell me what u told me however i didnt know if there were other ways
2. i only asked for fast reply as i was on my way to a dealer before they shut and would have no network access on my phone as i was going to trade it in.
i wasnt meaning to offend. thanks for the help

[Q] unblock sim

hi any advice i want to unblock my desire hd thanks

And I want 100 euros, thanks...
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[Q] SIM Unlock [MIUI]

Hi!
I've rooted and re-flashed my HTC Desire to run MIUI, which is excellent, I can highly recommend it.
I didn't unlock it as it didn't need unlocking at the time, however now that i've upgraded to a new device (SGS2) I've handed the Desire over to my father and since he uses GiffGaff he bought an unlock code from a site recommended by GiffGaff.
We've got the code, when you put the GiffGaff sim in it comes up with the screen asking for an unlock code. Screen has a text box, an Unlock button and a Dismiss button.
Enter the code carefully as supplied.
Click the Unlock button and then while the keyboard *remains* displayed on the screen, the phone goes in to normal home screen (though still can't get a connection).
If you then reboot the phone it goes right back to asking you for an unlock code again.
Question then is: Do I need to reflash the phone back to stock to unlock it? Or could it be a faulty code?
There's no errors or other notes that we can see coming back on the screen.
Thanks!
Matt.

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

tried this one?

Hi,
Apologies for the delay in replying to this.
I just had the chance to try this over the weekend and can confirm the Linux ISO worked fantastically.
Thanks for the pointer, should have seen that myself really, sorry!
Cheers
Matt.

Welcome. No probs we are here to help each other...
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[Q] Face Unlock and Exchange Security Policy

Hi,
I had read earlier posts of the matter.
Most of them outdated. So I hope I can get an answer here.
After setting up Exchange credentials I am forced to enter a PIN\Password, and cannot use alternate ways to unlock my device such as pattern matching and face unlock.
I've seen .APKs for older models that bypass this.
Is there any thing that would work for my HTC One X?
If there is such a mail.apk that would allow me to do so I will probably need to root my device to use it right?
And yes another noob question incoming, brace yourselves-is it better to hold off with unlocking via HTC dev (required for rooting?) because they void the warranty if you do it through them?
any other idea of how to work around this issue?
thanks.

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big big bump for this ...
I have a PIN on mine because of the exchange policy and it annoys me how you need to hit ok after entering the numbers when things like iOS and WP7 unlock straight after the last digit ..
Also anyone notice the lag when entering PIN?
Pattern unlock would be awesome ..

hmm.. another bump maybe?

How to unlock the carrier(SIM card) on my HTC Desire Eye(ATT)?

What would be the optimal way?
I 'd prefer a free way, if I wont brick it.
Sorry for the dumb question, I googled, but found no info on it except sellers trying to sell unlock codes.
This is my first phone I need to tinker with so I'm confused.
Thank you in advance!

If anyone has the same issue, its pretty easy to do so.
att . com/deviceunlock/#/
Just complete the form and it you get the unlock code immediately. Be sure to confirm from the email, and then dont wait for the next email but go immediatly to the "check device unlock request status" or something like that(its a link they will give you once you confirmed the request).