Hey there,
I noticed the option SIMLOCK in the HBOOT Menu and because I was moving to another country, I realized that by unlocking my HTC Desire, I would be able to use it in the country I was going to. However, after executing that option, my phone stopped recognizing any SIM card. It is now showing the message "Please insert a SIM card" even when there is a SIM card in it.
I am wondering then, if there is a way to fix it.
I'd be very, very glad if any of you could give me insight.
Thanks!
Have you tried calling the company you got the phone from and explaining the issue to them? You obviously can't use that phone but it couldn't hurt to try calling them.
Selecting SIMLOCK will LOCK the device. Unless stated the Desire comes unlocked by default
Really? Do you know have any suggestions about what I can do to make it work again?
Any solution for that, please??? I just locked mine. Now my phone asks for the simcard. It cannot recognize it
I am panicking now!
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726
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solved! thanks
lphtc said:
solved! thanks
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That's ok, you could have just used.the "thanks" button
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Hi all,
I have a locked T-Mobile Desire and wish to use my Orange sim card in it.
I have tested the phone with a T-Mobile sim and this works fine but when I put the Orange sim in I get no signal and the limited service message. I have also tried this with a Vodafone sim card and get the same.
I have a 8 digit unlock code but basically have no where to input it. Can anyone help me with this please?
Regards
James
same here
if you find something, let me know, please
I continue googling
Not sure, but I think this might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=XDAmanipulator
unlock my HTC Desire without using another sim card
Hello,
Someone tried that to know if it's dangerous or not ?
Otherwise, I will wait for somebody who lend me it's sim card.
Thanks
Edit: I forget that, I'd like to unlock my HTC Desire without using a cable and without another sim card.
thierry_b said:
Hello,
Someone tried that to know if it's dangerous or not ?
Otherwise, I will wait for somebody who lend me it's sim card.
Thanks
Edit: I forget that, I'd like to unlock my HTC Desire without using a cable and without another sim card.
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no, because download link doesn't work
I have a wildfire s that has been properly unlocked, however it will not accept my o2 sim- i dont mean that I can't get the mms or internet but it wont accept the actual sim - when it ask me to choose a network and i pick o2, it simply says that the sim does not support connection the the carrier - i have a brand new sim 3g ready.....................someone, please help...
imnw said:
I have a wildfire s that has been properly unlocked, however it will not accept my o2 sim- i dont mean that I can't get the mms or internet but it wont accept the actual sim - when it ask me to choose a network and i pick o2, it simply says that the sim does not support connection the the carrier - i have a brand new sim 3g ready.....................someone, please help...
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what does 'properly unlocked' mean ?
I say you might have unlocked the bootloader,bit the phone still has SIM lock.
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hmm, so you saying if i go back to the shop and get them to unlock properly, it might let me use the o2 sim???
is there anything i can do....having only a modest knowledge of these issues?
and in reply to properly...sorry i wasnt specific - i meant that when you put an o2 sim in and turn it on...it doesnt ask for a pin or code to unlock the phone??
Well did you buy it in a O2 shop? If yes,then there appears to be a problem with you handset. If you DIDN'T buy it in a O2 shop(which means any other,T-Mobile,3,etc.) Then you're out of luck because it it probably SIM locked to that carrier.
You should bring back the handset back to the shop and ask them to remove the SIM lock.
ok, so here we go...
Went to the shop and they say the phone is unlocked. When i put an o2 sim card in, it does not require a pin when the phone switches on.
It works with tmobile sim, orange, virgin just not o2....
so it is unlocked just wont take o2.....
any ideas why?
its originally a tmobile wildfire - spoken to tmobile and they say they have completly unlocked.....
imnw said:
ok, so here we go...
Went to the shop and they say the phone is unlocked. When i put an o2 sim card in, it does not require a pin when the phone switches on.
It works with tmobile sim, orange, virgin just not o2....
so it is unlocked just wont take o2.....
any ideas why?
its originally a tmobile wildfire - spoken to tmobile and they say they have completly unlocked.....
