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HTC S620 Sim Unlocking

hi, been looking through these forums for a while and cannot find the info im looking for. Basically i have a s620 on bt and want to sim unlock it. Is there any software to do this or do i have to use imei-check and pay £20. Also when ive entered my phones imei number on imei-check and clicked pay it asks me to send proof its my paypal account, the problem is i dont know where to send this to, or does it give you the information after ive paid.
Thanks in advance, andy

andy108uk said:
hi, been looking through these forums for a while and cannot find the info im looking for. Basically i have a s620 on bt and want to sim unlock it. Is there any software to do this or do i have to use imei-check and pay £20. Also when ive entered my phones imei number on imei-check and clicked pay it asks me to send proof its my paypal account, the problem is i dont know where to send this to, or does it give you the information after ive paid.
Thanks in advance, andy
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I haven't bothered with the stuff on www.imei-check.com. I'm with T-Mobile USA, so I just called the customer care line and simply asked for my SIM unlock code. They gave it up for FREE. I don't know how BT works, but you could attempt to speak with one of their customer service reps.

Rip Syntaxx said:
I haven't bothered with the stuff on www.imei-check.com. I'm with T-Mobile USA, so I just called the customer care line and simply asked for my SIM unlock code. They gave it up for FREE. I don't know how BT works, but you could attempt to speak with one of their customer service reps.
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ay Syntaxx im a newbie to this whole sim unlocking thing can you tell me what unlocking your sim does? and how it benifits you? i just got off the phone with t-mobile and asked them to give me a sim unlock code and they told me it would be e-mailed to me with in 7 days but i have no idea what im doing with this code lol. so tell me what sim unlocking does.

RussianSolja said:
ay Syntaxx im a newbie to this whole sim unlocking thing can you tell me what unlocking your sim does? and how it benifits you? i just got off the phone with t-mobile and asked them to give me a sim unlock code and they told me it would be e-mailed to me with in 7 days but i have no idea what im doing with this code lol. so tell me what sim unlocking does.
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Basically, it makes it possible for you to use other GSM carriers with your Dash. For instance, you can use an AT&T SIM card in your Dash and have their service should you choose to leave T-Mobile.
It benefits you if you decided to leave T-Mo for some reason or if you decided to go overseas and didn't want to be charged outlandish prices for coverage.
EDIT: To actually enter the code, you'll need to change your SIM card out for another from a different carrier. Once you do this, your phone will prompt you to enter the code.

andy108uk said:
hi, been looking through these forums for a while and cannot find the info im looking for. Basically i have a s620 on bt and want to sim unlock it. Is there any software to do this or do i have to use imei-check and pay £20. Also when ive entered my phones imei number on imei-check and clicked pay it asks me to send proof its my paypal account, the problem is i dont know where to send this to, or does it give you the information after ive paid.
Thanks in advance, andy
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hi mate, i have the bt s620 also, and have just unlocked 2 of mine with no probs, admittedly i paid for the unlock i think it was about 9 quid.
and worked both times perfectly.
its an ebay seller.
i dont want to break any rules by posting the link but if you want to PM me i will gladly give you his details, i got both unlock links from him within a couple of hours too.

u can try t-mobile.. and tell them..

ok deleted link cause i paid for it and it was a report on how to do it promptly got my money back after threatening to come round lol

All I can say, Try it out for yourself and post the result. If it works out, I hope it does then leave some feedback for others. Oh by the way, that's pretty darn cheap so give it a shot, you don't got too much to lose

Just to know....
Here in Brazil we can't receive unlock code, from our carries, unless we stay in that carrier for at least 1yr (18 months in some cases) or pays somethink like 2 times the real cost of the phone (and receive a pre-paid sim card). Even if you stays in it for this time, carries try to charge for this code (US$ 150 in some carries).
That's because we, here in Brasil, search for free sim unlock!
Then I ask: no way for free unlock, right ?
Thanks and sorry for my english...

occurs in Peru as in brazil, you have q 2 years minimum contract, to complete the same not unlock the phone you have to keep using the same carrier. why we need to unlock the phone, thanks

If you want to use a differen't carrier's SIM, the phone needs to be unlocked. AT&T does it for free if you're subscribed to their services, T-Mobile you have to be a member for 6 months. How to unlock, ask your carrier when you get the unlock code. With most it's simple, you insert a differen't carrier's sim card, hit "Unlock" when it shows invalid sim, and enter the code. Simple as that.

help
I went to the unlock site, paid my money, got the files, loaded everything, and now the phone just says searching. Nothing else. If I put the original Vodafone sim in, it works, but with 02 it just says searching.
Any ideas,
Vic

Black93300ZX said:
If you want to use a differen't carrier's SIM, the phone needs to be unlocked. AT&T does it for free if you're subscribed to their services, T-Mobile you have to be a member for 6 months. How to unlock, ask your carrier when you get the unlock code. With most it's simple, you insert a differen't carrier's sim card, hit "Unlock" when it shows invalid sim, and enter the code. Simple as that.
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For you and all people here knows: In Brazil (and in Peru, as ****man said) we don't have AT&T!!!!!!
And our carries don't give us the unlock code, unless we pay much for that. Even if we stayed with 1 or 2 year contract!!!!!!!
And that's why we need a free unlock method!!!!!!!
So don't say to us to get unlock code from our carries, they don't give it to us.
The I ask again: somewere, somehow, exists any free unlock method ?

