i purchased new desire hd. how can i come to know is my phone factory unlocked or software unlocked..
Factory unlocked means it's sim free, so try diffrent sim cards
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Even if you software unlock a phone it will work on different sim cards . but if we update the firmware it will stop working . If the phone is factory unlocked it will continue to work. so i was wondering my phone is software unlocked or factory unlocked
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Did it come in a sealed box?
If you bought it from a store, it came in a sealed box and works with several carriers, then it's factory unlocked.
If you didn't buy it from a store and it didn't come in a sealed box, then there is a chance that it is software unlocked.
Try gfree-verify in Google.
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Well the topic is about the Desire and how to get it but I was not sure which forum to put it in so posted it here.
Well my Brother is moving to London for 2 years. Now he has his N95 (unlocked) which he would like to continue using as he has his paid apps installed on it and stuff.
Now he's getting a HTC Desire on contract. So If he uses the Contract Sim in his N95 and sends back the Desire to me here in India, I could unlock it and use it with any data carrier here in India right?
Yes you could unlock / debrand the Desire and use it on another network.
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This reminds me of one of those Nigeria scams
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Well the topic is about the Desire and how to get it but I was not sure which forum to put it in so posted it here.
Well my Brother is moving to London for 2 years. Now he has his N95 (unlocked) which he would like to continue using as he has his paid apps installed on it and stuff.
Now he's getting a HTC Desire on contract. So If he uses the Contract Sim in his N95 and sends back the Desire to me here in India, I could unlock it and use it with any data carrier here in India right?
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you will be able to use it no probs in india, you may want to check with the network you use in india and make sure that they use a compatible 3g band if that is important to you
Bhai sab fit! It will defo work. What Network is your Bro on?
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__WiZaRD__ said:
Bhai sab fit! It will defo work. What Network is your Bro on?
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He will be either on T Mobile or Vodafone
The network won't care right even if he's using his contract sim in his other unlocked phone?
AndroHero said:
you will be able to use it no probs in india, you may want to check with the network you use in india and make sure that they use a compatible 3g band if that is important to you
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Thanks a lot
Well I use vodafone here and as of yet there is no 3G so it might not make a differrnce. Any idea what 3G band is used in India though?
aindow said:
Yes you could unlock / debrand the Desire and use it on another network.
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Thank you
Oh and one more thing.
Some guy on tech enclave was saying that if you unlock your phone using the unlock code the phone will once again get locked after I update my phone software to Froyo.
Is that true? I thought this only happened in iPhones? If it's true what are my alternative means of unlocking?
Thank you everyone
Simply re use the same unlock code you originally used to unlock the phone and you'll be fine.
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Simply re use the same unlock code you originally used to unlock the phone and you'll be fine.
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That would work right? Or will they not let you re use the same code?
It worked for me when my phone was re locked after debranding, its worked for others on here too.
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aindow said:
It worked for me when my phone was re locked after debranding, its worked for others on here too.
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Thanks.
Could you tell me what site you or others used for unlocking the phone from which you could re use the key?
Anyone know How much would it cost in customs to get a Desire from the UK to India?
Hi,
I'm on the German O2, but I bought the phone from an eBay guy who had in turn bought it from T-Mobile Germany. The only sign of T-Mobile on the phone is the logo during boot. It is not SIM-locked and neither has any hardware branding.
Should I be able to see the update?
Probably not. It shows the T-Mobile screen when booting which means it is branded.
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Probably not. It shows the T-Mobile screen when booting which means it is branded.
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Thanks for the quick answer! I'll probably root my current version and then install the rooted update from this thread anyway:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741522
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Just bought a Note II, I was told it was a sim free model, and whilst its accepted my tesco sim card without issue when I log into google play on my pc its brought it up as an O2 Samsung GT-N7100 so the question is have I been sold a O2 handset thats been unlocked? I know it doesnt really matter that much but curious more than anything
Or is it possible tgey have flashed it with a o2 firmware my mistake?
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You could try. Borrowing a friends sim and see if you can send a message. If yes, the you are likely sim unlocked.
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The N7100 is the international version so it should be sim free.
To test your if your phone is unlocked, insert another sim card other than your "tesco". And if it shows enter sim unlock code, it is locked, otherwise it is unlocked.
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The N7100 is the international version so it should be sim free.
To test your if your phone is unlocked, insert another sim card other than your "tesco". And if it shows enter sim unlock code, it is locked, otherwise it is unlocked.
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Tesco runs on the O2 network. That is why, sometimes Tesco handsets will work with O2 Sim Cards only etc...
Yeah I know, hence why im looking to change o2 data coverage is shocking and I cant use sky go or tvcatchup using 3g as it comes up with some rubbish about saying im abroad...
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ah ha, ive just stuck a voda sim in, and now when i log into play store on pc its showing as a Vodafone Samsung GT-N7100
Hi all
Can any one a method to sim unlock my SM-T705 ?
Same story. Locked to vodafone UK on a unit picked off eBay. Although my lovely seller claimed its unlockrd, i ended up with a locked item that vodafone uk will not unlock (even for cash) as i am not the original owner.
Any pointer appreciated
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I manged to get it unlocked no problem. Have a look on ebay there are a few sellers that can help
Thanks.
I also got mine unlocked3d for $31 and it works fine. I search google and used soemone recommmended on howardforums.
Cheers
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I purchased this HTC desire 816x from Amazon. It is a dual sim unicom version. I was wondering if they all come unlocked, besides the bootloader, and supercid. All I had to do was unlock bootloader and flash twrp. It was already supercid and s-off. It was purchased new. I'm just curious if anyone purchased this phone like this and if theirs were unlocked and s-off with supercid.
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If it was S-OFF it couldn't have been new.
I thought desire 816 didn't have s off yet...
I purchased it March 2 or 3 and it was shipped from China a day or two later. It had the screen protector from the factory and all of the plastic covering the case and all that good stuff. I pulled the back cover and no refurbished sticker anywhere.
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I have heard of other people getting such phones from Taiwan and China. They're all S-off and super-cid and they run sense 5.5 (probably illegally unlocked from carrier and sold outside china). I suggest you look into the update procedures as that's the most frequent problem people have had with them.
It is running sense 6. I'm not too sure about updating.
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