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do you have any other o2 sim to test it ?
you should also go and change your sim, might be rly the SIM problem ...here changing sim costs 10 bucks, i hope its free in your case.
im afraid im a step ahead - all o2 sims dont work - i had a brand new 3g sim sent out by o2 and have tried a pay as you go sim on o2 - still wont work with any o2 sim....
any ideas?
imnw said:
im afraid im a step ahead - all o2 sims dont work - i had a brand new 3g sim sent out by o2 and have tried a pay as you go sim on o2 - still wont work with any o2 sim....
any ideas?
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a ok, i didnt read that one... lets try to keep this on one thread. why dont you try flashing stock rom again... i mean its worth a shot... i guess you dont use any custom roms atm ? or even try flashin any custom rom, just to try it ... if it doesn't work then, well, we will see it's a very strange problem.
did you try connecting with 2g, and not 3g...
or maybe changing setting in *#*#3646#*#* then phone information, then set preffered network type... and try changing those also ... First try this, and if it doesnt help then try what i wrote above.
ok,well - had a read of your suggestion and only a slight problem with it...i am a real beginner when it comes to this so apologies but rom flash???
Also looked at the *#*# suggestion...unsure how to do that - did try typing that into the keypad on the phone part but it didn't do anything..
apologies im not up to speed..any way to simplify for me?
oh, and also someone has suggested going into the bootloader so i took out the sim and battery, put it all back in and held down volume and power. at the bootloader menu, i selected simlock. when i pressed it the following was displayed..
fat 32 init ok
open mccmnc file fail
open cid file fail
process done, reboot?
does this help explain anything??
imnw said:
oh, and also someone has suggested going into the bootloader so i took out the sim and battery, put it all back in and held down volume and power. at the bootloader menu, i selected simlock. when i pressed it the following was displayed..
fat 32 init ok
open mccmnc file fail
open cid file fail
process done, reboot?
does this help explain anything??
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i guess you didnt unlock via xtc clip... you should write the code that i told u on dialer pad, it should immediately open a meny, i will make photos when i come home as a more detailed guide k ?
ok, just to save you some time if you dont need to spend it - the phone was unlocked at a local shop - no idea how they did it - although im guessing badly...
i typed that code in - when i enter the final * the code just disappears and it does nothing. I did enter the code without the last * and it said mmi running but then said incorrect mmi...
imnw said:
ok, just to save you some time if you dont need to spend it - the phone was unlocked at a local shop - no idea how they did it - although im guessing badly...
i typed that code in - when i enter the final * the code just disappears and it does nothing. I did enter the code without the last * and it said mmi running but then said incorrect mmi...
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oomg man i just saw, its my bad ITS NOT 3646 its 4636 .... i wrote it wrong :////
thanks - tried that and got into the phone menu. The current preferred choice is WCDMA - there are other options but nothing to suggest that an o2 sim should be blocked....
imnw said:
thanks - tried that and got into the phone menu. The current preferred choice is WCDMA - there are other options but nothing to suggest that an o2 sim should be blocked....
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well ntry changing to gsm preffered and so on, just try it ...
ok dok - given it a go and no luck - im wondering if a factory reset of the phone may restore the original settings and I can get it unlocked the correct way this time??? what do you think??
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ok dok - given it a go and no luck - im wondering if a factory reset of the phone may restore the original settings and I can get it unlocked the correct way this time??? what do you think??
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well, you should give it a go, since i dont have an idea what could possibly be wrong
ok, well have done several things.
i) master factory reset - made no difference - o2 sim still wont work
ii) tried to connect the phone to the pc but even with htc sync installed the phone wont connect to the pc
so it looks like we're stuffed here???
My cousin gift to me a DHD A9191 by Vodaphone UK:
- First, I insert my SIM card then turn on the phone.
- After boot, the phone verify a new SIM card then is's ask for unlock code.
- I don't know what is unlock code, then I type some numbers, then is's ask more about password. I don't know about that again then I turn it off.
- After searched on Google, some body tell me that should factory reset to clear password. I did it.