Gurx said:
For you and all people here knows: In Brazil (and in Peru, as ****man said) we don't have AT&T!!!!!!
And our carries don't give us the unlock code, unless we pay much for that. Even if we stayed with 1 or 2 year contract!!!!!!!
And that's why we need a free unlock method!!!!!!!
So don't say to us to get unlock code from our carries, they don't give it to us.
The I ask again: somewere, somehow, exists any free unlock method ?
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there isn't one, i paid $39.99 for mine, it was super easy and i had my dash unlocked in about 5mins .
http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/tmobile-dash-unlock-p-1313.html

Gurx said:
For you and all people here knows: In Brazil (and in Peru, as ****man said) we don't have AT&T!!!!!!
And our carries don't give us the unlock code, unless we pay much for that. Even if we stayed with 1 or 2 year contract!!!!!!!
And that's why we need a free unlock method!!!!!!!
So don't say to us to get unlock code from our carries, they don't give it to us.
The I ask again: somewere, somehow, exists any free unlock method ?
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You seem a little upset. I've been looking for a free method and I haven't found one. You can either try to pay 40 bux or stick with whatcha got. What can you do about it?

[Q] Unlock G2

Hello,
I just bought my phone on ebay to be used internationally. Where is the cheapest place to unlock the g2, or could ask the seller to call tmobile ? Also I remember seeing a thread about data not working on unlocked phones, this true?
Thanks.

andrewklau said:
Hello,
I just bought my phone on ebay to be used internationally. Where is the cheapest place to unlock the g2, or could ask the seller to call tmobile ? Also I remember seeing a thread about data not working on unlocked phones, this true?
Thanks.
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The cheapest is to ask the seller to get one from TMO. But you will have to wait for a month probably.
Yes there seam to be a lot of problems with the unlock procedure and there are already a lot of phones out there that can not connect to any network after the "successful" unlock (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805024)
Right now there is neither a guaranty that an unlock procedure will be successful or a howto procedure that always worked.
If you can, then I would recommend that you do not unlock your phone at the moment and wait until this has been sorted out.

If you need a code. You can PM me.

[Q] O2 locked PAYG Xperia ARC. Can root solve this?

Hello, i have googled and searched all the threads but to no avail so decided to post another NooB thread!
I bought My arc from O2 on PAYG knowing full well that it was sim locked to this network. Having previously owned a HD2 i thought i could easily install a Open romm on it and it would cure the sim lock on it.
Upon looking into how to go about this i have seen threads on rooting but am unsure weather i will be able to do this on the 02 ROM that is installed on this. is it just a case of following the root guide then finding a general ROM for uk?
to summarise i just want to take the sim lock of so i can put my virgin sim card in and update to the latest android.
Thanks in advance

What happens when you put your Virgin sim in? O2 phones are usually sim-unlocked anyway, but no, rooting or debranding won't remove the lock.

Thanks for the quick reply
It just asks for a sim network unlock pin to enter.
i know i can request this but was told in the shop that i would have to have the phone for a year with O2 before i could do this. I should have just spent 50 pound more and got it sim free. i really thought that i could have worked a way around this though!
Any ideas?

jdswright said:
Any ideas?
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You'll have to pay, no other way.

jdswright said:
Thanks for the quick reply
It just asks for a sim network unlock pin to enter.
i know i can request this but was told in the shop that i would have to have the phone for a year with O2 before i could do this. I should have just spent 50 pound more and got it sim free. i really thought that i could have worked a way around this though!
Any ideas?
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Unfortunately, I have found with the Xperia Arc that it was a pain to get it unlocked. For the Orange San Francisco Android phone, someone at Modaco provided a free app that gives you your unlock code when you type in the IEMI number. Easy. On other phones, you often see codes for sale on auction sites, etc.
With the Arc, it seems it isn't anywhere near that easy or quick. In the end I had to get a refund from one online provider because they couldn't get the code (using their cheaper method - and I wasn't willing to pay for their more expensive service). In the end I used cellunlocker.net for a decent price, but it wasn't a pleasant experience from the point of view of not getting any updates on how long it would take (just kept getting told that it would be soon). However, in the end they did email the code and it did work - it just took about 2 weeks

this is what i found out online for you !!
Welcome to O2. Someone will be with you soon.
You're through to Ashton.
Ashton: Hi I'm Ashton. How can I help?
me: hi , i have a pay and go xperia arc and would like it unlocked , how long do i have to have the phone for and how much would it cost ?
Ashton: You've to use the phone on the O2 network for 12 months and then you can get it unlocked for a charge of £15.
pity ur not on contract as they do it straight away for free

Thanks for your replys. I thought it would be just a case of using a workround to install a generic rom and in turn this would take the sim lock off! I may jusy return the phone and buy a sim free version for a bit more. Cheers peeps.
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There a guide here detailing how to debrand your Arc.