- Then, it really clear password as I want, but the real trouble come...
- The phone can not verify the SIM card anymore, always say that: "No sim card on the phone" both way I inserted or not the SIM card.
- Then, I ask for Google again and I come here in the AAHK topic for root, unlock, ...etc
- I done as well, everything is okay, but is's still like before, can not verify the sim card. Phone network always disabled.
- I was not give up, I try more by recover a new rom CM7... nothing else!
- More, I flash it to stock with RUU rom 1.3... nothing else too.
- Then I try my last by "One click Radio S-OFF", done but nothing else too...
So now, I don't know how must I do to let it work ....
Please teach me some thing, thank you so much.
Sorry about my bad english. Have a good day,
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My cousin gift to me a DHD A9191 by Vodaphone UK:
- First, I insert my SIM card then turn on the phone.
- After boot, the phone verify a new SIM card then is's ask for unlock code.
- I don't know what is unlock code, then I type some numbers, then is's ask more about password. I don't know about that again then I turn it off.
- After searched on Google, some body tell me that should factory reset to clear password. I did it.
- Then, it really clear password as I want, but the real trouble come...
- The phone can not verify the SIM card anymore, always say that: "No sim card on the phone" both way I inserted or not the SIM card.
- Then, I ask for Google again and I come here in the AAHK topic for root, unlock, ...etc
- I done as well, everything is okay, but is's still like before, can not verify the sim card. Phone network always disabled.
- I was not give up, I try more by recover a new rom CM7... nothing else!
- More, I flash it to stock with RUU rom 1.3... nothing else too.
- Then I try my last by "One click Radio S-OFF", done but nothing else too...
So now, I don't know how must I do to let it work ....
Please teach me some thing, thank you so much.
Sorry about my bad english. Have a good day,
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nhatkhang17, that means that the phone is sim lock. Even if you used the Hack Kit (that leaves you sim unlock) that doesn't work with every carrier in the world. Some carriers have code locked sims and then you won't be able to use any sim.
If you try many times using incorrect codes, then the phone will be blocked and you will need to buy an usb unlock code.
Stop flashing everything at arm length or you will mess your phone...flashing a different rom or returning to stock won't change that. If you don't have signal then put the sim cover on..
So I can't do anything for it? So sad...
I did search on Google and they said that XTC clip tool can unlock sim, can it resolve my trouble?
Try this site...I bought the code to unlock my inspire from them and I know that they sell that tool, so just ask them...
www.cellunlocker.net
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Hi all,
I tried to unlock my phone with the code provided by cellunlocker.net and no luck.
Method 1: when I insert my t mobile card, it doesn't ask for an unlock code( it should cuz this is a non art sim card right?)
Method 2: after punch in #7465625*638*(my unlock code)#. Nothing happens. (It should say something like unlock successful or not right?)
Heck even I can't check the lock status of my phone. I type in *#7465625# and didn't bring up anything.
Method 3: i type in #7465625*638*# and wait for it to ask the unlock code. It did nothing. Didnt ask for anything.
How can I enter my code if my phone doesn't ask for it. And it locked cuz i can't use t mobile sim.when I inserted t mobile sum it says no sim card.
Plz help. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
My phone is att i747. 4.0.4. Baseband i747uclh9.
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I used the following on my S2, when I did, I am pretty sure I saw an option for the S3 as well. Might be worth a shot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289395
Also, are you on a stock or custom ROM? I've read that that can be a variable as well.
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cdjaney said:
I used the following on my S2, when I did, I am pretty sure I saw an option for the S3 as well. Might be worth a shot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289395
Also, are you on a stock or custom ROM? I've read that that can be a variable as well.
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Thanks for the response. My phone is running stock ICS.
THe thing that bugs me most is that it doesn't prompt the network unlock screen, hence I can't enter my code.
The link you sent me apparently works for the att s2 sadly.
wavestar92 said:
Hi all,
I tried to unlock my phone with the code provided by cellunlocker.net and no luck.
Method 1: when I insert my t mobile card, it doesn't ask for an unlock code( it should cuz this is a non art sim card right?)
Method 2: after punch in #7465625*638*(my unlock code)#. Nothing happens. (It should say something like unlock successful or not right?)
Heck even I can't check the lock status of my phone. I type in *#7465625# and didn't bring up anything.
Method 3: i type in #7465625*638*# and wait for it to ask the unlock code. It did nothing. Didnt ask for anything.
How can I enter my code if my phone doesn't ask for it. And it locked cuz i can't use t mobile sim.when I inserted t mobile sum it says no sim card.
Plz help. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
My phone is att i747. 4.0.4. Baseband i747uclh9.
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I wouldn't even waste my time with cellunlocker.net I bought an unlock code from them tried ALL the methods they gave you in the email and they didn't work I eventually took it to a cell repair guy locally and he unlocked it for me for 15 bucks and it was a factory unlock like it would be sim free
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I think I will root and put a rom only phone and try the unlock code again. Otherwise I am now having a paperweight.
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I believe i went through them and everything worked just fine
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wavestar92 said:
Thanks for the response. My phone is running stock ICS.
THe thing that bugs me most is that it doesn't prompt the network unlock screen, hence I can't enter my code.
The link you sent me apparently works for the att s2 sadly.
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What I meant was....in the app itself, AFTER I downloaded it from the Play Store, there is a tab to select the S3....inside the app. Did you actually download it and look at it? Just checking.
cdjaney said:
What I meant was....in the app itself, AFTER I downloaded it from the Play Store, there is a tab to select the S3....inside the app. Did you actually download it and look at it? Just checking.
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Doing a NAndroid and I am going to try this. What sucks is I don't know anyone with a micro sim from Tmobile here at work
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Didn't work, would not/could not save EFS folder from step 1.
I've run into the same issue here only I got my unlock code straight from ATT. SGSunlocker won't save the efs (even though it's in the save location it doesn't register as being saved) so it won't go to step 2. The unlock code entry sequence you mentioned doesn't work either (that's what ATT gave as well).
Haven't tried a tmobile sim yet though, just got the code yesterday.
nst6563 said:
I've run into the same issue here only I got my unlock code straight from ATT. SGSunlocker won't save the efs (even though it's in the save location it doesn't register as being saved) so it won't go to step 2. The unlock code entry sequence you mentioned doesn't work either (that's what ATT gave as well).
Haven't tried a tmobile sim yet though, just got the code yesterday.
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Did you guys have any luck UNLOCKing the SG3 ATT version? I am having the same issue...
iali76 said:
Did you guys have any luck UNLOCKing the SG3 ATT version? I am having the same issue...
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ithink you should try it on any diffrent rom....
First post, need some helpful advice
I have a HTC One V on Virgin UK networkwhich I need to unlock. I purchased an unlock code online as after researching, came to the conclusion it (as of yet) cannot be done for free.
Anyways, I inserted the new sim card and turned on the phone but I dont get any pop up message asking me to enter the code. All guides I've read say that this should automatically pop up. I done a hard reset but that didn't help. The SIM is definately detected as I can look at the details in settings menu.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Are you on a custom rom? I think you have to be on stock to sim unlock a phone with a unlock code.
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lars1216 said:
Are you on a custom rom? I think you have to be on stock to sim unlock a phone with a unlock code.
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Not using a custom rom, phone is just out of the box
If I boot the phone without sim and then insert the new sim I get the following message;
"Unable to detect your SIM card. Please make sure that your SIM card is properly inserted and restart your phone."
After reading about it,
Does the phone accept your non-Virgin SIM? Do you get network access?
Not every phone is carrier locked.
You may also want to try disabling the HTC Fast Boot option. It does make start up, slower but it forces the it to actually shut everything down. It should be: Settings -> Power -> Fast Boot
Option A) Shut the phone down, after disabling 'Fast Boot', make sure the non-Virgin SIM is inserted, turn the phone on.
Option B) Hard Reset/Factory Recovery with the other carriers SIM inserted.