[Q] unlocking Dinc2 for Tmobile

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone can help me. I've been searching this forum for about three months trying to find a way to unlock my DINC2 to tmobile. I read somewhere that if you downgrade t0 hboot 97 you can do it. I successfully downgraded and yet I can't find a tutorial on how to unlock. I bought the phone from a pawn shop because someone told me I can call Verizon and get the unlock code. This is NOT TRUE. You need to have service with Verizon and be in good standing for 90 days before you can get an unlock code and in my area Verizon coverage SUCKS!!! For now I'm just using the phone to tether internet to my computer. Is there any way to unlock this phone without buying the XTC Clip or calling Verizon???

pepuhz said:
Hey guys I was wondering if anyone can help me. I've been searching this forum for about three months trying to find a way to unlock my DINC2 to tmobile. I read somewhere that if you downgrade t0 hboot 97 you can do it. I successfully downgraded and yet I can't find a tutorial on how to unlock. I bought the phone from a pawn shop because someone told me I can call Verizon and get the unlock code. This is NOT TRUE. You need to have service with Verizon and be in good standing for 90 days before you can get an unlock code and in my area Verizon coverage SUCKS!!! For now I'm just using the phone to tether internet to my computer. Is there any way to unlock this phone without buying the XTC Clip or calling Verizon???
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Search Google...you can buy it online for like $6
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I did that I keep running into scams. I've paid collectively $20 trying. I'll keep on googling. Thanks for responding

knipp21 said:
Search Google...you can buy it online for like $6
Sent from my ADR6350 using xda premium
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All the xtc clips I have seen are around $50-$75, I have tried two unlocking sites and neither of them could provide codes so I am looking into a xtc clip.

I got a code off ebay, it worked fine. It was $5. This is the particular auction I bought from -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290655259604
It arrived within a few hours, I typed it into the phone, and the SIM unlock was reported successful. Note that I haven't put in another SIM to test it out yet, however the process gave the correct & positive feedback messages that implied the code worked.

Review: Unlocking i927R for America

Hey all,
Just unlocked my i927R (which I got from NewEgg -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176361) and thought I'd post my findings, since most places are a lot more expensive for unlocking. I'd seen some places want $40. Rogers wanted $85 (I'm in the US, so I had to create an account with them for prepaid for $60, then pay $25 after... but they needed a Canadian Postal Code... which was dumb, since I live about as far away from Canada as you can in the States)
I used http://cell-unlock-now.com/ and it was $8.49, which was the cheapest I found. Gave them my IMEI number and they sent me an unlock code in an hour. I plugged in a new SIM card, was prompted to unlock, and entered the number -- and it worked without a problem. Phone unlocked and is working great on StraightTalk using an AT&T compatible SIM.
Anyone on the fence about swapping to this phone -- it's totally worth it. Came from the Samsung Epic 4G and it has had a good life -- but it's time to get something a bit faster and better.

terinfire said:
Review: Unlocking i927R for America
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As far as I know, you cannot unlock for a continent. Not even the southern one.
terinfire said:
I had to create an account with them for prepaid for $60, then pay $25 after.
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Bummer on the $60. $25 is their standard charge for a SIM.
terinfire said:
... but they needed a Canadian Postal Code... which was dumb, since I live about as far away from Canada as you can in the States)
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Hawaii?
- hold on, don't you guys have other islands even further out? Phillipines?
- foreign bases, embassies?
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Don't understand why you needed to register / a sim card (unless you wanted one) - wouldn't the unlock code have just worked with the fureign SIM and the unlock code?
I know there are companies that will receive ordered goods that must have a U.S. address destination. Are there no equivalents in Canada?

Naw, I didn't have to pay any of that, is what I'm saying. I just used another service that was infinitely cheaper -- and wanted to let everyone know (or anyone know) who went down a similar path to mine. The site I linked has inexpensive prices for unlock codes that actually work. Otherwise, yeah, Rogers was unreasonable and stupid, but I imagine they're trying to protect people from using a phone outside of their network... but there is no way I'd ever be able to be their customer.
And you're right -- it's not unlocking for a continent, hah! Sorry, been trying to help the Droid 4 folks get organized -- the D4 has a hard-wired (somewhere) stop to not accept US SIMs (even when unlocked), but works great overseas on their GSM networks. So, we're trying to figure out a way to bypass that -- not sure if it's in radio firmware (probably is) or in the ROM (probably not -- nobody has seen anything to cause us to believe it is in the ROM/kernel).

Hi!!
If there are someone interested in it, I unlocked my glide with www* .cellunlocker. *net (without spaces and asterisks) it was about 8 euros (I live in Spain and my phone was bought in usa. I have Simyo and I was in Greek, and Italy last week with it and there was no problem, so I recommend cellunlocker ).
I hope someone find this information useful.
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terinfire said:
Naw, I didn't have to pay any of that, is what I'm saying.
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Ah! Thanks for that. It wasn't clear that you were saying that's what you avoided paying by using the service. Good to know!

go to the android market and download galxsim. i used it to unlock my captivate glide I927R to all Networks without any unluck codes.